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Two friends, a contaminated river and a holiday that will change their lives forever. Tom and Martín's Easter holidays are normally fairly predictable. The two friends up in the mountains with their families,bikes, the river, nature... Nothing particularly memorable apart from seeing one another again and enjoying the friendship that has linked them since they were little.

Thirteen tales which tell the stories of diverse people, places and times.

Sebastián Corvado lives a cloistered existence in the house of his adoptive mother's master. He seldom goes out, but in one of his sorties he meets the young painter Diego Velázquez, whom he befriends. He also falls in love with a beautiful slave girl who is mistreated by her master, and he decides to liberate her.

Gregoria is the captain of a pirate ship. Both King Carlos III and the Pope have put a price on her head. Aboard her ship in the Caribbean, she recounts her memories to her granddaughter, who is about to marry a viceroy. A prostitute and a countess are among the other characters to be found in this family saga which takes place during some of the most fascinating moments of the 18th century.