Bolívar como personaje en la ficción dramática colombianao

Abstract

As in the Museo Nacional de Colombia, where in one gallery each of the seven portraits of Simón Bolívar are notably different in terms of physiognomy (to the point where one doubts that they are of the same subject), the Colombian plays that treat this historical figure approach the past in myriad ways. Several plays from 1839 to 1994 include “The Liberator” as a central figure and this article, after providing an overview of relevant dramatic production, focuses on three works that highlight approaches ranging from “historical factual” theatre to the deconstruction of the figure of Bolívar. (DGS, Article in Spanish)