[2] Frantic and playful Franciscan nun María Nicolasa Cruz is sent by her abbess to a small town called Tlacahuixtla de Dos Santos.

Despite their knowledge, the abbess is not allowed to forewarn María of an austere and eccentric Jesuit priest named Domingo who is the most powerful figure in town.

After being told by his helper Jeronimo Pantoja about María and her open intention to restore and reopen the Catholic church, Domingo decides she must leave and does lots of antics to her.

After this María seeks help to restore the church from the town prisoners, but Jeronimo Pantoja, who is also the chief of police, jail director and group leader, who is Domingo's helper, is what stands in the way.

[3][4] Sor Tequila 's main character is "a quick-witted Indian heroine whose antics subvert the cinematic stereotype of passive, self-sacrificing women.