The film shows the eternal conflict between the happy, carefree sector of Mexican high society, and the oppressed poor rural sector. The protagonist is Tomás, a restless and lucky boy. Tomás is the point of convergence between the conservative system which is threatened by the terrible injustice of the Third World.

This is a historical novel with its Roots in the beginning of XIX century. "Silverplated" were bandits who stole from the routes which transported silver to the states of Guanajuato and Taxco in Mexico. For that reason the bandits were called "the silver plated ones", which means "the silver-plated". It was the social time of the bandits, They would steal from the rich and give to the poor. This soap opera bring that era to us with plenty of excitement and romance.