Ángel Fernández Santos

The story of the creation of The Spirit of the Beehive, a film directed by Víctor Erice in 1973.

In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.

Madrid, Spain. On Monday, December 22, 1947, Charles Vidor's Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford, premieres. That same week, as every first Friday of the month, Hauma organizes a peculiar card game in an old tavern.

Two former seminarians meet by chance in adulthood: one has become a dealer, the other a terrorist.

The story of a Spanish Cardinal who is told he only has one more year to live. He decides to return to his hometown, after an absence of 30 years, to sort out his affairs.

A divorced woman is abandoned by her betrothed on the eve of her second marriage, and resigns herself to a humdrum life with her first husband.

When spirited governess Karina arrives at a grand mansion to teach a group of musically gifted children, she brings harmony through song—but discord brews behind the scenes. As Spain’s top star Marta prepares for Eurovision glory, her composer boyfriend Carlos finds unexpected inspiration in Karina. Jealousy, ambition, and romance collide when Marta issues a dramatic ultimatum: either Karina leaves, or Spain loses its voice at Eurovision.

At the end of the 19th century, young Rosita and her cousin are engaged to be married, shortly before he has to leave for Cuba.