The story of Monteforte Toledo - the film's Doctor Zamora - who comes to San Pedro La Laguna (Guatemala) as a young man during the military dictatorship in the first decades of the 20th century. Zamora sets out with great idealism and dedication to eradicate illness among the Indians, even if his work is disapproved by the military commander in town. Zamora falls in love with María, a young Indian girl from a village, and he invites her to come live with him in the town of San Pedro. However, other young women have noted the charm of the elegant of Zamora, and even the young idealist doctor cannot escape the conflict between Ladinos (Mestizos or non-Indians) and Indians.
Gilberto Cortés is an actor in a theatre play about a father fighting to save his son from the death penalty. Years later, he faces the same dilemma in real life when his own son is accused of the murder of a child molester.
Хоакина стареет в небольшой мексиканской деревне 1920-х годов. Ее жизнь скучна, и она проводит свои дни мечтая о своем герое — ковбое Томе Миксе. Все, что Хоакина хочет, это встретиться с ним. Ее жизнь меняется, когда куча бандитов появляется рядом. Это время для Тома Микса, чтобы остановить воров и исполнить мечты Хоакины о приключении.
Susana, a beautiful young girl living in 1990, is happily looking forward to her forthcoming marriage - and has bought an antique mirror to grace her future home. Three weeks before the wedding, the mirror is delivered to her Grandmother's home and taken to Susana's room. Later that day, when looking into the glass, Susana is startled to see the image of a handsome soldier, Nicolas (from 1863), instead of her own reflection. It soon becomes obvious that he can see Susana as clearly as she can see him - and life, for them both, is never quite the same again. Contains three shorts as a trilogy: The Two Way Mirror (El espejo de dos lunas) 1990, 0:29:23 With You from a Distance (Contigo en la distancia) 1991, 0:27:38 Saturday Night Thief (Ladrón de sábado) 1996, 0:24:57
