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Charo López - Versos en Libertad

'Verses in Freedom'

Verses in Freedom is a recital where poetry and music become a refuge from the vertigo of time. We live through days, months, and years without stopping to take in the “here and now,” letting slip moments that deserve to be lived fully. That is why, now more than ever, this show invites us to pause, listen, and feel.

Conceived as a tribute to the Generation of '27, the recital traverses the beauty, strength, and relevance of some of the most essential verses of our great poets. The emotion of the words by authors such as Federico García Lorca, Rafael Alberti, Pedro Salinas, Luis Cernuda, or Vicente Aleixandre comes alive on stage in an encounter where poetry and music converse to restore our memory of one of the brightest periods in our literature.

The unmistakable voice and presence of Charo López guide this poetic journey with sensitivity and emotion, while baritone Luis Santana adds depth and musical lyricism through a carefully selected repertoire. At the piano, maestro Víctor Carbajo weaves a delicate and evocative soundscape that amplifies the power of the word.

Verses in Freedom is an intimate meeting between poetry and music, a space to stop time and become aware of the present through art. A recital brimming with beauty, emotion, and memory that pays tribute to the free, innovative, and deeply human spirit of the Generation of '27, reminding us that their verses continue to illuminate our time.

CHAROLÓPEZ - Performer

Born in Salamanca in 1943, she was clear about her acting vocation from the age of 17. It was at university, while studying Philosophy and Literature in her hometown, that she took her first steps with the Spanish University Theatre. While working as a teacher, she met filmmaker Gonzalo Suárez, who proposed she star in Ditirambo (1967), and her life changed. With him, she has worked on seven other feature films, and since then she has appeared in around 60 films, 40 series, and about twenty plays, alongside some of the most prestigious directors in our country.

It was Manuel Vicent who, with precision, defined her as «the symbol of light at the end of the Francoist tunnel».

After embodying Mauricia in the series Fortunata y Jacinta, her portrayal of Clara Aldán in Los gozos y las sombras made her a benchmark, from which she went on to chain one success after another on the big screen. Thus, her filmography includes titles such as La colmena, by Mario Camus; Los paraísos perdidos, by Basilio Martín Patino; Tiempo de silencio, by Vicente Aranda; Lo más natural, by Josefina Molina; Kika, by Pedro Almodóvar; Ánima, by Titus Leber, or Plenilunio, by Imanol Uribe.

Her impact in Latin America soared in the late 80s, when she toured Argentine stages with A Special Day and Hay que deshacer la casa. In Spain, her greatest stage impact came with Let's Keep Sex in Peace, based on a text by Dario Fo, and with her one-woman show Ojos de agua, inspired by La Celestina.In 1997, she dazzled audiences as María in Secretos del corazón, by Montxo Armendáriz, a role that earned her the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress, and she now has Baby, Juanma Bajo Ulloa’s latest work, awaiting release.

Winner of the Silver Frames for her entire career, the Nacho Martínez Award at the Gijón Festival, and the San Jordi Cinematography Award in 2010, among her accolades are also three TP de Oro awards, two prizes from the National Syndicate of Entertainment, the FAD Prize for Film and Social Values, and other honours.

LUIS SANTANA - Baritone

This Zamoran baritone began his musical studies at the age of five, studying with some of the greatest teachers such as Juana Peñalver, Consuelo Barrio, María Teresa Manzano, Miguel Zanetti, and currently with the eminent Spanish tenor Pedro Lavirgen and with Teresa Berganza.

He has performed in the most important theaters and concert halls in our country: Gran Teatro del Liceo, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Fundación Juan March, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Maestranza de Sevilla, Principal de Alicante, Cervantes de Málaga, Miguel Delibes and Teatro Calderón de Valladolid, Romea de Murcia, Auditorio de León, Fundación Príncipe de Asturias, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Gran Teatro de Córdoba, Gran Teatro de Huelva, Falla de Cádiz, Batel de Cartagena, Principal de Vitoria, Victoria Eugenia de San Sebastián, Palacio de Congresos de Granada, Mérida, Circo de Albacete, Auditorio de Cuenca, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Maestro Padilla de Almería, etc...

Cities such as Rome, Paris, Milan, Naples, Budapest, Toulon, Bucharest, Donetsk, Iasi, Brașov, Lviv, Rousse, Riga, Porto, Lisbon, Vienna, Eisenach... have been graced by his performances. He has been conducted by maestros of the caliber of García, Roa, Frizzi, Osa, Wilson, Alapont, Lencko, Vasilenko, Diadura, Monsalve, Abelló, Sainz Alfaro, Ortega, Popa, Mesa, Todorov, and many others....

Memorable concerts at the Basilica of El Pilar in Zaragoza in the presence of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the Auditorio Nacional de Música alongside the legendary Orfeón Donostiarra in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen, Mozart's Requiem at Seville Cathedral, Brahms' Requiem at the Old Cathedral of Salamanca, Tribute to Victoria de los Ángeles at the church where she was baptized, Tribute to Teresa Berganza and Antón García Abril.

Pontevedra - 10/01/2023

Charo López, the iconic actress who played Clara Aldán in the television series 'Los gozos y las sombras', based on Gonzalo Torrente Ballester's eponymous trilogy, had the audience on its feet at the Pazo da Cultura in Pontevedra on the night of Saturday, February 4th.

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Toledo - 02/28/2026

Teatro de Rojas lived one of those nights in which culture seems to recover its most soulful pulse and, without a doubt, very much alive. An evening in which the word—this fragile and resilient matter, so similar to glass and iron—once again took its rightful place: the center of collective emotion.

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Villares - 12/02/2023

Last night, the actress from Salamanca, Charo López, filled the 'Reina Berenguela' Municipal Auditorium in Villares de la Reina with a performance in which she shone before the audience. More than 400 people attended the show, and many were left outside as tickets sold out.

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Zamora - 10/12/2022

An opening with the departure of Sigmund Thalberg could not have led to anything but success for an evening between Luis Santana and Charo López accompanied by Víctor López on the piano at the Principal theatre

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Toledo 02/28/2026

El Teatro de Rojas lived one of those nights in which culture seems to recover its most soulful pulse and, without a doubt, very much alive. Programming shows like this is not just a success: it is a necessity. Because they return to poetry its communal character, its ability to bring together strangers around a shared emotion. And because they remind us that literature is not a dead art, but a living organism that continues to beat in the voice of those who read it, sing it, listen to it and share it.

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