Emelco

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

A woman and a winning ticket bring a neighborhood boy to the center.

A repressed woman, unable to give love, is possessed by the spirit of her lewd grandmother.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Two sisters struggle to get out of a Buenos Aires suburb, where debts with a loan shark have kept them apart. But soon the inhabitants of the neighborhood forget their differences before the appearance of an epidemic.

The protagonist commits a crime and abandons his brother, on whom the shadow of suspicion falls, to avoid punishment. In his escape he meets for the first time the emotion of a true love, but fatality takes it upon himself, pushing him back onto the criminal path.

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.

A young horse breeder will show his grandfather how they can adapt to the times and prove his theory.

In exchange for the life of a Norwegian fisherman, a bankrupt industrialist gives his soul to the devil.

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

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