The head of a criminal gang hires a man to rescue some compromising documents.

A boy's family wants him to marry a girl of the same position even though he is in love with another girl.

Filomena, a former prostitute in her 40s, tricks a wealthy shopkeeper to marry her and support her three children.

A young woman returns from boarding school and will repeat in a certain way her mother's secret story, but she will be happy.

A former German soldier leads a team through a bank robbery that doesn't turn out the way anybody expected.

To marry a second time, a woman pretends to be the mother of only one daughter, when in fact she has four.

A meteorologist's wife hurts her sister so she won't reveal who the real mother of her child is.

The sometimes profound, sometimes slightly sordid tale of Elena, a famous concert pianist who, as a child, was sexually assaulted by a circus clown while the music of Manuel de Falla "Ritual Dance of Fire" could be heard from the circus tent. Since that time, Elena has gone into hysterics every time she hears that composition. Making matters worse, the lascivious clown is now her business manager.

The conflict of a woman with her husband when she starts defending her individuality.

The life, hardships, love affairs, triumphs and failures of the world-renowned tango singer Carlos Gardel.