Etiqueta: Past
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Amelia and the Bees (Amelia y las abejas)
Two love stories, the one that is and the one that was, intertwined in a charming fable. Elena is a fifteen-year-old girl from the capital […]
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Matrioshka Dolls (Muñecas matrioshkas)
Women who fight to be. In Sonora, Mexico, trans people are the target of a pimp willing to invest large fortunes to operate on […]
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Love in Lower Case (Amor en minúscula)
Love in capital letters, hidden in the smallest characters. Samuel is a lonely university professor who is devoted body and soul to German linguistics. […]
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The Anatomist (El anatomista) (Film)
Women carry between their legs the keys to heaven and hell. “What every man once dreamed of: the magic key that opens women's hearts, the […]
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The Saint to Heaven (El santo al cielo)
The most complicated case of their careers. Aldo Monteiro is chief inspector of the Homicide and Missing Persons Brigade of the National Police. His life […]
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Strokes of Light (Golpes de luz)
Endearing and wild. Julia is a journalist in her forties who decides to move with her son Sebas to her hometown in Galicia. She […]
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I Can’t Hear the Children Play (No oigo a los niños jugar)
The silence is deafening. After a tragic, life-altering accident, 17-year-old Alma isn’t sure she can cope with her new, cruel reality. After the loss of […]
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A Mexican in Every Child (Un mexicano en cada hijo te dio)
Beautiful and beloved Mexico is what it is today thanks to figures from its history. There are illustrious figures who have something, or everything, to do with what is "Mexicanness" today, often relegated to the shadows of oblivion. Beyond the official history, a group of Mexicans throughout history have had the chance to influence, for better or worse, the life and culture of the country, but whom disdain has erased from memory. Heroes of flesh and blood, villains or stars that shined only to be suddenly dimmed. Figures such as Isabel Moctezuma: the last Aztec princess; Jesús García Corona, the hero of Nacozari; Gilberto Bosques, "the Mexican Schindler"; Tezozomoc, the terrible […]
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How to Survive… Saga (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. […]
