The plot is inspired by the famous bolero of the same name by Pedro Flores.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada.

A young rumba dancer named Amalia (Amalia Aguilar), is supported by her friend, a young composer named Ernesto (Tito Novaro) to become a cabaret dancer.

She has an accident on her face caused by the jealous lover of Luis, Celia (Yadira Jiménez), and has to wear a maskso she decides to leave without telling anyone.

The gangster discovers her dancing in a cabaret and decides to kill her, not knowing the reason for her disappearance.