Etiqueta: Overcoming
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Leopard in the Sun (Leopardo al sol) (TV Series)
Blood is paid with blood. Two families, the Barragán's and Monsalve's, are engaged in a bloody war. It all started when Nando Barragán murdered […]
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Saga How to Survive… (Saga Cómo sobrevivir a…)
How to Survive Ancient Rome | How to Survive Prehistory | How to Survive the Middle Ages Could you survive in past era? This is the ultimate guide. Life in the past could be very complicated. Danger was always afoot. It was imperative to know what places to avoid in the Middle Ages, or how to make a tool in Prehistory to be able to eat lunch. Ancient Rome may seem like a lot of fun too: temples, armies and gladiators, chariot races, hilarious comedies… but it was also plagued by battles, conspiracies, and fires. The cities were very different from today, and dressing inappropriately or even drinking from the wrong cup could lead to death. Knowing how to survive these episodes of history is key. Luckily, there is this fun and educational survival manual, which will solve all your doubts and help you live in the Middle Ages, Ancient Rome, Prehistory… without dying in the process! RELEVANT DATA: Each installment of the saga How to Survive… focuses on a different historical period that, with a lot of humor, allows the reader to have fun while learning about history. This children's saga, reminiscent of the successful Érase una vez… or Horrible Histories series, contains all the necessary ingredients to become a great success and to be adapted into an animated series for a contemporary children's audience. […]
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The Chasers Saga (Saga Los Rastreadores)
The Secret City | The Hidden Power Other invisible cities exist within the city of Madrid. The Mopa clan, a gang of seven-centimeter anthropomorphic creatures called chasers, has lived hidden for decades on the rooftop of a department store in downtown Madrid. They steal food from the supermarket, play in the aisles at midnight and have fun scaring customers.?However, they have to stay hidden, because if humans see them, they would be instantly turned into salt. Sasa is a […]
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Seven Kisses (Siete besos)
Are seven kisses enough to make someone fall in love with you? At the age of 14, Paula meets Alex in Mallorca and instantly falls […]
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The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo (El libro secreto de Frida Kahlo)
A story full of colors and flavors. Frida is Mexico itself. After "dying" for the first time in a terrible car accident, Frida Kahlo reaches an agreement with her godmother, Death. In exchange for Frida preparing an offering in the form of a banquet for her every year on the Day of the Dead, Death allows her to live. Frida wrote down the recipes for each banquet dedicated to Saint Death in a black notebook she called “The Book of Holy Herbs”. The day this notebook was to be shown to the public for the first time in an exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts, it disappeared. Haghenbeck imagines that this notebook was a gift from the other great Mexican female icon, Tina Modotti (Frida Kahlo's lover), after the accident. The author narrates in first person the life of Kahlo, a free, authentic and controversial woman who broke stereotypes with her beauty and celebrated her Mexican identity in all areas. It delves into her decisions, thoughts and secrets, with a constant presence of death through two characters, The Messenger, represented by the revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata, and her Godmother, Death, who warns Kahlo that she will die the day her rooster Cui-cui-ri stops crowing. In an intimate and […]
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Piece by Piece (Pieza a pieza)(Film)
The story of a boy who built himself. “Diversity is in the very nature of being human. We are all different and we need to […]
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Animals Like You (Animales como tú)
The animal sanctuary with the largest following in the world. “We humans are not so different from them; they are animals like you.” Located […]
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My Right-Hand Brother (Mi hermano derecha)
Success does not come to those who have the best hand, but to those who know how to play well with the hand they have been […]
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Only For You Saga (Saga Solo por ti)
Provoke Me | And Love Me | Eternally | Tempt Me The thorny path of love. Annia Moreno is a young woman in […]
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Every Summer in the World (Todos los veranos del mundo)
The rekindling of a summer love. Freshly fired from a law firm in Barcelona where she had been working for many years, Helena sets […]