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Estevan Silva dreams of becoming a star, even if the world insists he become someone else first. Trained by his demanding father, Estevan is pushed into the church choir until one fateful night at a local nightclub, when his father spots a record producer in the audience and pretends to be too sick to perform, forcing his son onto the stage. Estevan's unexpected performance becomes his big break, earning him a contract—but success comes with a price. Executives rename him, pressure him to appear more white, and attempt to reshape his Mexican American identity into something more marketable. As his career explodes, Estevan finds an unexpected source of strength in his closest friend, Felipe Morales, whose friendship gradually blossoms into love, creating a painful rift with his father and forcing him to confront the life others have chosen for him. As fame threatens to separate him from his family, his culture, and the boy he loves, Estevan must decide whether becoming a star is worth losing himself—or whether the greatest success of his life is finally becoming Estevan Silva.