Marta Tomasa

Employees at a cosmetics firm grapple with their respective desires by arguing with themselves in the mirror, ahead of their company’s anniversary party.

José has spent the last 8 years preparing the exams to become a civil servant in Spain. After his tests, he celebrates with friends and family, only to receive the news that he did not actually secure a place.

Peret is a gypsy singer who, despite family opposition, becomes the most international artist in Spain. Subjected to both family and regime pressures, his individualistic character and vision lead him to abandon his career to devote himself to spreading the word of God; but Peret returns as "king of the Catalan rumba", flees from the pressure of success and rescues the remains of his family.

Inés is a 42-year-old woman who, when times start to get tough, attempts to drown herself. She is saved by Hugo, a teenage boy who then becomes obsessed with her. A forbidden romance develops between the two, whose consequences end up affecting all those around them.