Etiqueta: Empowerment
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Carmen Sevilla
The most endearing and popular star in Spain. Carmen Sevilla, "the bride of Spain", is one of the great Spanish film, television and music legends of the late 20th century. At the age of twelve, the Sevillian artist performed for the first time on stage. At seventeen, she made her first debut in cinema…
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Marisol
The child prodigy of Spanish cinema. Marisol (Pepa Flores) has been one of the most iconic actresses in Spanish cinema. At the tender age of eight, she was already performing with a dance group, where she was discovered by a producer who launched her to fame and the show business machine. The show business…
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The Miracle (El milagro)
It is never too late to fulfill your dreams. Juana, Dominga, Lucia and Soledad are a group of tender, very Christian grandmothers who live in a small town. This town saw them grow up, become wives, mothers, and grandmothers. Truth be told, they would have wanted much more for their lives, but they had…
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Killing Plato (El asesinato de Platón)
The struggle for democracy and equality clashes with the ambition of the tyrant. Athens, 4th century B.C. Altea, daughter of Perseus and one of Plato's most brilliant disciples, is the first woman to be admitted to the philosopher's academy as a student and, subsequently, as a teacher. Her life has broken with all the…
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Saga Someone for You (Alguien para ti)
This is not your typical boy meets boy story. Oscar is a 15-year-old high school boy who is hiding a secret from everyone, including his friends: he is in love with Pablo, his popular, sporty, handsome, and flirty classmate who he doesn’t think he stands a chance with. Oscar is a young, hard-working,…
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What Happened to Patricia Lukastic? (¿Qué se sabe de Patricia Lukastic?)
Pressure can either create diamonds or burst pipes. Patricia Lukastic is a young Argentinean tennis player; one of the most promising tennis players in the world. Coached by her father Elian, Patricia began winning local tournaments, and then quickly went on to win at huge international competitions like the Australian Open. She ascended quickly…
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The Story of Dinamic (La Historia de Dinamic)(TV Seri
The young pioneers who became millionaires in the video game industry. Spain, 1980´s. The extremely talented Ruiz brothers, Víctor, Nacho and Pablo, were 17 years old by the time they paved the way for the video game industry almost by accident. Fascinated by arcade machines, they started experimenting in their attic with rudimentary…
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My Right-Hand Brother (Mi hermano derecha)
Success does not come to those who have the best hand, but to those who know how to play well with the hand they have been dealt. Beto is a twelve-year-old boy with an incredible talent for playing baseball. He is considered the great national pitching prodigy in his age category. Toño, his…
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Sara Montiel: From One Secret to the Next, My Life Uncovered (Sara Montiel: Secreto a secreto, mi vida al descubierto)
The unseen side of the diva from La Mancha (Spain) who conquered Hollywood. Diva in film and music, the queen of kitsch, a woman of overwhelming personality and heart-stopping beauty, and capacity for self-parody, Sara Montiel was the great icon of 20th century Spain. Ernest Hemingway taught her to smoke cigars, she married…
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Wishbone
Too ugly, too chubby, too Latina?… too brave to be eclipsed. Pilar and Pili are two young women separated by an entire generation. Pili lives in 1970s Laredo, on the Mexican border in South Texas. She has a flammable personality and routinely flouts the cultural expectations of femininity in her machismo-oriented Mexican American community.…
