La Turista

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La Turista is a play by the American playwright Sam Shepard, first performed in New York in 1967 . The title refers to the most common illness among tourists. The two main characters are Salem and Kent, which are also the name of cigarettes. It is a two act dramatic play. The first act takes place in Mexico, and the second in the USA. Some see this play as a reference to the Vietnam war.

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• Sam Shepard (1943-) - in full Samuel Shepard Rogers
• The New York Review of Books: CRITICS