Rafael Villalona

A fictional retelling of the Regina Express tragedy, in which 22 Dominican stowaways died from suffocation in an attempt of illegal travel in September 1981.

Balbuena is a genial illegal immigrant who makes his way to New York City to take a bite out of the Big Apple. But his hopes of finding a better life soon begin to fade as Balbuena encounters one obstacle after another in the hardscrabble, uncaring metropolis.

Four friends decide to bid farewell to their late drinking buddy, taking him in his coffin on a last walk through the homes of their acquaintances. But things get complicated as they have all gotten drunk.