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A woman suffering under the heavy hand of her abusive husband finds that salvation can arrive in the most unlikely of forms in this drama from director Julian Soler. Gabriela had feared that she might not survive her next confrontation with her violent husband Ramiro. Just when things were beginning to look especially grim, crafty criminal Doroteo Tranquilino rolled into town to collect a debt for his godfather - a notorious crime boss who goes by the name "Tiger" Lemus. But when the locals mistaken Doroteo for the "Tiger" himself, this quick-thinking criminal lackey decides to keep the truth to himself and go along with the game.