Giselle Jara.
Best Opener at the 2026 MICF Awards, for opening Anormala, Rachel Arieff’s show in Spanish.
The show
Anormala.
Anormala is stand-up and original songs in Spanish from Rachel Arieff, an American comedian who works in Catalan, Spanish and English and is also the festival’s president. She has been called a lot of things for not fitting the idea of the proper, traditional woman, including mala mujer and anormal, and she turns those labels into the show.
Giselle had the job of warming the room up before her.
- When: Thursday 1 October 2026, 21:00
- Where: Teatro Off Latina
- Language: Spanish
The award
The hardest slot.
Opening is the hardest job on any bill. The audience is still settling in, nobody bought a ticket to see you, and you have a few minutes to win them over and hand the room to the headliner in good shape. Giselle did it on the first night of the festival and made it look easy.
After the festival she made a video about her time at MICF and called it the best experience of her life. That one stayed with us.
Thank you, Giselle. The feeling is mutual. Congratulations.