Based on the life of Benny Morรฉ, the film concentrates on a period in the early 1950s when Morรฉ leaves the orchestra of Duany and starts his own 'Banda Gigante'. In flashback we learn of his success in Mexico. Morรฉ is caught in the events connected to Batista's coup in Cuba. Also, he tours Venezuela, where he suffers the machinations of a vengeful businessman. After collapsing and being hospitalised, Morรฉ swears off alcohol. Some years later, he encounters his old band-mate Monchy, fallen on hard times.