From the Peruvian Andes to Hollywood: this documentary follows the rise of a unique voice. More than half a century ago, Yma Sumac arrived in the United States from a country virtually unknown to the Western world, forging an unprecedented career. She transformed Andean sounds, images and symbols into a spectacle that conquered stages around the world: over 40 million records sold, performances on Broadway, a sold-out Carnegie Hall, tours across Europe and Japan, and roles in several films during Hollywood's golden age.

Pero el mundo no estaba pensado para artistas como ella, y su arte tuvo que ser traducido, estilizado y adaptado a los códigos del espectáculo occidental. En ese proceso nació un mito: el de una figura exótica, casi irreal («la última princesa inca»), que terminó eclipsando a la mujer real que había detrás.

This is the story of how an artist from an unlikely place came to conquer the world, and how she redefined her place within it.