Lying on her deathbed, Ema talks to her granddaughter about her grandfather. This re-awakes the interest of Clara, to know something about her father she never knew. Forty years ago Juan was a ventriloquist, but he committed a crime. Trying to survive, he finds a job performing a 'live show' in a movie theater. There he meets Ema, who is in charge of the wardrobe of the theater. Ema is young, beautiful and is deaf. Juan's world is becoming more and more confusing. The police are getting closer. Reality and hallucination get mixed up and Ema falls in love with Juan but soon realizes the crazy world in which he is immersed.