"~ What's going on?" "How are you?" "~ Everything's fine." "Youngsters, you've got an hour to complete this math test." "I hope you've studied and that you do well." "You can begin." "Luís." "2325." "Frankly, Pablo, you really suck at math." "You don't study." "Of course I study, Professor." "It's just that math is very hard for me,... and it bores me a bit..." "The truth is I wasn't born to be a mathematician." "Probably not, but if you don't study you won't pass the year, and that would be a shame." "My mom said the same thing." "~ Oh, by the way, I wanted to talk with you." "~ Whatever you say." "My mom said that maybe I can get private tutoring,... that is, if you're interested." "Sure, why not, with great pleasure, but with one condition that you take in hand." "I promise, Professor, I'm going to study hard." "You'll see." "Fine, and this tutoring, is it to be every day?" "No, I think thrice a week would be plenty." "~ When will we start up?" "~ How does tomorrow sound?" "~ Good, tomorrow, fine." "~ Good." "Well, right, see you at my house tomorrow at four." "Look, let me give you written directions?" "And tell your mom to get in touch to finalize the details." "~ Yes, Professor." "~ Off you go." "~ Here." "~ See you." "~ What's happening?" "~ Hi, what's up?" "When are we going to rehearse with the group?" "Well..." "I don't know." "We'll have to agree on a time." "I can't miss my tutoring." "Tomorrow I start up with Professor Mendez." "The most important thing is to know where we rehearse." "My house's out." "My dad'll lose his nut." "And mom doesn't like rock." "She says she doesn't want the noise in the house." "What bad luck!" "They keep chasing us out of every place." "Jaime's mother doesn't want us to keep on practicing at his place." "If this goes on we'll be practicing in the street." "My house has a big empty place." "I'll sweet-talk my dad into lending it to us." "He's pretty cool, I'm sure he'll say yes." "If he says yes, we'll be all set." "Well, let's hope he goes for it, so we'll finally have a place for us and for our music." "We should go talk with your dad about the problem." "Won't your mom say anything?" "No, Dad'll bring her around" "OK, then let's go tell Chucho and Jaime... and tell'em we're on for Saturday morning at Jorge's." "And bring the instruments, because if my parents go along, well, that very moment... we tidy up the place and have a rehearsal at once." "OK." "I'm coming." "I'm coming!" "Yes, I heard!" "Good afternoon, is this Professor Méndez's house?" "Yes." "~ Is he in?" "~ Yes." "~ I'm..." "~ Yeah, I know, you're Pablo, right?" "~ Yeah, I'm Pablo." "~ Well, come in, Carlos is expecting you." "Thanks." "Come on in." "Wait here, Pablo, I'll tell him you've arrived." "That's fine." "Carlos!" "Carlos!" "~ Hi." "~ Hi." "Wow, Pablo, how punctual you are!" "~ Good afternoon, Professor." "~ Right, let's get to work." "~ Did you bring your things?" "~ Yeah, all the books." "Perfect." "Come on, sit down." "Hey, Aunt, who's that kid with Carlos?" "Oh, it's one of his students, he's here for extra math tutoring or something like that." "I'll take them some cookies and lemonade." "Very good idea, but be careful not to upset Carlos by interrupting them." "No, Carlos never gets upset with me." "This is resolved by taking the square of the first... plus twice the product of first by the second... plus the square of the second." "You understand me?" "Look, teacher, the truth is, not a word." "Better leave me with some exercises to practice on to see if I can understand you better." "I brought you some cookies and lemonade." "It's better studying that way." "Thanks, my dear." "Look, this is Pablo, one of my students." "Hi, Pablo, nice to meet you." "Me, too." "Well, I'm going, I have to help Aunt Sarah." "Excuse me." "~ Is that your daughter?" "~ No, she's my sister." "Her name's Rocío." "It's just that she looks more...well, I mean that I thought..." "Yes, yes, I'm a lot older than Rocío." "When Rocío was born, I was 12.." "~ You want a lemonade?" "~ Yes, thanks." "My parents always wanted another child, and I wanted a sibling." "So when Rocío was born, joy filled the house, and happiness." "She's the dearest." "~ How old is...?" "~ Rocío or me?" "~ Well..." "Rocío." "~ 13." "She's very pretty." "Well, now, to business, moving ahead." "Now then, we were..." "How cool!" "This place is grand!" "Yeah, your parents have their act together." "Here, man, as always." "How's things, Pablo?" "Ever since we got here he's wearing a "missing something" face,... and he's the one who worked the least." "Look, Pablo, we're your friends,... and if you have some problems lurking, we can give you a hand." "I think it's about your not getting better at math." "But don't worry, it's useless." "Nowadays using a calculator, you won't have any problem." "No, my problem is Professor Méndez's sister." "With his sister?" "Oh, I'll bet she's a spinster,... a snooty, bad-blooded gossiper!" "And whenever you go to the house, she'll scold you." "Her name's Rocío and she's 13." "She's the prettiest girl I've seen in my entire life." "OK, Sparkplug, introduces her to us!" "Not hardly!" "I like her too much!" "Yes, Sofía." "He's tutoring Pablo." "I'll call him right now." "See you." "Hang on." "Carlos, Sofía's on the phone." "Just a minute." "Sofía's another aunt?" "No, no, she's Carlos's girlfriend." "They love each other a lot and I think they'll be getting married." "~ And you, do you have..." "~ What?" "Math classes?" "Yeah, I like them a lot." "Me, not so much." "I'm more into music." "My friends and I are forming a group." "Oh, really?" "And you, what instruments do you play?" "I just sing." "I prefer the drums." "It's my mom." "I'm going with her to buy a present." "Bye." "~ See you, Carlos." "~ See you." "Yeah, see you then." "A big sloppy kiss." "Fine." "Yeah, really." "If you want to catch Rocío's eye, it's enough that you push yourself into a parachute... and land just by the front door of her house." "That way never won a lady." "Fine, but Buddy, does Rocío pay some attention to you?" "Not quite." "When I go there to study, we talk, we greet each other,... we say goodbye, but that's not what I want with her." "I know." "I have a super-effective plan." "Such as?" "Look, come to my place to get my bike and then we'll go to Rocío's." "On the street you can spin out..." "I'm sure that'll make an impression." "You see, women like men athletes." "Then what?" "~ You think it'll work?" "~ I'm sure of it." "OK, so let's go to your house to get your bike." "Luís, it's my dad." "Hi, guys." "What's the rush?" "Where're you headed?" "We're going to Luís's a to arrange something very important." "What matter's so important?" "Rocío, the girl I like..." "Luís and I know how to win her." "~ Both of you?" "~ Well, just me, but he's going to help me." "Like a good friend." "That's all right, then." "Listen, I want to talk with you." "What about, Dad?" "How are you doing in your math tutoring?" "~ Fine, I'm studying hard." "~ Pablo will be a great mathematician, you may be sure." "I hope so." "Sure, Dad, we've got to go." "We're in a rush." "Okay, son, and I hope that your conquest is very nice." "~ Is your mom home?" "~ Yes, Dad." "~ Take care." "~ Bye, Dad." "Goodbye, sir." "We're off." "Wait here, Pablo." "Get on the bike and don't get off." "I'm going to fix things." "I know what I do." "Tell me what's happening." "~ Good afternoon, ma'am." "~ Good afternoon." "Could you tell Rocío to look out the window?" "Pablo has a surprise for her." "Of course, kiddo." "Glad to." "Consider the message passed on." "Thanks, ma'am." "Pablo will be very grateful." "Everything's under control." "The moment you see Rocío at the window, start up your drill." "I don't know what I'd do without you, brother." "I think she's coming." "Hi." "Check this out, Rocío!" "Well?" "This was the reason you called me out?" "No way, Pablo, you blew it." "You blew it." "Let's go." "You pissed it." "Let's go get Mom's car." "You'll see!" "How great my dad's not home!" "But either way, I can't leave Rocío like that." "The truth is, I'm not convinced." "If I'd know better, I wouldn't come." "~ Could it be that you're scared?" "~ A little." "Don't worry, Jorge." "I drive very well." "Trust me." "What if your dad hears us?" "Look, Luís, my dad's not home and my mom hardly ever uses the car." "~ Besides, this will be a breeze." "~ It's be better if we pushed it." "All right. we'll start the engine there outside." "Hurry, come on, Luís!" "Wow!" "What else did I need?" "Yeah, yeah!" "Didn't I tell you?" "Now come on, let's go see Rocío." ""Variety Radio", Latin America's musical platform." "From Mexico City." "Back up, quick." "This thing is useless." "~ We already wrecked it." "~ What can we do?" "You, I don't know --- me, I'm going home." "I don't want to get into trouble." "Don't be a clown or a coward!" "The bumper's trashed and the rim's bent." "Yeah." "My dad's going to hang me!" "If I were you, I wouldn't tell him." "Then what do we do?" "Just leave the car lying here?" "Well, tell your folks before the police show up." "I know --- why not call Professor Méndez and ask for help?" "With the problem all solved, then you can tell your folks." "That sounds like a good idea, but...a phone?" "There's one." "Now go talk to him while we wait here." "OK." "~ You saw what he did?" "~ Yes, the dickhead." "He said he knew how to drive." "~ Hello?" "~ Rocío?" "Hi, Pablo." "Well, look, Rocío, I called to say that... because..." "look...we were coming to your house... in my mom's car... when suddenly we stopped up against..." "What?" "Where?" "Yes, yes, yes, he's at home." "Yes, I'll tell him." "Of course he'll show up." "Goodbye." "Holy crap, how slow." "You see how smart I am?" "You got Rocío's attention." "Sure, but at what cost?" "!" "What, isn't worth it?" "Sure." "Look, there they are!" "~ Crap!" "~ Now what, you nincompoop?" "What are you doing?" "Are you crazy or what?" "Belt up." "Don't you see Rocío's coming?" "I don't want her to see me." "You have to pretend that I'm checking something under the car." "How ludicrous!" "How they're going to tease us about this!" "Bad cess the teacher brought Rocío!" "Shut up, brother!" "What happened, mischievous brats?" "This is going to be expensive." "Hang on, sir, we'll fix this problem right now." "We were coming along here, when suddenly the lamppost got in our way..." "Good afternoon." "Are you OK, kids?" "~ Sure, I'm fine." "~ Where's Pablo?" "He's here, under the car." "~ Hi." "~ Hi." "What are you up to under there?" "I was checking to see if the axle could be fixed." "Let's move on, kids." "Please show me your papers." "And if you don't have them, we'll have to go to the station." "Thanks for coming, Professor." "This problem needs to be fixed immediately." "Yeah, sure, immediately." "Professor, I wanted to see if you could lend me some money to fix this problem." "Hey, boy, don't get me wrong, please, I'm not corrupt, OK?" "Hey, Rocío, by any chance do you have any friends you can introduced to Jorge and me?" "Shut up!" "Pay him no mind, Rocío." "Actually, we're really cool." "Yes, yes, but I'll have to tell my friends." "They're the ones who'll decide." "No...right." "Hey, Pablo, nothing happened to you?" "Honestly, I don't even know what went wrong." "Everything was well planned." "I know." "I know." "My mother's going to give me a right bollocking." "~ Is this his home?" "~ Yeah, this is his home." "What's up, Pablo?" "Good afternoon, ma'am, don't mind me." "What happened?" "Where's the car?" "Look, Mom, this is Professor Méndez." "And his sister." "~ A pleasure." "~ A pleasure." "But where's the car?" "You guys took it?" "Yes, Mom, we took the car and we crashed." "And we phoned Professor Méndez to help us out." "Yes, ma'am, it was a very minor hit." "But we went to the station, paid the fine, and the car is in the shop." "Pablo's told you the exact truth, just as he promised." "Fine, we'll be leaving." "By your leave, ma'am." "~ Goodbye." "~ Professor, you paid for this?" "There's no problem." "Don't worry." "By your leave." "~ Good bye, sir." "~ Good bye, ma'am." "~ We'll see you." "~ Goodbye, Jorge." "You shouldn't have done this, Pablo." "I'd thought it was stolen." "Why did you take it without permission?" "Your father's going to hit the roof." "I didn't do it to be bad, Mom." "I just wanted..." "What, son?" "There's a girl I love and I wanted to impress her with the car." "Besides,..." "Look, Pablo, showing off in a car isn't the best way to win a girl." "There are other ways, and, most important, less dangerous ones." "So what should I do, Mom?" "You could ask her for a walk." "When your dad and I were sweethearts,... we went to the park, to the fair, for some ice cream... and he got me some presents." "There are lots of ways to please a woman." "So tell me: who is she?" "The Professor's sister, the one you just met." "She just didn't register with me." "Forgive me to her." "Yes, Mom." "Good morning..." "I mean...afternoon, ma'am." "I'm Pablo Andrade." "Pablo...!" "Come in." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Rocío's mother." "I really wanted to meet you." "Rocío muses so much about you." "And I've heard so much about you." "Are you here to see Carlos or Rocío?" "No...yes..." "I mean... no..." "I came to see Rocío." "OK, she'll show up right away." "This girl is in a right state." "She told me you had an accident driving your mom's car." "It was nothing serious, am I right?" "No...no, ma'am, that's quite right." "There was just the shock, and the car was scraped up a bit, but that's all." "She also said you have a band, is that right?" "Yes." "I'm the singer." "~ How nice!" "~ Hi!" "Hi." "Well, I'll leave you because I have to get to work." "My God!" "I'm late already!" "Goodbye!" "~ Goodbye, Mom." "~ Goodbye, Pablo." "~ Safe journey, ma'am." "~ Thanks." "Your mom works?" "Yeah, she's the receptionist at Doctor Fuentes's clinic." "He's our doctor." "Your mom's very nice." "Yeah, the nicest in the world." "There's no doubt about it, we're getting better by the day." "Someday we'll be famous." "Hey, Pablo, you're already Rocío's boyfriend?" "No, not yet." "But you know what?" "I'm sure she likes me." "Now I just want to take her out." "On a date." "Why not invite her to a rehearsal and invite her friends along?" "It's a good idea, but they won't come." "I know women very well." "They get embarrassed." "So they'd say, but deep down they'd love to come see us." "You're right, that's very true." "They're all the same." "They pretend they're tough." "They just might not accept the invitation." "Hey, why don't we organize a picnic?" "There you go!" "I like the idea." "I hope they'll give Rocío permission to go." "Along with her friends, so she won't be going alone, right?" "No, no, no, no." "That's wrong." "The square root is wrong." "Why haven't you been studying, Pablo?" "Hi, Pablo." "Hi, Rocío." "~ You got the square root wrong." "~ Yeah, I heard, Carlos, but...sorry, Professor." "No, don't worry, it's all right, you can address me familiarly." "You can call me Carlos." "I like it better." "But you have to study more." "I'll give you some exercises." "Sure, Carlos, whatever you say is fine!" "Give me all the exercises you want, because I don't think I've got this yet,... and I'll learn more if you tutor me every day." "I just realized that... and I realized that I'm in love." "I mean...that I love math,... and it's important that I learn it well." "Rocío, please don't interrupt us." "Sure, Carlos." "Excuse me." "Fine, you were saying?" "Well I'm going to have to come every day to learn well enough." "Don't you think?" "He left the ball!" "Good thing they let you come!" "Are you happy you came?" "Yeah, lots." "I love everywhere in the open air." "I feel like it lets me breathe better." "On the other hand, I don't know, I don't like closed-in places." "I feel like I'm drowning." "They scare me." "We should go to the country every weekend, don't you think?" "Pablo, come on." "Excuse me just a minute, Rocío." "What's up?" "Already done?" "No, man, this isn't so easy." "This is serious stuff." "What did Luís tell you?" "Yeah, well...he said I should sing." "Go on, sing!" "I'd love to hear you sing." "Here?" "Now?" "Don't be shy." "OK, fine." "Hey, guys, come on, Pablo's going to sing." "Come on, hurry, Jorge, Pablo's going to sing!" "Hurry, get your butt in gear!" "But hurry up, gosh, otherwise he won't sing!" "Come on!" "Go on." "Belt it out, Pablo!" "Go on!" "I dedicate this to you, Rocío." "Pay attention to Pablo!" "What'll you sing?" "~ "Big Eyes"." "~ Go for it!" "¤ I'm in love, but very silly because I'm ashamed... ¤ to tell you I'm giving all my love to my brunette... ¤ 1000 times I've hugged her, stolen her kisses, but just in a dream,..." "¤ because I can't find the way to make her mine." "¤ Big eyes, upturned nose... ¤ and a tiny mouth has the girl I love." "¤ She doesn't know that she's driving me love crazy... ¤ I won't say who she is, but here I am ogling her." "¤ Big eyes, upturned nose... ¤ and a tiny mouth has the girl I love." "¤ She doesn't know she's driving me love crazy... ¤ I won't say who she is, but here I am ogling her." "¤ Big eyes, upturned nose... ¤ and a tiny mouth has the girl I love." "¤ She doesn't know she's driving me crazy... ¤ I won't say who she is, but here I am ogling her. ¤" "You sing beautifully, Pablo!" "Lunchtime!" "This..." "look, Rocío...since I...it's just..." "Look, you understand me, right?" "Well... ~ Rocío, do you want to be my girlfriend?" "~ Sure, Pablo." "Rocío told me yes!" "Tomorrow Rocío and I celebrate a week as sweethearts." "I'd like to give her something." "Women like stylish men." "Why not give her a doll?" "No, that's a child's gift!" "Then give her perfume." "It's grownup's gift." "What's up with you, Luís?" "I don't have that kind of money!" "Let's see, let me think." "You see, I always have good ideas." "I know, I'll give her a puppy." "~ A puppy?" "~ A puppy." "OK, you got me this time." "Your idea was better than mine." "~ It was about time you hit one." "~ Hit one?" "She'll like this." "Isn't it kind of nice?" "Yeah, it's nice." "Can I help you with something, guys?" "Yeah, how much is this dog?" "40,000 pesos." "It's a very fine dog." "Yeah, we'll, it's very nice..." "Don't you have one for about 600 pesos?" "A 600 peso dog?" "Don't you know anything about animals?" "Here we only carry the finest dogs." "You just came in here to annoy me." "Beat it!" "Scram!" "Moronic brats...!" "A dog for 600 pesos!" "So what'll you do now?" "Don't worry, this'll be easy." "Easy, with 600 pesos?" "Didn't you hear what that old guy said?" "Sure, but what we want to do is grab a stray." "A stray dog?" "Oh, Luís, now you've gone really nuts!" "It all depends on the dog." "You don't have a good eye, but I know how to spot good dogs." "Look, I'll find one that's impressive... that even she-dogs will think is fine and dandy." "If you say so..." "Look how beautiful!" "Look, I brought him as a gift because today is our anniversary." "Oh, thanks, Pablo, it's beautiful!" "Anniversary?" "Well, week-versary, if you like, but certainly we've survived a time span worth celebrating." "~ Look, isn't it cute?" "~ Sure, lovely!" "~ Where'd you buy it?" "~ It's a secret, right, Luís?" "Yeah, it's named Marifas and it's female." "Oh, that's the funniest name!" "It would be better called Farina." "No, I like Marifas." "Oh, what's this, Rocío?" "It's a puppy Pablo gave me as a present." "Isn't it cute?" "Well, cute, cute, you could say cute, sure...no, but she's funny." "Yeah, it's a nice dog." "~ By your leave, guys." "~ Goodbye." "I'd be thrilled if you gave me a dog like this." "Oh, daughter, someday!" "Hey, Rocío, do you want to come tomorrow to check out the group?" "The group's rules don't allow guests." "Besides, we need to concentrate in rehearsals." "And if you come, Pablo will have his head in the clouds, and he won't be able to sing." "Fine, we're heading off." "I'll phone you later." "Thanks for the present, she's lovely." "~ Let's go." "~ See you." "~ Come on in, OK?" "~ Sure." "You see, Rocío?" "He was going to kiss you!" "Oh, Rocío, how I envy you!" "I'd love to have a boyfriend like Pablo, to shower me with gifts." "Well, I wish my boyfriend was Luís." "Hey, Silvia, don't you like Jorge?" "Well, the truth is, he's not too bad." "Listen, would you all like to go to Jorge's to see Luís and Pablo and the rest rehearsing?" "We can't." "Luís said we can't visit the rehearsals." "The truth is they'd like us to go, but they'd be embarrassed if we heard them play." "So Luís invented all that guff about group rules and I don't know what." "But I want to go." "I'm thrilled at the idea of hearing them play!" "Well, I'm dying to hear Luís on bass." "~ Then let's give them a surprise." "~ Too right." "¤ We came to your house, at about five or six,... ¤ a friend of mine wanted to meet you." "¤ With your superior air, who would have guessed it?" "¤ Me, I was all shriveled up, but you noticed me." "¤ Like a mountain impossible to climb,... ¤ you were so high, they wanted to reach you." "¤ But I was what you were missing so you could be... ¤ free as the wind, strong as a gale." "¤ You started to explain my horoscope." "¤ We agreed on love, everything else was pointless." "¤ You told me, "Stay here because... ¤ "oh, oh, oh, I love you... ¤ "oh, oh, oh, I love you... ¤ "oh, oh, oh...oh, oh, oh,..." "¤ "I love you, oh, oh, oh..."" "¤ We agreed and reached a conclusion:... ¤ "Our love will be immortal,..." "¤ "oh, oh, oh, I love you."" "¤ Your strange look stuck in my eyes,... ¤ a chill ran through my body." "¤ The crowd left off, nobody wanted to ask... ¤ why I wouldn't go, why I was dragging behind." "¤ Thousands of planets crowded in front of me." "¤ I was so upset, I didn't know what to say!" "¤ But I was carried away, who would have thought?" "¤ I was shriveled up and you noticed me." "¤ Oh, oh, oh, I love you...oh, oh, oh... ¤ oh, oh, oh, I love you, oh, oh, oh... ¤ oh, oh, oh, I adore you, oh, oh, oh..." "¤ We agreed and reached a conclusion: "Our love will be immortal"." "¤ Oh, oh, oh, I love you so. ¤" "How nice that you all dropped by, Rocío!" "Isn't that right, Luís?" "Yeah, sure, fine with me." "Oh, I'm very tired!" "I don't know why." "I'm sorry, Pablo, they didn't give me permission to go skating." "Mom's still not home from work, and my Aunt Sara says that if she isn't back, she can't give me permission,... that I have to keep on studying." "They didn't say I could go, either." "Never mind." "Some other day, OK?" "But..." "I'm eager to see you." "Let's go without permission." "Come on, say yes, Rocío!" "OK, but just for a little while." "I'll tell Aunt Sara and see what happens." "But pray for it, OK?" "Fine, see you at Jorge's house, at rehearsal time." "When you show up, we'll go." "~ Good, OK, see you." "~ See you, Rocío." "Where are you going to go skating?" "We'll go skating in Blackberry Street or somewhere like that." "Pablo always arrives late." "We waste an hour waiting for him." "Yeah, yeah, that's life." "Well, I first came here before his gig because I liked to hear you play." "Fine, and while we're waiting for Pablo, let's play the song "Música"?" "Oh, I know that one, if you want I'll sing it." "Oh, you know how to sing a bit?" "Oh, sure!" "Well, come on!" "~ Ready." "~ Focus, let's start well." "1, 2, 3..." "¤ I do not know what would become of me if it weren't here,... ¤ calming my sadness, easing my sorrows, always drifting inside of me." "¤ I'd die of loneliness if I couldn't hear... ¤ as days go by, the melody it'd provide." "¤ My friend, the only one, the music in my heart." "¤ And I have everything, a love song,... ¤ who cares, who knows,... ¤ what matters is to carry the music in my heart." "¤ Music, music, music in my heart." "Music, music, music in my heart." "¤ A thousand things could happen, but I don't feel alone, I don't feel bad... ¤ All I ask is a pair of headphones, a radio fixed on any channel." "¤ A rhythm that comes to live and begins to grow... ¤ when I feel the notes in my body." "¤ Music, music, music in my heart." "Music, music, music in my heart." "¤ Music, music, music in my heart." "Music, music, music in my heart." "¤ It's my best friend, my first friend, my first love." "¤ I want to climb into its arms, cross the room, feel the excitement." "¤ And the magic begins to bloom and I begin to get high when I feel its notes in my body." "¤ Music, music, music in my heart." "Music, music, music in my heart." "¤ Music, music, music in my heart." "Music, music, music in my heart." "¤ Music!" "¤" "You, what do you want to be when you're grown up?" "I'd like to be a doctor, so I can help everybody, especially children." "How about you?" "~ What?" "~ What do you want to be." "I don't know, maybe an architect, like my dad." "But it's still years away, I've got plenty of time to think about it." "What's important is to study and prepare yourself." "Carlos always says that." "I'd like to have a brother like Carlos." "Even if you're not blood-brothers, he loves you just as if you were." "I get tired a lot." "I'll buy you an ice cream." "OK, sounds good to me." "Let's return the skates." "Two chocolate and vanilla." "~ Thanks." "~ Goodbye." "See you." "It feels so short, the time we've been together." "Oh, me too!" "I told my Aunt Sara I was going to be two hours with you." "We're so late." "Oh, but it doesn't matter!" "Sure, my mom will scold me." "~ Rocío, let's make a deal." "~ A deal?" "Yes, let's swear we'll never break up." "Fine, sounds like a good idea to me." "Like in romantic films." "~ What?" "~ Look." "I love you a lot, Rocío." "I'm very happy." "You're thoughtless." "I nearly died from worry." "You deserve to be punished for what you've done." "You can't just run around doing whatever pops into your head." "I know I was wrong, but let me explain." "I went to leave..." "Save your explanations for when you have to talk to your dad." "You're still a child and I don't want you to be a lout like one of your friends." "No, Mom!" "They're all good and studious." "I don't know about that, but I want you to obey us and become a good man." "What you did was very wrong, Rocío, and I don't want it to happen again." "You promised Aunt Sara you'd go skating with Pablo for just two hours, and you're just incredibly late." "You have to keep your promises." "I promise it won't happen again, Mom." "We were having such a good time." "Forgive me?" "Of course I forgive you, but I want you to think things through before acting." "Yeah, you're right." "It's just that Pablo is so nice." "Really, Mom." "Yes, yes, I know, girl." "Of course I know." "Come on, come here." "I want you to be responsible, you understand,... often we can act without considering consequences, and that's a bad idea." "You've always behaved very well, never have given us a problem,... and if I bring you up short today it's because I want you to stay that way... and all this is simply because I love you." "Pilar, Rocío, if you're ready, come on to dinner." "Carlos won't be coming." "He said he's staying with Sofía." "Thanks, Sara." "Come on." "I don't want you to regard this as a lecture." "It was just a conversation..." "A chat between friends." "How nice you are, Mom!" "I thought you were going to punish me." "Punish you, Rocío?" "We are big enough to understand that a good conversation... is more important than a punishment." "Hey, can Pablo keep coming to the house?" "Of course." "I never said otherwise." "~ I love you so much, Mom!" "~ And me you." "Let's go eat." "These are for you." "I hope you like them." "For me?" "At first I thought..." "Thanks, Pablo, they're very nice." "Here at home, everyone loves flowers." "~ What about these flowers?" "~ Pablo bought them to give to Mom." "I brought some to you because there wasn't one left in the garden." "~ Ma'am..." "~ Yes?" "I want to ask permission to take Rocío with me and some friends to Reino Aventura." "~ When?" "~ Tomorrow." "Yes, tomorrow." "Fine, yes, yes, I'll let her go, but on the condition you don't return late." "And take good care of her, clear?" "Yes, ma'am." "That's fine." "My birthday's next week." "Mom's going to throw me a party and I'll invite all my friends." "I'm eagerly looking forward to it." "Since my dad died, my mom hasn't wanted to hold parties." "But don't be sad, Rocío." "It's better if we make plans for that day." "Look, do you think my friends and I could bring the instruments to your house to play?" "What a good idea, it's charming!" "Count on us." "We'll be there without fail." "It's lovely in the park, isn't it?" "I love the trees, the flowers, all this is very nice and makes me very happy." "It's great to feel the outdoors." "I like it so much here...especially with you!" "You know?" "I wish I had a photo of you where you're so pretty and cute just like you are now." "Well, I'll give you one." "Sure, but dedicate it especially." "Sure, but on one condition." "What?" "That you give me one of you." "OK." "I've got a big one, in color!" "I'll give it to you." "Well, they finally got here!" "Where are the rest?" "They're waiting for us at Reino Aventura." "Slip into the back seat, Jorge." "¤ Take me, I want to spend this day by your side, just take me to the place of lovers." "¤ Take me, there are times I do not believe in friends or other people, only you, only you." "¤ Take me, let everyone see us together, take me, it doesn't matter where, I won't ask,... ¤ Take me, I want to be alone with you without problems or witnesses and in the end..." "¤ and in the end, take me to space, to the heights, take me." "¤ Put your arm around my waist, take me,... ¤ through the middle of the night, to the flowers and forests, and in the end... ¤ and in the end...take me to the light of a new day, go on..." "¤ lead me by the hand to joy, go on... ¤ through the middle of the night, to the flowers and forests, and in the end... ¤ and end...put your hands on my neck, go on, take me." "¤ We are not so small, look, take me,... ¤ there's no one like the one you're staring at, it'll be this way every day, go on, come along... ¤ and in the end, take me to space, to the heights, take me." "¤ Put your arm around my waist, take me,... ¤ through the middle of the night, to the flowers and forests, and in the end... ¤ and in the end...take me to the light of a new day, go on..." "¤ lead me by the hand to joy, go on... ¤ through the middle of the night, to the flowers and forests, and in the end... ¤ and in the end, take me to space, to the heights, take me." "¤ Put your arm around my waist, take me,... ¤ through the middle of the night, to the flowers and forests, and in the end... ¤ and in the end...take me to the light of a new day, go on..." "¤ lead me by the hand to joy, go on... ¤ through the middle of the night, to the flowers and forests, and in the end... ¤ and in the end..." "Take me!" "¤" ""Happy birthday, Rocío." "Your friends."" "Boys, accompany me in "Coqueta"." "Ready." "~ Ready, Jaime?" "~ Ready." "1, 2, 3... 1, 2, 3, let's go!" "¤ Every morning I see you go by... ¤ when you take your dog for a walk... ¤ and no matter how hard I look for a chance... ¤ I just can't get to greet you..." "¤ because whenever I get near you have to go." "¤ In the evenings I admire you again... ¤ when you walk by flirting... ¤ calling attention to your miniskirt... ¤ from all the boys my age." "¤ They ought to call you "Coquette"." "¤ Coquette, I like your flirty look,... ¤ I like your leering smile... ¤ I like that you know how to flirt." "¤ "Coquette" I call you when I see you go by on your bike,... ¤ I say it as you go up the sidewalk... ¤ I say it when I see you dance." "¤ Every morning I see you go by... ¤ when you take your dog for a walk... ¤ even more I look for a way... ¤ but I can't greet you... ¤ because whenever I get near you have to go." "¤ In the evenings I admire you again... ¤ when you walk by flirting... ¤ calling attention to your miniskirt... ¤ from all the boys my age." "¤ They ought to call you "Coquette"." "¤ Coquette, I like your flirty look,... ¤ I like your leering smile... ¤ I like that you know how to flirt." "¤ "Coquette" I call you when I see you go by on your bike,.." "¤ I say it as you go up the sidewalk... ¤ I say it when I see you dance." "¤ Every morning I see you go by... ¤ when you take your dog for a walk... ¤ and no matter how hard I look for a chance... ¤ I can't get to greet you... ¤ because whenever I get near you have to go." "¤ In the evenings I admire you again... ¤ when you walk by flirting... ¤ calling attention to your miniskirt... ¤ from all the boys my age." "¤ They ought to call you "Coquette"." "¤ Coquette, I like your flirty look,... ¤ I like your leering smile... ¤ I like that you know how to flirt." "¤ "Coquette" I call you when I see you go by on your bike,.." "¤ I say it as you go up the sidewalk... ¤ I say it when I see you dance. ¤" "Bravo!" "Do you feel bad, Rocío?" "Ma'am, ma'am!" "~ What happened?" "~ What's happening to me, Mom?" "Mom, what's happening to me?" "~ Help me." "Help me." "~ Help her." "Carlos!" "Let's see, girl, what are you feeling?" "Lie down." "Make yourself comfortable." "How do you feel, dear, how do you feel?" "What's wrong, Mom?" "You just danced too much and got tired out." "Don't worry, it's nothing." "You have to rest a bit, that's all." "It's better if you rest and go to bed, Rocío." "Don't worry about us, we were just leaving anyway." "Luís, tell the rest to go." "Rocío needs to rest." "What's the matter?" "I feel better, Mom." "~ Great!" "~ Relax." "Just take it easy." "Take care of yourself, Rocío." "Next time don't dance quite so much." "Well, we'd better go." "See you tomorrow." "Come on." "It's necessary that a doctor check her out." "Yeah, first thing tomorrow I'll take her to Doctor Fuentes." "I'll go with you, Pilar." "Fine, Miss, that's everything." "Please wait outside while I talk with your mother." "~ Let's go." "~ Yeah." "What is it, Doctor?" "What's Rocío got?" "I don't want to alarm you, Pilar, nor prejudge my formal diagnosis,... but Rocío's heart is pretty second rate." "My God!" "It's not possible!" "What can we do?" "Rocío should maintain absolute rest,... not suffer any fights or strong emotions." "I'll have to do some more tests, but you take good care, I mean really good care, of her, Pilar." "Tell me the truth, Doctor Fuentes." "Is it serious?" "Is there any chance the tests were botched?" "We have to do more, other tests." "Unfortunately, there is no error." "I can't believe it!" "It's incredible!" "It's incredible that there's nothing to be done!" "There is one thing: keep her happy." "I talked to Doctor Fuentes, and starting tomorrow I won't be going to work." "I'll dedicate myself to Rocío, to be with her, to not leave her alone for a minute." "I won't be separated from my daughter." "We must make sure she doesn't catch on --- keep a smiley face!" "Hello?" "Méndez residence." "Yes, Pablo." "Yes, she's very relaxed." "Of course, my boy." "Yes, yes, of course you can come see her." "I'm sure she'd appreciate it." "In a while." "Let's see, my love." "Make yourself comfortable." "Is that better?" "~ Are you all right?" "~ Thanks, Mom." "Mom, fix me up, OK?" "I want to look as good as new." "I don't want to look sick." "My dear, leave off being the flirt!" "You're the most beautiful girl in the world." "~ Mom." "~ Yeah?" "When can I go?" "I feel fine, really." "Soon, you'll see, very soon." "Hi, Pablo." "Good thing you came, I really wanted to see you!" "~ Ma'am." "~ Thanks for coming, Pablo." "How beautiful you are today, Rocío!" "Look, this is for you." "How sweet, thanks!" "How are you feeling?" "Well, she woke up better, but she still needs to rest up." "Yeah, the doctor says the better care she get, the sooner she'll be better." "How pretty it is, really, it's so cute!" "What a lovely present!" "You're spoiling her." "Sure, Rocío deserves that and more." "What I like about the box is its music." "Wind it up." "Sara made a delicious pudding, I'll bring a little bit." "Sara...!" "Hey, Pablo, how were your finals?" "Well, I passed all my subjects, thanks to Carlos." "That's great!" "I'm very happy for you." "And now we've got all our holidays to hang out and have fun." "You know what I'd like?" "What?" "That when I'm better, you take me to the country,... someplace high up, where we can see everywhere,... run around, shout, and sing." "Well, get better soon, so we can go." "If I had my way, we'd be there already." "Oh." "My mom says I have to take care of myself and rest." "Doctor's orders." "But you'll see that pretty soon, we can go wherever you want." ""Mine perfumed all my planet..." ""however, I didn't enjoy it." ""The history of the claws that bothered me so much..." ""should have softened me up." ""And yet she confessed:..." ""back then I didn't understand anything." ""I should have judged her by her actions, not by her words." ""She gave me joy and aroma." ""I never should have fled." ""I should have guessed her tenderness behind her innocent tricks." ""Flowers are so contradictory...!" ""But I was too young to know love."" "Pablo!" "Rocío!" "I love you so much." "Look, here's a card." "What's it say?" ""For my little flirt, Pablo."" "Hey, Gloria said she's coming to see you tomorrow." "Once you're better, Rocío, we're going to ask you to a rehearsal." "You'll be amazed at how much we've improved." "Hope it'll be soon." "I love to hear you play,... and above all I like to hear Pablo sing." "I promise you I'll sing all the songs you want, Rocío." "I'd like someone to sing in my ear, too." "Of course you'd like it, but no way." "I'd love someone bringing a mariachi to serenade me." "That would be hard for anyone, because I can't sing," "Jorge neither, even worse the other guys, and Pablo only sings for Rocío." "Well, I wasn't asking you." "There will be a man to bring me a mariachi serenade sometime." "We ought to go." "Rocío needs to rest." "Jorge's right." "We'll head off but be back tomorrow." "No, stay a while longer." "I feel better." "I'm so glad you came." "We'd like to, Rocío, but the doc told your mom you shouldn't have too many visitors." "It's better for us to come back tomorrow." "We shouldn't tire you out." "~ See you then, Rocío." "~ Hope you're well." "~ I hope you recover." "~ Yeah, get well." "I'll see you out, boys." "Pablo, could you stay here for a minute?" "Of course, Rocío." "See you at Jorge's." "It's better that Pablo know the truth." "But he's so young!" "Otherwise it'll be the worse for him." "The poor kid, he loves Rocío so!" "My God, I feel that my strength is running out!" "I can't pretend anymore, Carlos, I just can't!" "I simply can't!" "Mom, you've always been a strong woman,... and now you have to be more than ever." "Don't worry." "I'll go talk to Pablo, and you rest." "No, no, son, no." "I love Pablo a lot, and it's my duty to tell him." "All right." "I'll go get him." "What is it?" "Her heart, Pablo." "It's not working very well." "It won't hold up much longer." "The doctor says it's like a little candle being extinguished gradually... until it flickers out for good." "Then...then Rocío could die?" "We, those who love her, have to make her happy." "This is all very hard, but we have to be strong." "She mustn't see us mourn or notice we're sad." "Pablo, now what we have to do is thank God that He's given us an angel,... who has filled us with happiness, who has shared her joy with us... and has given us her love." "No, Ma'am, I don't want Rocío...!" "Pablo!" "What is it, Pablo?" "Why are you crying?" "Dad, Rocío, Dad!" "Rocío's going to die!" "What's that?" "Yeah, her mom told me." "Dad, I don't want her to die." "Take it easy, son, and listen to me." "Come on." "I feel awful." "If Rocío should die..." "Look, son, there are things in life which simply can't be explained,... against which men cannot do a thing,... and only God knows why they occur." "It's not easy to accept...but we have to, even when it hurts." "Nor is it easy for a parent to know what to say to a child in a time like this,... but I want you to know that your mom and I love you very much,... and we're always with you, at any time... to help you, to listen to you." "You'll never be alone, son, never." "Mom, Rocío..." "Rocío's dying!" ""For my little flirt, Pablo."" "You have to try to sleep." "¤ How lovely you sleep, my life, every night, how nice!" "¤ I spend my nights watching your beautiful eyes, your beautiful body." "¤ When you sleep your eyes look like two pigeons in their nest." "¤ How lovely you go to sleep, wake up, hug me, kiss me, love, how beautiful!" "¤ I wish I'd been the night sleeping in your eyes, in your beautiful eyes." "¤ How lovely you wake up, my life, every morning, how beautiful!" "¤ I wake your dreams, my life, so nothing happens to you, so you're not cold." "¤ When you sleep your eyes look like two pigeons in their nest." "¤ How lovely you go to sleep, wake up, hug me, kiss me, love, how beautiful!" "¤ I wish I'd been the night sleeping in your eyes, in your beautiful eyes. ¤" "Carlos, you go sit with her." "I can't take it anymore." "I don't know what to do!" "I think I'm going crazy!" "I see her looking so pale, so sick, I could scream in pain!" "I'm desperate!" "I don't know what I'd give to see her laugh, to run!" "God, give me strength to bear this terrible nightmare!" "Relax, Mom, take it easy." "I'll go with Rocío." "But try to sleep a bit." "No, no, I don't want to sleep." "Yes, you'll see how tomorrow you'll be calmer." "Pilar, you have to rest." "How do you feel?" "A bit better." "Did you hear Pablo singing?" "Sure." "Carlos, what's Mom crying about?" "I don't know...maybe it was Pablo's song...it reminded her of Dad." "I don't want to see her sad." "Don't worry, she's fine." "Carlos, if the doctor lets me, tomorrow can you take Pablo and me to the lake?" "Yes, but the important thing is that now you rest so you'll be good tomorrow." "You know?" "I love you very much." "How tranquil?" "Isn't it?" "Yes, very." "It smells like pine, it smells like life." "When I'm better we'll have to find other places as beautiful as this, don't you think?" "Sure." "I love the forest, and I also love the sea." "My dad takes us to Manzanillo every year." "Next vacation, if you're better, we'll invite you along." "I'd like that, but..." "Rocío, Pablo!" "Are you happy?" "Yes, very." "This place is lovely,... and even though I can just look at it, I just love it here." "Everything seems false, like in a dream." "~ Good, I think we should go." "OK?" "~ No!" "Yes, the doctor said you could go out but just for a while." "I don't think we should push it." "What a pity!" "Rocío, Carlos's right: we have to err on the safe side." "Yes, let's go, at home we can keep on talking." "I wish time was standing still." "Pilar?" "How is she, Doctor?" "Is it bad?" "She's very delicate." "Her heart's weakening by the day." "But you said she could go out!" "Yes, Pilar, so she'd feel happy, that's what she needs now." "My poor girl!" "Sphygmomanometer." "The beating of her heart is extremely weak." "Blood pressure's very low." "You have to apply oxygen, give her medicine, and take an electrocardiogram." "Her state is very grave." "Mom, Mom, I don't feel well." "I can't breathe, Mom." "She's very delicate, Pablo." "The doctor hasn't left her side even for a minute." "Pilar and Carlos are with her." "We had a hell of a night." "Can I see her?" "I would like to be with her, if only for a moment." "I don't know if you can." "No, my girl!" "For God's sake, my girl!" "My girl!" "My girl!" "Rocío, Rocío!" "I wish you'd always see me as pretty." "I never saw a girl as pretty as you." "Pablo." "Your parents are worried." "They don't know where you are." "You're thinking of her, right?" "You have to mourn." "Cry, Pablo." "Cry, cry!" "That's better." "The pain shouldn't be held in your heart because it just continues to hurt." "Pains makes us strong not because we keep them,... but because we gain the strength to throw them off." "Cry." "Cry!" "Cry, boy, cry!" "Cry until you squeeze your heart out." "Let it out, let it out, Pablo!" "What are you waiting for?" "It's just that I can't help thinking that Rocío was very scared of enclosed spaces,... and now she's all alone in such a place which caused her such dread." "No, no, no." "She's not there anymore." "Rocío has gone to a place without darkness, where everything is light." "There's no fear or closed spaces there." "It's there where all our pain ends, because it's an open, bright space... where you end all fears, for there is perfect happiness." "I swear to you, Pablo, I swear to you that Rocío is happy, because there's no place for sadness where she is."