La vida breve

New king, new picture of the royal family. Louis I poses for a new portrait that will immortalize him alongside his parents, siblings and wife. There is only one problem. There is no wife. Instead, the painter places a doll with which he can work. Louis looks at her. He cannot help but feel guilty. Why did he have to put her in such a difficult situation? She revolts. It has been he who has done nothing but humiliate her and subject her to all kinds of abuse since she arrived. They make peace and seal a pact: from now on it will be them against everyone else.

Luis and Luisa are entering a new era. Does everyone want an exemplary marriage? They will present a perfect image on the outside and then do whatever they want. Luisa behaves in an exemplary manner at official events. Luis acts as a happy and loving king and begins to act as a leader. To celebrate, Luisa suggests organizing a grand party that will fill the palace with light and splendor.

Luis's illness is not only confirmed, but it gets worse at a dizzying rate. No one dares to tell him, but he knows that things are serious. All his plans, all his dreams, all his illusions as a king and as a man are fading away without him being able to move from his bed. There are no two ways of saying it: the king is dying. And in the midst of all the comings and goings of botched doctors and gentlemen in cassocks who connect one mass with another, the only one who remains by his side day and night is Luisa.