Middle-aged romance author Leo writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Ángel, a sensitive newspaper editor.
Keywords: madrid-spain , novelist , old-woman , parent-child-relationship , spain , suicide-attempt , film-within-a-film , la-mancha-spain , screenwriter