A young man lives on the islands of the Delta del Tigre and remembers how his family defended themselves against invading outlaws.

A woman of great beauty is used by a man who only desires her body and falls on the path of self-destruction.

Adaptation of the operetta of the same title. Mari Pepa, who works as a laundress, has gone to live in the neighborhood courtyard house, which is also tenant Felipe, who courted.