Héctor Tobar paints a picture of various U.S. immigrant situations around the main story of a privileged California family and what happens when their maid, Aracelli, is inadvertently left in charge of their two boys. This tale weaves through many character perspectives, from the Mexican maid to her employers and even their children. We get to see people discovering where they fit in the "pigmented pyramid of privilege" during this upended adventure.
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After the husband and wife that she works for disappear, live-in maid Araceli takes their two boys on a journey through sprawling Los Angeles to locate their grandfather.