Peruvian college student Alfonso (Giovanni Ciccia) yearns to be a writer, but the young idealist had more in mind than crafting sensationalized news reports for a smarmy tabloid. As he adjusts to his editor's expectations that every article should entertain the reader, Alfonso discards his journalistic principles and seeks scintillating stories -- even if it means embellishing them in this astute drama based on Alberto Fuguet's novel.