 Lupe (Ivonne Contreras), an expectant mother working as a college fraternity house cook, is a warmhearted woman who is always there for others. Despite a life of poverty, she keeps an optimistic attitude and puts her fate in God s hands. Having just reunited with her husband José (Manuel Garcia Rulfo), who left her behind in their homeland to find work in the United States, she and José are excited to start their new life with a child. Things don t work out exactly as planned, and in a moment of desperation, José does what anyone would do: find a way to survive.