Emelco

A rancher makes a pact with the devil to achieve happiness and love.

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.

Several individual stories converge in the imposing setting of the southernmost tip of the continent, all of them involving a crisis of faith. Most of the important situations in the film are based on real episodes, such as the massacre of indigenous people perpetrated by the landowners in the area.

A man from humble origins becomes a famous boxer, but fame has its price.

A runaway bride poses as a married woman and mother of twins to woo a suitor who only falls in love with married women.

The film narrates the story of a young rich woman who suffers from sleepwalking and a young man convinces her to marry with him.

Tango musician moves to France to put an unhappy love affair behind him. Inspired by the life of tango composer Eduardo Arolas.

A man is frustrated his date of love when he finds a newly married friend in his apartment

A mythomaniac woman rejects her humble status and falls in the trap of a wealthy lawyer.

In 1830, a young orphan lady poses as a man in order to meet the expectations of her uncle.

The beautiful wife of a mediocre and good-natured butcher falls in love with a cerebral philosophy professor who little by little reveals to her a horizon that conflicts with her innocence.

A famous singer falls in love with the owner of a hostel where he is employed in incognito.

A humble employee is believed to be responsible for the dishonest actions of his colleagues.

To investigate a robbery, a journalist embarks on the maiden voyage of a ship that will never take place

A high society woman discovers a fiery romantic letter in a raincoat pocket seemingly written by a rumba dancer to the woman’s doctor husband. He tries to cover by saying that the letter is addressed to a more conservative friend of his, leading to rumours of his friend’s (supposed) incredible passion becoming intriguing to the local women, even the Doctor’s own jealous wife.

After the May Revolution occurred, a young man abandoned his royalist uncle and became a drummer for the revolutionary army and his father's guide.

A couple splits up and gets married to other people. After the man dies, the woman becomes delirious and thinks she's found him again in heaven.

Two men fight for a woman.

An Italian sailor and soldier rebuilds his post-war life in Argentina.