The house of broken angels

In his final dying days, family patriarch Miguel "Big Angel" de La Cruz brings together his entire family for one final, amazing birthday party, and in the days leading up to the party his mother, nearly 100, dies as well--a double send-off. The family relate stories strange, touching, threatening, and bittersweet during the party, and Little Angel, Big Angel's half-brother--who is half-gringo--must come to terms with the fact that he will always be different from the rest of his family.