曾是矿工的祖父去世后，潘乔带着妻儿回到家乡，却与亲戚们因为遗产问题弄得一地鸡毛。

Once upon a time, Juan Pérez, the poorest of the poor, reaches fame in a fluke accident in what seemed to be an attempt of suicide, to protest against the government and his social condition. The Ministry of Economy, surrounded by the scandal in which he is blamed by Pérez's decision, decides to reward him changing his life giving him a little house, a car and a job. But when other poor people (Pérez's close friends) find out about his reversal of fortune, decide to imitate him faking suicide attempts in different buildings in Mexico City. The Ministry of Economy, terrified by the glance of having a plague of beggars, decides to declare poverty a crime and hence finish for once and for all with all the poor in the country. Pérez ends up behind bars. Three years later, Pérez is released and goes back to his previous social condition, but this time, aware of having one day as a rich man is better than a life as poor, he will do anything to get out of his misery... And he will manage to do so!

这部剧集讲述了巴拉德罗姐妹如何建立了青楼帝国，并在 20 世纪 60 年代的墨西哥成为残酷的杀人犯。改编自豪尔赫·伊瓦尔根戈伊蒂亚的小说。