Teatro Paraguas: Esperanza

Teatro Paraguas: Esperanza August 28 – 30, 2026 7:00 pm Friday 2:00 pm Saturday & Sunday NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium Esperanza, written by Carlos Morton in conjunction with Teatro Paraguas, is a play, with music, based on the iconic film Salt of the Earth, written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico. Esperanza retells the incredible story of the 1951 strike by the Mexican American miners, highlighting the struggles of the miners seeking fair wages and safer working conditions against the Empire Zinc Mining Company in Bayard, New Mexico. The 15-month strike by Local 890 of the International Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union was the first successful mine strike in U.S. History. When the mining company invoked the Taft-Hartley Act to make it illegal for the miners to strike, their wives and mothers took over the picket line. RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE! *All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third-party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261. Teatro Paraguas at the National Hispanic Cultural Center | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs