[OutVoice] Corpus Christi, TX: "A Mexican-American Story"

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Corpus Christi Caller-Times

A MEXICAN-AMERICAN STORY

March 29, 2007

By BOBBY BUSH


Comedian, choreographer, actor, singer and San Antonio native Jade Esteban 
Estrada will perform his solo Mexican-American comedy act ‘Tortilla Heaven’ at 
Metropolitan Community Church at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Photo by NANDO 
RODRIGUEZ.  

Read it online:

http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_events/article/0,1641,CCCT_880_5451037,00.html


Laughs will roll in from audience members of all ages as Grace Church and 
Vicarious Productions present "Tortilla Heaven" performed by multi-talented 
entertainer Jade Esteban Estrada at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Metropolitan 
Community Church. 

Written by Estrada's sister, Celeste Angela Estrada, with Spanish and 
non-Spanish speakers in mind, "Tortilla Heaven" is a solo play that emphasizes the 
struggle second- and third-generation Mexican-Americans face while torn between 
assimilation into society and trying to hold onto their culture. 

Estrada plays seven characters in the bilingual play showing the different 
personalities that make up a traditional Mexican-American family: first 
generations wanting to make the new world feel more like home; second generations 
abandoning their roots to adapt to big city life; and third generations trying to 
understand it all without knowing the language of its people. 

Estrada, a San Antonio native, called the "first gay Latin star" by Out 
Magazine, has a career that includes stand-up comedy, choreography, acting and 
singing Latin pop under his own record label. He has appeared on Comedy Central 
and his music can be heard on "The Shield" on FX. 

Saturday night's performance is a benefit for Grace Church, which holds 
services in the Metropolitan Community Church sanctuary. Estrada, who takes his act 
to cities across the country for charities, came to Corpus Christi for a 
similar event in October 2005 to benefit the Loving Spoonful. He is scheduled to 
return in April 2008. 

Jade Esteban Estrada in "Tortilla Heaven," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Grace Church 
(inside Metropolitan Community Church building), 1315 Craig St. Cost: $10/adu
lts; $5/students and seniors. Information: 658-2084 or 
www.gracechurch.bravenet.com 

www.getjaded.com






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