Steven climbs over a wall to get inside, where he discovers that in order to be considered a professional, one must be the last luchador standing in the ring at an upcoming free-for-all match. Undeterred, the duo infiltrates a party Ramses's manager holds for the best wrestlers. He then seeks advice from champion luchador Ramses, who arrogantly rebuffs his attempts at conversation. Ignacio tries everything he can think of, including a folk remedy to acquire the powers of an eagle, but success still eludes the two. They continue to wrestle every week, with Ignacio using the money to acquire better food for the orphans but becoming frustrated that the duo can never achieve victory in the ring. They prove popular with the crowd so are invited back.
They get defeated in their first match but still get paid nicely, as wrestlers are entitled to a portion of the total revenue. Ignacio fights with the moniker "Nacho" to keep his identity secret, while Steven adopts the name "Esqueleto". He convinces Steven to join him by promising to share the prize money if they win, and the two join a local competition as tag partners. Having had enough, Ignacio decides to disregard the monastery's rules and become a luchador to make money.
One night, while collecting a bag of tortilla chips for the orphans, Ignacio gets mugged for the chips by a street thief named Steven. He also struggles with his feelings for Sister Encarnación, a nun who has just arrived to teach at the orphanage. Though Ignacio cares deeply for the orphans, he is unable to provide decent meals for them due to a lack of funds. Now a cook for the Oaxaca monastery orphanage where he was raised, Ignacio dreams of becoming a luchador, but wrestling is strictly forbidden by the monastery as it is considered a sin of vanity. Ignacio's parents, a Scandinavian Lutheran missionary and a Mexican deacon, both died while he was still a baby.
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