Growing up in Catholic Lima, Peru, Paolo Reategui was a shy, introverted boy who was taught to repress his feminine side and act the macho part assigned to him by society. It was only when he moved to a new environment that he discovered all the different life options he had, and was not afraid to begin a process of self-discovery, finally coming out of the closet. Paolo now lives a successful, exciting life as an openly gay man in New York, but his contentment is tainted by old memories of rejection and loss, and won’t be complete until he reconciles with his origins. This is the story of his first journey back home after eight years away from Peru. A week before the trip, Paolo decides he is also going to look for his father, who vanished from his life when he was only a child, in an effort to get all the pieces of his life together for once and for all. Poignant and cathartic, this visit to Paolo's past reflects the inward journey of self-acceptance and determination, and the importance of family and roots.