All the Freckles in the World

Set in 1994, José Miguel moves to Mexico City and starts at a new school during World Cup fever. There, he falls for Cristina, but to be with her he must break up her current relationship with Kenji. José bakes a cake for Cristina’s birthday; however, when José’s dad shows up the day before and eats the cake, José’s mom gives him money to buy something from the bakery. At school, he gives her the gift and they become friends.

After school, José heads home with Liliana, who gives him a cassette tape. Liliana kisses José. However, when José rejects her advances and says that he still likes Cristina, they decide to stay friends and act like it didn’t happen.

José gives the cassette tape to Cristina as a gift and she takes it. As they start getting closer, José creates a soccer team and enters into their school’s soccer tournament to impress Cristina. One day after school, Cristina lets Kenji listen to the cassette. Kenji says he doesn’t like rock music and asks where she got it from. The next day at school, when Kenji learns that José gave it to her, Kenji confronts José in the bathroom. They make a bet that whoever wins the final in the tournament would keep Cristina and the other would never talk to her again; however, José’s team loses miserably at the final.

After the game, when José insists Kenji cheated, Kenji tells José to meet him after school where they will fight for Cristina. After school, Cristina tells José not to fight, but when he says he has to fight for her honor, she pleads to Kenji to go easy on him since he’s just a freshman. José throws dirt at Kenji, and in retaliation, he punches José in the face. When Cristina goes to see if José is fine, they kiss.

A few weeks later, at an ice skating rink, Cristina talks while José doesn’t listen. He tells her that he believes he likes Liliana. Angry, Cristina slaps him and leaves. José brings flowers to Liliana but sees her making out with Kenji. He tells her that he likes her and she rebuffs him.

Back at home, José’s father tells him that they’re moving. Cristina and Liliana listen to music together at school. José walks towards them and tells them that he loved them both. Later, José and his family drive toward their new house, stopping for their daughter to pee. José takes this time to walk around, stopping by a girl hitting baseballs. It ends with him falling in love with her. As the credits roll, there is a follow-up in their lives, along with everyone else.

Last Updated: November 22, 2025 at 16:00