Etiqueta: Marriage
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Maror: the rules of gender (Maror: las reglas del género)
The romantic novel becomes a crime novel It's winter and in an isolated summer sea house some family members get together to spend a few days: Isabel, famous best-selling fiction author, her husband, Pablo; their daughter, Esperanza, and Pilar, Isabel’s sister. The breaking news is that the protagonist wants to abandon her career as a…
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The Miller Woman of Arcos (La molinera de Arcos)
This dramedia is about the abuse of power, about the Church as an institution, the government, the military and the emancipation of women. During a wedding, a minstrel tells a legend and the characters from the wedding start turning into the characters of the legend. The tale told by the minstrel is about how a…
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Three perfectly married women (Las tres perfectas casadas)
Three happy marriages, whose members, friends of youth, married the same day, celebrated their eighteenth anniversary all together as is their custom, but the absence of the master of ceremonies, a friend common to all of them, clouds the evening and provokes tension. This hardened bachelor has died in an accident and has left the…
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Trees Die Standing Tall (Los árboles mueren de pie)
"Do not see me fall. Dead inside, but standing tall. Like a tree." A married old couple spends their days regretting that their beloved grandson left. Mr. Balboa, in order to help with his wife’s sadness, fakes letters and pretends they are written by their grandson. One day, a real letter saying he is coming…
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Three top hats (Tres sombreros de copa)
The action takes place in an outskirts hotel, during the night spent there by Dionisio, the main character. He is there waiting: he gets married the next day. During these hours, he meets Paula, a young dancer from a theatre company who is temporarily in town. Paula and the company introduce him into an unknown world:…
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Crown of Love and Death (Corona de amor y muerte)
The story is centered on the life of Doña Inés de Castro and her loving relationship with Infant Pedro, the heir to the throne of Portugal. The Infant is committed to a union of political nature with Constanza Manuel de Villena. The problem arises when the Infant admits that he is in love with Doña…
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Miracle in the López household (Milagro en casa de los López)
Mercedes and Jerónimo are a well-off marriage living in a luxurious chalet with their servants, Teresa and Jacinta. They have been living enclosed for ten years, and they hope for something extraordinary to happen in their lives. One day, a young woman appears with the address of the chalet and the personal data of the protagonists. This is the trigger to…
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Only love and the moon bring fortune (Sólo el amor y la luna traen fortuna)
A famous pianist, who is a recalcitrant bachelor, tries to flee from what seems to be an inexorable destiny: marrying someone. Then, he meets a young lady who gives good luck to everyone who meets her and, later, becomes the main character´s lover. Nevertheless, an accident will make the pianist think that his good luck…
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The seducer (El seductor)
Domingo sees Ana on the street and follows her home. As they talk, the tension builds up as if they were about to reach a conclusion like confessing their love or passion. But this tension stays in suspense and they will have no physical relationship. Not even Ana’s husband, who walks by and then leaves…
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Beautiful Dorotea (La bella Dorotea)
Daughter of the village chief, Dorotea’s largest goal in life is getting married. However, all her attempts to get married get shut down by the neighbors’ gossip saying that the young boys only seduce her because of her money. In her latest attempt, her fiancé left her alone in the altar. Being desperate, Dorotea decides…
