In the summer of 1981, 17-year-old Felipe Olivero and his best friend Elaheh Daghestani move from Houston to Los Angeles to finish their final year of high school. After years of moving back and forth from Felipe’s parents’ native Guatemala to Houston due to his father’s technician business, he finally gets a stable life. Felipe and Elaheh must conquer the hurdles of identity, race, self-esteem, and making first impressions with that stable life- all before prom season.