Ambrosio Fornet

A look at the life and work of Cuban filmmaker Tomas Gutierrez Alea.

At the end of the 19th century, Goyo, a young laborer from the Canary Islands, is forced to enlist in the Spanish army to fight the Cuban independence revolt. During the war, Goyo will share hardships with his comrades Galleguito and Sevillano, and fall in love with a young Cuban woman...

Teresa is overwhelmed: with a husband, three young sons, a job as a crew leader in a textile factory, and volunteer commitments as cultural leader of her union. Her husband, Ramón, believes her additional pursuits take time away from her domestic tasks and wants more of her attention, accusing her of neglecting him, her house and her family. A hard-hitting Cuban drama that presents a woman struggling for control of her own life and deals with the social consequences of traditional male chauvinism.

The world of a young psychiatrist is shattered when she finds out that her husband is having an affair with one of her patients.