A conga player, Rafael Yero, with a wounded heart and chip on his shoulder, meets Melinda, who deals with the everyday prospect of deportation and of never seeing her daughter again. After these two suffering souls meet at a "Baile," they fall hard for one another, finding comfort in each other's troubled past and uncertain future. With his delicate fingers and quick hands, Rafael elevates the human spirit by playing the congas with indomitable passion, sparking the embers of love as only a true artist can.