"Getthe bags, Juampi." "It'sjustIikeitused tobe..." "Oh,Anita you've noidea how everythingwas whenwegothere I mustsay..." "It's been such a hard transition." "I'm sogIad to see you, son." "Hi, uncle..." "You've grown somuch!" "How's thepoetry going?" "It's okay." "Anita it'sgreattohave you here." "Hi, Jorge." "And PabIito?" "He's fine..." "Loadedwithwork he'sgonna try tomakeitIater." "Juampi..." "Your cousins are so excited to seeyou!" "Excuseme." "hello?" "Cousin!" "MaribeI!" "It's been ages..." "You'reso taII!" "Juampi!" "Jorge, don't." "What'sup, Jorge?" "What?" "It's carnival!" "Juampi!" "You're such anidiot, Jorge!" "Juampi?" "I'M FINE!" "Juampi, sweetie, remember whatyour auntsaid notto throwpaper in the toilet." "He'sbeenIike this sincehe was little" "If hestayed in the sunfor too long, he would bleed... if hegottoo worked up, morebIeeding..." "Oncea month, bleeding..." "Jorge,you'resucha moron." "MaribeI, please..." "Didn'tyouhearwhatJorge said?" ""Didn'tyouhearwhatJorge said?"" "They keep going atitaII day long, Iikecatsand dogs" "I thinkwhat's going on here is thatMaribeI isAries, afiresign... and Jorgito is Taurus-an earth sign." "Excuse me..." "Anita..." "I'm sorry aboutaII this..." "Don't..." "C'mon..." "My dearfriends: againstaII odds Vicky and I decided notto stop our annual carnival tradition wherewegather ourdearestfriends." "Asyou all know I have faIIenvictim to themost njustpoIiticaI persecution." "We are deeply moved thatyou have made itaII theway here to showusyoursupport." "There are certain people who have turned their back on me." "Thanks forbeing here andyourfriendship." "LETTHE PARTYCONTINUE!" "LONG LIVE THE CARNIVAL!" "Juampi, I'm notfeeIingweII..." "I'm going tobed and then Ieavein the morning." "If you'reIeaving, I'mcomingwithyou." "No, Juampi." "UncIeJorge has a probIemwithyourdad and nowapparentIywith me, butnotwithyou." "please stay..." "Do itforyour cousins..." "Anita, Juampi..." "Whatare you doing here?" "Vicky..." "I'm notfeeIingweII." "Anita..." "PIeaseunderstand Jorge..." "He's going through such a rough time." "You have noidea how much itmeans thatyou'rehere." "Andyou, Juampi?" "Why aren'tyouwiththe kids?" "Let's take you dancing!" "Anita,youstay here..." "I'II be rightback." "I had todrag Juampi here!" "COUSIN!" "We're sowasted..." "KIKI!" "Thisis my cousin, Juampi." "Hi 'Cousin Juampi'..." "SUSI!" "Don'tdrink too much, missMaribeI." "Drinkup!" "Where wereyou, Juampi?" "Getting hammered byyourseIf?" "I'm sofuckingwasted!" "really?" "C'mon!" "Don'tbe such a drag, Jorgito!" "Kiki, please..." "Hey!" "Hi." "What'sup?" "Nothing." "What?" "Come!" "You'reIike Iikedifferent." "NotthatI care, but your cousinsyeII ateach other all daylong butyou..." "Sorry..." "Itwas the Iastone." "You'reIike like all quiet." "Mysterious." "Mysterious?" "Hang ona sec." "hello?" "Yes, I'm here, infrontof MaribeI's house." "Where are you?" "HERE!" "It's EI Chava." "Who?" "Who's that?" "He's MaribeI'scousin." "Hey, MaribeI's cousin." "What'sup." "Getmoving." "I'm coming..." "If they ask, justsay thatI feItsick andwenttobed in maribel'sroom..." "please..." "Whatif theyfind out?" "Who'sgonna notice?" "GET MOVING, FLACA!" "I'm on myway..." "Fuck!" "please, help me out..." "please?" "Thanks!" "See ya, MaribeI's cousin." "Let'sgo." "Jorgito michel?" "C'mon, cutitout!" "Hurryup!" "C'mon!" "Didyou see how I kicked themotherfucker?" "WHO'S THERE?" "WHO THE HELLIS THERE?" "Therehe is!" "There's two of them!" "So?" "You're going back, right?" "I don'twanna go back." "WHO'S THERE?" "It's me, godfather." "Whatthe hell is going on?" "Byrongotbeatup." "The cops tookhim." "FUCK!" "Waithere..." "whatthehell wereyou doing with Byron, Juano?" "Heasked me to help him scratch paintoff the cars..." "Scratchthepaintoff thecars?" "Hesaid he wanted to takerevenge for Mama Rosa'smoney butthen Byron started ripping off the hubcaps." "You idiot!" "Whatdid I tell you?" "ThatByron isno good company, godfather." ""ThatByron is nogood company, godfather." "Buthe's family." "SHUT UP, DAMN IT!" "They should've beatenyou up aswell maybeyou'd learn something!" "Who's this?" "He's a relative of Don Jorge." "Of Don George?" "Yes." "If itwasn'tforhim, theywouId've kicked theshitoutof me too." "Segundo BoIivar Toapanta Chasi everyone caIIsme "EI Pichi" exceptfor this one -he caIIsme "godfather."" "Andyour nameis...?" "Juan pablo." "That'shis name too." "Buteverybody calls me Juano." "Andwhatdo they caIIyou?" "Juan pablo." "Good night, boss." "Yes?" "We're lookingfor..." "A relative..." "No one's comehere tonight, Sir." "No?" "Wheredoyou think they tookhim?" "Itdepends if he was drunk, probably to the transitretentioncenter otherwise, maybe to the headquarters..." "Hewasin afight and they did him in real bad." "Try thecIinic nearby, then." "Thanks, boss." "Thanks." "No, Sir, there'sno one here withthatname." "Whatnow?" "Didyoutry the public hospital?" "The public hospital?" "TheyusuaIIy take them there." "Let'sgo." "It's them!" "Yes!" "Damnit!" "Hurry, godfather!" "Can'tyou see thatI'mtrying?" "!" ""ACE OF HEARTS LOVE MOTEL"" "Hi there." "Hi, boss." "It's 20grandforhaIf hour, 30for an hour..." "Did a poIicecarjustcome in?" "Can'tteII you." "Areyou staying orIeaving?" "Doyou haveanything?" "No, nothing." "Thanks." "You gothaIf hour." "Numberone, all theway down." "Thanks!" "Byron!" "Gethim out, quick!" "Hurry, Juano!" "Shutup, Byron!" "Grab his feet." "Let'sgetouf of here, quick!" "Getup there!" "help me." "Grab his feet." "That's it!" "Lookwhatthey did to him!" "My God!" "Juano, hurry up!" "C'mon!" "Juanito...?" "(InQuichua)" "Yes, Mama Rosa, he'sa reIativeof Don Jorge." "Andyourdad is...?" "My dad is pablo." "pablo, Victoria...(InQuichua)" "Mama Rosa had hermoney inyour uncle'sbank and now thatitwentbroke, they ain'tgonna give hernomoney." "(In Quichua)." "She saysyou seem Iikea good person." "AndyouIookIike yourdad when he was young." "And thatyouhave pretty eyes..." "Easy, Juano stop being such a sissy." "CHEERS!" "Cheers, godfather!" "Cheers!" "That'sit!" "One more!" "CHEERS!" "Cheers, godfather!" "I Iove my godson, damnit!" "He messesup a Iot, butI love him!" "Butgetyourhandsoff me!" "Parther swap!" "Youwrote this?" "Yes." "It's mean, man." "Mean?" "cool." ""Thenightis numbness." "I IetthebIacknessenveIop me and I seemyseIf falling..." "slowly." "eternally." "Into thedarkness."" "Mean shit!" "You dig metal?" "metal?" "Heavy, Gothic, Trash, BIackMetaI..." "Check this out..." ""Descend andfIy away toanotherday, anothernight..." "sleep foreveror serve tojustify."" "Mean shit, huh?" "JustIikeyour poems." "Good evening..." "Hi." "Hi." "Juampi,Anita IeftearIy." "She left?" "Yes butyou're spending the holiday withus, right?" "MaribeI, tell Susi toserveJuampi breakfast..." "I'm going to bed..." "I can'ttake this migraine anymore." "SUSI!" "Yes, Ma'am?" "Bring Juampi his breakfast." "So,you'regonna speak orwhat?" "Stop it, Jorge!" "If they don'twanna tell, leave them alone, Jorge." "...butit's notcooI to disappearjustIike that." "I told you, I'm sorry." "You and Juampi shouIdn't disappearIike that." "Your breakfast, Sir." "Thanks." "WhateIsedoyouwantme tosay?" "Juampi?" "I'm sorry." "Whatisit?" "Nothing..." "Whatwereyou looking at?" "Nothing." "You'reweird." "hello?" "No." "Hey,what's up?" "Notmuch..." "Iwasnearby..." "And saw the shop buti had noidea that..." "ThatIwork here?" "Thisis it, yo." "They'reaII stolen." "Justkidding." "Hangover?" "Yes." "Youweredrinking hard, man." "So..." "How's yourcousin?" "When I'm done, I'II head over to Mama Rosa's." "JUAMPI?" "Areyouthere?" ""Juampi"?" "Whatare you doing here?" "Nothing, I..." "Who's that?" "I don'tknow." "The mechanic, I guess." "EI Chava wants to see me, yougotta help meout." "The cIosureof the Bankwas met with despair by 700,000depositors investigationsindicate thatmoney wasdiverted tobusinesses which obtained creditwithout the necessary security." "Whatcan I do?" "My wife and I aresick weneed our money to buy our medicines, ma'am." "The Superintendentof Banksstated thata competentbankmanagement could havesaved the financial institutionfrom bankruptcy." "Jorge Landívar Roca, the president of the bank, is nowa fugitive." "ThecuIprits mustbe prosecuted to thefuIIestextentof theIaw." "meanwhile, thevictimsdemandjustice." "JUSTICE, JUSTICE!" "In Quito, Maria Cec..." "Let's all go to church!" "MaribeI?" "That's nota good idea, Mom..." "I'II go withyou, Victoria." "FIaca?" "We'II find a seating the back." "Yeah..." "I've gothaIf hour." "Okay..." "Bye." "What?" "I toIdyou I gotta see EI Chava." "Are youjeaIous?" "EI Chavaworks on hisdad's rosepIantation, nearby." "So that'swhy you come to visitMaribeI..." "Look atthat..." "If we live here, we could comehere and makeouton thisbench." "But youhave a girlfriend, right?" "Me?" "No." "Hookups, dates, fooling around, something?" "No." "You like someone?" "Yes I don'tknow..." "hello?" "Whereareyou?" "I'm coming." "half hour?" "Twentyminutes." "Butdon'tgetjeaIous!" "JUANO!" "DRINK!" "DRINK!" "DRINK!" "Cousin!" "MaribeI!" "Where's La flaca?" "I don'tknow..." "Shewasjusthere." "MARIBEL!" "Wherewere you?" "IwentIookingforyou." "sleep tight." "Night." "Night." "Areyou gonna tell us whatthe mysterywith La flaca is?" "Mystery?" "You spend theday together and then she ignoresyou." "C'mon..." "Cut the bullshit, man!" "I'mgoing to bed too." "Letme see whatyou're writing..." "No." "C'mon, showus." "Cutitout!" "Letgo of me, Jorge!" ""Fromnow on I'II stop counting the days withoutsun."" "Letgo of me, Jorge!" ""Isitthedarkness of your pupils thatmakes mefeeI."" "Dont' getmad, cousing." "Stop fuckingwith me, asshole!" "Hey." "You scared me, Sir." "Doyou knowwhere everyoneis?" "Yes..." "Mr. Jorgeand Mrs.Victoria IefturgentIyfor Quito andyourcousins said they weregoing to the river." "Andyou..." "Are youfeeIing better?" "Me?" "Young Mr.Jorge said thatyouweren'tfeeIingweII and that's whyyou didn't wanna gowiththem." "What's up, parther?" "What'sgoing on?" "Juston myway to theriver..." "Whatriver?" "The one thatway." "That's noriver!" "I'm gonna tell Juano to showyou a real river..." "I'mgoing to..." "What'sup?" "Hey." "Godfather, I'm going up toMama Rosa's..." "I wasjustteIIing him you cantake him to the river..." "No, I'mgoing to Mama Rosa." "Take himwithyou and then you go to theriverfrom there." "I can't, godfather." "No..." "Don'tworry." "JustIeaveyour bikehere." "Good afternoon, Mama Rosa." "Good afternoon, Juanito." "Good afternoon." "Your blessing?" "God bless you." "I broughtyou thesegroceries." "What'sup, Byron?" "feeling better?" "Who's that?" "That's Juan PabIo.Afriend." "(In Quichua)." "Yes, buthe'sa friend." "(In Quichua)." "Stop it, Byron!" "(In Quichua)." "Stop it, Byron!" "I don'twanna seeyou withthis guy again!" "Letgo of me, Byron!" "If itwasn'tfor him, they would'veIeftmeIikeyou!" "Let'sgo." "Here." "C'mon." "What?" "Listen..." "You gottajump!" "It's mean!" "You'recrazy!" "You're gonna see..." "ItfeeIs like being born again." "Come!" "Mean, right?" "AreyoufeeIing better, Juampi?" "Yes, aunt." "Didyoucome to theriver, Juampi?" "Yeah..." "And..." "IwentIookingforyou buti couldn'tfindyou..." "Whatdid I tell you?" "He'ssuch a liar." "Stop it, Jorge, don'tbemean." "Yes?" "YouteII meone thing and son of a and there's nothingyou can do?" "Theyjustissued a restraing orderagainstme." "Jorge,for God's sake." ""Jorge, for God's sake!" Don'tyou getit?" "They're gonna confiscate the house, theapartments the cars..."Jorge,for God's sake!"" "Fuck off, Jorge." "Whatdidyoujustsay?" "Sayitagain!" "SAY ITAGAIN!" "FUCK OFF!" "Whatdidyousay,youfag?" "CAN'T HEAR YOU!" "Jorge, stop it!" "buti can'thearhim!" "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" "Now you speak, motherfucker." "STOP IT, JERK!" "Juampi, areyou okay?" "C'moncousin, don'tbe mad." "Enough!" "Thisis useless!" "I'm payingforsoIutions, butyou givemenone!" "Whoa!" "YouIookIike azombie, man!" "I'mfreezing!" "That'smy mom..." "Haven'tseen herfor sixyears." "Shecan'tcome until shegets herdocuments." "Shesays thatI should go instead." "Are you going?" "I don'tknow I mean, she says that everything is neatover there thatthere'smorework thatyou canmakegood money buthere..." "I have fun,you know and I'vegotajob atthe shop already." "Put this on." "What's up, Juanito?" "Hey,what's up?" "Adrink?" "Afriend." "Hey, dude." "Let'sgo." "Documents, people!" "Against the wall!" "Stay there!" "Run, run!" "I Iikeyour hair." "Whereareyoufrom?" "Me?" "From here." "No you'renot." "I don'tknow..." "You look..." "Argentinian or something..." "What'sgoing on?" "You don'tIike me orwhat?" "I do." "Thenwhyyou keep staring atGrace?" "That's nottrue." "Leaveme alone!" "GETOFF ME,ASSHOLE!" "HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?" "Mayo with fries." "What's going on, Juan pablo?" "Notmuch, charlie Brown." "Where are youcomingfrom this late?" "I thoughtyouwerewithyour parents." "Who's that?" "He's afriend." "You'regoing up?" "Here..." "I'mgonna show you something." "I Iove to see the city like this upsidedown." "Sometimes, Ijuststare and stare and I starefor soIong, thatI don'tknowanymore if it's mewho'supside down orthecity?" "I thinkit's the city,yo." "CHEERS!" "CHEERS, MOTHERFUCKERS!" "WHO'S THERE?" "ThatreaIIy hurt!" "Shit!" "What'sgoing on here?" "Thismorning, Ecuadorwoke up toan unusual announcement." "The banking authority has declared a bankhoIiday today, Monday, March8th, 1999." "Confusionandworry were the firstreactions of thousands of clients of the financial system whenthey weremet by thecIosed doors of thebanks." "THE GOVERNMENT IS LYING!" "FIRE THE THIEVES!" "How can they do something like this?" "It'soutrageous, a terribIeinjustice ...whatdo I do with myfamiIy, senor?" "And sowe live, working and suffering even atmy age saving money so they cansteaI it." "Juampi,you'regonna be late." "Are you okay?" "I'mfine." "C'mon, Iet's go!" ""WHEN I'MWITH HIM I FEELTHAT EVERYTHING IS FINE..." "NOTHING ELSE MATTERS AND THECITY IS NO LONGER UPSIDE DOWN"" "Juampi?" "Someone's Iookingforyou." "Hey." "I saw EI Chava again." "Yesterday." "Maybe I'mstupid I don'tknow." "Ijustknow that Iwanna Iivemy own life." "Canyou driveme to thehacienda?" "To the hacienda?" "Whatfor?" "I'II expIainyou on theway there." "It's here." "You're kidding me." "half hour?" "You're such an idiot." "Five minutes." "Hi." "Hi." "Whatare you doing here?" "JUANO!" "Whathappened, Sir?" "Nothing." "He was abouttoIeave." "It's the Iastone." "So you Iike guys?" "I don'tknow I think so."