“Alemán’s richly crafted performance (it lives with me as i write)…”
– Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

“Alemán, as both playwright and actor, imbues paulina with a defiant wit that animates her fragile physical exterior and lets us see precisely what kept her going as she reported on violence waged against other women, especially indigenous activists”
– Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader

“Ser mujer, periodista de denuncia y en Latinoamérica, es para el personaje una triada complicada. Obra bordada con una delicadeza para mostrar uno de los atentados que sufre “el mejor oficio del mundo”, como lo definió Gabriel García Márquez. Alemán conmueve, enciende a la audiencia logrando así hacer verbo las tres palabras que son su eje”
– Gisela Orozco – HOY-CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“Any journalist seeing this show is going to have a visceral reaction, as well as admiration for its exploration of the compromises and deficiencies of courage that often beset even the best newsroom”
– Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

“A formidable cast”
– Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times.

Rebeca alemán is a powerhouse to watch as kahlo: she majestically balances on the tightrope of kahlo’s complexities, succeeding at interpreting her childlike ways, enthusiasm, and sexuality, while also having to deal with her pain and loss.
– Antonio Minino,Theasy.

“In a way, that’s a metaphor for what journalists are, they keep these memories for us, they tell the stories for us”
– Kerry Reid, The Dueling Critics | Wdcb 90.9 Fm

“Alemán brilliantly interprets the character’s physical limitations. A delicate performance with a powerful message”
– Reno Lovison, Chicago Theater And Arts

“Aleman’s moving story, performed by a superb cast, is honorably directed by the acclaimed venezuelan playwright, screenwriter and co-artistic director of the water people, iraida tapias”
– Ruth Smerling, Theatreworld Internet Magazine.

Playwright and actor rebeca aleman has written an often poetic script about a horrific story of violence against women and, in particular, against women journalists, in a latin american country.
– Nancy Bishop, Third Coast Review.

“An opportunity to witness the universal nature of good acting, a craft that transcends cultural and language barriers”
– Bill Esler, Buzz Center Stage

“Beautiful acting… performed with truth”
– Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times

“Text, space and light harmonize in a very sober and precise staging that emphasizes the personality of its character in front of the rigors of the religious harmony, in the face of the anguish of claudicating to the harassment of power …”
– Alfonso Molina, El Nacional

“Exceptional, technically perfect and moving. Touches the soul of the spectator”
– Ángel Gómez, El Universal.