Set in the west, Cuenta Saldada tells the story of Vicente (Gerardo Albarrán), a man who is injured when he is singing. The protagonist is so bad that he is on the verge of death, but he resists because his family needs him urgently and resigns himself to live until everything is in order.

Doroteo Suazo comes to the big city fleeing poverty and marginalization that exists in his homeland, believing that the city can offer a better life for him and his family.