2024-01-30 16:56:21
Tina Galindo, one of the most important theater producers in Mexico, died due to complications from Covid-19, as reported by Televisa Espectáculos; Galindo died last night at her home in Mexico City.
Tina Galindo was a theater and television producer, as well as a representative of some artists such as Daniela Romo; She was executive producer of Lucero’s Piel de Angel album.
Through a statement, friends and family of the producer thanked the expressions of affection, and pointed out Tina’s cause of death.
“Tina left us suddenly due to respiratory arrest. In this moment of pain, we want to express our gratitude for all the expressions of affection and support we have received from family and close friends,” she reads.
Throughout his long career, he presented plays such as: “Festen”, “The Sound of Music”, “All About My Mother”, “Sinister Games”, “Cock”, “Swimming with Sharks”, “Love, Pain and What She Was Wearing”, “The Curious Incident of the Midnight Dog”, “Hello, Dolly!”, “The Addams Family”, “Blindness”, “Mamma Mia!”, “Annie, Network”.
When talking about theater in Mexico in recent decades, we must undoubtedly mention Tina Galindo, a woman who was concerned with bringing to Mexico the best of contemporary and musical theater, making the Teatro Insurgentes one of the most prestigious venues in the world. city and country.
From an early age, Tina Galindo discovered her passion for the arts, but she was not sure where she should direct her steps, so she began with the most logical thing, studying acting.
“I thought I wanted to be an actress, I studied theater with Dimirtio Sarras, then I realized that it wasn’t because I felt sorry for it, then I started to like production and I was lucky to find people who helped me a lot,” commented Tina. Galindo in interview with El Universal.
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Among those people who gave him their support was the director Nancy Cárdenas, who in 1972 gave him the opportunity with the play “The effects of gamma rays” about marigolds, which starred Carmen Montejo and Luis Huertas, there he worked as an assistant of production. It was Nancy Cárdenas herself who encouraged her to produce alongside Jorge Estévez, with whom she worked for a few years, until one of her greatest challenges arrived, directing the Teatro de la Ciudad, in 1976.
“I was very young, I said ‘How? They just inaugurated it’. We brought many artists from outside, everyone wanted to be at the City Theater, it was a bit like what is today the National Auditorium, we managed to have 62 events a month,” Galindo recalled.
The producer added that many doubted her ability to be in charge of this venue due to her age, but she let her work speak for her and that is how her period in this place closed with a surplus of 800 thousand dollars.
In 1975 he tried to venture into film production with Luis García León with the film “Zona Roja”, which was directed by Emilio “El Indio” Fernández, but the experience was not to his liking due to the dynamics he had with his cast. and the filming times themselves.
When she finished her management of the Teatro de la Ciudad in 1982, she had her first solo experience as a producer thanks to Carmen Montejo, who encouraged her to produce a work with the Teatro de las Américas Unidas company, which Carmen founded with Luis G. Basurto. .
After this, Tina took a break from the theater to try herself as a manager. Since 1982, she has been a representative of Daniel Romo, with whom, in addition to touring Latin America, she performed shows that were presented in places as important as the Teatro Blanquita.
Tina Galindo was a theater producer and was involved in the success of famous works such as “Mama mia” and “Network.” Photo: EL UNIVERSAL, archive
“I liked it a lot because Daniela is a very moldable artist, a person who listens to you, disciplined.”
It was 1994 when Emilio Azcárraga Milmo gave him the artistic vice presidency of Televisa, whose job was to make productions in the Jorge Negrete, Polyforum and Insurgentes theaters, so that the company’s actors would remain active after having finished their work on television.
It was in 1999 when he reached what would be one of his greatest achievements, directing and operating the Teatro de la Ciudad, where together with his partner Claudio Carrera he has managed to bring great plays and outstanding figures from the artistic world such as John Malkovich to Mexico. who directed the play “The Good Canary” on his stage.
“Theatre is for doing plays with stars, because that’s what the public wants to see; you have to combine a good play with a good cast.”
“Festen”, “The Sound of Music”, “All About My Mother”, “Dark Games”, “Cock”, “Swimming with Sharks”, “Love, Pain and What I Was Wearing”, “The Curious Incident of the Dog midnight”, “Hello, Dolly!”, “The Addams Family”, “Blindness”, “Mamma Mia!”, “Annie, Network”, are some of the works that have been presented in that venue under the command, which It lasted until the day of his death, which occurred yesterday at 11 pm.
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