Christmas Eve The children ask for money for the Judas Un Vintén pal Judas and the protagonist a failed tango singer without means or will to live meets a friend a public employee in search of some rummage This one asks him to buy a lottery The tango singer in need of money to buy a guitar to use in a singing contest collects the winnings for himself betraying the trust of his friend in the same way as the Judas that the children burn on the streets