Etiqueta: Family
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Sabela of Cambados (Sabela de cambados)
Summer break is over and Eduardo, son of the Marquis of Soñeiro, goes back to Santiago de Compostela to resume his studies. Back in his family residence, he is waived goodbye by Sabela, his mother, and Tonucha, an orphan picked up by the family with whom Eduardo has planned to marry once he finishes his…
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The pretty mother (La madre guapa)
Elena is a mature woman, widow and mother of grown up children, but she is still strikingly beautiful. Her children are against her plans of marrying a man she loved when she was young, to whom she is united by something that has been kept a secret for many years. THEMES: Love, Dysfunctional family, Generation Gap,…
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The papiruse (La papirusa)
A man emigrates to Cuba with the intention of building up a fortune. Thanks to his adventurous spirit, he manages to buy a cigarette factory. Having gained success in his business, he thinks of marrying his daughter to the heir of an impoverished noble family. THEMES: Immigration, Economic Crisis, Integration, Social Climbing, Travel, Overcoming, Family, Business,…
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Chiruca Bilogy
A love between two worlds Chiruca works as a maid for the important Valdoviño ducal family formed by the Duchess, her oldest son and her grandchild, the youngest of the Valdoviño's, whose parents died and lives in America. One day, the administrator announces that the family’s wealth is in jeopardy and, facing the imminent ruin,…
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Lady and Mistress (Dueña y señora)
A convoluted love story Fernando is a young man from wealthy family origins who has fallen in love with Toña, the beautiful family’s housekeeper. Their passion leads to the birth of a child. However, Fernando gives in to the family pressure and marries Laura, a girl of his same social status. She convinces Toña to…
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The Famous Carballeira (El famoso Carballeira)
An aristocrat feels forced to marry a businessman. Setting aside social classes differences that draw them apart, his behavior induces her to start seeing him differently. THEMES: Love, Social Class, Marriage, Business, Social climbing, Seduction, High Class, Middle Class, Money, Family, Couples, Society GENRE: Dramedy, Romantic RELEVANT FACTS: The Famous Carballeira is one…
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The traps of fate (Las trampas del azar)
The author shows throughout three generations (Lisardo and Adoración; Gabriel and Matilde; Gabi and Patricia), the fateful consequences that luck can bring to the life of people, and the errors it can bring to human behavior, like when young Gabriel accepts to manage a weapon dealing business. All these errors will be repeated in the…
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Lazarus in the labyrinth (Lázaro en el laberinto)
Lazarus is the prosperous owner of the book shop “The Labyrinth”. He lives with his sister, Fina, and his nephews, Coral and Mariano, to whom he is the father figure. Lazarus lives tormented by an event of his past: 22 years back, his girlfriend Sylvia was aggressed by a violent group that disfigured her face with…
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The mule driver’s song (El cantar del arriero)
Blas is the owner of an inn. He is very old and has a daughter, Mariblanca. He would like to see her getting married. Mariblanca has a boyfriend, Anselmo, who works at the inn. They are both very much in love, but Lorenzo, a mule driver that goes frequently to the inn, will do everything…
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Caiman (Caimán)
It narrates the story of Rosa, the protagonist, a mother desperate to find her missing daughter who fell through a hole left when a work was paralyzed after the bankruptcy of the company in charge. However, the rescue teams cannot find the girl. Therefore, Rosa lives in a constant lie, convinced that the girl will…
