Don Jaime (Fernando Rey), un viejo hidalgo español, vive retirado y solitario en su hacienda desde la muerte de su esposa, ocurrida el mismo día de la boda. Un día recibe la visita de su sobrina Viridiana (Silvia Pinal), novicia en un convento, que tiene un gran parecido con su mujer.
Don Jaime (Fernando Rey), an old Spanish nobleman, lives in retirement and solitary in his hacienda since his wife´s death, which occurred on the same day of the wedding. One day he receives a visit from his niece Viridiana (Silvia Pinal), a novice in a convent, who bears a close resemblance to his wife.