Ineverymoviethathewatches,16-year-oldAndoycreatesnarrativesthatcouldhelphimfindanswerstothequestionsthathavealwaysbotheredhim:Whoisheandwhoishisfather?Whilethetruthremainselusive,hisimaginingsremainunrealizeduntiltwomovie-likecharactersappearintheirbarrio-Ariel,ahairdresserwholuresyoungmenwithhisinexplicablecharm,andIsidro,amysterious,long-hairedmanwhoownsaVCDplayer.AndoyfindshimselfentrancedwithArielandIsidroandbeginstospendintimatetimewiththem.Ashegetsentangledwiththeirtwistedlives,hisrealitybecomesmystified.Justlikethemovies,Andoymustdecidewhethertoconcludehisyears-longsearchforhisfatherwithabangorwithawhimper.