Buenos Aires, January 16 (NA) – Flavio Mendoza made a bold statement and pointed at colleagues who claim to have sold-out shows without concrete numbers in Mar del Plata and Carlos Paz. According to what Noticias Argentinas agency learned through Mitre Live, Mendoza spoke about the premiere of his show in Rosario. Although he showed satisfaction with the public's response, he was firm in distancing himself from other artists. "I am happy and had a beautiful premiere, but I am not going to say 'sold-out' because I am tired of that embarrassment. With my previous show, 'A Magical Christmas,' we had about 27,000 spectators, and with this new show, we already have 7,000 tickets sold, so it should be the most-watched show nationally." Mendoza also focused on the productions that claim to have sold-out tickets during the summer: "If it were true, I would be super happy and I would love for all of us to have sold-out shows, because it is an industry that spends a lot." However, he added: "I would like it to be real, but it is not," and then went deeper into the reason, in his opinion, that feeds this lack of clarity. "I am from the era when we all said we had a success and sometimes it was not so. In Mar del Plata, there are more shows than in Villa Carlos Paz, and in some places, it is all very easy. I can fill the theater and say I have sold-out tickets, but this happens because AADET is not publishing the numbers." Finally, Mendoza analyzed the current summer theater panorama: "It is not a season of great proposals. Every year there are a bunch of plays." "Everyone says that and it is embarrassing," stated the dancer. True to his direct style, the choreographer and producer backed up his statements with figures: "Thank God I have very good sales."
