Santeria arises from the union of elements of Catholicism with others of the traditional religion of the Yoruba peoples (an ethnic group of West Africa). Santeria is practiced by African slaves and their descendants in Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Panama and also in places in the United States with many Latin American immigrants such as Florida, New York and California.
When the beautiful dancer Salome learns that the dwarf circus owner Marcel has just received an inheritance, she marries the lovesick, diminutive performer, all the while planning to steal his fortune and run off with her lover, strong man Sansone. When Marcel and fellow performers discover her evil plan, they band together to carry out a brutal revenge.