After the death of the village pharmacist, his widow Lina only inherits debts that he must face. Valentin, the old shoemaker, is the main creditor and the exuberant Lina must pay him what he owes, whatever it costs.

1960 film

This is the story of a suburb in Buenos Aires, its neighborhood, and how they live together in poverty, conjoined by the games of the children, and the love and support of the grown ups.