- Celeste was born with a gift that allows her to see things other people can't. She is a great believer in the Virgin Mary, but she is also very superstitious. Even though she works as a cleaning lady, she dreams of one day becoming a hairdresser and owning her own salon. But in the meantime, she has an affair with an American man to forget about her sad life. The trouble begins when her husband Carlos finds out.—Anonymous
- Set in the Portuguese community of Newark, New Jersey in the 80s, this is the story of Celeste, a dreamer and a devout catholic who struggles with her own guilt. She may look normal on the outside, but she has a special gift that lets her see things other people can't.
Celeste daydreams about being a hairdresser while coping with her marriage to bakery worker Carlos. She works as a cleaning lady with her friend Marina to make ends meet and also to save money for what may come ahead. Moments with Marina are the complete opposite of being around her husband. They share many laughs and goof off with some plain old girl talk. Marina lives vicariously through Celeste, who is in Marinas eyes an adventurer.
After seeing his own dreams crushed by lifes cruel turns, Carlos has become a bitter man. He struggles to support Celeste by working at an exhausting job he hates. But what is a former soccer player with a debilitating injury to do? While his night shift has virtually destroyed any intimacy that was left in their marriage, it has also given Celeste an opportunity for midnight escapades into the arms of her lover.
Celeste knows that her current situation is not sustainable: she must grow up and decide what to do. But when Carlos finds out Celeste is having an affair, she is presented with a number of bad omens. Is Carlos planting these omens or is there a higher power trying to warn her?
Will Celeste repent and find salvation or will Carlos get his way?
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