Joaquin (Santiago Magill), a sensitive boy from a wealthy Peruvian family, is caught between his overprotective Catholic mother and his macho father as he comes to terms with his sexual identity. When he leaves home to study law, he falls for Alejandra (Lucía Jiménez). But he soon begins an affair with Gonzalo (Christian Meier), subsequently dropping out of school, getting into drugs and fleeing to Miami.