In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.
Set in the magic and charming town of Veracruz, tells of a writer and poet who decides to comeback to his hometown looking for a teenage love. He will have to face a new reality. His love is a divorced woman, mother of a girl that is not his child. Filmada en la magica y encantadora Veracruz, cuenta de un escritor y poeta que vuelve a su ciudad natal en busca de un amor juvenil. Enfrentara una dura realidad. Su amor es una mujer divorciada, madre de una hija que no es suya.
