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Cuando el joven abogado Santos Luzardo vuelve al llano a reclamar las tierras de su familia, se encuentra con que han sido tomadas por Doña Bárbara, una ruda e insensible terrateniente, que ha acumulado grandes extensiones de tierra y muchas manadas de ganado por medios ilícitos y utiliza a los hombres para su provecho personal. Cuando Santos Luzardo se decide a luchar por lo que es suyo, se desatan conflictos, pasiones y se devela el pasado oculto de Doña Bárbara y la aparición de su hija.

“Dona Bárbara” foi escrito em 1929 e tem como cenário uma Venezuela rural, com enredo que foca no conflito entre diferentes famílias ao longo de gerações e a chegada de uma mulher que, por sua beleza e inteligência, corrompe a todos com o objetivo de enriquecer e tomar o poder da região. Para além do protagonismo feminino, a obra chama a atenção por trazer questões que ainda são bastante atuais na América Latina.

Life played its horrible games with the girl. As she grew up she devised clever places to hide - inside and outside of her mind. She was tricked by her own illusions; she was caught in traps of her own creation. It began with a kidnapping, a locked room, and the broken doll that was more than a plaything…and always, in the shadows, the dangerous painting from her past waited, threatening to expose her.

Barbara is a major in the Salvation Army - but she's also the daughter of Andrew Undershaft, a man who's made millions from the sale of weapons of war. The real battle, however, rages between between the devilish father and his idealistic daughter as they answer the question: does salvation come through faith or finance? This sparkling comedy traverses family relations, religion, ethics and politics - as only Shaw, the master dramatist, can!

La pérdida nos acompaña durante toda la vida. En el proceso de madurar, dejamos atrás creencias y costumbres. Perdemos posesiones y nos vemos obligados a abandonar ideas acerca de nosotros mismos. Y sí, también tenemos que despedirnos de amigos, compañeros de vida y seres queridos. ¿Cómo...