In this essay, I will analyze three plays by the Spanish writer Lourdes Ortiz Yudita, Cenicienta and Aquiles y Pentesilea with the goal of exploring the author's intriguing reconsideration of power structures and the configuration of gender roles, by engaging in a modern interpretation of three myths. In these three works, the writer examines the way male and female relations are shaped, while suggesting mainly in Aquiles y Pentesilea the need to adopt more egalitarian models of identity. This may have a positive effect on society and lead to a greater well-being for both female and male subjects. (IPA)