Portrait of Teresa (1979)

Teresa is overwhelmed with a husband three young sons a job as a crew leader in a textile factory and volunteer commitments as cultural leader of her union Her husband Ramón wants more of her attention her feelings are mixed wanting domestic peace feeling responsibilities to the revolution and wanting to control her own life beyond doing dirty dishes They separate he begins an affair When he wants a reconciliation she asks what his response would be if shed had an affair too But men are different is his reply Hes failed her test and to hold on to independence and selfrespect she remains uncompromising and hardedged