Twenty-year-old Angel Santiago, released from prison after the president of Chile declares amnesty for nonviolent criminals, tries to enlist master safecracker Nicolas Vergara Gray in a daring robbery, while at the same time attempting to help aspiring dancer Victoria Ponce realize her dream of composing a dance in honor of her murdered father, and planning revenge against a corrupt prison warden who has hired an assassin to kill Angel.

The life of the fisherman Mario changes dramatically when the famous Chilean writer Pablo Neruda settles on his little Italian island. Living in exile because of his political beliefs, Neruda needs a postman to deliver the huge quantities of mail sent to him by his admirers and Mario takes the job since he hates fishing anyway. The two become friends and Neruda helps the shy and clumsy Mario to win the heart of Beatrice, the beautiful waitress at...