Etiqueta: Family
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Angelina or the honor of a brigadier (Angelina o el honor de un brigadier)
Angelina is about to be betrothed with Rodolfo, a young man whom her father wants her to marry. However, Angelina is in love with Germán and runs away with him. But the father finds out about this forbidden love and after injuring the young man, he finds out he also has a relationship with Angelina’s…
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Four Hearts with Brakes and Reverse (Cuatro corazones con freno y marcha atrás)
Dying is not inevitable. Ricardo is a ruined man who, thanks to the voluminous inheritance of his recently deceased uncle, sees the opportunity to recover his money. However, the inheritance cannot be collected for another seventy years, by which time all the heirs will be dead. Dr. Bremon, his faithful friend, invents…
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Love only lasts 2.000 meters (El amor sólo dura 2.000 metros)
Annie Barrett (a well-known actress) and Julio Santillana (a famous Spanish novelist) are recently married: they arrive at New York with the project of filming a movie starred by her and written by him. The movie does not turn out well. Besides, something shocking occurs: their son is kidnapped. Julio cannot stand the situation and…
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Mr. Garcia’s corpse (El cadáver del señor García)
Abelardo and his fiancée Hortensia toast for their future happy marriage. Mr. Garcia, one of their guests, is desperate and thinks of hiding in the living-room next door to commit suicide. The two lovers, the house-keepers, some friends and neighbors -among which are a coronel, a priest, a Russian and a forensic surgeon- form the…
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The handkerchief of the wandering lady (El pañuelo de la dama errante)
Benigno is a poor man that has hardly any money to eat. He lives humbly with his daughter, Lolita, and her boyfriend, Timoteo. Two strangers arrive asking for Lolita, coming in representation of Countess Amaranta. Everyone’s life is about to change: Lolita is the heir to a noble patrimony. THEMES: Family Secrets, Inheritance, Poverty, Social…
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The weaker sex has gone to the gym (El sexo débil ha hecho gimnasia)
This story, with sense of humor, recounts the integration of women into civil society, first, in the first half of the 19th century, then, in the second half of the 20th century. The love affairs and problems of an aunt and her nieces, belonging to the middle-class in 1846, happen again a hundred years later…
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Eloísa is under an almond tree (Eloísa está debajo de un almendro)
This story has as its basis 11 main characters. The main theme is articulated by Fernando’s story, the protagonist, who comes back home after his father's death. In a letter his father left, he asks him to solve a crime: the murder of a woman that took place years ago. This takes Fernando to a…
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It’s dangerous to lean out (Es peligroso asomarse al exterior)
A young woman decides to accept the promise of marriage of three suitors, since the conjunction of the three would form the perfect gentleman ideal for the girl. The problem is that the trio is bound by kinship ties. When discovering the truth, the young woman decides to renounce the love of her three pretenders…
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Interlocked Lives (Vidas cruzadas)
Eugenia Castrogeriz, burdened by the debts of her brother, asks her suitor for help. In exchange of his help, Enrique proposes to her. This marriage proposal will be the beginning of Eugenia’s misfortune. THEMES: Love, Marriage, Money, Siblings, Family GENRE: Drama, Melodrama, Family Melodrama RELEVANT FACTS: The story was adapted to a film…
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Embittered (…Y amargaba)
The story is centered on the career of a young playwright who has already achieved some success. The plot thickens when suspicion and slander arise from the admiration his mother-in-law has toward him. THEMES: Love, Art, Youth, Family, Work, Love Triangle GENRE: Drama, Melodrama RELEVANT FACTS: In 1963 it was adapted for TV program “Primera fila”, directed…
