Subgénero: Thriller
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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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The traps of fate (Las trampas del azar)
The author shows throughout three generations (Lisardo and Adoración; Gabriel and Matilde; Gabi and Patricia), the fateful consequences that luck can bring to the life of people, and the errors it can bring to human behavior, like when young Gabriel accepts to manage a weapon dealing business. All these errors will be repeated in the…
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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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Meninas (Las Meninas)
Set in the Court of Felipe IV, the story is centered on the figure of the painter Diego Velázquez, who is involved in various court intrigues due to the creation of his masterpiece "Las Meninas". A thriller fantasy about the life of the most outstanding painter of his time and the events that surround his life in…
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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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Judges in the night (Jueces en la noche)
Juan Luis Palacios was a minister during the Franco Regime but has known how to adapt in the democratic era, turning into a respectable member of the Parliament, married to Julia. However, the phantom of the past atrocities is always around and his marriage is in crisis. In this context, Juan Luis discovers that Ginés Pardo,…
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The Foundation (La Fundación)
Five characters that seem to work for a research center called The Foundation share a space that seems to be a comfortable room with nice views. As the dialogue advances, we discover this situation is nothing but the subjective perception from one of the characters, Tomás. Through his eyes, the spectator discovers that the room…
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The cave (La caverna)
A young man from a bourgeois family accepts joining a revolutionary group attempting to rid Spain from the absolute power of Ferdinand VII. He is part of an armed group aiming to be the trigger of popular revolution backed by the army. His enterprise fails, all his comrades die and as the lone survivor, he…
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Lost city (La ciudad perdida)
Joaquim, an exile from the Civil War, wins a literary contest from his home town with a novel titled The Lost City. The town decides to bring him back as a citizen. Rafael, who also participated in the contest in which he ended up as a finalist, is a literature professor as well as a…
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The first in class (La primera de la clase)
One summer night, Olga shows up unexpectedly at Anna’s house, a former school mate, seeking for help. Olga, whose husband Enric is cheating on her, also has a lover, Jaume, Anna’s former boyfriend. All night long, these two very different women settle their accounts in a labyrinth of cheating and self-deception where the limits of…
