These two short plays reveal Piñera’s irreverent, darkly humorous streak. In the first, he plays with language, and in the second, with equivocal (and unequivocal) situations. The latter exploits the "form versus content" cliché that communist ideologues employed during much of the 20th century. Piñera's absurdist humor, which he used to skewer political rhetoric, practices, contributed to his works being banished from his homeland's stages for many years. These pieces are a testament to his wit, artistic skills and, above all, subversiveness. (Staged reading in Spanish)