La Cucaracha

The Mexican premiere of a two-act stage play written by J. Lynn Jackson and directed by Alfonso Lopez. On the Main Stage at Act2PV.

Reservations and $500 peso Tickets

”Enter a world where love, life, death, and sweet justice collide in La Cucaracha. Orange predator Uncle Sam from the U.S. crashes a Celebration of Life in Puerto Vallarta. Fierce June bug Salma teams up with courageous human Lila to lead the resistance.
La Cucaracha throws political absurdity, magical realism, and big human truths into a blender. And it’s a blast!!”

Hailed by Latinx Mafia as “sharp, hilarious, and dangerously timely… you will laugh. You will squirm. You might even check your visa status.” This provocative work brims with humor, heart, and heat, exploring the messy, magical complexity of human connection.

La Cucaracha previously opened the PlayGround Fringe-style San Francisco Free-Play Festival at Potrero Stage in August 2025. La Cucaracha sold-out and had the “best attendance of any show in Free-Play Festival history!”

Get your tickets today at ACT2 PV Theater. Wear a resistance tee-shirt. Bring a protest sign. Take and post a picture with the green protest frog on Basilio Badillo.

“It is not worthwhile to leave this world without having had a little fun in life.” – Frida Kahlo

Buzz and Reviews from San Francisco:

“An amazing creation. 100% magic. It’s so fun!” – KSVY

“… celebrates sweet justice.” – Index Tribune

“A homegrown achievement… driving the future of theatre forward.” – Theatre Bay Area

“… best attendance of all 34 shows in festival history.” – SF PlayGround