Etiqueta: Generational conflict
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Mister Truthful (Don verdades)
The life of the main character, an old man with an impeccable reputation and known for being a good person, is altered when he falls in love with a young girl and is afraid to make a fool of himself. At the same time, given the circumstances, he sees himself having to marry a midwife…
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Twenty years only (Veinte añitos)
Pepe and Faustina are an old married couple that are close to the end of their lives. One day the Devil appears before them and offers them something difficult to reject: to bring back their youth. Having 20 years again, all the vicissitudes of that age make them wish to go back to being old. …
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Save the dolphins (Salvad a los delfines)
A divorced couple meets after seven years split at their daughter’s wedding. She has built a new life with another man. The play develops the misunderstandings and anecdotic situations of this triangle to which is added the daughter and her fiancée, a Thai man who aspires to go the Faeroe Islands and save dolphins. THEMES:…
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The man of dusk (El hombre del atardecer)
The play opposes the decline of the middle-aged and the splendor of youth. Amelia, Ernesto and Julia belong to the first group. The first two are cynical and conscious of the role their age makes them take on. Julia, on the contrary, is optimistic and still thinks she can inspire joyfulness. On the other side, Charly y Hermi are young, they leave…
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It’s forbidden in autumn (Prohibido en otoño)
This is a recreation of Pygmalion’s story. It is set in the 50’s but it could be set any time now. The main plot consists in the obsession a mature man develops for his pupil, a young girl from his same town. He is well-intentioned at first but ends up going crazy for her. She,…
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Outburst (Rapto)
A 60-year-old man has such a young spirit that he feels attracted to young girls. He even competes with his son for the same woman, who they both met at the same time. That is how the fight starts. Each one will have to do his best in order to be chosen. THEMES: Love,…
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Ten Euros for a drink (Diez euros la copa)
The play presents four builders from different generations facing the economic crisis. During their lunch break, the four of them talk about love, desire, friendship, fidelity or loneliness, everything with a humorous tone for four lunches and an epilogue. THEMES: Economic crisis, Generational Gap, Love, Lower Class, Friendship, Fidelity GENRE: Comedy RELEVANT FACTS: …
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Mum Steals Our Boyfriends (Mamá nos quita los novios) (Film)(TV Series)
Mrs. Robinson is back and this time she's staying This familiar comedy introduces us into the day-to-day life of a peculiar family. Amadora is a widow, very beautiful and mother of three young people, who are already of age of marriage: Julio, Luisa Rosa and Cristina. They are a well-placed family, so the three brothers…
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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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Story of a Stairway (Historia de una escalera)
Capuetes and Montesco are neighbors! The whole action takes place in an apartment building occupied by humble workers, except Elvira and her father, who belong to a higher class social disposition. Elvira wants to marry Fernando, but he loves Carmina, and their love is mutual. Urbano, another neighbor, is also in love with Carmina. The…
