Subgénero: Romance
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Such a nice man (Qué hombre tan simpático)
This story is about Paco, a young man who plays with the love of two young women, Fanny and Conchita. One day, Paco receives a telegram announcing the death of his uncle, who left him an inheritance. The young man, with the help of his two lovers, will plot a plan that would help him…
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There are no reasons to love (Serafín el pinturero; o, contra el querer no hay razones)
Serafín is a very pretentious young man, proud of his success with women. He meets Jesusa, who falls in love with him. However, the reputation he has as a womanizer makes Jesusa grow apart from him. That is when Jesusa’s parents try to convince her in order to marry a rich old man, Mr. Lucio.…
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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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Our lady (Nuestra señora)
A magnificent comedy that begins after Madam Pura falls asleep in a train and wakes up six stations past her destination generating a chain of entanglements and misunderstandings with the passenger next to her, Casto Verduguillo. THEMES: Travel, Friendship, Misunderstandings, Social Relations, Society, Survival GENRE: Comedy, Adventure RELEVANT FACTS: It has all the…
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The world is for you (Para ti es el mundo)
Paquito is a spoilt young man whose mother, the wealthy widow Marcelina, has never denied him anything. However, when Amelia, a humble presser, rejects his love approaches, he finds an obstacle for the first time in his life. THEMES: Love, Unrequited Love, Social Class, High Class, Lower Class, Money, Family, Frustration, Seduction, Youth, Everyday…
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Petra’s revenge (La venganza de la Petra)
Petra is married to Manolo, womanizer and scrounger that in spite of loving his wife, doesn´t want to leave his “bachelor” life behind. Petra loves her husband and in order to win him back uses the “classic” jealousy strategy. Petra will have her revenge, with her father´s help, the central axis of the plot, who…
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A leopard cannot change its spots (Genio y Figura)
The main character in this comedy is Pepito Bedoya, an outmoded seducer. Despite his age, he continues conquering women with his friend Carratalá, until he finds Paquita Torres with whom he decides to get married going against the opinions of his son, his daughter-in-law, his father-in-law Don Pablo and the priest Dionisio. THEMES: Friendship, Love,…
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Quirós’ house (La casa de Quirós)
Mr. Gil de Quirós, the main character of the story, lives in a small town. He is a gentleman of old customs and proud of his lineage. He is a man with a complicated personality who behaves like a tyrant to everyone who is around him. The conflict appears in the story when Sol, Quirós’…
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The insignificant one (El hombrecillo)
This is the story of three brothers. While the two older ones are spending the family’s fortune in the city, the younger one, hunched and uncouth, half-brother of the other two, stays in the family house working at countryside labors. One day, one of the older brothers comes back home and notices a young woman…
