Follows Julia Reyes who often clashes with her traditional parents, who wish she were more like her sister, a platonic ideal of a Mexican daughter. When her sister is killed, it is up to her to hold her family together.

Julia Reyes, the precocious and strong-willed teenaged daughter of first-generation Mexican immigrants. She often clashes with her more traditional parents, who wish she were more like her sister Olga, the platonic ideal of a Mexican daughter. However, when Olga is killed in a tragic accident, it is up to Julia to hold her family together.