费加罗（赫尔曼·佩雷HermannPrey饰）是在阿玛维瓦伯爵手下任职的男仆，与同为女仆的苏珊娜（米雷拉·弗蕾妮MirellaFreni饰）两情相悦，两人约定携手步入婚礼的殿堂。然而，阿玛维瓦伯爵贪恋苏珊娜的美貌已久，想方设法阻碍她和费加罗的结合，愤怒的费加罗决定利用自己的智慧，联手伯爵的妻子罗西娜给这个贪婪好色的老头子一点颜色瞧瞧。苏珊娜给伯爵写了一封热情洋溢的信，约他在花园里见面。当夜，伯爵趁着月色准时赴约，隐约看到一女子站在树下，于是不分青红皂白就抱住她亲热了起来，哪知道这名女子不是苏珊娜，而是他的妻子罗西娜。

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.