La Dama Duende

Es una comedia de ambiente urbano que narra una historia coetánea al espectador del siglo XVII. En ella se dan cita el amor, los celos y las reglas del código del honor, junto con abundantes guiños cómicos, equívocos, simulaciones y enredos, que la convierten en una obra divertida para un lector o espectador actual.La pareja protagonista de la historia la componen doña Ángela y don Manuel. Toda la acción gira en torno a las tretas que inventa doña Ángela para intentar burlar la pesada vigilancia de sus hermanos y poder disfrutar de libertad para moverse a su antojo.

It is an urban comedy that tells a contemporary story to the viewer of the seventeenth century. In it love, jealousy and the rules of the code of honor come together, along with abundant comic winks, misunderstandings, simulations and entanglements, which make it a fun work for a current reader or spectator. It is made up of Doña Angela and Don Manuel. All the action revolves around the tricks that Doña Ángela invents to try to evade the heavy surveillance of her brothers and be able to enjoy the freedom to move at will.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca is considered an outstanding playwright of the Spanish Golden Age. He wrote in many genres including comedies and praises. In his time, baroque trends had reached the fullness of their development, and he makes valuable use of them, being one of the greatest exponents of this style. His play Life is a dream, released in 1635 and published in 1636, is considered a paradigmatic work of Spanish Baroque theater. With Calderón, stage design and music became very important, its purpose was to give rise to a show that united various arts. Other of his works are The duende lady, A secret grievance, secret revenge and The mayor of Zalamea.