Zarzuela: Carretera de Avilés: "The Return"

Carretera de Avilés, “The Return,” is the third and final installment of this exciting journey through the history of a town, personified in Mauricio, a “young lad” from Avilés who lived through some of the most significant and moving moments in the transformation of the town of Avilés. Social, architectural, cultural, and economic changes blend with songs and melodies that traveled from Cuba to Spain and have endured for over a century.

Mauricio’s life was a round trip “from Avilés to Havana, from Havana to Avilés.” The story of a generation that crossed the ocean seeking fortune and ended up helping to build a new city, proud of itself. Like the habaneras of his youth, his existence was made of nostalgia, memory, distance, and hope. And as Avilés moved toward modernity, Mauricio understood that cities, just like songs, never belong to a single era, but to those who keep singing them.

Practical information

• Price: €18
• Duration: 90 minutes (approx.)
• Tickets: Available at the Centro Niemeyer box office or through the official website: https://centroniemeyer.janto.es/espectaculo/carretera-f-aviles-el-regreso/NIE261212A
• Youth Cultural Bonus: Activity included (only applicable at the physical box office).

Artistic team

• Texts and historical script: Román Antonio Álvarez
• Arrangements and musical direction: Paula Prieto
• Dramaturgy and direction: Béznar Arias
• Cast: Emilio Menéndez, Paula Lueje, Elsa Sánchez, Julio Martín, Elena Sarmiento, Manuel Reguero “El Maestru” and a large group of local musicians, dancers, and collaborators.