It was an evening that made the audience laugh as well as fall silent from the personal stories of shared by Latina group and Teatro Luna at the Latino Student Union's Dinner Theater.
The show began a show of six women performers who were dressed in black and pink. They started by noise with a musical instrument then began clapping and moaning ‘oh.'
The group wasn't afraid to get right into the topic, saying at the beginning, "it (sex) sounded even more scandalous in Spanish- sexo."
"It was good, I liked it," Hassan Algazwi, from Saudi Arabia and senior health science major said. "It was different than my culture and some stuff I felt uncomfortable watching."
The group focused on discussing stereotypes and taboos in Latino culture.
"I loved it, it was hilarious and I liked it all," junior biology major Rachel Heckler said.
The group had many short skits, including: growing up in Catholic schools, the first time getting periods, pregnancy, abortion and their first times having sex.
One story told was about a 14- or 15-year old who met a guy at a local hotel and had sex there and then thought she had crabs a few weeks later. Because it's not talked about in some cultures, she thought they were actual sea crabs, enticing laughs in the audience.
Another story was about a couple that had been dating for over a year and lost her virginity by candlelight.
Audience members laughed and applauded during as the group told their stories.
"I've been a member of LSU for the past few years and I thought it was pretty good," Christina Rizk, junior music education major, said. "It brings up topics people are too scared to talk about and people can relate to these topics."
The show ended with the women in the same formation as the beginning, chanting and moaning ‘sex-oh' and got the audience to chant with them as well.
"These stories can be embarrassing sometimes but they can affect change," said a member of the group. "There's nothing too taboo for us to talk about."
The turnout was high for the event with only a few empty tables.
"I saw it my freshman year and it was still really funny,"
Vice-President of LSU Michael Rivera, said. "I feel like a lot of
people not from LSU came out to see the show and it's getting our name out."
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