La Casa de los Espíritus (in English, The House of the Spirits) was the first novel ever written by Isabel Allende. After being rejected by several Spanish-language publishers, it was finally published in Buenos Aires in 1982 and became an instant bestseller. The novel was critically acclaimed, earning Best Novel of the Year in Chile, and it catapulted Allende to literary stardom. La Casa de los Espíritus follows the life of the Trueba family, spanning four generations, and tracing the…
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A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior – both of which still haunt him decades later. This is the plot of El Secreto de sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes), an Academy Award-winning thriller based on the novel La pregunta de sus ojos (The Question in Their Eyes) by Eduardo Sacheri. Discover Spanish cinema and immerse yourself in this…
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Festelón, the Festival of Spanish Theatre of London is finally back! Festelón is an independent initiative that every year brings Spanish theatre companies to London to perform in Spanish with English surtitles. This year, the festival will be held at City Lit – Holborn from the 1st to the 19th October. ¿Te lo vas a perder? For their 7th edition, Festelón have a wonderful programme to promote Spanish theatre, both classic and contemporary, that includes 4 adult plays and one play…
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Watching movies is a great way of learning a foreign language: it exposes you to the authentic language spoken by natives, it teaches you conversational skills, and it’s so much fun – especially when the film in question is by the legendary director Pedro Almodóvar! This Thursday, 29th August, learn Spanish by watching the award-winning Spanish film Volver, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Penélope Cruz, Volver is an enchanting story of an eccentric family of women from a…
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Lights, camera, action! This Sunday 11th August do not miss the opportunity to attend an exclusive preview of Pedro Almodóvar’s new film, Pain and Glory, starring Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz. The film is getting an official release on 23rd August – but you can be the first to see it this weekend at Stratford East Picturehouse. Pain and Glory “follows the story of a director reflecting on the choices he’s made in life as past and present come crashing…
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