Etiqueta: Class difference
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Skies of Mud (Cielos de barro)
The past of a damaged country that had to rescue itself from its own horros as best as it could. A young shepherd is accused of having committed a triple murder in the Extremaduran farmhouse where his family has worked as servants for generations. The inspector in charge of solving the case of the…
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The Captain’s Daughters (TV Series)
Three sisters, two worlds, one city. New York, 1936. The family restaurant “El Capitán” opens in the 14th Street, one of the colonial Spanish settlements of the city. The unexpected death of its owner forces Victoria, Mona and Luz Arenas, his untamable daughters, to take charge of the business. The Captain's Daughters unfolds the story of…
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Jack, Knight and King (Jota, Caballo y Rey)
A political satire about power, vanity, corruption… and a horse. Set in the Latin American dictatorship landscape of the 50s belonging to tropical tyrants that were corrupt, violent and usually eccentric. With the dictatorial regime of Rojas Pinilla in the Colombia of 1954, this novel is an analysis of power, vanity and corruption with a…
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A Fighting Chance
A true to life story of the hardships faced by young people from poverty-stricken neighborhoods. 17-year-old Mexican-American Miguel Angel trains every day after school at the Packing Shed. He dreams of becoming a worldwide-known boxing champion so he can get his family out of poverty. However, the city is threatening to take the Packing Shed…
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The Invisible Witness (El testigo invisible)
After years of absolute silence, the only witness of the death of the Romanovs will tell the truth. Leonid Sednev, who worked as a chimney sweep for the imperial family and later on as a kitchen helper, was only 15 the night of July 17th, 1918. Those were the latest hours of the Romanovs, who…
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Idyll
Idyll is the most exclusive city in America. Only the chosen ones, who really are someone in society, can buy a home in a place that wants to recover the old essences of simple and rural life, but with all the comforts of modern life. Beth arrives with her parents to this community, is…
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The world is for you (Para ti es el mundo)
Paquito is a spoilt young man whose mother, the wealthy widow Marcelina, has never denied him anything. However, when Amelia, a humble presser, rejects his love approaches, he finds an obstacle for the first time in his life. THEMES: Love, Unrequited Love, Social Class, High Class, Lower Class, Money, Family, Frustration, Seduction, Youth, Everyday…
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Quirós’ house (La casa de Quirós)
Mr. Gil de Quirós, the main character of the story, lives in a small town. He is a gentleman of old customs and proud of his lineage. He is a man with a complicated personality who behaves like a tyrant to everyone who is around him. The conflict appears in the story when Sol, Quirós’…
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The sin of being pretty (El pecado de ser guapa)
Isabel de Reinoso, elegant woman, educated, rich and sensitive, reaches the provincial town of Villaleona, dazzling men and generating envy among women. Because of this, hostility towards her will be increased more and more, capable of causing Isabel finally have to leave the village. THEMES: Beauty, Jealousy, Competition, Frustration, Intolerance, Power Struggle, Hate, Social…
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Pinches (Los pellizcos)
Don Mario has been captivated by Raimunda, the woman who served him at his house for years. When time passes, they meet again, but now Don Mario is poor and Raimunda is a rich heir. The woman, for old time's sake, helps Don Mario, who now works as a maintenance man in a hotel, but…
