Yo me recuerdo (I remember)

Dramatizes through allegorical re-enactments the life of a shoeshine boy in a Mexican barrio in Tuscon. He moves among the bars and hotels, shining shoes and watching the drunks and prostitutes. In school, he develops a passion for art but gets little support to pursue it. He helps his Spanish-speaking family with money earned on the street. The boy reconsiders his goals as he recovers from a drinking bout.