Synopsis
This is the story of the criminal René Cerón Pardo, author of five murders, and imprisoned in the Santiago Penitentiary along with internationals Julio Ignacio Scarpizzo and El Loco Pepe. Scenes of his life are evoked, including his childhood - acted by the child Héctor Abarca -, his internment in the Penitentiary, the fifth murder and the last capture.
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