Unjustly accused of theft, the noble Raimundo is forced to leave his paternal home. A new incident, caused by the ambition of his brother José, causes Raimundo to be disowned by his girlfriend María and by his father, the just and strict Don Pepe. The only one who believes in Raimundo is his mother, Dona Lupita, a woman who suffers deeply because of the wrong decisions of her children.

When three orphans that were raised together and love like brothers knows about plans to be separated and work outside, they escape and live in the street. They sell lottery and newspapers. When older, they became artists.

The story of a single mother and her children, and the lives that cross their paths.

A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.

A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.