Ernesto, a 12-year-old boy, flees from a town violated by drug traffickers and heads to the city in search of a new life. Two merchants that he will meet along the way will accompany him but the ambition of both will endanger Ernesto's destiny.

Don Gilberto is an older man who lives and works with his son Daniel, who has a physical disability. This is a common day in their lives, from the moment they wake up until they return from work.