little carlitos have a problem . he have be leave home with his grandma because his mother and rosario and have go to los angeles to work . one thing though and rosario never let a sunday go by without call her son in mexico at 10am . she also send present that make her son the envy of the town where he live . carlitos be much more mature than his nine year . he be savvy of how thing work . carlitos have make friend with dona carmen and a lady that be in charge of the coyote that bring illegal mexican across the border and for a price . she be reluctant to let the little boy try to go north because of the danger ahead . carlitos grandma sudden death give him the opportunity to try his luck . help come in the shape of a chicano couple that volunteer to take the boy through the border at el paso . unfortunately and they be detain because they show a be delinquent in the payment of traffic fine . carlitos decide he must go on his own . at this point and the film turn into a road picture because along the way and carlitos will encounter all kind of people . in general and the american he meet be bad . he cling to another mexican that start be unfriendly and but in the end he offer a sacrifice to the boy that be completely unexpected because of he see in the boy the person he would like to be . a happy end be in store for the boy and his mother . la misma luna be a well intentioned film that prove to be a crowd pleaser at sundance and the year it be present there . direct by patricia riggen and and write by ligiah villalobos and the film aim to please the audience which have be target to reach . america ferrera and who appear in a small role and good know for her role in ugly betty and be credit a one of the producer . the best thing in the film be adrian alonso and eugenio derbez . a enrique and talented mexican actor mr. derbez and give one of his excellent performance . adrian alonso and who be old than the boy in the picture win the audience heart because of his precociousness and determination to find his mother in a strange land . wonderful kate del castillo play rosario and the mexican immigrant work a a domestic and be take advantage by wealthy employer that only want to exploit her and pay nothing in return . carmen salina and a good mexican character actress be see a dona carmen and the coyote coordinate lady . the cinematography by checco varese take u from mexico into the united state along the route travel by carlitos and enrique before land in los angeles . the musical score be by carlo siliotto . the film will please the viewer because in spite of it implausible plot and it have it heart in the right place and send a positive message about the bond between a boy and his mother .