I'm Not Here

In the mountains of Monterrey, Mexico, a small street gang named "Tecos" spend their days listening to slow cumbia music, attending various parties, showing off their clothes, hairstyles and gang strength. These groups of rebellious young people call themselves "Cholobians" who combine mestizo culture with Colombian music. Ulises Samperio (17), the leader of Los Terkos, tries to protect his friends from the nefarious elements of a rapidly evolving drug/political war, but after a misunderstanding with a local cartel, he is forced to leave for Jackson Heights, Queens, a diverse immigrant community in New York City. Ulises works hard to assimilate into the community, but when he learns that his gang and the entire mestizo Colombian culture are under threat, he begins to question his place in the United States and longs to return home.