Auditorio de Tenerife presents Carmen, nada de nadie in its La Salita hall. The play, a coproduction of Teatro Español and Tablas y más Tablas, was written by Francisco Justo Tallón and Miguel Pérez García.

The story of a free woman.

Carmen was a woman who was ahead of her time. This expression aptly describes a person who felt free since her childhood in a society and at a time when being an independent woman was considered outrageous. With her brilliant intelligence and limitless resolve, she never settled for conventional responses and sought truth at any cost.

Her life was so exceptional that it may be compared to Greek tragedies such as Antigone and Ariadne. She was born amid extraordinary familial circumstances within the most illustrious members of the Spanish aristocracy, but a family secret changed her destiny forever. Renouncing upper-class privileges, she eventually achieved a position held by no other woman in this country: Chief of Staff of the Office of the Prime Minister of Spain.

The time she spent in this position coincided with one of the most interesting, complex and intense periods of Spanish history: the country’s transition to democracy. Surrounded by figures who are now part of Spain’s history, she struggled against obstacles and individuals in her path, often doing so alone. With her unyielding resolve and intelligent gaze, she always intended to guide her country towards what she considered a state of normality: democracy. The strength and conviction she displayed while holding this public office contrast with her sadness and inability to achieve an inner peace that had been shattered since her adolescence by a family secret that tormented her.

Onstage, a woman with sad eyes and steely determination recalls the highlights of her intense and daring political career while remembering the moments of intimacy that marked her downfall and her character. Some of the most historically significant figures of our history will pass through her memory and before our eyes.