Anselmo is a young anthropologist who is tormented by jealousy, and although his wife Camilla does not give reasons, keeps a close eye on her. After consulting a psychiatrist, the doctor says the problem is him and not his wife. So he plots to verify, once and for all, if his suspicions are true. By chance he meets an old friend, Lotario, who seems the ideal person to carry out his plans. What Anselmo does not know is that his friend is a real womanizer who ends seducing his wife.
Maria (Iran Eory) is a young Mexican woman who decides to come to Spain to further herstudies. Upon arrival at the airport knows Manolo, a boy whom he mistakes for which should go find her, and that she will fall in love madly. The downside is that Ramon, the other boy, also just finding she. Since then, the confrontation between the two, that top it are friends of the soul, it is inevitable.
Comedy consists of three stories about the sudden death of three husbands: a newly married man dies as a result of the excessive enthusiasm of his wife ("Honeymoon"), another because of a fling with a girl too fiery ("The Anniversary" ), and finally, a husband dies because of his greed and stinginess ("Portrait of Regino").
Four stories about the arts of not getting married. Alfredo Landa performs the roles of a lawyer who has just finished his military service, a young marquis on his wedding day, a flirt and a soldier who deals with three girls at the same time.
Al Pereira, a wise-cracking superspy, investigates a series of assassinations being performed by ruthless killers with bronze skin and horn-rimmed glasses. The trail of these mindless automata leads him to the lair of a seductive villainess who has formulated a computer-powered plot to overthrow the governments of Europe. 'Cartes sur table' is at once an homage to classical Hollywood thrillers and a playful riff on the newly-popular James Bond films.
A woman is found murdered in her house the day after a party. The police begins the search for the killer asking questions to all the people that attended the party.