A story based on actual events. Three humble fishermen from Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, are hired to pick up some mysterious cargo at sea. They face mortal danger when they discover the contents of the boxes. Then they must choose between a sure death at the hands of their smuggler captors or the small chance of surviving at sea in a small boat without provisions. Al ser contratados para recoger una carga misteriosa en mar abierto, tres humildes...

A teenage Honduran girl forms an unlikely friendship with a Mexican gang member who is helping her to smuggle her family into the United States.