A peasant woman marries a mysterious white man to "improve her race", but finds herself unable to get pregnant.
An illegal Dominican immigrant and a lonely Spanish farmer start a love affair. Juanita and Mariano, who in Spain clung to each other like two castaways to a raft, will try not to drown in Santo Domingo this Christmas.
After the suicide of her husband, Ramona takes over the debt that he left, but Yovanny his problematic son makes it difficult, following in his father's footsteps in rooster fight bets.
