Etiqueta: Love
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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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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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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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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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His wife´s Rival (El rival de su mujer)
Silda and Jaime are a marriage of high bourgeoisie in crisis by the explosion in their lives of Eduardo, a young gallant. At the beginning, Eduardo directs all their attentions toward Silda, who fails to awaken the interest of her husband. However, little by little, he drifts from Silda to get closer to Jaime. …
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Letters from women (Cartas de mujeres)
The story is about a real encounter with “portraits”, women from different social stratus with a common denominator: the explosive fight for a chimera, love. THEMES: Passion, Love, Friendship, Society, Social Class GENRE: Drama RELEVANT FACTS: With this story, Benavente makes an homage to women, portraying the different social and sentimental situations in…
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Field of ermine (Campo de armiño)
Doña Irene, Marquise of Montalbán, fosters Gerardo, supposedly the son of her brother and a commoner woman. However, she discovers through some letters that everything is a lie and expels him. Gerardo, disconsolate and fearful of returning with his mother, returns to the Marquise. Finally, despite everything she opens her doors in proof of compassion…
