The branch of a bank in a small town is in bankruptcy. To regain the trust of the people, they offer the town's priest the position of Bank Manager, who in turn, begins to carry out all kinds of loans and social aid to the people.

In a New York hospital, a man is cured of heroin addiction after a grueling three-month treatment. Although no longer an addict, he has complete amnesia: the only clues to his past are an expensive ring he was wearing when admitted, and a book of matches from a Puerto Rican nightclub. He pawns the ring and buys clandestine passage on a boat to Puerto Rico in search of his identity.

A Carioca woman is confused with a businesswoman on the beautiful beaches of the Caribbean.

The lives of various Latin residents of New York City are depicted. A Puerto Rican family, two Mexicans, and their friends seek fortune without forgetting their roots and traditions.