A homeless man named Roto secretly cooks in Carmen's home daily. Despite his discretion, Carmen senses an intrusion and investigates, leading her to a revelation that challenges her principles.

A film about meaning of being human, a portrait of two characters that inhabit the same house, a landlady and her cook intruder.

'Recetas Para Sobrevivir a Este Universo' is the first film by Lucas Ortiz Estefanell and arises as a final scholarship to the master in film directing and filmmaking at the EFTI school in Madrid.