The Robles family, born and raised in the Americas, experiences the highs and lows of the revolutionary drive to Peru's independence.
Pilar, Charito, Meche and Cristina are four dear friends who love timba. When they learn that one of them has cancer, they make a plan to take a trip north.
Flora Tristán flees to Peru for her inheritance, but her uncle leaves her penniless by altering the will. Returning to France, she becomes a writer and advocate for workers' and women's rights. Despite romantic entanglements, she chooses to focus on her work, leaving behind her love life.
