Minerva Cortez, a single mother, joins a course to secure an executive job at a powerful pharmaceutical company. But what seems like a chance for a better life soon becomes a brutal ordeal, forcing her to confront her darkest fears. Trapped and tested alongside her companion Thelma, Minerva discovers a life-altering truth within the nightmare.
Ricardo Alfaro is a popular composer and singer who has failed in life because of alcohol. However, things change when he meets Teresa Montes, a young talented singer, that sings Ricardo's songs with a great public acceptance. Teresa became famous and Ricardo returns to the pinnacle of success, the hazy past seems to have been left behind. They fall in love, but both will face hell in Ricardo's alcoholism.