When six-year-old Dalia dies in an unfortunate road accident, the shock of the event forces the members of her family to find ways of eluding the pain. Her mother, Dulce, throws herself into her work as the hostess of a television show. Little brother, Damian, undergoes therapy and Derek, the father, goes deeper into himself.

Eleven years later and Dulce has successfully reinvented herself as a crusader for the hopeless and persecuted though her show has become increasingly sensational. Damian, now a star student, has fallen in love with Fabiana, a dancer. He unconsciously finds in her a resemblance to his forgotten sister and quite literally submerges her in this fantasy. Simultaneously, Derek believes that his daughter, whom he now sees as a teenager, is coming for a visit. While Derek is still openly haunted by the events of that fateful night it becomes clear that, despite the pretence they are over it, none of them have really left the road where Dalia died. 

Eventually, they all come to terms with it in almost imperceptible ways. About The Living is a magnificent spectacle, managing to amplify the most intimate moments of the characters interior lives while avoiding emotional excess.