Lisbela, una chica soñadora que adora el cine y a los galanes de Hollywood, se enamora de Leléu, un conquistador que, en una de sus muchas aventuras, llega a la ciudad de la joven. Después de conocerse, ambos se apasionan, pero ocurre un problema, Lisbela tiene novio. Los problemas y las dudas que esta pasión despierta se complican cuando aparece Marco Nanini, un truhán que busca a Leléu para matarlo por haberse involucrado con su esposa.
Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to flee. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.