Kissing Fidel
by Eduardo Machado

Name: Kissing Fidel
Brand: Eduardo Machado
SKU: 9780573632877
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)

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Highlights

Female

Male

1990sInterior SetComedy

What readers are saying

Readers find 'Kissing Fidel' to provide a unique perspective on the American immigrant experience, exploring themes of repression and the quest for opportunity. The play resonates with audiences, highlighting personal stories within a broader narrative of struggle and resilience.

Unique perspective on immigrationStrong themes of resilienceSomewhat one-dimensional characters

Synopsis

Kissing Fidel is set in an upscale Miami funeral home, where a Cuban-American family has gathered for its matriarch's final rights.

The black sheep of the family, a successful novelist who has used his relatives as the source material for his books, much to their horror and pride, unexpectedly returns, announcing that he plans to return to Cuba to kiss and forgive Fidel Castro.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Osvaldo Marques his father in his 60s	male	60s	his father in his 60s
Miriam Marques his aunt, Osvaldo's sister in her early 50s	female	50s	his aunt, Osvaldo's sister in her early 50s
Yolanda Hernandez another aunt, his mother's sister in her early 50s	female	50s	another aunt, his mother's sister in her early 50s
Daniel his cousin, Miriam's son, thirty	male	—	his cousin, Miriam's son, thirty
Ismael his cousin from Cuba, twenty-five	male	—	his cousin from Cuba, twenty-five
Oscar Marques a novelist in his 40s	male	40s	a novelist in his 40s