A widowed man meets a younger woman at a bus stop.

Chronicles the life, career, and work of Puerto Rican nationalist Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances, fighter for freedom and human rights.

Maria escapes from prison. On the run, she breaks her ankle. Julian, a truck driver, finds her sitting at the roadside, crying. He picks her up and takes her to a hospital. On her first chance, Maria flees again and goes to a hotel, where she ends up as a prostitute. She frequents bars and saloons, commits some robberies, but neither sex, nor the tequila, can replace love.