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El barbero de Picasso (2008), Borja Ortiz de Gondra

Titles
English title: Picasso and his barber
Date written: 2008
Pitch

The amazing story between Pablo Picasso and the only person who dared to speak the truth to him - his barber.

Synopsis

Based on real facts, the play follows the ups-and-downs of two Spanish exiles in France during the Franco era: the world's best-known painter, Pablo Picasso, and the humble barber who will become indispensable to him. Both have a hatredof Fascism, a love of bullfighting, and very strong opinions about modern art.

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Entry submitted by degondra on 5 May 2012 and last updated by Gwynneth Dowling on 10 September 2012

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