SOROCHE
(2024)
Adapted by Cuentero Productions from the short story by award-winning Ecuadorian writer Mónica Ojeda (Jawbone, Nefando), translated by Sarah Booker and Noelle de la Paz and published in “Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories by Two Lines Press,” ‘Soroche’ depicts the effects of a leaked sex tape, filtered through the dizzying lens of altitude sickness.
Told in alternating perspectives of Viviana, Karina, Nicole, and Ana—best friends since childhood— ‘Soroche’ recounts the tragic events of a mountain trip intended to help Ana break out of depression following a scandal and the dissolution of an abusive relationship.
The chorus of these friends’ confessions reveal contradictions, ruthlessly exposing the flawed friendships and brutal hypocrisies lurking below the surface—all through the haze of Ana’s unraveling.
CONTENT WARNING: Toxic friendship, body horror, graphic sexual content, self-harm
CREDITS
‘Soroche’ was written by Mónica Ojeda
It was translated by Sarah Booker and Noelle de la Paz
And it was directed and executive produced by Camilo Garzón
‘Soroche’ was included in “Through the Night Like a Snake,” a collection of Latin American horror stories published by Two Lines Press
It was produced by Cuentero Productions under their client-facing trademark: Cuentero Traunseúnte Productions™
Two Lines Press is an imprint of the Center for the Art of Translation, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California
Illustration by poet and
visual artist Giovanna Lomanto
CAST
Catalina Plata Guevara as Ana
MJ García as Karina
Claudia Andrea Escobar as Viviana
And Laura Ubaté as Nicole
CREW
Laura Ubaté and Camilo Garzón did voice direction, audio production and editing
Catherine Girardeau did consulting and creative production
María Linares did the score, including a piece called “Marina”
Daniel Murcia and Juan David Sarmiento did the sound design, engineering, and mixing
Sarah Dealy was our recording engineer at the North Fig Sound Studio in Los Angeles, California
Additional location sound recording in L.A. by Kiara Beltrán
Social media production for the Brava performance by Laura Villa
On collaborating with Cuentero, creative partner Two Lines Press says:
“The cinematic sound design [created by Cuentero Productions] immerses the listener in the suffocating, malignant air of the mountains while giving voice to Mónica Ojeda’s harrowing observations of abject humiliation and self-loathing.”
Cuentero created the audio horror story and provided live performance production, creative and voice direction, audio editing, audio production, casting, scoring, sound design, sound engineering, and sound mixing services. This is the first fiction project under Cuentero’s client-facing banner and trademark:
Cuentero Transeúnte Productions™
Two Lines Press and Cuentero presented ‘Soroche,’ a one-night-only haunting multimedia performance of Mónica Ojeda’s unflinching short story about a trip to the Andes.
The Brava Theater Center for Women in the Arts
Thursday, June 6 at 7 pm
The performance was followed by a conversation between translators Sarah Booker and Noelle de la Paz and Sarah Coolidge, editor of ‘Through the Night Like a Snake’.