Contemporary
1896. Siglo XX. Alice Guy se convertía en la primera directora de cine en la historia. Había logrado demasiado para su época. Pero quería lograr lo que nadie había podido: que el mundo sepa que había sido ella, no alguien más, con su talento, fuerza, pasión y determinación… siendo naturalmente mujer.
2024. Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos. Frente a la ventana de la habitación principal de la planta alta, esa que parece invitar a la copa del árbol frondoso en la vereda a ser parte de la familia, Julia, de ochenta y tantos años, sostiene una caja entre sus manos como si fuese un tesoro, mientras que su nieta Emily la escucha atentamente a sus espaldas:
— ¿Sabes quién fue Alice Guy Blaché?
— No, abuela…
— Yo sí. Y tú eres abogada. Y es hora de hacer justicia.
Esa noche, en su despacho, la joven doctora en leyes revisa el material que le entregara su abuela como una reliquia. Observa con curiosidad, entre algunos manuscritos firmados por Alice Blaché, la mujer misteriosa de la que oyó hablar más temprano, algunas cintas grabadas en 1965, en 70 mm en blanco y negro. Ansiosa por la intriga que le generó su abuela, y sabiendo que cuenta con un contacto en el museo para poder reproducirlas, al otro día, se dispone a ver la que indica es la número 1 en el orden de reproducción debido. En ella, su abuela más joven y otra mujer bella y del mismo carácter pícaro y animado pero de entrada edad, brindan con alcohol y se dirigen a cámara:
Soy Alice Blaché. Y ella es mi amiga, la periodista Julia Stuart. Y ambas tenemos un pacto: esta cinta debe abrirse en el siglo que viene… el siglo XXI, cuando las generaciones que nos sucedan estén listas para darle a la mujer el lugar que se merece…
Y vuelven a brindar.
— Cuando podamos ser visibles… como las películas de mi querida Alice: la primera directora de cine del mundo… — agrega la periodista.
Narrada en primera persona y como si fuera recreando el relato de su protagonista, Alice da cuenta de su vida desde los inicios hasta antes de su fin, en donde graba estos “off the record” sin que nadie lo sepa, pero a sabiendas de que sus colegas varones buscarían borrarla, y entrega muchísimos otros a Julia, que se creen perdidos de su trabajo, luego de una nota periodística formal que le otorga a su amiga para el medio en el cual se desempeña.
Allí consta la verdad sobre su carrera, esa que, en medio de un mundo liderado por hombres, quisieron hacer desaparecer por el simple hecho de que Madame Blaché logró mucho antes lo que ellos no pudieron, convirtiéndose además, en una mujer exitosa.
Al relato, lo acompañarán cintas inéditas que dan cuenta de su presencia en los sets de filmación y permiten testimoniar que lo que sostiene es absolutamente cierto. Material que jamás entregó a nadie a lo largo de sus más de noventa años, salvo a su entrañable amiga Julia antes de su deceso.
Criada en conventos de monjas, con hermanos amados, pero siendo cuestionada como hija extramatrimonial, termina viviendo su infancia junto a su abuela en Francia, su país natal, pero tiempo más tarde, a pesar del reclamo por volver a estar juntas de su madre, y enamorada de un hombre sesenta años mayor que no la correspondió en sus sentimientos, seguirá su consejo y se convertirá en mecanógrafa, siendo esta profesión la que le abra las puertas a la secretaría de la empresa Gaumont y la incipiente industria del cine.
Inspirada, tras observar la filmación de los obreros saliendo de la fábrica de los hermanos Lúmiere, descubre que quiere ser quien dirija este tipo de materiales pero con una característica única, inédita y particular: contar historias. Fundarse como la pionera, como la “madre del cine narrativo”. No se detendrá. Desde “El hada de los repollos”, su primer trabajo como directora de cine, en adelante, forjará una industria que es imperio al día de hoy.
En el medio, el desprecio solapado de sus pares que fue in crescendo, el amor, la familia, las infidelidades y la dicotomía entre la profesión y los hijos marcarán el rumbo de su vida. Sin embargo, hay una guerra que sostendrá Alice en el tiempo, y por la cual se dispondrá a luchar mucho antes de que las mujeres actuales comenzaran a reclamar su lugar en este mundo: que no la hagan desaparecer.
Porque “ser natural”, como ella sostenía, es todo lo contrario a ser falso. Y ella es real, tan real como las imágenes que dirigió para que el mundo la pueda ver.
2024. Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos. Frente a la ventana de la habitación principal de la planta alta, esa que parece invitar a la copa del árbol frondoso en la vereda a ser parte de la familia, Julia, de ochenta y tantos años, sostiene una caja entre sus manos como si fuese un tesoro, mientras que su nieta Emily la escucha atentamente a sus espaldas:
— ¿Sabes quién fue Alice Guy Blaché?
— No, abuela…
— Yo sí. Y tú eres abogada. Y es hora de hacer justicia.
Esa noche, en su despacho, la joven doctora en leyes revisa el material que le entregara su abuela como una reliquia. Observa con curiosidad, entre algunos manuscritos firmados por Alice Blaché, la mujer misteriosa de la que oyó hablar más temprano, algunas cintas grabadas en 1965, en 70 mm en blanco y negro. Ansiosa por la intriga que le generó su abuela, y sabiendo que cuenta con un contacto en el museo para poder reproducirlas, al otro día, se dispone a ver la que indica es la número 1 en el orden de reproducción debido. En ella, su abuela más joven y otra mujer bella y del mismo carácter pícaro y animado pero de entrada edad, brindan con alcohol y se dirigen a cámara:
Soy Alice Blaché. Y ella es mi amiga, la periodista Julia Stuart. Y ambas tenemos un pacto: esta cinta debe abrirse en el siglo que viene… el siglo XXI, cuando las generaciones que nos sucedan estén listas para darle a la mujer el lugar que se merece…
Y vuelven a brindar.
— Cuando podamos ser visibles… como las películas de mi querida Alice: la primera directora de cine del mundo… — agrega la periodista.
Narrada en primera persona y como si fuera recreando el relato de su protagonista, Alice da cuenta de su vida desde los inicios hasta antes de su fin, en donde graba estos “off the record” sin que nadie lo sepa, pero a sabiendas de que sus colegas varones buscarían borrarla, y entrega muchísimos otros a Julia, que se creen perdidos de su trabajo, luego de una nota periodística formal que le otorga a su amiga para el medio en el cual se desempeña.
Allí consta la verdad sobre su carrera, esa que, en medio de un mundo liderado por hombres, quisieron hacer desaparecer por el simple hecho de que Madame Blaché logró mucho antes lo que ellos no pudieron, convirtiéndose además, en una mujer exitosa.
Al relato, lo acompañarán cintas inéditas que dan cuenta de su presencia en los sets de filmación y permiten testimoniar que lo que sostiene es absolutamente cierto. Material que jamás entregó a nadie a lo largo de sus más de noventa años, salvo a su entrañable amiga Julia antes de su deceso.
Criada en conventos de monjas, con hermanos amados, pero siendo cuestionada como hija extramatrimonial, termina viviendo su infancia junto a su abuela en Francia, su país natal, pero tiempo más tarde, a pesar del reclamo por volver a estar juntas de su madre, y enamorada de un hombre sesenta años mayor que no la correspondió en sus sentimientos, seguirá su consejo y se convertirá en mecanógrafa, siendo esta profesión la que le abra las puertas a la secretaría de la empresa Gaumont y la incipiente industria del cine.
Inspirada, tras observar la filmación de los obreros saliendo de la fábrica de los hermanos Lúmiere, descubre que quiere ser quien dirija este tipo de materiales pero con una característica única, inédita y particular: contar historias. Fundarse como la pionera, como la “madre del cine narrativo”. No se detendrá. Desde “El hada de los repollos”, su primer trabajo como directora de cine, en adelante, forjará una industria que es imperio al día de hoy.
En el medio, el desprecio solapado de sus pares que fue in crescendo, el amor, la familia, las infidelidades y la dicotomía entre la profesión y los hijos marcarán el rumbo de su vida. Sin embargo, hay una guerra que sostendrá Alice en el tiempo, y por la cual se dispondrá a luchar mucho antes de que las mujeres actuales comenzaran a reclamar su lugar en este mundo: que no la hagan desaparecer.
Porque “ser natural”, como ella sostenía, es todo lo contrario a ser falso. Y ella es real, tan real como las imágenes que dirigió para que el mundo la pueda ver.
El fuego, una vez encendido, no tiene marcha atrás
Diego, cautivado por la sed de fuego, se ve tentado a unirse a la banda de los quemacoches tras una propuesta de un antiguo compañero del secundario. Pronto se encuentra envuelto en un mundo desconocido, donde los monjes justicieros y un obsesionado jefe de bomberos buscan resolver el misterio de los autos quemados. Enfrentándose al peligro constante, Diego deberá deci- dir entre seguir su sed de fuego o traicionar a aquellos que lo acechan para encontrar su liberación. A medida que se adentra en la banda, Diego descubre los rituales de iniciación que deben superar para formar parte del grupo. Las reuniones clandestinas se convierten en escenarios donde se planean los próximos actos incendiarios, pero también donde Diego comienza a cuestionarse si está tomando el camino correcto. Se enfrenta a la difícil decisión de proteger a sus compañeros o salvarse a sí mismo. El descubrimiento de un secreto bien guardado por la cúpula eclesiástica agrega un giro inesperado a la historia. Enfrentado a la traición y al peso de la responsabilidad, debe encontrar su propio camino en este mundo de fuego y misterio.
Diego siente fascinación por el fuego. Como un adicto, toquetea el en- cendedor que carga en su bolsillo mientras va a trabajar a Tele Más, un call center gris y sin ventanas, donde atiende uno tras otro los reclamos de los usuarios del servicio. La monotonía de sus días es asfixiante: tomar el desayuno que prepara Susana, su mamá, viajar apretado en el tren, trabajar sin descanso durante horas, y volver a comer con su mamá que no para de parlotear sobre el trabajo en la peluquería. Antes, de vez en cuando, solía tener sexo con Mica, su compañera dark, en el baño de la oficina, pero ahora ni siquiera cuenta con ese pasatiempo.
“Diegui”, como le dice su mamá, se esconde tras una máscara de apatía. Parece no importarle nada. Salvo el fuego, claro.
Y es que cuando las llamas invaden la cabeza de Diego como una necesidad irrefrenable, simplemente no puede evitarlo. Tiene que quemar algo. Su último fuego ardió en un tacho de basura.Solo después de estar bien encendido Diego escuchó los gritos de un gato, que salió disparado con medio cuerpo encendido. Pero qué culpa tiene él de que el gato estuviera ahí en ese momento. Todavía recuerda los maullidos desesperados y el crepitar de las llamas, mientras hace bailar nuevamente el encendedor entre sus dedos. Frente a él, en plena calle, hay una gran montaña de ramas y hojas. Otra vez lo invade esa sed que solamente se apaga cuando una fogata se enciende.
Despacio, se acerca a la pila de hojas y chasquea el encendedor. Las lenguas de fuego se elevan de inmediato por los aires. Todavía hipnotizado por el fulgor, cruza la calle mientras algunos vecinos se paran a mirar cómo las llamas suben también hasta el tendido eléctrico, qué explota con un ruido sordo. Pero qué culpa tiene él de que los cables estén ahí, ¿no? Diego se aleja, dispuesto a volver a su casa y seguir su rutina, más liviano luego de haber encendido esa fogata.
Lo que no sospecha es que alguien acaba de ficharlo.
Apenas un día después, Martín, un antiguo compañero del secundario lo intercepta y le hace una propuesta: unirse a la banda de los quema- coches. Una pandilla que quema autos en Vicente López y que tienen en vilo a todos los vecinos, polícías y bomberos. Tras esa invitación, los sucesos se precipitan. Encuentros con sujetos misteriosos, rituales de iniciación, reuniones clandestinas. Pero quizás, la mayor de las sorpresas, es descubrir que uno de los miembros más importantes de la banda es Correa, el párroco de su colegio, al que recuerda en flashes: Correa pasando su mano por la espalda para que se enderece mientra canta El señor de Galilea, Correa y él solos en el salón frío y oscuro donde iban sus protegidos, los que tenían mejor voz y con los que ensayaba en su cuarto mientras comían sugus de menta. Pero también el mismo Correa que, un poco más tarde, Diego descubrirá que se acostaba con Susana, su madre, justo después de que su padre los abandonara para escaparse con su maestra.
Pero la banda no está formada solo por Correa y Martín. También está Elena y sus tetas perfectas, ansiosa por quemar cada vez más autos. Y Julio, el jefe de la banda, que preside las reuniones clandestinas con la misma ceremonia que quien dirige una misa.
Lo que Diego no sabe es que alguien sigue de cerca los pasos de la banda. Y es que Dardo, el jefe del cuartel de bomberos, está completamente obsesionado con resolver el misterio de los Quemacoches. Desde que descubrió que en cada auto arruinado los criminales dejan una medallita de San Benito, pasa cada minuto libre rastreando dónde puede hallar ese mismo modelo, para dar con quien las compró. No es tarea fácil: la matriz de esa medalla fue robada por un cura pedófilo que la cúpula eclesiástica se ocupó de castigar y ocultar según sus propias reglas, pero que desde hace años parece haber desaparecido sin dejar ni un solo rastro.
Dardo seguirá cada pista, sin desanso, para dar con este sujeto. Pero a quien logrará a atrapar, será a Diego. Ahora el peligro lo acecha y únicamente la traición podrá liberarlo. Dardo, Diego y un grupo de monjes justicieros deberán aunar fuerzas para atrapar al sacerdote pero también para evitar que lleve a cabo su último y gran acto de venganza: quemar la casa del obispo.
¿Podrán detenerlos a tiempo antes de que las llamas destruyan todo a su paso?
¿Se nace estrella o se forja con ilusiones y resiliencia?
La historia de Luz, basada en hechos reales, cuenta acerca de una ídola infanto juvenil, luego devenida en estrella adulta, que da respuestas certeras y por momentos crudas acerca de una realidad que combina ambas teorías: la de que el talento es una virtud que nació con ella. Pero que además, gracias a su fortaleza, su perseverancia y el amor por su sueño desde pequeña, en conjunto, logró ser reconocida por el arte que, desde aquel entonces, tanto defendió con carisma y espíritu arremetedor a lo largo de los años.
Actriz, cantante, bailarina y productora musical, su relato desnuda el arduo, por tramos devastador, y cautivante por otros, camino atravesado para ser una súperstar. Desde sortear las estrategias leoninas y despiadadas de los mánagers, hasta ser cautiva de historias de amor y amistad falsas, así como también tornarse la víctima preferida de un sector de la prensa sensacionalista, la narración en primera persona no oculta detalle de semejante experiencia vivida.
Sin reparos, cargada de anécdotas que invitan a la reflexión y por tanto interpelan las emociones de los lectores, Luz se muestra como el espejo en el que puede verse la imagen de muchas jovencitas que quieren pertenecer al medio audiovisual sin conocer el detrás de escena. Un espacio vedado para la audiencia, y que oculta el precio a veces costosísimo que abrazar la profesión les puede cobrar.
De Villa Adelina a un programa de televisión infantil de gran audiencia sin escalas, Luz, con apenas once años, transita sus días subiendo y bajando el colectivo junto a su madre y compañera de aventuras incondicional.
No resulta en vano. La pequeña logra, luego de varias instancias enfrentadas y superadas, llegar a la final del reality en donde se formará el nuevo cuarteto musical de jovencitas que darán el enorme y preciado salto a la fama. Sin embargo, a segundos de escuchar su nombre y tocar la gloria, obtiene el quinto lugar, quedando muy por fuera del triunfo.
La decepción, con once pequeñísimos años, es un término pesado de cargar en la mochila.
Esa que luego se lleva a todos lados: al colegio, al hogar, al club, a la vida. Sin embargo, cuando el deseo está claro, y el corazón te grita que la oportunidad perdida no es la única posible, abandonar no es parte del juego.
La jovencita avasallante, de la mano de su mamá, buscará hacer oír su voz. Esa misma que seguirán intentando silenciar, cargando de más y más obstáculos, manipulaciones, silencios, abandonos y egoísmos.
Pero como el sol no puede taparse con una mano, la Luz tampoco puede apagarse con la otra.
Un nuevo casting. Luz está lista para mostrar otra faceta. Está preparada para brillar más allá de lo que se espera de ella. Y lejos de perder nuevamente, pero en esta ocasión, “el papel de su vida”, decide actuar desde las entrañas, sacándole la lengua al rechazo.
Un pedido especial. Una actuación memorable. El contrato esperado. El nuevo programa número uno en audiencia infanto juvenil. Todo llega de golpe y sin advertencias. Porque las oportunidades no son casualidad. Son la suma del talento, la fortaleza y la búsqueda constante.
Cuidado conmigo. Soy Luz, y cuando estoy cerca, puedo encandilarte.
Porque todas las estrellas brillan en el cielo, pero algunas están destinadas a hacerlo en la tierra…¡ y en el universo entero!
La historia de Luz, basada en hechos reales, cuenta acerca de una ídola infanto juvenil, luego devenida en estrella adulta, que da respuestas certeras y por momentos crudas acerca de una realidad que combina ambas teorías: la de que el talento es una virtud que nació con ella. Pero que además, gracias a su fortaleza, su perseverancia y el amor por su sueño desde pequeña, en conjunto, logró ser reconocida por el arte que, desde aquel entonces, tanto defendió con carisma y espíritu arremetedor a lo largo de los años.
Actriz, cantante, bailarina y productora musical, su relato desnuda el arduo, por tramos devastador, y cautivante por otros, camino atravesado para ser una súperstar. Desde sortear las estrategias leoninas y despiadadas de los mánagers, hasta ser cautiva de historias de amor y amistad falsas, así como también tornarse la víctima preferida de un sector de la prensa sensacionalista, la narración en primera persona no oculta detalle de semejante experiencia vivida.
Sin reparos, cargada de anécdotas que invitan a la reflexión y por tanto interpelan las emociones de los lectores, Luz se muestra como el espejo en el que puede verse la imagen de muchas jovencitas que quieren pertenecer al medio audiovisual sin conocer el detrás de escena. Un espacio vedado para la audiencia, y que oculta el precio a veces costosísimo que abrazar la profesión les puede cobrar.
De Villa Adelina a un programa de televisión infantil de gran audiencia sin escalas, Luz, con apenas once años, transita sus días subiendo y bajando el colectivo junto a su madre y compañera de aventuras incondicional.
No resulta en vano. La pequeña logra, luego de varias instancias enfrentadas y superadas, llegar a la final del reality en donde se formará el nuevo cuarteto musical de jovencitas que darán el enorme y preciado salto a la fama. Sin embargo, a segundos de escuchar su nombre y tocar la gloria, obtiene el quinto lugar, quedando muy por fuera del triunfo.
La decepción, con once pequeñísimos años, es un término pesado de cargar en la mochila.
Esa que luego se lleva a todos lados: al colegio, al hogar, al club, a la vida. Sin embargo, cuando el deseo está claro, y el corazón te grita que la oportunidad perdida no es la única posible, abandonar no es parte del juego.
La jovencita avasallante, de la mano de su mamá, buscará hacer oír su voz. Esa misma que seguirán intentando silenciar, cargando de más y más obstáculos, manipulaciones, silencios, abandonos y egoísmos.
Pero como el sol no puede taparse con una mano, la Luz tampoco puede apagarse con la otra.
Un nuevo casting. Luz está lista para mostrar otra faceta. Está preparada para brillar más allá de lo que se espera de ella. Y lejos de perder nuevamente, pero en esta ocasión, “el papel de su vida”, decide actuar desde las entrañas, sacándole la lengua al rechazo.
Un pedido especial. Una actuación memorable. El contrato esperado. El nuevo programa número uno en audiencia infanto juvenil. Todo llega de golpe y sin advertencias. Porque las oportunidades no son casualidad. Son la suma del talento, la fortaleza y la búsqueda constante.
Cuidado conmigo. Soy Luz, y cuando estoy cerca, puedo encandilarte.
Porque todas las estrellas brillan en el cielo, pero algunas están destinadas a hacerlo en la tierra…¡ y en el universo entero!
Sometimes, love is a lightning bolt that splits you;others, a construction of laughter and loyalty.
Laura and Matías have been inseparable friends since they were twelve years old. They shared laughs, secrets and adventures together. Now, the story finds them when Laura is only ten days away from her thirty-fifth birthday. This might seem like a simple detail, but for Laura it is crucial because of a curse that haunts her family.
According to the family’s belief, if she does not get married before her thirty-fifth birthday, she will be alone forever and will not be able to fulfil her dream of becoming a mother. For this reason, Laura demands that Matías keep the promise he made to her when they were seventeen in Bariloche: to marry her if she is still single at thirty-five. However, Matías does not share her desire to marry or have children, so he devises a plan to help Laura overcome her fear and find happiness without depending on that old promise. He has ten days to achieve this.
Life is full of myths, sentences and mandates that condition our decisions. Friendships can also be complicated love stories, and this is a story in which love is disguised as friendship.
Going through a bereavement has never had so many lessons to be learned
If the protagonist of this story had to sum up her love life, she could do it succinctly: a first gay boyfriend, a second who needed alcohol to talk to her and a third whose life was pure rock and roll. She married the third.
Fifteen years later, with an endless list of infidelities, two children, forty extra kilos and tired of being invisible, she put an end to it. She wanted to get back in the game, but this time she wasn’t looking for love, she was looking for fun. That’s how she got into the world of dating apps. As she moved into online flirting, she began to understand the logic of virtual flirting. The key was to establish a rhythm, a kind of “gymnastics” and always have a replacement when the candidate or prospect didn’t work out. Always ready, always attentive, always sharp. Without mercy or shame, she resorted to a life-saving notebook, where she recorded in black and white the name, age, area, profession and number of children (including their names) of the subject in question.
That’s how he started keeping a travel diary on Tinder, Happn and other virtual apps. A year of outings and blind dates recorded without taboos or complexes. A return to the ring by making a veronica to sadness and allowing herself to go through a mourning in the best possible way.
Where letters and numbers oppose each other, a love of novels is born.
Cecily rarely has her head out of a book. If she’s not reading one, she’s thinking about reading one. She was always the quiet one in the class and, now that she is about to finish her degree, she can say that hardly anyone really knows her. She was always a shadow, paying attention to studying and nothing else. Because if there is one thing she is sure of, it is that she wants to work in a publishing house. She knows that, without contacts, the only way to make it is with a brilliant GPA. And when Cecily sets her mind to something, there’s no one who can stop her from achieving it, except for an unexpected encounter in a bookshop that will turn her plans upside down. And everything will be complicated when she manages to get into her favorite publishing house and discovers that her boss is not a total stranger and, far from being the charming person she thought she knew, is a real dictator who is not interested at all in stories and books, but in percentages of the profits.
A love story cradled between books, finances and swindles, in which two po- lar opposites will transform each other until they discover that without the masks, and the lies, right between letters and numbers, there’s love.
Stop the clock to smell the flowers
Sofia realised that she could no longer live the life she had recently thought was perfect. She had put her dreams on hold and had settled for being the woman cooped up at home, always available for Sebastian’s needs, until she decided to stop the clock and reshuffle the cards of destiny.
Even if it meant leaving behind her dream home and the love of her life, she opened the doors to new opportunities and experiences. She found a magical flower shop, where she discovered her passion for flowers and met someone willing to help her achieve her goals. She also had a group of friends who were loyal and willing to work together to help her recover the only thing that kept her awake at night: her swan Odette.
In the midst of this thrilling plot, the question arises: Will Sebastian be able to win her back, or will her fate be in someone else’s hands? Sofia longs only for Sebastian to give her back her swan, but she also longs to find a relationship based on mutual respect and the freedom to be herself.
An unexpected companion can guide us on a new path.
Victoria, a successful writer in her fifties, is in the middle of a divorce after a long and unhappy marriage. In the midst of sadness and loneliness, her daughter, who lives in Australia, invites her to spend the holidays there in order to cheer her up. The daughter and her friends, concerned about Victoria’s state of mind, urge her to try her luck in the dating world via an app.
At first, Victoria is reluctant and sceptical about the idea of finding a new partner online, but, through some hilarious situations, they manage to convince her, change her look and create a profile for her. And, after a couple of disastrous dates, Victoria meets Paul, a surfer fifteen years younger, handsome, sensitive, gentlemanly and warm. Paul surprises her day after day with small gestures full of love and care. He shows her that love can be a beautiful and meaningful experience, regardless of age and circumstances. Victoria gives herself to the relationship, thinking it will only be casual, but Paul surprises her in a thousand ways and gives her the courage to venture out again in search of that feeling she thought she had lost.
The fire, once lit, cannot be turned back
Diego, captivated by a thirst for fire, is tempted to join the car-burning gang after a proposal from an old high school classmate. He soon finds himself drawn into an unfamiliar world, where vigilante monks and an obsessed fire chief seek to solve the mystery of the burned cars. Facing constant danger, Diego must decide between following his thirst for fire or betraying those who stalk him to find his release. As he moves deeper into the gang, Diego discovers the initiation rituals that must be overcome to become part of the group. The clandestine meetings become the scenes where the next incen- diary acts are planned, but also where Diego begins to question whether he is taking the right path. He is faced with the difficult decision of protecting his comrades or saving himself. The discovery of a well-kept secret by the ecclesiastical leadership adds an unexpected twist to the story. Faced with betrayal and the weight of responsibility, he must find his own way in this world of fire and mystery.
An unsolved crime. A dark girl. A loving father
Bea Suleimén, almost thirty years old, is found drowned in the putrid waters of the Riachuelo on New Year’s Eve. The case is investigated by Sonia Torres and pregnant forensic expert Teresita Souza, the two officers on duty.Their findings lead them to doubt the cause of death and put Gerardo, Bea’s snubbed boyfriend, who seems to be the last person to see her alive that night, under the microscope. The coroner found evidence under the victim’s fingernails that she had been pushed into the water and that she had tried to hold on to her attacker so as not to fall. This evidence is kept by the coroner in the morgue awaiting analysis by the biochemist on the first working day of the year.
Bea Suleimén was “a bad girl” and kept a secret. Her father kept a worse one: he was indeed the last one to see her alive. But the evidence incriminating the father is destroyed by chance by the coroner herself, when her water breaks untimely and she gives birth.
Now, solving the case will depend on Sonia Torres and Teresita Souza finding their way to the truth, while dealing with their own chaotic lives.
How can so many people have a motive for killing a girl? Can these two women find the answer?
Two murders, a frantic search, a romance and, above all, a betrayal
Emerio Beltrán, a media magnate, is found hanged with his lips sewn shut in the library of the Buenos Aires Zoo. His daughter Ana, a forensic doctor, recognises the body. From that moment on, Ana’s life will be transformed forever. Stalked by The Legion, a group that seeks to destroy the books rescued from the burning of the library of Alexandria, she must find the necessary clues that will lead her to unravel a millenary secret. A treasure whose last custodian was Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg, director and respon- sible for the layout of the zoo.
The secret of the times, life and death in the same moment
After solving the mysterious murders of her father and her former lover, Ana Beltrán believes she has brought closure to the most painful stage of her life. But what seemed to be a promising future turns into the worst nightmare. When the criminologist wakes up in the Santa María Sanatorium, her reality has changed: Marcos Gutiérrez has disappeared and, with him, the Emerald Tablet, the treasure of Alexandria.
Guarded for centuries by the Group of the Wise from the relentless threat of The Legion, a shadowy organisation determined to destroy the legacy of Hypatia of Alexandria, the Tablet finds its way into the hands of Professor Jack Williams, who will try to unravel the secrets hidden in the relic. But neither he, nor his team, is prepared to control the power of the Emeraldine: the secret of the ages.
Operation Emerald is the story of a woman who must die to save her life, and a man who needs to find peace through revenge. Operation Esmeralda is a gripping adventure and a story of love, hate and revenge where the police, mystery and romance will once again immerse us in a journey through Buenos Aires, London and Madrid, impossible to forget.
An invisible thread joins all ends in a single case
Just when she seemed to have found peace in her life, criminologist Ana Beltrán realises that a series of deaths containing coded messages puts an end to the calm in which she was immersed. Partnered with a former Interpol agent, recognised as a professional, these severed bodies, which appear in different churches, separated from the heads, are going to test her mettle and shrewdness to solve the crimes.The plot thickens with the discovery that all those murdered have a tattoo that forms a unique, shared image: yet another code they will have to decipher. The unexpected disappearance of Agustín Riglos, a former spy and Dr. Beltrán’s partner, plunges the group of investigators into mistrust.
The power of that which is hidden, that which for many should remain secret.
When salvation is damnation
That is the reality of Zamira and her little daughter Leila when they arrive at a refugee camp in Europe, escaping the theft of Arab babies to be sold to wealthy families who cannot conceive them.Far from being a place of humanitarian aid, overcrowded with tents, without food, clothing, cleanliness and marked by crime in the face of the desperation of those who live there, the place is hell: the little girl disappears without a trace.
In desperation, Zamira can’t get anyone to pay attention to her, everyone in their own misfortune, and even less so the security forces who guard them tepidly take charge. No one listens to her, no one helps her. She is still alone as she was when she arrived. Even more alone than before.
But a glimmer of hope appears when Helena, a Spanish journalist, arrives to interview the refugees and Zamira tells her heartbreaking story. Echoing the mother’s pain, Helena summons an investigator to help them in their search. However, the picture becomes complicated: there is no trace of Leila, because there is no evidence of a kidnapping, nor of her previous existence.
Zamira’s version is questioned by the authorities who, tired of having to give answers, conclude and spread the word that this woman is probably unbalanced and has invented the existence of a fictitious daughter.
And although Helena trusts her protégée, the media and the security forces decide to accuse her of being a liar, just like Leila’s mother: the child is an in- vention of both of them. To get money for Zamira, and the lost custody of her daughter for Helena, both of them, stirring up public opinion.
Both are women, both fight to be mothers, both are treated as crazy. When it comes to pain, prejudice and injustice, who has the truth?
The struggle to keep listening to one’s own voice
Lucia is astute, shrewd, brilliant and, to top it all, good people. Everyone adores her. She deserves the best and she gets it. She is appointed host of the star news programme of Prime Time. That same day, she not only debuts her image on screen, but also discovers that she is pregnant by a man she has only known for a short time and with whom she does not know if she is in love. The ghosts of abandonment and failed motherhood that have accom- panied her from her youth in the village to the big city reappear, forcing her to make decisions. Despite her doubts, she decides to take the gamble and start a family. Little by little, she begins to abandon her career, her affections and her life. Unbeknownst to her, she is living with a psychopath who will bring her to the edge of the abyss. With determination, she will fight to dis- cover the truth and protect herself and her children, confronting the ghosts of the past and defending her career, her affections and her life. A story that puts on the agenda the silent violence that thousands of wom- en suffer every time someone tells them what to do, what to wear, what to think and what to feel.
A story of resurrection
Rebecca was born a prisoner in her village, Santa Mora. A paradise protected by its people from which one cannot leave. Her boyfriend’s family, the leaders of the place, set the rules, in order to preserve its perfection, values and natural beauty. No one knows the life behind the borders that protect it and keep it hidden from the world. To be born there is considered a privilege by everyone, except for this defiant young girl and her endless dreams. Together with her childhood sweetheart and future mayor of the region, they plan to escape and be free. An almost impossible task, until the arrival of the internet, which, added to her unstoppable rebelliousness, will lead her to discover the great mystery covered by lies, power and dark business that surrounds them, putting them at risk, wanting to kill their relationship.She already knows this. She is different. She is awake. She is bold. She is a woman. There is a prophecy to fulfil. Leaving the prison she doesn’t deserve, and choosing her future, may cost her life and the lives of those she loves, but the price is worth it because Rebecca is a fighter. And she is ready to rise again.
Flags distinguish, flags unite.
What flags should not do is separate.A country divided, a family split in two. Chaos outside. Chaos inside. Two parallel stories, the same war behind.
As a result of the Catalan procés, the lives of four women take on dark protagonism.
On the one hand, three sisters clash fiercely after the referendum on October 1st, when one of them takes her elderly mother to vote, who is hit on the head as a result of a political brawl. On the other hand, a young girl is reported missing to the authorities, and the media circus around her speculates that she is the first possible death as a result of the political conflict.
“Banderas” symbolises the power of the media as creators of public opinion trends, which often deepens the gaps that do not allow for agreement and the union of peoples, and its replication on a smaller scale within families, observ- ing the prevailing customs and values in them, as the triggers of passionate feelings and radical thoughts that can even cost the very bonds of blood.
The four women will intertwine their destinies: the eldest sister will approach the family of the disappeared woman in order to support her “Spanishist” line of thought and recover her journalistic career; the middle sister will fight against the macho violence suffered in her two long marriages, both of which are politically opposed, and the youngest will fight against the first sister also for thinking differently, until her mother’s illness brings them face to face with the real reasons for which they should fight.
Good lies end up laying the groundwork for good stories
Nina, the heiress of a financially struggling bakery, finds herself in dire straits as she tries to devise a strategy to save the business from bankruptcy. Ins- tead of enjoying a lavish Christmas party to which she has been invited, she finds herself locked in, trying to block out noises coming from the next cubicle, where a couple appears to be having an intimate encounter. As she opens the bathroom door, she realises that someone has secured the lock from the inside. At that moment, out comes the couple in question: he is a famous and sought-after club footballer, and she is a well-known TV presenter married to a millionaire businessman.With no time to explain, Ramiro tells Nina that she will be his girlfriend and acts quickly to avoid awkward questions. In the midst of the confusion, Nina takes advantage of the situation and sets a series of conditions to Ramiro in exchange for continuing the role of his fake girlfriend. Only time and the delicious recipes she inherited from her grandparents Marie & Tony will tell if the fictitious arrangement will be the prologue to a real romance.
You can’t hide a passion
Amada and Diego, two passionate young people, fall in love at first sight on New Year’s Eve. However, their relationship is threatened by an oath and a fanaticism.Amada works as a bartender at a luxury hotel and agrees to work at the New Year’s Eve celebration, as she has no family to celebrate with. With her elagant uniform and skills in preparing drinks, she takes over the bar and earns the respect of her colleagues. Diego, a promising young footballer, is waiting for an operation to be resolved to take him to a big club that will give him the chance to play for the national team. The footballer is captivated by the angelic appearance of this expert in drinks and invites her to breakfast at dawn. The chemistry between them is undeniable and they share a passion for football. However, when Amada asks him if he is a Boca fan, Diego decides to lie to her to avoid losing her. They both know that a relationship based on a lie cannot last. However, there is always the possibility that one of them will renounce his fanaticism and his promises to save his love or that he will make up a phenomenal lie, especially if the contract waiting on the table to be signed is for the team from La Ribera.
Love is hard to hide
Manuela was a young girl with a passion for football. Her talent and dedi- cation led her to become the captain of her school’s women’s team. With a spectacular goal, she managed to lead the team to become inter-school champions. The emotion was indescribable as they celebrated the victory. Manuela was met with an announcement that would change her life completely. The representative of Oliver Ortega, the idol of all football players, invited her to participate in a contest. The requirement was to be male and to send a video demonstrating ball skills. The winner would have the opportunity to be invited to an all-expenses-paid tribute match in London. Manuela knew that she did not meet the requirements of the competition as a woman, but she could not pass up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She decided to enter as her twin brother, win the competition and from then on have an exciting life. That is, until she fell in love with Oliver, who was convinced she was a boy.
The story that Alice Guy Blaché would have wanted to film. By Marcela Citterio & Carolina Parmo.
1896. 20th century. Alice Guy became the first female film director in history. She had achieved too much for her time. But she wanted to achieve what no one else had been able to: to let the world know that it had been her, not someone else, with her talent, strength, passion and determination... being naturally a woman.
2024. New Jersey, United States. In front of the window of the upstairs master bedroom, the one that seems to invite the leafy treetop on the sidewalk to be part of the family, Julia, in her eighties, holds a box in her hands as if it were a treasure, while her granddaughter Emily listens attentively behind her back:
- Do you know who Alice Guy Blaché was?
- No, Grandma...
- I do. And you are a lawyer. And it's time to do justice.
That night, in her office, the young doctor of law looks through the material given to her by her grandmother as an heirloom. She curiously observes, among some manuscripts signed by Alice Blaché, the mysterious woman she heard about earlier, some tapes recorded in 1965, in 70 mm black and white. Anxious because of the intrigue generated by her grandmother, and knowing that she has a contact at the museum to be able to reproduce them, the next day, she sets out to see what she indicates is number 1 in the proper order of reproduction. In it, his younger grandmother and another beautiful woman of the same lively, mischievous character, but older, toast with alcohol and address the camera:
I'm Alice Blaché. And this is my friend, journalist Julia Stuart. And we both have a pact: this tape must be opened in the next century... the 21st century, when the generations that will succeed us will be ready to give women the place they deserve...
And they toast again.
- When we can be visible... like the films of my dear Alice: the first female film director in the world... - adds the journalist.
Narrated in first person and as if she were recreating the story of her protagonist, Alice gives an account of her life from the beginning to the end, where she records these “off the record” without anyone knowing it, but knowing that her male colleagues would try to erase her, and gives many others to Julia, who believe they are lost from her work, after a formal journalistic note that she gives to her friend for the media in which she works.
Therein lies the truth about her career, that which, in the midst of a world led by men, they wanted to make disappear for the simple fact that Madame Blaché achieved much earlier what they could not, becoming, in addition, a successful woman.
The story will be accompanied by unpublished tapes that show his presence on the film sets and allow us to testify that what he says is absolutely true. Material that she never gave to anyone throughout her more than ninety years, except to her dear friend Julia before her death.
Raised in nuns' convents, with beloved siblings, but being questioned as an extramarital daughter, she ends up living her childhood with her grandmother in France, her native country, but some time later, despite her mother's demand to be together again, and in love with a man sixty years older who did not reciprocate her feelings, she will follow his advice and become a typist, being this profession the one that opens the doors to the Gaumont company's secretary and the incipient film industry.
Inspired, after observing the filming of the workers leaving the factory of the Lúmiere brothers, she discovers that she wants to be the one who directs this type of material but with a unique, unprecedented and particular characteristic: to tell stories. To establish herself as the pioneer, as the “mother of narrative cinema”. She will not stop. From “The Cabbage Patch Fairy”, her first work as a film director, onwards, she will forge an industry that is an empire to this day.
In between, the underhanded contempt of her peers that was in crescendo, love, family, infidelities and the dichotomy between profession and children will mark the course of her life. However, there is a war that will sustain Alice in time, and for which she will be ready to fight long before the current women began to claim their place in this world: not to be made to disappear.
Because “being natural”, as she argued, is the opposite of being fake. And she is real, as real as the images she directed for the world to see.
1896. 20th century. Alice Guy became the first female film director in history. She had achieved too much for her time. But she wanted to achieve what no one else had been able to: to let the world know that it had been her, not someone else, with her talent, strength, passion and determination... being naturally a woman.
2024. New Jersey, United States. In front of the window of the upstairs master bedroom, the one that seems to invite the leafy treetop on the sidewalk to be part of the family, Julia, in her eighties, holds a box in her hands as if it were a treasure, while her granddaughter Emily listens attentively behind her back:
- Do you know who Alice Guy Blaché was?
- No, Grandma...
- I do. And you are a lawyer. And it's time to do justice.
That night, in her office, the young doctor of law looks through the material given to her by her grandmother as an heirloom. She curiously observes, among some manuscripts signed by Alice Blaché, the mysterious woman she heard about earlier, some tapes recorded in 1965, in 70 mm black and white. Anxious because of the intrigue generated by her grandmother, and knowing that she has a contact at the museum to be able to reproduce them, the next day, she sets out to see what she indicates is number 1 in the proper order of reproduction. In it, his younger grandmother and another beautiful woman of the same lively, mischievous character, but older, toast with alcohol and address the camera:
I'm Alice Blaché. And this is my friend, journalist Julia Stuart. And we both have a pact: this tape must be opened in the next century... the 21st century, when the generations that will succeed us will be ready to give women the place they deserve...
And they toast again.
- When we can be visible... like the films of my dear Alice: the first female film director in the world... - adds the journalist.
Narrated in first person and as if she were recreating the story of her protagonist, Alice gives an account of her life from the beginning to the end, where she records these “off the record” without anyone knowing it, but knowing that her male colleagues would try to erase her, and gives many others to Julia, who believe they are lost from her work, after a formal journalistic note that she gives to her friend for the media in which she works.
Therein lies the truth about her career, that which, in the midst of a world led by men, they wanted to make disappear for the simple fact that Madame Blaché achieved much earlier what they could not, becoming, in addition, a successful woman.
The story will be accompanied by unpublished tapes that show his presence on the film sets and allow us to testify that what he says is absolutely true. Material that she never gave to anyone throughout her more than ninety years, except to her dear friend Julia before her death.
Raised in nuns' convents, with beloved siblings, but being questioned as an extramarital daughter, she ends up living her childhood with her grandmother in France, her native country, but some time later, despite her mother's demand to be together again, and in love with a man sixty years older who did not reciprocate her feelings, she will follow his advice and become a typist, being this profession the one that opens the doors to the Gaumont company's secretary and the incipient film industry.
Inspired, after observing the filming of the workers leaving the factory of the Lúmiere brothers, she discovers that she wants to be the one who directs this type of material but with a unique, unprecedented and particular characteristic: to tell stories. To establish herself as the pioneer, as the “mother of narrative cinema”. She will not stop. From “The Cabbage Patch Fairy”, her first work as a film director, onwards, she will forge an industry that is an empire to this day.
In between, the underhanded contempt of her peers that was in crescendo, love, family, infidelities and the dichotomy between profession and children will mark the course of her life. However, there is a war that will sustain Alice in time, and for which she will be ready to fight long before the current women began to claim their place in this world: not to be made to disappear.
Because “being natural”, as she argued, is the opposite of being fake. And she is real, as real as the images she directed for the world to see.
My name is Carolina.
I had a perfect life. An enviable husband. A wonderful daughter and son.
I lived in a penthouse in the best area of the city. Money, travel, friendships and a hobby, photography, with millions of followers.
And suddenly... the past came back. Under threat.
Anonymous. In the shadows. And it obscured everything.
Because my life wasn't always perfect. Because I have a lot to hide. Because sometimes you can start from scratch. And sometimes, no.
The text message was blunt: -I know your secrets.
I stopped breathing. I closed my eyes. I feared the worst. I believed him.
Because I... I am not innocent.
Carolina is a woman in her thirties, happily married to Maximiliano Milano, a handsome and irresistible millionaire with whom she lived from day one the most wonderful love story. Orphaned and without a family, she perfectly adapted to her husband's renowned family.
Photographer by hobby, with enough money to live her whole life without working, with an artist's vocation, feminine and optimistic, nobody knows what she hides, what is well buried. Or at least that's what she believed.
One night, after making love to her husband, exhausted from a night of honeymoon-like pleasure, she receives a message that turns her life upside down: “I know your secrets”. The extortion begins: they don't want money.
They want her to suffer, to expose herself, to humiliate herself, to regret being alive.
She has to meet a series of challenges or her whole story will come out.
And the challenges are perverse.
Sexual.
Dangerous.
If she doesn't meet them... the husband is going to find out everything. He's going to know she wasn't a sweet princess. Her castle is going to crumble and her future won't exist.
I had a perfect life. An enviable husband. A wonderful daughter and son.
I lived in a penthouse in the best area of the city. Money, travel, friendships and a hobby, photography, with millions of followers.
And suddenly... the past came back. Under threat.
Anonymous. In the shadows. And it obscured everything.
Because my life wasn't always perfect. Because I have a lot to hide. Because sometimes you can start from scratch. And sometimes, no.
The text message was blunt: -I know your secrets.
I stopped breathing. I closed my eyes. I feared the worst. I believed him.
Because I... I am not innocent.
Carolina is a woman in her thirties, happily married to Maximiliano Milano, a handsome and irresistible millionaire with whom she lived from day one the most wonderful love story. Orphaned and without a family, she perfectly adapted to her husband's renowned family.
Photographer by hobby, with enough money to live her whole life without working, with an artist's vocation, feminine and optimistic, nobody knows what she hides, what is well buried. Or at least that's what she believed.
One night, after making love to her husband, exhausted from a night of honeymoon-like pleasure, she receives a message that turns her life upside down: “I know your secrets”. The extortion begins: they don't want money.
They want her to suffer, to expose herself, to humiliate herself, to regret being alive.
She has to meet a series of challenges or her whole story will come out.
And the challenges are perverse.
Sexual.
Dangerous.
If she doesn't meet them... the husband is going to find out everything. He's going to know she wasn't a sweet princess. Her castle is going to crumble and her future won't exist.
Everyone loves Cintia. Everyone but her
Cintia, a woman in her late forties, is at a point in her life where certainties are scarce. She has discovered that she was never who she wanted to be and that she has become a slave to love, just as she was taught to feel it. However, fate gives her a chance to start again, to be authentic and discover the profound power of her own sexuality, taking advantage of her freedom and taking risks.The irrepressible and seductive urge to commit the sins she never allowed herself to commit presents itself to her as a temptation that is hard to resist. Even if it means confronting a marriage in which they both promised each other to play a role, to understand the independence of their children and to accept that some dreams, at some point, no longer include the family.
And that is because Cintia, the “perfect” one, is going to start doing things wrong. Very badly. She is going to lie. To betray. To hurt. And, as death sur- rounds her, she will have to face the consequences of showing herself to be a woman and a human being. Because since the beginning of time, to dare to be yourself, you have to be daring.
Emotions link cities and people who seek to break through their fears and rise up again
In this story, balconies are transformed into huge windows to spy on intimacies, passions and secrets, linking different realities in different cities.In Buenos Aires, it shows the reunion of two old friends in the same place where something more than friendship blossomed, but reality prevents them from getting back together. In Rome, a daughter and a father engage in a conversation that reveals the unique bond that unites them. In New York, a detective takes a moment to smoke a cigarette when a beautiful woman surprises him and begins a game of seduction. In Mexico City, Antonia revisits the night she spent with her new love on her balcony, when an interesting and confident woman offers her an unexpected conversation, unaware that they share more than they imagine. In Kyoto, a lady contemplates life as her faithful cat rests on her lap. In London, two brothers meet again. In Madrid, a groom steps out onto the balcony during his wedding and is followed by the bride a few minutes later. Their conversation leads them down unex- pected paths. And in Paris, one girl quietly confides to another that she is experiencing violence.
