La contadora de películas

Spanish literature in Reclams Red Series: this is the Spanish original text - with word explanations at the bottom of each page, a postscript, and literary references. María Margarita grows up in a bleak Chilean mining settlement in the early 1960s. The only pleasure comes from the cinema, but there isn’t enough money for tickets for everyone. Thus, the 10-year-old becomes a film storyteller: she is the only one sent to the cinema and then recounts the films at home, living the film, taking on different roles, singing, and dancing. Initially, she does this only for her family, but soon for the entire village. Her career only ends when television arrives, her talent is no longer needed, and the social cohesion in the village dissolves. Spanish reading: Level B2 (GER).