The scene opens upon a sinister South American copper mine. New men are being signed up to work. Jonathan (Chris Mitchum) arrives and, after the mine's doctor tries to dissuade him, joins the workers. The brutal captain of the mine has a beautiful wife, Consuelo (Claudine Auger). What is her secret? The Federales Lieutenant remembers the rape. Will he have his revenge? Dynamite is a drug in this action-packed story of a young man trying to survive his dreams.