Fernando / Miguel / Manuel are provincial men who go to the cabaret El Sultán, in Madrid (Spain), in search of the company of their hostess girls. Pepita / Patricia / Estrella are more than just prostitutes and when customers who require their services have the opportunity to meet them in the solitude of their apartments their true dimension as human beings emerges in them.
Murcia, Spain. Andrés, a bland merchant, owner of a bookshop, decides to take a trip to Paris, where his friend Armando lives.
In a small town near Madrid, Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and with a childish personality, live under the shadow of their bossy older sister, Ignacia, a grumpy old maid.
Madrid, Spain. Eloísa, a self-sacrificing wife and efficient mother, lives in the neighborhood of Maravillas with her husband, a violent policeman; her sanctimonious son, who spends his life studying and praying to atone for the sins of his family; and her two daughters, obsessed with wealth, who hate each other deeply.