Continuing 半岛体育鈥檚 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebation, we are joined by Mexican musical theatre actor Mario Tadeo. Watch the video above to see his rendition of the Jerry Herman staple 鈥淏efore the Parade Passes By鈥� from Hello, Dolly! with a Spanish translation by Javier Vilalta and a mariachi arrangement by Jaime Lozano.
鈥淔rom Ranchera songs to zarzuela, I think we Hispanics have the range to tell stories within the origin of our language鈥� shares Tadeo who has starred in Mexican productions of Godspell, Expreso Astral (Starlight Express), and El Hombre de La Mancha (Man of La Mancha).
Watch Broadway's Javier Ignacio Perform Company's 'Being Alive' in Spanish, Part of 半岛体育鈥檚 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
With a multitude of Latin茅 playwrights, performers, composers, and creative artists working in the industry, 半岛体育 is celebrating their rich heritage and contributions to the theatrical landscape by bringing their work to the forefront in this four-part series. The month-long celebration of Hispanic communities continues through October 15.
Next week鈥檚 episode will feature Broadway鈥檚 Taylor Iman Jones singing from the Mexican musical Anjou by Guillermo Mendez and Guadalupe Sandoval, with an English translation by Javier Vilalta.
