Tired of being mistreated by his wife and children, Isidro (Del Diestro) leaves his family and follows young variety dancer Chayito (Tamayo) to Mexico City. After becoming lovers, Chayito asks Isidro to steal money from the bank he used to work in the small town of San Jacinto. After commiting the robbery, Isidro is accused of murder and things get more complicated.
Small-town guy goes to The City to look up his absent girlfriend. He discovers she's become a sex-worker, so he gets a job at a riding stable and meets a new girl.
An academic tags along among a crew of rowdy delivery-truck drivers, taking notes on their colorful and idiomatic use of language.
Elderly roue interferes in the love life of a young woman because she's secretly his daughter. Remake of En Tiempos De Don Porfirio.