Marina Pinares, the wife of the president of a South American country, insists on being his vice-presidential running mate in the next election. She"s no stranger to assassination to get what she wants, so some suspect she"ll kill her own husband after the election to become president. In a series of flashbacks we see her rise to power: a party girl willing to sacrifice a friend"s virtue to gain favor; the lover of a soldier she later tortures; the mistress of the military man she soon marries. The cult of the "Little Mother" has swept the country. She"s always scheming. Even when she learns she has a fatal disease, she calculates how to leave a legacy in death.

南美国家总统夫人玛丽娜·皮纳雷斯坚持要在下届大选中担任副总统竞选搭档。 为了得到她想要的东西，她对暗杀并不陌生，所以有人怀疑她会在选举后杀死自己的丈夫成为总统。 在一系列倒叙中，我们看到她上台：一个愿意牺牲朋友美德来获得好感的派对女郎； 她后来折磨的士兵的情人； 她很快嫁给了军人的情妇。 “小妈妈”崇拜风靡全国。 她总是在计谋。 即使当她得知自己患有致命疾病时，她也会计算如何在死亡中留下遗产。