El Benny is deported from the U.S. and returns home to a Mexico devastated by the drug wars. He too joins in and starts climbing the hierarchy, finding a prosperous life full of money, women, violence, and fun.

Claudia, a lonely young woman, works in a supermarket. One night, she ends up in the hospital with a severe case of appendicitis. There, she meets Martha, the woman resting in the bed next to hers. Martha, who lives alone with her...