Comedia en la que un hombre pobre, llamado Juan Pérez, intenta suicidarse como protesta contra el gobierno y su condición social. Esto provoca un escándalo en el que el Ministro de Economía sale mal parado, por lo que decide regalarle a Juan una casa, un auto y un empleo. Los amigos pobres de Juan se enteran del truco e intentan imitarlo, pero reciben en cambio otra reacción del Ministro, que comienza a perseguirlos y a encarcelarlos.
Once upon a time, Juan Pérez, the poorest of the poor, reaches fame in a fluke accident in what seemed to be an attempt of suicide, to protest against the government and his social condition. The Ministry of Economy, surrounded by the scandal in which he is blamed by Pérez's decision, decides to reward him changing his life giving him a little house, a car and a job. But when other poor people (Pérez's close friends) find out about his reversal of fortune, decide to imitate him faking suicide attempts in different buildings in Mexico City. The Ministry of Economy, terrified by the glance of having a plague of beggars, decides to declare poverty a crime and hence finish for once and for all with all the poor in the country.