Cecilia is seeking a new means of artistic expression. She doesn´t want to have children, they would hamper her development. An attempted robbery brings her together with Rafael, a 10 year old Chicano boy who can´t return to the USA. They inadvertently establish a mother-son relationship.

Nana has to deal with the overbearing family of her boyfriend and overall abuse. When Fili’s parents show up uninvited at Nana’s house, she is soon confronted with the reality that they are settling in and aren’t going anywhere.