Olmo is a fourteen-year old first generation Mexican American teenage boy. He’s hitting puberty straight-on; unstable temperament, brown skin with pimples and obsessed with sex. Since his father was diagnosed with a degenerative disease, Olmo’s temperament can be explosive. The combination of losing a parent bit-by-bit and raging hormones is what ignites this story. Must be able to speak some Spanish.

Olmo’s best friend. He is a slightly overweight fourteen year old first generation Mexican/South American ‘American’ teenager. He’s a staunch ‘Tony Manero’ (from Saturday Night Fever) fan and even wears platforms in solidarity. He lives with his grandmother, but he dreams of belonging to a family like Olmo’s, even one as dysfunctional as it has become. Must be able to speak some Spanish.