Ana Elisa lives in a popular neighborhood where life and death move in an intense dynamic. She has a talent for healing and being knowledgeable of popular psychology, which gives her a privileged place in her community. Calvo, her old boyfriend, the boss of the neighborhood thieves, in an act of daily violence insults Ana Elisa. She, full of courage, tired of always acting in fear and always forced to be silent, decides to confront him. But with such bad results that her grandmother and brother lose their lives and she's left with the responsibility of looking after her brother--and protecting him in the race for survival. Ana finds solidarity and support in a stranger, Julián, who ends up just as beaten for helping her, but still accompanies her to the end in that battle for the dignity of power simply: being.