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1) Mañanaland
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A Maximiliano Córdoba le encantan las historias, especialmente la leyenda que le cuenta Buelo sobre un mítico guardián que ayuda a los viajeros valientes de corazón puro en un viaje a la tierra del mañana. Si Max pudiera ver el mañana, sabría si lo aceptarán en el famoso club de fútbol de Santa María y si alguna vez encontrará a su madre, quien desapareció cuando él era bebé. Quiere saber más de ella, pero su papá no quiere hablar;...
2) Bad grandpa
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Eighty-six-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his eight-year-old grandson Billy. The duo will encounter male strippers, disgruntled child beauty pageant contestants, funeral home mourners, biker bar patrons, and a whole lot of unsuspecting citizens. Real people in unreal situations, making for one really messed up comedy.
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Three years after receiving life-changing gifts from his grandfather, Jason finds himself in need of guidance once again. When the foundation his grandfather left him is challenged in court, and the love of his life travels to Haiti, Jason realizes he's lost all direction. Just when it looks as though he may lose it all, he discovers his grandfather's precious journal and embarks on an incredible journey into the past to learn what it truly means...
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"Cuando visitamos a abuelo, lo ayudo a vender frutas, pregonando los nombres de cada una mientras caminamos: nuestros pasos repican como tambores, nuestras manos, cual maracas, agitan las brillantes siluetas de las frutas mientras cantamos...con ritmo 'Mango limón coco melón naranja toronja plátano piña' ...Vivo lejos de abuelo, pero podemos cantar rimas de ida y vuelta entre nuestros dos países, nuestros versos en papel vuelan como aves cantoras,...
5) Bad grandpa
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Johnny Knoxville reprises his Jackass role as 86-year-old Irving Zisman. Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his eight-year-old grandson Billy. The duo will encounter male strippers, disgruntled child beauty pageant contestants, funeral home mourners, biker bar patrons, and a whole lot of unsuspecting citizens. Real people in unreal situations, making for one really messed up comedy.
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"A Ellie no le gustan nada los cambios. Echa de menos la escuela primaria, a su mejor amiga Brianna e incluso a Nemo, el pez que había sido su mascota durante años. Un día, su madre, que es profesora de teatro en el instituto, llega a casa con un chico muy raro. Viste como un adulto y se comporta como un gruñón y un cascarrabias. Pero lo más llamativo es que, por increíble que parezca, se asemeja mucho a Melvin Sagarsky, el abuelo de Ellie,...
7) El regreso
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"Trevor Benson no tuvo intenciones de volver a New Bern, Carolina del Norte. Pero una terrible explosi̤n a las fueras del hospital en el que trabajaba como cirujano, le obliga a volver a casa desde Afganist̀n con graves heridas. La destartalada cabąa que hab̕a heredado de su abuelo parece el lugar ideal para recuperarse. Trevor, que cuida las amadas colmenas de abejas de su abuelo, no est̀ preparado para enamorarse de alguien del pueblo. Sin...
8) Wooly boys
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Charles has no idea what he's in for when his grandfather, Stoney, comes to Minneapolis for medical treatment. A pampered, big-cty kid, Charles has a difficult time relating to this old man from a sheep ranch. But when Stoney's pal Chuck shows up to break Stoney out of the hospital, Charles is sweap up in the adventure of a lifetime. From a stolen hearse to a wild, hilarious race back to the Badlands of North Dakota, Charles learns to appreciate his...
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Finding circles everywhere, a grandfather and his granddaughter meditate on the cycles of life and nature.
"Abuelo y nieta meditan sobre jardines y semillas, sobre círculos visibles e invisibles, mientras participan y crean tradiciones familiares en esta hermosa exploración de los ciclos de la vida y naturaleza." --
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Allen wants to win his most important baseball game for his Grandpa, who fights for his life at the hospital, but he must face his biggest challenge, Hank "The Tank" Steele, the best hitter in the league.
"El abuelo de Allen nunca se ha perdido un juego de baseball hasta esta noche. Mientras Allen juega el juego más importante de su vida, su abuelo lucha por su vida en el hospital. Allen quiere ganar el juego por su abuelo, pero se enfrenta a uno...
12) Bad grandpa .5
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A whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with unbelievable bonus scenes and hilarious pranks. A look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, makeup effects, and an exclusive behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.
13) Adoration
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Simon is a young orphan being raised by his uncle Tom. As his grandfather lay dying, Simon discovers how racist and backwards his uncle is. Simon's grandfather hated Simon's father and claims that he intentionally killed Simon's mother in a car crash. Simon's family narrative is cleverly knit into a news story presented to Simon by his high school French teacher as a translation exercise. The article is read by the teacher about an attempted bombing...
14) Superabuelo
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A sixty-six-year-old grandfather, barred from entering the 1000-mile Tour of Sweden because of his age, unofficially joins the bicycle race and, to the delight of his countrymen, emerges victorious.
Sumario en español: Gustaf Håkansson tenía 66 años. Quería andar en una carrera de bicicletas pero los jueces dijeron que el era demasiado viejo para eso. Así decidió entrar la carrera a solas y al final ganó la carrera.
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"A young Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and searches for someone in the community to fix the instrument, which leads her to discover her grandfather's legacy as a mariachi. Includes an author's note and glossary"--
Una joven chica latina rompe accidentalmente vihuela y las búsquedas de su abuelo para alguien en la comunidad para fijar el instrumento, lo que le lleva a descubrir el legado de su abuelo como un mariachi....
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After helping her grandfather plant squash, onions, carrots, cabbage, and other vegetables that her mother uses in soups and salsas, seven-year-old Marisol plants sunflower seeds in her neighbors' yards, and weeks later, everyone gets to enjoy the fruits of Marisol's labor.
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"Comenzando con la expectative de un bebé, este libro del comediante Billy Crystal, ganador de un premio Emmy, celebra todos los momentos, grandes y pequeños, que un abuelo anhela compartir con su nieto. Ya sea para tomar una siesta juntos o asistir a un juego de pelota, este abuelo aguarda ansiosamente a que nazca su primer nieto"--Cover, P. [4].
A grandfather dreams of all the things he will do with his new grandchild. Based on the author's own...