Madrid in the 40s: in an old neighborhood tavern, every first Friday of the month at nightfall Moor Hauma organizes a unique and secret card game. The Caudillo, Francisco Franco, meets with several friends of Africa's campaign for a game.
The story of a Spanish Cardinal who is told he only has one more year to live. He decides to return to his hometown, after an absence of 30 years, to sort out his affairs.
1940년, 스페인 카스티야의 작은 마을, 다섯살 소녀 아나는 일곱살인 언니 이사벨과 함께 마을회관에서 상영하는 을 보러 간다. 아나는 착한 괴물인 프랑켄슈타인이 여자 아이를 죽였을까 궁금해지고 그것을 언니에게 물어본다. 언니는 "영화에 나온 건 모두 거짓말이야. 괴물은 아이를 죽이지 않았어. 괴물은 아직도 세상 어딘가에 돌아다니고 있어. 아무도 괴물을 죽일 수 없어. 난 그 괴물을 봤어."라며 거짓말을 한다. 언니의 말을 들은 아나는 괴물을 찾으러 집을 나서는데...
Karina arrives to a mansion to work as a governess of a group of singing children. She must take care of their education, and she decides to use music to teach them. Meanwhile, the record company where the children work is busy with another project. Their biggest star, Marta, is getting ready a song to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. Carlos, the composer of the song, titled "En un mundo nuevo" ("In a new world") meets Karina in the mansion and starts feeling affection to the girl, something Marta, who is Carlos' girlfriend doesn't like at all. She is also jealous of Karina for her musical abilities, and when one day Marta catches Karina with Carlos singing a song composed for the governess, she gives him an ultimatum, if Karina doesn't leave the mansion at once, she will break her contract with the record company and won't sing "En un mundo nuevo" in the Eurovision Song Contest...
