Encarna viva

Julio, a writer in the midst of a crisis, is investigating a past event in an Asturian village, intending to write an essay on how legends originate from real, unsolved cases. While conducting interviews regarding a local vampire legend, he encounters Encarna—and beside her, the body of a woman who has just died while, according to Encarna, she was being transformed into a vampire. Julio suppresses the urge to flee; perhaps this story will finally launch his career as a successful writer. But is Encarna merely a deranged woman, or is there truth to the stories surrounding the community of elderly women who have been moving into the village? Each has her own reasons for becoming a vampire, as they explain to Julio during their interviews: upon becoming widows, they truly began to live—trying new things and dedicating time to themselves—and, acutely aware of their limited remaining time, they chose to embrace vampiric immortality. Julio and his partner, Rocío, gradually unravel the mystery hanging over this remote village in an investigation that will change their lives forever.