Arianna Fernández Coronado as Laura
Episodes 26
"Los ojos de Judas" y la necesidad del perdón
A Diana la invade la nostalgia por las playas de Huanchaco y esto le recuerda a Laura un cuento del gran Abraham Valdelomar: “Los Ojos de judas”, la trágica historia de Luisa y de un niño con el que entabla una conexión en las playas de Pisco.
Read More"5 metros de poemas" y la dinámica de la modernidad
A lost scholarship, a half-finished first university cycle... all of Diana's plans were frustrated by the pandemic, so Laura tries to get her out of her dramas by reciting some poems from the collection of poems “5 Meters of Poems” by the Peruvian avant-garde Carlos Oquendo de Amat. .
Read More"Frankenstein y los dilemas de la paternidad
After a fight between Diana and her father, Laura decides to tell him a story about another father and son in conflict: “Frankenstein,” a novel by Mary Shelley that gives a twist to this type of story with a creature looking for a place in the world and only finding rejection.
Read More"El retrato de Dorian Gray" y las ventajas de las apariencias
Diana has fallen in love with Giacomo Razzolini, a boy she met on Instagram, but this displeases Laura who believes that her sister only likes him because he is “handsome”, this makes them talk about how sometimes appearances can be deceptive. and to review the story of “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
Read More"El Corset" y la tortura para ser bellas
The dilemma about what to do with Diana's old dress leads the sisters to ask a very interesting question: Do we wear what we wear conditioned by others or because we really like it? Seeking to find an answer, Laura remembers a story by Clorinda Matto de Turner on a very popular feminine garment of her time: “The corset”.
Read More"El engendro y el ciclo del año nuevo"
“I hate 2020!” Diana believes that this year ir responsible for all of her misfortunes. Could it be true? Laura remembers a story that has to do with that and leads them to question whether the years are really the culprits for what happens in them: “El engendro” by Emilia Pardo Bazán.
Read More"El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde" y nuestros lados oscuros
A call upsets Diana, her friend has just been accepted at a foreign university to go on an exchange and Diana wishes that something would happen that would prevent her trip. This makes Laura remember a story that she has to do with the dark sides that we can hide: “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Read More"Poemas humanos" y la crudeza de la realidad
A volunteer experience leaves Diana very sensitive and makes her question her privileges and society's neglect of vulnerable populations. To seek to console her sister, Laura recites one of César Vallejo's poems from his book “Human Poems”
Read More"Un grito en la noche" y el remordimiento de la inacción
A fight between her parents has Laura very worried, she had never heard them yell at each other like that and she thinks she should have done something to stop them. Talking with Diana she remembers a story that helps her with her situation: “A cry in the night” by Grazia Deledda.
Read More"Alienación" y el rechazo a nuestra identidad
Diana has “alienated”, u know? Or at least that's what her sister Laura thinks, who sees her behavior more and more like a person from Lima. So, she tells her a story that has to do with the rejection of our identity: “Alienación” by Julio Ramón Ribeyro.
Read More"Corazón delator" y la inescapable culpa
Mr. Lucilo, a neighbor of Diana's, has died and he blames her for treating him badly the last time they saw each other being tortured. Laura believes that her sister is exaggerating, so she tells her a story where there is a lot of guilt involved: “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe.
Read More"El poder de la infancia" y el ajusticiamiento social
On a visit to the market, Diana witnesses how people beat up a boy who tried to steal a sack of potatoes and this disturbs her a little. On one hand, she understands people's anger, but does that justify violence? This leads the sisters to question the punishment for crimes and talk about the story “The Power of Childhood” by Leo Tolstoy.
Read More"Poemas de Alfonsina Stormi" y la vulnerabilidad del amor
Diana has fallen into the trap of love, but the boy she likes has fallen in love with someone else. Seeing her on the verge of tears, Laura recites some poems by Alfonsina Storni to make her come back to herself.
Read More"Otelo" y las diversas formas de los celos
Diana continues after her friend's boyfriend, thinking that she only needs a "chance" so that he can be hers. Laura does not see this favorably so she tells her sister a story where we can see that jealousy has different forms: "Othello."
Read More"Entre mujeres solas" y las expectativas impuestas a las mujeres
Diana kissed her friend's ex and now she doesn't know what to do, Laura tries to help her sister understand her feelings and make a decision by reciting some poems from Giovanna Pollarolo's collection of poems “Entre mujeres solas”
Read More"Carmilla" y el problema de la homofobia
School dramas come for Laura when her best friend, Martina, confesses that she is homosexual and that she is afraid to tell her parents. Laura doesn't know how to react, but talking with Diana she remembers a story that could help her resolve her fears: “Carmilla” by Sheridan Le Fanu.
Read MoreLa vuelta al mundo en 80 días y la aventura de lo exótico
2020 won't be able to stop Diana, so she has already started planning her 2021 by making a map of the places in the world she wants to visit that year. Laura feels like her sister is putting a lot of pressure on herself, but the whole idea of traveling the world reminds her of a Jules Verne story: “Around the World in 80 Days.”
Read More"Chono" y la cosmovisión Shipibo-konibo
The forest fires in the Peruvian Amazon do not stop and this has Diana very worried, which makes the sisters think about the cultural differences of our country and reminds Laura of a collection of poems that deals precisely with this: “Chono” by Inin Rono Ramirez Nunta.
Read More"La pata de mono" y la lucha contra el destino
Diana is scared to death because after a fortune teller tells her that “someone will come back to her life,” she believes that the ghost of Mr. Lucilo, her deceased neighbor, is haunting her house. Laura downplays her superstitions and tells her a story about it: “The Monkey's Paw” by William Wymark Jacobs.
Read More"Warma Kuyay" y el abuso del poder
Diana witnesses an abuse of power by an unpleasant employer towards the woman who works in her house doing domestic service. This outrages her and leads the sisters to look for answers in a story by José María Arguedas: Warma Kuyay.
Read More"Cuniraya Viracocha y Cavillaca" y los mitos como explicación del mundo antiguo
Diana has left very excited from her visit to Pachacámac for field work at the university, so she convinces Laura to let her tell her a myth that they told her there, the “Cuniraya Viracocha and Cavillaca.”
Read More"Julio y su papá" y el dolor del abandono
One of the sisters' cousin and her son have been abandoned by their father, so Laura's family has decided to support her by letting her spend time at their house. This leads the sisters to talk about a story with a lot of heart, “Julio and his dad.”
Read More"Cumananas" y la tradición afroperuana en la cultura norteña
Diana is outraged by the centralism she feels in Lima, so to help her remember her northern roots Laura recites some authentic Cumananas from the region and Afro-Peruvian culture.
Read More"El ermitaño del reloj" y la eterna rutina
Is Laura mired in routine or is Diana putting a lot of pressure on herself with her life goals? The sisters debate their problems while talking about the story “The Hermit with the Clock.”
Read More"La tripita" y las niñas buenas y las niñas malas
Diana is offended when Laura lets it be known that no one had missed her at a family gathering, which leaves a tense atmosphere in the video call and encourages Laura to tell a story about two very different sisters: “La tripita” by Angélica Palma.
Read More"Mujercitas" y las diversas formas de ser mujer
The video call continues. Has Laura heard everything Diana said? With many doubts still in their minds, the sisters continue their conversation and Laura decides to tell a new story: “Little Women” and “Those Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott.
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