José and his wife Elmira have everything a young couple want in this world: love, a home and family, and good health to work and feed themselves. They believe God cares for them. Then Enrique the town bully decides he wants a wife and looks around for one. He looks on Elmira as the most beautiful woman in his community and goes after her. Enrique sets in motion the fear that forces José to leave his beloved wife and children. He runs to the United States, the land of promise.