A poor lad from Seville has become a famous bullfighter. Now Gallardo has everything--money, land, women. But how long will his good fortune last?.
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All About Juan,
By ALEJANDRA (CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sangre y Arena: Level 4 (Leer en Espanol: Level 4) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
Who in the world is Juan Gallardo?This could be the question you're asking yourself. Juan Gallardo is a good looking young man who keeps the family tradition of bullfighting alive.After living in poverty most of his life,Juan becomes famous and rich.He marries a pretty young woman called Carmen.Their happiness is interrupted by the sexy Dona Sol.Juan,who is naive and illiterate succumbs to Dona Sol's temptations,leaving behind a distraught Carmen and cuadrilla. Juan Gallardo is not clever.He has everything he could want,but it is never good enough.He squanders his money on valueless items and alcohol rather then using it to do good for someone else. We pity Juan for this reason but also ask "Where are your brains?" Ofcourse we know that if Juan had had brains he may not have been a matador. It is safe to say his theme song would have been "If I only had a brain." This is what makes the story interesting, besides, how often do we get to read about bullfighting?
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A critique of Spanish life,
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This review is from: Sangre y Arena: Level 4 (Leer en Espanol: Level 4) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
I have seen the film several times, always missing the piint, and seeing it as a personal tragedy for Gallardo. More importantly, after I read the book, in English, I found that it is a stinging critique of fascism, of catholicism in its primitive forms, of the wealthy and their sloth and a glorification of romanitc, populist truth in the form of the bandit who appears in the middle of the book(This is omitted from the film!)I found it powerful writing, full of magnificent symbolism e.g. when Gallardo goes into the Church to pray, and clean, evocative writing. I now intend to read it in el Espanol.
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