The young Josélito keeps sheep in the hills and goes down to see his parents once a week in the village, he gives the money he earned to his mother but never sees his father who leads a life of violent alcoholic in the city. 'unknown to his son. Arriving one day unexpectedly, Josélito surprises his drunk father who hits his mother and steals money from him to go drink. Very traumatized by this scene, the boy fled and joined Pépino, a vagabond who had heard him sing and invited him to follow him to earn money by performing at fairs. He calls himself an orphan and becomes attached to this man, not without flaws, but with a big heart, adopting him as a surrogate father. After a few adventures, he will find his parents and his father back on the right track.