"¤ RIVER KING ¤" "Hey, look, there it is!" "Elena!" "Damn, what a beast!" "~ Where are you going?" "~ I have to hurry." "See you then?" "Then? "Then" is an eternity." "Where are you going?" "Wait!" "Elena!" "But hey, it's huge!" "What horror, such a monster!" "Will you shut up?" "The Master is resting, you're going to wake him up." "~ Who is?" "~ It's me, César." "We caught a salmon." "What a specimen!" "Pepita, please take it out of here." "Never mind, I'll take it." "Hey, what's wrong with the lady?" "You wash the lettuce well --- eh?" " leaf by leaf." "And you, be careful with the knife, they just sharpened it." "Let's see: put it on to boil." "Oh, God help me!" "What enormity!" "I don't know what I'll do with it." "Laura told me that she wants it for tonight." "Do your best with it." "Knock it off, bootlicker!" "Is it tasty?" "Well...it could be better." "~ Silly, it's not good, it's great!" "~ Leave off, flatterer!" "One can never be sure if you really mean it." "I'll give you something to taste that is exquisite." "You'll see." "How about it?" "Wow, it's good!" "Just good?" "But I don't understand about this." "He doesn't understand what he doesn't want to." "What, how's it going?" "As soon as he pops out, I'll take him to the river." "Will you come fishing with me?" "Seriously, the things you say!" "What do you think, he can't hear me?" "I remember everything from before birth." "Hey, don't laugh." "Huh?" "It's true." "The thing is, I knew I was there, in my mother's womb." "Hey!" "Can you hear me?" "I recall my mom's dizziness on her way to the valley." "By car it has always been a very long journey." "This place is so far from everything!" "This is in Rome." "~ We had a great time there!" "~ Come on, you had much shorter hair there." "Right?" "Yes, it doesn't fit me well, it suits me better if it's long." "~ And this is Pisa." "~ Ah, this is the tower of Pisa?" "~ Now, in Pisa, you know what happened?" "~ What?" "Hey!" "You have to be careful, OK?" "No, I truly see you play around, always going from pillar to post." "But what will you say when he asks you?" "~ Because someday he WILL ask, right?" "~ What?" "Well, who his father is." "Well, I'll just tell him." "Didn't you say you don't know who it was?" "I didn't say that." "I told you he was a foreigner and gorgeous." "~ Gorgeous, eh?" " and from abroad." "~ Yes." "You don't even know his nationality." "Who cares?" "~ What's up with that child?" "~ Nothing, just that I just ran out of milk." "That my dear is a jinx: as soon as she shows up I run out of milk." "Come on, Anita, beautiful, go play." "Go on, go find hiding places, then we'll go." "Let's go!" "Move!" "Well, come on and tell me the whole story." "I met him in the bar of my hotel in Athens." "So he was Greek?" "I don't know, we spoke English." "About what?" "There had been a bombing at the airport." "There were a lot of deaths, and... and that's all of it, we went up to my room..." "And you haven't seen him since." "Is that so?" "Neither hide nor hair?" "Poor Mama!" "Better she didn't live to see this!" "There's Antón, he's here from the hospital." "You can get up." "You really don't know when he'll arrive?" "One of these days, right?" "Sure!" "But you could give birth in a taxi, or...or during a flight." "No, not that, they won't let us fly pregnant." "Why didn't you come here before?" "The valley depresses me too much." "Besides..." "Besides what?" "Your way of life is a little different." "Ah." "Then I can have it here, right?" "Sure." "And your sister, what did she say?" "What's she going to say?" "Nothing." "~ How did it go?" "~ A calf." "But hey, let's see:" "Why didn't you take her to the hospital?" "Because we didn't have time." "He's blond." "~ I want him to be called César." "~ Yes." "But what are you doing, man?" "Wait." "Are you going to baptize him with ice?" "I'll fetch some water." "But where are you going?" "Maniac." "César, I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, amen." "~ Do you renounce Satan?" "~ Yes, I do." "~ And all his works?" "~ Yes, I do." "~ And all his empty promises?" "~ Yes, I do." "Do you believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth?" "Yes, I believe." "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,... born of the Virgin Mary,... died, was buried, rose from the dead...?" "Now another along with César, eh?" "You're a nuisance, man, the whole room is a total mess!" "I'm ready." "Here." "Take him." "As you wish." "Best one with the two of them, right?" "Let's see." "Let's go, huh?" "~ Shoot at once!" "~ Why don't you breastfeed?" "~ Them both?" "~ Sure." "Come on, woman!" "You'll breastfeed him for me?" "Anyone you ask her to." "That's, that is." "That's it." "Very well." "~ You here, and you here." "~ Very well." "Go on, take the suitcase downstairs." "Will you help me?" "Come here, you!" "Come here, you, my pretty!" "Easy, dear, it'll flow very soon." "Right now." "My mother left me in the care of my aunt and uncle,... but of course, I soon started calling them father and mother,... and thus it became the way of it." "César, what are you doing here?" "No, no, no, no!" "Melchior looked at me." "No, he looked at me." "Come on, let's get closer." "Why don't you come?" "He scares me." "Are you stupid?" "They're fakes!" "Fakes?" "I wasn't supposed to reveal it to you, but the Magi are just ordinary men in disguise." "Come on, come on, that I'll show you." "Come on, come, come up!" "Don't make any noise." "Careful." "See, they're fakes!" "~ Hey, brats!" "Where are you going?" "~ Hello, Benita!" "Don't you know Corcones lives there and he's always in a bad mood?" "Yes, we know, and it doesn't matter." "It's broken." "~ Right?" "How did you break it?" "~ Hand mine over." "What a bad idea, Fernando!" "Did you see what you've done?" "Now you'll see." "But what do you do?" "~ That'll teach you." "~ Are you stupid or what?" "Fernando, leave him alone!" "Knock it off!" "Let's see, what did he do?" "~ Show me." "Let me see." "~ Man, leave me alone!" "Corcones!" "Come on, let's go." "Don't look." "Blondie!" "Come here, handsome." "Corcones, touch my balls!" "Blondie, if I ever catch you...!" "But how did you come to be like this?" "Where the hell have you been?" "Holy shit, where have you been?" "Come on, get upstairs right away, Aunt Elisa's come by." "And everybody into the shower." "Go through, go on." "Come here, closer." "Can you explain what you did to the fishing rods?" "With all the trouble you gave me to buy them, and now...!" "But what happened?" "Tell me all the details." "What?" "How about you?" "Surely you started it, right?" "~ Liar!" "~ A liar, me?" "But have you heard?" "Straight to bed with no dinner." "That's not fair, Antón." "But didn't you hear him?" "He always get blamed." "Don't punish anyone today." "Otherwise, what do I do with the gifts?" "Come on, come here, come." "Come on!" "Do you know where Tokyo is?" "Japan." "That's right." "That's why I've brought them from there." "This is for Ana." "This for Fernando." "And this is for you." "And you, what were you doing in Tokyo?" "Just traveling, as always." "See how lucky your Aunt Elisa is, always traveling." "Go, go away to play." "How about the Japanese?" "Have you got yourself a studio?" "~ What?" "Hey, how he looks at us!" "~ He doesn't know anything." "Maternal instinct." "It's only natural." "Who was it?" "Elisa, who went to see César." "You should hide it better." "Hide what?" "That you'd have liked to be his father." "Cut the crap, woman." "Tomorrow." "Tomorrow." "That's it, I peed myself!" "Hell, Daddy will get furious!" "~ Wait, take these." "~ What for?" "I'll say that I did it." "Let's change the mattresses." "You'll see that they won't punish me." "You don't take butter?" "I doesn't suit me well, thanks." "Did you tell Antón?" "What for?" "I don't eat it, and that's that." "You sit down." "And hurry up, today's school day." "Sit!" "Ma..." "I've peed in the bed." "What?" "I've peed in the bed." "Just what we need, you've started doing it, too, now." "And how did that happen?" "Ah, no, no, no!" "Go on, to the bathroom now." "~ But, hey!" "~ What?" "Aren't you going to punish him?" "Watch your step, you're going to shower now, too!" "But aren't they a bit old for that?" "No, it's César's first time." "It wasn't him." "What happened is that César took the blame for Fernando so you wouldn't slug him." "Kiss her, man!" "Goodbye, Anita." "Goodbye, Aunt." "Open the umbrella." "And you, down there." "Don't get wet, man." "Won't you give me a kiss?" "Elisa, whenever you're ready, OK?" "César!" "César." "César knows I'm his mother." "What did you say?" "This morning when I gave him a kiss to say goodbye, he said to me: "Goodbye, Mom."" "No way." "He calls me father and Carmen mom." "I'm sure." "And you haven't seen how he looks at me recently." "Now that you mention it, yes." "It's true, yes." "Well, César is a very special boy, and... never mind." "He can't know anything." "You, how did you answer him?" "I'll never come back." "And after a few months there arrived very very sad news." "Elisa." "It was better not to see her grow old." "For the Lord grant her eternal rest and her to join in the assembly of saints." "Oh Lord, comfort those who mourn and give strength of those who feel dejected,... alleviate the sadness of those who mourn... and grant them to meet again in the kingdom of God." "Lord, may our prayer pleading serve your daughter Elisa..." "Well, what's with you?" "She was my aunt." "Here are my two sons." "They've brought bait for you." "Very friendly." "Friendly?" "They are uncaring,..." "They just want us to let them use the rods... but I told them it's not possible." "~ Are they fishermen?" "~ No, no way, beginners!" "~ Man, for me..." "~ You're the owner of the permits." "But what's not funny is that this pair of crooks take advantage of you." "No need to yield them their every whim." "Go on, go away somewhere else!" "No, man, no!" "You can try your luck here, but silently." "All right?" "Hey, it seems they're not bad at it." "It's a matter of luck," "God protects the innocent." "Antón, when will this wine arrive?" "Relax, relax." "Reel it in!" "Wait." "Where is it?" "Here." "Aren't you raising them a little wild?" "No, no, they're good guys." "The one who worries me a bit is the blond." "He's somewhat aloof, doesn't play with the other kids." "He's always brooding." "Well, here they're going to become little animals." "Let's give it to the patron." "~ No way." "~ The preserve is his." "If he wants some trout let him soak his ass." "It's mine and I do what I want with it." "And Dad told me that we should give it." "Liar, Dad didn't say a thing." "If you want it, take it." "A beautiful day, huh?" "The sun stings, birds fuck..." "But to me with my aching leg, it feels like rain." "I bet on it." "Enough, always the same old song." "It's a slander it always rains in the north." "It's been shown that there are more sunny days than in Almeria... what happens is that there are sunny spells, showers..." "It is falling!" "Go!" "Grab it, let's go." "Bring it out there." "Come on." "Please come along, your majesty." "César, look." "See how to do that, watch." "You're of the few people who can appreciate it." "Come on, I'd say the only ones." "Are you going to show us, or do you want to watch TV?" "Aren't there people in Madrid?" "Yes there are, but we need Antón." "Oh, really?" "Why?" "Look, I'm a psychologist by vocation, even before psychometric testing has become fashionable." "So..." "Hey, the truth is that this project isn't bad." "Huh?" "Do you know who is behind the project?" "~ No." "~ Who?" "~Juan Marcedo." "~ Juan Marcedo?" "That scoundrel?" "~ No, sorry, sorry..." "~ No, no, I have news about who it is." "He has bought a house here." "The wild boar house, just you wait." "Can you imagine, Antón going fishing in the Manzanares?" "Hey, what fish are there in Manzanares?" "I don't know." "You stay here." "A good fisherman is like a vendor who gives customers what they want." "Is that fish down there but not moving?" "Is it that the trout are hungry but just don't pop up to the surface?" "Then some...that's it, a very fat surfacing one." "Right?" "Look at it, it's beautiful, huh?" "I made it myself." "Hey, Antón, your kids have me worried." "Well, it's not a diagnosis, it's just an impression." "The girl, for example,..." "Now you have to attach a bit of deer hair, which is hollow and floats." "You know?" "Hey, isn't Ana a bit sadistic?" "Ana, sadistic?" "Lively I won't deny, but sadistic..." "Come on, Antón, let's be serious." "A while ago, when they were watching TV,... the girl whipped her brother's butt with true delight." "Ah." "And he was agreeable to the spanking, very pleased." "Oh yeah?" "Ah, I didn't notice that, but it could be, sure." "So what?" "You admit it without a squawk?" "These aren't healthy relationships for some kids going through puberty,... who are also siblings." "Shit!" "~ What is it?" "~ Look." "I've hooked myself." "~ But what have you done?" "~ I've hooked myself." "I see, now, now." "Well, keep still." "I'm going to remove it." "You will see it won't hurt." "Oh, hey, Ana and César aren't siblings, so incest isn't a factor." "I don't understand." "César isn't our son, fuck!" "Should I be clairvoyant!" "~ Hey, does he know?" "~ No one knows." "Did it hurt?" "You see?" "César." "César!" "We're not siblings." "We're not siblings." "Enough, come on, it's over, you're going to be late for school." "Wait a minute, man, this is also important." "~ Come, OK." "~ I need a little more time." "Give it to me, man." "He's a little crazy, you know that psychometrics affects mental health." "But where did he get these tests?" "Well, what?" "Here are a problem." "A problem?" "The blond has a complex personality." "Is that so?" "He will become somebody." "Somebody, like what?" "Ah, we'll have to stay tuned." "I'll continue investigating." "Here's how: from here to there, from here to there, from here to there." "Ah, I see." "Let me see." "~ No." "~ Hold still, man." "No, look." "And now, to fish you do it like this." "Come on, man, since you're so smart,..." "I bet you don't know why someone doesn't bathe twice in the same river." "~ I swim in it every summer." "~ So do I." "Because the water in the river next summer will not be the same as last summer's." "Get the idea?" "Hey, I just can't fly it myself!" "Maybe not the same water, but the river's the same." "Oh, man!" "You understand nothing." "Now let's play something else." "I say a word, and you, without thinking, say another." "Any word, the first that comes into your head." "Damn, how boring!" "I'm going with Ana" "~ Okay, okay." "~ Is it?" "River." "Trout." "House." "Snack." "Boat." "Sailing Boat..." "College." "College...chalk." "Spanking." "Ass." "Father." "Father!" "Yeah, come on." "Kite." "Kite?" "What kite?" "Shit!" "Coffee!" "A rope!" "Bind." "A branch!" "Tree." "Help!" "Blondie!" "Hey, come here, come on!" "But hey, let's see: before going to poop he said nothing?" "He didn't talk about going back to Madrid?" "~ No, no." "~ No?" "~ Well, yes." "~ Then, did he or didn't he?" "He said no one bathes twice in the same river." "Completely crazy." "And what about his suitcase?" "He'll ask for it in due time, it's clear he went back to Madrid without warning." "Yeah, but why?" "How should I know?" "Something didn't suit him." "He's always been a fussy guy." "Besides, you always said:..." ""These psychologists are all a little freaky"." "So he's gone to Madrid?" "Fernando, despite the bad grades... --- right?" " for you." "Tough and durable." "And for you, César, lightweight and flexible." "What about me?" "Huh?" "Ah." "You?" "The photographer." "Huh?" "Oh, look." "This rod once nearly landed me a tremendous salmon." "Well, the truth is that I didn't see it very well,..." "I fought with him for half an hour, but then, since I was alone, eventually it escaped." "They said it had come up the river for three straight summers." "It was very strong, very smart." "You know what they called it?" "The king of the river." "Brave,... able to return again and again... to confront love... and death." "Here's the lure, right?" "Now the noose." "See?" "Stretch..." "Go on, start trolling." "Free up the reel, César." "Come again." "Hey, Dad!" "When can I do the pictures?" "Only when we have a bite." "I see a shadow." "Huh?" "Where?" "Look, there, there!" "He's the king of the river." "No, the king of the river's just an invention of fishermen." "No salmon can withstand more than two or three seasons." "But you...you told us." "Yeah, well, so you trust nobody, not even your very own father from now on." "Come on, I'll show you another site." "Is it going to land?" "Yeah, that must be the guy who comes here to fish." "Who?" "Juan Marcedo." "He's from here, but he hasn't come here for centuries." "~ Hello." "~ Hello." "Can you help me with this?" "~ What's your name?" "~ César." "~ And yours?" "~ Thank you." "I bet she's silly." "Good morning, Mr. Antón." "Hello, Matute." "~ Good morning." "~ Good morning." "~ Well, the question is..." "~ Ya, ya, ya, ya." "Anthony Costa." "Juan Marcedo." "~ Sorry, Don Antón, but this stretch is this gentleman's, he got it in the auction." "~ I know, I know, I know." "~Don Antón is the town doctor." "~ Ah, great, great!" "Always good to have physicians as friends." "Please." "I have already explained to this gentleman that this pool is reserved to you even if you didn't attend the auction." "No problem." "There's room for both, I guess, right?" "Man, to spare!" "Right, Don Antón?" "Over there." "Why did you leave the site to him?" "Because he's rich, son." "Hello." "Hello." "Ana, tell Dad that we're about to start eating." "Damn, it's always me!" "Dad." "Mom says it's already half past six." "Right, tell her I'm coming." "When will they bite?" "Just now they're getting overconfident." "Hell, I want to take some pictures!" "I told you before, when they bite." "He's going to get ahead of us!" "Ana, Ana, go ahead and take a picture of that man." "Delicious." "Juan, have you tried the meat omelet?" "You'll leave these friends without food." "No, no, never mind, today I'm not hungry." "Please eat well." "Josefa, we 're dry." "Health business isn't a bad deal,... you just have to take the thing seriously,... and choose carefully how and when." "This girl is a right pain." "Yes, my intentions were to invest in health." "We draw up the plans, we looked for a professional, like your friend Gargasa,... but..." "I have not heard from him, or anything about investments we made." "He seemed formal, and you see." "Now he may be in Brazil, living the high life." "You never get to know anyone well enough." "Look, look, Fernando!" "Oh, this child!" "Fernando." "Fernando!" "Down from there immediately." "I think he wants to impress us." "Leave him." "I hope he can swim." "Right?" "Yeah, he swims great." "Elena, look at me." "Anyone can do that." "Hey,..." "I'll show you something that nobody knows about." "Look, a man drowned right there." "Is that why you brought me here?" "I was the only one who saw him." "They're still looking for him." "He called: "A branch, a branch!"" "And here he screamed: "Help, help!"" "And here I could have saved him." "What happened?" "I didn't do it." "Do you think he could still be down there?" "~ I'll tell my father." "~ Tell him, if you like." "No one else really knows about this?" "No, just you and me." "Elena!" "Are you going to the dance tonight?" "No." "I can't dance." "Elena!" "César." "César." "Come on." "Look." "Don't worry, I'll teach you right away." "Come on." "Look." "Be relaxed." "Now raise your left hand,... put your other hand on my waist,... and that's dancing." "How many years since you've been here?" "Three, I think?" "~ Where's César?" "~ César?" "He's studying." "Hey, you know that you've gotten really gorgeous?" "You're attractive." "What an ass you are!" "And do you have a boyfriend?" "I have friends." "Friends?" "Oops!" "That doesn't presage a healthy sex life." "And what do you care?" "Oh, I care, I care a lot!" "Because I like you --- you know --- a little." "Yeah, yeah." "~ Well, I go out with one." "~ With one?" "Oh!" "César." "You want me to tell you something?" "What?" "Elena has arrived." "Really?" "She's at the dance." "Aren't you going to go?" "I have to study." "Tomorrow we have a test." "Ana, where's Fernando?" "Come here for a moment." "Look, how do you solve this?" "Well...it equal to zero... ~ What?" "~ This." "~ The denominator?" "~ Yes." "I find the x..." "Then the curve is continuous at all points..." "At all points except at x, right?" "Oh!" "I'm so sleepy!" "You could have some coffee." "I can go to the ball, have some coffee, and then come back." "Fernando is dancing with Elena." "So I won't go." "But Elena's asked for you." "Could she really have asked for me?" "Well?" "Who called for César?" "It was me." "Well, I don't care." "I can steal her from him any moment I want." "But look, he doesn't even know how to dance!" "He doesn't need to know how to dance." "~ Oh, no, little sister?" "~ No." "Look, surely he's saying that these summers he wrote her letters,... but she doesn't believe what he says because she hasn't received any." "Then he explains that he didn't have her address." "o you wrote them and tore them up?" "I saved them." "And where are they?" "Do you want to see them?" "But then it's true?" "Remember the old mill?" "Yes." "~ I have them hidden there." "~ Well, come on." "Now?" "I just don't..." "I can't." "I have to study." "Tomorrow I have an exam, and... besides, it's not very close by." "So that's a lie." "Shall we find out?" "Hey!" "Where are they going?" "And why do I have to know where they're going?" ""I can write the saddest lines tonight." ""To write an example: 'The night is full of stars..." ""'and the blue stars shiver in the distance.'" ""I loved her, and sometimes she loved me, too." ""To think that I don't have her,..." ""to feel that I have lost her,..." ""What does it matter that I couldn't preserve my love?" ""The night is full of stars and she is not with me."" "Wowsers, man, what verses!" "Nobody'd ever written me a love letter,... and you, you write me verses." "The verses are by Neruda." "Well, but you've meant them for me." "And where are the other letters?" "You're lying to me." "Hello, blond." "What's up, you're visiting us, right?" "We've taken a shortcut, we came from the old mill." "Why did you give him any explanations?" "Goodbye, Mr. Corcones." "My name Jacinto." "Does the lady know why they call me Corcones?" "Run, go on, beat it." "It stands for "Corcones, cut off my balls"." "Blondie!" "This is a brave boy,... and I raise my glass for him." "Health." "He has defended my daughter from a degenerate,... risking his life." "He's also the smartest." "One day you'll leave here, César." "The world is big and speaks English." "The important thing is to go to America." "Elena will go there this fall,... and it's best to get ready for what life has to offer." "Well, God bless them, right?" "Amen." "Well, César, to me it seems very well everything that Juan said, but... but you have to get a scholarship if you want to go to America." "What did your father say?" "Nothing." "You like that girl?" "I hope you don't think I'll go out with you." "Hurry." "Come along, hurry, you're going to be late." "What did he say?" "Nothing, he's a little miffed, clearly, and rightly so." "If this was for being handsome, you'd win high honors." "Mom." "César." "Have you made love?" "Why is fucking called making love?" "Because if it's of the heart, it's rightly called making love." "César." "César." "Give it over to me for just a second." "You're a bastard." "~ Are you still angry?" "~ No." "If I'd pass it over to you they'd have nailed us both for cheating." "Now, leave me alone." "It's over now." "You see how pissed you are?" "OK, OK, OK!" "Belt up!" "Now all you have to do is wait." "No getting around it." "Just tell us: how many did you answer?" "Well?" "Look, you know what I mean?" "It's better if I were suspended, so I wouldn't have to continue studying." "Very smart!" "What's very smart?" "What the hell are you talking about?" "What you heard, Dad:" "I'm not going back to school." "But son, you'll try again and you'll succeed." "Fernando wants to work." "He wants to be a mechanic." "You, a mechanic?" "For motorcycles, Mom." "Didn't you say the other day that you'll earn less from now on because of the incompatibilities?" "But hey, what does that have to do with this?" "Next month I start working." "Working, you?" "~ Where?" "~ In Montejos's bike shop." "He says he'll give me a salary." "In Montejos's shop, they didn't know what was wrong with a new Kawasaki that wouldn't run,... but Fernando got it running by himself." "Really?" "Over my dead body!" "Do you understand?" "I'd rather be dead than see you wearing an overall!" "Carmen, Carmen, please!" "What was wrong with the bike?" "Nothing, just the motor'd seized up." "The rings were stuck." "I had to change the pistons, and... rectify the housing." "Of course." "Go on, pop this pimple I have here on my back and can't reach." "Hey, I was thinking..." "What?" "Fernando --- if he's made up his mind not to study... it may be counterproductive to force him." "Don't you think?" "But they've only suspended him once!" "Fine, but you know how stubborn he is." "Fernando'll consider a career, like everyone else." "Or not." "But what do you want, him to be a nobody?" "No...that's not it, that's not it at all!" "So far he's only been suspended once, but if he really wants to work,... then he'll take care of being suspended every time." "On the other hand, César..." "What about César?" "Suppose that Fernando gets his way, and that he...that he... he's born to be a mechanic." "then we can finance César's career with less effort than if we support them both in their studies." "It's over." "I'm sick,... and I have to blame myself for keeping quiet all these years." "OK, OK, Carmen!" "~ But now I 'll go tell him!" "~ But what are you going to say?" "~ That his father despises him!" "~ What?" "Fernando, Fernando!" "Your father...your father doesn't love you." "Your father loves that son of..." "Oh, God!" "Oh, my son, forgive me!" "Forgive me!" "Come on, Mom." "Don't you get that I already know?" "What?" "Well, I'm not your son, Mom." "We also knew." "And you, you never said anything?" "Why should I, Mom?" "Hang on a moment, let's see if I can get it... how and when did you learn of this?" "Look, Dad, we weren't fools!" "You shut up." "Well, OK, I'll start working on the first day of the month." "Ah, no, no way!" "No way at all!" "Mom, leave him alone." "Let's go to sleep and talk tomorrow." "That's right, yes." "~ Just like nothing happened, huh?" "~ Tomorrow we'll speak." "Tomorrow." "Tomorrow." "The next summer..." "There it is." "Give it some slack." "Ease off the reel." "You got it, you got it!" "The king of the river." "Here, take it." "Heavy isn't it?" "At least 15 kilos." "Surely you won't find them that fine in America." "Well, that's assuming they give me the scholarship." "Ah." "Wasn't anyone's nose bleeding in the exam?" "César, you could give it to your girlfriend for the party tonight." "~ Where are you going?" "~ I 'm in a rush." "See you then?" "Then? "Then" is an eternity." "Such an exaggeration!" "~ Elena..." "~ Take it to the kitchen." "See you tonight." "Don't jerk me around." "I'm meeting some sluts." "Then bring them along, I want us to pass a great night." "It's our last chance." "Why, what's going on?" "We caught a salmon." "What a specimen!" "Pepita, please take it from here." "Leave it to me, I'll take it." "César, did Elena tell you something?" "No." "Why?" "Hey, what's wrong with the lady?" "How nice!" "Good God, what a great thing!" "I don't know what I'll do with it." "Laura just said to me she wants it for this very night!" "I'm sure you'll do your best." "Leave off, flatterer!" "~ Goodbye." "~ Goodbye." "Hello, Marco." "Did you have a good trip?" "~ What?" "~ I asked if you had a good trip." "Yes, I'm just a little tired." "César, a letter!" "Aren't you going to open it?" "Open it for me." "~ Carmen." "~ What?" "~ What shirt should I wear?" "~ The blue." "Fine." "~ Has there been any mail?" "~ Nothing for you." "Can someone fix my tie?" "Let's see." "~ Carmen." "~ I told you the blue, and you'll find it on the bed." "Come here a minute." "Carmen, Carmen, trust me." "He won the scholarship, did he or not?" "But...why do we have to be always the last to know everything?" "I got the joy of my life." "You've dressed a bit too formal for the party." "Well, he may be too formal, but if you want to go to the party, wear a tie." "Got it?" "~ Let's have the party in peace." "~ That's it." "That's it." "It's simple." "Well, why do you always have to have the last word?" "And why do you always have to mess with the kid?" "~ Hello." "~ Enchanted." "How are you?" "A great pleasure." "We've seen one this big." "~ That big, no way." "~ Would not it be so?" "~ No, like this." "~ Exactly." "You just take care of the tables that are there." "You go here." "You to the backyard." "Wait." "Good evening." "~ Hello." "~ How beautiful you are tonight!" "~ You think so?" "~ Yes." "~ Have you seen Elena at the party?" "~ Look, she's over there." "~ There?" "Well, see you then." "~ OK." "Hello." "But how are you able to sleep so much?" "If not for the music, I'd still be sleeping." "~ Hey, I can eat something?" "~ Yes." "Ah, sorry, César." "This night she's pretty." "Don't you see her?" "She's beautiful." "Don't tell me no." "What's up?" "Turn around and look behind you." "Turn around." "I'm fine." "Look, who is this guy?" "Look, look!" "Because he's fucking her, see?" "And all the way!" "My goodness, what a specimen!" "César." "César!" "Do me a favor." "Thanks for the gift." "You're making me look ridiculous." "Everyone knows that this salmon was mine,... and I don't need anyone to catch fish for me." "Smile, you fool!" "I'm the one who pays for the preserve, and your father and you have abused my trust." "Hey, sorry." "It was a matter of luck." "Where have you been?" "I was looking for you, too." "Hey,... this guy dancing with Ana, who is he?" "Marco." "I lent him to Ana... so I could dance with you." "He's Dad's partner." "And do you flirt with all your father's partners?" "What?" "Don't play dumb." "Well..." "Marco wants to marry me." "Do you?" "I don't know." "But you love me, right?" "Of course I love you." "But love him, too." "~ That can't be." "~ Why?" "Because it can't." "What are you doing?" "Can't you see?" "I'm pissing." "Or I can't piss?" "So smart and so stupid!" "Don't you see I prefer you?" "But are you going to marry him?" "I told you so." "Elena." "Ah, it's you." "You're going to have much luck in life." "You are much smarter and better looking than him." "Well, and everyone else." "Are you laughing at me?" "No." "I'm laughing with you." "Look,... you're much prettier than Elena." "You're wonderful." "Then...?" "They'll see us." "You're going to go,... problems would be for me." "Ana, your brother's leaving." "Goodbye, son." "Bye, Mom." "Corcones!" "Blondie!" "I'll clobber you someday!" "Well, send a telegram or fax upon arrival." "God be with you, son." "Mount up." "Bye, Dad." "Your father's calling for you." "Thank you." "Have you got the fax number of the clinic?" "He's not my father,... he's my uncle."