Veneno, un joven estafador que intercambia favores sexuales con hombres gay por dinero en un restaurante de carretera. Un día conoce a Muñeco, un camionero mayor que pasa por la zona, y se une a Muñeco en su viaje, con los dos hombres enamorándose mientras son perseguidos por figuras del pasado de Veneno.
Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hardedged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk.