Delfin is a doctor who returns to his hometown in the hopes of giving medical assistance to the people of Buena Vista who are suffering from leprosy. He also returns to find out the real reason why his father was killed. The longer he stays, the more he realizes that leprosy is not the town's incurable disease bu the hatred that lies in the heart of the people. Huwag Mo Akong Salingin stars Christopher de Leon, who assumed the directorial job after Lino Brocka died.