A child diagnosed with tuberculosis spends a long time in bed, where his family cares for him and entertains him with stories and books. From this experience, the child, who will become writer and filmmaker Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, begins his fascination with fiction. In his memoirs, he recounts his childhood in Cantabria, the war and postwar years in Santander, school, his first love, his move to Madrid, his political activism, and his start in cinema, including his first shoot in the Picos de Europa.