Chronicles the enthralling life of Manuela Sáenz, who won her place in history as the great love of South American liberator Simón Bolivar. Abandoning her position as one of the richest women in Lima, Sáenz worked to overthrow the corrupt representatives of the Spanish crown. She eventually attained the military rank of colonel and fought in numerous battles on behalf of the freedom movement and was incarcerated, wounded, and finally exiled from Colombia and Ecuador for life.