Kevin Gaytan of Rogelio Lopez & Dancers (photo: Ryan Kwok)

From September 12-14, dancer/choreographer Rogelio Lopez will unfold a new work at Dance Mission Theater. In “Mucho Machismo y Pocos Machos,” Lopez and his dancers will tell the story of a queer Mexican folklorico dancer who falls in love with a closeted fellow dancer.

Lopez lives a life that’s immersed in dance. Born in Mexicali, Baja California Norte in Mexico, his family emigrated to Fresno when he was 13, where his father supported the family by working in the fields. He attended Roosevelt High School, and was first exposed to dance in the form of folklorico, a tradition of Mexican folk dances. Lopez found that he had a natural propensity for the form, and, at 17, joined a local dance company called El Sol. He followed his pa

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