Twelve-year-old Desi dreams of becoming a famous singer while working at her family's restaurant in Boca Chica with her aunt Nena and mother Carmen. Her dreams are threatened by child prostitution in town, highlighted when her friend Luz stops attending choir practice and goes out scantily clad at night. Desi, gifted with synesthesia, immerses herself in music. Her brother Fran, a struggling musician in New York, returns home for cousin Elvis' wedding after hitting rock bottom. He confronts his sexuality, past love for Elvis, and realizes he's Desi's only hope for achieving her dreams: dreams that are tied to a family lie about their relation to merengue legend Luciano Vasquez. As family secrets unravel, Desi must find her voice to overcome town adversaries.