A film editor receives a proposal to edit a new film without knowing that he is going to become so obsessed with the project that he will do whatever it takes to save the protagonist from her death in the story.
A young man travels to Barranquilla to discover if he's really the son of the carnival.
Santiago is a struggling screenwriter who finds his muse, a woman he names “Raquel,” in the building across the street. His inspiration is pushed to the limit when he must choose between writing about Raquel or saving her from dying.