'El alcalde de Zalamea' y su recreación teatral Activity · Zalamea de la Serena, La Serena, Badajoz Image of Zalamea de la Serena, not of the place itself. Zalamea de la Serena is the setting of Calderón de la Barca's celebrated play 'El alcalde de Zalamea' (The Mayor of Zalamea). Since 1994 the municipality has organized a theatrical re-enactment of the play, declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional (Festival of National Tourist Interest) in 2018. declarada de Interés Turístico Nacional en 2018 Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo (CC BY 4.0) What to see and do in Zalamea de la Serena