Spain, August 1936, the first days of the Spanish Civil War. During the painful pilgrimage of the Andalusian writer Blas Infante (1885-1936) from prison to prison, always on the verge of death, various images cross his mind: people, dreams, remnants of his past.
Cura
Atilano Bermejo is a petty crook who gets involved in the scam of his life: to be Prime Minister. His charisma and lack of social concern make him an ideal political candidate for a group of bankers looking for a good public image behind which to hide and disguise their ambitions.
Médico dispensario
1936년 7월 19일. 바르셀로나 근처의 한 마을. 혁명군에게 점거 당한 수녀원에서 탈출하여 피신처를 찾아온다. 그녀가 도착한 곳은 한 창녀촌. 이곳에서 그녀는 혁명군들에게 저항하는 레지스탕스들을 만나 그들에게 합류한다. 파이로가 이끄는 이 레지스탕스들은 먼저 창녀들을 해방시키고, 혁명군들에게 빼앗긴 자유와 정의를 찾으려 한다. 비굴하게 사는 것보다 차라리 죽음을 택한 이 6명의 여성 레지스탕스들은 지옥 같은 전쟁터를 뚫고 나아가며, 이 와중에 마리아는 한 남자를 통해 사랑을 체험하고 더 없는 전우애를 느끼게 된다.
Ayestaranovich, el árbitro
Matias is a soccer referee. He promised his dying mother never to lie. When he referees a match of the spanish national team and there is a clear penalty against Spain in the last minute of the game he has no choice and marks the foul. As a result Spain does not qualify for the world championship and Matias is forced to escape from the rage of the people. He hides in the town of his father which he hasn't visited since his childhood.
Inspector Antolín
Justino was working in a bull-ring but now he is retired. For him it is very difficult to adapt to the new situation although he will find soon a hobby without forgetting his profession.
Ignacio Costa is a tyrannical businessman with a conflictive personal life. He has a large family, a woman he abuses and humiliates and five children with whom he does the same, except for Mariana one of the girls. Tired of so many vexations, his wife will begin to influence his children until together they will plot the murder of the father
El bandido pequeñito
Gálvez is a bumbling journalist investigating a real state shady business.
(uncredited)
After the death of Franco, the nostalgic fascist regime attempts to preserve the 1936's order.
Berta (Tota Alba) has entered, once again, in prison accused of fraud. From the first moment she steps in the jail, she becomes the toy of all the veteran inmates. The number of conflicts in which she is immersed causes her to be transferred several times from penitentiary. In all of them will live some experience that will change her life; she will know love, hate, despair, etc.
Carlitos
Luciano has been working in an important company for fifteen years without be rewarded for his efforts, his fidelity and submission. On the recommendation of a cousin, he acts as front man for the shameful business of his managers. They get it so far as to force him to marry the former mistress of one of the directors. Finally, because of a fire in the chalet where he lives and where they cook the dirty business of which he is not responsible for, Luciano ends up in jail for covering up and taking on some responsibilities that are not his, fulfilling his role of straw man until the end.
A political prisoner in a South American dictatorship escapes and is pursued throughout the country by a bloodthirsty dog.
