Anselmo is an eccentric man who hires artists to paint him every 12 years. This time the artist is Pablo. During their last session, Pablo began to suspect that Anselmo’s previous portraits held a horrible secret. Who really is Anselmo? That is the question Pablo must confront.

Strand spent over twenty years documenting her friend Anselmo Aguascalientes’ life, eventually creating a stunning trilogy of films—Anselmo, Cosas de mi vida, and Anselmo and the Women—tender portraits that are also glimpses into poverty, resourcefulness, perseverance and patriarchy. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.