Jorge Gaitán Gómez

The story revolves around Evaristo who¸ accompanied by his drum¸ dreams of becoming a great figure and imposing his music on the whole world. Evaristo composes cumbias and more cumbias on his ranch and then in jail¸ where adverse situations take him. Meanwhile his delusions begin to come true¸ and without knowing it¸ his name and rhythm become famous.

An humble bricklayer from Bogotá sees his persistence rewarded by winning the biggest prize in the lottery.

A mysterious and wandering gunman faces hostility from Indians and whites, inhabitants of fields and towns whose place and time are also a mystery.

A family of peasants must live in the chaotic big city.