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1) El jilguero
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A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld.
"Al empezar El jilguero,...
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Esta es la historia de Pip, un joven huérfano y miedoso cuyo humilde destino se ve agraciado por un benefactor inesperado que cambiará el sino de su vida y hará de él un caballero.
This is the story of Pip, a young orphan and fearful whose humble destiny is graced by an unexpected benefactor who will change the fate of his life and make him a gentleman.
4) Stardust
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"In the quiet English hamlet of Wall, Tristran Thorn embarks on a remarkable journey through the world of Faerie to recover a fallen star for his lover, the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester."--
Un encantador cuento de hadas del gran maestro Neil Gaiman, llena de aventuras ineseperadas, amor verdadero en un mundo repleto de magia. El joven Tristan Thorn está dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa para conquistar el frío corazón de su amada Victoría,...
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Filmmaker Enrique gets a visit from an aspiring actor claiming to be his old school friend Igancio, who has written a story about their traumatic childhood spent at Catholic school. In the story, a drag performer attempts to blackmail a predatory priest by exposing their scandalous past. When Enrique produces a film based on the story, the villainous priest from their school days arrives to tell his own version of the events.
7) 25 watts
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Three young men in Montevideo drink beer, avoid responsibility, talk nonsense, encounter weird characters from the neighborhood and drift in a state of chronic boredom.
8) Los divinos
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"A girl's body is found floating in the water in what seems to be a ritual. At the heart of this episode is the superficial world of some rich, successful young men who have an evil lifelong bond and are a world apart from the victim: poor, and a survivor of the violence of her homeland"--Amazon.com.
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Orlando, a young man from Colombia, flees to the United States and his aunt gives him a chance for a new life grounded in native customs and strong family values. But when he meets Jairo, better known as 'El Calvo, ' he gets involved in the world of illicit business, sacrificing his humble life. Orlando is taken in by the power he gets through easy money, but will he survive as his actions begin to catch up with him?
11) Horseplay
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In the hot Argentine summer, a group of friends get together to enjoy the holiday. They drink, party hard, and make videos together. A rare mix of homophobia and horseplay comes together, however, under the surface jealousy and violence begin to emerge. A twisted triangle of friends between a repressed gay, a secret bisexual boy, and a homophobe will push tensions to the limit.
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La soberbia juventud es una historia de amor, una novela sobre los afectos y la ausencia de ellos, una reflexión sobre cómo la edad determina el juicio que hacemos de nosotros mismos y nuestras circunstancias.Felipe Selden es un hombre joven y carismático que atrae a la mayoría de las personas que se encuentran con él. Sin embargo, las exigencias familiares y sociales, sumadas a su inmadurez, lo llevan a tomar decisiones que lo alejan de la felicidad.El...
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Arthur Gordon Pym decide ir al mar como polizón en el barco de su amigo Augusto. Pero un motín en el mar altera sus planes de convertirse en marinero, y pronto se ve envuelto en una pelea para salvar su vida. La marea lo llevará al fin del mundo, la Antártida. Allí, descubrirá una civilización olvidada que guarda un terrible secreto de toda la humanidad.
Arthur Gordon Pym decides to go to sea as a stowaway on the ship of his friend Augustus....
15) Fugas
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"Fugas seduce por la calidad musical de su fraseo y por una conmovedora historia que se reparte entre una crónica de Cuba y la evocación de un exiliado que mira hacia atrás --o sueña-- y encuentra magnificencia en la conga que, como la propia vida, se desarrolla y desaparece en las calles. La Sombra, Jota Uve, De Chirico, la Garcilasa y el Solenodon viven como cualquiera el acontecer cotidiano de un país incapaz de ofrecerle mejores perspectivas...
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"Sáhara ama las flores aunque tiene nombre de desierto. Sáhara trabaja en el negocio familiar. Una pequeña floristería en Malasaña. Ciro es un joven lleno de aspiraciones frustradas. Vive en una habitación en Lavapiés. Ciro choca con Nicolás, un repartidor de comida. Decide suplantar su identidad y trabajar con su nombre. Nico-Ciro y Sáhara chocan en el Ojalá. Abren varias puertas que son volcanes. Y deciden arder. David Martínez Álvarez...
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Narrativas hispánicas volume 519
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Ready to make the most of a summer spent without his jailed father telling him what to do, Ludi Rivero Pelayo embraces a futile love with a dangerously seductive woman as he learns Greek and a boxer-turned-friar teaches him Plato's dialogues. Narrativas hispanicas series, 136pp.
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Valentín, con solo doce años, le hace una promesa a su madre en su lecho de muerte: ir en busca de su padre, quien, unos años antes, se unió a las filas villistas. La División del Norte pasa por el pueblo del muchacho y éste, en un arranque de valentía, se acerca sin dudarlo al mismísimo Centauro. Comienza así un periplo de aventuras y aprendizajes, en el que Valentín deberá demostrar que ha entrado, aunque a marchas forzadas, en la edad...
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The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him. Ignatius must get a job. Undaunted, he uses his new-found employment to further his mission and now he has a pirate costume and a hot-dog cart to do it with.
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