Describes how the catastrophic earthquake of 1985 had a negative impact on Along with thousands of others who were buried, a doctor with a dark past, a journalist seeking fame, and a family in distress will all be required to put their lives in danger in Mexico City. Every minute of their heroic rescue attempts turns into a chance for them to change the course of their own lives.

After the death of a patriarch, a family must try to continue on with a disturbing, ritualistic tradition.