 The film, based on a story by Florencio Escardó, covers the turbulent life of Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez (played by Magaña).The film begins with some sequences related to the youth of Dr. Gutiérrez, his arrival in Buenos Aires from his native Arrecifes, his law studies and his frustrated life as a writer and being the subject of unrequited love.An accident resulting in the death of a child changes his vocation and he goes on to study Medicine.