Etiqueta: Past
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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 secret that governs the mysterious desire of female love…” Mateo Colon, an anatomist during the Renaissance, falls prey to an obsession. He falls in love with Mona Sofia, an…
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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 and career take an unexpected turn when lieutenant Julio Mataró, his connection with the Spanish Civil Guard, informs him of the Orion Dauber’s murder. The body has no fingerprints,…
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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 takes advantage of the trip to take care of her mother, give herself time after the recent breakup with her husband and work on a report about heroin trafficking.…
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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 her parents, she suffers post-traumatic shock, which leads her to attempt to take her own life. Her attempt is unsuccessful, and she is immediately checked in to a clinic…
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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 chief of Tacuba; Lorenzillo, the terror of the seas of Campeche; Jesús Malverde, the saint of the narcos; Hilda Krüger, the Nazi spy who was also the mistress of a Mexican president;…
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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. The first and second installments will be published in spring 2022 and the third in autumn of the same year. It's author, nicknamed “The Nosy Historian”, is passionate about history. He has more than 77K followers on social networks, where he shares curiosities and little-known facts about universal history. In the saga How to Survive… he unravels history with a mixture of accuracy and entertainment that makes the reader feel like the protagonist. AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL: TV Series, Miniseries, Film, TV Movie. LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: Spanish, Catalan. Sample in English available. THEMES: History, Middle Age, Ancient Rome, Prehistoric, Gladiators, Hunting, Struggle, Danger, Discovery, Overcoming. GENRE: Adventure, Comedy, Children’s.
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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 madly in love with him. However, their relationship is impossible because, besides the fact that he is three years older than her, he is her cousin Marta's summer boyfriend.…
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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 her twenties who works in an important real estate agency in Marbella, Spain. She is a strong, independent woman with a stable job who has finally been able to…
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Saga You (Saga Tú)
Forever You | Just You | Just You Forever Eternally You | Only you | Infinitely You You never forget your first love. The You saga introduces us to four intertwined love stories in which the protagonists are united by family ties or friendship. Each installment focuses on a couple. Britt had to watch as the love of her teenage years, Dennis, married another woman. On top of that, it's impossible for her to let him out of her sight because he is a professional soccer player and appears in magazines and on tabloids. Ten years later, she has rebuilt her life, but meeting him again turns her world upside down and the feelings of the past reappear. Both will have to evolve to reconnect: Britt will have to believe in love again, while Dennis must overcome his fears. Abigail is a young writer who has just gotten out of a toxic relationship. Now she has set out to take control of her life. She is ready to return to her job at Killiam's publishing house, the man she is in love with. But Killiam still has feelings for his ex-fiancée, Natasha, who is fighting to get him back. Despite that, meeting Abigail again makes him doubtful and Abigail will do everything she can to build a future with Killiam. Some time later, Britt finally has everything she's ever dreamed of: a beautiful son and a husband she loves with all her heart. But everything is shaken when Dennis gets an offer to play soccer in another country. Britt must evaluate the situation and make a decision, because leaving with him means giving up everything and starting a new life far from everything she knows. Meanwhile, Abigail and Killiam's relationship has strengthened and they have become engaged. However, they see each other less and less due to work. She has to juggle her work as a writer with that of the publishing house, rarely ever getting time for herself. Killiam, on the other hand, spends his days traveling in search of promising writers to help him promote his publishing house. Abigail and Killiam will not only have to save the publishing house, but also recover their relationship. Seven years after the summer of their lives, when they were teenagers, Killiam's sister Maddie and Britt's brother Leo meet again. This time, it's on a movie set. Leo has become a movie star and Maddie must do his make-up. They both believed they had moved on from their relationship, …
