Yetta gottesman biography for kids

Millennial Notes

Ricardo Pérez GonzálezShatters Narratives of Healing

by Evelyn Arevalo

The world premiere of “Don’t Eat the Mangos” by Ricardo Pérez González takes us on a rollercoaster of emotions.

During a hurricane in Puerto Rico, three spirited sisters confront the harsh reality of their dying parents, face hidden agendas, and fight poisonous childhood memories.

More than a family memory, “Don’t Eat the Mangos” depicts women’s fears of not being believed.

An actor and director of Puerto Rican and Jewish heritage, Yetta was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Brazil.

Yetta Gottesman is an actress with credits in theater, film, television, and voice over.

Yetta Gottesman.

Biographies: A Puerto Rican actress and casting professional, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and raised in Brazil.

Film and TV credits include: Namour; Sex, Death and Bowling; Jake Squared; Rabbit Hole; 27 Dresses; Lucky You; A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints; Nurse Jackie.

Pérez shows how fear can and does silence women. His play and David Mendizábal’s subtle direction lead us to slowly examine our own history Only truth-telling can heal the traumas we carry.

Overgrown weeds cover the front of the family’s small campesino home, set in a jungle.

A massive mango tree hangs onto the house; the garden is overrun with the mangos begging to be eaten. Even as poor kids, the girls have never been allowed to eat the golden fruit—a mystery.

There’s the bright yellow tin of Ca