"Laurita, don't move!" "~ You can fall." "~ Nothing will go wrong." "My staff tells me everything." "But there's danger in everything." "Let's go." "I love the smell of the forest." "Be careful." "And your grandfather?" "He's bringing refreshments." "Did Ramón lend you his car, as usual?" "Yeah, until 5 PM." "My grandpa told me not to move,... but I wanted to pick up pine cones to decorate the tablecloth and make the cutest picnic." "What are we going to eat?" "It's a surprise." "Cande prepared everything." "What a beautiful branch!" "Isn't it?" "And how do you know it's beautiful?" "I don't see it but I can feel it." "With that one, I have like 20." "Yes, and you have given me lots." "Look, wait here." "I'll pick up some pine cones." "I've given you 14 and you said that they've already sold." "Well, not all of them, but I've sold maybe ten." "How beautiful the sun slips through the pines!" "Isn't that right?" "There's a little fog here." "~ Can you imagine fog?" "~ No." "I'd like to see it." "One day you told me it's like gauze, but you can't touch it." "And it breaks open when you go through it, but you can't feel it." "Oh, Andrés, I already know this!" "You won't think I'd believe it was like glass!" "Look, I brought this stick." "This one no longer works, you have to throw it away." "~ It must have cost you a lot!" "~ Hey, you have no idea!" "Thanks, it'll last for a long time." "~ Will you do me a big favor, Andrés?" "~ Depends." "What favor?" "What color are pines?" "Oh, Laurita, I've told you this so many times!" "They're green, but I like it when you tell me,... because when you tell me it feels like I can see them." "Ask me anything." "If you want I'll tell you the color of the wind." "You've also said many times that the wind has no color." "Shall I tell you the color of the sky?" "I know that one." "It's bluer than the sea and even bigger,... but it has no sound." "I'd like to see everything --- even you." "You're going to get your sight back." "I know it." "The other day a gentleman told me you were going to get to see,... and then you'd even become a painter." "Do you know who this man was?" "It was God." "How silly you are, Andrés!" "You can't see God, you feel Him." "He's in everything." "Laurita, girl!" "Why are not you where I left you?" "You scared me." "Where did you get to, child?" "Please, man!" "That's my grandfather." "What a scare, baby!" "If I left you up there, what the hell are you doing here, woman?" "Oh, how good you came, Andrés, on time, on time!" "Look at the staff Andrés gave me, it's very strong." "Hey, won't anybody claim it back, out there?" "Ah!" "How are you going to believe that, Don Rafa?" "~ I also brought you a small present." "~ What is it?" "The cassette you asked me for a few days ago." "I had no money to buy it then, but there you go." "Thanks, Grandfather!" "~ Are you happy?" "~ Sure." "Now let's eat, eat, eat." "Let's eat to grow!" "Look, Laurita, you wait for me here, but don't even budge." "And you, Andrés, give me a hand by fetching the baskets." "Go on." "~ I'm on my way, Don Rafa." "~ Come on, then." "You'll see what a good meal Cande prepared for us." "Andrés!" "I'd like you to sing!" ""Pretty girl"." "I love it." "Oh, and I love that song, too." "And you sing so prettily." "Who taught it to you?" "Nobody!" "I heard it on the radio and learned it off." "Well, perform, perform!" "¤ Pretty, pretty, pretty girl,... ¤ with all the strength I have in my soul, with all that strength I worship you." "¤ Pretty, pretty, pretty girl,... ¤ in every I get to I sleep I swear I'll always dream of you." "¤ I love you and you love me, I miss you and you miss me,... ¤ and I know that when you're alone you ask the Heavens to allow you to see me again." "¤ That's why I love you, pretty girl,... ¤ that's why I swore before God that I'd never forget you." "¤ I love you and you love me, I miss you and you miss me,... ¤ and I know that when you're alone you ask the Heavens to allow you to see me again." "¤ That's why I love you, pretty girl,... ¤ that's why I swore before God that I'd never forget you. ¤" "Thanks, Andrés!" "You could have bathed before dinner,... or at least changed your shirt." "I'm very hungry." "And I'm in my house among my family." "Or aren't I?" "You didn't even shave today." "I don't work in the governor's office!" "Nor in a bank, nor even in a beauty parlor." "My work is all dirty." "It doesn't matter." "Must you always have excuses for the way you are?" "You loved me like that." "I never lied to you, nor begged for you." "So now, if my shirt bothers you, I'll take it off." "So I look less ugly to you?" "No one can even talk with you!" "You're stubborn!" "I leave my tedious work and I come here wanting to talk about something with someone,... and everything I find is long faces." "I'm bored, tired of this!" "And what do you want?" "To leave me?" "Oh, for God's sake, Alejandro!" "It's not that, but can't you be more sympathetic, more considerate..." "Yes, I know!" "Want to occasionally go out and to eat, the theater, to dance,..." "But we don't have the money." "So what can we do?" "I can't work any harder, I come home tired and listless!" "Ah!" "And what do you think I do all day?" "Entertain myself?" "No, I leave the supermarket and I come here to work, and keep working!" "I wash, iron, cook, without a break!" "And what for?" "You don't even appreciate it!" "Give me another enchilada." "They came out very good." "Mom, the school principal told me that tomorrow was going to be a parents' day,... and that you have to go." "Oh, teachers always believe that we have free time!" "They spend the whole year in meetings." "I can't go, I can't skip work." "She said it was very important,... that they're going to repair the school." "I want you to study to be a professional." "It seems that in this school all they want is to get money for everything." "And if we don't give some, they'd even dare to kick you out." "~ No way I can go." "~ Me even less!" "Many moms and dads will be there." "Yes, my son, but they are people who do not need to work to eat,... unlike your dad and me." "Only this once, will you?" "OK, I'll ask permission --- if they let me out, I'll be there." "And you, Dad, can you go?" "The director..." "I don't care about that woman!" "She doesn't like me." "So what?" "You'd care a lot whether that old bag likes you or she doesn't?" "Ah, now you scold your child!" "I'm going to make a lime tea for your nerves." "Yeah, drink it yourself, for your hysteria." "I don't want any more enchiladas." "Well if you do not want do not eat them,... help me wash the dishes instead." "~ Oh, just look at all those dishes!" "~ What's wrong with them?" "With the money you're putting together we could buy a dish set, even a common one." "The money isn't to spend, it's to buy Andrés a bike." "Bike?" "There are more important things we need than a bike for my son." "God knows whether he'll have an accident." "No, I don't agree with buying him that stuff." "You're just very selfish, you want everything for yourself." "Let him be a man." "Let him be strong and know how to defend himself." "He needs a bike, and I'll buy him some gloves." "~ Gloves?" "~ Yeah, so he can learn to box." "Toni's father trained boxers and they say he's very good." "You're crazy!" "You've recorded your lesson already, girl?" "Yeah, I'll listen to it tomorrow." "It was very interesting, even I was happy." "I've always loved geography." "~ Yes, it discusses the Suchiate River, the Consulado River..." "~ Don Rafa, your tea's here on the table." "Yes, I'm coming right away." "How good they teach all this on TV!" "Ah, if only they'd had TV in my time!" "You'd be a genius, right, Grandad?" "~ Can you doubt it?" "~ To me, you're the best in the world!" "Laurita dear!" "~ I'm done, Don Rafa." "I'll see you tomorrow." "~ Thanks for everything, Cande." "~ See you tomorrow, Laurita." "God bless you." "~ Tomorrow, Cande." "Ugh, the tennis program I like is over!" "I don't like sports." "I don't know why you say that, my girl: if you saw them, you'd like them." "My life, go off to bed." "I'm going to stay up for a while to watch this TV show... which reminds me of the times when I was young." "You must have been very handsome!" "That's what they say, that's what they say." "Go on, my daughter, go to bed, huh?" "~ See you tomorrow, Grandpa." "~ Tomorrow." "I'm going to listen to my birdsong recording." "Their songs coo to me." "Toni!" "Toni!" "Can I play?" "No, we're full up." "You don't even know how to play, go and take care of your blind girl." "~ You called me?" "~ Yes..." "Oh!" "~ 149. 150." "~ What's the problem?" "I need to go out for a couple of hours." "It is urgent you give me permission." "Impossible, look at all the people!" "It's a parents' meeting at my son's school!" "My husband can't go because he's working, and... it's very important to my son that I go." "I have to go, please." "Sorry, but it's impossible." "I have no one to cover for you at this time." "Please attend to the customers." "Mom, did you go to the meeting at school?" "No, they wouldn't let me leave work." "The director will tell me off." "I'll write a note you can take her." "The principal is really very strict, you've got to go!" "I told you I'll write a note to take her explaining the reason." "Look, why don't you run and get some bread?" "Your dad'll be home soon." "~ And pick one you like." "~ Yes, Mom." "Wait, here comes Andrés." "Come on." "~ Where?" "~ You'll see." "What's up?" "What's the matter, scared?" "Why are you trembling?" "Toni, I want to be your friend and join your gang." "Are you crazy?" "You're much too short!" "And you don't know how to fight." "Let's see, what've you got there?" "Some bread for my mom." "~ You got the bread!" "~ Thank you, Andrés!" "Money isn't given in pots, so you can't carelessly lose it." "It slipped out of my pocket, Mom." "You got holes in them, or what?" "If someone took that money and you didn't defend yourself, I'll get very angry and I won't buy you that bike." "Your friend Toni has teased you a lot but you've never teased him back." "Use your fists to defend yourself!" "Oh, stop talking and give him some money for bread!" "Don't order me around, I'm in charge here!" "Oh yeah?" "That's what you think." "Look, I don't want a fight, I'm taking my son for some burgers." "And while we're gone, get rid of your bad mood by kicking the walls and clawing down the ceiling." "Dad, will she really kick the walls and claw down the ceiling?" "Nothing will happen, you'll see." "Graciela." "What do you want?" "Do you want to come with us?" "You're inviting me?" "~ Or if you want, we'll stay." "~ That's better." "~ Hi." "Can I come in?" "~ Sure, come on." "~ What are you listening to?" "~ My English lessons." "Soon we'll be even." "Even, how?" "Because I don't see what you see but I'll speak what you can't speak." "Oh, Laurita!" "You'll never be able to speak like that." "Do not you see that that languages are learned in their places of origin?" "What do you bet that I learn?" "A kiss!" "If I don't learn you kiss me but if I do, then you don't." "I don't like that bet!" "Never mind --- I'll give you one." "Oh, you scared me!" "As if we were sweethearts!" "~ No big deal." "~ That's how children are born." "~ What?" "~ Look, I'm going to explain it to you." "One day my grandfather and I were watching a movie." "You, you saw a movie?" "All right, don't be so picky." "My grandfather watched it and I listened to it." "Suddenly the couple kissed and there was a longish silence." "I asked my grandfather what was happening,... and he told me: "They're kissing",... and the silence lingered." ""Now what's happening, Grandpa?", I asked him again." ""I don't know, they're off screen," he told me." "Suddenly the silence was broken by the cry of a child,... and my grandfather said: "They just had a baby!"." "It's that easy!" "How are you, Andrés?" "Not so well, Doña Cande." "At your age things are always fine." "That's what grownups say." "No way." "Do you want some water with fresh lemon?" "~ Sure, thanks." "~ Thanks, Cande." "You know, Andrés?" "I always wonder who I love more,... whether it's my grandfather, you, or Cande, but I can't decide." "Why do you want to decide?" "Good point, why?" "Just love all three of us." "Agreed, I love all three." "How often do you have your English classes?" "Every day." "Then I'll come daily to take classes with you." "Fine." "Uh, Andrés!" "What are you doing here, my son?" "I came to talk with you." "Me?" "Wait a minute, then I'll be right with you." "Look, I bought these stencils for you to paint your pine branches this Christmas." "Thanks, Don Rafa!" "Hey, you wanted to talk with me about something, right?" "Something very important for everyone." "~ Ah, important for everyone?" "~ Yeah." "Wait for me." "I'll be leaving in a moment." "Now I have to go eat." "Wait for me." "Wait for me." "You know, Don Rafa?" "I found out they've operated on some blind kids and they got to see again!" "No, son, Laurita's case is not so easy,... and her operation would cost a whole lot of money, son." "I know that you're saving up for that." "Me?" "Who told you that?" "Who told you?" "Well, you told Cande, Laurita overheard, and then Laurita told me." "Hot Gossip, the eternal gossip!" "I'm also saving up all my earnings to help you." "Andrés, my son, thank you!" "You don't know how proud I am to be your friend!" "Really, do not you want to go home to dinner with me?" "No, Don Rafa, some other day would be better, because if my mom gets home and doesn't find me there, she'll blow a fuse." "Fine, whatever, whatever." "Are you sad, Don Rafa?" "But how could I not be sad?" "I can't help but remember my son, my daughter, such a horrific accident... and what happened to Laurita at the age of eight months was so awful..." "You see, she was blinded!" "And orphaned, on top of that!" "~ But don't cry, Don Rafa." "~ How can I not?" "Look, Laurita will get to see again." "I know she will." "Science is making great strides." "Well, that's what my dad says, anyway..." "I don't want is to die and leave her alone and blind." "But surely you won't die, Don Rafa!" "Why shouldn't I die?" "Do you think I'm immortal or something?" "You're stronger than a hippopotamus!" "Hippopotamus?" "Like a "hippopotamus"?" "Surely you should have said an elephant, that's much more dignified!" "Oh, what a boy!" "~ Sir." "~ What do you want?" "I'm offering you a good deal." "Me?" "You don't say." "Even if you don't think so, no lies!" "We'll have a lot of money." "For this!" "OK, let's hear it: what deal?" "You don't know?" "I sing." "And they say I'm not bad." "Let me sing along with you and we'll earn a lot to share among us!" "Impossible, boy, we already have too many singers here." "Mariachi, mariachi, please, a song for me." "~ Yeah." "~ Please, I need the money." "Don't be mean." "Let's try!" "If you like it, and the customers do, I can come here every day at this time... to sing a while with you." "All right?" "Let's stick with singing one song for the moment." "Then if we don't like it, there's no harm done." "OK, but go for it." "If they like you, we're in." "Yes, thanks!" "~ Which one do you know?" "~ Almost all of them." "Do you know "Poor Tom"?" "Hah, in my sleep!" "OK, boys, "Poor Tom"!" "¤ On the Colorado River near the Grand Canyon,... ¤ there once was as stocky and chubby a cowboy..." "¤ as Aunt Cleta's dog when it barked for the first time." "¤ They spanked him, how they spanked Tom!" "¤ Poor Tom, poor Tom, poor fool, poor fool, poor Tom." "¤ Poor Tom, poor Tom, for being so foolish, for being so poor, poor Tom." "¤ One day he bought a horse, an old blind percheron... ¤ to enter in races, but he found it very cowardly,..." "¤ and four months after the show was over... ¤ and the cowboy was stubborn and wouldn't give up on the percheron." "[¤ the cowboy was still stubborn and wouldn't give up on the percheron.]" "¤ Poor Tom, poor Tom, poor fool, poor fool, poor Tom." "¤ Poor Tom, poor Tom, for being so foolish, poor fool, poor Tom." "¤ He was trying to control it when the horse fell." "¤ You're not granted a license to steal, so let's go to the police station." "¤ He escaped from the sheriffs and hid at a ranch." "¤ and soon after they married him to the owner's granddaughter." "¤ Poor Tom, poor Tom, poor fool, poor fool, poor Tom." "¤ Poor Tom, poor Tom, for being so foolish and so poor, poor Tom." "¤ The first time he argued with his wife she wrecked him,... ¤ and the second time, she shot him down with a huge pistol." "¤ and they buried him for the eternity in the middle of the Grand Canyon." "¤ So bad was his luck that the Canyon exploded." "¤ Poor Tom, poor Tom, poor fool, poor fool, poor Tom." "¤ Poor Tom, poor Tom, for being so foolish and so poor, poor Tom." "¤ poor Tom, poor Tom, poor fool, poor fool, poor Tom. ¤" "How nice that you asked me out." "I get so bored of being alone in the apartment!" "Why didn't your uncles take you to live with them in Saltillo?" "My uncle Luís has six daughters." "Can you imagine one more, and blind on top of that?" "!" "On the other hand, my uncle Carlos lives in the US." "He left to work as a day laborer." "My grandfather hasn't heard a thing about him for three years." "He must have gotten married and forgotten that we exist." "Such uncles!" "That's huge!" "What color are you going to paint it?" "Gold with glitter." "Those sell the best." "How beautiful!" "The Christmas trees are going to look beautiful!" "They'll look very bright, right?" "Yeah." "Let's go." "~ Laurita, I've got to give you some news." "~ Good or bad?" "That's for you to say." "Then tell me!" "Come on." "Sit down so you can hear me." "Are you ready for this?" "Don't screw around, Andrés, just tell me!" "I'm working." "Working?" "Yeah, and it's good work!" "And what are you doing?" "I'm singing in a restaurant." "And with real mariachis, Laurita!" "With mariachis?" "That's great, Andrés!" "You have the best voice there is." "It takes a blind girl to have a real ear for music!" "And if you don't believe it, ask my grandfather." "I'm going to earn a lot of money,... and with the loot I'm going to buy you an operation so you can see again!" "It'll earn a lot!" "I told you my grandfather is also saving up." "So far I've been doing it for five days and I've saved 900 pesos,... and I work just two hours a day." "And you know what?" "They're going to buy me a cowboy costume!" "Come on, come here." "Closer." "If you don't promise to take me to that restaurant to hear you sing, I'll tear your ears off!" "~ Oh, my ears, oh, oh!" "~ Promise!" "Cheater!" "~ Promise me?" "~ I promise." "I love you so much, Andrés." "Never leave me." "I also love you so much." "I'll never leave you, Laurita." "Look, Andrés is here." "Let's grab his bag." "And we'll give him a good duffing up." "~ I can't stand him!" "~ He thinks he's some big stud because he's got a girl." "Let's go." "What've you got in the bag, Andrés?" "A whale that I gave to Laurita." "Sure, the only girl who can stand you is a blind one." "Don't say that." "It's not gentlemanly." "Forget it, Andrés." "You'll see how much of man I am." "You'll regret what you said." "You'll regret what you said, starting now." "Hit him, Toni, hit him!" "Let's fight." "~ The bag!" "~ I'll get it!" "~ Where are you, Andrés?" "~ Right here!" "Take care of the bag, Laurita!" "Come on, we gave him what he deserved." "Go get the bag!" "Cowards!" "Did they hurt you?" "You bet!" "Andrés, boy, what are you doing here?" "Aren't you at school at this time of day?" "Yeah, I was, but I left early." "The teacher had to go to the doctor." "Or so she said, anyway." "Did you bring the orders Ramón told you about?" "Yeah, they're here." "~ Ramón!" "Ramón!" "~ Coming!" "Hey, Andrés, weren't you going to sing now?" "Of course, Don Rafa, in just a while I earned 350 pesos!" "~ No...!" "~ Yeah!" "Listen, do your parents know you're singing over there?" "May God forbid!" "My dad would kill me." "They just want me to spend all my time in school studying." "~ What's up, Andrés?" "You brought my order?" "~ Yes, Ramón, see if you like it." "Hey, these are really nice!" "You're an artist!" "~ What do I owe you?" "~ There are 24, at 15 each, so that's 360 pesos." "Plus the sticks, they come to 200." "And I give you the leaves for free." "~ I'll get the loot." "~ Come on." "More money for my piggy!" "Listen, Don Rafa, is Laurita's operation very dangerous?" "No, no, no, not so dangerous, but it's difficult and costly." "~ What can we do for her?" "~ Nothing, son, but wait and wait." "Can't we pay for the operation in installments?" "When have you ever seen an operation paid in installments, kiddo, when, when?" "What Laurita needs is a transplant." "~ Transplant?" "~ Yeah." "What do you mean?" "A transplant is from someone who's about to die, and if it's a child, so much the better." "Right?" "They give permission and give up their corneas after they die." "But that costs a lot of money, it's expensive!" "But I've heard there's a cornea bank, and people donate them there." "No, they don't donate them." "How could they do that?" "No, sir, they sell them, and quite dearly, too." "Oh, all right." "Ah, then, yes, Laurita will get to see, I'm sure!" "It's just a matter of money, Don Rafa!" "Here's the loot." "I'm going to want another 24 for my grandmother." "Can you bring me them tomorrow?" "Sure, Ramón!" "¤ When I hear the train whistle, the one heading to the border... ¤ I want to leave too, to see if I find the baby,... ¤ that one who left one day, and I've never heard a word about her." "¤ Speedy train, I wish you'd be able to talk,... ¤ to ask you please to greet her on my behalf... ¤ and get some news on her, if you get to see her." "~ You seen who's singing?" "~ Who?" "Look." "Holy crap, look!" "It's Andrés, Graciela's son!" "The same!" "¤ Last time I saw her was on this train, a passenger,... ¤ but I didn't wave farewell, I just hid under my hat." "¤ I left the platform crying because I love her." "¤ Speedy train, how I wish you'd be able to talk,... ¤ to ask you please to greet her on my behalf... ¤ and to get some news of her, if you get to see her. ¤" "That's my kid Andrés!" "Go on, applaud him!" "~ Sit down and shut up!" "~ How can I sit down, if he's my buddy?" "!" "~ You're blocking everyone's view." "[~ Everybody is staring at you.]" "Come on, go on, applaud him!" "Andrés, hey!" "~ Sir." "~ You're amazing, boy!" "Congratulations." "You sing very well." "Thanks." "Listen, sir, you're friends with my parents, right?" "Sure, Andrés." "~ You work with him, don't you?" "~ Huh, for quite a while!" "Please don't mention to my parents that I'm singing here." "They'll have a fit." "They don't know you sing here?" "No, nor do I want them to know." "Don't worry, boy." "We won't say a thing." "Right, my love?" "Of course not, Andrés." "~ You promise?" "~ Yeah." "Sure, sure, we promise." "Take this, 500 pesos just for you." "~ No, sir." "Thanks anyway." "~ Thank you." "This one was more courageous, you saw it." "Well, did you notice?" "When we go out like this, it seems to me we're still sweethearts." "Really?" "Frankly, I'm still so much in love with you." "It seems like you've bewitched me." "No, look, it's just that I'm the exact type of woman you like, and I got you crazy." "You know?" "I could have married any of my wealthier suitors... but I preferred you." "And I have no regrets, despite the way you are." "Oh, but I am an angel!" "I'm also big-hearted." "Don't deny it: you like to go out with me to show me off." "No!" "It's rather...that I love you!" "~ Well, he sang very well." "To me, the truth, I really liked it." "~ Who would have thought that Andrés was singing?" "Look who's coming!" "Ah, but who would believe it!" "Alexander and Graciela, and together!" "What's going on, my Joaquín?" "How happy I am to see you!" "I'm glad to see you, Alejandro." "~ Hi, Sonia." "How are you two?" "~ Just fine." "~ What's up, Graciela?" "~ Hi, Alex, how are things?" "~ How nice to see you together!" "~ And you, too." "~ Are you entering the restaurant?" "~ Yes, we came for dinner." "Well, we ate and we spent a very happy moment together,... so much so we'll go back in with you... and we're inviting you for a drink, Alex, because we're celebrating my promotion." "It's the first time that Joaquín brought me to this restaurant, and the truth is, Chela, it's very nice." "~ Sure is." "~ Well, what are we waiting for, let's go in?" "Let's go!" "Come on, Alex." "Hey, Joaquín, straighten up this tie, please." "Yes, dear!" "Laurita!" "A few minutes ago, a truck crashed into a tree across the street from Chiapas, in Colonia Condesa,..." "The driver died instantly." "Apparently he was drunk." "The boy Iván Rojas inadvertently fell through a skylight on the roof of his house, suffering serious injuries that put him in mortal danger." "He was taken to San Joaquín Hospital in the Condesa neighborhood." "A gang of youths aged between 16 and 20... ~ Bring us a bottle of champagne." "~ Yes, sir." "But that's very expensive!" "Oh, Graciela, pay no attention to such things!" "Every time we go out, Joaquín orders champagne." "And spends without limits." "Isn't that right, my love?" "That's right, without limits!" "Ask for what you want, Alex, really." "Well, if you go on like this the raise won't be enough, brother." "Money comes and goes, man." "Ay, Chulis!" "I forgot to mention something." "My buddy Eduardo promised to send Joaquín to Guadalajara... because he says that the best opportunities to progress are there." "That's right, these days you either push to the front of the pack or you get left behind." "That's for sure." "So I want my child to study, to be a professional, which I couldn't do." "Oh!" "Speaking of children, I remembered what I meant to say, and also to congratulate you." "What, you?" "Oh, you, you forget everything!" "Besides, you liked it, we just saw him." "Andrés." "What was my son up to?" "Oh!" "Don't tell me you don't know." "Parents are the last to know of what their children are up to." "He was in this very restaurant singing with mariachis, and with great success." "He sings from 2 PM to 3 PM." "At least that's what we've been told." "Are you sure it was my boy?" "Sure!" "Who is going to confuse your child with him so nice and so handsome?" "Really, Joaquín, did we see him?" "~ Well...yeah." "~ He also sings beautifully." "What a man!" "He's probably missing school, and that I will not allow." "I do not know --- Andrés always told us everything that's going on." "~ Yeah, so it seems." "~ He's not a liar." "Why hasn't he told us anything about this?" "Oh, please, don't scold him!" "He's a true artist." "And besides, he has to be earning very well." "You go to his school tomorrow and ask how his studies are going and whether he's missed a lot." "What a mess!" "Hospital San Joaquín." "Speaking." "Dr. Cafique is in the operating room." "He can't be bothered." "Right." "Would you like to leave a message?" "Yes." "Where can you be reached?" "Yes." "That's fine." "Would you call back in half an hour?" "Goodbye." "And how can I help you?" "Miss, where can I find the parents of Iván Rojas?" "Are you related to that young man?" "Sure, he's my cousin." "Wait while I check." "~ Miss!" "~ One moment." "Young Rojas can't be visited, but the parents are in the chapel." "Where's the chapel?" "Look, you go down that hall..." "Excuse me." "Are you the parents of Iván Rojas?" "Are you a friend of my son?" "No, no, I heard about the accident on the radio." "How kind of you to come and cheer us up!" "I beg your pardon for what I've got to say." "Relax." "So what do you want?" "There's a blind girl, and the doctor said that only with someone else's eyes will she ever be able to see again." "The poor dear!" "We all have sorrows of our own." "~ If your son should die..." "~ What?" "Beat it." "If your son were to die, I beg you to be kind enough to donate his eyes to my little friend." "Listen, young man, our pain is so great that we can't decide a thing right now." "Go away!" "~ Look, there's my friend..." "~ Shut up!" "Don't you see my wife could overhear us, and you'd just worsen her pain." "Go away!" "¤ Back in the mountain top where the cabin where I was born lies,... ¤ one day, while taking a walk, I met a young lady." "¤ At the moment our eyes touched, I approached her and greeted her,... ¤ she had very sad, downcast eyes, as she gave me her hand and shook mine." "¤ When I asked her if she had any parents, she said to me crying, "No,... ¤ "I'm orphaned by both father and mother, Holy God has taken them." "¤ "I was growing up, and kept on growing, seeking shelter from death,... ¤ "only birds with their songs give me any reason to live."" "¤ When she left, the young lady gave me her hand, and I saw her crying... ¤ and there on top of that mountain came eternal happiness." "¤ When I asked her if she had any parents, she said to me crying, "No,... ¤ "I'm orphaned by both father and mother, Holy God has taken them." ¤" "Look, those are ornaments for Christmas trees." "I sell them very cheaply." "I'll buy the box." "How much." "I'll charge you 300." "I'll pay in a moment, just before you leave." "I think the boys are going to buy from you." "Come on!" "~ Another, another, another!" "~ I'll be right there..." "You've had a lot of success, and we also sell plenty of ornaments." "What's the matter?" "Why are you so quiet." "I'm thinking about you." "Were you talking to me, Mom?" "Tell him." "Son, don't you have anything to say?" "No, Mom." "So you've got nothing to tell us." "Such a boldface lie!" "Why do you say that?" "Because today I went to talk to your principal." "She told me that you are far behind in your classes." "You've been showing up late, and you've been skipping class." "She told you that just... because she doesn't like me." "Your education costs good money, Andrés." "It's hardly fair that your father and I are working and working to give you a good education and what?" "Fine, fine, coming to the point." "We were told that you're going to a restaurant to sing with mariachis, and you're blowing off school." "Only one day I left because the teacher had to go to the doctor." "But now..." "And what about this singing?" "That disgraces me." "My friends will think I'm exploiting you,... singing to drunks, that I'm already worn out..." "I forbid you to go back to that place!" "I went a few times but got paid very well." "And where's the money?" "You haven't been spending it on cigarettes and other junk you kids buy nowadays?" "Alejandro, please!" "May God forbid." "I'm saving up for Laurita." "No, Andrés, no!" "I do not want my son womanizing, a party animal, and who walks around singing in bars." "Don't overdo it, woman!" "You don't know how to scold your son." "Soon you'll start swearing." "Oh, now it's me who got the scolding!" "Now it turns out that I don't know how to raise my child." "I'm a weak, a foul-mouthed..." "Look, you'd better shut up, so you don't drop an f-bomb in front of Andrés." "To raise him better means I need to give him closer supervision, and that means I must quit work." "Well, that's fine with me." "Do stop working." "Without my money coming into this household we'll die of hunger." "Your salary doesn't even cover the rent." "Any woman claiming to be decent conforms to what her husband can provide her." "Well, that was the reason you married me: because I was decent but not conformist." "When you give me more money I'll stop working." "Next month I'm getting a raise, and on my own merits, not like Joaquín, who gets his for ass-licking." "~ Dad, Mom, don't fight over me." "~ Shut up!" "Don't yell at him, he's not deaf!" "Well, it seems, he doesn't understand what he's being told!" "My son, go to bed." "And we'll talk over everything tomorrow, OK?" "I brought you a custard with strawberries, see if you like it." "Thanks!" "Joaquín and his wife, I really don't like them." "They squealed to my parents of me singing there so they scolded me." "They've prohibited me from going back there." "But I will, I'll be escaping!" "Even if it's just once a week." "The mariachis don't want to lose me." "They like how I sing,... and they say they get loads more money when I sing with them." "You'd better not cross your parents,... after all, I'm used to not seeing." "Don't say that, Laurita!" "I swear you'll be seeing soon!" "Come on." "Once you've healed, we'll go someplace where there's much less traffic and noise." "A place where there are trees and birds, and near the sea." "How nice!" "But what about my grandfather?" "He'll come with us, too." "I'd like to live in a house made just of tree trunks,... with many windows so I can keep watching all the things I've never seen." "I'd love watching rain and lightning..." "I bet they're a bit like a waterfall, falling very very quickly." "But you don't know waterfalls, either." "One day my grandfather took me for a walk to a waterfall,... and the noise was very strong, like a big bolt of lightning." "They don't resemble anything." "You'll see." "They're not like you imagine them, they're much nicer." "We'd better go." "Here come Toni and his friends,... and we don't want them picking another fight." "Have they already seen us?" "Look." "Here's Andrés with his blind girl." "~ That's Andrés, the feeb!" "~ Scaredy-cat, hanging to women skirts!" "Bushwhacker!" "I told you Toni was looking for a fight." "He can't bear me!" "He never wanted to be my friend." "You're better off not having such friends." "We're in front of the church." "Shall we go in?" "Yeah." "Let's go!" ""Parish of Christ Crucified"" "This is one of those places you'll like to see when you're better." "Here, like in the forest, I feel much closer to God." "~ Sure, it's His house!" "~ And it's for everyone, right?" "~ Shall we sit and talk with Him?" "~ Sounds great to me." "~ Are we in front of the altar?" "~ Yes." "How nice the quiet is!" "I don't like that so much." "Dear God, we came to talk to You for a while,... and to thank You for the many nice things You give us." "You, dear God, with everything else you do, please help Laurita get cured." "Also, thank You for giving me a friend like Andrés and a saint like my grandfather." "I wish my parents weren't so needy so they wouldn't fight so much,... and that they'd treat me like a son who loves them very much." "If my parents are with you, tell them to take good care of my grandfather, Andrés, and me." "And tell them also that I always pray for them, so they are close to you, and happy,... and I want to be with them." "Are you crazy?" "Don't ask for that!" "What if you die straight away?" "It's that I need them so badly." "And what about me?" "Forgive me." "Dear God, we know You are very good, so prove it to me by making Laurita see." "~ Don't be angry." "~ Oh, it's just that it makes me angry." "You're going to perform that miracle, right?" "I'm thinking that as a small sign of our thanks to God, the Virgin,... and all the saints, I'd like you to sing a song." "And if He doesn't perform the miracle?" "It's not just for that." "Then why?" "For lots of things." "I already sang in a church, with organ accompaniment." "What did you sing?" "~ Ave María." "~ Sing it." "All right?" "There's no organ here to accompany me." "Oh, what a puny imagination you have!" "Look, I'll concentrate a lot and begin to hear the music of heaven." "You do it, too, and you'll see." "¤ Ave María, gratia plena." "¤ María, gratia plena, María, gratia plena." "¤ Ave, Ave Dominus, Dominus tecum." "¤ Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus" "¤ et benedictus fructus ventris, ventris tui, Jesu." "¤ Ave María, gratia plena." "¤ María, gratia plena, María, gratia plena." "¤ Ave, Ave Dominus, Dominus tecum." "¤ Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus" "¤ et benedictus fructus ventris, ventris tui, Jesu." "¤ Ave María." "¤ Santa María, Ave María. ¤" "Without fail I'll buy boxing gloves this week, and the bike, too, if I can." "I don't want the gloves or a bike." "What?" "And who are you to tell me what you want or not?" "For months I've been saving for the gloves and the bike, and now his lordship says he doesn't want anything!" "It's because..." "Are you scared to fight?" "Are you scared to ride a bike?" "So what do you want, a teddy bear?" "I don't want any of that stuff." "Then a trip to Europe, or to Disneyland." "No, Dad." "Well, then spit it out." "With the money you saved, you could help toward the operation for Laurita, so she can see again." "Have you gone crazy?" "Pay for a girl not to be blind?" "Why should we care?" "Let her own family care for her." "I take care of you and your mother, and the rest can go to hell!" "I love her so much, Dad!" "It breaks me up that she can't see." "You can help us, Dad!" "Don't be a prick!" "Help us!" "What's going on?" "Did you paste him one, you beast?" "Why are you crying, my son?" "What did your dad do to you?" "I didn't do anything, and you're better off not knowing." "Take him away before I kill you two." "Let me watch TV!" "You're going to tell me everything." "Don't cry, son." "~ Do you know why he's crying?" "~ Because you slugged him, I'm sure!" "He wants the money I saved up for his boxing gloves and his bike... to pay for an operation for that blind girl." "Well, I'm surely agreed that your father shouldn't spend money on such things as gloves and bikes,... but neither do I think we should pay for someone else we don't even know." "It's not fair Laurita can't see." "Yeah, but we also need many things and we can't just hand the money over, you see." "Mom, Laurita needs it a lot." "Let her family handle it." "You told me she has no parents, but she's got grandparents, uncles, right?" "She's only got her grandfather and me." "No one knows where her uncles are." "You see?" "They're heartless people." "~ Take that back!" "~ I'm taking back nothing!" "If they knew they had a blind niece, don't you think they'd help out?" "Because they don't know what a united family is meant to be like." "Enough whining!" "Tears are for women!" "You don't understand me!" "Maybe he's growing up?" "Shh!" "If you're going to stay here, shut up." "Otherwise, push off." "See you there, Joaquín!" "I'm going." "I do not want them to close the stores." "I have to buy my son some boxing gloves." "Fine, see you tomorrow, Alejandro." "Hey!" "Yeah, come here." "~ You're Toni, is that right?" "~ Yes, sir." "Why?" "I know you're a friend of my Andrés." "Am I right?" "Well, friend, friend, what you'd call a friend, no, not so much." "The other day Andrés told me that you and he have a problem." "Look, sir, the plain truth is that he provoked us the other day." "No, I'm not here to redress anything." "You know what?" "You're already young men and you know what you're doing." "~ Toni!" "~ Coming!" "Listen, the truth is I want you to do me a favor." "Well, in that case, everything changes." "I know your father." "He's a good coach, and I know you're also good with the gloves." "Hardly, but here among the locals of my weight, no one beats me." "I'm sure." "Look, you know Andrés, you know he's timid,... because he doesn't know how to box, to defend himself..." "Well, partly my fault." "Look, what I want you to do..." "Done." "I bought two pairs of gloves, right?" "So I'll be able to practice with you." "Now you're going to learn to use your fists." "~ Let's go!" "Ready?" "~ Yeah." "Ok, now what?" "I don't want to fight, Dad, I don't like it." "But you won't be fighting, just exchanging punches." "It is a sport like any other." "Well, hurry up before your mom gets home." "All right." "Don't hurt each other, eh?" "Do you understand, Toni?" "Hit." "Swing!" "Hit!" "Give it to him, Andrés!" "Throw your fists!" "Use the left." "Andrés." "Now what?" "Dad, I don't like this!" "I don't!" "Don't chicken out on me, son." "Hit." "It's just a game that someday will come to serve you." "Hit him, use your fists!" "Hit him, hit him!" "Come on, use the right, use it!" "Land some blows, land some blows!" "Toni, start hitting him." "Hit him!" "With both hands!" "Land some blows, go on!" "He'll defend when the time comes!" "I want a son who's a man." "Blind girl!" "What do you want, a teddy bear?" "Blind girl!" "That's it, good punch!" "Keep going, keep going." "Careful!" "~ Dad!" "~ Andrés..." "Son, hang on!" "Andrés!" "Andrés, son!" "Oh, my God!" "Son, forgive me!" "Please, call an ambulance!" "Andrés!" "No, no, my son, no!" "Don't even budge him until the ambulance gets here." "My God, no, my son, no!" "Pardon me, pardon me!" "~ Mom." "~ Yes?" "Promise me that if I die, you'll donate my eyes to Laurita." "Yes, yes, my son, whatever you want, but don't say that because you're not going to die." "Andrés...something happened to him." "Why do you say that?" "I feel an emptiness here." "What's that got to do with Andrés?" "He hasn't come for two days, and when he doesn't come, he calls me on the phone,... but today he didn't." "He didn't come for the English lesson." "You have to go look for him." "I know something's happened to him." "Please, go look for him." "Go look, OK?" "Yes, I promise." "Tomorrow I'll look under every rock, I'll find him, and bring him." "Thanks, Grandfather." "~ Grandfather." "~ What, girl?" "I never want to you to die, OK?" "Tell me you won't, Grandfather." "I want to die before you do!" "No, my life, no." "I'm not going to die." "I'm going to live many years, until you can see." "I want to see you grow up." "You're crying, too?" "Yeah, a little." "You know why?" "~ Over me." "~ Yes, girl, over you." "Because I am very happy that you're with me, because I need you badly." "You need me badly, too." "And despite my years, I want to watch you grow, to save you from all evils of this world,... so you might see the wonders that God has given us." "Someday I could see with my own eyes?" "Yes, my life, and I hope it'll be soon." "Andrés, like you, makes me see everything." "He tells me how things are, and I imagine them." "I like his laugh, his voice, I want him to be with me all the time." "Remember that he also has his parents, and they will miss him, too." "Yeah, sure." "Tomorrow I'll find him and bring him." "I swear." "Now come with me so I can watch my TV for a while." "Let's go." "Can I sleep in your arms?" "Sure, girl, in my arms, as always." "Don't worry so much, Alejandro." "Graciela, you ought to go home and rest." "You've been more than 24 hours without sleep, that can hurt you." "No, I'm not tired." "It's the fear of thinking that I could have lost my son." "Sir, that girl Laurita and her grandfather are here." "~ Tell them to come in, please." "~ Sure." "Come on in." "Thank you, Miss." "How are you?" "I'm Andrés's dad." "A pleasure." "Rafaël Morales, at your service." "I'm sorry to have met under such bad circumstances,... but a neighbor told us about the events and where he'd been taken,... and I told my girl: "Well, let's go see him"." "Laurita?" "Thanks for coming." "You can't imagine how much my son loves you." "We love him, too." "I love him like a grandson." "Where IS Andrés?" "Take me to him, Grandfather!" "Yes, my life." "By your leave." "~ Laurita." "~ Yes, it's me, Andrés." "Soon you'll get to see." "If I die I'm donating you my eyes." "I arranged this with my parents." "No, Andrés, don't die!" "Promise you won't leave me!" "If you die, I don't want to get to see ever again!" "~ Grandfather!" "~ My life!" "Don't let him die!" "With him, I'm not blind!" "He's made me see everything." "Dear God, please!" "Laurita, Laurita, Andrés won't be dying." "The danger has passed." "He'll be up and about in no time." "~ You swear to me, sir?" "~ I swear." "You hear me, Andrés?" "Soon you'll be better, and we'll go out for a walk together... and you're going to walk with me, and you'll tell me the color of the afternoon." "Dad, I want Laurita to see." "Don't worry, I assure you she will." "Andrés told me that you're raising money for Laurita's operation." "Yes, sir." "He's also saved up quite a bit for that." "Yes." "Well, I've been saving up to buy a bike for my son, but that can wait." "I'll add that money together with yours and my son's,... that should pay for the girl's operation." "I'm going to help." "Yes, I have some savings." "My husband and I are going to pitch in." "~ I'm very glad." "~ Me, too, but I'm sacred." "It'll hurt you less than me." "Your hand." "Check it out, it's in a cast." "Andrés, I'm not a coward but I'm afraid of them operating." "Don't be silly, everything will be fine!" "It's not that hard." "Be brave and have faith." "Suppose they operate and I still can't see?" "Don't say that!" "Your dad told me that these days he's allowed to quit work at three, and just look!" "It's about to be four and he still hasn't shown up." "I saw you ate very well, Andrés." "Yes, Ma'am." "Tomorrow you're going to eat at the proper time,... because the food and the times at hospitals can't do anybody any good." "The soup was very good." "I arranged for your dad to get a cake to celebrate your saint's day." "What a dad you have, son!" "You know, I have the best dad in the world, and the best mom." "It must be your dad." "It must be Laurita, because dad took the key with him." "Oh, how nice you came by, come on in!" "I thought it was Alejandro." "~ Good afternoon." "~ Good afternoon." "~ How nice you look, Laurita!" "~ Thanks, Ma'am." "Laurita, I'm here, straight ahead, straight ahead!" "How's Andrés?" "Better." "The doctor says that in five days his ribs'll be much better,... and in twenty days we can take the cast off his arm." "Look at it!" "And how!" "You see it, right?" "Kids recover quickly, however one, an old man..." "Go on, sit down." "My husband's going to bring a cake to celebrate my son's saint's day." "How are things, Andrés?" "I'm happy for you for two reasons:... first, because you're at home, and second because today's your saint's day." "~ Thanks, Don Rafa." "Have a seat." "~ Thanks, son." "I am very happy because I'll soon be healed, and you will, too." "And we will have a cottage on the beach with many shells and snails." "Oh, Laurita!" "You're dreaming, a beach house is very expensive no matter how small it is." "Be happy if we get to pay for your operation." "Hey, you're coming along really very nicely." "You got here with the cake, Dad!" "~ Good afternoon, all." "~ Good afternoon." "You got here at last!" "Well, where were you wandering around?" "For dancing in a rock disco rock." "Here's the cake." "Don't open it until the very hour." "Oh, hey, the candles too." "You'll suck your fingers!" "The best ever!" "I talked with the doctor who'll be doing Laurita's operation,... and he said he's willing to wait until I meet a higher amount for..." "For sure, we're almost there, by God!" "Well, don't you worry." "We'll get the needed amount,... and if we can't get it, we'll collect it in a few days and pay him." "Have a seat, Don Rafa." "If you want, I'll still take up boxing, Dad." "Don't even joke about that, son." "You dedicate yourself to studying." "As a boxer, son?" "Don't even say that!" "And when are they going to operate?" "Well, the doctor said she should be in the hospital in eight days." "Oh, that's great, Don Rafa!" "You'll see, God willing, everything will be fine." "This means that a month later, this pair will be seeing the invisible." "~ Oh, Alex!" "~ Don't call me Alex!" "~ Someone's buzzing." "~ I heard." "Hey, Don Rafa, which hospital will they be operating in?" "Well, in San Francisco de Asís, they said it's best one around here." "~ Now you'll be seeing, you'll be amazed how beautiful everything is." "~ I don't know, I'm still scared, it will be like starting to live." "~ Excuse me, Ma'am, does Andrés live here?" "~ I'm his mother." "Tell me, what do you want?" "~ We're Andrés's friends." "The mariachis." "~ Oh, that's good." "~ They're my buddies!" "~ Come in, come in." "~ Thanks." "~ How're things, Andrés?" "How are you?" "~ Very cool." "Lady, with your permission, we came to sing,... but since we can see you're so well, why don't you do a short song?" "Sounds good to me." "Son, I've never heard you sing." "No, we never heard him sing." "Go for it, son!" "You'll see, he's a true artist." "He sings very well." "~ "Tierno amor"?" "~ There you go." "¤ How nice when it gets dark during the day, how beautiful sunrise at night!" "¤ I have no idea what time it is ever since you came into my life." "¤ You always send my mind spinning and I feel like I'm half crazy." "¤ It's nice to love as a teenager because I'm a kid and I'm in love,... ¤ love, love, love your face so pretty,... ¤ your dreamy eyes and that tiny mouth. ¤" "You see, Graciela?" "I told you he's a real artist!" "¤ We took a walk along the road and cut flowers in the meadows." "¤ We heard the birds' songs, I kissed you on the cheek, and I turned red." "¤ Then, when you left, you left me sad, and I wanted to soon get back with you." "¤ How sweet is the love you gave me!" "So here I am, crazy in love,... ¤ love, love, love your face so pretty,... ¤ with those dreamy eyes and that tiny mouth. ¤" "~ Very good, son!" "~ I told you, I told you!" "A moment, a moment!" "And we brought this for Andrés." "A letter?" "Dad, please, read it out loud." "Let's see..." "Hey, there's some money in here!" "~ Start reading it." "~ OK, OK." ""Young Andrés Ruelas:" "Andrés, we've have missed you a lot and we've asked God to restore your health." ""We're enclosing 12,000 pesos for Laurita's grandfather to help pay for the operation,..." ""which we're sure will be a success." ""This money is from all of us in the group." ""Greetings from us to your parents, Laurita, and her grandfather,..." ""and may you receive many hugs from your friends." "Carlos Peralta."" "Oh, beautiful, that's incredible!" "Thanks!" "~ But how generous!" "Eh?" "Sir." "~ They're really big-hearted." "Come and have some cake with us, everybody!" "Yes!" "That's what makes you still believe in humanity." "You can't even imagine how grateful I am to you!" "~ Grandfather." "~ Yeah?" "Come on over here, we'll cut the cake." "~ Hold me, Grandpa!" "~ What is it, what's wrong?" "~ I'm scared!" "~ Scared of what?" "I don't know...everything is so nice!" "I don't mind being blind anymore." "But you asked why I'm so scared...why?" "People can be afraid for many reasons." "In you, it's from happiness,... because you're discovering a world very different from what you're used to." "Here we began with just a few people, whereas now we're so many." "Everybody loves you." "This helps you live." "You understand me?" "Yes." "Laurita, you know?" "I love you like my own daughter." "That of you being my sister, I don't like it so much." "~ Someone's buzzing!" "~ I heard!" "Cut it, and give some to the boys." "Come on, boys, get your cake." "~ Hi, Toni!" "~ How's Andrés?" "Here, recovering." "How nice you came by!" "Do come in." "Look, this is Toni, Andrés' friend." "Oh, Toni, welcome!" "Thank you, Ma'am." "Andrés..." "What's up?" "I came to see how you are." "They say I'm fine." "It just hurts a little bit, a bit more when I sing." "I also came to invite you to play football with us, now that you're better,... and to tell you I want to be your friend." "You're very courageous." "You hit hard." "OK." "Sir, my dad sends word that he's at your service for whatever... and to tell Laurita's grandfather he can count on him for whatever's necessary." "Tell him thank you very much, this is his home, and we are his friends." "There is no doubt that in every human being there is love, and where there is love, there is life." "Well, well, you stay with us to eat cake." "Come on, everyone." "~ Come on, Don Rafa, let's go eat." "~ Good, let's go, let's go." "Laurita, tell me you're happy!" "My fear hasn't left me." "To suddenly see the light, colors, everything you've told me about..." "I'm afraid." "You'll get used to things pretty quickly." "I'll always be with you." "What if I'm still blind after the operation?" "One more time!" "Don't start spouting such nonsense." "It's better to keep quiet." "But God's going to grant me that miracle." "You want to bet?" "When we're both healed, we have to go to church and sing." "Remember?" "Yeah." "What did the doctor say?" "Is there hope?" "Well, no, he didn't reassure me." "In one corner of the room there's a lamp that's behind you." "When I remove the bandage, try to look directly at me." "I'm right here, in front of you." "~ I'm very worried." "~ Everything will be fine." "If the result is positive, as we all hope, the one who'll suffer is Laurita,... as she tries to adapt to her new life." "But don't let that worry you." "We're all going to help you." "Don't open your eyes until I tell you." "You have to go doing what I tell you, without haste, slowly." "Don't open your eyes." "Don't open your eyes, eh?" "She has to see, Mom!" "Yes, yes, my son." "Now you'll put into practice everything I said." "Don't forget a thing." "Laurita, open your eyes." "I have to be with her!" "~ Andrés, son, son, everything's all right!" "~ Nothing happened, relax!" "¤ Pretty, pretty, pretty girl,... ¤ with all the strength I have in my soul, with all that strength I'll worship you,... ~ ¤ Pretty, pretty, pretty girl... ¤ ~ Laurita!" "¤ in every night I get to sleep I swear I'm going to dream about you." "¤ I love you and you love me, I miss you and you miss me,... ¤ and I know that when you're alone you ask the Heavens to be able to look into my eyes again." "¤ That's why I love you, beautiful girl... ¤" "Thank you, Andrés!" "What beautiful eyes you have!" "It's because of the light and their color." "1, 2, 3."