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In this movie then main character in Martha de la Cruz, she is very selfish at the beginning of the movie because she only cares about herself and no one else. When her father tells her that he does not want her to hang out with Ramon, she doesn't listen to to him and goes behind his back to meet him. At the end, when she realizes that her father his an illegal immigrant, she works really hard to get the signatures to keep him from being deported. She is the one having the quinceanera. The second most important character in this movie is Ramon. Ramon is originally from Puerto Rico, but moves from New York to LA. Ramon is the character who drives Martha to the work places to get the signatures. Ramon tells Martha that the most important thing she has is her family. Samuel is another important character in the movie. Samuel is Marta’s dad. He has used a lot of different names in the past at his work. Samuel tries very hard to give his family all the happiness. Jorge is the man who gets deported back to Venezuela for being illegal. Marta’s friends are very supportive of her because they understand Martha and try to they care of her. Quinceanera is when a girl enter into womanhood by turning 15 and giving service to others. Martha wants to have her quinceanera because her cousin had one and a couple of weeks ago. Many of the people like Marta’s dad who are illegal are deported back to their homeland. Martha finds out that her father is an illegal immigrant while at the amenity office. She helps to him to stay in the USA by getting all the signatures from his previous bosses.

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