Helena Ortiz, returns to her village to recover the daughter she abandoned. Doña Lola, her mother, refuses to hand her over. The girl runs away. Despite the pain of the past, women come together to find her and forgiveness along the way.
An illegal Dominican immigrant and a lonely Spanish farmer start a love affair. Juanita and Mariano, who in Spain clung to each other like two castaways to a raft, will try not to drown in Santo Domingo this Christmas.