Though a successfuI and highly respected physician in his humble ruraI community, Dr. Alberto Robles, stiII battles with anguish over not fulfilIing any of the personal dreams he'd had before medicaI school and beginning his practice. Also, his ideaIistic and enterprising attitudes concerning medicine earned him some enemies. Along with this, there is a long going battle with Iocal Chief, David Acosta, over unfair dealings with landowners. When a peasant woman named SoIedad goes to him seeking heIp for her brother, Dr. RobIes, is hesitant at first but relents and ends up saving the boy. At some point, Dr. RobIes faIIs in love with Soledad, who out of gratitude has offered to help in his office. UItimateIy, the ongoing battle, riddled with alI the tensions, prejudices, and the feuds over land in the impoverished rural community, Ieads to tragedy. |