Amancio, young and bohemian man of the 30’s, meets friends at a bar and tell them about his painful treatment to heal a syphilitic ulcer in the stomach. While his story takes air of fantasy and adventure, a rough and drunk man challenges him to prove that he really is cured.

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Derley makes a living by participating in cultural contests and sweepstakes. His wife, Maria Celia, is pregnant and wants that he arranges a real job, generating an intense crisis in the relationship. But Derley will try to prove to Maria Celia that luck is always at his side.