Olga Dies Dreaming

t’s 2017, and the Acevedo siblings are living lives that glitter—at least from a distance. Olga, a sought-after wedding planner for Manhattan’s elite, crafts perfect love stories for everyone but herself. Her brother Prieto, a rising congressman, is the pride of Brooklyn’s gentrifying Latinx community. Together, they seem unstoppable—symbols of success, resilience, and the American dream.

But beneath the shine, cracks run deep. Olga’s carefully curated world begins to unravel when she meets Matteo, a man who challenges her to confront the wounds left by her past and the mother who abandoned her. That mother, Blanca, once a revolutionary for Puerto Rican independence, suddenly returns as hurricane winds begin to stir—both in the Caribbean and within the family she left behind.

Set against the pulse of New York and the looming devastation of Hurricane María, Olga Dies Dreaming is a sharp, heartfelt exploration of identity, ambition, and survival. Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a story as vibrant and layered as the city itself—one that asks what remains when the storm passes and the façade falls away.