Subgénero: Thriller
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The horrifying secret of Maximo Marville (El espantoso secreto de Máximo Marville)
A deceived husband, who shelters an assassin on his estate, encloses his wife and his mistress with the assassin’s help. The prison he has thought for them are cages of small dimensions. THEMES: Revenge, Conspiracy, Adultery, Infidelity, Deceit, Marriage GENRE: Drama, Suspense, Mystery RELEVANT FACTS: Very interesting short novel that this great author wrote…
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The Inhabitants of the Uninhabited House (Los habitantes de la casa deshabitada) (TV Movie)
It's harder to face humans than ghosts. On a rainy and cold night Mr. Raimundo and his chauffeur Gregorio have a car breakdown in the middle of a desolate wasteland. The only refuge is a nearby manor house -plagued by strange and ghostly creatures- where inexplicable mysteries take place. A band of counterfeiters and two sisters…
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Thieves are honorable people (Los ladrones somos gente honrada)
The play unfolds around a white-collar robbery in the bourgeois home of recently married Daniel and Herminia. Daniel is a former thief who fell in love with Herminia when preparing to rob her parent’s home. This has made Daniel’s former partners to seek revenge and plan to rob them. Meanwhile, new characters come into play,…
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The tigers hidden in the bedroom (Los tigres escondidos en la alcoba)
When the victim is worse than his executioner A gang of white collar robbers is preparing a robbery in the suit of a five-star hotel. The victims of the robbery will be the next occupants of the hotel. The surprise comes when they find out these are also robbers, and not easy-going ones. THEMES: Conspiracy,…
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The Saboya Gang (La banda de Saboya)
The story is about a man who had made a deal with a group of evildoers in tails, and now he is obliged to steal, even thou he does not feel any kind of pleasure doing it. The crimes committed by the group will be investigated by a young lady police officer who tries to…
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Satan’s five warnings (Las cinco advertencias de Satanás)
Félix has been a Casanova all his live, together with his friend Ramón. Now, he wants to leave this life behind and decides to marry the young Coral. But Satan appears to question all his plans. He makes five warnings: Will Félix feel obliged to let Coral go with his friend Ramón? THEMES: Love, Marriage,…
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A Cat With Nine Lives (Las siete vidas del gato)
A woman investigates the murder attempt on a young woman recently married to a man whose family appears to be cursed, since up to seven* women have been murder around that family. A waltz tune and a black cat are always found at the crime scene. *In Spanish, the title and the number of women…
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Love only lasts 2.000 meters (El amor sólo dura 2.000 metros)
Annie Barrett (a well-known actress) and Julio Santillana (a famous Spanish novelist) are recently married: they arrive at New York with the project of filming a movie starred by her and written by him. The movie does not turn out well. Besides, something shocking occurs: their son is kidnapped. Julio cannot stand the situation and…
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Eloísa is under an almond tree (Eloísa está debajo de un almendro)
This story has as its basis 11 main characters. The main theme is articulated by Fernando’s story, the protagonist, who comes back home after his father's death. In a letter his father left, he asks him to solve a crime: the murder of a woman that took place years ago. This takes Fernando to a…
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The honesty of the lock (La honradez de la cerradura)
A bourgeois marriage is visited by The Lady, a lender who asks them to keep some money because she fears that it can be stolen by the maid. The Husband and wife accept, although they are surprised and overwhelmed by the request of the stranger. The next morning, the Lady dies, so the marriage decides…
