Ricardo Lamotte de Grignón

A French National Treasury van is assaulted and they steal the gold bullion it was carrying. According to confidences received by the Police Headquarters of Barcelona, it seems that part of the gold is clandestinely introduced into Spain through the Pyrenees. In order to discover and eradicate such smuggling infiltration, an agent pretends to be a day laborer at a farm located on the border and in a suspicious area.

Tonet lives an intense love story with Neleta, whom he has known since childhood, but the young man will be forced to leave the Albufera of Valencia and serve in the war in Cuba. During his absence, Neleta marries the rich innkeeper Canyamel. Upon the return of the war, Tonet and Neleta cannot avoid their adulterous relationship, provoking the talk of the people of the village.

During the popular Harvest Festival, arrives in the city of Jerez a young teacher from England to investigate the benefits of wine for humans. In turn, the painting "Drunks" by Velázquez, escaping a character, with the task of Bacchus to defend and spread the excellence of the wines.