Correa did not hesitate. That very afternoon, while Emeterio López patiently continued smoking cigarettes by the garages, Correa ironed out the terms of an agreement with Rafael Mascaró and Luis Bular in the mansion’s chandeliered dining room. Mascaró did not waver from his original proposal: he would pay the rent, build the stage, buy the furnishings. Correa had simply to fill the place. The deal was sealed with a handshake.
