Santos de palo2016

Just before the Spanish-American War, poor countess Maria-Jose is running from ruin in Spain. Her domineering mother negotiates her marriage to young and wealthy landowner, Manuel De Todo Los Santos. Two weeks into their marriage, Maria-Jose becomes a widow. With a ghost of a smile on her lips, she buries her husband. She decides to stay in the mountains of Puerto Rico where she starts to spin coffee into gold. Just as things are starting to settle down, a group of American soldiers arrives at her door. They tell her that the island is no longer Spanish, but an American territory. After Maria-Jose has an initial heated confrontation with the commanding officer, Captain Robert Westing, they quickly fall in love and marry. Robert informs Maria-Jose he must wrap up some business in New York, whereupon he leaves and ceases contact with her. His sudden disappearance spurs her travel to New York City, where she discovers his secret. Like a spider, Maria-Jose starts to spin a web and traps him. When they finally meet again, a deadly confrontation ensues. In the end, Maria-Jose finds that spinning coffee into gold doesn't always make one rich.