خلاصه داستان : این فیلم که بر اساس رمان یک نویسنده معروف مصری ساخته شده است، داستان چند خانواده در یکی از محله های مکزیکو سیتی، و اتفاقات مرتبط به هم که بین آن ها رخ می دهد را روایت می کند...

Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.