Almas en Derrota

Overview

In the Neumann shirt factory, the female workers cut, sew, and sing. A bell marks the end of the workday. Two workers go out into the street, where their partners await them. One of the couples is about to get married. The other spends her time arguing, as the enamored man has the irresistible tendency to look at the girls who walk by. The couple goes to see what will be their marital home. They tour it with excitement, making plans about the decoration and furniture for this or that room. Soon after, the couple, now married, gazes at their son asleep in the room they chose for him. On their fifth wedding anniversary, the couple invites their old friends to dinner. At the gathering, the husband feels unwell. They are suffering from headaches caused by a hereditary tumor. Enrique, the husband, is paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. His wife and son are with him. The medical prognosis is discouraging