Young boy Paolo Poloverdo, whose parents are suddenly murdered on their secluded farm by the nomadic killer Angel Allegria. After the double-murder, Angel remains in Paolo’s family farmhouse, looking after Paolo as if he were his own. As time passes, Angel and Paolo come to care for one another, starting life anew in the isolated Chilean farmhouse. When Luis Secunda, an educated man, arrives, vying for the affections of Paolo, Angel and Paolo are forced to leave the farm for the city. When they arrive at their destination, their lives are forever changed.
