"THINGS I LEFT IN HAVANA" "It's 8 a. m. here, in the Canary Islands." "Good morning, Madrid." "Hi." "One at a time, please." "We're sisters, we're together." "One at a time, please!" "Fuckin' Cubans!" "Is that the gate?" "Of course, number one." "That's them, isn't it?" "Hey, girls!" "Over here!" "Auntie!" "Auntie?" "No, I'm Azucena." "This is your aunt." "Go on." "Where's the other one?" "Auntie!" "You're all so pretty!" "You're Rosa lleana." "Yes." "You must be "Ludmila de la Caridad"." "And you're Nena, right?" "You're just like your mother, God rest her soul." "Don't start, you can cry tomorrow." "Let's go to the car." "So you're Rosa, the eldest?" "You all look alike." "How was the flight?" "Let me help you." "How rude!" "Sorry." "Bárbaro Luis!" "Over here!" "Hey there!" "Man!" "Little Igor!" "Comrade!" "Comrade, very funny!" "I just knew you'd be waiting at the airport!" "That's what friends are for." "Nati!" "You're gorgeous, and you've lost weight too." "Let's go!" " How was the trip?" " Fine." " We had chicken." " Mine was rotten." "How are things over there?" "Things over there?" "They're fuckin' shit." "Hold on." "I've arranged to meet a Cuban here... who'll get the false passports in a week." "In 2 weeks we're off to Miami, and then North!" "He'll be wearing a T- shirt like mine." "I don't like what's going on." "Look at all the police." "We've got nothing to do with the police." "No?" "They're after illegal immigrants." " We'd better go." " Are you crazy?" "That guy's taking me to a hotel in Madrid,... as it was arranged from Miami!" "Bárbaro, don't shout!" "Let's wait and look for him." "He's wearing a Cuban flag on his breast." "Help me find him." "I don't see anyone." "He must have seen the way things are and left." "If it's not worse." "Now there's a gang that rips you off." "When you get here,... no one comes to meet you." "I told you." "What will you do now in a foreign country?" "Shut the fuck up!" "This is the mother country!" "It's a fucking shit!" "Get in, Nati, before they stop us!" "Have you seen anyone... wearing a T-shirt with a flag like this?" "Have you seen anyone wearing a flag like this?" "Bárbaro, for God's sake!" "I can't believe this!" "Call him when we get to Madrid." "Come on, we're waiting!" "Have you seen anyone wearing a flag like this?" "For crying out loud!" "Stop that!" "You can phone him!" "I don't even have his number." " There's a blackout?" " No." "I live right upstairs... but I'll be down for dinner." "Here we call lunch dinner,... and dinner supper." "Come in." "Let's go." "What a nice living room!" "How modern!" "What a beautiful sight!" "It's full of cars." "That's Topete Street." "This is your room." "Pick the beds you want." "I hope you won't be too cramped." " Fuck, this bed is hard!" " You picked the best one." "What do you mean?" "They're all the same." "If they are, I want that one." "Don't argue." "Let Nena have that one." "What do you think of our aunt?" " She speaks nice, huh?" " Yeah." "Come in." "I think she's forgotten she was born in Cabaiguan." "Don't say anything... but I think she's broke." "She hasn't even got a car." "All the more reason to be grateful, and I'm warning you." "Don't go finding faults, whether you like it or not." "Yeah, sure,... but we can't praise everything." "What a pretty picture!" "What a nice street!" "She'll think we're Russian peasants." "This is really bad!" "I told you!" "Fucking hard Spanish mattress!" "It's not my fault." "He has to pay again." "Listen..." "Listen!" "He called me shitface and hung up!" "Will he send the money?" "Yes, but that bastard called me shitface!" "Don't shout, this isn't Cuba." "Here people don't shout." "Things are done differently." "Your dumb brother thinks the money's for me!" "This didn't happen to him when he came over." "Look at the mess you've gotten your daughter into." "I haven't got her into any mess!" "Don't fuck me or I'll kick you up!" " You just dare!" " Come here." "How can a mother say that to her own daughter?" "You should know, you gave him a contact when he came." "Don't blame me." "When he came to Madrid, he forgot me." "Igor's my friend." "Would he do anything like that?" "If my brother didn't trust him, it was for a reason." "Welcome home." "God, it stinks in here!" " Have a seat." " Do you want one?" "Here." "Here, take one." " What should you say?" " Thank you." " We're complicating your life." " No, forget it." "A family that gets on well fits anywhere." "May God help us!" "Go get yourself some chicken." "You get upset if you don't eat." "Here, and take her with you." "I'll leave this here." "Come on." "It's just downstairs, on the right." "Listen,... did you bring dollars?" "I left it all to my mother." "Even the TV set." "I always dreamed of eating a whole chicken... without saving the wings for soup the next day." "It's not your fault." "I always gave you my portion of chicken with love." "In Cuba, I never used to eat." "I'm fat out of anxiety." "I used to worry so much in Cuba!" "The first thing you have to educate is your palate." "We don't eat everything on the same plate here." "We have the 1 st course, the 2nd and, sometimes,... even a 3rd course." "And you put on weight." "You must have been so pretty." "Prettier than mum." "But less than Nena." "You don't know... how she takes after your mother at her age." "My sister was so beautiful." "How is business?" "We don't talk business at the table." "There'll be time for that." "Azucena,... could you serve some wine, please?" "Want some?" "We eat the fruit afterwards." "I'm sorry." "But we don't have grapes or snow in the tropics." "I was just curious." "When I arrived in Spain..." "I was dying to see some snow." "It doesn't usually snow in Madrid, but it can happen." "There are grapes in Russia." "Didn't they send any?" "Never." "They used to send us jars of stewed apples." "Do you remember, Rosa, when you were at EKLO?" " At what?" " It's a supermarket." "But the apples were nice though." "You could hardly open the jars!" "They seemed more like safes... that jars of jam." "What did you do there, Ludmila?" "I'm a textile technician." "She means a seamstress." "I earned good money working at the illegal workshop." "Delicious!" "What course is this?" "In case I have to save some room." "Well,... now we know... what Rosa and Ludmila did." "What did... you do?" "Nena was studying... to get into the university." "Well, what did you study?" " Veterinary medicine." " Engineering." "Which, vet or engineering?" "I was studying to be an actress." "Poisoning your life, like your mother." "We've come to Spain because of Nena." "They never put on plays and and hardly ever make films." "And when they do, no one sees them." " Nena has more future here." " The future doesn't exist." "Only the present." "Without papers she can't even clean floors." " What do you want?" " Can I come in?" "Shut the door." "Fine time to visit a delinquent!" "You know I sleep during the day." "I've missed you." " I didn't know you had work." " No, I don't." "But I need you." "I can't cut my toenails." "Tachycardia." "Like this?" " My friend's here." " Great." "He'll ring Miami and they'll pay up." " Did you bring the pictures?" " Yeah." "That bastard in Miami won't send the money for a month." "Then... they'll have the passports in a month." "The trouble is... he has no money to stay in Madrid." "Could you give me an advance?" "No, little Cuban." "You get paid when I do." "That's the deal." "Fuck, man!" "My friend, his daughter and a fat woman are living with me." "And I can't put him out." "Sort it out as usual." "Screw a Spanish woman for room and board." "That won't do." "What I need is cash." "Cash." " You keep it nearly all." " Hold on a minute." "You're the bastard who... passes your friends on to me." "Go on." "They've never been out in the open fields." "Lights, beer,... orchestras,... women... wearing... tight lamé dresses... and men... in white drill paying you complements." "Woman,... you must have been dumb when God gave you those eyes!" "Men in Havana were born to make you fall in love." "They made... you feel incurably beautiful." "They won you over with their eyes..." "Shit!" "Tell Nena to attend to her, if she's got any talent." " I'll do it." " Not you, her." " She's just a child." " Go on!" " You have to attend to her." " Me?" " I don't know how." " Don't argue." " I won't do it." " Yes you will." "Hi." " Do you like that?" " I was just looking." "I don't know." "You're not sure." "Look." "Take a look." "Okay." "What do you think?" " It's on sale, right?" " Of course!" "Do you like it?" " It looks great on her." " No." "It'll look good on you too." "This style suits everyone." "Besides,... it's very practical." "She's going to buy it." "She'll buy it." "Looks like I'll be the shop assistant... and you the technician." "And you, Rosa, what are you supposed to do?" "You'll see tomorrow." "Could it be the guy wearing the glasses?" "What about the guy at the back?" "The one with a face like a mango." "The worst one is behind you... eating with his fingers." "Rosa is a good girl, and very pacific." "There are none like that in Spain anymore." "The 3 are nice." "Yes." "All three are great, but Rosa is more responsible... more used to self-sacrifice." "She's wearing the blue flowered dress." "Javier is the strong, dark one." "It must be full of mosquitos." "I'm in bad shape today." "Well,... it's obvious that my son's doing this out of solidarity." "Well,... this is the marriage agreement." "You get separation of states and give up the children, if any,... which is very unlikely given Javier's preferences." "He has his own life and I don't get involved." "Although, deep down, I still hope to have a grandson." "Here, read this carefully." "Of course, he still has to accept you." "Why did you run off?" "I thought this was a free country... and that people could choose according to their preferences." "Which are my preferences?" "Why do queers always answer with another question?" "Who, us?" "Do you like animals?" "Yes,... but only for a short time." "You can't get too fond of them." "I've never been so embarrassed!" "It's worse than a soap opera!" "You wanted to get out of Cuba, didn't you?" " Not this way!" " Keep your voices down!" "Here walls have ears." "No one told you to do that." "You're always been so fuckin' ungrateful!" "UngratefuI?" "What about when Ludmila was to marry that Italian?" "You took all those pills and raised such a fuss!" "I didn't want her to go off with that fuckin' Italian!" "We're three and must stick together!" "You've taken your spirit of self-sacrifice too far!" "Now I understand our aunt!" "She's got 2 slaves in the shop, and sold the 3rd!" "It's not such a sacrifice." " He's handsome." " Don't fuck around!" "My dear sisters,... you may not have noticed... but, in this country,... there are some real hunks." "They've got such bulges." "Bullfighters!" "Have you seen their legs?" "They're hard as rocks." " They play a lot of soccer." " And their buttocks!" "Soccer players have... really firm buttocks." "That's why I'm going to work like a dog." "I'll get my own apartment... and fill it with soccer players and bullfighters." "I always dreamed of coming to Spain and... marrying a bullfighter." "You see?" "You're the one who makes her cry." "I think it's wonderful, and Javier is delighted." "Rosa is willing... but I don't think Nena will be." "She's different." "If you've convinced one, you can convince the other." "I didn't ask you for any favour,... but now my son and I are interested." "Yes." "But I don't know how Nena will react." "Just one thing." "If I don't love him, I won't marry him,... not even to help my sisters!" "Don't raise your voice!" "You've came to Spain only to show off on stage!" "So young, yet so bitter." "Listen to me." "I can't support you for ever without papers!" "What do you get out of all this?" "How dare you talk to me like that!" "But, aunt,... do you think we're stupid?" "No, aunt,... don't hit her." "You want trouble?" "Well, you'll have it." "I don't want anything." "Just give me my ticket!" "I'm going back to Havana!" "Here." "What do you prefer, an aisle or a window seat?" "Nena." "Nena." "What?" "Nobody's going to touch you." "Don't worry." "Silly." "This is happiness!" "You order a beer, and there's beer." "You order ham, and there's ham." "Happiness." "Now that there's so much pornography around,..." "I'm ashamed to go out with Nati and the kid." "All the newsstands have magazines with women... and even men!" "I don't like that much." "I can't take that!" "Once I turned the TV on, and there was a blonde." "She was about 17, and... started to move her body,... sticking her tongue out." " Naked?" " And with her pussy shaved." "She started in Cuba." "So, what happened?" "To who?" "To... the blonde with the shaved pussy." "Two women came on." "Have some octopus." "Two women came on and...?" "They went down on her." "Sure." "I saw that coming." "If you want, you watch it." "If not, you don't!" "You know we Cubans don't need TV sex." "We cause quite a stir here." "How do you think I survived when I got to Madrid?" "Making Spanish women happy!" " What a guy!" " While you're here,..." "I'll have to find another place." "So I'll pick up a Spanish woman... who's slim and clean." "Are Spanish women easy?" "They're hot... but don't know it." "How do you go about... picking them up?" "And where?" " At solidarity functions." " What?" "I've got photographs of the revolution, of Sierra Maestra... and even with the commander." "You weren't even born then!" "When I was a kid." "You seem interested." "No." "I've got enough with my fat woman." "But, don't you miss Cuban women?" "If you really want to know,... yes." "Cuban women's saliva tastes different to Spanish women's." "You'll see me in action later." " Hi." " Hi." " Can I use your phone?" " Sure, come in." "Is your aunt's out of order?" "I'm glad you're in!" "Of course I'm in Madrid!" "Jumping for joy!" "Yes, with my aunt." "She has a hair shop." "No, not a hairdresser's." "animal fur, you know, a..." " Furrier's." " Furrier's." "Where can we meet?" "Hold on, I'll jot it down." "It's my director." "Right, go on." "The "Aché Pa'Ti Bar"." "Don't bother, I go there often." "I've got an information service here." "Right." "See you there later." ""Aché Pa'Ti", love." "Bye." "Hi, Nena!" " Are you okay?" " Yeah." "You've saved my life." "I thought you'd never leave Cuba." " The play opens in 2 weeks." " What?" "It's very dynamic here." "We can't let this opportunity slip by." "If you haven't made any... changes, we'll open in 2 weeks." "I have made a few." "Listen." "Here what people want is dancing,... raftsmen and Caribbean songs." "I've added all that." "That's got nothing to do with the play." "My character is no longer that fragile, complicated woman?" "Come on, Nena." "Can't complicated women sing?" " What about the raftsmen?" " Well, they... dance salsa." "Salsa on the rafts!" "You've ruined the play, miguel." "This is another world." "We all do different things here." "I work at a bar until midnight." "I've got to go." "Here's the script." "We rehearse every night." "Not every night." "I just got here, I'm staying with people." "No personal problems, Nena!" "They're back in Cuba." "Get some Spanish guy to get rid of your problems!" "Okay?" "Remember rehearsals start at midnight!" "When I make some money in Miami..." "I'll come back here... and open a club like this one." "I'll be the manager and Nati the cashier,... and you, the chatterbox,... can take care of public relations." "I can see it now:" ""Baro's Bar"." "With laughter and nostalgia... it'll make more than a funeral parlour." "This is a... labour organization engineer talking." "A Cuban labour organization engineer." "Bárbaro." "Do you know what VAT is?" " What?" " VAT." "Do you know what money costs?" "I mean interest rates." "I'm willing to learn." "I'll go see if my Spanish lady's arrived yet." "Take it easy." "Here "mojitos" cost a fortune." "What's with you?" "Looking for someone?" "Yes, but not you,..." "Cuban!" "When I see a Cuban like you, I take off." "What have you got to offer?" "No, don't tell me." "You're new here." "I can see the rationing on your face." "Yes, I'm looking for a Spanish woman:" "well-fed,... with a house, a car,... and a cellar full of good ham." "What if I were looking for the same thing?" "Fine." "I'd wish you luck, like a brother." "That's two of us." "How delicious!" "You smell of Cuba." "I took a shower this morning." "No, I like that." "Let me smell you." "I like you a lot." "A lot!" "Very much." "But... when you emigrate, it's best to forget your memories." "Every time I come here,..." "I'm after money and a bed." "I can't take you home with me." "The best you can do is... find your Spanish lady." "Seduce her." "Kiss her like me." "And do what we would do... if we had a room." "An immigrant shouldn't fall in love... with a woman from his own country." " No!" " Remember that, it's a rule." "Don't worry." "I've got my fatty." "Well,... that girl's gotten into my soul!" "Now I do need a Spanish woman." "Come on." "And with the tune that bears our name... we bid you good night." "Hi, my name is Igor." "All aboard, guys!" "Need a taxi?" " She's a taxi driver?" " Come on, get in." "I'm your driver, your friendly driver." "I know a bar where you get... 2 drinks for the price of one." " Can you dance there?" " Yeah!" "Let's go home." "No, I've got 100 pesetas." "Let's go!" "Take care." "The bar's closed." "Mine's open." "You Cubans are great." "What training you've had!" "Yeah, honey." "We're ready for war." "And you're so healthy." "Don't think I'll let you leave tomorrow." "No way!" " It doesn't matter." " Can I?" " What if they don't fit?" " Bring them back." "Two cotton T-shirts for pesetas!" "I have a stock of all sizes." "Two T-shirts, 500!" "When I left Havana..." "I said good-bye to no one." "Just to a little Chinese dog... that was following me." "Since the little dog... was Chinese... a man bought it for me... for very little money." "Little dog of my life,... of my love." "You've got a suitor waiting for you at the bar." "If you do as you please, we might as well close shop." "Don't worry, Nena isn't going to meet who she expects." " Hi." " Hi." "I wasn't sure you'd come." "Well,... it made no difference to me." "I wanted to tell you that..." "I'm trying to help you." "Don't worry." "I don't want to take advantage." "I don't like women." "What's the difference between my sister and me?" "It's not sexual." "It's a question of good taste." "You're very pretty." "My sister was offended." "That wasn't nice." "You're handsome too." "You really don't like women?" "Your sister shouldn't feel offended." "We're dealing with papers here." "It's nothing personal." "I wouldn't touch either one of you." "I don't want to get married." "I see you're in good company." "Javier, Igor." "Well now, are you moving?" "I'm looking for a place to stay." " Are you an actor too?" " Me?" "No way!" "Are you a director?" "No, I'm a furrier." " You're pulling my leg." " Well,..." " that depends." " He's very funny." "Okay." "Who's he?" "A suitor." "Did you find your Spanish lady?" "I'll have money soon." "You can forget your aunt." "I'll take you in." "When would that be?" "Give me a couple of weeks." "A couple of weeks." "My entire life begins in 2 weeks." "The play opens then." " I don't know if I can cope." " You always can." "You have to turn defeats into victories." "There's no turning back." "All right." "Kiss me." "In front of him?" "Precisely." "Listen,... little Cuban,... take care." "So you're looking for a place to stay?" "I've already found one." " Do you recognize that kid?" " That's you?" "You know this guy." "That was at the pioneers' palace." "You can have the second drawer." "What's this?" "The last congress." "Here, the only Europeans are the cows, sheep and chickens." "The people are still from the countries they were born in." "The French are greedy and dirty." "The English extremely weird... and rather..." "But not the Germans." "They're different... because Hitler gave them a good education,... although they conceal it now." "But, little by little,... they're all becoming Belgians." "That's why you should demand... to be Spanish citizens." "So that when the Spaniards want to become Belgians... you'll be Spanish." "What is this?" "A Cuban touch because, here, stew is similar to "ajiaco"." ""Tostones" and "malanga"?" "No, I like simple flavours." "Stew in Madrid... and "ajiaco" in Cuba." "I was 15... and all I wanted was... a nice life." "Havana is the prettiest city in the world... of the ones I've seen." "You've never been out of Cuba, Pilar." "Where else could you find this light... and these handsome men?" "I was born on Light Street." "There's no other in the world with that name." "The light was so intense... that people became invisible." "And at noon... the light makes Havana disappear." "What's for lunch?" "It's a surprise." "You're wonderful, Pilar." "When you die God will make you his cook... and have you make rice pudding!" "And pumpkin custard!" "If light came first, pumpkin custard came second!" "Havana!" "Intense light!" "Pumpkin custard!" "And this heat!" "Let's go to the square... to buy garlic rolls!" "Peanuts!" "You can get such pleasure out a half a pound of peanuts!" "Flowers to find your way!" "Flowers!" "Honey!" "Honey, to make your body and soul beautiful!" "Sweets that make you dream!" "Coconut milk, to clean your insides out!" "Cinnamon sticks, to awaken your instincts!" "Milk!" "Milk from the cows of Eden!" "You can have my big banana!" " Can I have some pineapple?" " All you want!" "If you have this pineapple you'll become a woman!" " I have no money." " Pay me with a smile!" "There was a city... called Havana." "But you no longer live in Havana." "Because Havana doesn't exist." "You're alone in this room,... surrounded by ghosts... and strangers." "I'm sure some of you come from Havana." "Very good." "wonderful." "You're doing very well." "That was good, Nena." "But I cut that bit out." "What do you mean?" "Yes." "We're going to have a blue background with lights... which represents the sea, the storm and thunder." "And the vendors become reftsmen fleeing from the island." "It has to be dynamic... to connect with the Spanish audience so they understand." "What's the matter?" "Shackled by communism, freed by rhythm." "I think it's good." "Is everything all right?" "Everyone here is fine." "Are the children all right?" "Hold on a moment." "Yes, the parcel is on its way." "It's on its way." "It's all on its way." "Yes, of course." "Don't worry, it'll arrive." "It'll arrive, and the money too." "Nothing." "My brother-in-law isn't home yet... but he'll get there any minute." "If you're in a hurry, go." "No, I'll wait with you." "No!" "You can't send it yet?" "Shit, we haven't got a penny!" "What do you have to find out?" "Give me that!" "This is Igor." "Send that money!" "Your sister and niece are starving!" "I can't keep on looking after them." "What?" "No, all I know is that, if you don't send the money..." "I'll kick them out!" "Fuck, what a guy!" "Did you mean what you said?" "No, it was just to impress him." "You know I need the apartment for Nena... but I'd never put you out on the street." "You're really hooked on her." "Yeah, I'm really hooked." "Whenever I see her, I get a stomachache." "It's awful." "I almost envy you." "You're lucky to be lovesick." "What about that Spanish woman?" "I'm bored of playing the Cuban role." "Always happy, even if I'm dying." "Dancing salsa and always available for them." "Igor, you've got it bad!" "When you're a bastard God helps you, but when you ease up..." "You can close." "See you tomorrow." " Hi." "Is there anyone left?" " They're all gone." "I don't like being lied to." "miguel ruined the play." "In Havana, someone cut a scene and he defended it." "Now he comes here and does this." "When people emigrate they do things they don't like." "That's what I most admired about him." "He defended his work, but now... he's ruined my character." "Don't say that, or I'll go smash his face in!" "I love you." "Take me with you." "I can't stand this any longer." "Someone's knocking." "Someone's knocking!" "Get the girl!" " Who is it?" " It's me." "You scared the shit out of me." "What's up?" "Bárbaro,..." "I'm sorry but I need you to lend me the room for tonight." "Man!" " I can't throw my family out." " I thought he was your friend." "Nati, it's just for a little while." " I'm not going anywhere!" " You're overdoing it!" "It's my room." "Come on, get up!" "I'm not going anywhere!" "Please understand, it's only for a while!" "All right, we're leaving." "Nati, let's go." "Please try and understand!" "There's no name for people like you!" "Bárbaro, brother." "Fuck!" "Can't you see what he's doing?" "This is serious!" "Pass this on to the father." "For the little girl." "Have a little." "Thanks." "Go to sleep, darling." "Go to sleep." "Go to sleep,... my baby." "Go to sleep,... my love." "Go to sleep,... heart... of my heart." "Cut the lullabies!" "Aunt,... we going to Azucena's for a minute." "In this house, everyone does as they please." "But it's my fault." "Good morning." " What have you done?" " Have I overdone it?" "Well?" "We'll get used to it, in time." " I've overdone it." " No, it suits you." "Have you had breakfast yet?" "You look younger." "Girls,... he's in the shower." "Who?" "I'll get some coffee." "Our motto is "win or die"." "Guerrilla fighter,... guerrilla fighter, go forward." "You're the first to know." "I'm in love." " Really?" " No!" "The Cuban I met the other night." "He's just wonderful!" "He said..." "I'm the woman of his dreams." "Be careful." "Maybe he just wants to move in with you." "We Cubans are like that." "I know." "But in 2 nights he's made me happier than... that Serbo-Bosnian, the Moroccan, and all of those." "He says such amazing things." "What does he say?" "That in Cuba... there's a flower called "mouse ears", just like mine." " Then he says..." " What?" "Well,... shit,... that my cunt smells like grapefruit." "Look." "You don't know this man, Azucena." "He's probably a sponger." "What else can he do?" "He wasn't always like that." "Look at these." "Well,... if he's a revolutionary, what's he doing in Spain?" "I don't know him but I assure you... he's one of Castro's agents." "You think so?" "You've taken a weight off my shoulders." "My Igor couldn't be a dissident." "Havana!" "Intense light!" "Pumpkin custard!" "And this heat!" "Let's go to the square to buy garlic rolls!" "10 pounds of detergent for 5 cans of milk." "You must be out of your mind, man!" "I've got 5 cans of milk for a bottle of aspirin." "5 cans of milk for a bottle of aspirin?" "No!" " Powdered milk for soap." " No deal!" "Good heavens!" " How's the German mark?" " Five to one." "Fuck!" "The latest issue of "Hello" for a dress!" "The latest issue of "Hello" for a dress!" "The latest issue of "Hello" for a dress!" "The latest issue of "Hello" for a dress!" " How about stockings?" " No, a dress!" " The complete works of Lenin?" " A dress!" " Ten lipsticks?" " What I want is a dress!" "A dress!" "Tourists and civil servants!" "Comrades, I want a dress!" "A night for a dress!" "My body for a dress!" "What's with her?" "She's out of it." "She's going through a bad spell." "You're doing very well." "You've cut that scene about loneliness in Havana." "For what, a caricature?" "I like it like that." "It's organic, real." " It's shit!" " The shit we live in." "Are you mocking yourself?" "Why did you bother to save the play in Havana... and come here to do this?" "Listen." "That's enough for today." "You're tired." "Come on, calm down." "Relax, Nena." "Nena,... what's your problem?" "Is it your aunt or your guy?" "It's not that." "I want the play to be better." "Hi." "How's it going?" "How long have you been here?" "I don't like anyone to see the play beforehand." "Nena!" "You're a liar and a fraud!" "You made me pick her up to have somewhere to stay." "Yes, but not Azucena,... the only friend I have here." "People here are friends as long as you entertain them... or they can get something out of you." "Honestly,... it didn't matter much which woman it was." "I picked her by chance." "I took the easiest one." "Besides, she lives near you." "We're neighbours." "And her cunt smells like grapefruit." "Here they call that "toronjas"." "I spent the best time of my life in the "toronja" fields!" "We'd hide with the girls,... make love and eat "toronjas"." "I thought Cuba was the most important country in the world!" "And that the Sovietic plants were the best." "So I went to Moscow to study." "But I started to sink in shit." "And I was still in it until I met you." "What has Azucena got to do with this?" "She's a woman, like me." "And she's in love with you." "You're a fraud, Igor." "A liar and a fraud." "But not more than other men." "I can at least see you coming." "I want a nice life." "It's all right." "But there are no more trains until tomorrow." "Now the fat one." "She's not sick, is she?" "She's very tired." "You have no social Security because you have no papers." "If she's sick, I'll have to let her die." "I'm not sick or anything." "Do you want to know something?" "At night, when you go to bed,..." "I get up and go to the theatre." "Nonsense!" "Are you a sleepwalker?" "No." "You're the only one who sleeps like a log." "What saddens me... is that you've betrayed my good faith." "I don't deserve this." "Your stay here is over." "The money I've spent doesn't matter." "You're my nieces... and I owed you a present." "I'm not going back to Cuba." "I'm not giving Castro that pleasure." "Fuck that!" "Castro doesn't even know you exist!" "Hi." "I should have let you know I was coming." "I'm glad to see you." "Can I sit down?" "Yes, of course." "Please have a seat." "You've spoken to my sister." "Nena." "Yes, I did,... but without much success." "I want you to know that..." "I'm on your side." "It's not right that Nena... hasn't tried to overcome the problem." "Our problem, I mean." "And yours." "I have no problem." "I'm fine as is." "How can you say that?" "You're very lonely." "You need... company... of any sort at all." "That's why I've come to keep you company a while." "Well,... unless you want me to go." "No." "What sort of company?" "Tell me something." "Have... you ever seen..." " a naked woman?" " Of course." "Yes?" "How many times?" "I don't know." "Three or four, I guess." "Not including movies." "Once,... when I was a kid." "I walked into my mother's room." "She was naked because she was about to change." "Instead of leaving, I stared at her." "When she realized it,... she turned around and slapped me." "When she slapped me... her tits moved from side to side,... and I laughed." "But you shouldn't laugh... at the breasts that fed you." "After,..." "I never saw another woman's tits." "Do you know something?" "I've got beautiful breasts." "Do you want to see them?" "feel it." "Go on, it doesn't bite." "Look." "Like this." "That's enough." "Now... let me see yours." "Mine?" "What for?" "Because... men's chests... are also delicious." "That's it." "There's a wire that goes... from your chest... to your balls." "I'm sure you feel it." "Do you?" "Yes." "Yes." "Fuck, yes!" "feel how nice it is?" "Yes." "I've got a list of famous Spanish people." "Great!" "I don't know them." "That doesn't matter." "Just call on behalf of some famous Cuban." ""Did you get the letter?"" ""No?" "The postal service in Cuba is really bad. "" "Then they take you to lunch." "Really, they take you to lunch." "What do these check marks mean?" "Shit!" "One means they take you to a cheap place." "Two means a better place." "Here you are." " Can I make a phone call?" " Make yourself at home." " Where's Nati?" " In the kitchen." "Listen." "Don't play with that list or we won't go anywhere." "Okay?" "Something smells good!" " Is she a good cook?" " A gem!" "Forget that." "You'll smell of onions." "Artists should be gift- wrapped, shouldn't they?" "Here's the beer." "Take this while you're at it." "What are you doing here?" "Go away." "Go." "You're beautiful when you're sad." "Not now, Igor." "You shouldn't have come." "I had to!" "Azucena is doing this for you." "Listen." "I've sorted out Bárbaro's family." "I get my room back in 3 days." "You can leave your aunt's." "I have an offer to work in TV." "If the show is good and they like me,..." "I'll have a job." "Great." "You'll get it." "I'm sure you will." "I don't know." "I need a work permit." "Papers." "No problem." "I'll get them for you." "real ones?" "All papers are real." "They're all made of paper." "I want no more lies!" "I want the life I came for!" "What do you think the rest of us want?" "What do you think I want?" "Or your sisters?" "I thought you loved me... but you only love yourself." "The best boleros of them all are Isolina Carrino's." "You mean Orlando la Rosa's boleros are no good?" "No, but Isolina Carrino composed much better." "Nena has Orlando la Rosa's boleros." "Really?" "Then let's compare them." "Then let's compare them." "All right, let's compare them." "I don't think it's worth while." "Yes, let's compare and you'll see." "Listen, Isolina Carrino is still the best." "Let's not argue." "Where's that Caribbean pearl?" "Hi." "You can't cry now." "My friends want to meet you." " I'm not in the mood." " Do you think I am?" "Come on." "Well,... here she is." "Hi." "Don't worry about a thing." "It's not all that easy." "It's hard work." " Fuck!" " I'll get the peppers." " What's this?" " Food." "real food!" "Are you going out with Nena?" "Yes, I am." "Do you love her?" "If you do, leave her alone." "We've got enough problems already." "Hang up, you've been on the phone for over an hour." "Hi." "Come in." "You're making too much noise." "We've got some delicious stuff." "Rice, beans, roast pork, croutons..." "I have to hang up." "I'll call you back." "Hi." "Come in." "Come on." " I'm not alone." " Don't worry." "Make some room." "Hi." "Yes,..." "I've fallen in love with Nena." "But it's not her fault." "I'll pack my things and go." "My clothes, my pioneer pictures..." "Wait." "I want us to have nice memories." "My darling!" "My love!" "Here." "Take it." "It's not much, but here." " Nati agrees with me." " Me?" "It's your idea." "Let's go." "Take it, will you?" "Forget it." "I got the passports free." "Take it, you'll need it." "I don't deserve that money and you... know why." "Brother,... everyone has to get by as best they can to survive." "No problem." "No problem." "Your name is Margarita María." "No it's not!" "Only until we get on the plane." "That's right." "Hello." "Your name is beautiful." "I don't like it!" " What should you say?" " Thank you." "Have a nice flight." " Who is it?" " A friend of Igor's." "He doesn't live here anymore." "Where could I find him?" "How the fuck do I know?" "Open the door, bitch!" "Your boyfriend robbed me!" "Everyone listen!" "A thief and a cheat lives here!" "He doesn't live there anymore." "Do you know that individual?" "My heart can't take all this." "I know him but, what do you want?" "He's heartless." "I'm going to have to go to the police." "It'll be worse for those who had dealings with him." "They'll pay dearly." "We don't know where he lives... nor are interested in knowing." "Thanks, anyway." "I wanted to sort this out pacifically." "It's bad for everyone... for him to walk the streets." "Did you call me?" "I'd like to talk to you a moment." "I was 15 and all I wanted was... a nice life." "A nice life, here?" "That has to be over there." " We're refugees!" " We're exiles!" " We're persecuted!" " We're whatever you want!" "But let us in!" "Silence!" "Who are you?" " Me?" " Yes." "An actress." "You, an actress?" "With that accent and... that coarse complexion?" "No, an actress is something else." "Look,..." "I've got something better for you." "I know a man." "He's old,... but rich." "He's looking for a girl like you for a serious relationship." "How's that?" "What I want is a nice life." "Nice show, isn't it?" "I was going to see you, but you beat me to it." "No talk." "Where the money?" "Honey, to make your body and soul beautiful!" "There is none." "He's a friend and I can't charge him." "Can I have some pineapple?" "You can have all you want!" "Let's talk somewhere else." "You won't get away with this." "But not only that." "Listen... carefully!" "If you don't give me that money,... this is the last time your girlfriend gets on stage." "She needs papers to be an actress too." "Keep her out of this." "It's my problem." "You and I can help a lot of Cubans." "With my art and your Cubans." "I'm an artist too." "I don't want to fuck more Cubans." "I'm broke but, if I can work... for you, I can pay my debt." "Let's make a deal." "I give you my word." "The deal later, the money now." "Shit!" "There is no money, comrade!" " Don't talk to me in Cuban." " You bastard!" "Fuck!" " Son of a bitch!" " Fuckin' Cuban!" "Fuckin' Cuban, go back to your country!" "Son of a bitch, go back to where you came from!" "You bastard!" "There was a city called Havana." "One morning, at dawn,..." "Havana disappeared into the sea." "No." "I was the one who disappeared." "Havana is still there... with its children... and its ghosts." "This was cut." "Where's the conga?" "No." "Let her be, it's all right." "You invited them." "They're your guests." "But I don't know them." "You." "Why are you looking at me like that?" "Are you from Havana?" "Havana, my city?" "Havana doesn't exist?" "I made it up?" "What have they done to you?" "Bastards!" "What do you want me to do?" "I'll take care of you." "Bastards!" "Those of you who are in love,... get up and dance." "But only those of you who... are truly... in love." "I went to see you but, they didn't let me in." "Then I went back to talk to you... but they said you were very busy shooting." "We work long hours... and don't get paid much, but I have to do it." "I can't even use my real name." "I have to use the papers of a deceased person." "You're a star!" "You'll have your papers." "They won't be legal, but very pretty." "With an official seal, a signature and everything." "Just don't get caught." "What about you?" "I got caught." "What if we went back... to Cuba?" "We'll go back soon." "But first, you've got to get what you came here for." "Nena." "Ludmila wants to say good-bye." "Wait here." "I always will." "Take care."