Subgénero: Melodrama
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Midnight games (Juegos de medianoche)
Santiago and Elena met each other in the cemetery while burying their respective partners. From that point on, they begin a new life together. Married again and after 3 years of passionate love, the marriage starts to fall apart. THEMES: Love, Death, Marriage, Passion, Heartbreak, Widowhood GENRE: Drama RELEVANT FACTS: Love, passion and weariness of…
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No turning back from this girl (La muchacha sin retorno)
A TV announcer that has always been a womanizer suddenly realizes that everything is starting to go downhill towards old age. Leticia, Carolina and Lucrecia, three of his former lovers, get together with him to remember old times and try to help him. But Josefa appears, a young woman who makes him regain excitement. THEMES: Seduction, Love, Existential…
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Forever is not the whole life (Siempre no es toda la vida)
The play looks over three stages in the life of a married couple: The past (adolescence and happy engagement), the present (the problems of the married life) and the future (distant feelings but united by social conventionalism). THEMES: Love, Marriage, Adolescence, Youth, Society GENRE: Dramedy RELEVANT FACTS: Couple’s play between past, present and future…
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The dance (El baile)
Pedro and Julián are two inseparable friends who fight for the love of the beautiful and joyful Adela, who ends up getting married to Pedro, something that will not affect the relationship of the three friends. Twenty-five years later, Adela decides to split up with Pedro and live those experiences she left aside after getting…
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The strange wedding night (La extraña noche de bodas)
Rafael and Isabel, recently married, get a visit from a group of friends. One of them, Ramiro, possesses a special charm for women. The ghost of jealousy takes over Rafael. THEMES: Matrimonio, Celos, Triángulo Amoroso, Amistad, Seducción GENRE: Drama RELEVANT FACTS: The author won the National Literature Prize in 1952 and the National…
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The beautiful Rosita (Rosita la guapa)
The protagonist, Rosa, does not think she is beautiful. Rosa’s suffering is due to her lack of self-confidence. But the problem is going to be solved with a game of masks that will remit the spectator to the carnival traditions. THEMES: Beauty, Society, Gambling, Frustration, Hate GENRE: Drama RELEVANT FACTS: Neville won the…
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Junkies and Yankees (Yonquis y yanquis)
Angel, a young ex-drug addict and ex-prisoner, comes back home after serving his time. The life in a poor neighborhood is not the most appropriate environment for his reintegration. Angel found himself in a violent encounter between the neighborhood´s junkies and the USA military caused by one of the “Yankees” when he abused Angel´s sister, who works as a…
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High Fidelity (Alta fidelidad)
The play tells the story of the change in fortune suffered by Fernando, who was master and lord; due to fiscal debts, he turns into servant. At the same time, Timoteo, his former assistant, starts to be master himself. Fernando’s girlfriend, Elvira, in pure monetary interest, turns her attention to Suárez, the tax collector. …
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The last somersault (La última pirueta)
A peculiar little circus is bankrupt and in the process of seizure when a new recruit shows up: Flofli, the clown, coming from France where he is a very renowned character. All the circus’ hopes fall on his shoulders. But the adventures and difficulties to keep going will not be few, with a romantic love…
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Our kitchen (Nuestra cocina)
The play itself is a parable of the human world and the reality we live in. It will explore the effort we make as human beings, useless in many occasions, without even knowing why we are making it for. The story is about people exposed to a mechanical and undesired job. THEMES: Everyday Life,…
