Hugo Chávez's political life runs from the failed rebellion he led on February 4, 1992 through his death in March 2013, and this film traces the ideology that took him from military prison to the presidency. It covers his 1999 election, the opposition maneuvering that produced the 2002 coup, and the mass return to Caracas, driven largely by poor and working-class Venezuelans, that put him back in office within days. Archival footage and news clips carry much of the story, tracking the social programs Chávez built once in power alongside the human details of a leader who deliberately broke with Venezuela's traditional political class. The film does not shy from the controversy around him, presenting both the loyalty he commanded among the poor and the obstacles thrown up by his opponents in government, business, and media. It closes with his final years and death, leaving a portrait of a president whose rise and rule reshaped Venezuelan politics for a generation.