The story follows Eliseo (Blas García), a young boy forced to leave his village when his father takes him to the capital. Years later, as a young man, Eliseo returns to find his childhood love, the enigmatic and beautiful Justa (Leticia Huijara). However, Justa is now a "curandera" (a folk healer) living under the shadow of a violent local cacique (political boss), Padre Miguel (Damián Alcázar).
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