Canto a las selvas

«"Ellos." Esta sola palabra, tan breve, resulta suficiente para explicar la grieta que se abrió entre la gente y quienes gobiernan. "Ellos" es distinto de aquel viejo y eufórico "nosotros". El "nosotros" de los muchachos de entonces, que marcharon victoriosos y juntos a La Habana. "Ellos" son ahora unos extraños.» Con la aparente sencillez de una crónica de viaje, la protagonista narra su experiencia en la célebre Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, inspirada en el sueño de un cine latinoamericano sin prejuicios ni fronteras. Realizar un...

En La ley del padre Martha Robles (1948) parte de su reconocimiento como criatura desamparada ante la muerte para reflexionar sobre el sufrimiento que ésta causa; el caos interno y el clamor que se resiste a lo que no es posible comprender. De la mano de Dios, o de la angustia, elabora un paseo por su vida y las presencias indestructibles que la vigilaron o la atormentaron; le mostraron el desasosiego del mundo y lo sagrado.

Isabelle Catherine Hutting likes to spend time in the library before going to the dance hall in search of a husband. When she finds out that a space opened up in the house in town for single women, she decides to set aside her marriage plans. She will first have to speak to Marcus, the Duke of Hart, owner of the property, in order to move in. He turns out to be the most attractive man she has ever seen . He is immediately attracted to her, but he is not interested in relationships. An old curse weighs heavy on his mind that no duke in his family will live long enough to see an heir born....

Wichita, Kansas, 1922: Even though Cora Carlisle is convinced her city is the center of the universe, she has to admit that her life is a bit dull. For this reason, when the Brooks family is looking for someone to accompany their daughter Louise to New York to study dance one summer, she does not hesitate. Louise and Cora could not be more different, but they learn to respect and appreciate each other in the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple. Although Cora is fictitious, Louise Brooks became a very famous silent screen actress.