Dopo 15 anni di reclusione in una prigione degli Stati Uniti, Francisco "Cisco" Castillo ritorna a casa nella Repubblica Dominicana per scoprire che la vita nei suoi vecchi ambienti non è cambiata. Per guadagnare denaro, finisce a combattere per strada, dove stringerà un'insolita alleanza con un'ex stella della boxe italiana che sta affrontando la dipendenza da gioco d'azzardo.
Scriptwriter, producer and director Laura Amelia Guzmán was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1980 and attended the International Film School in Cuba. Since 2004 she lives between Dominican Republic and Mexico. Israel Cárdenas (1980, Mexico) produced several projects, ranging from music videos and TV spots, to documentaries and short films. Together they run their production company Aurora Dominicana. They share script, photography, production and direction credits on COCHOCHI (2007), JEAN GENTIL (2010), both celebrating their world premier at la Mostra de Cine de Venecia, their documentary CARMITA (2013), opened in FICUNAM. Their recent film, DÓLARES DE ARENA (SAND DOLLARS) (2014), starring Geraldine Chaplin, has been recognized and awarded on several occasions, besides been distributed in France, Germany, Brasil, México, Argentina and USA.