On February 27, 2019, the Embassies of Argentina and Spain presented jointly with the GALA  Theatre a special evening to celebrate the Spanish writer and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, a member of the Generation of '98, a literary group of Spanish intellectuals, many of whom were exiles in Buenos Aires. Miguel de Unamuno had great interest in the issues of Hispanic America, and his work influenced the contemporary Latin American literature, especially within the Argentine writers.

Acclaimed Argentine actor Horacio Peña, who played the lead role of Unamuno in Irma Correa’s play “El viejo, el joven y el mar” (The Old Man, the Youth, and the Sea) at GALA Theatre, gave this presentation of excerpts of Unamuno’s most important poems and texts, along with cast members Delbis Cardona from Venezuela, Víctor de la Fuente and Luz Nicolás, both from Spain. This was the first time that Peña, awarded the María Guerrero, Trinidad Guevara and ACE prizes as Best Actor, performed in the United States.

The presentation was followed by a conversation with the actors.