BY SIGOURNEY NUÑEZ

“Too Many Tamales” originally written by Gary Soto, has been adopted into a play for the last thirteen years at the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts Theater.

The play, written by Lina Montalvo, who has been involved with the play since its original production, focuses on showing the Hispanic traditions that partake during the holidays. “It’s about tradition, it’s about sharing all these thing, the food, the language,” said Montalvo.

The play follows the plot of the book but has been adapted with relative Christmas songs as well as a distinct message. Montalvo, along with her cast says that the goal of the play is to teach the audience that cultural diversity does exist. “We try to encourage tolerance,” said Montalvo.

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