Legends of the Fall: Phallocentrism and Democracy in Mexico

Abstract

Jesus Gonzalez Davila' s play Cronica de un desayuno , which later became a film with the same title, focuses on the interaction among the family members of what many would consider to be a typical Mexican working-class family: Luzma, the mother; Pedro, the father; Marcos, the oldest male sibling; Blanca, the daughter; and Teo, the youngest child who provides the point of view. The play chronicles the two hours (starting at about 6:30 a.m.) in which the family begins the day together after celebrating Mother's Day the day before. The play does not include the character of what the director calls a transvestite (Juan, played by Eduardo Palomo),