Desc: Vera, un cuento cruel: Directed by Josefina Molina. With Fernando Fernán Gómez, Mel Humphreys, Víctor Valverde, Julieta Serrano. Southern France, nineteenth century: Alfredo de Quiroga, a Spanish gentleman in exile, is unable to accept the idea that Vera, his wife, has died. He is so concerned that everything in the house continues to function as if she were still alive.