La Malquerida
"La Malquerida: Drama en tres actos y en prosa" by Jacinto Benavente is a play written in 1913. Set in a Castilian village, this rural drama follows Raimunda, a wealthy farmer remarried to Esteban, and her daughter Acacia, who harbors deep resentment toward her stepfather. When Acacia's fiancé is mysteriously murdered on their engagement night, suspicion falls on her former suitor. As secrets emerge and village gossip swirls, dark truths about forbidden desires and deadly jealousies threaten to destroy the family.
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