Vicente Llosá

Rocio and Raphael are a young couple from a small Spanish town. Rocio must mourn the death of a relative for six months and is forbidden to see Raphael. Very much in love, they are frustrated by the old-fashioned customs of their village. When they can finally see each other, the two plan to soon marry. Unfortunately, the girl's grandfather dies and she must start the process of mourning all over again. This time Raphael begs her to rebel against her family and the villagers, but she refuses for fear of persecution. When Rocio has had enough of putting her own happiness aside, she decides to run away with Raphael in spite of what her family will say. Things do not go as planned, however, when yet another family member passes away.

Хосе-Луис, работающий могильщиком, случайно знакомится с миловидной Кармен, дочерью добродушного старичка Амедео, который, однако, уже 40 лет служит тюремным палачом. Из-за профессии отца Кармен не хватает мужского внимания, а у Хосе-Луиса те же проблемы с девушками - никто не хочет встречаться с могильщиком. Им вместе хорошо, у них рождается ребенок, но когда Амедео уходит на пенсию, начинаются проблемы...

The story of two loves: a young boy that fall sin love with a girl of his school, but she is more mature and finally forgets him; and the story of a man and a woman that live in an hospital for old people and can't see each other.

In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to participate in a parade with his three-wheeled vehicle, a seemingly simple mission that will not be easy for him to accomplish.

Cristina is the perfect secretary. She helps her boss to get an important contract with an holand businessman. He goes to Madrid to get married with a spanish girl similar to Cristina, but she hesitates between the foreign and Lorenzo, her co-worker.

Dr. Nicomedes Gutiérrez carefully points out to the last detail everything that happens in his life. Doctor in a small village, he is in love with the village teacher, but, before getting married, he decides to treat himself to having his last fling.