Mrs. Sagrario Rivero is facing Rafael Montoro by the noise made at his forge. Rafael has a daughter who sings very well and Mrs. Sagrario takes this occasion to get rid of her annoying neighbor. She launches Maria Dolores artistically,and then, Rafael will be rich thanks to his daughter and will leave the business.

In 1925 Maria Velez, a young Andalusian, starts working on the set of a variety show. Her tenacity, her fighting spirit and the strength of his voice enable Mary to win fame as a great popular singer. But his luck her love life is not the same, three men fall for her and whoever is elected dies tragically.

Spanish popular copla songs and their mighty female singers are the focus of this evocative film.