回溯西班牙传奇歌手拉斐尔跌宕起伏的一生。故事始于战后西班牙他卑微的出身，一路铺展至他征服世界舞台的辉煌时刻。
剧集拨开偶像神话的光环，描摹艺术家势不可挡的崛起之路，展现他炽热的私人情感、事业的万丈荣光、错综复杂的人际冲突，以及长久纠缠于内心的心魔。故事辗转马德里、拉斯维加斯、莫斯科、巴黎、阿卡普尔科等诸多城市，横跨五十余载岁月，交织着人生的光华与暗影，还原这位乐坛巨星作为普通人的真实面貌。

The year is 1985. Oliver, a boy with an overflowing imagination, moves with his family to the southernmost corner of Europe, just as Halley's Comet is about to pass by. These events will mark a before and after in the emotional life of Óliver, who will look to the stars for the solution to his problems in the new school, in the neighborhood and at home. To make matters worse, his grandfather, nicknamed "el majara" is encouraged to help him interpret the comet's message and take a step forward in his new Universe.

西班牙内战时期，胡安·卡斯特罗·佩雷兹(马里奥·卡萨斯饰)捡到了一只在外游荡的白色骡子。他为骡子取名瓦伦蒂娜，将它带到了军营每日精心照料，一人一畜成为了相互仅有的依靠。但是，毕竟战事难料，胡安隶属的左翼军队逐渐难以为继，为了保全瓦伦蒂娜的性命，胡安不惜一切努力，包括撒谎、欺骗、偷盗，甚至最后莫名其妙地成为了敌军的战斗英雄。

Finished the Spanish Civil War in April 1939, in November 1940, while Spain is being crushed by the ruthless boot of dictator Franco, Pepita travels from rural Córdoba to Madrid to be near her sister Hortensia, who is seven months pregnant and imprisoned, haunted by the shadow of a death sentence.