[3] When Aurora discovers that his father has a big debt for the purchase of a new boat for his work as a fisherman, she decides emigrate to Caracas with her godfather Simon, for achieve fame and fortune as singer after that Walter Perez, a very famous TV producer, discovers her in her town, Chichiriviche, despite the opposition of Lydia (Walter's lover) and Venancio (Aurora's boyfriend).

The film introduced Cerda's focus on poverty and marginalization, which he continued in his later works.

Due to the political content, he was unable to obtain state funding until the mid-1970s.

[6] Talking of this film and El rostro oculto (The Hidden Face) released soon after, a critic said "...these first two films reveal an interesting melange of styles and early technical ability, a search for language which came to an abrupt end in 1976 as the public demanded more and more 'delincuents'".

[7] Another commentator said the film was still weighed down with traditional banality, but introduced situations that the viewer could identify with and that might create social concern.