Guillermo Silva

The star journalist of 31 Minutos, Juan Carlos Bodoque has to lock himself in his house due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Juan Carlos Bodoque plays Miguel de Cervantes; Tulio Triviño plays Don Quixote, Juanin Juan Harry plays Sancho and Patana plays Pantonia, the hidalgo's niece. Thus, the universe of the acclaimed children's program 31 Minutos is transferred to the work of Cervantes in a theatrical parody for children and adults that recreates essential elements of the story, maintaining some of its most innovative aspects: the author as a character in the work, the existence of the book within the same novel, etc. The puppet version of the literary classic is quite faithful to the original text, since it preserves entire dialogues from the novel as a way of valuing its validity. It also rescues themes such as fantasy, the necessary madness or eccentricity that takes us out of everyday life and inspires us to fulfill our dreams despite the difficulties; friendship and love as values ​​worth defending tooth and nail, and humor as a trench against pedantry.

Tulio is forced by Sr. Manguera to put on a Christmas show, so he and the rest of the team put one together in record time. While Tulio discovers the true wrerwriwro of Christmas, Bodoque is in charge of going to look for the gifts, avoiding being tempted by Tío Pelado to bet on horse races.

Mounted on a modern set almost 32.8 ft, the show recreates the original spirit of the popular puppet news show. Tulio Triviño, Juan Carlos Bodoque, Patana Tufillo, Juanín Juan Jarry and the rest of the cast deliver live news of sublime importance: the launch of a giant pizza into outer space. In between, classics such as "Mi Equilibrio Espiritual", "Bailan Sin Cesar" or "Mi Muñeca Me Habló", in an online show dedicated especially to all that public that has accompanied them for all these years and who was left with the desire to be part of an unforgettable experience.

To forgive his gambling debts, the curmudgeonly Sr.Mounstruo forces Juan Carlos Bodoque to perform his favorite play, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, within five years. After this time and Bodoque has not moved a finger. Mr. Monster returns ready to see a colossal montage, and little does he know that the work is right where he left it, that is, not started. Bodoque calls his friends from 31 minutos to help him out of trouble. Along with the well-known cast of 31 minutos, he begins to improvise his version of the classic live and between acts, a choir of minstrels will perform explanatory songs of such a complicated tragedy. In 31 Minutos: Romeo and Juliet, the characters from the popular children's series will unleash an exaggeratedly free version of the Shakespearean classic, outraging the learned and confounding the ignorant.