Manuel de Lara

La cigarra

Soledad, known as "La Cigarra", agrees to sing in Buenos Aires to have the opportunity to meet her liar boyfriend, whom she tries to forget in Rio.

María Fernanda la Jerezana

Madrid, Spain, early 20th century. A woman turns up dead in a modest home. She turns out to be María la Jerezana, a popular singer who was famous years ago until she disappeared. The Police Commissioner in charge, dissatisfied with the official version, which concludes that the crime was the result of a simple robbery, is determined to find out the truth.