On her deathbed, the mother of Juan tells him to visit the village where she met his father. Juan finds a completely desolate village. The story of his father, Pedro Páramo, slowly unfolds,
Páramo saw a youth love leave his village. After that he decided to become the most powerful man in the neighbourhood and he succeeded. He was quite a villainous overlord too.
The film is told in a cut-up way, with a dreamy, surrealistic atmosphere.
