Nuestras tiples cómicas: algunas figuras femeninas que se desarrollaron en el género chico

Abstract

The essay traces the development of a post-revolutionary Mexican theatrical genre known as theater magazine or "small forms" that took place outside of the aristocratic theater buildings, without actors imported or aristocratic clientele, as was done in tents or jacalones, with high doses political humor and characters adapted to the popular Mexican idiosyncrasy. Here national icons emerged as Palillo or Cantinflas. The essay focuses on the role of women in this theatrical genre, which emphasized the role of self-sacrificing mother and daughter, male subject to the yoke, and especially a key figure of the same: Esperanza Iris.