The show "A Night with Chavela" put the finishing touch to the San Ginés 2021 festivities. The actress and singer from Gran Canaria, Thania Gil, was the star of the night last Wednesday in the theater hall of the Atlántida multiplex cinemas. Gil pleasantly surprised the audience with her dedication and laborious artistic literary work, supported by the soundtrack of some of the great hits of the Mexican singer Chavela Vargas such as Macorina, Adoro, Llorona, De un Mundo Raro, Luz de Luna etc. Vargas, who is considered a main and peculiar figure in ranchera music.
During her performance, Thania narrated some of Chavela's experiences, a character who went against the grain who from a young age dressed like a man, smoked cigarettes, drank a lot and even carried a gun. She was recognized by her characteristic red sarape, a woman who had to live in an era where homosexuality was forbidden. It was a taboo subject, and she took the world by storm.
Thania Gil managed with her show "A Night with Chavela", that the viewer entered into the artist's own skin while enjoying this theatrical and musical combination, an objective that she achieved by receiving the warmth and applause of the public who stood up and rewarded her work. At the end of her performance, Thania went to the hall of the theater hall and was very kind to the public who were waiting for her, sharing photos and signing her album.