Le père d'Antonio, Luis Vita, photo-reporter, a été tué en 1939 sur les barricades lors du siège de Madrid, sous les yeux de son fils qui avait alors 7 ans. Antonio, vieil anarchiste "sans Dieu ni maître", photographe de mariage et d'écoles, est la mémoire de la famille, mais il est plein de secrets. Son univers fascine la jeune Silvia qui se rend souvent chez lui à vélo.

Antonio's father, Luis Vita, a press photographer, was killed in 1939 on a barricade during the takeover of Madrid by the troops of Franco, under the eyes of his son then 7 years old. Antonio, an old anarchist "without God and without master", who is a wedding and school photographer, is the memory of the López, but he is a man full of secrets. His universe is fascinating for the young Silvia who is frequently visiting him on her bicycle.