Known for Acting
Nazario is a wanderer who makes his living playing an old guitar in the streets of Madrid. From what he gets, he lives together with Sam, an orphan of eight years, which he hosted for charity and adores. The problem is that a wealthy and childless marriage intends to take the child
After a period of inactivity, Crisanto, a police inspector, returns to the service. When a friend of his is murdered, he decides to take over the investigation.
In a western and Mediterranean country, very fond of bullfighting and soccer, legislative elections are held, that is, "El Gran Mogollón" is elected from the bosses. Each leader feels that his position is secure, and some are preparing to take the presidency of "El Gran Mogollón", when the surprise arises: the P.E.R. has won by a wide margin.
A young woman travels with her partner to England on the unexpected death of her brother. Staying with her sister-in-law, she finds her companion soon drawn into a satanic cult based in the house whose rites seem to centre somewhat on large-scale sexual congress.
In June 1808, Napoleon's troops invade Spain. A boy named Isidro will beat his drum in the mountains of El Bruc, making the French army believe that thousands of armed men are waiting to confront them.
A young Catholic girl takes viewers through a changing Spanish political and social landscape as she develops from her confirmation day to adulthood. Her first experience with the real Spain comes when her Jewish godfathers cannot come to her confirmation. One of the godfathers, using a ring, poses an early challenge to her innocence that puts her in danger. He later returns, indirectly introducing her to a new boyfriend. If he is one of the symbols for Jewish life under Franco, or for a Judeo-Christian interaction, that interaction is complex. The young woman encounters different lovers as she grows into adulthood, but at the same time she is burdened with financially supporting her father and his own rather decadent lifestyle. Again, this difference in generations could be understood as a difference between the "new" and "old" Spain; it is up to the viewers to interpret the story elements as they decide.
Jorge Sueiro is a private detective who seeks revenge on Da Costa, a criminal who is fault his daughter died. Jorge accepts the proposal to follow a woman just because it reminds him of her. Little by little, he falls in love with this woman, Belén, who disappears, leading him to look for her more zealously without forgetting that he has a pending account with Da Costa. When he finds her again, he's determined to start a new life with her, but the past tragically gets in the way.
Baltasar is a tycoon from Madrid who is forced to invest money in a movie to promote Esmeralda, an actress who sells her body to become a movie star as soon as possible