Etiqueta: Family
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Stronger Than Love (Más fuerte que el amor)
Carmen, the main character of the story, takes care of Carlos, who is ill but loves her and seeks solace from his pain. The Duchess of Talavera, Carlos’ mother, is the person who puts Carmen in this position, after begging her to take care of her son. Carlos is not just ill but also jealous;…
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Malquerida (La malquerida)
Doña Raimunda is a widow that lives with her daughter Acacia. The widow marries Esteban, who is permanently rejected by Acacia. But the hatred between Acacia and Esteban is only a mask that hides the honest deep love they feel for each other. Now, Esteban starts to get rid of all the men that come…
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Baby Princess (La princesa bebé)
In the distant Kingdom of Swabia, Princess Elena, –Baby by express desire of his uncle, the Emperor Miguel Alexander- is forced to marry a rough man whom she does not love. She, unhappy with the situation, intends to divorce him and join Knight Rosmer. At the same time, the other nephew of the Monarch, Prince Stephen, wishes…
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The Suspicious Virtue (La virtud sospechosa)
The Suspicious Virtue takes place in a villa where Emilia arrives after marrying a marquis. The Marquis’ family believes Emilia is being opportunistic, but Rosaura -the Marquis’ niece- who is a kindhearted young woman, dearly appreciates Emilia. The conflict starts when Manolo Velez, the counterpoint of Rosaura’s character, shows young Rosaura which of Emilia’s actions are honest…
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Men’s honor (La honra de los hombres)
A young single woman accepts to raise with her boyfriend her sister’s illegitimate son. The sister’s husband, a fisherman, comes back after the fishing season. THEMES: Marriage, Siblings, Maternity Social Relations, Family, Adultery, Infidelity, Sex, Love GENRE: Drama, Melodrama, Family Melodrama RELEVANT FACTS: Intense and emotional play from Benavente taken to cinema in Argentina by…
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The honesty of the lock (La honradez de la cerradura)
A bourgeois marriage is visited by The Lady, a lender who asks them to keep some money because she fears that it can be stolen by the maid. The Husband and wife accept, although they are surprised and overwhelmed by the request of the stranger. The next morning, the Lady dies, so the marriage decides…
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Immaculate in Grieve (La Inmaculada de los Dolores)
A young girl, after the death of her fiancé, feels the necessity of mourning as if the wedding had actually taken place. For this same reason, everyone calls her "the Immaculate in Grieve". The young girl continues to live in her former fiancé’s parents’ house, and is protected by them. In the end, the young…
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The school of princesses (La escuela de las princesas)
In the imaginary Kingdom of Alfania, Princess Constanza is destined to marry Prince Alberto, heir to the throne of Suabia’s Kingdom. However, she loves Duke Alejandro, but her sister Princess Felicity is the one who will marry Alejandro, who accepts her. When Constanza and Alberto start knowing each other, they will fall in love but…
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Coming from a good family (De muy buena familia)
One of the children from a family that appears to be high class but really is not, following his impulses that come from an unstoppable desire for luxury and easy money, ends up committing a murder. In this debauchery he loses all moral reference and nothing will stop him. THEMES: Family, Murder, Corruption, Money, Social…
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Adoration (Adoración)
A scream, a shot gun… Eulalia has killed her husband Isidoro after a violent argument. Rosendo, who is deeply in love with her, pleads guilty of the crime to protect her. Finally, Eulalia confesses her crime to her children and declares that all Rosendo did was to help her, preparing everything to make it look…
