'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.
Edmond Dantes is imprisoned in the Chateau d'If without trial, for carrying a message from Napoleon in exile on Elba. After being told that he died in prison, his fiancé Mercedes is forced to marry his rival Count Mondego. Twenty years later, Dantes escapes with the help of the Abbe Faria, who leaves him the treasure of Monte Cristo. Dantes, now called the Count of Monte Cristo, plans his revenge on the three who framed him.
Una serie que por primera vez desvela sucesos reales jamás contados. Historias secretas temidas y ocultas durante éste periodo bélico nacido en un mundo que se recupera lentamente de la I Guerra Mundial y de la famosa Caída de Wall Street. Relatos que jamás habían salido a la luz ahora son examinados con el beneficio de la percepción retrospectiva. Varias horas de material de archivo recientemente descubierto, mapas ilustrados y gráficos realizados por ordenador, que revelan nueva información e imágenes inéditas de la II Guerra Mundial. Cada historia de 52 minutos, cubre el fondo de la acción principal. Dará al espectador una clara visión del contexto histórico, de los objetivos estratégicos y del esfuerzo táctico realizado por aviadores, marineros y soldados de a pie para ganar al enemigo.
On the desolated coast of Veracruz, Mexico, 17-year-old Sebastián takes over running his uncle's small & cozy rent-by-the-hour motel. There all by himself much of the time, he meets Miranda, a regular customer who comes to the motel to meet a lover who always keeps her waiting. There together with time to kill, Sebastián and Miranda begin to get to know each other, and an ambiguous game of seduction begins between them.