“Just show them your heart, and they will see your soul.”
In the early 1900s was a turbulent and unsettling time for the Latino community in Los
Angeles. Illegal Immigrants from Mexico were pouring into California for various reasons,
fleeing their country trying to escape from the brutal Mexican dictator President Dias. These
scared desperate people found themselves displaced in a small area of Los Angeles known as
Sonora town. In earlier days, Sonora Town was the central heart of Los Angeles and was called
La Placita. During these transit times, La Placita and Sonora Town were left behind and
abandoned by the new City government.
Dream, Sweet Dreams of You is a Latino survival love story set in Sonora Town, Los
Angeles. The main characters, Juan and Rafella Vasquez, fell in love in front of the old church in
La Placita. Rafella, being the daughter of one of the largest cattle ranchero in California, gave up
all right to her family’s name to marry Juan. Juan, a true-hearted boy, who found himself in a
world outside of Sonora town. He settled his dreams by selling his soul for the pursuit of music
and fame. Through their marriage, they experienced social indignities leading them to their final
emotion, forgiveness.