Golden Cowboy tells the story of two bitter enemies who have discovered the secret of eternal life, but now long for death. Set between late 19th-century Argentina and contemporary Brazil, the film follows the adventures of Afro-Brazilian Pedro Cruz and Romanian Julius Popper, from 19th-century Buenos Aires to Recife, the capital of Pernambuco state in northeastern Brazil. Blending historical fact, fantasy, and myth, Golden Cowboy is a timeless Western set in Latin America and its endless cycles of violence, infusing the adventure with elements of pop culture, Jewish mysticism, and African mysticism.