"Ugly, Catholic and sentimental", Javier de Montenegro is best known for the noble title he holds: that of Marqués de Bradomín. Rid of dying on the gallows thanks to Captain Casares, Bradomín helps him, in return, to flee to Mexico. Then, Bradomín retakes his old passion of youth towards Concha, married now with the Count of Bradesco. Six years later, Bradomín, now a gambler in Mexico, seduces the beautiful Niña Chole, lover of General Bermúdez, who heads the fight against the revolutionary troops in whose ranks is Captain Casares.