 The scene opens upon a sinister South American copper mine. New men are being signed up to work. Jonathan (Chris Mitchum) arrives and, after the mine s doctor tries to dissuade him, joins the workers. The brutal captain of the mine has a beautiful wife, Consuelo (Claudine Auger). What is her secret? The Federales Lieutenant remembers the rape. Will he have his revenge? Dynamite is a drug in this action-packed story of a young man trying to survive his dreams.