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2) Marianela
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Español
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"Marianela, una muchacha pobre, desvalida y poco agraciada, se enamora de su joven amo, ciego, atractivo e inteligente, al que sirve de lazarillo. Él piensa que a tanta bondad solo puede corresponderle la más elevada belleza. Pero, gracias a los avances científicos, el joven recuperará la vista. Al hilo de la relación amorosa, Galdós hace una defensa de la educación y denuncia la hipocresía social, la caridad convencional, y las condiciones...
3) The notebook
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[2005]
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English
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Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun meet one evening at a carnival. But they are separated by Allie's parents who disapprove of Noah's poor family, and move Allie away. When Allie doesn't hear from Noah after several years, she meets and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, with her love still alive for Noah, stops by Noah's home to check on him. Seeing that their reunion has rekindled a passionate romance, Allie must now choose...
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Based on Charles Dickens' novel, this is a story of the love of a man for an unreachable woman. Updated to modern day New York City, the story concerns a man of modest background who falls in love with a rich girl. But when a mysterious benefactor greenlights the man to make his dreams come true, everything done has the ultimate goal of making Estella fall in love with him.
7) Tess
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In this adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic romance, Tess Darbeyville, a beautiful young peasant in late 19th century England, seeks her fortune with the wealthy D'Urbervilles, whom her family believes to be distant relatives. Although Tess rejects the advances of the D'Urberville's son Alex, he forcibly seduces her, leaving her pregnant and alone. After her sickly baby dies, Tess falls in love with Angel, a parson's son, who abandons her on their...
8) Peeples
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the preppy Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage.
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Series
Narrativas hispánicas volume 638
Publisher
Editorial Anagrama
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
11) Salvar el fuego
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2020.
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Español
Description
"Portrays two Mexicos completely different from each other, in which Marina, who is part of the highest social class, is linked to a man considered to be at the extreme bottom of society"--Publisher marketing.
12) Nuevo orden
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
Economic and social inequality, class struggle and corruption in Mexico explode a chaotic revolution in which ethical and moral lines are blurred. Behind this New Order implemented by politicians and military, the emotions that motivated the rebellion will be completely censored.
13) Viva Cuba
Series
Film Movement volume 5, film 5
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
In a tale akin to "Romeo and Juliet, " the friendship between two children is threatened by their parents' differences. Malú is from an upper-class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background coarse and commonplace. Jorgito's mother is a poor socialist who is proud of her family's social standing, and places similar restrictions on her son. What neither woman recognizes is the immense strength...
14) Latidos
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Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
2009.
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Español
Description
"Tras la muerte de su padre, Elizabeth - la mayor de las hermanas Holland - se ve abocada a un matrimonio de conveniencia con Henry Schoonmaker, heredero de una de las dinastías más poderosas de Nueva York. Henry tiene todo lo que una chica podría desear: extraordinariamente atractivo y de una elegancia arrolladora, es el soltero de oro de Manhattan. Sin embargo, hay algo que Elizabeth todavía no sabe: en la vida de Henry no todo es tan perfecto...
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Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
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Español
Description
"En la década de 1950, las tensiones en la ciudad de La Frontera son palpables. Las camisas de boliche y las chaquetas de cuero compiten con las guayaberas y los huaraches. Los convertibles corren al lado de las motocicletas. Sin embargo, en medio de la discordia, el amor joven florece a primera vista entre Fulgencio Ramírez, hijo de inmigrantes empobrecidos, y Carolina Mendelssohn, la hija del farmacéutico local. Pero como pronto descubrirán,...
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Publisher
Narrativa/Salamandra
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"El pacto del agua sigue a una familia que sufre una aflicción peculiar: en cada generación, al menos una persona muere ahogada, y en Kerala el agua está en todas partes. A principios del siglo XX, una niña de doce años es enviada en barco para contraer matrimonio con un hombre de cuarenta al que no conoce. A partir de entonces, la joven y futura matriarca, conocida como Big Ammachi, será testigo de cambios impensables: una historia llena...
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