The Language of the Mermaids
Creative Team
Director
Mary Ann Vargas
Assistants
Wendy Carolina Torres
Jorge Robinet Benites
Cast in order of appearance
Elvira/Mia Soteriou
Felix/William Hope
Margot/Gigi Guizado
Paul/Andy Buzzeo
Camille/Tessa Bonham-Jones
Richard/Liam Lau Fernandez
Mermaid/Chusi Amorós
Vocal and musical assistance
Bettine Solf
Quechua consultant
José Navarro
Sound design
Birte Widmann
Special thanks to, Susana de la Puente, Eliane Correa and Jonathan Martin
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By: Mariana de Althaus
Translated by: Mary Ann Vargas
The ocean doesn’t like it when you snatch away what belongs to it. Can’t you hear the
ocean? It’s furious.
A family gather for drinks on the beach ignoring weather warnings about an impending tsunami. Suddenly, a huge wave washes up a mermaid. She speaks in Quechua, a language they don’t understand.
![](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20340%20750'%3E%3C/svg%3E) Photograph by Terry Cripps. ![](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20340%20750'%3E%3C/svg%3E) Photograph by Terry Cripps. |