La historia nos cuenta que en 1898 la invasión norteamericana de Puerto Rico ocurrió en Junio y desde el sur. Este corto de ficción, Seva, nos cuenta una historia diferente, una de una invasión desde el este que se produjo un mes antes. Una forma de historia oral musical llamada "copla" nos refleja la historia ficticia.

Historians continue to discuss the subjective nature of recorded history and the fine line between fiction and fact.

What is history? What is fiction? Is history fact? Do people believe history or fiction more readily? These are the kinds of questions critics ask as "Seva Vive" continues.

Historians discuss the extent to which popular myths such as Seva affect people's perception of history in Puerto Rico.

Luis López Nieves' short story "Seva" takes place during the 1898 US invasion of Puerto Rico, in the fictional town of the same name, Seva. The story, first published in the newspaper Claridad, and which many readers mistook for fact, has sparked a very real debate about culture, identity, history and truth amongst Puerto Ricans of all stripes. The documentary Seva Vive explores these themes.