The Cast

Victor Kolstee & Rosario

So, I should introduce you to the rather gigantic performance cast! 7 sisters and Rosario, another dancer who plays the younger version of Rosario and 4 musicians who are on stage from the moment it starts until the absolute end.

At rehearsal - Nanaimo, BC

Victor Kolstee, Rosario’s husband and artistic partner, is a driving musical element in the show and plays guitar alongside with Miguel Ramos, from Cádiz, Spain. Miguel is extraordinarily musical, solid and inexhaustible. The sound of the 2 guitarists interweaving and conjuring up waves of

Alvaro & Angelita

rhythm and sound is the basis for all of the dance features. Angelita “la del Lito” is the singer. Her voice is dynamic, full of rough textures and piercing passion. Alvaro Rubio is our percussionist, multi-talented as he alternates cajón (box drum) with Tablas; moving from dry rhythms, to punctuated melody.

Instantly, the kinship in the group of sisters was evident. Our personalities blend, we laugh, joke and annoy each other in friendly ways (Marien is always pinching me and

Me & Marien

stealing bits of my food). We are sharing rooms, our meals, exploring cities and building bonds that have started with the family of Mis Hermanas, but will undoubtedly extend far beyond this tour.

Lupita/Katherine getting ready

As I mentioned, I am the eldest sister, followed by Marien Luevano from Mexico (playing the mambo-loving Rosalba), Melanie Meyers from Vancouver (playing the ethereal beauty Rebecca), Katherine Oliveri from Montreál (playing the sword-fish killing Lupita), Christina Trembley from Chicoutimi,

Angelita "La del Lito" - Flamenco Singer

Québec (playing the rebellious Marisela), Juliana Pulford from Ottawa (playing the delightfully spoiled and cheeky Titi) and Deborah Dawson from Vancouver (playing the sensitive painter, Alejandra). 

Together we form a boisterous and passionate representation of the Ancer sisters.