Subgénero: Mystery
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Oscar and Sherlock (Oscar y Sherlock)
The play begins with Miss Alice Carrington, clearly pregnant, waiting in the altar with her father and the priest to get married to Oscar Sheville. Suddenly, a shot is heard far away and Philip Calwright comes to the church to announce that Oscar has been murdered. Following these events, Sherlock arrives to the mansion of…
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Died from laughter (El muerto de risa)
A rich old man who never got married has a plan to find out what his future heirs really think. To make this happen, he fakes his own death and pretends to be the executor of his own will. Soon, his heirs’ tricks appear to get the inheritance. THEMES: Inheritance, Family, Money, Ambition, Deceit, Parenthood, Rivalry, Search…
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Chiruca Bilogy
A love between two worlds Chiruca works as a maid for the important Valdoviño ducal family formed by the Duchess, her oldest son and her grandchild, the youngest of the Valdoviño's, whose parents died and lives in America. One day, the administrator announces that the family’s wealth is in jeopardy and, facing the imminent ruin,…
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The arrival of the Gods (Llegada de los dioses)
Julio is a young failed painter who lost his sight, so he returns to his father´s house with his girlfriend, Veronica. Felipe, Julio´s father, is a famous and rich artist who lives with a friend couple, Artemio and Matilde, Nuria’s parents. After his arrival, Julio begins to feel that there are many secrets in the…
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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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Caiman (Caimán)
It narrates the story of Rosa, the protagonist, a mother desperate to find her missing daughter who fell through a hole left when a work was paralyzed after the bankruptcy of the company in charge. However, the rescue teams cannot find the girl. Therefore, Rosa lives in a constant lie, convinced that the girl will…
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Maror: the rules of gender (Maror: las reglas del género)
The romantic novel becomes a crime novel It's winter and in an isolated summer sea house some family members get together to spend a few days: Isabel, famous best-selling fiction author, her husband, Pablo; their daughter, Esperanza, and Pilar, Isabel’s sister. The breaking news is that the protagonist wants to abandon her career as a…
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Doctor Moraleda’s Murder (El asesinato del doctor Moraleda)
This play is set in the colonial era. In 1890, the Portuguese militarily advance on Angola and Mozambique with the excuse of the death of Dr. Moraleda, a scientist who was studying aboriginal people in the area. The Portuguese State officially appoints a fact-finding commission, although, at the same time, puts in charge Colonel da…
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The Lady of Dawn (La Dama del Alba)
Set in a rural area, it tells the story of a family in grieve due to the death of Angelica, one of the daughters. The mother has not been able to get over the disappearance of the young girl, and this affects the family’s daily life, the rest of the children, and the grandfather. One…
