As Beto looks at the eight candles on his birthday cake, he knows that his wish is always the same.
In the United States, Mama has fo.
Lurking in his mind are the memories of the losses they suffered before leaving: the bombing of a factory, the burning of the family home, the loss of all their possessions, but most of all, he thinks of the father that he has left behind.
It has been three years since he and Mama left El Salvador.
Beto wishes that he could be with his father every chance he gets.
As Beto looks at the eight candles on his birthday cake, he knows that his wish is always the same