Las Borinqueñas de Nelson Diaz Marcano

Schedule

Fri Feb 19 2027 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

2937 west 25 street, Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44113 | Cleveland, OH

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Las Borinqueñas , de Nelson Díaz-Marcano y dirigida por Monica Torres nos sitúa en el Puerto Rico de los años 50, una isla atravesada por profundos cambios políticos y sociales. Mientras un nuevo gobierno respaldado por Estados Unidos promete modernidad y progreso, la vida cotidiana de las mujeres sigue marcada por normas rígidas, expectativas religiosas y un control casi absoluto sobre sus cuerpos y decisiones.
María, Fernanda, Yolanda, Rosa y Chavela luchan por algo que parece simple pero resulta revolucionario: la posibilidad de elegir. Elegir si casarse o no, si ser madres o no, si trabajar, amar, estudiar o quedarse. En ese mismo momento histórico, el Dr. Gregory Pincus está a punto de perfeccionar lo que se anunciaría como un “milagro” científico: la píldora anticonceptiva. Pero para lograrlo necesita mujeres dispuestas a participar en ensayos preliminares.
a obra expone el cruce entre ciencia, política y poder. Lo que para algunos fue avance médico, para otras implicó riesgo físico, explotación y silencio. Las mujeres puertorriqueñas se convirtieron en protagonistas invisibilizadas de un experimento que cambiaría el mundo.
Con una mirada humana y crítica, Las Borinqueñas revela la complejidad de ese momento histórico: la tensión entre tradición y modernidad impuesta, entre promesa de libertad y control colonial. Es una historia sobre autonomía corporal, dignidad y el alto precio que muchas pagaron para que futuras generaciones pudieran decidir sobre sus propias vidas.
Más que una obra histórica, es una reflexión vigente sobre quién controla el cuerpo de la mujer —y quién escribe la narrativa del progreso.
Nelson Díaz-Marcano's novel, Las Borinqueñas, is set in 1950s Puerto Rico, an island undergoing profound political and social changes. While a new US-backed government promises modernity and progress, women's daily lives remain defined by rigid norms, religious expectations, and almost absolute control over their bodies and decisions.
María, Fernanda, Yolanda, Rosa, and Chavela fight for something that seems simple but is revolutionary: the possibility of choosing. Choosing whether to marry or not, whether to be mothers or not, whether to work, love, study, or stay home. At that same historical moment, Dr. Gregory Pincus is on the verge of perfecting what would be heralded as a scientific "miracle": the contraceptive pill. But to achieve this, he needs women willing to participate in preliminary trials.
The novel explores the intersection of science, politics, and power. What for some was a medical breakthrough, for others meant physical risk, exploitation, and silence. Puerto Rican women became the invisible protagonists of an experiment that would change the world.
With a human and critical eye, Las Borinqueñas reveals the complexity of that historical moment: the tension between tradition and imposed modernity, between the promise of freedom and colonial control. It is a story about bodily autonomy, dignity, and the high price many paid so that future generations could decide about their own lives.
More than a historical work, it is a timely reflection on who controls women's bodies—and who writes the narrative of progress.
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