Subgénero: Historical
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Caviar Today, Sardines Tomorrow (Hoy caviar, mañana sardinas) (TV Series)
The backstage of diplomatic glamour. The Posadas family moves to Spain when the father is appointed as ambassador. Luis Posadas gives his credentials to a very old Franco, while Bimba, the mother, tries to adapt to the culinary tastes of the Spaniards with a very limited budget, preparing dishes like the fake lobster…
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Tailored (A medida) – Original Project
In Madrid, in the middle of the dictatorship, there is a tailor shop run by Tito López where he himself takes measurements of the shoulders, arms, and inseam of the soldiers. Tito really likes these military men, his best customers! And his life would be so much happier if it were not for his wife being…
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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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The Twilight of the Neanderthal (El Ocaso del Neandertal) – Original Project
In the Atapuerca Mountains, a group of paleontologists is facing a difficult to solve an enigma: one of the “burials” is made by a species that was not practicing this kind of rituals. If what they have found there is certain, the very origins of our species would be questioned. The twilight of the Neanderthal narrates two…
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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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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 Generals’ dinner (La cena de los generales)
This play is set in 1939 and narrated in a comedic tone. The story begins in Madrid the same day the Spanish Civil War ended. A dinner is organized in the Palace Hotel, to which all the generals of the winning side will participate. Lieutenant Medina, the coordinator of the event, has to deal with…
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San Felipe’s caretakers (Los conserjes de San Felipe (Cádiz, 1812))
In 1812, in the days before swearing the Spanish Constitution, a group of janitors and two cleaning ladies of the place where the deputies will sign the constitution, are planning to steal it to blackmail the deputies and make them pay for their work. But others, had steal it before them and they have to…
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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…
