Petra Martínez, one of the most beloved actresses in Spanish cinema and theater, presents her new show "Let's Make a Deal" alongside Luis Santana, where she revisits the texts that have most marked her life's journey by authors such as Benedetti, Neruda, Lorca, Amado Nervo, or Joaquín Dicenta, accompanied by the music of maestro Víctor Carbajo with tailor-made arrangements for this recital that completes an emotional sentimental journey.
PETRA MARTÍNEZ - Performer
Petra Martínez Pérez has developed an intense career in theater, film, and television. At 16, she traveled to London, and upon her return, determined to become an actress, she joined the Madrid Studio Theater (TEM), where she trained under the tutelage of William Layton. There, she met Juan Margallo, her artistic and personal partner for the rest of her life.
In her early years, she stood out for her participation in the independent theater group Tábano. After the production of Los últimos años de soledad de Robinsón Crusoe and the dissolution of Tábano's historic sector, she joined theater collectives such as El Palo, El Búho, and El Gayo Vallecano; with the latter, she performed Ejercicio para equilibristas, by Luis Matilla and produced by the National Dramatic Center.In 1985, she co-founded the Uroc Teatro company with Juan Margallo, who received the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts in 2011.
She currently plays Fina Palomares in the television series La que se avecina, joining the cast as a regular character in its eighth season.Some of the most notable titles in her filmography include La mala educación (2004), La noche de los girasoles (2006), and La soledad (2008), by Jaime Rosales, which won an award at the 22nd Goya Awards.
Her television work includes: Teatro de siempre (1966), Cuentopos (1975), Estudio 1 (1976), Barrio Sésamo (1979-1980), Brigada Central (1989), Ana y los 7 (2002), Herederos (2007-2009), alongside Concha Velasco and Álvaro de Luna, La que se avecina (2014-present)
In 2022, she and Juan Margallo received the National Theater Award.
LUIS SANTANA - Baritone
This Zamoran baritone began his musical studies at the age of five and has trained with great masters such as Juana Peñalver, Consuelo Barrio, María Teresa Manzano, Miguel Zanetti, tenor Pedro Lavirgen, and Teresa Berganza. He has performed in some of the most important theaters and auditoriums in Spain, including the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Auditorio Nacional de Música, Seville’s Maestranza, Málaga’s Teatro Cervantes, Valladolid’s Teatro Calderón, and San Sebastián’s Victoria Eugenia, as well as developing an intense international career in cities like Rome, Paris, Milan, Budapest, Vienna, Lisbon, and Riga. He has worked under the baton of prestigious conductors and starred in memorable concerts such as Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Auditorio Nacional alongside the Orfeón Donostiarra, Mozart’s Requiem at Seville Cathedral, Brahms’s Requiem at Salamanca’s Old Cathedral, and notable tributes to Teresa Berganza, Victoria de los Ángeles, and Ainhoa Arteta.
His artistic versatility has allowed him to tackle a broad repertoire spanning opera, zarzuela, oratorio, and recitals. He has participated in major national and international festivals and shared the stage with prominent figures in Spanish music and theater. Among his most notable performances are concerts before Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain at the Basilica of El Pilar in Zaragoza, collaborations with artists like Nati Mistral, Paco Valladares, and Rosa Torres-Pardo. His career has established him as one of the most recognized and valued voices in the Spanish lyric repertoire.
PROGRAM
Serranilla - Marquis of Santillana
Serranilla - Joaquín Rodrigo
You Want Me White - Alfonsina Storni
Alfonsina and the Sea - Ariel Ramírez
I Like You When You're Silent - Pablo Neruda
The Rose and the Willow - Carlos Gustavino
Various Effects of Love - Lope de Vega
Think of Me - Agustín Lara
Heart Armor - Mario Benedetti
It's You - Juan Carlos Calderón
In Peace - Amado Nervo
Mediterranean - Víctor Carbajo
How Painful It Is to Love - Joaquín Dicenta
A Kiss and a Flower - Pablo Herrero
Sonnet of the Sweet Complaint - Federico García Lorca
Already died the donkey - Federico García Lorca
I love you - Mario Benedetti
La Llorona - Popular Mexican
Portrait - Antonio Machado
Parables - Joan Manuel Serrat
The Locked-Up Woman - Rafael Alberti
The Dove Was Wrong - Carlos Gustavino
The Day You Love Me - Amado Nervo
The Day You Love Me - Carlos Gardel
At dawn my beloved, at dawn - J.M Pemán
At dawn - Luis Eduardo Aute
Do not give up, not even defeated - Almafuerte
A Whole Life - Osvaldo Farrés
Let's Make a Deal - Mario Benedetti
Free - J.L Armentero and Pablo Herrero