Date premiered July 1996 Setting Santiago | Genre Drama – Romance Original language Spanish Language | |
Characters Juan Marchetti
Celina Echague
Eleonora Aruzzi de Marchetti
Tío Agusto
Tía Marcia
Doctor Terrille Written by Sebastian Mancilla Olivares Place premiered San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca |
La Enfermedad Incurable (The Incurable Disease) is a 1996 play by Sebastian Mancilla Olivares, a Chilean playwright and actor. The play was written in 1993 and premiered three years later in Catamarca, Argentina. The play reopened in 2001 at the Teatro Urbano Girardi, once again under the direction of Olivares but featuring a new cast and crew. As of today, the play has garnered several honors, accolades, and awards.
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The story centers on Juan, who suffers from chronic epilepsy. His disease worsens steadily with age, but modern medicine lengthens his life expectancy. Over the years, doctors tell Juan's mother, Eleonora, that her son will most likely die by the age of eighteen. Knowing that he could die at any moment, Juan decides to live every day of his life to the fullest. During his travels, he meets Celina, a girl who sells vintage records at a store a few blocks away from his house. The pair strike up a friendship which then blossoms into love.