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emilie, Yes, they are like miniseries. As I understand it, a Mexican department store chain came up with the idea of celebrating its 100 anniversary with a series of historical novelas, so they commissioned the novelas already in existence plus others in the planning to be put on CD, DVD, and tapes. They are fairly cheap to way cheaper on e-bay than through other sources. Most are under 30 dollars. some are adapted to so many DVDS, others are complete. Here's a list of some that are available. The summaries are not mine, they are found on the internet under various authors. to find them just type in the novels' names and look for the one that rads the name plus the word telenovela: La antorcha encendida.
size=3>Summary: face="Arial Narrow">Three centuries of Spanish domination. Three hundred years in which the discontent roiling the population of New Spain has grown along with their wounds of injustice, exploitation, poverty and discrimination. It is in this awakening Mexico that the love story between Mariano and Teresa unfolds. United not only in love, but also in the desire to free their country, the twists and turns of their destinies will lead us through history along the path to Mexico's independence and freedom El vuelo del aguila. S
size=3>ummary. face="Arial Narrow">A military hero in the Reform Wars, Porfirio Diaz was also one of the strategists behind the overthrow of the empire by Republicans. Several times he tried to attain power through military coups, but was defeated until a last revolt in 1876 took him to the Presidency of the Republic. Except for a short period of four years, he governed until 1911, when a takeover by Francisco I. Madero forced him into exile. He lived long enough to see his revolution fall apart and all of his gains destroyed by his own lengthy stay in power. As a hero or sly weaver of intrigues, Porfirio Diaz learns, fights, plots, governs, kills, pacificies, loves, suffers, cries, devotes himself to his work and does not abandon it until his own people rise up to expel him. El carruaje. face=Arial>Summary. The intense, vibrant actor Carlos Monden is the hero of a majestic fresco about political events of 1867 in Mexico. The unhappy and dramatic experience of Archduc Ferdinando Giuseppe Massimiliano d'Asburgo, the Mexican emperor, by will of Naploeon III is going to an end... He will be betrayed by a collaborator and he will have to capitulate to republican army of Benito Juarez. Senda de gloria.
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size=3>Summary. face="Arial Narrow">Juan del Diablo grew up a savage on the beaches of San Pedro, abused by the man who raised him because he was the bastard of his wife and the wealthy landowner Francisco de Alcazar y Valle. Don Francisco did not know he had a son, and shortly after finding out, he dies, leaving only a letter with his wishes to give Juan his name - a letter that his wife, Sofia, hides. Also, before dying he asks his legitimate son Andres to take care of Juan. But Andres goes to live in Mexico city. 15 years later, Monica, one of the two daughters of a penniless countess, is about to marry Andres. But in Mexico city Andres meets and falls in love with her sister Aimee. They both return back to San Pedro and Andres breaks his compromise with Monica and asks Aimee to marry him. Though Aimee has begun an affair with Juan, she can't pass up the opportunity to marry so well. Juan is just a poor wretch and a smuggler to boot. He knows Andres is his half-brother, but Andres doesn't know that. Aimee marries Andres when Juan is away and Monica decides to enter a convent to hide her humiliation. But when Juan arrives furious and determined to abscond with his half-brother's new wife, Monica steps in the middle to prevent a tragedy. To cover for her sister, she says that she was the one who has been seeing Juan y her sacrifice compels her to marry him. Though Juan is a violent man, without manners, education or even a last name, Monica falls in love with him and discovers that beneath his tough exterior lies a heart - wild, yes, but of gold. Los plateados.
size=3>Summary. face="Arial Narrow">This is the historical novela which takes place in the states of Guanajuato and Taxco in Mexico during the late 1800s to the early 1900. Los Plateados is about the bandits who call themselves Los Plateados, which means the silver plated ones. The band consists of three brothers and a sister. The head of the band is Gabriel. He is also the oldest of his brothers. He falls in love with Camila, the wife of Emilio Gallardo, a strong willed man who also sleeps around with many women, including Camila's older sister Luciana. Camila is also in love with Gabriel, although she is married to Emilio. Camila is forced to marry Emilio because her family needs financial support that Emilio can provide. On the day of Camila's wedding she is kidnapped by Gabriel and taken to the woods. Although nothing happens between them, Gabriel sets Camila free. After that encounter Camila and Gabriel begin falling for each other. The purpose of Los Plateados is to bring justice to the ones who are opposed. Los Plateados is like a group of Robin Hood. The other purpose of Los Plateados is to revenge for Ximena's father, who died many years ago. El privilegio de amar. Summary. This is not a historical novel but is one that goes into the double standard and mores prevalent in some places.
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