Etiqueta: Love
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Water, oil and gasoline (Agua, aceite y gasolina)
Mario starts to act crazy after being deceived by his former lover, Maria Leticia: they were planning on running away together, they fix a date in a gas station and she never shows up. Mario’s friends are very concerned for his behavior, so they make a plan: a girl that looks like Maria Leticia will…
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The love of cats and dogs (El amor del gato y del perro)
Aurelia is an innocent young girl who looks for answers to life. She ends up in Ramiro´s house, a famous writer that looks for a meaning of such concepts as love or happiness. Having several discussions about a variety of themes, including the relationship between cats and dogs, they say goodbye, having only one thing…
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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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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…
