Género: Dramedy
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The city is joyful and trusting (La ciudad alegre y confiada)
The city’s government has to face a very difficult decision. They have to either pact with the Republic of Venetia or to start a war. Finally, the governors make the wrong decision but the people of the city continue joyfully with their lives, trusting their governors. THEMES: Politics, War, Moral Dilemma, City, Fighting the…
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Men’s honor (La honra de los hombres)
A young single woman accepts to raise with her boyfriend her sister’s illegitimate son. The sister’s husband, a fisherman, comes back after the fishing season. THEMES: Marriage, Siblings, Maternity Social Relations, Family, Adultery, Infidelity, Sex, Love GENRE: Drama, Melodrama, Family Melodrama RELEVANT FACTS: Intense and emotional play from Benavente taken to cinema in Argentina by…
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The prince that learned everything from books (El príncipe que todo lo aprendió en los libros)
This story is about the life of a prince that read too many books and, now, facing the real world for the first time in his life, believes that everything is just like in his fairy tales. This causes different internal contradictions in the prince, and his adventures begin. He will have to learn that…
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His wife´s Rival (El rival de su mujer)
Silda and Jaime are a marriage of high bourgeoisie in crisis by the explosion in their lives of Eduardo, a young gallant. At the beginning, Eduardo directs all their attentions toward Silda, who fails to awaken the interest of her husband. However, little by little, he drifts from Silda to get closer to Jaime. …
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Divorce of the Souls (Divorcio de almas)
The story narrates, on both personal and psychological levels, the life of a couple who wants to divorce. The separation of the couple only resolves the juridical conflicts originated by a previous conflict: the cohabitation of two human beings. THEMES: Family, Heartbreak, Frustration, Separation, Couples, Social Relations, Society, Therapy GENRE: Dramedy, Melodrama RELEVANT…
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Pin pricks (Alfilerazos)
Remigio and his young wife have to emigrate from their country due to poverty. In the destination country, after great calamities and the loss of their children, they manage to make a fortune. They return to their village when they are older to invest their money into social and philanthropic works. But the generosity of…
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Field of ermine (Campo de armiño)
Doña Irene, Marquise of Montalbán, fosters Gerardo, supposedly the son of her brother and a commoner woman. However, she discovers through some letters that everything is a lie and expels him. Gerardo, disconsolate and fearful of returning with his mother, returns to the Marquise. Finally, despite everything she opens her doors in proof of compassion…
