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February 13, 2019
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
photo by r ussell J y oung
A beautiful woman is haunted by the spectre of a Costa Rican legend in La Segua, a Spanish language
play with English supertitles now playing through March 2 at Milago Theatre, 525 S.E. Stark St.
Cautionary Tale of Love
Portland’s premier Latino the-
ater group Milagro presents the
North American premiere of La
Segua, a cautionary tale of vanity
and narcissism for all to heed.
Set in the city of Cartago in co-
lonial Costa Rica, a beautiful wom-
an, Encarnación Sancho, is haunt-
ed by the specter of La Segua, a
legendary woman who appeared to
her former suitor and transformed
into a monster with a horse’s head,
driving him mad. Blaming herself,
Sancho resists starting a new rela-
tionship with a new suitor who has
fallen in love with her.
In his play, Alberto Cañas Es-
calante takes a hard look at Costa
Rican values, including ambition
and hypocrisy.
La Segua is a Spanish language
show with English supertitles. The
production opened Feb. 7 and runs
through March 2. For tickets and
more information, call the box of-
fice a5 503-236-7253 or visit mi-
lagro.org.