Subgénero: Melodrama
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Witches (Brujas) (Film)
Old friendships, new betrayals. Five old Friends from a boarding school reunite fifteen years after their graduation. Now, they are beautiful thirty-years-old women with good social positions. Three of them are already married, and the other two single ones have managed to have an enviable life on their own: one is a writer, the other…
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Dinner for two (Cena para dos)
Berta is a free woman who invites two friends of hers to a romantic dinner. Both friends have their own insecurities: Emi has just discovered that her husband has been cheating on her, while Pedro is afraid of not keeping up with women’s desires because of his advanced age. The discovery of their ability to…
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Always in autumn (Siempre en otoño)
Alejandra, Constantina and Elena are three sisters that, reaching maturity, meet again years after being apart in their parents’ summer house, once their lives have turned around because of different circumstances. The reunion produced in them mature and contradictory sensations which take them to loving times and past quarrels, just like hilarious anecdotes and dramatic moments. …
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The dance (El baile)
Pedro and Julián are two inseparable friends who fight for the love of the beautiful and joyful Adela, who ends up getting married to Pedro, something that will not affect the relationship of the three friends. Twenty-five years later, Adela decides to split up with Pedro and live those experiences she left aside after getting…
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The strange wedding night (La extraña noche de bodas)
Rafael and Isabel, recently married, get a visit from a group of friends. One of them, Ramiro, possesses a special charm for women. The ghost of jealousy takes over Rafael. THEMES: Matrimonio, Celos, Triángulo Amoroso, Amistad, Seducción GENRE: Drama RELEVANT FACTS: The author won the National Literature Prize in 1952 and the National…
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The beautiful Rosita (Rosita la guapa)
The protagonist, Rosa, does not think she is beautiful. Rosa’s suffering is due to her lack of self-confidence. But the problem is going to be solved with a game of masks that will remit the spectator to the carnival traditions. THEMES: Beauty, Society, Gambling, Frustration, Hate GENRE: Drama RELEVANT FACTS: Neville won the…
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Junkies and Yankees (Yonquis y yanquis)
Angel, a young ex-drug addict and ex-prisoner, comes back home after serving his time. The life in a poor neighborhood is not the most appropriate environment for his reintegration. Angel found himself in a violent encounter between the neighborhood´s junkies and the USA military caused by one of the “Yankees” when he abused Angel´s sister, who works as a…
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High Fidelity (Alta fidelidad)
The play tells the story of the change in fortune suffered by Fernando, who was master and lord; due to fiscal debts, he turns into servant. At the same time, Timoteo, his former assistant, starts to be master himself. Fernando’s girlfriend, Elvira, in pure monetary interest, turns her attention to Suárez, the tax collector. …
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Out of mind (Fuera de quicio)
Set in an asylum, this play tells the love adventures and misfortunes of the interns called Rosa, Antoñita, Antonio and Juan while the director turns into a murderer and a spy, and the Mother Superior deals drugs. THEMES: Mental Illness, Drugs, Murder, Espionage, Adultery, Love GENRE: Comedy, Crime, Suspense, Mystery RELEVANT FACTS: An…
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Visiting hour (Hora de visita)
Julia arrives to the hospital to visit her daughter María, interned after trying to commit suicide due to a wrong family and social environment. The story is developed as a monologue given that the daughter can only express herself through signs. Meanwhile, the mother tries to give her daughter a new desire to live on. …
