故事回到1994年，马提奥正在筹备自己的新片。在试镜中，美丽的莱娜脱颖而出（由佩内洛普•克鲁兹饰演）。莱娜是某公司老板欧内斯特•马特尔的女秘书（由José Luis Gómez饰演），两人之间始终保持着一种暧昧的关系。为了给患癌的父亲治病，莱娜选择委身于欧内斯特，成为他的情妇。欧内斯特无法抗拒莱娜的请求，同意投资并让她出演马提奥的新片。在拍摄过程中，莱娜和马提奥之间的爱情火花迸发，但这一切很快被敏感的欧内斯特得知。爱恨情仇纠缠不清。

《破碎的拥抱》通过时空转换和情节的交织，展现了复杂的爱情关系。马提奥失去了视力，但他的记忆仍然清晰，雷的到来唤起了他对过去的回忆。观众将随着故事的发展，揭开这段充满爱恨情仇的故事的真相。

Broken Embraces is a moving film that tells the story of Matteo Blanco. He was an acclaimed film director who lost his eyesight in a car accident. He changed his name to Harry Kane and lived a quiet life as a screenwriter. However, one day in 2008, a young man named Ray visited Harry, and Ray's vision revived Harry's closed memory

The story goes back to 1994, and Mateo is preparing his new film. At the audition, the beautiful Lena (played by Penelope Cruz) stands out. Lena is the secretary of a company boss Ernest Martel (played by José Luis Gómez), and the two have always maintained an ambiguous relationship. In order to treat her cancer-stricken father, Lena chooses to commit herself to Ernest and becomes his mistress. Ernest couldn't resist Lena's request, agreed to invest and let her star in Mateo's new film. During filming, love sparks between Lena and Mateo, but all this is quickly learned by the sensitive Ernest. Love and hatred are entangled.

"Broken Embrace" shows the complex love relationship through the transformation of time and space and the interweaving of plots. Mateo has lost his eyesight, but his memory is still clear, and Ray's arrival evokes memories of his past. With the development of the story, the audience will uncover the truth of this story full of love and hatred.