Sofía
While attending the birth of Isabel, the wife of foreigner Felipe, Mama Santos predicts that "something terrible is going to happen in the town." From this omen, calamities will torment the locals.
Chelo (segment "Fe")
Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.
Regina, quien vive con su hijo Daniel, pierde su empleo de maestra debido a la ilegitimidad de éste; pero monta un taller de costura, y mantiene a su hijo alejado de la gente. Cinta en la que se narra la dramática relación entre una madre, su hijo ilegítimo y la sociedad puritana que los rodea.
The story revolves around Evaristo who¸ accompanied by his drum¸ dreams of becoming a great figure and imposing his music on the whole world. Evaristo composes cumbias and more cumbias on his ranch and then in jail¸ where adverse situations take him. Meanwhile his delusions begin to come true¸ and without knowing it¸ his name and rhythm become famous.
Asturiana
Mecánica nacional es una película mexicana filmada en mayo de 1971 cuyas locaciones estuvieron ubicadas cerca de la carretera libre a Cuernavaca y dirigida por Luis Alcoriza.
Two rival gangs of outlaws are terrorizing a small town; el Comandante and his sidekicks pit them against each other and pick up the pieces.