"TRANSPLANTCOORDINATION" "national Transplant organization." " Manuela, RamonyCajal hospital." "Yes." "We'vegota possIbledonor." "We'vedonethefirst EEG, and thefamIlyhas agreed." "give methedetaIls." "Male, 35years old." "Blood group?" ""O" positive." "weight, about 1 50 pounds." "LIVER" "LIVER RECIPIENTS" "Notasingle drop!" " With DodotiDiapers..." "Dodotis!" "youwon'tfeeladrop!" " Mom!" "What?" "The movie's starting." "I'm coming." "Eve unveiled" "Theyalways changethetItle!" "." ""All About Eve" should be "TodoSobre Eva."" "Butthatsounds odd." "WhatareyouwritIng?" "nothing." "Future PulItzerwInners." "ALLABOUT MY MOTHER" "Eat up.You haveto puton a few pounds." "Somedayyou mayhave toworkthestreetto keep me." "You don't need pounds forthat." "You need a big dick." "WheredIdyou learn totalklIkethat?" "You asked." " I wasjoking." "Andyou?" "Whatabout me?" "Wouldyou prostItuteyourself forme?" "I'vealreadydone justabouteverythIng foryou." "Eat up!" "Autographfiends!" "They'renotpeople." "They'relittlebeasts thatruninpackslike coyotes." "They'reyourfans." "They'renobody's fans." "They'rejuvenile delinquents, mentaldefectives." "Fans, indeed!" "Theyneverseeaplayoramovie." "They'reneverindoorslongenough." "Well, there's oneindoors rightnow.." "Ibroughtherbacktoseeyou." "Comein, Eve." "Ithoughtyou'dforgotten aboutme." "Notatall." "Margo, thisisEve Harrington." "How.doyoudo, mydear?" "Hello." "Wouldyou lIketo be an actress?" "Itwas hard enough becoming a nurse." "Ifyouwerean actress, I'dwrite parts foryou." "I was In an amateurgroup when I wasyoung." "I wasn't bad." "I must havea picture somewhere." "I'd lovetosee It." "I'll lookforIt later." "Look, Esteban." "I found a picture." "WeweredoIng a show based on texts by BorisViian." "CabaretforIntellectuals." "HappybIrthday!" "." "Already?" "." " It's midnight, sweetheart." ""MusIcforChameleons." HowdIdyou know I wanted It?" "I knowyou lIkeCapote." "Read mesomethIng, lIkewhen I was little." ""Preface." "I startedwritIng when I was eight."" "See?" "I'm nottheonlyone." ""I dIdn't know that I had chained myselfforlIfe... toa noble but merciless master." "When God handsyou a gift, healso handsyou awhIp... and thewhIp Is Intended onlyforself-flagellatIon."" "That's enough to putyou offwritIng." "Don't beso lame." "It's awonderful preface." "Howdoyouwant tocelebrateyourbIrthday." "I'd lIketosee oneofyoursemInars." "Why?" "." "I'm writing a storyaboutyou fora competition." "And I'd lIketoseeyou act In thoseorgan donation courses." "Well, I'd havetocheck with Mamen." "She's the psychologist In chargeofthesemInar." "fine." "Do It." "I don'tthInkI lIkeyouwritIng about me." "Yourhusband Is dead, ma'am." "That's impossible." "Wejustsaw him In the ICU." "Heseemed to be breathing." "We'veexplaIned that, ma'am." "A machine Is breathing forhIm." "Wouldyoulike us tocontactyourfamily?" "Idon'thaveanyfamily." "Justmyson." "MyGod!" "How.amIgoing totellhim?" "Whenhe wasalive, didyourhusbandsayanything... regardingorgan donation?" "did hecareaboutsuch matters?" "Whenwewas alive, hecared onlyabout living." "But I presume hewas concerned with the lives ofothers." "I don't understand." "What mycolleague means Is thatyourhusband's organs... couldsaveotherpatients'lives." "Butweneed yourauthorization forthat." "Youcouldgivehim atransplant?" "Notexactly." "Theotherwayaround, actually." "Nowwe'll discuss what happened In thesImulatIon." "Lookwhenyou cross thestreet!" "Whatwereyou thinking?" " I had an Idea." "An Idea!" "give him thetIckets." "Whyareyoulookingatmelike that?" "DoIlookawful?" "No,youlookhetterthanever." "Look, thatmusthe thegentlemanyouwereexpecting." "You aren't Mr. HuntleIgh!" "NeItherareyou!" "ThesefingernaIlswIll have to betrimmed." "Thejacket, Doctor." "Askherto letgoofme!" "." "Please!" "." "Let hergo." "Get up." "Lean on myarm..." "miss DuBoIs." "Thankyou." "Whoeveryou are..." "I havealways depended on the kindness ofstrangers." "Comeon, baby." "Theworst Is over." "Don'ttouch me." "Don'tevertouch meagaIn, bastard!" "Watchyourlanguage!" "." "Stella, come here." "I'm nevercomIng back tothIs house." "Never!" "." "I'd lIketoget Huma Rojo's autograph." " In thIsweather?" "." "What's thatgottodowIth It?" "What Ifnobodycomes out?" "Let'swaItawhIle." "It's mybIrthday." "Look, autumn's herealready." "So long." "Seeyou tomorrow." "nina Cruz reallymovedyou, dIdn'tshe?" "No, not her." "Stella." "Twentyyears ago,wedId Streetcar with thedrama group In mytown." "I played Stella." "Yourfatherwas Kowalski." "Somedayyou'll havetotell me all about myfather." "All I know Is hedIed before I was born." " It Isn'tan easy storytotell." " I guess not." "Oryou'd havetold me bynow." "I nearlyasked forthat as a bIrthdaypresent." "I'm notsure Itwould bea nice present." "You'rewrong." "Itwould bethe bestone." "Then I'll tellyou everything whenweget home." "Working In theater Isworsethan being a nun!" "You thInknot being abletogetstoned all dayIs being a nun!" "Yeah, I do!" "AlfonsoXII Street, number30." "Comeon, forgetabout It!" "Myson!" "Tomorrow.Iturn 17, butIlookolder.." "Boys wholivealone with theirmothers haveaspeciallook... moreserious thannormal, likeanintellectualora writer.." "Inmycase that'snormal, because I'malsoa writer.." ""IntensIveCare unit"" "this Is Lola, at RamonyCajal." "Yes?" "We'vegota possIbledonor." "He's In the ICU." "They'vedonethefirst EEG... butthe motherhasn'tgIven herconsentyet." "Can I havethedetaIls?" "I don't havethem." "It's Manuela's son." "The Manuela that I know?" "ThecoordInator?" "." "Yes." "He's dead." "It's awful." "Unfortunately... the resultofthe EEG Iswhatwe'd feared." "We haveto makea decision immediately." "CONSENT BY NEXTOF KIN" "OPERATING ROOM" "HEART" "It's from the hospital!" "We havetogo." "We havetocall." " I'll do It.You calm down." " I am calm-- butcall them." "ALVEDROAIRPORT, CORUNA" "REGIONAL HOSPITAL, CORUNA" "THREEWEEKS LATER" "We'reoutsIde now, sweetheart." "We'reoutat last." "He looks great." "Who'd have believed It?" "HecertaInlydIdn't." "I feel I can breathe like before." " Even better." "with an 1 8-year-old's heart!" " I'll fixyou someapplefritters." " No, he has to becareful." "Lastnight, Momshowedme apictureofwhenshe wasyoung." "Halfofit wasmissing." "Ididn'twanttotellher, butmylifeismissing thatsamehalf." "I wasworried." "I thoughtyou'd nevercall." "I called as soon as I gotto Madrid." "I mean InArgentIna." "I calledyou loads oftImes... but I must havegot youraunt's numberwrong." "I wasn't InArgentIna, Mamen." "I wenttoCoruna." "WhydIdyou gothere?" "I wentaftermyson's heart." "Whotoldyou?" "HowdIdyou know?" "I looked In thefiles... until I found the nameand address ofthetransplant recipient." "You shouldn't have." "Itwaswrong, and the bestwaytogocrazy." " Lookat me, damn It!" " I knowthat." "The bestthIng forme Is toquItthe NTOand leave Madrid." " I dIdn'tsaythat." " Butyou thInkIt--andyou're right." "I thInkI won'teven unpack." "You're In noshapetotravel alone." "You're Ill." "You haveto rest up and get better." "I'll stayheretonIght." "Then come homewIth me." " I wantto bealone, Mamen." "Tryto be reasonable." " How?" "Seventeenyearsago, Imadethissamejourney... butin theopposite direction, fromBarcelonatoMadrid" "Iwasrunningawaythentoo... butIwasn'talone." "IwascarryingEsteban insideme." "Iwasrunningaway fromhisfatherthen... andnow.I'mgoing insearch ofhim." "Shall I keepgoIng?" "Yes, goon." "Stop!" "Son ofa bitch!" "You'recrazy, you faggot!" "Son ofa bitch!" "WhatdIdyou do?" " I hit him with a stone." " Help meget him up." "Get up." "Comeon." "Comeon,Juan." "Get up." "Areyou all right?" "Stand up." "Let's get moving." "Comeon, quickly." "Whata fucking useless psychopath!" "Look." "Seethat bonfire wherethe "tops" are?" "Askfor Ursula." "Tell herAgradosentyou." "She'll fixyou up." "Agrado!" "It'syou!" "ManolIta!" "You're hurt." "No, no, It'syourblood." "It Isn't becauseyou saved mylIfe, but how I've mIssedyou!" "EIghteenyears-- notaword, nota letter, nota fucking call." "I thoughtyouweredead, bitch!" "You can tell meeverythIng at home." "We'll stop bya drugstorefirst." "Canwegeta taxi here?" "Overthere." "WIth anyluck, wewon'tget mugged on theway." "You gotthe knife?" "Yes, and a rocking mypurse." "Hey, there, bonanit." "Look, I'm sorryI wokeyou." " Hey, comeoverhere." " No.Whatdoyouwant?" "We're notgoIng toeatyou." "Whatdoyouwant?" "Let medothetalking." "PovIdone-IodIne, approximation sutures..." "ThrombocId, sterilized gauzeand" "You gotanyalcohol?" " No, I drankItall last night." "I mean fordIsInfectIng." "No." "I'vegotVaselIne, condoms and lots ofbandages." "anything else?" "Alcohol, please." "Oh, ManolIta!" "The Barceloneta!" "Thosewerethedays!" "You remember?" "." "Yes." "Please, don't moveyourhead." "You knowanythIng about her?" "." "Aboutwho?" "Lola?" " Unfortunately." "What happened?" "I tookherIn." "Shewas In a badway." "As usual, with all theshItshetakes." "I came backfrom working the field all night... and she'd cleaned the placeout." "Watches,jewelry, '70s magazines thatwere myInspIratIon." "300,000 pesetas." "What hurt mostwas... shetooka statueoftheViirgIn that mymothergave me." "Whatfor?" "." "Shedoesn't believe In anything!" "Unless she's In a satanIcsect andwanted Itforsome ritual." "I seeshe hasn'tchanged." "Todothatto me, with all sheowes me!" "." "SIncewe met In Paris 20years ago, I've been lIkea sIsterto her." "WegotourtIts together." "You know betterthan anyone." "You neversaw heragaIn?" " No, and I don'twantto." "Areyou looking forher?" "." "Yes." "We'vegot unsettled business." "WhydIdyou goofflIkethat?" "Won'tyou tell meanythIng?" "I can't." "Someotherday." "All right." "Justdon'tdIsappearagaIn." "I lIketosaygood-bye tothe people I love... even ifit's only tocrymyeyes out, bitch." "I can't believe It." "I looklIkethe Elephant Man!" "Don'texaggerate." "It'sjusta bItswollen." "A bItswollen?" "Wherecan I gowIth a mug lIkethIs?" "Comeand eatsomethIng." "WhydIdyou go toall this trouble?" "Salad-- howwonderful!" "It reallyhurts tochew!" "." "I won't beabletosuck." "You shouldn'tworktoday." "Whatcan I do?" "Lola cleaned meout." "I havetowork." "Look, caramel spread!" "And meat pie!" "." "And myprovoleta." "I havetoworktoo." "Ifyouwant, wecan looktogether." "Oh,yes!" "SInceyou left, I haven't had a decent meal." "Well, also, as a model, I havetowatch myfigure." "TheworstthIng aboutthIswork Isyou'vegotto lookcute... and keep upwith the latestadvances In surgeryand cosmetics." "You lookterrific!" "nothing lIkea Chanel to makeyou feel respectable." "You lookIt." "Don't I looka bItofa slut In this suit?" "All the better." "These nuns onlyhelp whores and transvestites." "Is thata real Chanel?" "No!" "Howcould I buya real Chanel with all the hungering theworld!" "All I havethat's real are myfeelIngs... and these pints ofsIlIcone thatweIgh a ton." "I feel soold, ManolIta, and It Isn't myage." "It's becauseofthe beating." "The beating I'vetaken forthe last 40years!" " Hello." "Come In." "Areyou looking forsomeone, orcan I help?" "WewanttoseethegIrl whogoes tothe field." "Thecuteone." "sister Rosa." "She's inside." "Goon In." "Thankyou." "Rosa, look.ViisItors." "What happened toyourface?" "NothIng.A beating." "occupational hazard." "Canwetalk?" "Ofcourse." "Let's go nextdoor." "It's quieter." "Myfriend and I want toquItthestreet... butwe need towork." "cleaning stairs,whatever." "Wedon'tcare." "There Isn't much else." "Well, garbagecollector, orlearnIng handicrafts here." "embroidered tablecloths, dried flowers." "I thInkI prefer garbagecollector." "Whatcanyou do, apartfrom thestreet?" "I'veworked as a cook." "She's practIcallya surgeon." "LookatthIs face." "ShedId It." "Betterthan PItanguy." "She's a compatriotofLola's." "Really?" "." "Haveyou heard anything about her?" "." "I haven'tseen herIn 1 8years." "Shecleaned out myplace." "Shewas here." "It must have been aboutfourmonths ago." "We helped herthrough detox" "I cared forher throughwIthdrawal... butthen shejustdIsappeared." "I'd lIketosee her before I goto El Salvador." "El Salvador?" "." "Maybe I'll sign on." "I always thought I could make It big In theThIrdWorld." "Then comewIth me." "I won't besoalone." "Thestreet's gettIngworse here everyday." "Thewhoreswere bad enough, butthedrag queens arewIpIng us out." "I can'tstand thedrag queens." "They'resleazebags." "TheyconfusetransvestIsm with a circus." "Worse,with mime!" "." "Awoman Is herhaIr, hernaIls... lips forsucking orforbItchIng." "I mean, haveyou everseen a baldwoman?" "I can'tstand them." "They'reall sleazebags!" "I doubtthereare manydrag queens In El Salvador... butthey're In the mIddleofawar." "Yeah?" "I dIdn't knowthat." "I'm replacing some nuns whowere murdered." "I'm notsure what I need right now Is awar." "You'reterrible,Agrado." "Soyouwerea cook." "Yes." "Who?" "this one?" "The best!" "Whata surprise!" "." "HI, Mom." "Arewe interrupting?" "Itdoesn't matter." "Weseeyou so rarely." "this Is Manuela." " Pleased to meetyou." "Come inside." "Don'tjuststand there." "Mom, Manuela Is a cook... and as Florinda's gone, I thought" "Thankyou, darling." "Viicenta and I can manage." "But how?" "Dad alone needs two people." "Where Is he?" "OutwIth thedog." "On theIrown?" "Ofcourse." "What Iftheyget lost?" "Thedog knows thewayhome." "Don'tworry." "Whata shame!" "." "I reallywanted toseethem." "We'll go lookforthem, butfirstwe havetotalk." "Come IntothestudIo." "I'm sorryyou camefornothIng." " It's all right." "Tryherfora fewdays." "ThInkofDad." "Manuela's a nurse." "Aswell as a cook?" "Yes." "I preferto look afteryourfathermyself." "I understand." "Thankyou anyway." "I'll go." "Good-bye." " Manuela." "Yes?" "wait here." "I won't be long." "Howdareyou bring awhore here!" "." "It Isn'teasy tofind help who'll put upwIthyou." "Butawhore!" "." "That's no reason to beso rude." "I don't lIkestrangers tosee meforgIng Chagalls." "Can'tyou understand?" "Manuela Isn'tawhoreanymore." "She's given It up." "How long haveyou known her?" "." "SIncethIs morning." "this morning?" "You're incredible." "MyworkIs to help people... even IfI'vejust metthem." "Well, mine Isn't." "Don't lookat me lIkethat." "Itdoesn't mean I'm Intolerant." " I'll makeyou a deal." "Adeal?" "I'll gIvethatwoman a chance Ifyou don'tgoto El Salvador." "Mom, don'tgIve meanymoredoubts." "I'vegotenough." "And soyou should." "Thattrip Is suicide!" "." "No, It's parricIde!" "." "Well, I havetogo." "Manuela'swaItIng." "Sure!" "." "Anywhore, anySalvadoran, Is more Importantthanyourparents!" " Don'tstart, Mom." "You should goseea psychiatrist." "Itwouldn'tdo eItherofus anyharm." "DIdn'tyouwanttosee yourfatherand thedog?" "Anotherday." "Areyou all right?" "Good-bye, Mom." " Hello,Viicenta." " Rosa, love." "You'resothIn.Aren'tyou eating?" "Yes, I am." " DIdyou seea blondegIrl downstairs?" " No." "So long." "Takecare--and eat!" "ASTREETCARNAMEDDESIRE" "I'm sorryabout mymother." "I'm sorry." "Shall wego?" "I can'tdeal with mymother." "Shedrives mecrazy." " Haveyou got parents?" "They'redead." "Soyou'realone." "I guess so." "You lookawful." "I don'tfeel verywell." "I wanttothrow up." "I'vegot" "Here." "Haveyou seen thedoctor?" "." "You should." "It mayjust begastritIs." "Canwegotoyourplace until this passes?" "Well" "Doyou havea place?" "I'vejust rented one, but It's barelyfurnIshed." "It's quItea mess." "I moved In fourdays ago." "Youwantto lIedown forawhIle?" "No, I'lljustsIt hereon thesofa... until It passes." "I'm going totakethIs off." "Who's this handsome boy?" "." "Myson." "I thoughtyouwerealone." "HedIed In an accident." "Oh, I'm sorry!" "." "Don'ttouch the notebook, please." "Comeon, baby." "Theworst Is over." "Don'ttouch me!" "." "Don'tevertouch meagaIn, bastard!" "Watchyourlanguage!" "." "Stella, come here." "I'm nevercomIng back tothIs house." "Never!" "." "DRESSING ROOMS" "Come In, nina." "I'm not nina." "I'm Manuela." "You shouldn't be here." "nina's gone." "What?" "Where's nina?" "I don't know." "Ijustsaw herrun out." "ShesaId she'dwaItforme In herdressIng room!" "I can't believe It." "It's onlybeen twoweeks." "Shecan'tdothIs to me." "Haveyou gota car?" "." "No.Wheredoyouwanttogo?" "I don't know." "Canyou drive?" "Yes." "Don'ttell anyone, but nina's got problemswIthjunk." "Doyou knowwhereshe'd go toscoreatthIs time?" "No, but It's easy tofind out." "Thankyou." "Whoeveryou are..." "I havealways depended on the kindness ofstrangers." "I can'tdrive." "nina does thedrivIng." "Wantone?" " No, thankyou." "I started smoking becauseofBette davis." "To imitate her." "At 1 8, I was smoking lIkea chimney." "That'swhy I called myselfHuma." "Huma's averyprettyname." "Smoke Is all there's been In mylIfe." "You've had success too." "Success has got notaste orsmell." "Andwhenyou get used to It, It's as IfItdIdn'texIst." "God,where has thatgIrl gone?" "I thinkthat's her!" "." "You stayhere." "I'll go." "He's a son ofa bitch." "He rips everybodyoff." "Yeah, and since I'm not from here" "Don'ttouch me." "listen, nina." "Huma'swaItIng foryou." "Whothefuckareyou?" "She's In thecar." "I goteverythIng." " Fuck, mypurse!" "." "Yeah, I gota purse." "Ecstasy, toot." "Who Is It?" " It's Rosa." " Hello." " Howareyou?" "Areyou alone?" " Ijustgot up." "this late?" "I was out late last night." "Some breakfast?" " No, thanks." "Aren'tyou hungry?" "." "Soyou're backon thestreet." "Justwhen I'd found anotherwayforyou toearn money." "Tell me." "I'm notawhore." "I've been fucked around a lot, but I'm notawhore." "WhydIdyou lIeto me?" "ItwasAgrado's Idea." "Thedresswas hers too." "Sotell me:." "What's this otherway formetoearn money?" "." "I'm dying ofcuriosIty." "How muchwouldyou charge to rent mea room?" "To rentyou a room?" "Why?" "." "I'm going to leavethecenter fora few months." "Whatabout El Salvador?" "." "I don'tfeel well." "I can'ttravel lIkethIs." "Whydoyouwantto move In here Ifyou're Ill?" "I'm pregnant." "Pregnant?" "Whatareyou going todo?" "Have It, ofcourse." "Whatdoyou expect?" "I thought It'd be less ofa scandal here." "Can'tthefather helpyou out?" "Thefather!" "." "God knowswhere he Is." "Butyou knowwho he Is, don'tyou?" "Ofcourse." "Whodoyou take mefor?" "." "I'm sorry." "Itwasyourcompatriot Lola." "That lousy, fucking bitch!" "What's comeoveryou?" "What's comeoverme?" "Howfaralong areyou?" "Three months, I think." "But I'm veryworried." "Worried?" "I'm notsurprised!" "I had bleeding this morning." "Haveyou seen a doctor?" "." "I'm going tothe hospital del Martomorrow." "I wanted to know Ifyou'd comewIth me." "Yes, ofcourse." "Thankyou." "Whataboutthe room?" "I'm sorry." "You can'tstayhere." "Good evening." "MayI come In?" "Hello!" "I was expectIngyou." "I dIdn't know wheretosendyourpurse." "Here It Is." "Thankyou." "Is everything there?" "Yes, everything." "Thankyou forlast night." " Notatall." "I'd lovetotalkmore, but I'm shorton time." "Can I helpyou?" "Couldyou button this?" "Ofcourse." "Whatwasyourname?" "Wouldyou like toworkforme?" " DoIngwhat?" " everything." "everything exceptsleepwIth me." "I'vegotenoughwIth nina." "Well, thetruth Is I was looking forajob." "I need a personal assistant." "Someone I can trust." "You don't know me." "What I saw last nIghtwas enough." "But nina hates me." "nina hates everyone, including herselfand me." "Well... when do I start?" " Right now, Ifyou can." "All right." "Ask NInawhatshewants fordInner." " I'lljust havean esqueixada." "anything else?" "Couldyou geta tranquIlIzerfor nina?" "She's real edgytoday." " I'vegot LexatIn." "Terrific!" "Don't mention thefather." "Whydoyou dislike Lola so much?" "Lola's gottheworstofa man... and theworstofawoman." "I'll tellyou a story." "I had a friend whogot marriedveryyoung." "Afterayear, herhusband wenttoworkIn Paris... and hewas tocall her when hegotsettled." "Twoyears passed." "The husband saved some money and cameto Barcelona toopen a bar." "Shecame heretojoIn him." "Twoyears Isn'ta long time... butthe husband had changed." "HedIdn't love heranymore." "Thechangewas more physical." "He'd gotten a paIroftIts thatwere bIggerthan hers." "Oh, I see." "Myfriendwasveryyoung." "Shewas In a foreign land." "She had noone." "Apartfrom thetIts, the husband hadn'tchanged that much... sosheended upacceptIng him." "WomenwIll doanythIng toavoId being alone." "Women are moretolerant, butthat's good." "We'reassholes... and a bit lesbo." "listen totheend ofthestory." "Myfriend and herhusbandwIth thetIts... set upa barhere, on the Barceloneta." "HespentthedayIn a tInybIkinI, screwing everything hecould... and giving hera hard time Ifsheworea bikini... oreven a miniskirt." "The bastard!" "Howcould someoneactso macho with a paIroftIts lIkethat?" "SItdown." "Who Is the patient?" "She Is." "Well?" "MysIsterIs pregnant." "We reckon she's about three months along." "this Is herfirstcheckup." "Yesterdayand today I bled a little." "LIedown on thecouch, and stripfrom thewaIstdown." "Don'tworry." " PutthIs on." "Thankyou." "according tothe ultrasound, thefetus seems to befine." "Doyou lIvetogether?" "." " No." "Yes." "which Is It?" "She lIveswIth ourmother, butshe hasn'ttold heranythIngyet." "Isyourblood pressure usuallyhIgh?" "Yes, I have hypertension." "There's a riskofmIscarriage." "You must move as lIttleas possible." "But I'vegottodo myjob." "Youronlyjob now Is to rest and notdoanythIng stupid." "Tellyourmother towatch herblood pressure." "She has tofollowa salt-freedIet and rest." "I'll tell her." "listen, Doctor, I work with peoplewhoare hIgh-risk... so I'd liketo have anAIDStestaswell." "What'syourjob?" "She's a social worker." "When canwe pickup the results?" "In twoweeks' time." "You havetotellyourmother." "You need to be looked after." "I found ajobyesterday, and I'm going to be busy all day." "listen." "You've no right toaskmeto beyourmother." "You'vealreadygotone, even Ifyou don't like her." "Wecan'tchooseourparents." "Theyarewhotheyare." "Oh, God!" "Please, don't blackmail me!" "." "Idon'tknow.ifI wasright tocalltheclinic." "Whatelse couldyoudo?" "Ican'tbelieveher andgoonliving withStanley." "Then don't believe her." "What matters Isyou andyourbaby." "What Ifshetold me thetruth?" "Blanche?" "Blanche Is In noshape totell thetruth... even Ifshewanted to, poorthIng." "Where Is myheart?" "She means herjewel box." "It's heart-shaped." "I thinkit's heresomewhere." "Look, here It Is." " I need a necklace." "We'll lookforIt." "What's thegentleman's name?" "HuntleIgh." "did hecall while I was In the bathroom?" " No." " Howstrange!" "." "Whyareyou looking at me lIkethat?" "Do I lookawful?" "No,you lookbetterthan ever." " I'll lookbetterwIth this necklace." "Shall I helpyou?" "Soyou'regoingonatrip." "You'resolucky." "I'mgreen with envy.." "Thereheis." "Thatmusthethegentleman who's comeforyou." "TWOWEEKS LATER" "Second call." "fifteen minutes." "Come In." "Aren'ttheyhereyet?" " I don'twheretheyare." "I was attheTVstudIoall day." "Where's nina?" "Wasn'tshewIthyou?" "Ijust left herat home, In bed." " In bed?" "What'swrong?" "I thinkit's food poisoning." "Shewas so Ill this morning." "WhydIdn'tyou tell me when I called?" "WedIdn'twantto upsetyou." " Has a doctorseen her?" "." "Yes." "She's gotgastroenteritIs, butshe'll befinetomorrow." "Sowecancel theshow?" "I'd lIketospeakto Huma, please." "Yes,waItoutsIde." "five minutes." "All right!" "Tell methetruth." "She's bombed." "Shecan'teven speak." "Shewentoutafteryou did." "ShedIdn't know I'd drop by." "Shethought I'd bewIthyou." "Whatdowedo now?" "IfItwon'tgIveyou a heartattack, I could do herpart." "I know It byheart from hearing Itoverthe loudspeakers." "Butcanyou act?" "I can lIeverywell, and I'm used to improvising." "I'veseen that." "Myson said I was averygood actress." "I dIdn'teven know you had a son!" "third call." "five minutes." "Huma,what'll wedo?" "Wecan'twaItanylonger." "HappybIrthday, Blanche." "this Isyourpresent." "Thankyou, Stanley." "WhydIdyou bother?" "." "I hopeyou like It." "Why, It's" "A bus ticked." "A return tIcketforTuesday." "Areyou InsInuatIng I should leave?" "Whatdoyou think?" "WhydIdyou dothatto her?" "." " I'm sIckofherInsults." "I'm tired ofyou twowhIspering behind mybackall thetIme!" "." "Please, don'tgo!" " Letgo.You'vetorn myshIrt!" " Brute!" "." "Brute?" "I was a brutewhenwe met." "But I'd remIndyou that Itwas nevera problem foryou." "Onedayyou showed me a pIctureofyourhouse... a mansIonwIth lots ofcolumns." "I pulledyou down offthosecolumns and taughtyou to be happy." "We laughed andwere happytogether... untIlyoursIster Blanche appeared." "What'swrong?" "Take metothe hospital, please!" "." "congratulations on last night." "I heardyouweregreat." "You can't imagine." "Whata pItyyouweren'tthere." "I feltawful." "Agradocalled totell meabout It." "She must havecalled halfofBarcelona!" "Areyou doing everything thedoctortoldyou?" " Ijustsaw him." "And?" " I wentformyresults." " I forgot Itwas today." "I'm HIVposItIve." "We'll havethetests redone." "Whythe hell dIdyou screw Lola?" "Don'tyou know she's been shooting upfor 1 5years?" "Whatworld doyou think you're living In?" "I don't know." "Haveyou spoken toyourmother?" "." "Yourcolleagues?" "No." "We'll goforyourthIngs now, andyou'll move In here." "Thankyou." " Hello." " Hello,Alex." "Youwereterrific last night." "Thankyou." "Good evening." " Here's miss GoodyTwo-shoes." "What's up?" "What's up?" "You planned Itall,you bitch!" "nina, don't beso rude." "Just like Eve Harrington." "You learned the parton purpose." "It's fucking ImpossIbleto learn It overthe loudspeakers." "You thInkI'm stupid?" "The loudspeakers helped me rememberIt." "I've known the partofStella foryears." " Really?" "." "Whata coincidence!" "." " Ifyou onlyknew." "WhatdId I tellyou?" "Whywereyou here thatfirst night?" "Orwas that a coIncIdencetoo?" "No, Itwasn'ta coincidence." "I won't botheryou anymore." "I'll get mythIngs and go." "Manuela, I thinkyou owe us an explanation." "AStreetcarNamedDesire has marked mylIfe." "Twentyyears ago, I played Stella with an amateurgroup." "That'swhere I met myhusband." "Hewas playing Kowalski." "Two months ago, I sawyourversIon In Madrid." "I wentwIth myson." "Itwas the night ofhIs birthday." "Itwas pouring rain, butwewaIted outside... because hewanted yourautograph, Huma." "Itwas crazy towaIt In the rain... but Itwas his birthday, so I couldn'tsayno." "You twogot In a taxi, and he ran afteryou." "AcarcomIng along thestreet ran him down." "Hewas killed." "That's theexplanatIon." "That's theexplanatIon, Huma." "Move, Rosa." "I can'tget past." "Whatareyou doing here?" "Hello." "I cameto payyou." "You leftyesterday wIthoutyourmoney." "this Is mysIster Rosa." " Hello." " Howareyou?" "Let me helpyou." "Let's gettheelevator." "Where's nina?" " I left herwIth Mario." "Shesays hi." "Leavethe bags here." "You goand restforawhIle, Rosa." " I'm nottIred." " Don'targue." "SItdown." "anything todrink?" " No, thankyou." "She's lIkea lIttlegIrl." "I couldn'tsleepall night thinking aboutyourson." "I can rememberhIs face In the rain perfectly... and the notebook In his hand." "I can see him now." "I don'twanttotalk about myson." "I can't." "Apartfrom apologizing, nina and and I wantyou tocome back." "Rosa's sick." "She needs someone to lookafterherall day." "I can't leave her." "I'm sorry." "I don't knowwhat I should do." "Whydon'tyou check nina Intoa clinic?" "Ifwedon'tfulfill thecontract, thecompanywIll sue me." "find a replacement... and finIshyourrun with thecompany." "I can'tdothe play without nina." "She's hooked onjunk, but I'm hooked on her." "Whowas It?" "Agrado." "Andyou let herIn?" "You should havesaId wewere busy." "I'm thinking ofyou." "Comeon, lIedown here and stop moving around." "Whatexactly IswrongwIthyou?" "An accident." "What kind?" "WhydIdn't I thInkofIt before?" "Agradocould take myplace." "Ofcourse!" "." "Theoneyou dIdn'twant to let In?" "That's something between us, butshe's perfectforyou." "Howold IsAgrado?" "Prettyold." "Between thIrtyand fifty." "IsAgrado herreal name?" "No, It's a stage name." "LIke Huma." "You knowwhy I tookthe name Huma?" "Yes." "Manuela told me." "WhatelsedId shetellyou?" "everything." "Shetold meeverythIng." "Aboutyou and nina... thejunk... and that It'll end badly." "Really?" "." "AndwhatelsedId shesay." "I'm verycurious." "Thatas an actress, you'rewonderful... butthatas a person, you'reverymIxed up." "Andwhatelse?" "That I shouldn'tsayanythIng." "What haveyou got In the bag?" "Cava and Icecream." "Whatfor?" "." "Tocelebrateyoursuccess last night, bitch." "Thankyou." "Come In." "Oh,whata surprise!" "." "ThreesInglegIrls In an emptyhouse... always reminds meof How.To MarryA Millionaire." " Howareyou, sister Rosa?" " Huma, this IsAgrado." "Mypleasure." "I'm "fans."" "Howareyou?" "Huma,you'rea goddess, a living legend." "LIke I said, I'm "fans," In the plural... but my Manuelawas too much theothernIght." "How I bawled attheevenIng show!" "." "Shouldn'tyou be In El Salvador?" "." "Yes, but I'm notgoIng now." "I'm staying here." "Agrado, I don'twork for Huma anymore." "Beforeyou came,weweresaying thatyou could take myplace." "Me playStella?" "I see myselfmoreas Blanche." "replacing me, not nina, and much less Huma." "Thankyou, Manuela, but I don't" "Tryherfora fewdays." "She Isn'tas clueless as sheseems." "I am, Huma, andworse." "Right now, I don'tgetthIs atall." "So I'll gIveyou the bottle tocheerus upa bit." "I brought Icecream." "Comeon, let's havea drink and relaxa bit." "I'll gettheglasses." "I'lljust havesome Icecream." "I can'tdrinkalcohol." "Well, I'll havea drink." "Hey, what's upwIth Manuela?" "Sheseemsveryodd." "Success hasn'tgone to herhead already, has It?" "Shewants todumpyou on Huma." "I think Prada Is Ideal fora nun." "Myproblem Is everything suits me, so I'm veryeclectIc." "I've had chIlblaIns since I cameto Barcelona." "Oh, really?" "." "It's finished." "Should I get more?" "I'd lovesome, but no." "Where's the bathroom?" "StraIghtahead." "Excuse me." "fill me In onwhat's happening here." "I'm nostranger." " I'll tellyou tomorrow." " No, don't!" "Shecan't keep hermouth shut." "I knowverywell howto keep Itshut." "I played along lIkean english lady soshewouldn'tcatch on." "I'm a model ofdIscretIon, evenwhen I'm sucking someone's cock." "I'vesucked a lotofcocks In public places... and noone's noticed, exceptthe person Involved." "It's been ages since I sucked a cock!" "I lovetheword "cock."" "And "prick"!" "I havetogo." "Areyou all right?" "What?" "Areyou all right?" " Betterthan ever." "Canyou help her find a taxi?" "I nearlyforgot." "this Is foryou." "Thankyou." "Well, good-bye, girls." "So long." "You havetoteach me howto bark." "I thInkI was a bit rudeto Huma." "I said all sorts ofthings." "Really?" "." "Itdoesn't matter." "They'reverydIfferentforsIsters, aren'tthey?" "." "AretheysIsters?" "That'swhat Manuela said." "Well, Ifshesays so." " I thinkyou'reall bullshItters." "You havetogetto know us." "Canyou drive?" " I used to bea truckdriver." " Really?" "." "In Paris, before I got mytIts." "Then I gave upthetruck and becameawhore." " How interesting." "Very." "Acheck." "1 50,000." " Howgenerous!" "What Is It?" "Huma's autograph, for Esteban." "DearEsteban:" "Thisis theautographInevergaveyou... andnotbecause youdidn'ttry.." "Ihavebeenfoolish, castingmypearlsheforeswine." " Youmeanme?" " Youandyourfriend, Mr. Mitchell." "Hecame toseeme andrepeatedtheslanderyou'dtoldhim." "SoIthrew.him out." " You threw.Mitch out?" "He returnedwIth a boxofroses to beg myforgIveness." ""forgive me," hesaid, butsomethIngs are notforgIvable." "CrueltyIs notforgIvable." "It Is theone unforgIvablethIng." "Well?" "Areyou learning the parttoo?" "Ofcourse not." "You should,just In case." "You thInkso?" "MayI havesome privacy?" "." "Soyou can getyourfix?" "Can'twaIttIll theend?" "Ifyou know,whyask?" "Ifyou don'twant metotell Huma, do It In the bathroom." "I don't need toseethesethIngs." "All right." "Keepan eyeon thedoor." "I knowthatwhenyou'reyoung-- well,you're nochIld-- you don'tvaluethesethIngs." "Butyou'recute, nIcelyproportIoned-- kind ofsmall, butcute." "You've lostweIght-- well, It's all thedrugs-- butthe ImportantthIng Is you've lostweIght." "You'vegottalent-- limited talent, butyou'vegot It." "And, aboveall, awomanwho lovesyou." "Andyou trade Itall forjunk." "You thInkIt'sworth It?" "Well, It Isn't." "It Isn'tworth It." "I trade Itfora bItofpeace." "Comeon, help me." "You'regettIng flat as a board." "Compared toyou." "Whata dIrtyhabIt!" "Haven'tyou everthought ofcuttIng Itoff?" "." "I'd get nowork." "TheclIents like us pneumatic andwell-hung." "rheumatic?" "Guys aresoodd." "Not rheumatic." "pneumatic." "A paIroftIts as hard as newlyInflated tires... and a big dIckaswell." "Show meyourcock." "ThatfixdIdn'tagreewIthyou." "Maybe I'll like Ittoo." "You'vegotenough problems as It Is." "Go,you'reon now." "And don'tthrow upon anybody." "TheaudIence loves It." "TheythInkIt's because I'm pregnant." "You're not pregnant In this scene." "You've had a doll." "That's right." "WIllyou show me yourcocklater?" "." "I'll show Ittoyou andyou can lIckIt." "Young peoplewIll tryanythIng!" "MONTHS LATER" "I'm going tocall him Esteban." "Yourson?" "Why?" "." "Afteryours." "this babywIll belong to both ofus." "IfonlyhedId." "Ifonlywewerealone In theworld... wIthoutanycommItments." "You andyourson, justforme." "Butyou havea family." "I'm going tofixyourhaIr and makeyou upa bit." "Why?" "." " I lIketoseeyou looknIce." "And I calledyourmother." "She's coming toseeyou today." "Mymother?" "." "You havea mother." "Don'tyou remember?" "." "WhatwIll I tell her?" "." "Thatyou love her-- I don't know." "Come In, Huma." "No, It Isn't Huma." "MayI come In?" "Ofcourse, Mario." "Come In." "You'reveryearlytoday." "Yes." "Whatareyou doing?" "Justa bItofIronIng." "Is anythIngwrong?" "I dIdn'tsleepverywell last night." "I've been on edgeall day." "Wouldyou give me a blowjob?" "Can'tyou all get It Intoyourheads that I'm retired?" "I don'twantyou tothInkthat... butsInce I've been on edgeall day..." "I thinka blowjob would relax me." "You give meone." "I'm on edgetoo." "Well, Itwould bethefirsttIme I'vesucked awoman's cock... but Ifthat'swhat Ittakes" "Thewholecompany Is obsessedwIth mycock!" "It Isn'ttheonlyonearound." "Don'tyou havea cock?" "Yes." "Do peopleaskyou tosucktheIrcocks becauseyou'vegotone?" " Dothey?" "." " No." "Well, then?" "Look, I'll suckyou off toshowyou howopen-mInded... and howsensItIve I am aboutthesethIngs." "Where's thefucking phone?" "Hello?" "All right, don'tworry." "I'll seetoeverythIng." "Shall wegoto myroom?" "In case Huma comes" "Huma can'tcome." "She's In the hospital, alongwith nina." "What's happened?" "Theynearlykilled each other." "Fuck!" "Here." "We'll havetocancel the performance." " Don'tsayanythIng." "We havetosaysomethIng." "Yes, but Itdoesn't have to bethetruth." " I'll makesomethIng up." " Right." "And" " Hello, howareyou?" " Hello." "Come In." "Where Is she?" "There, In the bedroom." "And here I was soworried, thInkingyouwere In El Salvador." "I seeyou've learned to lie." "I dIdn't know howtotellyou." "Whatareyou going todo now?" "Leavetheorder?" "." "Get married?" "Mom, thethIngsyou ask!" "One neverknowswIthyou." "At least, I don't." "Even this I had to learn about throughyourfriend." "Whatwould I havedone without her?" "." "How!" "s Dad?" "Sameas ever." "I don't know." "Worse." "Ifyou don't mind, I'd rathernottell him anything." "Hewouldn'tget Itanyway." "And SapIc?" " fine." "Rosa, I don't know whattodo." "Whatdoyou expect me todo?" "nothing, Mom." "You don'texpect anything from me?" "It Isn'tthat." "What I mean Is don't make It harderforme." "Wouldyou lIkeanythIng?" "I'm making tea." "No, thankyou." "WhatexactlyIswrong?" "I dIdn't understand overthe phone." "according tothe ultrasound, she's got placenta previa." "When thetImecomes, she'll need a caesarian." "In the meantime, she must havecomplete rest." "Doyou think I should take herhome?" "I haveto lookafterherfather as Ifhewerea child." "You're hermother... but I think Rosa's better-offhere." "That's the impression shegave me." "Ifyou need money, justaskme." "And, please, keep me Informed." "Yes." "Don'tworry." "Thankyouverymuch." " I'll seeyou out." " No, really." "I don't know what I dIdwrongwIth Rosa." "EversInceshewas born, she's been lIkean alien." "Doyou havechIldren?" "Yes, one." "Doyou getalongwell with him?" "HedIed." "I'm sorry." "Dueto reasons beyond theIrcontrol... twooftheactresses whotriumph daIlyon this stage... cannot be heretonIght-- the poorthIngs." "Sotheshow has been cancelled." "ThosewhowIsh can gettheIrmoneyback... butforthosewho have nothing bettertodo..." "It's a shametowastethe rareoccasIon thatyou make Ittothetheater." "Ifyou stay..." "I promIsetoentertaInyou with mylIfestory." "Good-bye." "I'm verysorry." "IfI boreyou,you can pretend tosnore-- lIkethIs." "I'll getthe Idea, andyou certainly won't hurt myfeelIngs." "Honestly." "Theycall me "LaAgrado"... because I'vealways tried to make people's lives agreeable." "Aswell as being agreeable, I'm veryauthentIc!" "LookatthIs body!" "." "All madeto measure." "Almond-shaped eyes-- 80,000." "Nose-- 200,000." "Awasteofmoney." "AnotherbeatIng thefollowIngyearleft It lIkethIs." "ItgIves mecharacter, but IfI'd known..." "I wouldn't havetouched It." "I'll continue." "TIts--two, because I'm no monster." "70,000 each, but I've morethan earned that back." "silicone In" "Where?" "lips, forehead, cheeks... hips and ass." "A pIntcosts about 1 00,000... soyouworkItout, because I've lostcount." "Jaw reductIon--75,000." "Complete laserdepIlatIon... becausewomen, like men, alsocomefrom apes." "60,000 a session." "Itdepends how haIryyou are." "Usually, twotofoursessIons." "But Ifyou'rea flamencodIva, you'll need more." "Well, as I was saying..." "Itcosts a lot to beauthentIc, ma'am." "And onecan't bestIngy with thesethIngs... becauseyou are moreauthentIc... the moreyou resemble whatyou'vedreamed ofbeIng." "I'll turnyou around." " Please, becareful." " Don'tworry." "We'll lift upa bit." "That's It." "Areyou all right?" "Yes." "Ifyou can push Itoverhere" " I'll putthIs away." "Thankyou." "Canyou manage?" "Yes." "Tothe hospital del Mar, please." "Canwego through MedInacelI Square?" "Aren'twe meetIngyourmother atthe hospital?" " Ijustwanttoseethesquare." "All right." "Stop here!" "." "I played hereas a child." "SapIc!" "Come here, boy?" "." "Hello, SapIc." "Thatdogwould go with anybody." "Doyou havea dog?" "No, but I reallylIkethem." " Howold areyou?" "Twenty-sIx." "And howtall areyou?" " Notvery." "FIvesIx." "Comeon." "Goon." "Go backto Dad." "Comeon." "Good-bye, Dad." "You aren't In anypaIn?" " No." "That's great." "painless childbirth." "When Is shegoIng Intosurgery?" "." "In an hourand a half." "I'vegottImetogocheck onyourfatherand come back." "You don't have tocome back, Mom." "I wantto be here wIthyou." "give Dad a kiss forme." "I'm keeping this one." "So long." "Good-bye." "I hopethethIrd Esteban Is thedefinItIveoneforyou." "ThethIrd Esteban?" "Lolawas thefirst... andyourson, thesecond." "Soyou knew Lola was thefatherofmyson too." "Ofcourse." "ItdIdn'ttakea genius." "Lola doesn't know we had a son." "I nevertold him." "DIdyourson know?" "No, hedIdn't." "Let's nottalkaboutsad things." "this Is a greatday." "They've putViidela InjaIl, andyourson's going to be born." " promise meonethIng." "What?" " IfanythIng happens" "Whatcould happen?" "PromIseyouwon't hIdeanythIng from thechIld." "I don't haveto.You can tell him whateveryouwantyourself." "promise me." "IfIt makesyou happier." "All right." "I promise." "Weare heretoday tosaygood-byetooursIster Rosa." "Manuela, I'm so happy toseeyou." "Whata pity It has to be here." "Itcouldn't be anywhereelse." "You aren'ta human being, Lola." "You'rean epidemic!" "I was always excessive." "And I'm verytIred." "Manuela, I'm dying." "Come." "I'm saying good-bye toeverythIng." "I robbedAgrado to paymytIckettoArgentIna." "I wanted totakea last look atthetown... the river... ourstreet." "And I'm happy I can saygood-byetoyou too." "Now Ijust havetosee sister Rosa's child." "Myson." "I always dreamed ofhavIng a son." "You knowthat." "When I left Barcelona, I was carryingyourchIld." "What?" "You meanyou too" "DIdyou have It?" "A beautiful boy." "I wanttosee him." "DIdyou bring him wIthyou?" "He's In Madrid, butyou can'tsee him." "Even from a distance." "I promise hewon'tsee me." "It's the lastthIng I askofyou." "You can'tsee him." "Please!" "." "six months ago, hewas run overbya car." "He's dead." "I onlycameto Barcelona totellyou." "I'm sorry." "The baby!" "." "Where haveyou been?" "Haven'tyou taken SapIcoutyet?" "Youweren't here." " I'm here now." "He's hungry." "The bottle's heating." "WIllyou get It, please?" "Come here." "Viicenta, don't let myhusband come In here, please." "He's convinced the baby!" "syours." "Yes, I know." "He'sveryjealous." "I told him the babywasyours." "I don'tdare tell him thetruth." "Hewouldn't understand anyway." "Ifonlyhewere mine." "What Is It?" "Who's thatwoman?" "It's Manuela, the newcook." "She's beenwIth us fourdays." "We'vefixed upthIs room soshecan be herewith herchIld." "Remember?" "." "I toldyou." " Howold areyou?" "ThIrty-eIght." " Howtall areyou?" " FIveseven." "All right." "Nowyou can go forawalk." "Goon." "Thereyou are." "The bottle, ma'am." "Thankyou." "Thankyou." "No, no." "We'regoIng toeat now." "Yes?" "Don'ttell anyone abouttheantIbodIes." "Dothe nuns know?" "All right." "ONE MONTH LATER" "Hello, Lola." "Take him." "WhatdId thedoctorsay." "He's fine." "You can see-- he's normal." "You'rewIth Dad." "Can I give him a kiss?" "Ofcourse." "Myson, I'm sorryto leaveyou such an awful Inheritance." "Don'tsaythat." "There's no reasonwhy heshould developthedIsease." "this Is our Esteban." "You called him Esteban too?" "Thankyou." "Hewanted to beawriter." "this Is his notebook." "HetookItwIth him everywhere." "HewrotethIs the morning ofthedayhedIed." "Read It." ""Last night Mom showed mea picture." "HalfofItwas missing." "I dIdn'twanttotell her, but mylIfe Is missing thatsame half."" "Keep reading." ""this morning I looked through herdrawers... and found a bundleofpIctures." "Theywereall missing a half." "Myfather, I suppose." "I wantto meet him." "I haveto make Mom understand that I don'tcarewho he Is... orwhat he's like... orhow he behaved towards her." "Shecan'tdenyme that right."" "Keepthe picture." "Thankyou." "I don't lIkejustanyone kissing the baby." "Whowas thatwoman In the barwIthyou?" "Thatwoman Is his father." "WhatdIdyou say." "Thatwas his father, and he'sveryIll." "That monsterIs theone who killed mydaughter?" "." "Don'tthInkaboutthat, Rosa." "Thereare peoplewhothInk children are made In a day." "But Ittakes a long tIme-- averylong time." "That'swhyIt's soawful tosee yourchIld's blood on theground." "Astream thatflows fora minute andyetcosts usyears." "When I found myson... hewas lying In the mIddleofthestreet." "I soaked myhands In his blood and licked them." "Because Itwas mine." "animals lIcktheIryoung, don'tthey?" "." "I'm notdIsgusted bymyson." "You don't know what It's like." "In a monstrance ofglass and topaz..." "I would put theearth soaked byhIs blood." "Keep kneading." "Thesadness should go Intoyourhands." "Work.You havetowork." "You don't notice mycold?" " No, It's fine." "Comeon." "You shouldn't be In here." "Hello." "I'vegota bouquet forAgradoand Huma Rojo." " Really?" "." "Yes." "sign here, please." "You sure It's forAgrado?" "Yes, Itsays so." "Here." "Knowwhytheycall me Agrado?" "I'vealways tried to make lIfeagreeableforothers." "Right." ""DearAgradoand Huma:" "running awayonceagaIn with nogood-byes... though I know how much you lIkethem,Agrado."" "Thesituation with Rosa'sparents isunbearable." "Thegrandmotheisafraid ascratch willinfecther." "I'm takingEsteban wherehe won'the surroundedbyhostility." "Agrado,youknow." "how.muchIloveyou." "Takegoodcare ofyourselfandofHuma." "I'msorrytomiss theopening... buti'msure thehomagetoLorca willheagreatsuccess." "I'll write toyou... butit'shetter youdon'tknow.anymore." "Oh, andtearuptheletter." "YourManuela."" "TWOYEARS LATER" "I'mcomingbacktoBarcelona aftertwoyears... butthistime I'mnotrunningaway." "I'mgoing toanAIDSconference organizedbyCanRuti." "MyEstebanhasneutralized the virusinrecordtime... andthey wanttostudy hiscase." "I'msohappy." "MayI?" "Hey, she's mInetoo!" "You lookbeautIful!" "YourhaIr's gotten so long." "And so hasyours." " No, this Is awIg forthe play." "wait,yourearring's loose." "I'll fix It." "Learn,you animal!" "An animal, butwho takes careofyou like I do?" "It's greataboutyourson!" "So he's neutralized thevIrus practIcallyovernIght." "Yes." "Esteban's case proves thevIrus can disappear." "They'restIll trying tofind outwhy, but It's a miracle." "I knew It." "How I prayed forthatchIld." "WhynotstaywIth us whIleyou're In Barcelona?" "Ofcourse." "We'restaying with his grandparents." "Rosa's mother Is looking forward to It." "She's changed so much." "third call, five minutes." " I havetogo." "You'vegot Esteban's picture." "Lola gave Itto me beforeshedIed." "I was keeping It untIlyou came back." "Keep It." "Thankyou." "And nina?" "I havetogo." "nina got married." "She's backing herhometown." "She's gota babytoo." "It's fatand horrible." "Really, reallyugly." "I'll seeyou later." ""To Bette davis, Gena Rowlands, RomySchneIder..." "Toall actresses who have played actresses... toall womenwhoact... to menwhoact and becomewomen... toall the people whowantto be mothers." "To mymother."" "made by jest"