In Laredo Texas, the old-world Spanish-descended families of the American Southwest host a debutante ball in honor of George Washington's birthday, in which the entire town dresses in colonial Williamsburg attire and reenacts a fictional visit from the founding father himself during the American Revolution. Maria, a legacy from the oldest family in town, runs into conflict with Rosario, a new money mestiza girl...
In Laredo Texas, the old-world Spanish-descended families of the American Southwest host a debutante ball in honor of George Washington's birthday, in which the entire town dresses in colonial Williamsburg attire and reenacts a fictional visit from the founding father himself during the American Revolution. Maria, a legacy from the oldest family in town, runs into conflict with Rosario, a new money mestiza girl who's gained entry into the pageant as an attempt at "inclusion." As the two girls wrestle for supremacy, their worlds wrestle for dominance in this raucous fantasy about the complicated mechanisms of border politics.