Subgénero: Melodrama
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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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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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Out of mind (Fuera de quicio)
Set in an asylum, this play tells the love adventures and misfortunes of the interns called Rosa, Antoñita, Antonio and Juan while the director turns into a murderer and a spy, and the Mother Superior deals drugs. THEMES: Mental Illness, Drugs, Murder, Espionage, Adultery, Love GENRE: Comedy, Crime, Suspense, Mystery RELEVANT FACTS: An…
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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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The comedy of Carla and Luisa (La comedia de Carla y Luisa)
Carla and Luisa are two professional independent women who theoretically have the same opportunities as men. However, the male characters try their best to limit their opportunities. This makes the protagonists unable to find happiness and balance in their lives. It will be the friendship between the two of them that allows them to survive…
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The arrival of the barbarians (La llegada de los bárbaros)
A security guard finds a man sitting on a bench on the street. The guard must prevent anyone from sitting there, but the man who is sat there is a Latin professor who has lost his job, wife and house, and considers that bench where he is resting the only thing he has in his…
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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,…
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Odds and Nines que (Pares y Nines)
Federico, computer technician, and Roberto, high school teacher, are friends and share a flat, a past and a complicated present. Both were married to Carmela, and now both fight for the same woman: Nines, their neighbor. This situation leads to a series of misunderstandings that complicate the plot, treated with great sense of humor. THEMES: Friendship,…
