Manuel Figueroa

In the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully.

In the mid-’90s Latinx Los Angeles world of high school ditch parties, Eddie is a hard-partying senior in the blue-collar San Gabriel Valley whose life upended in the weeks before graduation when he unexpectedly meets responsible 'school girl' Darlene. As Eddie deals with the problems in his life and Darlene plans for her future beyond school, an unlikely romance blossoms between them.