Where Are Their Stories

Vicente Gabino Rodríguez is a young farmer in a rural village who scrapes by while taking care of his ill grandmother Several of Vicentes uncles intend to their ailing mothers land without her knowledge Vicente seeks help from the municipal president who between shooting hoops on a desolate court tells him that if he wants justice he must head to the capital to meet with government officials Although he hasnt seen her since he was a child Vicente sets off in search of his mother who works as a maid in mazelike Mexico City With the help of his mothers employer a sophisticated middleaged woman he finds the government offices where he presents his case His situation isnt easily resolved especially since he does not have the deed to his grandmothers plot of land and Vicente finds the complexities of the legal system to be completely overwhelming