The plan of three small-time pickpockets to pull the heist of their lives during Christmas, posing as elves in a Christmas show in one of the most exclusive shopping centers in the city where they will collect private information from some wealthy families, then rob their homes while they enjoy their December vacation.

Sam hasn't been back to his homeland of Puerto Rico in more than 60 years, but when he returns after winning an all-expense-paid vacation, he gets kidnapped by a group of Latin revolutionaries, who welcome him to the first cultural boot camp.

In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a US military base. The guests drink, seduce and gossip, but some also plot against each other.