Adaptación de la novela homónima de Eduardo Gutiérrez, inspirada en una crónica policial real, protagonizada por un gaucho bonaerense muerto por la policía en 1874. La vida de Juan Moreira estuvo llena de injusticias y se la ha considerado como representativa de las sufridas por los gauchos.
Uncredited (uncredited)
The romance between an actress and a young man provokes the rejection of the class to which he belongs.
The film deals with the conflict between a father, master of a cattle ranch, and his son, who has returned after study.
The life of the gaucho Juan Moreira, his fall into crime, persecution and death.
