Robertico es el más pequeño de los hijos de una pareja cubana, Carmela y Roberto, y se avergüenza de que su familia no se parezca a las que aparecen en las series de la televisión norteamericana. Pensando que nunca tendrá una oportunidad, decide introducirse en la televisión, mientras su familia pide un milagro a la Virgen... que hará acto de presencia como Nuestra Señora del Exilio.
A bittersweet comedy in Spanish and English about a Cuban family that migrates to the United States. Robertico, Carmela and Roberto's youngest son, grow up feeling ashamed that his family might not be American enough. He has reached this conclusion by constantly watching American television and forming an opinion as to how Americans really are. Led by his desperation, he literally escapes into an American television sitcom in order to forget about his Cuban past. Not knowing what to do, his family prays to the Virgin Mary to ask for help. When the cultures clash, Robertico has to decide whether he is strong enough to withstand his own self-hatred, and learn not only self-esteem, but how to embrace his Cuban roots.
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