Art Williams' comfortable middle-class boyhood was shattered when, in short order, his father abandoned the family, his bipolar mother lost her wits, and Williams found himself living in one of Chicago's worst housing projects. He took to crime, starting with petty theft before graduating to robbing drug dealers. Eventually a man nicknamed "DaVinci" taught him the centuries-old art of counterfeiting. After a stint in jail, Williams emerged to discover...

In this comedy, Cirilo, an old clothes dealer, dreams of saving enough money to buy his own farm. He works to win over the affections of Maria, the cook of a wealthy family. One day, while rummaging through the house where she works, he discovers a cache of counterfeit money. Cirilo decides to get involved in the business of counterfeit currency, and embarks on a comic adventure. Cirilo, un viego ropavejero, se enamoraba de María, una sirvienta....