Maria was thirteen, pregnant, and forced into prostitution by her drug-addicted mother, Sofia. Longing for a relationship with her mother, Maria did everything she could to make Sofia see that she was worthy of her love, even things she vowed never to do. But when her younger sister, Selena, comes to live with them, she begins to fall into the same trap of performative love. In this heart-wrenching story loosely based on real-life events, you will be taken on a rollercoaster ride with this mother and daughters trio, turning their American dream into a nightmare.