Prologue Sometimes Miguel Rivera thought he was cursed If he was it wasn't his fault It was because of something that happened before he was even born Long ago in the town of Santa Cecilia there was a family with a mamá a papá and a little girl Their house was always full of joy and music The papá played guitar The mamá and the girl danced And everyone sang But the music in the happy house wasn't enough for the papá His dream was to play for the world So one day he left with his guitar and never returned Miguel didn't know what happened after that for the musician But he sure knew what the mamá had done The story of Mamá Imelda had been handed down in the Rivera family for generations