Homero Manzi (1907–1951), whose birth name was Homero Nicolás Manzione, was an Argentine poet, politician, tango lyricist, screenwriter and film director.
An army captain in Argentina learns why his lonely men are deserting to an outlaw's gaucho gang.
In a fort in the middle of the Pampa, their commander Hilario Castro decides to bring women from Buenos Aires, for deserting soldiers.
The story of the irregular forces on the north of Argentina, fighting against the Spanish Crown for the independence.