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The play starts with Carlos Fontoura, on Elvis's role, grabbing from the floor some objects that the fans used to throw at him during the concerts. "And he would say: 'Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess. It is my way on stage.' And what's talent after all? A trap? A bait for the envy of others? And fame? And success? And he would say: 'When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times...I learned very early in life that: ‘Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain’t got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend - without a song.' So I keep singing a song. Goodnight. Thank you.' I don't know if heroes die or if their immortality is very small in the big ocean of time. Up until 25 years old... with a handsome face, a taste for exotic clothes, black and pink and long hair, nobody could stop him. Nobody can stop me. I'm gonna be him. It's better to be King in an hour than an unknown for the rest of my life." Carlos Fontoura was King for around an hour and half and the other characters that accompanied him, gave life to his life:
Susana Neves was Gladys Presley. She reencarnated the role of the concerned mother, whose love of her life was her son. The always present mother, even after her death, present in
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