Otilia es bendecida con un cuerpo que es el epítome de la perfección femenina y maldito por un lunar feo en medio de su hermoso rostro. La yuxtaposición entre la belleza fabulosa y la desfiguración resulta inquietante para los aldeanos y ella crece sin amigos, salvo la familia, Melquíades. Aunque la mayoría pensó que terminaría siendo una prostituta, se casó con Isidro, el jefe de la policía local. Cruel y mezquino, este ogro de hombre la embrutece y eventualmente la infecta con enfermedades venéreas, volviéndola estéril. Con la ayuda de Melquíades, Otilia toma una serie de amantes para fastidiar a su esposo. Un día, el herido Rubén, un buscado forajido, se tambalea en su puerta e inmediatamente ella se enamora. Para gran disgusto de Melquíades, ella le alberga y atiende al delincuente ya que su esposo lo está buscando.
The Driver is drafted by the UN to rescue a wounded war photographer named Harvey Jacobs from out of hostile territory. While they are leaving Jacobs tells the Driver about the horrors he saw as a photographer, but he regrets his inability to help war victims. Jacobs answers the driver curiosity about why he is a photographer by saying how his mother taught him to see. He gives the Driver the film needed for a New York Times story and also his dog tags to give to his mother. When they reach the border, they are confronted by a guard who begins to draw arms as Jacobs begins taking pictures, trying to get himself killed. The Driver drives through a hail of gunfire to the border, but finds Jacobs killed by a bullet through the seat. The Driver arrives in America to visit Jacobs' mother and share the news of him winning the Pulitzer prize and hand over the dog tags, only to discover that she is blind.
