▁Festival ▁( this ▁can ce led ▁production ▁was ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁written ▁by ▁Mar gar ita ▁K é ne fic , ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁Car ril lo ). ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁also ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed , ▁receiving ▁many ▁awards ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁written ▁of ▁as ▁the ▁z en ith ▁of ▁a ▁" G old en ▁Age " ▁of ▁Gu atem al an ▁theatre . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁engaged ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁( the ▁Institution al ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁was ▁then ▁in ▁power ), ▁and ▁Car ril lo ▁felt ▁it ▁necessary ▁at ▁first ▁to ▁attribute ▁the ▁script ▁to ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁" Fran z ▁Met z ", ▁and ▁had ▁photos ▁taken ▁of ▁someone ▁port ray ing ▁" M etz " ▁with ▁the ▁director ; ▁on ▁opening ▁night , ▁secret ▁police ▁came ▁inqu iring ▁after ▁the ▁address ▁of ▁Ast ur ias ▁( who ▁had ▁died ▁earlier ▁that ▁year ), ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁started ▁pay ing ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁pre views ▁of ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁film ▁adaptation , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Manuel ▁Oct av io ▁Gó mez , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁films ▁made ▁by ▁this ▁pro l ific ▁Cub an ▁film ▁director . ▁It ▁star red ▁French ▁actor ▁Michel ▁A uc la ir ▁as ▁" El ▁Presidente ". ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁film ▁adaptation , ▁directed ▁by ▁Venez uel an ▁R óm ulo ▁Guard ia ▁Gran ier ▁and ▁produced ▁by