Directed by Abel Pérez Morte... La Leyenda de la Cruz del Ope (Spanish Title) The Legend of the Ope narrates the story behind the reason a cross was placed, more than a century ago, on the peak of that mount in Archena (Spain). The story begins when Juan, a shepherd who was collecting snails, finds a seemingly ownerless goat. With no one around, he decides to keep it, but he will soon find out that it was the worst mistake of his life.