Etiqueta: Spain
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The Slow Killers (Los asesinos lentos)
Valle and Cáceres formed part in the nineties, of a group of pop rock; Rehearsed together, played together, got drunk together. They had not seen each other for many years when one day Valle reunites with Cáceres in a cafe. Life has changed for both; Cáceres is an endearing man who lives in the traditional…
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Cayetana’s daughter (La hija de Cayetana) (Film)
The black duchess that nobody knew about. A surprising and forgotten episode starring one of the most celebrated women of Spanish history: Cayetana de Alba, the unforgettable muse of Goya. Eccentric, capricious and free, for more than two hundred years her power has remained immutable. However, few know that the duchess adopted a black…
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On the rock (En la roca)
This story places us at the midpoint of the Spanish Civil War and narrates the lives of Guy Burguess and Kim Philby, two spies with a single mission: assassinating Francisco Franco. The first one is a BBC announcer and the second one is a correspondent for the newspaper The Times, during the Spanish Civil War.…
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The Blue Overall (El Mono Azul)
During the Spanish Civil War, four militia women are isolated, all alone and lost when going behind the fascist lines. They know they are close so they stay hidden in a bell tower of a demolished church. There, they are looking for the way back to Madrid, but soon they start fighting with each other.…
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Slaughterhouse 36/39 (Matadero 36/39)
Slaughterhouse 36/39 tells of the terrible situations that millions of citizens, especially women, were subjected to during the Spanish Civil War. This work is composed of three independent scenes: "Resistance 36", which tells the story of four prisoners locked up in a detention center; "Purging 38", which is developed in an asylum where they conduct…
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The Brigade (La Brigada) – Original Project
During the Spanish Civil War – from 1936 to 1939 – there were volunteer soldiers from different countries. Among all these volunteers, there was one brigade formed by the Americans that cannot be forgotten: The Lincoln Brigade. The Brigade tells the story of these heroes that gave their lives fighting for freedom. This series of thirteen episodes…
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My Cid (Mío Cid) – Original Project
This Reconquista is laughable! Mío Cid tells the story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, el Cid Campeador, one of the greatest heroes in history who, accustomed to solve his problems on the battlefield, has to face that family problems have to be solved by talking, which he is not very used to. With seven fixed…
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Bankrupt (TV movie)
Film based on the play by Jordi Casanovas Seven characters experience something supernatural in the dining room of an old flat; while outside there’s an international bankrupt situation. What triggers the surreal situation: the possibility of travelling across space through a “dimensional hole” that has always existed under the dining table at the grandmother’s flat.
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Violins and trumpets (Violines y trompetas)
This play, very important during the Spanish Transition, tells the life, day by day, of three chamber musicians who have not only the same profession but also the same love interests. The play was very important in Spain as it turned around the repression on sex, desires and frustrations that existed for forty years under…
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The family album (El álbum familiar)
THEMES: Post-War, Social Relation, Politics, Society, Family, 40s GENRE: Drama, Historical The play takes shape as a family album in which there are photos and past experiences. This gives the author the opportunity to rebuild the Spanish post-war society through memories and dreams. The character relives that period during which he builds his personality and his…
