Dauna is a young indigenous woman living in the Orinoco Delta of whom her father has fueled her desire for knowledge and given free rein to her restless nature. She's married to Tarsicio, a good man who loves her, but suffers because he does not understand that Dauna wants to teach, research and spend hours outside the home. Tarcisio wants his woman to stay tied to the bed, the vegetable garden and fire, as tradition dictates. Despite Daun doesn't get pregnant and this attracts the taunts and hints from friends, family and the whole community. Dauna runs away from her home but is immediately returned by her father to her husband as tradition dictates. Dauna strives to meet the wishes of her husband, according to the tradition, without abandoning the investigation of their culture in the company of Julio, the priest old friend of her father and her mentor. Tarcisio jealousy of the progress of his wife, her absences, and the increasing attention given to Julio, makes him fall in abuses that Dauna is not willing to tolerate. Dauna, who has not known an imposed education, has to face the choice between living a frustrated life beside her husband who she deppley loves or devote herself fully to her vocation, even at the risk of facing serious consequences. She dared to be different. She faced the ancestral practices of her culture and she paid the price. She made decisions which made herself suffer and others as well. Without giving up before defeats and loses, these led her to reconcile and become part of a legend herself.
—Mario Crespo