Don Severiano se entera que su hija Cristina está enamorada de Diego, un peón. Cristina les confiesa a sus padres que espera un hijo de él. Federico, un hacendado del pueblo, sería el partido ideal. Severiano prende fuego a la casa de Diego.
Don Severiano finds out that his daughter Cristina is in love with Diego, a farmhand. Cristina confesses to her parents that she is expecting his child. Federico, a wealthy landowner from town, is considered the ideal match. Severiano sets Diego’s house on fire.