Country: Spain 2016
Plots keywords: Drama | Histórico//History | Siglo XVI//16th Century | Reinos//Kingdom
Language: Español – English subtitles
Director: Jordi Frades
Writer: José Luis Martín
Production Co: Televisión Española (TVE) / Diagonal TV
Runtime: 113 m.
Cast: Rodolfo Sancho, Irene Escolar, Raúl Mérida, Eusebio Poncela, Ramón Madaula, Jordi Díaz, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Jacobo Dicenta, Úrsula Corberó, José Coronado, Silvia Alonso, Pedro Mari Sánchez, Ramón Barea, Fernando Cayo, Jesús Noguero, Arón Piper, Michelle Jenner, Antonio Gil, Ainhoa Santamaría, Carolina Lapausa, Moncho Sánchez-Diezma
La Corona Partida
Comienzos del siglo XVI. Tras la muerte de Isabel la Católica en 1504 comienzan tiempos de incertidumbre en los que se viven luchas de poder entre Fernando el Católico y Felipe el Hermoso, cuya principal víctima fue Juana la Loca, hija de Isabel y legítima heredera al trono de Castilla.
The Broken CrownAt the turn of the 16th century, after the death of Isabella I of Castille (Isabel la Católica) there are times of uncertainty in which power struggles between Ferdinand II of Aragon (Fernando el Católico) and Philip I of Castille (Felipe el Hermoso) whose main victim was Joanna of Castille (Juana la Loca), daughter of Isabel and legitimate heir to the throne of Castile.
Country: Spain 2016
Plots keywords: War| 19th Century | History | Colonialism
Language: Español – English subtitles
Director: Salvador Calvo
Writer: Enrique Cerezo P.C. / 13 TV / CIPI Cinematografica S.A / ICAA
Runtime: 129 min.
Cast: Luis Tosar, Álvaro Cervantes, Javier Gutiérrez, Karra Elejalde, Carlos Hipólito, Eduard Fernández, Patrick Criado, Miguel Herrán, Ricardo Gómez, Emilio Palacios, Alexandra Masangkay, Maykol Hernández, Pedro Casablanc, Ciro Miró
Awards: 2016: Premios Goya: Mejor diseño de vestuario. 9 nominaciones
1989. Los Últimos de Filipinas
A finales del siglo XIX, en la colonia española de Filipinas, un destacamento español fue sitiado en el pueblo de Baler, en la isla filipina de Luzón, por insurrectos filipinos revolucionarios, durante 337 días. En diciembre de 1898, con la firma del Tratado de París entre España y Estados Unidos, se ponía fin formalmente a la guerra entre ambos países y España cedía la soberanía sobre Filipinas a Estados Unidos. Debido a esto, los sitiados en Baler son conocidos como “los últimos de Filipinas”.
1898. Our Last Men in the Philippines
Death, violence, blood, desperation, fear and starvation. This is the plight of the last fifty men of the Spanish Empire as they defend the last of its colonies to the death: the Philippines. These Spaniards, drifters rather than soldiers, barricade themselves inside the church in the small village of Baler against the incessant offensive by the country’s native Tagalogs. Over 300 days go by, and day in and day out, they suffer all kinds of illness and miseries. Between the arrows they receive and their own return fire, these Spaniards, far from home, take on the adventure of their lives in an inhospitable jungle crawling with crocodiles and other dangers. They battle onslaught after onslaught from the natives; they sneak out at night to steal food and they smoke opium to drown their sorrows. And above all, they entrust themselves to a God and Country who, to their disbelief, abandoned them long ago….
Country: Chile 2014
Plots keywords: Drama | History | Bio | Dictatorship | Chile | 70´
Language: Español – English subtitles
Director and Writer: Miguel Littin
Production Co: Coproducción Chile-Venezuela; Zetra Films / La Taguara Fílmica
Runtime: 90 min.
Cast: Imanol Arias, Lluís Homar, Roger Príncep, Carmen Machi, Fernando Cayo, Diego Martín, Oriol Vila, Cristina Marcos, José Ángel Egido, Emilio Aragón ‘Miliki’, Luis Varela, Asunción Balaguer, Pedro Civera, Javier Coll, Francisco Merino, Lola Baldrich
Allende en su Laberinto
Una mirada desde la ficción, pero con base en datos reales, sobre lo que ocurrió dentro del Palacio de la Moneda, en Santiago de Chile, el 11 de septiembre de 1973, durante esas últimas horas en la vida del presidente Salvador Allende, el día del golpe de estado que cambió la historia del país y de toda Latinoamérica.
Allende in his Labyrinth
The last 7 hours of democratically elected former President of Chile Salvador Allende and his closest collaborators, inside the Palace of La Moneda, during the brutal military coup d’etat on Sept. 11, 1973, the day democracy in Chile ended. Based on true events.
TEATRX is bringing back La Vida Es Cortos / Life Is Shorts Festival for the second year! The festival will once again bring Latinx stories to the stage and screen in new and exciting ways. This year’s lineup includes a 14-minute musical, 21 Chump Street: The Musical, by Hamilton star Lin Manuel Miranda, and a short film by native Houstonian Vannessa Vasquez of Hulu’s East Los High. Along with 21 Chump Street: The Musical, TEATRX will produce two plays chosen after a nationwide call for short plays. On behalf of TEATRX, Laura Moreno will direct, The Party Favor, by Julián Mesri. The second play, A Volunteer by Marian Licha will be directed and acted by members of Teatro Indigo. This year’s festival will also feature the Spanish language play, El Espejo by Emilio Carballido directed by RS Producciones, and a dance theatre piece written and choreographed by Adam Castaneda of Pilot Dance Project.
Because of the high volume of fantastic film submissions, TEATRX will show 13 short films ranging from two to fifteen minutes. Films will be split between four performances Thursday – Saturday. Each night the audience will vote on their favorite film. The top films will be featured at the final performance on Sunday, November 24.
La Vida Es Cortos/Life Is Shorts Festival is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.