Three identical triplet brothers are raised separately in three villages in La Huasteca (a region in northeastern Mexico).

Lorenzo, from Tamaulipas, is an atheistic bandolier; Juan de Dios, from San Luis Potosí, is a handsome priest; while Víctor, from Veracruz, is an army captain.

[2] In the movie, the villain "El Coyote", whose identity is unknown, is killing and robbing the people in Lorenzo's village.

Víctor also has a romantic interest in a village girl, Maritoña (Blanca Estela Pavon), who flirts with him at a party while Veracruz song "La Tuza" plays.

María Eugenia Llamas, who was only four at the time, made her screen debut in this movie as "La Tucita", a stage name she has used ever since.

When presented to the authorities, that confession absolves Tucita's father and saves Víctor from the clutches of both the mob and the law.

As the movie ends, Víctor wins over the Maritoña while Juan de Dios and Lorenzo look on with great joy that all has turned out so well as their brother rides off with his lady love.