Jorge is a young man whose plans for the future are put on hold when his father has a stroke. for seven years, he diligently nurses his father and works as a janitor while studying part time to get a business degree.when natalia, his childhood crush, returns from a stint studying abroad, jorge begins to yearn for something better. he is desperate to find a new and better job, but finds that no one will hire him because he has experience only as a janitor. antonio, jorge’s older brother, soon to be released from jail, is an opportunist who has never gotten along with their father. in prison, at a theater workshop, antonio meets paula, a beautiful young woman in jail on drug charges. paula has a problem because she flirted with another inmate's boyfriend.