The documentary, directed by Javier Rioyo, paints a human portrait of the writer and, at the same time, establishes her weight as a relevant figure of the Spanish literature. The documentary brings together archive images in which Francisco Ayala himself speaks of his literary motifs, friends, tastes... Accounts which go hand-in-hand with those offered by, family, writers, critics, friends and specialists, including Rafael Porras, José-Carlos Mainer, Thomas Mermall, Santos Juliá, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Nina Ayala Mallory, Vicente Ayala, Maria de la Luz Ayala, Isabel Ayala, Laura Scarano, Rosario Hiriart, Carmen Antón, Irma Emiliozzi, Perla Rotzait, Mª Esther Vázquez, Isaias Lerner, Gonzalo Sobejano, Julieta Mallory Ayala, Carmen de Zulueta, Bill Sherzer and Carolyn Richmond.
