Etiqueta: Monarchy
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The one true story of the princess and the dragon (La verdadera y singular historia de la princesa y el dragón)
The story is based on folk tales. It was written for people of any age and condition. In this incredible text, children will recognize their heroes, while adults will go back to their childhood. It is a story full of humor, noble feelings placed into a magical universe, where dreams come true and that take…
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A Dreamer for the People (Un soñador para un pueblo)
The story is set in the Spanish 18th century, recreating Esquilache´s riot. The plot is centered on Marquis Esquilache, one of Carlos III’s ministers. Esquilache is a minister with an advanced ideology in tune with the Enlighten movement. He forwards a law that provokes some anxiety among the people of the country: a riot against…
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Almost a fairy tale (Casi un cuento de hadas)
The action is set in an 18th century royal court, where the kings and their two twin daughters live. One of the twins is Leticia, beautiful but dumb; the other, Laura, ugly but intelligent. When ungraceful and hunchback Prince Riquet arrives, the situation turns around. Riquet wants to conquer Leticia’s heart. Will she find love…
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Meninas (Las Meninas)
Set in the Court of Felipe IV, the story is centered on the figure of the painter Diego Velázquez, who is involved in various court intrigues due to the creation of his masterpiece "Las Meninas". A thriller fantasy about the life of the most outstanding painter of his time and the events that surround his life in…
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The princess of the desert (La princesa del desierto)
Nabih, a homeless man, tells a story to Hassan, a little boy. The story of the man is about Omar and Abdul, two young men who have to find the princess Fatima to prevent Ahmed´s ascension to the throne of Arwan. These two friends manage to contact with Laila, Fatima´s daughter. After this, the princess is…
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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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The handkerchief of the wandering lady (El pañuelo de la dama errante)
Benigno is a poor man that has hardly any money to eat. He lives humbly with his daughter, Lolita, and her boyfriend, Timoteo. Two strangers arrive asking for Lolita, coming in representation of Countess Amaranta. Everyone’s life is about to change: Lolita is the heir to a noble patrimony. THEMES: Family Secrets, Inheritance, Poverty, Social…
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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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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,…
