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Rómulo Gallegos

Rómulo Gallegos

Writing

Biography

Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. Gallegos is considered the most relevant Venezuelan novelist of the 20th century, and a prominent figure in Latin American literature.

Known For

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7.0

Toda una dama is a successful Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast on RCTV International in 2007. The telenovela is a remake of Señora, an original story written by renowned telenovela author José Ignacio Cabrujas. This new verison was adapred by Iris Dubs and starred Christina Dieckmann and Ricardo Álamo as the main protagonists with Nohely Arteaga starred as the main antagonist.

Toda una dama

2007
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4.9

Ser Bonita No Basta is a 2005 Venezuelan telenovela produced by RCTV and distributed internationally by RCTV International. Marjorie De Sousa and Ricardo Álamo star as the main protagonists while Fedra López and Hugo Vasquez star as the main antagonists.

Ser bonita no basta

2005
Canaima
6.4

Marcos Vargas returns home to Ciudad Bolívar after finishing his studies in Trinidad. There he decides to start a business transporting merchandise to the interior of the jungle. A local chieftain will not make things easy for him.

Canaima

1945
Pobre negro
10.0

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Pobre negro

1989
Doña Bárbara
7.1

A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.

Doña Bárbara

1943
Doña Bárbara
5.0

Dr. Santos wants to sell the ruined family farm to start a new life with his girlfriend in Europe. Instead, he succumbs to the country's fascination and tries to rebuild the ranch with his ancestors. He meets two fascinating women: The beautiful Doña Bárbara, who is said to bewitch every man, and her wildly grown and equally beautiful daughter.

Doña Bárbara

1998
Cantaclaro
6.5

A rootless wilderness-dude in the Venezuelan outback gets caught up in some human dramas despite himself.

Cantaclaro

1946
Me llaman el cantaclaro
6.3

The story of the ruthless female boss of a hacienda who meets her match in the city-educated Santos Luzardo.

Me llaman el cantaclaro

1964
La doncella de piedra
6.4

Adaptation of Rómulo Gallegos' novel Sobre la misma tierra. A young mixed-race woman is forced to choose between her tribal heritage and her position in white society.

La doncella de piedra

1956
Juan de la calle
7.0

Narrates the story of a homeless shoeshine boy who lives under a bridge.

Juan de la calle

1941
La trepadora
6.0

Romantic triangles between city folk and country folk, with new money/old money issues complicating the story.

La trepadora

1944
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Antonio (Henry Zakka) is a writer dedicated to telling the stories of his best friends and his own life in a city with no future. A land that is fading away as its young people migrate in search of a better future. The optimism, faith, and reasoning of three men trying to determine the best decision for their lives and their land: to remain there, waiting for a change, without any certainty, or to seek new horizons in more benevolent environments.

La ciudad Muerta

La señora de enfrente
6.0

Two travelers visiting a small town link up together and then run afoul of the gossip of church ladies.

La señora de enfrente

1945
Rómulo Gallegos. Horizons and pathways
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An intimate look at the Venezuelan intellectual Rómulo Gallegos through photographs, footage and testimonies from people who knew him as an educationalist, politician and novelist.

Rómulo Gallegos. Horizons and pathways

2000
La trepadora
7.0

Victoria Guanipa, a woman of mixed race uses her beauty and cunning to climb the social ladder and gain power in a society marked by racial and class divisions. Her ambition clashes with the traditions of the landowning family she marries into, particularly with Nicolás del Casal, who represents old aristocratic values.

La trepadora

1924