Javier is a demanding company executive whose hopes for a bonus, promotion, and better home depend on his position. As the company faces a system failure and scrutiny, he pushes cost-cutting measures, pursues private business opportunities, and investigates restricted records with help from colleagues. He later learns that his expected bonus was caught up in a power struggle, while security footage links him to a fatal carpark incident.
Ladislao Gutiérrez is a Jesuit priest whose mutual attraction to Camila leads him to violate his vows and abandon his ministry. He lives with Camila as her supposed husband, works as a schoolteacher, struggles with his conscience, and ultimately returns to face arrest and execution beside her.
Riza Niro is the gay son of a Middle Eastern emperor, living incognito in Madrid under disguises. After encounters with Fabio, Sadec, and Toraya, he reunites with his childhood acquaintance Sexilia. Their chaste romance develops into mutual love, and he ultimately flees with her to safety.
Local priest involved in church profanation case, represents religious authority and tradition.
Sergeant Manuel Castillo commands a small Republican guerrilla commando during the mountain operation. After his men capture two young Civil Guard soldiers, he insists they receive food and warmth, while warning one prisoner that future danger may come from the prisoner’s own choices rather than immediate execution.
Local priest requesting Amaia's help to investigate church profanation and missing artifacts.
Amos is Maria’s husband at the beginning of the story. He divorces her because she has not given him a child, insults her as cursed and possessed, and tries to remove her from the family property so he can remarry. Although Maria resists surrendering her dowry land, Amos’s connection to Erode Antipa later helps bring Giovanni il Battista near the court.
Leo's estranged NATO husband stationed in Brussels and later Split due to the Bosnian War. He is distant, ends their marriage, and admits to having an affair with Betty, though he ends it after visiting her following a fight with Leo.
Central Spanish quinqui criminal fighting relentlessly for survival and freedom.
Former top secret agent currently posing as a butcher, who is forced back into action when his past catches up to him. He is the father of Adolfo and the agent who imprisoned Vázquez thirty years ago.
Mikel is a young pharmacist and an active member of Basque Nationalist politics. His unhappy marriage, troubled relationship with his mother, encounter with Fama, arrest over suspected ETA assistance, and public rejection by political comrades shape the film. He dies mysteriously after beginning a new life.
The central protagonist whose trajectory defines the quinqui subculture narrative. Starting with petty theft and a short jail sentence, he transitions into a life of itinerant crime in Madrid's slums. His participation in a fatal jewelry store robbery marks a critical turning point, escalating his status from petty thief to a high-profile fugitive and setting the stage for his long criminal odyssey.
Imanol Arias has 84 screen credits in a career dating back to 1976. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Baztán Trilogy with 2 titles. Signature works include Cuéntame cómo pasó, África, Dismissal. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 4 universes
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