With her beauty, talent, and extraordinary grace, Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) was born to be a star. With the help of American film director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart), she achieves resounding success and fortune in the dreamland of Hollywood. But although she's willing to give everything she can to being a star, there's one thing she'll never sacrifice: her soul. No matter the price, the barefoot countess will dance only to her own music.
