In this coming of age love story, Valeria Ortiz has grown up without a father. She lives in a happy world all her own, cherishing old movies and reading too much. Her job as a maid, plus a little boozy help from her grandma, have gotten the Ortiz Family only so far. When her mom begins dating a college professor, Dr. Damon Mills, it’s a rude awakening when he falls for the wrong girl, and the wrong girl falls for a bullfighter.

Like looking through the lens of a documentary photographer, these stories depict themes of loss, love, hope, fear, deprivation, and redemption, universal to the human experience. Traditional Indian culture butts against modern technology, poverty meets tragedy and generosity, and the fantastic meets scientific explanation. At the core of it all is human relationship.