In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social conventions which have dominated her life.

Federico and German were best friends, fighting the dictatorship and looking for freedom together. Years later Federico and his wife are movie producers looking for funding. German, on his part, is living away from the city and spend his days painting and mourning his late wife

Estela raises her son alone in a neighborhood of San José. His life takes a turn from the day he loses his job

Virginia, a young Nicaraguan migrant, escapes from her captors and ventures into the Mexican desert on a full moon night. After falling into an animal trap, she is rescued by Aurora, a sheep shearer, who takes her to her ranch. As they fall in love, they must confront the hostilities of an old masculine world, while Virginia completes her transformation into a nahual woman.