This is the story of a man who, for work reasons, must travel to a small town in Michoacán called Purocuero. There, after a string of affairs with several women—all sharing the same name, Ignacia—he ultimately marries the only virgin in town.

In a small town where nothing ever happens, the inhabitants learn about a place at the edge of the earth where money and women are abundant. When they see the oportunity to go and work illegaly in the United States, they jump at the chance. Meanwhile Andrés and Gregorio go to the town searching for treasures and they only find Matilde, the rest of the women in the town left, tired of waiting for the men to return.