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María Velasco y Ana Carrera / Pecado de Hybris

María Velasco (1984, Burgos) is a writer, playwright, and stage director, winner of the 2024 National Dramatic Literature Prize. Her plays have been translated into several languages (French, Italian, English, German, Turkish, Serbian, etc.) and have received awards such as the 31st SGAE Jardiel Poncela Theatre Prize, the Heidelberger Stückemarkt International Prize, the 2022 Max Award for Best Playwriting, and the 2025 Godot Award for Best Playwriting for "Vendrán los extraterrestres y tendremos tus ojos" (The Aliens Will Come and They Will Have Your Eyes).
The anthology *Parte de Lesiones* (La Uña Rota, 2022) includes some of her most significant works, along with the volumes *Los muertos no respetan el descanso* (La Uña Rota, 2023) and *Vendrán los extraterrestres y tendremos tus ojos* (La Uña Rota, 2024).

The anthology *Parte de Lesiones* (La Uña Rota, 2022) compiles some of her most significant titles, along with *Los muertos no respetan el descanso* (La Uña Rota, 2023) and *Vendrán los extraterrestres y tendremos tus ojos* (La Uña Rota, 2024).Velasco has been producing his shows since 2015 with Ana Carrera under the name Pecado de Hybris.In recent years, he has directed "La espuma de los días" (Teatro Español, 2019/Teatre Lliure, 2020);"Talaré a los hombres de sobre la faz de la tierra" (38th Autumn Festival, 2020/Sala Beckett, 2022);"Amadora" (Teatro Kamikaze production), in collaboration with singer Miren Iza - Tulsa (41st Autumn Festival, 2023);"Primera Sangre" (Centro Dramático Nacional and Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, 2024 - currently touring); and "Vendrán los extraterrestres y tendremos tus ojos" (Matadero Nave 10, 2025).He has also developed dramaturgy for dance companies, such as the Spanish-Italian Kor’sia, and for interdisciplinary companies, such as the Catalan Les Impuxibles.With this latest work, Suite TOC No. 6 (Sala Beckett, 2019/Veranos de la Villa, 2021), winner of the Butaca Award for New Scenic Contributions, 2019;FAM (Grec Festival, 2021), winner of the Alicia Award from the Catalan Academy of Music for Interdisciplinarity;and Harakiri (TNC, 2022 and CDN, 2023).
Her works have also been staged by internationally renowned directors such as Carme Portaceli (current artistic director of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya) and Emilio García Wehbi (founding member of the Argentinian company El Periférico de Objetos).A Doctor of Audiovisual Communication and Master in Scenic Practice and Visual Culture, she has taught artistic courses in Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Spain.

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María Velasco

María Velasco (1984, Burgos) is a writer, playwright, and stage director, winner of the 2024 National Dramatic Literature Prize. Her plays have been translated into several languages (French, Italian, English, German, Turkish, Serbian, etc.) and have received awards such as the 31st SGAE Jardiel Poncela Theatre Prize, the Heidelberger Stückemarkt International Prize, the 2022 Max Award for Best Playwriting, and the 2025 Godot Award for Best Playwriting for "Vendrán los extraterrestres y tendremos tus ojos" (The Aliens Will Come and They Will Have Your Eyes).
The anthology *Parte de Lesiones* (La Uña Rota, 2022) includes some of her most significant works, along with the volumes *Los muertos no respetan el descanso* (La Uña Rota, 2023) and *Vendrán los extraterrestres y tendremos tus ojos* (La Uña Rota, 2024).

The anthology *Parte de Lesiones* (La Uña Rota, 2022) compiles some of her most significant titles, along with *Los muertos no respetan el descanso* (La Uña Rota, 2023) and *Vendrán los extraterrestres y tendremos tus ojos* (La Uña Rota, 2024).Velasco has been producing his shows since 2015 with Ana Carrera under the name Pecado de Hybris.In recent years, he has directed La espuma de los días (Teatro Español, 2019/Teatre Lliure, 2020);Talaré a los hombres de sobre la faz de la tierra (38th Autumn Festival, 2020/Sala Beckett, 2022);Amadora (Teatro Kamikaze production), in collaboration with singer Miren Iza - Tulsa (41st Autumn Festival, 2023);Primera Sangre (Centro Dramático Nacional and Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, 2024 -on tour-) and Vendrán los extraterrestres y tendremos tus ojos (Matadero Nave 10, 2025 -on tour-).He has also developed dramaturgy for dance companies, such as the Spanish-Italian Kor’sia, and for interdisciplinary companies, such as the Catalan Les Impuxibles.With this latest work, Suite TOC No. 6 (Sala Beckett, 2019/Veranos de la Villa, 2021), winner of the Butaca Award for New Scenic Contributions, 2019;FAM (Grec Festival, 2021), winner of the Alicia Award from the Catalan Academy of Music for Interdisciplinarity;and Harakiri (TNC, 2022 and CDN, 2023).
Her works have also been staged by internationally renowned directors such as Carme Portaceli (current artistic director of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya) and Emilio García Wehbi (founding member of the Argentinian company El Periférico de Objetos).A Doctor of Audiovisual Communication and Master in Scenic Practice and Visual Culture, she has taught artistic courses in Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Spain.

Awards and Honours

Awards and Recognition

-Premio Nacional de Literatura Dramática 2024.
-Premio Godot Mejor Autoría 2025
-Premio Max a la Mejor Autoría Teatral 2022.
-XXXI Premio SGAE de Teatro Jardiel Poncela 2022.
-Premio Internacional Heidelberger Stückemarkt 2022.
-Premio Max Aub Ciutat de València 2017.
-Premio Marqués de Bradomín INJUVE (Accésit) 2010.

Criticisms and press

Critical Diary (25/04/25) - Aliens will come and they will have your eyes

“Velasco’s universe is contained here with the utmost degree of poetry and truth, stark reality, and an ever-present utopia (…). It lays bare the desire, fear, and hope that merge around a woman who has just separated from her partner and who comes to believe that the return of love is as strange, uncertain, and unexpected as a UFO sighting. Thus, fiction, autofiction, and science fiction unite to tell a very personal story where words, music, and dance each have their expressive space to convey this intimate and heartbreaking world, which, nevertheless, also includes touches of humor and even sarcasm.”

(…) “The duo of Maricel Álvarez and Carlos Beluga is superb, capable of keeping the viewer absolutely mesmerized by María Velasco’s fantastic story, which, in my opinion, is her best direction to date.”

elDiario.es (29/04/25) - Aliens will come and they will have your eyes

“María Velasco has given a slap to her theater, to her demons, to her dramaturgy full of ghosts of the past, and to her ritualistic, slow-paced staging. And that marvel is called Aliens Will Come and They Will Have Your Eyes (until May 11 at Nave 10 in Matadero, Madrid). A piece that is a breath of life (…). When Bowie’s voice, barely 23 years old, sounds in that 1969 recording, the play opens, inviting the viewer to rediscover the joy of that song they’ve been hearing for years as the soundtrack to any kind of counterfeit merchandise. A pure metaphor for one of the central themes of Velasco’s new proposal: being able to listen again, to enjoy, to be moved, to feel, to love (…). Thus, a space is created, an imaginary world on stage, where the freedom of genres and formats used makes more sense than ever (…). For this adventure, the director has protected herself and called on two accomplices to inhabit the stage.”The first, Maricel Álvarez, a leading figure in experimental theater and performance in Argentina, Velasco's stage alter ego.The second, the astonishing Carlos Beluga, actor, musician, and dancer, a tremendous burst of talent and presence.Both are superb and imbue the stage with a freedom that expands the work.”

In Platea (29/04/25) - Aliens will come and they will have your eyes

“The Aliens Will Come and They Will Have Your Eyes is a brilliant, optimistic, realistic, and heartwarming piece, where the protagonist's dialogue resonates with the audience.”

“The Aliens Will Come and They Will Have Your Eyes begins like a found footage film, with that grainy, home-recording feel projected onto the scene, evolving into a Hellenic drama where the protagonist is subjected to a terrifying prophecy. It then moves through romantic comedy and musical elements, ultimately becoming a Technicolor love story reminiscent of the French New Wave. María Velasco gifts us an unexpected love story in an excellent and enjoyable production, arriving just when I wasn't expecting anything from this theater season, and at least I've just turned forty.”