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La joven modista Sira Quiroga abandona el Madrid agitado de los meses previos al alzamiento arrastrada por el amor desbocado hacia un hombre a quien apenas conoce. Con él se instala en Tánger, una ciudad exótica y vibrante donde todo puede suceder. Incluso la traición. Sola, desubicada y cargada de deudas ajenas, Sira se traslada a Tetuán, capital del Protectorado Español en Marruecos. Gracias a la ayuda de nuevas amistades forjará una nueva...
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In season two, stolen kisses, and jealous outbursts abound. While Spain's wealthiest and most beautiful women continue to be attracted by the sensuality of Velvet Galleries' garments, it's seduction that seems to drive the store's highly competitive management. Alberto, heir to the Velvet fortune, has married a socialite rather than Ana, the love of his life. She, too, is aware that her lowly rank as a seamstress represents a hurdle that she cannot...
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In season three, Velvet Galleries continues to be ground zero for money, fashion, drama, entanglements, love, jealousies, plots, and counter-plots involving its owners, customers, and residential employees. Looming over all is the love story between Alberto and Ana. Torn between family obligations and the cry of his heart, Alberto resolves to leave his wife and commit to Ana. However, a surprise piece of news wrecks their plans.
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In season four, years have passed, and Velvet Galleries continues to stand as the beacon for fashion and taste. Women in the 1960s, however, are no longer content to dream of unaffordable clothes but demand quality apparel for themselves. The store cannot afford to cater exclusively to the wealthy. As the season begins, top designer Ana prepares to bring ready-to-wear fashion to Velvet. A penitent Cristina returns but makes a shocking discovery.
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"Zaragoza, 1950. La joven Julia llega a la ciudad sola y embarazada, fruto de una relación prohibida con un hombre que acaba de morir. Aunque conoce las dificultades que entraña ser una mujer en sus condiciones, el deseo de labrar un futuro digno para su hijo la lleva a montar un salón de alta costura, con la ayuda de Rosita, una joven modista. Atraídas por su talento, las mujeres de las familias más adineradas de Zaragoza no tardarán en frecuentar...
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As 14-year-old Ella begins her first day at work she steps into a world of silks, seams, scissors, pins, hems and trimmings. She is a dressmaker, but this is no ordinary sewing workshop. Hers are no ordinary clients. Ella has joined the seamstresses of Birkenau-Auschwitz, as readers may recognise it. Every dress she makes could mean the difference between life and death. And this place is all about survival. Ella seeks refuge from this reality, and...
8) La costurera
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"Emília y Luzia dos Santos, dos hermanas con una excelente destreza para la costura, sueñan con escapar de su pequeño pueblo, un anhelo que separa sus vidas ... Luzia sufre una deformidad desde que un accidente en la infancia la dejara lisiada y se convierte en una muchacha ruda y también poco casadera. Su única oportunidad de conseguir la independencia y la felicidad será casarse con el bandido que la secuestra, Antonio, el Halcón. En cambio...
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