Pueblerina
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.
Marcela, reportera
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Inocêncio Prieto y Calvo recebe uma carta dizendo que ele é o herdeiro da fortuna de seu tio de dois milhões de pesos. Não sendo capaz de ler, ele não faz ideia de quem enviou a carta ou o seu conteúdo. Então ele vai à farmácia porque o farmacêutico pode ler-lhe a carta. Mas enquanto espera para ser ajudado, ele vê que uma menina sabe ler. Ele então acha que precisa descobrir o conteúdo da carta sozinho, então decide guardar a carta e ir à escola para aprender a ler.
Maria
Four men are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon a band of murderous "doll men" are after the men and their families.
Julieta
A young professional hires a sex-worker to pass as his wife in a situation that requires him to seem married. Later they think about getting married for reals... but mostly they just recite monologues to each other.
Rosario
A young woman hires Viruta y Capulina to find a notorious jewel thief, known as Rostov.
Otilia, sirvienta
Inspired by Alexander Dumas's novel The Corsican Brothers, Alma de Acero presents a delightful spin on the classic story of twin brothers (both played by Luis Aguilar) and their contrasting lives. As a singer in a nightclub, one brother has chosen a life of peaceful simplicity; the other, however, has chosen a troublesome lifestyle that leads to numerous run-ins with the law, forcing the vocalist to risk his own life to save his sibling.
