"(speaking Spanish)" "(panting)" "(kisses money)" "(coughs, grunts)" "Unh!" "(sighs)" "PRIEST:" "Good morning!" "MEN:" "Good morning." "(man speaking Spanish)" "MAN:" "Hello." "(both speaking Spanish)" "(wheezing)" "(grunts)" "Oh!" "Ama." "Blanca!" "Blanca, get in here and say hello to your Nana." "Oh!" "She is driving me crazy!" "Let her be." "They ran out of the tomatoes that were on sale, so I got you some other ones." "And I can't stay for long." "I gotta go open the shop." "Hey, and what is that hunk of junk sitting outside?" "It's mine." "What?" "The car." "It's mine." "(chuckles)" "You're joking, right?" "No." "I bought it." "With what?" "I had some money saved up." "What money?" "You can barely survive on your" "Social Security checks." "I've been saving a little here, a little there..." "What is it that you need that you need to buy a car?" "I can fit this whatever it is into my schedule." "Ama..." "You don't even know how to drive." "I can learn." "I'm not that old." "Señora Rodriguez still drives, and she's only five years younger than me." "So she says." "She's been driving her whole life." "I..." "I thought... maybe you can teach me." "Oh, forget it." "I don't want any part of this." "Trust me, it's for your own good, okay?" "The car goes." "Your grandmother has gone crazy." "Your grandmother, she's driving me crazy!" "What?" "Did you see the monstrosity that she bought?" "You mean that car is hers?" "Not for long." "I thought it was cool." ""Cool."" "Do you want your Nana to kill herself?" "She doesn't even know how to drive." "Mom, what's the big deal?" "She'll just learn." "I don't know what got into her head." "Maybe she's lonely." "Lonely..." "How could she be lonely?" "She has us, doesn't she?" "What more does she want?" "(indistinct chatter)" "Give us some candy." "Two tostadas!" "Who's gonna pay for all this?" "ALL:" "Um..." "What can you give us for free?" "Jesus!" "You really shouldn't take the name of the Lord in vain." "Fuck off, Rose." "So, we saw your abuela's new hotrod." "How do you know about that?" "Please." "You can't fart in this town without everyone smelling it." "That's true." "So, what do you think God thinks about farts?" "Leave her alone." "What?" "I just figured a future nun would..." "She's not a nun yet." "Yeah, when are you gonna tell your parents?" "I don't know." "They're kinda set on me going to college." "They want me to be the first Reyes to go." "New face." "(revs engine)" "Who do you think he's after?" "Maybe he wants to do you." "What makes you say that?" "Please." "Ever since you sprouted those, you've become a hot commodity." "Okay, what about yours?" "Until Mercy loses that ass of hers, no boy's gonna be chasing her." "My mother says there's nothing wrong with a little meat on your bones." "Of course she would say that." "Your boyfriend's here." "He's not my boyfriend." "Thank you." "Doesn't he creep you out?" "Oh!" "Hi." "I wanted to get a head start on the pork in the back." "Oh, I'm..." "I'm sorry." "(grunts)" "(sighs)" "I got it." "You were... you were smiling." "What?" "When you came in... you were smiling." "It's been a while since..." "It was nice." "Well, there isn't very much to smile about around here." "I'm surrounded by a bunch of smelly pigs all day." "Ah..." "I know." "That's not what I meant." "I'm not made for eating," "I know that." "We couldn't get a very good batch of chorizo from here." "Your father, he couldn't stand the smell either." "He used to place his chair outside." "He figured if anyone wanted to place an order, it was just as good a place as any." "It just gave him better access to pinching the ladies' asses as they passed by." "At least that's what people would say." "Well..." "I better get back to work." "These pigs won't cut themselves." "Hey." "Chica." "Como estas?" "Guess what your mother did this morning?" "She bought a car." "You knew?" "Of course I knew... she's my mother." "And you let her?" "Hey, guess what!" "She already knows." "What are you doing here?" "Where's Maria?" "My husband keeps running off the help." "The other day he sat down on her lap like it was no big deal." "Scared the living daylights out of the girl." "She didn't come back the next day or the day after that." "I told Victor he has to quit scaring away the help." "I don't mind cooking and cleaning once in a while, but every day?" "No." "Give me a fresh chicken, please." "(clears throat)" "Jose Luis!" "Get me a fresh chicken." "You better keep an eye on your mother." "First a car, and then who knows what?" "Yeah." "Remember Doña Loda?" "She got the little dog to keep her company after her children left?" "Well, you saw what happened." "She now has twelve." "Inbreds." "And their heads are so big for their body, and all they do is yap." "Are you saying my mother is gonna end up with a fleet of cars?" "Well, Doña Petra got her boobs done when she turned sixty." "She did not get her breasts done." "I don't know why she bothers." "Nobody wants to touch 'em." "She did not get her breasts done." "They are padded." "Just like yours." "And anyway, um..." "Ama has been talking about getting this car for a while, and I just, you know," "I don't see the harm in it." "Well, I'm just saying you should be careful." "I'm done." "I'll be back next week." "Thank you, Don Pedro." "You know," "I can help you with this." "The car." "I have a license." "I can teach you how to drive." "That isn't necessary." "What?" "You afraid I'll... dirty the car?" "Oh, no, that isn't it at all." "Of course not!" "No." "Then what?" "(clears throat)" "Good." "Then we'll start next week." "But... but..." "I..." "I can't pay you!" "No mujer, es un favor." "(Spanish)" "No, no, no, no!" "(keys jingling)" "First... you turn it on." "(engine turns over)" "Tell your mom to buy a washer already." "Why would she, when she has me?" "Let's call someone." "There's nobody to call." "What about Jose?" "Jose #1 or Jose #2?" "BOY:" "Get in." "Where are you going?" "BOY #2:" "What's it to you?" "I'm not going without my friend." "Which one's your friend?" "It's your pick." "You." "(radio plays pop music)" "BOY #2:" "Nice tits." "What?" "What did you say?" "I said, nice tits." "Okay, okay, I heard you the first time." "You're a real conversationalist." "Sure." "I'll be whatever you want me to be." "Can we go now?" "Five more minutes, okay?" "So, um, how long are you here?" "Supposedly forever." "Supposedly?" "Yeah." "I'm here to help out my uncle at his garage." "But there's not much to do here, huh?" "Um..." "No, not really." "Yeah." "I don't think I can last here much longer." "You've been here two weeks." "How'd you know that?" "Everybody knows everything around here." "What else have you heard?" "That you got some girl in trouble, and you're here hiding out." "I'm not hiding... ohh!" "Stupid small town people." "Hey!" "I'm sorry." "Anyway, I don't really care why you're here." "You don't?" "No, I mean, so what if there's another girl?" "She has nothing to do with me." "Right?" "You know you like me." "You know I'm a funny, nice guy." "Come on." "What I would do to hips like yours..." "Mwah!" "I don't think you should be talking to me like that." "Oh, jeez, Sal, we picked ourselves up a couple of virgins." "What's your problem?" "Shut up, virgin!" "Please!" "I can smell you from a block away." "I think you should take us home now." "(vacuum humming)" "(vacuum off)" "Hey." "Hey, hi." "Yeah, hey, you wanna, um, come over and play some cards or something?" "Let him cook his own dinner." "Oh, no, that's okay." "No, it's okay." "Thanks." "Bye." "Hey, Nora, hi." "Um, you wanna come over and, um, you know, have a couple of drinks or something?" "I, uh, I got plenty of beer." "Oh, well, they can come over too." "They can play over in" "Blanca's room." "Oh." "That's okay." "Yeah, I'll see you around." "Okay." "Bye." "(turns on CD player)" "# (ballad begins playing) #" "# (man singing love song in Spanish) #" "(love song continues)" "ROSE:" "Do you think it's true what they said?" "BLANCA:" "What?" "That he can smell a virgin a block away?" "Don't be stupid." "They're just being jerks." "(both sniff)" "Anything?" "You?" "(snorts) Assholes." "(romantic song continues)" "(turns off CD)" "Mom." "Mom, come on." "No!" "God." "Just... no, leave me alone." "Mom, go to bed." "Come on." "Up." "Up, up, up, up, up." "Oh, jeez." "Come on." "Okay, okay, okay, okay." "You know, Mom, you should really get yourself a boyfriend." "Yeah, like that's gonna solve all my problems." "No, actually, it wouldn't, but at least it would give you something to do on" "Saturday nights." "(yawns)" "Just keep your legs shut." "What does that have to do with anything?" "Boys your age only want one thing." "Any age, really." "That is the biggest cliche." "Honey, cliches exist for a reason... that's because they're true.'Night." "All right, good night." "(tires squealing)" "No, no, no!" "You're doing it all wrong!" "You have to put in the first gear all the way in, first." "(stammering)" "Perhaps my daughter is right." "I'm too old for this." "No, no, no." "No, no." "She's wrong." "(sighs)" "Good morning." "Good morning." "Something wrong?" "Unh-unh." "I'm sorry about your son." "I know." "I tried calling you, uh, but, uh..." "They told me you weren't taking calls." "Your mother-in-law said you were going crazy." "I was." "No mas llorando y fumando, fumando y llora, y llora y llora." "I wouldn't eat..." "I wouldn't shower..." "And my husband had to take care of my little girl." "I was no longer cooking for either one of them." "Then I saw my face in the mirror, and I didn't recognize myself." "My..." "My cheekbones had gotten so boney." "I tried on my wedding dress... which hadn't fit me since the day I wore it, and it was baggy." "Miguel came home and saw me like that... and I told him..." ""don't I look pretty?" "Just like the day we first met."" "And that was the only time that he cried." "How did you snap out of it?" "I heard my little girl tell" "Miguel that she wished that she had died... then her mommy wouldn't be so sad." "I cleaned myself up that very night." "And that's how it was." "You..." "You go ahead and you say hi to" "Miguel and Ana for me." "Okay?" "Okay." "No." "No." "Fine." "Lolita, gracias." "Adios." "(door opens)" "Um..." "Uh, what are you doing here?" "Your wife just, uh, bought some meat a couple of days ago." "I'm not here for the meat." "Lolita, if you sold beets," "I'd be eating beets every day." "Same thing with ice cream... all the time." "I don't care... nails, wood... whatever." "Um, we just... anything you got to sell," "I would be buying." "We just sell meat here, so what will it be?" "How about a smile?" "One." "Come on." "A little smile." "All right, give me a pound of chorizo." "Um, Jose Luis, a pound of chorizo, please." "So, um..." "That'll be a dollar." "A dollar?" "A dollar." "It says ninety-nine cents." "I'll give you change." "Thank you very much." "(lays penny on counter)" "(whistling)" "(Spanish)" "No!" "i(sobbing)" "Don Pedro is a nice man," "No?" "Mm-hmm." "He has been giving me driving lessons for free." "I know, Nana." "Everybody knows." "Does... does that bother you?" "No." "Doesn't have anything to do with me." "I..." "I don't know if it's the heat or what, but when I am in the car with him, I get the strangest feeling." "I know what you mean." "When I'm sitting next to Sal in his car..." "I get so electric down there it's like I have to squeeze my legs really tight until it goes away." "(engine dies)" "(starts engine)" "(engine dies)" "(starts engine)" "(Spanish)" "(singing in Spanish)" "(groans)" "(continues singing)" "(singing)" "Happy birthday, Vieja." "Hey!" "(both laugh)" "Go, go, go, go." "Go get dressed." "No!" "We're gonna have breakfast at Nana's house." "Come on." "(Blanca groans)" "(sighs)" "Hi." "Buenos dias, Ama." ""Happy birthday"?" "Ama, say it already." "I don't know what you're talking about." "How can you go out in public dressing like that?" "!" "What's wrong with the way" "I'm dressed?" "BLANCA:" "I like it." "A woman in your position would not be seen like that." "And what position is that?" "I don't have to tell you." "It's bad enough that you are all alone and divorced, and now you're advertising yourself!" "They don't buy the cow if they can get the milk for free." "What?" "!" "Maybe sometimes you have to show the cow to get somebody to buy it... a little." "Go home and change." "I'm forty years old." "You can't tell me what to do." "I'm seventy, and you'll tell me what to do." "Not that you listen." "I hear that you're still taking lessons from Don Pedro, and I told you I didn't think it was a good idea." "I'm enjoying myself." "Hmm?" "Where exactly do you think you're gonna go in this car of yours?" "I haven't thought that far." "That's just it, Ama... you're not thinking." "I mean, have you ever thought that maybe it's not such a good idea that you spend so much time with Don Pedro?" "Not that anything would ever happen, but..." "What would the neighbors say?" "I'm going to tell you what doesn't look good... that dress." "I can see everything in that dress." "You stick out up here, and I can see your underwear line, and your nalgas." "You should just wear a thong, because then you wouldn't see the underwear line, or you could just wear no underwear." "See the example you set for your daughter?" "See?" "!" "Mmm..." "This is good." "(Blanca stifles laughter)" "AMA:" "I'm going to take a bath." "Remember to use two pins for everything, even the garcons." "I know, I know." "How many times you gotta tell me?" "Do you like?" "Hmm?" "We need, like, three for these," "Osvaldo." "(both laughing)" "Look at the two lovebirds." "Shut your hole, Carla." "We've come to rescue you." "Come on." "Where are you going?" "Just down Main Street." "Okay." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Special occasion?" "Oh, uh..." "No, I just haven't had time to do laundry, so this was the only thing I had to wear." "Doesn't seem like you." "What does he know?" "Nice." "Hi." "Ha." "Hey, hey!" "You like the dress." "Yeah, I like the... brings out the red in your lips." "Hmm." "Mm-hmm." "Whew!" "(sucks in air)" "Okay, well, so, let's, uh..." "Let's stop playing games, you and me." "Why don't I come over and pick you up..." "In my truck tonight, and we'll go out, okay?" "Mmm." "(breathing heavily)" "(moans)" "(breathing speeds up)" "It's so hot out." "It's always hot." "(coughs)" "Get in the cart, get in the cart!" "Yeah, get in there!" "Get in the cart." "Carla, get in!" "Fine." "I'll get in." "Oh, my god!" "(all laugh)" "(sighs) One of us needs to get a car, 'cause I'm sick of walking." "(men greet girls)" "Buenos dias, señors." "MAN:" "This is a good morning!" "BLANCA:" "Do they ever do anything but sit there?" "I gotta go now." "I have to go help my mom at the raspado stand." "ALL:" "Bye!" "See you later." "What now?" "We can walk back up." "Are you crazy?" "It's fucking hot." "SAL:" "Hey, Rose." "Freddie says hi." "Nice friends you have." "You're one to talk." "Oh, come on." "You're not mad, are you?" "Freddie was just playing with you guys." "Do you want a ride?" "Okay." "BLANCA:" "So, where are you really from?" "SAL:" "I thought everyone knew everything around here." "Ohh." "To say the least." "I can never really tell what you're thinking." "Why don't you try harder?" "I don't know if you're worth it." "Yeah, I know." "I could see you're attracted to me." "(Blanca laughs)" "It was nice that there was a cute guy in the front seat, but... you know." "Yeah." "What about you?" "Well..." "I have big dreams." "Yeah?" "(laughs)" "What are those big dreams?" "I don't know." "Do you deserve to hear 'em?" "Don't be a smart-ass." "Okay, I'm a smart-ass now, huh?" "So, why did you pick me instead of any of my other friends?" "I thought you was easy." "No, I'm just kiddin'." "(both laugh)" "I'm just kidding." "Um... the true Sal comes out." "Well..." "I sort of want to show my mom that I'm capable of being by myself." "Do you miss, um, your mom?" "(sighs) I don't..." "I don't think I'm ready to talk about that right now." "That's enough for today." "LOLITA:" "I just gotta get something from the back." "Andale." "Psst!" "Psst!" "(whispers) Jose Luis." "Uh, is, um, is Victor still here?" "Who?" "Victor." "He was in the store." "Um, is he still here?" "(ringing bell)" "Come on." "Ah." "(door closes)" "You can come out now." "I was just, um..." "I know." "Wait, don't go." "I got..." "I got something for you." "Oh, no, I don't drink." "Oh, let me... no, I got it." "Happy birthday." "How did you know?" "February 10th..." "That's my mother's." "December 3rd, that's me..." "And today, that's you." "Hmm." "That's a short list." "You must miss it..." "Your hand." "Only when someone mentions it." "Oh." "I'm sorry, I didn't..." "I didn't mean..." "No, I'm just kidding you." "Oh." "Ha ha." "When I'm with you, I feel as though I'm missing nothing." "Um... (burps) Oh, my god," "I'm sorry." "I, uh, the bubbles..." "I..." "I drank too..." "You know, I gotta get going, 'cause Blanca must be wondering where I am." "Okay?" "Okay." "BLANCA:" "So..." "Why me and not any of my friends?" "SAL:" "I'm not sure." "It was just something about you..." "The way you look at me." "I don't know." "Your smile..." "I just saw something different in you." "So, why did you get in the car?" "I don't know." "I guess I thought you could take me someplace." "Yeah." "(bell tolling)" "What is that smell?" "It's strawberry." "Hmm?" "(clears throat)" "(car starts)" "Vamanos." "(horn honking insistently)" "Can't you just ring the doorbell like a human being?" "I shouldn't have to ring the bell on my own house." "Besides, I know you'd come." "You always came with me." "What do you want, Roberto?" "Where's Blanca?" "She's with her friends." "Didn't you tell her" "I was coming?" "Yeah, two months ago." "I guess she got tired of waiting." "I want her to meet her new mother." "(scoffs)" "Maybe she's already met her at school." "If I squint my eyes when" "I'm talking to you, it's like you haven't aged a bit since we first met." "Remember?" "Yes, I do." "And if I close my eyes when I'm talking to you, it's like you've never changed... you still have the stink of other women on you." "I'd leave her in a heartbeat if you'd take me back." "Don't worry, she doesn't speak english." "Chinga su madre." "Wait!" "Wait!" "Look, you gotta wait and say goodbye to Blanca." "Just tell her bye for me." "No, don't let me do your dirty work for you again, damnit!" "Is it gonna be okay?" "Oh, it's gonna be fine." "The car is just old... like us." "It just got too excited." "Why didn't you warn me?" "!" "I would never have driven so fast!" "Calm down, mujer." "The car's going to be fine." "All we have to do is let it cool down." "How would you know?" "You're just a gardener." "So, the car is the only thing that matters to you!" "DON PEDRO:" "This is all so unnecessary." "If we would have just given her a little bit more time, it would all be fine." "Don't blame me." "My uncle sent us to get you guys." "But I'm sure you're right..." "About the car." "Whenever they act up, all you need to do is give 'em a little time and love." "And before you know it, they'll be purring like before." "What were you two doing out here?" "What were you two doing earlier speeding down the street, hmm?" "How have you been treating my Nana?" "Young man, have you been treating her right?" "Nana!" "I'm just worried about your reputation, darling." "Worry about your own." "(Spanish)" "(church bell tolling)" "(sighs)" "Will you be going to the reception?" "Beat it, would you?" "!" "You guys are so mean." "Come on, Carla, give him a chance." "Please." "(truck approaches)" "What's going on between the two of you?" "We just talk and stuff." "Sure." "(truck departs)" "Hmm." "SAL:" "Did you ever have one?" "BLANCA:" "No." "I think they're a little weird, you know." "It's like you're supposed to be a woman at fifteen." "I mean, I'm seventeen, and" "I still don't feel like..." "Anyway, it's just like practicing for your real wedding, and I don't ever intend to get married, so... you can't know that." "Trust me, it's one of the things I do know." "It's just like this big setup for disappointment." "I mean, I've never met anybody who's ever been happy in a marriage." "What about your grandparents?" "Hmm..." "I don't think they were ever really in love." "I mean, if they were, they sure as hell hid it." "And they were always fighting." "Just like my parents." "Just because your parents didn't seem to get things right, doesn't mean that we're gonna repeat their mistakes." "You really believe that?" "God, I hope so." "Are you going to keep on walking back and forth like that, or are you coming in?" "Hmm." "(takes deep breath, exhales)" "I didn't know you can make a soup like this." "I make my soup the way I like it." "No." "(coughs)" "The car is not the only thing that matters to me." "Maybe you are ready for the next step." "SAL:" "Put your... put your leg here." "BLANCA:" "You're very bossy with my legs, you know." "You'll see." "(kissing, heavy breathing)" "(moaning)" "BLANCA:" "Okay, wait." "Wait." "Wait, wait!" "What?" "You were hurting me." "What?" "Come on." "You liked it, you know you did." "Okay." "Whatever." "You're such a kid!" "Jeez!" "Stop the car." "Stop the car!" "(tires squeal)" "Shit." "(glass breaks)" "Whoa!" "Ohhhh!" "What the hell... you punks!" "You punks!" "Come back here!" "Come back... come back here!" "What happened?" "I'm gonna call the police!" "Oh, god, what happened?" "No respect!" "Loli, I'm s..." "I don't know, these punks, they were throwing... throwing... rocks, then they... and they they hit your car." "Why would anybody do this to me?" "Well, no, they didn't do it to you, I mean..." "They're punks, you know, they're young kids, they just... they have no respect, they just... you know?" "SOUNDTRACK:" "# (song sung in Spanish) #" "My truck is over there." "I'll drive you home." "This is nice." "I mean, uh, not what happened to your car, but, um..." "We finally get to spend some time together." "I have a..." "I have a tape deck." "You know?" "Uh..." "Made this tape myself." "From the radio." "(pop music plays)" "Um..." "I have a headache." "The music's too loud?" "No... (turns off music)" "You know, I'm really good with massage..." "I'm okay." "...on your neck." "I know the pressure points to take away your headache, easy." "I'm good at it, you know," "I, uh, I studied." "Um, everybody says that I'm... have good hands, you know." "Open the garage." "(remote clicks)" "Do I fit?" "Must be...hard..." "Not having a man... around to help anymore." "You know, hard on you." "Mm!" "Mm!" "Mm!" "Wait, wait, wait..." "(both moaning)" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Watch... oh!" "Oh!" "Okay." "Okay." "Very good." "Ah..." "Okay." "Thank you... um..." "Thanks for the ride." "And, uh..." "Um..." "Um, okay." "But..." "I didn't get to..." "I was gonna ask you... if you... like... to be on top." "Blanca?" "Blanca, are you home?" "Oh." "Oh." "(vibrator hums)" "Ah." "Ooh." "(moans)" "(vibrator buzzing," "Lolita moaning)" "Juan, buenos dias." "Buenos." "Look what they did to my windshield." "Let's see." "Hmm..." "You know, between you and your mother, you two keep me pretty busy." "I don't understand." "Her car broke down." "I had to send Sal to go pick them up in the tow truck." ""Them"?" "Your mother and Don Pedro." "They're quite the item these days." "They are not an item, okay?" "Don Pedro is being kind enough to help my mother with..." "Um, how much is the repair gonna cost?" "I'll have to order the window first." "You'll pay me when it's done." "I'll have Sal take you home." "No, no, I can walk..." "Sal!" "Sal!" "Get your butt over here!" "I want you to take" "Mrs. Ramirez..." ""Garcia."" "Huh?" "Miss Garcia." "I had it changed after... anyway, it's Garcia." "Yeah, okay." "Uh, give her a lift." "Her truck's staying here." "Let's do this." "Are you doing anything with my daughter that I wouldn't approve of?" "Maybe." "That means yes." "You love Blanca?" "Yes." "Maybe." "Do you want a ride?" "No." "That means no." "Yes!" "CLERK:" "Number seven." "(honks bike horn)" "Have you ever kissed a girl?" "Do you want to?" "(bicycle departs)" "You could take the test again." "No." "I..." "I think this is it." "(Don Pedro sighs)" "Then this is it... for the driving lessons." "The first time it takes me a little longer, but it's gonna be fine." "That's okay." "(chuckles)" "(vendor speaking Spanish)" "(indistinct chatter)" "SOUNDTRACK:" "# (song sung in Spanish) #" "(rooster crowing)" "Do you wish we hadn't?" "(laughs)" "No, not at all." "Hmm." "LOLITA:" "What are you so grumpy about?" "BLANCA:" "Nothing." "Then why are you not talking to me?" "Mom, it's nothing." "Ama!" "Can you please just put the groceries away?" "(laughs)" "LOLITA:" "Ama!" "Ama..." "Get out!" "Get out!" "No!" "He can stay!" "This is my house, remember, not yours... not yet!" "Do you want me to leave?" "Maybe better leave now." "(Don Pedro murmurs)" "How could you?" "Leave." "What?" "Leave now." "No." "I will not leave until you tell me what the hell has gotten into you." "First the car, and now... this?" "!" "Is... is that all guys want?" "I will not tell you again..." "I want you to leave my home." "I have a lot to do." "You want me to leave?" "Yes." "And don't come back until you quit acting like my mom, and more like my daughter!" "Go!" "Ama?" "Mom!" "Mom, wait!" "Mom!" "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry that you had to see your grandmother acting like a whore." "But Mom, you know that isn't true." "I don't see what the big deal is." "You don't see what the big deal is?" "I guess you've got more in common with your Nana than I'd like to know." "The only reason you're so pissed off is because you're the only one who isn't getting any." "Oh!" "Forgive me, Father," "I have sinned." "It has been two weeks... since my last confession." "I have been missing mass... it's just an innocent flirtation lessons with a man... he is the one coming on to me..." "And nothing's happened..." "I talk back to my mom a lot more than I should..." "I've had impure thoughts." "...making me feel... sexual." "Anyway, um..." "I've been touching myself." "Is it wrong to touch yourself?" "...Sex with a man that's not my husband!" "But the worst thing is... okay, I should be honest I don't feel guilty." "I let a boy touch me... down there." "...Kiss me once..." "Not at all!" "Twice." "More or less." "...Really bad, but I... he was beautiful." "I feel guilty about not really feeling guilty." "Beautiful!" "...Disrespectful to my mother." "(metal, tools clanking)" "Hello?" "JUAN:" "Yeah?" "Um, have you seen Sal?" "No, and when I do, I'm gonna give him a beating that he'll remember for a lifetime." "Do you see this car?" "Sal was supposed to help me with it, but do you see him?" "You should get home." "And don't be letting my nephew get you in any trouble." "(indistinct chatter)" "Hey, have you seen Sal?" "No, I haven't seen him." "Are you two still together?" "I don't know." "I'll tell him you were here if I see him." "Hey, what's up?" "Hey." "I'm gonna go in the video store and see if Sal's here." "Hey, Victor, has Sal been in here at all today?" "No, but, um... say hi to your mom for me." "Okay?" "Yeah, sure." "Do you think it's true what people have been saying?" "What have people been saying?" "Well, you know, that he and your mom..." "Ugh!" "Rose, don't be stupid." "Have you seen Sal?" "MAN:" "No, we haven't seen no Sal." "MAN #2:" "Maybe he found himself another girlfriend." "Blanca!" "Let's fuck." "SAL:" "You gonna be okay?" "Yeah." "Just keep kissing me." "(belt buckle jangling)" "(Sal groans)" "No." "Stay." "Shit." "(Spanish)" "What's the use of having a boyfriend if you still have to wash your own car?" "Hey!" "Come on, you can't stay mad at me forever." "Grab the rag." "I'm the one who should be mad." "The whole town is talking." "Hey!" "Come on, stop that!" "About what?" "About me?" "About you?" "Or about your daughter?" "Huh?" "Let them talk." "(speaking Spanish)..." "Driver test?" "You know I don't approve." "You'll be glad to know" "I failed." "Well, maybe..." "Maybe it's for the best, you know?" "You can sell the car, and we can find you somebody else to, uh, take care of the lawn, and then everything can go back to normal." "No!" "No?" "I don't want to go back to the normal, I don't want it!" "No!" "You know, I just..." "I don't understand." "All my life, you've taught me about right and wrong..." ""don't do this, do this, sit with your legs crossed, don't sleep around, and if you're married, we sure as hell shouldn't enjoy it." "You think what the church thinks, and if you do anything, let's not talk about it."" "Well, I live my life like this, and I turn around, and I do the same thing for Blanca, and now... here you are, you're doing the exact opposite." "What should I tell you?" "I..." "I don't know." "Maybe I was wrong." "I don't know." "It's taken me so many years... but finally I learned to live." "(chuckles)" "(Lolita sighs)" "Ama..." "I just wish you would have figured things out sooner." "You mean..." "When I was your age?" "(sighs)" "Oh, but Don Pedro... oh!" "No, no, no!" "Okay!" "Okay!" "Okay." "BLANCA:" "Holy Mary," "Mother of God... oh, God, maybe it's bad luck to pray to the Virgin Mary." "No, um..." "Our Father whom art in heaven...please, please, please God, don't let me be pregnant." "Hallowed be thy name." "Please, please, please." "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, I'm so sorry, it won't happen again." "I mean, I don't know what'll happen, but I am so, so sorry." "On earth as it is in heaven." "Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespassed against us." "Yes!" "Oh!" "LOLITA:" "Blanca?" "I'm okay, Mom!" "Everything's okay." "I'm going to work," "I'll see you later." "Okay!" "Um, wear a helmet!" "Can I, uh... need a lift?" "No, thanks." "I'm fine." "Well, when will your truck be ready?" "Oh, who knows?" "He keeps jerking' me around." "Something about ordering a part." "Look, we're... we're going the same way." "Oh, no, I'm fine." "The fresh air is... good." "You've got too much pride." "I do not." "Prove it." "This sure beats talkin' to the wind." "Are you joking?" "No." "I don't know..." "I..." "I feel like, you know, sometimes I'm gonna say the wrong thing." "I bet you don't." "You don't talk much." "I talk when I got somethin' to say." "You got somethin' to say now?" "I'm happy just lookin' at your face." "Just..." "look straight ahead at the road." "Okay, Nora, here's yours." "That's gonna be ten dollars." "Excuse me, but I've been waiting for a long time." "I'm coming." "It's right here." "It's right here." "Uh, and you had the carnitas, right?" "I can't believe you women are going to buy meat from this (Spanish)..." "Ssss!" "How can I help you, Iliana?" "You could start my leaving my husband alone." "Sss!" "Oh, so it's true, then?" "You and Victor?" "No, me and Victor, nothing!" "It's not true." "Why are you gonna start saying things like that?" "LUIS:" "I want a show of hands." "How many of you women have been propositioned by Victor" "Reyes against your wishes?" "He patted me on the ass." "I had a bruise for a week." "Tiene una fuerza tremenda." "Yeah." "And me, too." "All while I was still in mourning." "You don't believe me, but when he kissed me hello the other morning, his lips stayed on mine much longer than they should have." "It seems to me you should be worried about your husband with all other women... than harassing poor Lolita." "Lolita, don't even worry about it." "Let it go." "You know what?" "Um..." "Yeah." "Yeah." "The shop is closed for the day, so, um... but what about my chorizo?" "Let it go, let it go." "You know, you can... my chorizo!" "You can get it across the street." "No, I have to..." "I'm sorry, ladies." "Sorry." "Where's she off to?" "Her parents are shipping her off to Texas." "Why?" "Did they flip out when she told 'em she wanted to be a nun?" "No, they flipped out when she told 'em she was pregnant." "(gasps) No!" "Yup." "Looks like" "Miss High and Mighty wasn't so, well, you know, high and mighty." "But by who?" "Your guess is as good as ours." "I didn't even know she thought about those things." "Who doesn't?" "Do you have something to tell us?" "No." "Never mind." "I gotta go." "I told my mom I'd look after the brats today." "How was it?" "It's like having trouble breathing." "Like all of a sudden you can't breathe, and you're so scared something's wrong." "And then when you do breathe, it's like you're so relieved that you're not dead." "Doesn't sound very romantic." "It isn't, really." "It was weird, you know... having somebody else inside of me." "Can I tell you something?" "Yeah." "Anything." "I'm leaving." "What do you mean?" "Just that, I'm taking off." "Where?" "I don't know." "What about senior year?" "Listen, Blanca, I don't think you understand." "I'm sick of waiting on people, smelling like food all day." "I'm sure after senior year my parents are gonna have me working here full-time, and I don't want to stuck in this town like my mother." "Is it really that bad?" "Yeah." "Ha ha!" "It is." "(vacuum humming)" "Stop that." "It's gonna start." "(turns off vacuum)" "Oh." "(turns on TV)" "(TV narration in Spanish)" "Hey, stranger." "Hey." "You want a ride?" "I'm not really going anywhere." "I've tried calling you." "I know." "What?" "Don't you want to see me?" "No." "Not for a little while." "You know..." "It wasn't just about the sex." "You know that." "Yeah." "Yeah, I know that." "Then what?" "School's starting..." "So?" "So..." "Come on." "Don't be such a kid." "(chuckles)" "I gotta go." "I'm gonna keep calling you." "#" "(song sung in Spanish)" "Subtitles by LeapinLar"