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Cecilia Valdes (Spanish Edition)
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- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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FonoLibro's Spanish-language production of Cirilio Villaverde's novel creates tremendous atmosphere with vivid performances by the actors as well as a musical score that reflects this 19th-century tale of the titular character, the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy landowner and his slave. Cecilia falls in love with her half-brother, Leonardo, who abandons her for a wealthy white woman, leading to a dramatic chain of events that sees Leonardo dead and Cecilia in prison. A tragic story of love and violence, Cecilia Valdes is a classic of Cuban literature for its insights into race and class in colonial Cuba.
Publisher's summary
FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar la obra cumbre de la literatura Cubana, "Cecilia Valdés," del escritor Cirilo Villaverde, la cual es considerada la novela cubana más importante del siglo XIX y fue llevada al teatro con mucho éxito en una bellísima zarzuela. La novela tiene lugar en la Cuba colonial de 1830. Cecilia Valdés es una joven y hermosa mulata, quien se enamora de un joven de sociedad, Leonardo de Gamboa, hijo de un rico magnate y traficante de esclavos, Cándido de Gamboa. Es la historia de un maravilloso amor que cae en tragedia por las diferencias raciales y sociales y por un pasado oculto que ambos jóvenes ignoran. Cecilia Valdés relata la composición social, problemas raciales y mestizajes de la Cuba de la época, los círculos de la élite de los blancos nacidos en España y los blancos criollos; el número creciente de mulatos, a los que pertenecía Cecilia, y los negros, algunos esclavos y otros libres. La novela también relata cómo era practicada la seducción y relaciones entre las razas en la época colonial. Viva en este maravilloso audiolibro esta historia de amor, tragedia y venganza, la cual levanta controversias y conflictos en la sociedad, familia y amigos, y que termina en un inesperado final.© y (P) 2011 FonoLibro Inc.Todos los derechos reservados. Se prohíbe el reproducir, compartir, transmitir el contenido de este audiolibro por cualquier medio sin autorización expresa del editor y productor del audiolibro, FonoLibro Inc.
Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
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- Violeta
- 02-03-21
Hermosa obra
I love it. Recommended. Excellent narration. This is a very interesting play about Cuba. I wanted to cry listening to it.
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- Maria Herrera
- 07-02-20
Una obra clásica para todos
Cuando era pequeña este libro andaba en el dormitorio de mis padres. Al papá leerlo se lo paso a mamá y allí estuvo hasta que tomó su sitio en el librero. Me acuerdo que le pregunté a mis padres de que se trataba y me comentaron por encima lo cual me dejó más curiosa. Ahora décadas después tropecé con el título de nuevo y no me detuve en adquirirlo. Que bien paso! Me encanto esta obra. La única interpretación que no me gustó tanto fue la voz de Isabelita. La razón es que la voz me parecía no encajar con la de Leonardo al ser una voz de mujer madura. Pero es una crítica solo y no opaca de ninguna manera este clásico. Más obras por favor!!!!
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- K
- 12-11-19
Loved it!
I really loved the performance and the story. I will certainly look for similar audiobooks.
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- rafael rodriguez
- 09-16-23
Una Joya Romantica
Muy bien narrada y actuada, este clásico cubano, luego convertido en zarzuela vale la pena conocerlo.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-09-23
Soy una estudiante panameña de la lic. en Español
Estuve buscando esta novela en las bibliotecas panameñas y no la conseguí. Si la pedía por Amazon llegaba muy tarde así que opté por comprar los audiolibros y la forma de relatar es muy buena, vi las 2h seguidas de lo llamativa que fue la trama. Así que de igual manera aprovecharé la suscripción para escuchar otras obras literarias.
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- diana
- 09-24-16
Not based on the actual book
Its a short version of the original book but not the full text. Es una versión corta del texto original pero no es el texto completo.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-13-23
Not much to do with the actual novel
This audiobook is not only a short version of Cirilo VIllaverde´s novel "Cecilia Valdés", it is a changed one that reinterprets many characters (especially the women are unrecognizable) and introduces major alternations to the story. It might be listened to as a "radio play" loosely inspired by the novel. If you want the actual book with a profound view of Cuban society suffering from slavery and the secret surrounding the love story, this is not it.
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