Maria is in direct conversation with Euripides’ Medea. Set in modern day Caracas and Mexico City. The character of Jason is a telenovela producer named Jairo (divorced with custody of his two children), who steals the magnum opus teleplay (el guión perfecto) from the most famous guionista (television writer) in Venezuela Alfredo Goldstein de la Garza, who has retired to his villa in the Cerro Ávila mountains. Goldstein is enamored with Maria, a famous telenovela star in her thirties who is no longer getting the leading roles on Venezuelan TV because of her age. Maria agrees to help Jairo steal the script, but only if he promises to take her with him to Mexico City and cast her in the leading role when they get it produced. When they arrive in Mexico, Maria gets Jairo an opportunity to pitch the project to the president of Televisa. The president loves it and agrees to let Jairo produce the novela, but with his daughter playing the leading role. The owner’s daughter is captivated by Jairo’s supposed script and falls in love with him. The only obstacle now is Maria, who they all conspire to have deported back to Venezuela. But Maria will not go out so easily.