A work of Valle-Inclán, the story takes place in Galicia in the early twentieth century. To escape poverty, the wife of a sacristan uses a hydrocephalic child as a sideshow attraction. This causes a confrontation with her sister-in-law.

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Cast

Ana Belén

Mari Gaila

Imanol Arias

Séptimo Miau

Francisco Rabal

Pedro Gailo

Esperanza Roy

Rosa la Tatula

Aurora Bautista

Marica del Reino

Juan Echanove

Miguelín

Francisco Merino

Tito García

Ofelia Angélica

Ernesto Chao

Nicolás Dueñas

Conde Polaco

Dorotea Bárcena