greeting again from the darkness . charming and touch story of a very lively 9 yr old mexican boy who go on an interesting road trip in search of his mother who sneak across the border four year earlier with the dream of provide a good life for her son . kate del castillo be terrific a rosario and the boy mother . hard working and determine to bring her boy to the u. s. and she fight the constant emotional battle of whether they might both be good off together . wide eyed adrian alonso play carlitos and the courageous and equally determine little man . many will remember alonso from the legend of zorro . he bring much more depth to this role and display a certain quality that just force u to pull for him . as good a those two performance be and they aren not the film best . that belong to eugenio derbey a enrique and the reluctant hero . he be just tremendous a we see carlitos soften up his crusty exterior and even teach him a few lesson along the way . just a fun performance to watch . director patricia riggen kind of skirt the immigration issue with a weak border cross feature a brief performance from america ferrera . this part just never felt real . still and that doesn not reduce the entertainment value of this charming story . and neither do the fact that we know very early on how the story will end . a with any road trip and the fun part be in the travel .