Emelco

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

A young widow goes to a marriage agency where she is introduced to three hired suitors who end up falling in love with her.

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

The life of the famous poet Evaristo Carriego (1883-1912), who lived in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo and who painted the customs of the people of those years like no one else.

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

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

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

Two men fight for a woman.

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.