The Nieto family is obsessed with death. They regularly hold syances and lecture their youth on how to take care of the family pantheon. Ghost stories abound in Carlos' life. They fear things that cause death like strokes and cramps and take all kinds of precautions against them . . . like not swimming for hours after eating.
Paradoxically, the children are allowed to play with firecrackers and have rock fights. One time, the dreaded Ernesto, who usually.....
