Conchi León


Concepción León Mora, is a playwright, actress, director and Yucatecan theater teacher. Her work incorporates the tradition, costumes and life of the Maya and the Mayan culture. She was awarded a prize for her social work through theater by the Human Rights Commission in 2011.

Biography

Concepción León Mora born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, 9 December 1973, is better known as Conchi León. She studied theater direction for children, literature and drama. León held an artistic residence in New York City in 2014. She has been invited by the Yucatánstate government to present her productions. León's work has been showcased in London, the United States, Argentina, Spain, Chile, The Philippines and Germany. She has used her work as a teacher to create projects for the formation and development of theater focusing on children with special needs as well as working to use theater as a means of social rehabilitation for minor offenders and the homeless. Dramatically her work raises the issues of ethnic discrimination, homophobia, violence against women and the human rights of disabled people. She works with the unique features of the Mayan culture.
She is a member of the National System of Art Creators of Mexico and founder of the Municipal Theater Company, Sa'as Tún, of Acapulco. León worked with the Yucatán newspaper Milenio to produce a column called "Where the lion dwells", dedicated to theater reviews. She also works with the Yucatán department of Culture and the arts.

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