Che Guevara

This is the first authorized biography of Carlos Saura, one of the greatest geniuses of the world of cinema. This book, which is based on conversations with the director, shows us the vital and professional trajectory of an artist who has garnered the highest international recognition.

José Luis Trueba investigates the controversial life of the Tlaotani ("King" in Aztec culture) Moctezuma II, especially in the lesser-known events that preceded the Spanish conquests. From the dangerous circumstances of his birth to his encounter with Hernán Cortés, passing through his education, military career, and political actions, Moctezuma is a complex portrait of a man that passed from adored to defeated in dizzying succession.

El mas grande de los virtuosos del violoncello, Pau Casals 1976 1973. ha acabado convirtiendose en un verdadero icono cultural del siglo XX, y su nombre sigue vivo entre nosotros mucho mas que el de ningun otro genio contemporaneo de la musica, llamese Rubinstein, Horowitz, Heifetz o Kreisler: en festivales de musica de dos continentes, en museos de tres paises, en salas de conciertos, grabaciones, concursos... Casals tuvo una vida intensa, en todos los sentidos. Vivio casi noventa y siete anos, revoluciono todas las tecnicas del violoncello, transformandolo en un instrumento solista...

La increíble historia de un hombre que intentó escaparse más de veinticinco veces de la cárcel durante trece años por un delito que, asegura, no cometió.