Many other important cast members are not included for the sake of time and the importance of their roles in obtaining the American Dream
Rosario
Carlitos’ Mother
Moved to L.A without her mother and son to be able to provide for them and give her son a better future in Mexico. She’s an illegal immigrant which makes life in America harder.
Goals: Provide for her mother and son and keep a strong bond with her son
Carlitos
Rosario’s Son
Lives in Mexico but at 9 years old, decides to cross the border by himself in order to be with his mother. Many dangerous obstacles on his journey
Goals: Cross the border in 7 days to meet his mom at the public phone that she calls him from every Sunday, not stress his mother, make his mother proud.
Martha and David
Coyotes
Offer to smuggle children and babies across the border. They smuggle Carlitos in a compartment of their car. Their car is confiscated at the border. Both are Mexican-American born citizens.
Goal: To help children in Mexico cross the border for a better future.
Contemporary American Dreams & Nightmares 