Etiqueta: Love
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Titania
Matilde, the main character of the story and a widow of a famous writer, falls in love with Benigno, a poor and illiterate man. People from her social environment call Matilde “Titania”, comparing her destiny to the destiny of the Shakespearian character from A Midsummer Night's Dream, who falls in love with a young workman…
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Occidental Vestal (La vestal de occidente)
This story is about Queen Elizabeth I of England and her complicated and tempestuous relations with Robert Devereux, II Earl of Essex. THEMES: Love, Treason, Jealousy, Monarchy, Social Relations, Society GENRE: Drama, Melodrama, Historical RELEVANT FACTS: Benavente won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1922. He treated all the theatrical genres and developed a broad…
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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…
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The Bonds of Interest (Los intereses creados)
Leandro and Crispín arrive to a prosperous small city seeking a strike of good luck to improve their lives. Given that Leandro is the youngest and more handsome of them, they decide that he will play the role of a young and attractive lord travelling with his assistant, played by Crispín. With this fake identity,…
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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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The slab of dreams (La losa de los sueños)
Rosina lives with her mother Mrs. Rosa and her two sisters, Leonor and Estela, in absolute poverty, in the poorest part of the city. They survive thanks to the self-interested support that a gentleman, Don Paco, gives to Mrs. Rosa. The family’s only hope is the marriage of the girls. Rosina, intellectually curious, often attends…
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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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That Saturday night (La noche del sábado)
Imperia, a young woman, works as a dancer, but after losing her job she sees herself working as a prostitute, where she meets Prince Miguel, who is the heir to the Suabian throne. The prince falls madly in love with her, but she refuses to go with him. Everything changes after the death of Donina,…
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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…
