Reviewed by Moisés C. Alabau
The end of the self-fiction trilogy that began a few seasons ago is coming to the Centro Dramático Nacional in Madrid. Los últimos Gondra closes the circle and the saga of this family lineage from Algorta. An auto-fiction written by Borja Ortiz de Gondra and once again masterfully directed by Josep Maria Mestres.
It is curious how far this story has come. When the first part was premiered, I doubt that it was thought that it would end up as a successful theatrical trilogy. The first production led to a second of equal quality to the first and now the third part is on a par with the others. This achievement is no easy feat, and much is due to a well-told family story and a brilliant cast.
The third and final part tells of those who remain of the saga. The last Gondra. Borja Ortiz de Gondra fictionalises his own death and the inheritance he leaves to his two sons. Sons he never knew, sons who do not understand the weight of being a Gondra. On this premise, on identity and family memory, a magical tale is constructed, which brings together unfinished stories from the previous parts (there are a few performances of the previous parts, and it is highly recommended to see them to enjoy this third one even more).
The production recreates the fronton of Algorta, a fronton that has witnessed dramatic episodes in the family. The lighting by Juanjo Llorens is very accurate and climatic, the video-scene by Álvaro Luna always accurate.
A very large cast, cohesive and of an excellence that is appreciated in such a large cast. It is impossible to single out any one above the other, as they all stand out at one time or another. I am left with the truth that Lander Otaola gives off, trying to close the perpetual wound. With the subtle beauty of Samy Khalil in the last revelation of Don Iñigo de Gondra, with the rage of Marc Bosch in that Iker who returns to the village and has to deal with the past and a present he does not recognise. Cecilia Soraguren as an Ainhoa incapable of forgiveness, with impeccable rancour. Sonsoles Benedicto, Markos Marín, Ylenia Baglietto, Fenda Drame, Aizpea Goenaga, Antonio Medina, Joaquín Notario, Pepa Pedroche, Victoria Salvador, José Tomé and Borja Ortiz de Gondra himself. Each and every one of them is simply perfect.
The story is one of those that traps you, with mysteries and old wounds that not even time can repair. Witnessing the imagined outcome of this intense family saga is a real gift. Beyond the political readings that one might want to give it, beyond the need to forgive and forget, beyond the need to remove the memory, beyond the need to shelve some stories, beyond all that may underlie the montage, this final chapter of the trilogy is a precious brooch that closes and buries the family saga.
Fuente: EnPlatea
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