Aurelio returns to his village after serving a jail term for avenging the rape of his beloved, Paloma, at the hands of Julio Gonzalez. Upon arrival, he discovers that his mother has since died and that Paloma lives in exile with her son, the result of the crime against her. Nevertheless, Aurelio wants to marry Paloma and forget the past, but evil Julio and his brother Ramiro have no intention of leaving the couple in peace. 

Aurelio vuelve a su pueblo tras cumplir una condena por vengar la violación de su amada Paloma a manos de Julio González. Al llegar se entera de que su madre ha muerto y que Paloma vive exiliada del pueblo con su hijo, fruto de la violación. Aurelio busca casarse con Paloma y olvidar el pasado, pero el malvado Julio y su hermano Ramiro no están dispuestos a dejarlos en paz.