Carmen

The Fyre Festival team, in a statement to ticket holders reviewed by The Times, said it was “blindsided” by Isla Mujeres officials’ claims and instead opted to host the event at Mexico’s Playa del Carmen.

On April 2, Playa del Carmen government officials issued a statement in Spanish on Instagram with a familiar message.

In its notice to ticket holders last week, the Fyre team claimed it had paid for the necessary permits to move forward with the event at Playa del Carmen and accused the local government of theft.

This classic Eastside story centers Ana García, a headstrong teen with educational aspirations, who is often at odds with her traditional, menopausal Mexican mother, Carmen.

Lupe Ontiveros, who performed in stage productions of the play and in various Gregory Nava films, was cast as Carmen.