Un chico, hijo de obreros, sueña con llegar a convertirse en crack de fútbol. En tanto, practica con sus amigos con una pelota de trapo, y a duras penas logra cambiarla por otra de cuero. Adulto, cumple su sueño, pero una enfermedad lo obliga a retirarse del fútbol antes. Acumula algún dinero a riesgo de su vida, para brindárselo a los suyos. Luego, se casa con su novia de la infancia.
A boy, son of laborers, dreams about becoming a crack footballer. Meanwhile he practices with his friends using a rag ball and barely manages to change it for another one made of leather. As an adult he fulfills his dream, but a disease caused his early retirement. He saves some money risking his life to support his family. Later, he marries his childhood sweetheart.