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La última novela de Almudena Grandes.En un mundo perfecto de felicidad obligatoria, denunciar la mentira puede costarte la vida.
España en un futuro próximo. Un nuevo partido político llamado Movimiento Ciudadano ¡Soluciones Ya! ha arrasado en las elecciones. Quien lo dirige en la sombra es un empresario de éxito que propugna que el Consejo de Ministros funcione como un consejo de administración, y que tiene proyectos ambiciosos para arreglar...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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«El rey del cashes una crónica nítida y sin concesiones a través de la cual se reconstruye la historia secreta política, personal y financiera de AMLO y su círculo más cercano, indispensable para entender eladn del mandatario, de la llamada 4T y Morena.»
—AnabelHernández
«Este es un testimonio sobre los 18 años que viví cerca del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, al ser pareja de su entonces jefe de prensa César Yáñez. Ellos...
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DK Español
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
¿Debe ser derrocado un gobernante injusto? ¿Es la democracia la mejor forma de gobierno? ¿Puede ser justa una guerra? A lo largo de la historia, estas y otras preguntas acerca de cuál es el mejor modo de gobernarnos han suscitado respuestas de grandes pensadores que hoy siguen dando forma al mundo. Con un lenguaje claro, El libro de la pol?tica ofrece concisas explicaciones que desbrozan la jerga acad?mica, esquemas que hacen sencillas las teor?as...
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
Jon Cold is a professional secret agent-for-hire. Admist political corruption, murder and bounty of back-stabbing bad guys, Cold is hired to deliver a package from France to Germany. Some dangerous people will stop at nothing to make sure that the package doesn't make it to its rightful owner. These men soon discover that getting in his way is a very dangerous decision.
7) Belle epoque
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
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Spain, 1931 is a politically divided nation and on the brink of war. With allegiances torn between Republican and Traditionalist factions, Fernando, a disillusioned soldier, has chosen a third option, going AWOL. Fate intervenes during his escape when he meets Manolo, an admiring land owner who sees himself mirrored in the young man and welcomes him into his home, a home inhabited by Manolo's four visiting daughters, each more beautiful than the other....
8) Machuca
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Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
[©2006]
Language
Español
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In 1973, the Chilean military, under the direction of General Augusto Pinochet and backed by the CIA, overthrew the shaky socialist government of democratically elected President Salvador Allende. The coup led to the murder of 3,000 leftist Allende supporters and the detention of an estimated 250,000 political prisoners. Set against the background of the political instability that led to the crisis, Andrés Wood's Machuca is the moving story of the...
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Planeta
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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"Desde su irrupción en el tablero electoral, Xóchitl Gálvez se convirtió en la obsesión del presidente López Obrador. Hasta ese momento, la próxima elección presidencial no parecía una competencia real: se anticipaba como una sucesión elegida por AMLO, una transición entre candidatos del mismo partido, un juego de «corcholatas». En tan solo 15 días, Xóchitl revolucionó el panorama de 2024. Su carisma, sus propuestas y su impoluto historial...
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Scandal volume 3
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Now, seemingly invincible "fixer" Olivia Pope must confront the ultimate challenge: fixing herself. After sifting through her mysterious father's labyrinth of lies, Olivia's search for answers about her mother threatens not just national security, but the entire world. Meanwhile, the lives of her "gladiators", as well as those of the president, his wife and key White House staffers, take sinister, unexpected turns.
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2017.
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Español
Description
"¿Por qué Donald Trump fue electo presidente de Estados Unidos? Su victoria electoral dice mucho sobre el país más poderoso del mundo y sus ciudadanos, pero también sobre nosotros como sociedad. Ahora, ante la xenofobia, la misoginia, el nacionalismo, el populismo y otros azotes característicos de ese régimen, ¿cuáles son las mayores amenazas para México? Con el mejor estilo de los panfletos y libelos políticos de los siglos xix y xx, Jorge...
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Criterion collection volume 943
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Sergio, a bourgeois intellectual Cuban, is alone after the departure of his wife, parents and friends in the wake of the Bay of Pigs incident. Now in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana before finally meeting Elena, a young virgin girl he seeks to mold into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself?
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Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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El país -como cada seis años, o mejor dicho: cada año- se encuentra en un momento crítico de inestabilidad económica, corrupción, deshonestidad política, indolencia ante los problemas sociales...¿y ahora quién podrá defendernos?
Fiel a su estilo y con un humor salvaje, Chumel Torres ofrece en este libro una reflexión sobre lo que nos distingue como mexicanos: Quiénes son nuestros héroes, por
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Xenon Pictures
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
Español
Description
Created by comic actor Roberto Gómez Balaños, the unique concept of adults playing children allows the show's humor to appeal to young and old alike. This show has made Balanos one of the most popular artists in Mexican television history.
Publisher
Earth Walk Pub
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Presents information about how we view food, how we develop eating habits, and how our health is linked to the condition of the land. Describes Earth's life support systems; how humans have destroyed many of our natural resources; the negative effect of animal and chemical agriculture on our health, environment, economy, and world hunger; how to prevent disease and preserve natural resources; the power of consuming and producing more organic plant...
16) Shadow dancer
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"When single mother Collette McVeigh ... is arrested for her part in an aborted IRA plot in London, an MI5 officer ... offers her a choice: lose everything and go to prison or return to Belfast to spy on her own family. With her son's life in her hands, Collette chooses to place her trust in the MI5 and return home. When her brothers' secret operation is ambushed, suspicions of an informant are raised and Collette finds both herself and her family...
17) I Huckabees
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Kindhearted, but confused environmental activist Andrew Markovski hires a pair of eccentric 'existential detectives' to help him find the meaning of life. All the while, a sexy, French author is trying to throw a wrench in their plan by seducing Andrew's mind and body.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
During the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency.
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
In 1937, tens of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were exterminated by the Dominican army, based on anti-black hatred fomented by the Dominican government. Fast-forward to 2013, the Dominican Republic's Supreme Court stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents retroactive to 1929, rendering over 200,000 people stateless, without nationality, identity or homeland. In this climate, a young attorney named Rosa Iris...
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