Héctor Calcaño

The vicissitudes of six different couples who arrive at a hostel in Buenos Aires called La Cigarra and are quarantined because of a supposed bubonic plague, causing all kinds of inconveniences and entanglements as a result of this forced coexistence.

Out of the blue, a meek, old painter begins receiving love letters from Rosaura. This intrigues his fellow boarding house tenants, so they involve themselves into his relationship until one day the mysterious Rosaura appears.

The young and inexperienced godson of a millionaire falls for a singer who is married. The millionaire opposes the relationship because he feels a "strange tenderness" for the boy.

A young student marries her professor. Tensions will arise as their opposite music tastes start clashing.

A village priest protects a young mother rejected by the people and the mayor.

The story of a man who is mistaken for the winner of the Christmas lottery prize and starts handing out borrowed money.

An habitant of the Paraná Delta is tempted to engage in smuggling but abandons it for the love of a teacher.

A repressed woman, unable to give love, is possessed by the spirit of her lewd grandmother.

Two brilliant tango singers struggle to the top of their profession and cope with obstacles to their personal romance.

The romance between Paloma, the daughter of the owner of La Paloma tenement, and the handsome Villa Crespo.

An old politician is claimed by his party to be a candidate in the next elections.

To gain back the love of his family, a man pretends to be dead.

The wife of a hypnotist lives in a state of uncertainty over whether she's with her husband out of love or if she's been a victim of his influence.

To save her businesses from ruin, a woman about to marry must find another woman a husband.

An employee progresses in the factory where he works by having his wife pass by an attractive Cuban singer.

The wife of an officer receives a "prize for virtue" from one of her many lovers, causing several misunderstandings.

A veteran popular singer comes to town with her daughter in order to achieve success in television. She introduces her daughter to a contest winning one of the top prizes. At the same time, a veteran politician is campaigning to scale the governor's office.

When a woman finds out that her husband is being unfaithful to her, she decides to give him a dose of his own medicine, making him jealous with another suitor.

A young woman passionate about music leaves everything for it, putting aside her family and a lover.

The needy Pedro Céspedes finds a coat that implies for those who wear it a mysterious prodigality of money and jewelry.

The pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján causes the meeting of people of different classes.

A young woman pretends to be the daughter of a financier and enters a rich girls' college, where she commits a thousand mischiefs.

Various love and crime stories take place in the context of a theater, between tango singers, musicians and dancers.