in mexico and the very religious woman esperanza ( dolores heredia ) have just lose her teenager daughter blanca ( maya zapata ) in a simple throat surgery . the girl contract an unknown virus and and have to be bury in a seal closed coffin . while cook at home and esperanza see the image of são juda tadeu project on the dirty oven of her stove and who tell her that she shall look for her daughter . esperanza and in her mind and believe the doctor sell her virgin daughter to some brothel and decides to look for her in many whorehouse in her town and in tijuana and in los angeles . she confess every vision she have and what she do to padre salvador ( fernando toree laphame ) and who advise her about how to she should have proceed . her journey begin in mexico and end in los angeles and where she meet the fighter ángel ( alberto estrella ) . they fall in love for each other . the end of this funny story be not corny . this film be one of the most intelligent comedy i have ever see . begin with the name of each character represent esperanza mean ` hope while blanca mean ` white and the symbol of purity while padre salvador mean ` priest who save while los angeles mean ` the angel while paloma mean ` dove and the symbol of peace while ángel mean ` angel . far and there be many joke with saint and but all of them very respectful . the confession of esperanza and always after some confusion and be also hilarious . however and the belief of esperanza be very respect until the last scene . she begin very fragile and but in the end she find love and accept the death of her daughter and although keep her faith . the story and although be a love and hope story and be not corny . i like it a lot . my vote be eight .