Lorca's unfinished plays and the actresses meant to perform them

On August 18, 1936, renowned poet and playwright Federico García Lorca was executed in Víznar, Granada, amid Spain's tumultuous civil conflict. At the time, he was engaged in writing four unfinished plays: "El sueño de la vida," "El poema del café cantante," "Los sueños de mi prima Aurelia," and "Los títeres de cachiporra." Recent research by Andrew A. Anderson delves into Lorca's connections with these works and the skilled actresses poised to bring them to life, such as Margarita Xirgu and Encarnación López. Lorca's untimely demise extinguished the potential for these artistic endeavors.