In the midst of the silenced 1950s Puerto Rican revolution for independence, 16-year-old Celia is kept in the dark by her family. As she ruminates about the oppressive status of the Island, her questions are left unanswered. The family of three women are forced to face the fatal reality of their surroundings after Celia's classmate, Matías, arrives at their home with his father, Emilio, who is gravely injured from a gunshot. After realizing the boy and his father are active members of the revolution, tensions arise as they decide to hide them from the police. Matías lights a spark in Celia, who rebels against her family and becomes part of the revolution.

A father has to confront his own fears in order to understand the uncanny suffering of his only child.

A man tells about his lifestyle as he applies makeup for an unusual job.

Two young Puerto Ricans, childhood best friends, decide to spend one last day together before one of them moves to the United States in search of a better life. As their departure approaches, they begin to realize that saying goodbye isn't as easy as it seems.

After his first sexual encounter with his best friend, Maco finds his dead grandmother on the couch in his home. Moral guilt and masculine complexity erupt when, accompanied by his friends on the way to the funeral, one of the car's tires bursts in the middle of nowhere.