Pasamontañas (English: Balaclava) centers around Rocío, a young girl who enjoys playing with the girl next door and with her uncle. One night, her uncle drops by her house in a hurry to leave, but not before giving Rocío a teddy bear and his balaclava. In the succeeding days, the young girl starts playing new games with her new toys. Continue Reading
A La Orilla begins with a young boy’s birthday, and he’s just about to blow out the candles on his cake. He takes a while in doing so, but after being reassured by his sister, he blows them out. We then see him fishing with his father, as they happily talk to each other. Back in the present, however, we see the boy playing with his sister, while their parents have a loud discussion in the background. Continue Reading
La Mirada Circular (English: The Circular Glance) begins with a family preparing for a beach trip: the kids are playing around, the mom is getting the food ready, and the dad is packing the stuff in the car. On the beach, as the parents relax, the two siblings enjoy the waves and walk along the shore. When they head back, they notice something odd. Where have their parents gone? Why are there odd men hanging about? Why are they being told to run? Continue Reading
Ojos Que No Ven is about a young blind boy. He is thinking about how his mother is such an angel while they are walking in the street. She leaves him for a bit, but then, after a near-accident, she brings him to another place. The little boy is then left with an old man, and the boy tells him that his mother will come back after a little while. Continue Reading
La Culpa (Guilt, in English) starts off with a man getting happy news: his wife just told him that she’s pregnant. As he joyously spreads the news to his friend on the phone, a man with his wife’s purse runs past him. He hurries to his wife, who was by then lying dead on the ground. Grief-stricken, he plans revenge on the murderer. Continue Reading