Juan P‚rez, the poorest of the poor, becomes famous by accident when he is seen as attempting to commit suicide by jumping off a tall building to protest against the government for his social condition. The Secretary of the Treasury, held responsible for the uprising that has taken place from the act of P‚rez, decides to change his life by donating him a house, a car and a job. But when other poor people, friends of P‚rez, become aware of his change of fortune, they also decide to imitate him threatening to jump off other tall buildings of the city. The Secretary, surprised and feeling as if he"s now losing control of the situation by the acts taking place among other street beggars, decides to take matters into his own hands and declare being poor a crime, thereby getting rid of the country"s poor once and for all.