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Marta Albalá Pelegrín

Marta Albalá Pelegrín

Professor

English and Modern Languages, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences

Email

martaa@cpp.edu

Phone number

909.869.4625

Office location

24-213

Office hours

M W | TBA

Public Humanities

I lead Radio Comedia, a podcast project that brings plays from the Hispanic Golden Age to contemporary audiences through short, accessible Spanish-language episodes available to stream for free. Radio Comedia is part of UCLA’s Diversifying the Classics project.

Full-length audio plays 


Amar después de la muerte by Calderón de la Barca, Musical adaptation (2025). Produced in collaboration with Jóvenes Clásicos, accompanied by pedagogical materials, and interviews with scholars and theater practitioners.

Valor, Agravio y mujer by Ana Caro (2024). Produced in collaboration with Jóvenes Clásicos, accompanied by pedagogical materials, and interviews with scholars and theater practitioners. 

Mujeres y criados by Lope de Vega (2022). Produced in collaboration with Jóvenes Clásicos, accompanied by pedagogical materials, and interviews with scholars and theater practitioners.

Short theatrical pieces 


La Ropavejera (‘Second Hands’) by Francisco de Quevedo (2024). Adapted for young audiences by Dragoncillo Puppet Troupe. In Spanish with video subtitles in English and accompanying pedagogical materials.

La tierra de Jauja (‘The Land of Jauja’) by Lope de Rueda (2024). Adapted for young audiences by Dragoncillo Puppet  In Spanish with video subtitles in English and pedagogical materials.

El Marión (‘The Ladies’ Man’) by Francisco de Quevedo (2025). Adapted for young audiences by Dragoncillo Puppet Troupe. In Spanish with video subtitles in English and pedagogical materials.