Araceli, a young Latina fashion model, is offered a coveted runway gig and has to decide what to do with her unplanned pregnancy while mourning the recent death of her mother, a Mexican immigrant who sacrificed all for her family. Araceli is consumed by the dilemma and remembers many childhood memories, among them her desire to become a doctor. The surprise ending reveals her decision to use her brains, instead of her beauty, to realize her dreams -- and offers her an unexpected chance to pay gratitude to her late mother.

The Dog House is a legendary New York dive bar, owned by an extraordinary family. Three people, from different back grounds, enter at closing time on separate nights, carrying the world on their shoulders; but by the time each of them leaves after "last call", their souls are saved, while two of them realize how connected they are.