Género: Dramedy
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Visiting hour (Hora de visita)
Julia arrives to the hospital to visit her daughter María, interned after trying to commit suicide due to a wrong family and social environment. The story is developed as a monologue given that the daughter can only express herself through signs. Meanwhile, the mother tries to give her daughter a new desire to live on. …
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At the enemy’s mercy (En manos del enemigo)
The story narrates the fortuitous encounter between two men: Checa, a Russian man living in Spain for a long time, and Mustafa, an illegal newcomer. Their interest will be discovered as well as their pasts, their origins and the reasons they came to Spain. THEMES: Immigration, Immigrant Life, Poverty, Drugs, Friendship, Solidarity, Survival, Exclusion …
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Children of the night (Los hijos de la noche)
The story revolves around three thieves, poor of solemnity, facing the imminent Christmas with hunger and cold in their positions. In a bar, they discover a mature and accommodated gentleman and decide that the solution to their problems lies in his wallet. But the gentleman is not what he seems: He is a libertine in…
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The wedding was at twelve (La boda era a las doce)
Alicia, the owner of a perfumery, dresses up as a servant to get revenge on Ricardo, a cinema actor, who paid no attention to her after receiving by mistake the picture of the ugly Matilde, who actually works for Alicia. The actor is about to marry a singer and Alicia manages to interpose herself in…
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The papiruse (La papirusa)
A man emigrates to Cuba with the intention of building up a fortune. Thanks to his adventurous spirit, he manages to buy a cigarette factory. Having gained success in his business, he thinks of marrying his daughter to the heir of an impoverished noble family. THEMES: Immigration, Economic Crisis, Integration, Social Climbing, Travel, Overcoming, Family, Business,…
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The Famous Carballeira (El famoso Carballeira)
An aristocrat feels forced to marry a businessman. Setting aside social classes differences that draw them apart, his behavior induces her to start seeing him differently. THEMES: Love, Social Class, Marriage, Business, Social climbing, Seduction, High Class, Middle Class, Money, Family, Couples, Society GENRE: Dramedy, Romantic RELEVANT FACTS: The Famous Carballeira is one…
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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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Three diamonds and one woman (Tres diamantes y una mujer)
Diamond is not a woman's best friend A family of thieves is planning to rob some famous diamonds from a renowned noble family. The robbery is planned to the last millimeter. The occasion: the night of a huge party organized by the family. However, in the course of the robbery, one of the thief family…
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Doctor Moraleda’s Murder (El asesinato del doctor Moraleda)
This play is set in the colonial era. In 1890, the Portuguese militarily advance on Angola and Mozambique with the excuse of the death of Dr. Moraleda, a scientist who was studying aboriginal people in the area. The Portuguese State officially appoints a fact-finding commission, although, at the same time, puts in charge Colonel da…
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The Miller Woman of Arcos (La molinera de Arcos)
This dramedia is about the abuse of power, about the Church as an institution, the government, the military and the emancipation of women. During a wedding, a minstrel tells a legend and the characters from the wedding start turning into the characters of the legend. The tale told by the minstrel is about how a…
