She is a beautiful girl who lives life to the full, He is a man in his forties, they feel an unhealthy attraction for each other. The fact that they can not handle their emotions will lead to a tragic ending, as climatic change increasingly deteriorates the planet.

Mrs. Forbes, a German governess, is hired for six weeks to take care of two children, while their parents are away. She is authoritarian and repressive, so the children plan to murder her. But when they spy on her during the night, they discover Mrs. Forbes' secret.

The plot is situated in Cuba during the early '50s, before the cuban revolution. A prostitute gets in love with a boxer to whom she devotes her life. As the boxer progresses in his career, he gets money and women. The prostitute tries everything to keep him meanwhile her tortured soul sinks deeper and deeper.