Tareas Buenas

Good afternoon I’m Louis Armstrong I was born on August 4 of 1901 in New Orleans Louisiana I was the grandson of slaves. I spend my youth in poverty, in a rough neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans,known as “Back of the Town”.

(On the kitchen at a family dinner all of them were eating: )

William (Dad): I can't take this anymore… -very serious doing a side his dinner and crossing hands infront of his face-

Mary (Mom): What do you mean? –looking to her husband and the kids to their father-

William (Dad): I can’t… no I don’t wanna live with all of you anymore! –dramatic- that's whatI mean... forgive me my dear and beloved family but I'm leaving this home -standing up of the table-

Mary (Mom): No you won’t go! You can’t go! Did you understand that!? –like Rasputia in Norbit-William (Dad): Yes I can and I will! So shut up Mary! –looking at her in a bad mood- Look what are we eating! All days this nasty sandwiches, looks like poop.

Mary (Mom): -doing her dinner to aside with her eyes full of tears, breathing slowly and finally spoke- can you tell me at least the reason?

Beatrice: Yes Daddy why did you want to abandon us? –crying a little-

Louis: Yes, dadtell the true, like a real man! –looking at his father-

(The kitchen for a moment gets quietly, William is trying to find out how to tell them the reason…)

William (Dad): It’s because I found lovein another woman….More rich, and old, soon she’s gonna die, and I will keep her richness and then I will come back for you… Yeah sure cof cof, continue eating please, I´m leaving –he left the kitchenwith a big smile-



(William go out of scene )

As my father, William Armstrong abandoned me and my family when I was a kid and he took up with another woman. My mother, Mary Albert, left meand my younger sister Beatrice Armstrong Collins in the care of my grandmother, Josephine Armstrong –Mary leave the kids with the grandma- and at times, with my Uncle Isaac. At five, I moved back to...