En San José de los Lagos, el rejoneador Carmelo, caporal de la ganadería de Cerro Prieto, ama a la huérfana Alicia, adoptada por el boticario del pueblo y por su esposa Remedios. De regreso de la capital, donde ha llevado mala vida, Emilio, hijo de don Elodio, tropieza en la calle con Alicia y le da a guardar un dinero ganado con trampas en la baraja; así él despista a sus perseguidores. In Spanish no Subtitles In the town of San Jose, bullfighter Carmelo, foreman of the famous bull-breeding ranch Cerro Prieto, is in love with Alicia, an orphan who has been adopted by the towns pharmacist and his wife. Emilio, who is returning from Mexico City with money he has won by cheating in card games, runs into Alicia and asks her to hide the money, hoping to confuse those who are tracking him down.