Catálogo de Cinespañol

Un joven soldado regresa de la guerra al Madrid en construcción del siglo XVI. Como cientos de jóvenes, aún no tiene claro el camino que quiere seguir. Mientras lucha por sus inquietudes y ambiciones, dos mujeres se cruzan en su vida: una liberal,empresaria de éxito; la otra noble, soñadora. Junto al amor se le presenta la aventura y mientras aprende lo que de verdad significa amar, es perseguido por la justicia, encarcelado y amenazado por sicarios hasta esconderse en el puerto deLisboa,donde se está preparando el mayor ejército naval que haya contemplado el mar.Un relato de amor y aventuras tremendamente actual, sobre un joven Lope de Vega, un hombre que supo enamorar y contar las historias mejor que nadie.

16th Century Spain. Gifted young playwright Lope de Vega returns to Madrid from the war filled with ambition, eager to live, to write, to make his dreams a reality... Penniless, he is forced to work as a humble copyist. Lope falls for Elena, hisboss’sravishing daughter. His well-connected boss, who runs the most successful theatre troupe in the city, would never approve of the liaison, so the affair is kept secret. But Elena has another secret: she´s already married. When Lope finds out, heasksherto end her marriage and make their love public. But Elena refuses. Wounded, he is tempted to play along with the one woman who can bring his vision to the stage, but his passion burns stronger than his ambition, and he publicly exposes thehypocrisy ofElena and her father. Furious, they accuse him of slander. With the Law on his heels, Lope must flee. Only his rediscovered childhood friend, the beautiful Isabel, can help him. But she too has a secret – she’s in love with Lope. And if she is tohelphim, she has her own conditions… she must go with him. As they travel the road to freedom together, Lope discovers his own true love. But fate is not yet finished with him…Andrucha Waddington´s spectacular romantic epic tells the incredible story of the life and loves of immortal dramatist and incorrigible adventurer Lope de Vega y Carpio...