A tragedy about honor. The king liked the young Estrella, who was called by the people the “Star of Seville” for her extraordinary beauty. He wants to take possession of the beauty, but the girl’s brother stands in his way. Finding the king in his house, he rushes at him with a sword and the king decides to get rid of him with the hands of Sancho Ortiz, Estrella's fiancé. The king brings Sancho to a frank conversation about loyalty and takes his word to carry out all the master’s orders unquestioningly and then hands him a paper in which it is written who he must kill. Now Sancho Ortiz faces a choice whether to follow the king's orders or not. In both cases, he is a hostage to honor.