Subgénero: Melodrama
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The prodigal woman (La pródiga)
Julia, a beautiful widow of libertine life that squanders her fortune, reconsiders and decides to use her time and money in helping others and the needy. That is the reason why she moves to a house in the countryside, where she starts to get known as "the prodigal woman", due to her generosity with people.…
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My mother married me or Elena’s whims (Me casó mi madre o las veleidades de Elena)
My mother married me or Elena's whims relates the story of Elena, a young woman who doubts between two marriage candidates: Agustín, who is deeply in love with her and threatens her with killing himself if she does not love him back, and Javier, her boyfriend, an officer of the diplomatic corps. THEMES: Love…
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School Boys (Los chicos de la escuela)
In a small town, the school teacher confronts the town’s cacique, Juan Antonio. This last one obliges the teacher to leave the location, which causes a series of complex conflicts. THEMES: Education, Inequality, Revenge, Countryside life, Corruption, Frustration, Rivalry, Society GENRE: Dramedy RELEVANT FACTS: The play was made into a movie in Spain in…
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The priest’s niece (La sobrina del cura)
The story tells the life of Mónica, a young woman, and her uncle Don Sabino, a very unsociable priest which has a monotonous life. The two characters have raised Lucía, a girl who was left on the priest´s porch. The lives of the three characters proceed without any interesting event, until the day when Tomasón…
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A Ladies’ Man (Las dichosas faldas)
Manola, the main character, suffers because her husband, Paco, is continuously cheating on her. One day, she discovers the whole truth and that is the time for her to make a very important decision. Family, friends and neighbors close to the married couple are all trying to help. But no one seems to influence in…
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Father Cigarette (El padre pitillo)
Don Froilán is a priest in a small village, in which he is known as “Father Cigarette”, as he always has a lit cigarette in his mouth. Given his good-natured disposition, he sees himself one day taking in a deviant girl called Rosita, kicked from her house by his step-father Aniceto after losing her honor…
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The prize of Nicanor (El premio de Nicanor)
A few days before Christmas holidays, in a humble home, the day of the Christmas lottery, Isidoro and his wife get into a serious conflict with their neighbors because of the lottery. THEMES: Power struggle, Ambition, Friendship, Social Climbing, Jealousy, Social Class, High Class, Lower Class, Competition, Conspiracy, Inequality, Destiny, Money, Family, Manipulation, Marriage,…
