Subgénero: Crime
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The horrendous crime in Peñaranda del Campo (El horroroso crimen de Peñaranda del Campo)
A young girl disappears. Canelo, a young boy, declares he killed her and carved her up. When the trial arrives, the play takes the form of a farce: surrounded by surreal events, the executioner resigns. Unexpectedly, the victim appears in Portugal. THEMES: Society, Murder, Investigation, Prison, Misunderstandings GENRE: Drama, Suspense, Crime, Psychological, Horror RELEVANT FACTS:…
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Before dawn (Madrugada)
After her husband’s death, Amalia starts asking herself about the mysterious suffering and hiding attitudes he had months before dying. In order to find an answer to these questions, she gathers in the house all of Mauricio’s friends and family. They answer one by one that they defamed her in front of her husband. Finally,…
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Judges in the night (Jueces en la noche)
Juan Luis Palacios was a minister during the Franco Regime but has known how to adapt in the democratic era, turning into a respectable member of the Parliament, married to Julia. However, the phantom of the past atrocities is always around and his marriage is in crisis. In this context, Juan Luis discovers that Ginés Pardo,…
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The decent woman (La decente)
Nuria and Roberto met in aircraft accident. Saved by the rescue forces, each one departs to their own destiny, but over time they meet again. In a visit to Roberto, Nuria explains that she loves him, but since she is very decent and married, this love is impossible, unless her husband dies – which is…
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Jack, The Ripper (Jack, el destripador)
A police officer seems to be unable to catch the culprit from his murder investigation despite having been able to do so several times. His police work will become hindered by the pressure exerted by his chiefs. THEMES: Murder, Investigation GENRE: Drama, Crime RELEVANT FACTS: One of the author’s most popular short novels…
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Carlota
Charlie Barrington is in the street, next to his house, talking with Sgt. Harris, while waiting for the detective Douglas Hilton. They listen Carlota, Charlie's wife, playing the piano in the house. When the detective arrives, they knock on the door, but Carlota's delay in opening worries them, and they force the door open. When they enter, they…
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The Saboya Gang (La banda de Saboya)
The story is about a man who had made a deal with a group of evildoers in tails, and now he is obliged to steal, even thou he does not feel any kind of pleasure doing it. The crimes committed by the group will be investigated by a young lady police officer who tries to…
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A Cat With Nine Lives (Las siete vidas del gato)
A woman investigates the murder attempt on a young woman recently married to a man whose family appears to be cursed, since up to seven* women have been murder around that family. A waltz tune and a black cat are always found at the crime scene. *In Spanish, the title and the number of women…
