A young man lives on the islands of the Delta del Tigre and remembers how his family defended themselves against invading outlaws.
In Cerro Bayo, a mountainous region of Patagonia on the Chilean border, a Kolla Indian falls in love with a girl from another village. His mother disapproves the relationship and hates the woman. When the girl becomes pregnant with his baby, he must travel to find better work, leaving her alone with the mother's wrath.
A hotel waiter, a femme fatale and a failure.
