In advance of the show's return this weekend to Su Teatro at the Denver Civic Theatre, we asked Perez to share some of Doña Rosita's Chicana witticisms as an appetizer.
See also: Ruby Nelda Perez in Doña Rosita's Jalapeño Kitchen
1. "Go ahead. Marry him. Have your 2.4 kids!!!" 2. "How do you like your coffee? Con leche, bien caliente, asina like your mama use to make it? Hey!! Do I look like your mom? Go home and make it yourself!!!" 3. "Everybody has a purpose in life. Panfila was put on this earth to complain." 4. "She stopped going to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, and now she goes to St. Mary's Star of the Sea. Jesus looks like a surfer." 5. ".....and there we were, in her gringo apartment, about to deliver another screaming Mexicano!"
Continue reading for more words of wisdom from Doña Rosita.6. "El perro que ladra, no muerde." ("The dog who barks, does not bite"). 7. "Eminent domain? Que no que, we're a capitalist country? Que we have the right to pursue property and talk about our neighbors?" 8. "Have you ever tried to heat tortillas on an electric stove? They come out like frisbees!!!!" 9. "He wants to take my barrio, and eat my enchiladas too!!??"
Bring your amigas and see Doña Rosita's Jalapeño Kitchen at the Civic at 7: 30 p.m. on November 14, November 15 or November 16, or 2 p.m. November 17; for tickets, $17 to $20, visit Su Teatro online or call 303-296-0219.
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