Sáhara. La barca del desiertoUnahoramenos Producciones

Sáhara. La barca del desierto (Sahara. The Desert Boat), by the company Unahoramenos Producciones,  tells the story of a Canarian nurse who arrives in Laayoune in 1970, intending to take up a temporary job at the local hospital. However, her life undergoes a radical change when she falls in love Yahadih, a young Sahrawi who joins the Polisario Front to fight for the independence of Western Sahara.

This work has been developed following research undertaken at the Sahrawi refugee camps in January 2025. The main aim was to gather eyewitness accounts, learn first-hand about the reality of the exiled Sahrawi people, and to discover the historical, social and cultural elements which served as the foundations in creating this show.

With a blend of love, betrayal and resistance, Sáhara. La barca del desierto bears human witness to the personal transformation of a woman trapped between two worlds, and the struggle of a free people who refuse to disappear.

Director: Mario Vega. Text: Ruth Sánchez, Mario Vega. Production managers: Valentín Rodríguez, Mónica Hernández. Performer: Marta Viera. With the participation of: Elizabeth Romero. Puppet design and construction: Eduardo Rodríguez. Puppet manipulation: Elizabeth Romero, Erick González. Visual design: Juan Carlos Cruz, Mario Vega. Sound design: Héctor Muñoz. Costume design: Dácil González. Set design: Mario Vega. Lighting design, assistant director: Eduardo Vizuete. Technical team: Andrea Rosales, Erick González. Prop construction: Adán Moreno. Technical advisors: Ibán Negrín, Blas Acosta, Aridane Benítez. Content advisors: Ebbaba Hameida, Nicolás Castellano, Tiba Chagaf, Sidi Talebbuia. Audiovisual documentation: Aridane Díaz. Tour production: Yanira Peñafiel. Distribution: Desiree Bolaños. Administration: Noly Rodríguez, Elena Álamo. Communication, press: María Díaz. Thanks to the Government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Teatro del Barrio.