Elena está embarazada y Carlos, el futuro padre no cuenta con medios económicos para poder casarse con ella. La solución está en un concurso televisivo que ofrece sustanciosos premios a quien sepa contestar con acierto preguntas sobre los años cuarenta. Patricia, la hermana mayor de Elena, moviliza a toda la familia. Carlos se someterá a un intensivo plan de estudios.

1977 film by Antonio Giménez-Rico

During the prohibition era, Cornelius, a bootlegger, is on the run from the American coastguards. He comes across a silent film actress, Linda, on the set of a movie and falls in love with her.

A flamenco dancer (Antonio Gades) reflects on his life and career when he is surprised to be honored on a television show telling his life story. The memories stir up controversy, and an old friend seeks retribution as Antonio had once stolen his girl.