2011 film

2022 film directed by Nacho G. Velilla

Candela, the headmistress of an elite school, after a traumatic divorce, returns to her old high school to lead a group of rebellious students through chess. There she will learn that in chess, and in life, it doesn't matter if you are a king or a pawn, because everyone ends up in the same box.

Villaviciosa de al Lado is a peaceful town stuck in time, living exclusively of the fame of a 200 years-old spa. Therefore, city hall's debts threatens to close the spa and ruin all town. Their salvation becomes when suddenly mayor Anselmo and the rest of members of city hall realize that they won the Christmas Lottery. But their happiness turns in horror after to discover that the prize belongs to a serial number distributed by the town's brothel, causing the suspicion of the wives and fear of the husbands after a TV interview where Mari, brothel's owner, claims that the almost men of the town will have prize from the lottery. Wanting a way to charge the prize to save the town without having to suffer the anger of their respective women, Anselmo, Ricardo, César, Juandi and Paco plots a plan in order to steal the money from the brothel, meanwhile Mari tries reconcile her stranded life and restore the memory of her deceased father, a former mayor.

Eliseo is ugly, he limps and he’s single. He hasn’t found the woman of his life and he hasn’t known love. Eliseo thinks the worst part of his life is about to arrive. Nati is ugly, missing a breast and is separated. She found the man of her life, but despite this, she didn’t find love. Nati thinks the best part of her live is about to arrive. But the death of Eliseo’s mother makes their paths cross again after twenty years, giving them a last chance to fall in love and be happy but... what happens when the woman of your life is married to your brother?