Nella Barrantes decides to quit her job after being forced to see a psychiatrist. While deciding what to do, she’s chosen to play the Virgin Mary in a small-town religious procession, where something within her changes profoundly as she looks into the eyes of the people praying to her. That day, Nella discovers her vocation. Back in the city, she devotes herself to helping the poor while clinging to the fragile shell of her sanity.
