Ruben, a street vendor, and Lila, a domestic worker, are a poor Montevidean couple. One day, during the carnival season, they win the lottery, and start believing in the possibility of living with dignity.

Ela returns to her country to reconnect with friends and herself. Disoriented, she must choose between the unattainable love, that of the Brazilian singer with whom she has fallen in love from a distance, and her real love, the one that she has just found in Noé.