 Based on the life of  Benny Moré  (qv), the film concentrates on a period in the early 1950s when Moré leaves the orchestra of Duany and starts his own  Banda Gigante . In flashback we learn of his success in Mexico. Moré is caught in the events connected to Batista s coup in Cuba. Also, he tours Venezuela, where he suffers the machinations of a vengeful businessman. After collapsing and being hospitalised, Moré swears off alcohol. Some years later, he encounters his old band-mate Monchy, fallen on hard times.