The emotional, hard-hitting tale of an East L.A. gang leader, Jose, who gets involved with a big score when he finds out his girlfriend, is pregnant. It was only going to happen once, and he was going to make enough money to set them free of worries. But something went wrong, and Jose ended up in jail, unable to help anyone. While serving his sentence, Jose transforms himself from die-hard gangster to an honest, caring man only to discover that his son, Shepito is involved with his old gang.