“If we look around, we’ll see curly hair, ... Castillo and Chabaud primarily encourage Afro-Mexican artists to work in their plays, but they also welcome amateur actors and LGBTQ+ performers.

“If we look around, we’ll see curly hair, ... Castillo and Chabaud primarily encourage Afro-Mexican artists to work in their plays, but they also welcome amateur actors and LGBTQ+ performers.

"If we look around, we’ll see curly hair, ... Castillo and Chabaud primarily encourage Afro-Mexican artists to work in their plays, but they also welcome amateur actors and LGBTQ+ performers.

Colombian actress Marisol Castillo, a cast member of Mulato Teatro, poses for a photo during a break rehearsal in Ticumán, Mexico, Saturday, May 17, 2025. Ginnette Riquelme - AP Facebook ...

Castillo, too, learns something about herself as she acts, writes and directs. It’s like peeling an onion, she said, taking layer by layer to reveal what’s underneath. “I grow with each play ...

“If we look around, we’ll see curly hair, ... Castillo and Chabaud primarily encourage Afro-Mexican artists to work in their plays, but they also welcome amateur actors and LGBTQ+ performers.

Castillo, too, learns something about herself as she acts, writes and directs. It’s like peeling an onion, she said, taking layer by layer to reveal what’s underneath. “I grow with each play,” ...

Afro Mexican activist and actress Eréndira Castorela poses for a photo with her jarana jarocha instrument during a break from a Mulato Teatro rehearsal, in Ticumán, Mexico, Saturday, May 17, 2025.