Arturo (Colin Farrell) is hoping to succeed as a writer and find the perfect blue-eyed blonde, while Camilla (Salma Hayek) pins her hopes on marrying a rich American. But their aspirations change when they fall in love with each other with an unquenchable passion. Donald Sutherland and Idina Menzel co-star in this tale of two immigrants in 1930s Los Angeles, each armed with their own version of the American dream.