Growing up poor, Chicano, a woman and a lesbian in mid 20th century East L.A., Nancy Valverde's life was a constant uphill battle. Complicated by the fact that she preferred the comfort of men's clothes; a 'misdemeanor' crime which she was routinely arrested for. Now at age 83, Nancy's defiance and resilience to maintain her self identity as a butch lesbian has garnered her legendary status in the Los Angeles LGBTQ community.
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Three boys and two girls go backpacking from the city to a paradisiacal island. There they rent motorcycles, travel around the prettiest and most remote spots, camp out in the woods, on a coastal cliff, get drunk and swim in the sea.
