Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz in a classic tale of family and obsession. Raimunda's daughter Acacia hates her stepfather Esteban, and in order to escape her suffocating home life she's accepted a marriage proposal from a man she doesn't even love. But Esteban has become obsessed with Acacia, and in order to ensure that she doesn't leave he's plotting to murder the girl's unsuspecting fiancée. As Esteban's true nature emerges, mother and daughter must band together to support one another and make sure that their family bond remains strong even in the darkest of times.

Mexikanisches Melodram, in dem der neue Ehemann einer mexikanischen Gutsbesitzerin sich in die Stieftochter verliebt.

Acacia, hija de la hacendada Raimunda, odia a Esteban, segundo marido de su madre. Con tal de huir de su hogar, Acacia acepta casarse con Faustino, a pesar de no estar enamorada. Esteban, enamorado de Acacia, manda a asesinar a Faustino. Acacia termina enamorándose de Esteban y enfrentando a su madre. (FILMAFFINITY)