▁L icha ’ s ▁children . ▁N amed ▁after ▁people ▁she ▁finds ▁in ▁her ▁hor os cope . ▁Er nie ▁( Er n esto ) ▁Cal der on - ▁A ▁good ▁c atholic ▁boy ▁that ▁is ▁friends ▁with ▁Cel aya ’ s ▁brothers . ▁They ▁get ▁rom ant ically ▁interested ▁and ▁run ▁away ▁together , ▁but ▁Er nie ▁ends ▁up ▁choosing ▁his ▁mother ▁over ▁Cel aya . ▁Ex alt acion ▁Hen est ros a - ▁Ex otic ▁woman ▁who ▁Nar cis o ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁while ▁married ▁to ▁So led ad . ▁She ▁then ▁leaves ▁him ▁for ▁a ▁female ▁singer ▁in ▁a ▁travel ing ▁circ us , ▁Pan fil a ▁Pal ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Each ▁summer , ▁Cel aya ▁( L ala ) ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁return ▁to ▁her ▁grand m other ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁At ▁the ▁house , ▁L ala ▁meets ▁Cand el aria , ▁the ▁ma id ' s ▁daughter , ▁who ▁she ▁secret ly ▁adm ires ▁for ▁her ▁beauty ▁and ▁her ▁" car am elo ▁skin " ▁that ▁is ▁almost ▁too ▁pretty ▁to ▁look ▁at . ▁The ▁Aw ful ▁Grand m other , ▁having ▁ch ased ▁out ▁the ▁rent ers ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁her ▁family , ▁controls ▁everything ▁from ▁the ▁family ' s ▁activities ▁to ▁what ▁will ▁be ▁served ▁for ▁dinner , ▁as ▁the ▁Little ▁Grand father ▁looks ▁on . ▁As ▁the ▁narr ative ▁unf olds , ▁L ala ▁starts ▁to ▁understand ▁how ▁her ▁d ys function al ▁family ▁members ▁became ▁the ▁way ▁they