A Paraguayan peasant woman who arouses passions in men falls in love with a criminal, consequently she has to face various situations to cope with the relationship.
After a series of doublecrosses involving stolen diamonds, a gangster's babe in Argentina flees to Mexico; she's kept by a druggy, decadent painter and then falls in love with his brother.
Five women whose lives revolve around an absent man constantly battle each other in their decaying old mansion. The first Argentinian sound film directed by a woman.