Tepayac

(J.M.Ramos, C.E.Gonzàles, F. Sàyago, 1918). Music compiled by Gillian Anderson.

The story of the appearance of the Virgin to a Mexican peasant during the colonial occupation of Mexico by the Spanish. Concerned about the travel by ship of her fiancé in submarine infested waters, the heroine submerges herself in a book about the first appearance of the virgin of Guadalupe to a Mexican Indian peasant. When her fiancé returns safely, they go to the cathedral to give thanks.

Performing forces
Minimum
Piano
Rehearsals One 2 ½ hour rehearsal
One 2 ½ hour tech rehearsal
One 2 hour 45 minute dress rehearsal
Performance time 47 minutes without intermission
Film speed 18 frames per second
Film source Mexican Cinematheque
credits:
artwork:Lidia Bagnoli