A man who grew up in exile in Venezuela returns to his native Chile to avenge the death of his father.Meanwhile a woman fled to Venezuela in the hope of finding a better life in Chile. She is a cleaner at a hospital by day and a dancer at a Santiago nightclub by night, paying for a place to live with sex.
After many years away, a woman returns to her hometown, where her mayor father presides over a corrupt, lawless and rundown municipality.