Falacha (Alves da Cunha) is the captain of a fishing boat of Nazaré who lost part of his men in a shipwreck. Among them was the husband of Aunt Aurélia (Adelina Abranches), who holds Falacha responsible for this tragedy. A few years later, Maria (Rosa María), Falacha's daughter, falls in love with Manuel (Oliveira Martins), Aurélia's son, which makes the two young people the new Romeo and Juliet. As for Falacha, he succumbs to social pressure and commits suicide...