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.

An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.

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.

Guillermo, who is twelve years old, is in love with Margarita, a girl who is a year older than him and who prefers to date more mature boys. Valentín and Josefa, who are in their seventies, dream of escaping together from the retirement home where they live so they can get married.

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.

The Piyayo offers a calm and friendly reflection on the Providence by the streets of Malaga. He is a gypsy lover of tradition, rich in grace and with a spirit that exudes honesty. He lives offering company to all who listen to him through the city. And so the character touches for the quality and nobility of his feeling, while his conversations, in every corner of Malaga, remember everyone to have faith in Divine Providence, showing a practical lesson on the subject.

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.