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El torero de la mariposa
Rafael Mendoza, star of the bullfighting world, is found murdered on his farm in Extremaduar. Ginebra, an editor from Barcelona, is given the job of finishing Mendoza's investigation into Federico García Lorca. She will also have to unravel the mystery hidden in some poems from Lorca's 'Conde de Villamediana' and a strange Latin inscription that belongs to the family. The solution will be found in a library hidden in the in the heart of the Extremaduran countryside where dark secrets are kept. The world of bullfighting and literature come together in a surprising story that becomes a reflection on an ancient festival with an uncertain future. Locations such as Extremadura, Madrid, Granada, Barcelona, Cadaqués and Nîmes provide the settings for this story full of poetry and bravery.