In Colonial Philippines, after his mother’s death, naïve Kulas begins his much-awaited trip to Manila. On his way to the city, he mindlessly takes on the mission of retrieving a friar’s son and bringing him to the friar’s residence in Manila. Kulas also meets the ambitious aspiring actress Diding, whom he falls for instantly. With his new life, Kulas is trained by Tibor to be a full-fledged aristocrat: well mannered and sophisticated. But despite the luxurious life he now leads, Kulas remains restless and discontented as he longs for nothing else but to win the heart of his beloved Diding and find purpose in his newfound world.