Perra Puta Loca Bruja: A Latina’s Reclamation Journey
Written & Directed by Vanessa Codorniu
Produced by Casa Rio y Candela
Presented by the New York City Fringe Festival
Tue April 7 at 6:15pm, Wed April 8 at 7:55pm, Sat April 18 at 5:35pm, Sun April 19 at 5:35pm.
Writer, director, and performer, Vanessa Codorniu, greets the audience with her warm smile and calming demeanor. She invites everyone to enter into her portal of love and acceptance, looking for chain-breakers to stop negative generational cycles such as dismissal, persecution, and abuse – especially towards women.
She takes the audience on a journey by cleansing the space, dancing, and integrating costume changes. She points out her first costume, a white dress, referring to its importance and how she plans to wear it and honor its meaning.
We learn about the history of Argentina and her connection to her Latin roots through the four characters identified in the show’s title: perra, puta, loca, & bruja. It’s a lovely story of perseverance as we get to see the struggles of her ancestors and her connection to them.
Unfortunately, the show suffers from an imbalance. There is a bit of an info-dump at the beginning. Dance sequences go on for a bit too long, and the audience sits watching an empty stage for numerous costume changes. That white dress that was so important – it comes off after a few minutes, and you never see it again.
In fact, we don’t get to a perra, a puta, a loca, or a bruja until halfway into the show. This is also around the time when a story beginning, “When I was three,” happens.
Anyone can look up the history of a place on a website. We came to see YOU and hear YOUR story. When this inspirational and poignant tale balances out the history, dance, costume accents, and personal connection, it is going to soar.
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Review by Nick Radu-Blackburn.
Published by Theatre Beyond Broadway on April 6, 2026. All rights reserved.
