A García Márquez Novel Becomes a One-Man Show in Barranco
PERU · THEATRE
Key Facts
- —What En los Tiempos del Cólera, a one-person staged narration.
- —Based on El amor en los tiempos del cólera, the 1985 García Márquez novel.
- —When Saturday 29 August 2026 at 6pm.
- —Where La Vermut Bar, Avenida Bolognesi 235, Barranco, Lima.
- —Price Not published, so ask the venue before travelling.
- —Format Narración oral escénica, closer to storytelling than to conventional theatre.
One actor, one novel, one small room in Lima’s most walkable district.
A stage version of García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera plays in Barranco on Saturday 29 August. It runs as a one-person spoken performance.
What is being staged
The piece is called En los Tiempos del Cólera. It is billed as a narración oral escénica.
That form sits between theatre and storytelling. One performer holds the room without a set or a cast.
The source is El amor en los tiempos del cólera, the novel García Márquez published in 1985.
The English title is Love in the Time of Cholera. It is his most widely read book after One Hundred Years of Solitude.
This is García Márquez in Barranco stripped to its simplest possible staging.
García Márquez in Barranco is a single date, not a run, which is worth knowing before you plan around it.
When and where
The performance is on Saturday 29 August 2026. It begins at 6pm.
The venue is La Vermut Bar, at Avenida Bolognesi 235 in Barranco, Lima.
Bolognesi is one of the district’s main avenues, walkable from the centre of Barranco.
A bar rather than a theatre changes the evening. Expect to be close and to have a drink in hand.
The listing gives one date only. There is no announced season.
La Vermut Bar is a small room, so the 6pm start is likely to be kept.
What is not published
The ticket price has not been published anywhere we can find. Neither has the booking method.
There is no Teleticket or Joinnus link in the listing. That usually means door sales or a reservation by message.
No capacity figure is given either. A bar room of this kind seats tens, not hundreds.
The performer and adaptor are named in the event card but not in a way we can verify independently.
The practical answer is to contact La Vermut Bar directly before making the trip.
Venues of this size in Lima often take reservations by WhatsApp rather than through a ticketing site.
Why this novel
Love in the Time of Cholera is a love story that runs across fifty-one years, nine months and four days.
Florentino Ariza waits that long for Fermina Daza. The novel treats the wait as neither noble nor absurd.
It is set on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, in an unnamed city drawn from Cartagena.
The book is less fantastical than One Hundred Years of Solitude. Its magic is in the patience.
That makes it unusually suited to one voice in one room.
The novel drew on his own parents’ courtship, which he described as the seed of the book.
What a narración oral escénica is
The form is well established across Latin America and barely known elsewhere.
A single narrator performs a text rather than acting a character. The audience is addressed directly.
There is no fourth wall and usually no set. The whole thing rests on timing and voice.
It is the closest live equivalent to being read to as an adult.
For anyone with intermediate Spanish it is easier to follow than ensemble theatre.
Peru has a strong tradition in the form, with festivals dedicated to it in Lima and Cusco.
Barranco itself
Barranco is Lima’s smallest and most walkable district, on the cliffs south of Miraflores.
It has the highest concentration of bars, galleries and small venues in the city.
The district was a seaside resort for Lima’s wealthy in the nineteenth century. The architecture still shows it.
Most visitors come for the Puente de los Suspiros and stay for the evening.
García Márquez in Barranco fits the district exactly. Small rooms, literary crowd, no formality.
García Márquez in Barranco sits within a few streets of a dozen other small venues.
Getting there
Barranco is about twenty minutes from Miraflores by taxi and longer in traffic.
Ride apps work normally throughout the district. Street taxis are best avoided.
The Metropolitano bus runs along the Via Expresa with stops within walking distance.
Avenida Bolognesi runs inland from the seafront, so the address is a short walk from the main square.
A 6pm start means arriving in daylight, which makes the walk straightforward.
Barranco fills on Saturday evenings, so allow extra time for the last few blocks.
Is it worth the evening
For anyone who reads Spanish comfortably, this is an easy recommendation.
For anyone still learning, a narrated performance is gentler than a play with several speakers.
The unpublished price is the one real obstacle. Ask first.
One date only means there is no second chance if you miss it.
García Márquez in Barranco on a Saturday evening is a small, specific pleasure. That is the whole appeal.
Bring cash. Small Barranco bars do not always take foreign cards.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is García Márquez in Barranco being staged?
On Saturday 29 August 2026 at 6pm, at La Vermut Bar in Barranco, Lima.
What is the address?
La Vermut Bar, Avenida Bolognesi 235, Barranco, Lima.
How much does it cost?
The price has not been published. Contact the venue directly before travelling.
Which novel is it based on?
El amor en los tiempos del cólera, published in 1985 and known in English as Love in the Time of Cholera.
Is it in Spanish?
Yes. It is a one-person narrated performance, which is easier to follow than ensemble theatre if your Spanish is intermediate.
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