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  2. Alberto Moravia - Wikipedia

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    Alienation is the theme in works such as Il disprezzo (Contempt or A Ghost at Noon, 1954) and La noia (The Empty Canvas) from the 1950s, despite observation from a rational-realistic perspective. Political themes are often present; an example is La Romana ( The Woman of Rome , 1947), the story of a prostitute entangled with the Fascist regime ...

  3. La Llorona (song) - Wikipedia

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    No pre-1964 source recordings or publications were identified in the book, and no English translation was offered for the three verses given. One of the most famous contemporary versions of the song is performed by Mexican star Eugenia León [citation needed]. The Spanish singer Raphael recorded La Llorona in the mid-1960s.

  4. Il disprezzo - Wikipedia

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    Il disprezzo, known in English as Contempt or A Ghost At Noon, is an Italian existential novel by Alberto Moravia that came out in 1954. It was the basis for the 1963 film Le Mépris by Jean-Luc Godard .

  5. El Silbón - Wikipedia

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    Effigy of The Silbón in the theme park la Venezuela de Antier. El Silbón (The Whistler) is a legendary figure in Colombia [citation needed] and Venezuela, associated especially with Los Llanos region, usually described as a lost soul.

  6. Roque Dalton - Wikipedia

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    The short story "Yo, Roque Dalton" is the latest published work of the author, although he has been dead for almost 40 years, the story is the poet's response to an interview by one of his alleged murderers. A tale of a poet's ghost in Habana Salvadoran short story. [9]

  7. Emilio Salgari - Wikipedia

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    Ida Peruzzi, wife of Salgari. Emilio Salgari was born in Verona to a family of modest merchants. From a young age, he had the desire to explore the seas and studied seamanship at a nautical technical institution in Venice, but his academic performance was too poor, and he never graduated.

  8. El Buscón - Wikipedia

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    El Buscón (full title Historia de la vida del Buscón, llamado Don Pablos, ejemplo de vagamundos y espejo de tacaños (literally: History of the life of the Swindler, called Don Pablos, model for hobos and mirror of misers); translated as Paul the Sharper or The Scavenger and The Swindler) is a picaresque novel by Francisco de Quevedo.

  9. Chespirito - Wikipedia

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    Roberto Mario Gómez Bolaños [3] (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), [4] more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little Shakespeare", [5] was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, producer, and author. [6]