Mateo, an ex-employee of a self-service store has turned into a zombie. His conscience and memories remain intact, therefore, his life has become a deep thought about the meaning of life he would like to share; the only problem, Mateo is no longer able to share what he thinks.

A filmic reflection on the way in which cinema taught us to live romantic love during the 20th century, building an impossible ideal within our personal relationships. Cinema taught viewers how they had to see it, worse, it showed directors how they had to film it. Based on quotations from early cinema films, Contar el amor discusses the role of sex and violence as central themes in our increasingly broad but, at the same time, less pluralistic audiovisual universe.

The story follows a mother, who has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her husband. However, she is granted a final opportunity to spend an afternoon at her home with her children. During this time, each of them recounts haunting stories from their troubled and interconnected past, unveiling the dark secrets that have shaped their lives.

Four friends travel to a cabin in the woods during the weekend to reinforce the bond of friendship between them. A group of men begins to harass them gradually. The results become bloody and catastrophic.

A statement about retrograde sexism and false male deconstruction in Mexico. Roberto meets María, his ex-wife, to give her the monthly child support money for Natalia: their daughter. He tries to show María that he has changed but fails to hide he is the same he's always been.