Film based on the work of 'El pastor poeta'. The film tells the story of a farmer who, attracted by a popular singer (Lola Flores), leaves everything to go with her. After a few months, disillusioned of a life and a world that is not his own, he returns home for a pardon ...

One unlucky day, a married couple with four children get an eviction notice: the building they live in is to be demolished. The family looks desperately for a new home, which is no easy task in Madrid in the fifties.

Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend in the forbidden attic, hanging on a cross. A friend that would repay Marcelino's kindness by granting him one heart-felt wish.