A prejudiced Franco-Peruvian woman opens a restaurant after her husband leaves her for another woman. Through it, she falls in love with the gastronomic and cultural diversity of Peru during the prosperous but troubled Lima of 1965.

Joe Pecado is a working-class kid who grew up in hardship. Possessing a spiritual gift he doesn't know how to use, he decides to do something to discover the origin and power of this ability. Joe will have to turn to an old childhood friend, who will help him acquire a series of objects essential to achieving his goal. He will fight against street crime and against "El Salsa," a former hitman seeking revenge.