Palomina, the daughter of a sausage manufacturer, is asked to marry Fermín de Bizcochea, but she prefers the boxer Hilario Martínez, who makes the suitor look ridiculous with his fists.
After being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot is hidden.