Etiqueta: Disease
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The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo (El libro secreto de Frida Kahlo)
A story full of colors and flavors. Frida is Mexico itself. After "dying" for the first time in a terrible car accident, Frida Kahlo reaches an agreement with her godmother, Death. In exchange for Frida preparing an offering in the form of a banquet for her every year on the Day of the Dead, Death allows her to live. Frida wrote down the recipes for each banquet dedicated to Saint Death in a black notebook she called “The Book of Holy Herbs”. The day this notebook was to be shown to the public for the first time in an exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts, it disappeared. Haghenbeck imagines that this notebook was a gift from the other great Mexican female icon, Tina Modotti (Frida Kahlo's lover), after the accident. The author narrates in first person the life of Kahlo, a free, authentic and controversial woman who broke stereotypes with her beauty and celebrated her Mexican identity in all areas. It delves into her decisions, thoughts and secrets, with a constant presence of death through two characters, The Messenger, represented by the revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata, and her Godmother, Death, who warns Kahlo that she will die the day her rooster Cui-cui-ri stops crowing. In an intimate and personal way, it reconstructs the most important passages of Kahlo's life, including her childhood, full of suffering and illness, and the accident she had in her youth, which caused injuries from which she never recovered, and which impregnated so much of her art. It also deals with her revolutionary interest in politics and her friendships and adventures with several of the most influential personalities of the time, such as Leon Trotsky and Georgia O'Keeffe, among others. It explores her complex relationship with Diego Rivera, her infidelities, her pregnancy and subsequent loss of the baby, her life in the United States, her divorce and her return. One day, Frida Kahlo orders her rooster Cui-cui-ri to be cooked. That same day, she dies. RELEVANT DATA: The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo is a novel inspired by the life of the Mexican artist. F.G. Haghenbeck takes the disappearance of The Book of Holy Herbs as the starting point for a journey through the life and thoughts of the Mexican artist, with a touch of magical realism and seasoned with Mexican gastronomy. The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo was a finalist in the International Latino Book Awards and winner of the Gourmand Award in France, making him the first Latin American writer to receive this distinction.? …
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Piece by Piece (Pieza a pieza)
The story of a boy who built himself. “Diversity is in the very nature of being human. We are all different and we need to treat each other with respect. If a society is based on that, we can move mountains. Otherwise, we only move backwards. We need to move up the mountain, rather…
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The Messenger of the Forest (La mensajera del bosque)
Death lurks the streets and nature has taken over. Cris Stoian awakens in a room surrounded by nature. She is unsure of how she got there… actually, she is unsure of everything. She finds a cell phone, and underneath it, there is a note from her brother Daniel. He assures her that she has…
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The Gate (La puerta) (TV Series / Film)
Mysterious murders on the brink of the afterlife. Raquel, an intelligent and strong-willed woman, has worked as an agent in the criminal investigation unit with the police for over 10 years. She is a well-known and respected professional, accustomed to being the head of large teams in complex situations. However, Raquel is on the verge…
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Strawberry Fields (Campos de fresas)
Do not dance with death. Luciana is a young chess player who will have to compete in one of the hardest games of her life. Little did she know that it would be up against death. She is a very responsible girl who is helping her friend Loreto overcome bulimia, but her ill-fated future is…
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The Fantasyburg Saga (Saga Bichos Raros)
The Mystery of the Fluorescent Unicorns | The Mystery of the Know-it-all Sphynx El enigma de los unicornios fluorescentes | El enigma de la esfinge sabelotodo When you go to school with dragons, werewolves and sirens, the weirdo is YOU. Fantasyburg is the secret city of all fantastic creatures. Here dragons, unicorns, mommies, lycanthropes and…
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The Difficult Light (La luz difícil) (TV Series/ Film)
Jacobo has decided to die. The only thing left is to celebrate life. David is a successful Colombian father, painter, who left his hometown to look for a better future in The United States with his wife, Sara, and his three children: Jacobo, Pablo and Arturo. Now, old and widowed, he moves back to Colombia,…
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The Storm Chronicle (Crónica de una tormenta | Testosterone) (Film)
Double or nothing. Overnight, just like important things in life usually happen, Antonio, the director of a very influential newspaper, must decide, quickly, which one of his two deputy directors will substitute him at the front of the prestigious company. Just like the administration board has decided, the other candidate will be fired to give…
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The House of the Harp (La casa del arpa)
Death has 47 tones. The Rico family moves from Madrid to Mingorría, a one-horse town. Mía, the oldest sister, thinks that she will be able to be happy again there, after a terrible heartbreak. Astrid, who is fifteen years old, is upset after having to leave her life behind. The youngest, Sofía, has autism, and…
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The defenses (Las defensas)
One case in three billion. One case in three billion. A novel based in the incredible true story of a doctor who suffered from the illness that he was investigating, and who was always sure of having received the wrong diagnosis. Gabi Martínez rebuilds the true story of doctor Escudero, a neurologist who suffered…
