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En el año 1931, en España se proclama la Segunda República. En este contexto, las mujeres son elegibles pero no pueden votar. Clara Campoamor y Victoria Kent son las primeras mujeres diputadas que pisan las cortes y se plantean muy firmemente luchar por los derechos de la mujer. Clara Campoamor sabe que eso pasa por una primera y gran conquista: el voto femenino.
The story of the woman who made feminine suffrage possible in Spain. A film about her fight and the way in which she was forgotten.
Posted in 2011, all ages, Childhood, Comedy, Santiago- Roberto, Spain, Subt. in English on July 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Iván es un niño de once años que va a jugar contra los campeones del mundo de fútbol y a vivir su primera gran historia de amor. Por primera vez en la historia, una selección mundial de estrellas, un equipo que congrega a millones de personas delante de la televisión, jugará contra una Selección Mundial de niños. El objetivo es recaudar fondos y ayudar a las víctimas de un terrible terremoto ocurrido en África. Que equipos profesionales o estrellas de fútbol organicen partidos benéficos es algo que ocurre con cierta frecuencia; lo que nunca había sucedido es que en ellos participen niños.
For the first time in the history of soccer a worldwide selection of stars is going to play against a worldwide selection of… children! Ivan is an eleven-year-old boy who has been selected to play in this Children’s World Team and take part in the craziest and most unpredictable game ever played in the history of the game. And this match is going to be much more difficult because Ivan is also competing with Morenilla to win Paula’s heart. But Morenilla is a head taller than him and also better at football…
Posted in 2011, all ages, Drama, Hernández- Antonio, Spain, Subt. in Spanish, TV series on July 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Miniserie biográfica sobre el Cardenal Tarancón, un hombre clave en la época de la Transición por sus esfuerzos para conciliar a las “dos Españas”. El asesinato por parte de ETA de Luis Carrero Blanco, el 20 de diciembre de 1973, provoca la salida de Madrid del cardenal, que es amenazado de muerte. Una vez lejos de la ciudad, Tarancón recuerda cómo era su vida cuando era un joven sacerdote prófugo durante la Guerra Civil (1936-1939).
Mini TV seriers about Cardinal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, the man who led Spain’s Roman Catholic church during the country’s transition from a dictatorship to democracy. His outspoken defense of workers and demands for more freedom led to frequent clashes with Franco during the waning years of the dictator’s 1939-75 regime. Still, the cardinal was greatly respected because of his influence at the Vatican and his support from ordinary Spaniards.
Posted in 13 y. o. and over, 2001, Aragon- Manuel Gutierrez, Drama, Spain, Subt. in English, Subt. in French on July 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Desde que la vio por primera vez, Joshe no pudo apartar los ojos de Usúa. Y los ojos claros, casi febriles de ella, también se clavaron en los de él. Pero ella ve más allá… En los años de la Segunda República, un pueblo del norte se conmociona con las apariciones de la Virgen. Vestida de negro, llorando y con una espada entre sus manos, la Virgen predice una horrible guerra. Al menos, eso es lo que anuncia un grupo de jóvenes que asegura verla. Los valles vascos se llenan de creyentes, curiosos y escépticos. Todos quieren ver a los visionarios. Y Usúa es una de ellos.
A true story about a group of four young people who claimed to have been visited by the Virgin Mary on a hillside in the Basque region of Spain in the 1930s. To the humble, honest folks living in Ezkioga, a lovely coastal spot blessed with both clear sandy beaches and lush grassy mountains, the sightings are shocking news. Because the Republic recently implemented a law calling for the removal of all religious statues and relics from courthouses and schools, drawing an angry protest from the Right, the sightings came with volatile political messages. Joshe, a young man working as a waiter in nearby San Sebastian and studying to become a math teacher, is the protagonist of the story, and the one who lived to tell it to the filmmakers. His fiancee, who claims she saw the Virgin but really did not, abandons early on in the film for her religion. His new flame, the dark and intriguing Usua, is the real thing, and she is the leader of the “real” visionaries.
Posted in 13 y. o. and over, 2011, Spain, Subt. in English, Thriller, Urbizu- Enrique on July 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Madrid, principios del siglo XXI. Un día, el inspector de policía Santos Trinidad, volviendo a casa muy borracho, se ve involucrado en un triple asesinato. Pero hay un testigo que consigue escapar y que podría incriminarlo. Santos emprende una investigación destinada a localizar y a eliminar al testigo. Mientras tanto, la juez Chacón, encargada de la investigación del triple crimen, avanza meticulosamente en la búsqueda del asesino hasta que descubre que lo que parecía un simple caso de tráfico de drogas es, en realidad, algo mucho más peligroso.
A shooting, 3 bodies and a witness who managed to get away… Inspector Santos Trinidad, a veteran policeman, drinks too much and works too little. Maybe to forget he was once a model officer at the Intelligence Unit now downgraded to the Missing Persons Unit. Events turn sour one night and Santos finds himself implicated in a triple homicide in an after-hours club. Santos cleans up the crime scene and starts the hunt for the only witness, who managed to escape. Following the trail of the fugitive witness, Santos discovers a complicated and sordid network of prostitution and drug trafficking that serves to finance a far more sophisticated criminal plan. He is back doing what he does best, although this time he is on his own. The official police investigation begins to tighten the net around him, but Santos has begun his own personal crusade: he finally has the chance to settle his own score.
Posted in 1993, all ages, Comedy, Spain, Subt. in English on July 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
En la cárcel Modelo de Valencia se va a celebrar el Día Internacional del Preso de Conciencia. Gentes de la política, la cultura y la farándula asistirán al acto y aprovecharán la ocasión para hacer lucrativos negocios.
This Spanish comedy set in a Valencia prison, contains political overtones. A promoter decides to organize a gala dinner to pay tribute to the political prisoners. Naturally the media is invited to the event. Every one at the dinner comes with his or her own agenda and it isn’t long before anything that can go wrong does go wrong.
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