"WAITING LIST" "Help me." "That's good." "Well." "Damn, engineer!" "We'll miss you." "I'll miss you." "Well, good luck, my friend." "Who is the last one?" "Look, a bus!" "A bus, a bus!" "Virgin Mary, make it stop!" "Make it stop and take us." "Virgin Mary, I'll light a candle..." "Two candles..." " Three candles..." " Where did she come from?" "Son of a bitch!" "Stop it!" "You pig!" "How will we leave?" "I've been waiting for ten hours!" "I've even lost the notion of time." "That's bad!" "Only here can one see such things." "Let's go!" "She must have been an employee." "Employee or not!" "She got in because she's beautiful." "My God, I'm so tired!" "They think we are going to live here or what?" "The last one?" "Who is the last one?" "If the next one doesn't take anybody, I'll explode." " Who is the last one?" " That's me." "But we'll not leave here in less than three days." "I must leave tonight!" "Impossible, unless you rent a car." "I've been here since dawn!" " My God!" " That's me, the last one." "Impossible." "This lady told me..." "But I had already asked, and nobody answered." "You go after me!" " After me." " Yes, but calm down." "Shut up." "Let's see, where are you going?" " To Havana." " To Santiago." "The last one for Santiago, that's me." "And for Havana..." "Hey, you, with the big cardboard box!" "Are you the last one, for Havana?" "Can we still be clueless after all the waiting in queues we do in Cuba!" "Yes, that's me." "But no buses come here, who knows if there will be any." "Are you leaving?" "Don't give up so quickly" "Bus stations, this is how they are." "This will work out." "Emilio." "Nice to meet you." "Sorry for what happened before, don't trust appearances." "I would have left you the place, you can be sure." "Thanks." "What's your name?" "Jacqueline." "Excuse me." "Hello." " How much does it cost, for Havana?" " $60." "Is there no other solution?" "If you find three other people, it will be $15." " Thanks." " For nothing." "Jacqueline ?" "What are you doing here?" "I'm here with Eryck, trying to go somewhere, and you?" "Don't even ask!" "I don't have money to take a taxi." "The worst is that Antonio arrives tonight from Madrid, and tomorrow morning we have to sign the documents." "For the marriage?" "So quick!" "When will it be?" " Well, on the 15th." " Ah, great!" "Katia, do you think I could find three passengers willing to pay $15 for the journey?" "$15?" "Nobody here has enough money." "Don't worry, they repair the bus of the station." " The bus of the station?" " They are taking care of that." "Hey how are you ?" "Poor man!" "Come with me, my friend!" "Thanks." "The help for the disabled persons?" "You must see about that at the counter." "Follow me, please, this way." "Doesn't that one go to Havana?" "Who knows?" " Comrade?" " Yes." " This comrade is handicapped." " Your card." "It's been stolen from me." "Here is my complaint." "There's nothing mentioned about your handicap card." "But comrade, it's obvious!" "I can't do anything." "Without the card, he can't travel and he knows it." "Ask the administrator." "Ask the others." "If they agree, he'll have the first place." "'Ask the others?" "' Call the administrator." "I don't have to call him." "I know the rules." "If I sell him this ticket, you will protest." "He should talk to the people in the queue, they will decide." "God will will make you pay, comrade!" "OK, come this way." "Attention, there are packages." " Where do you go?" " To Havana, miss." "Where is the queue for Havana?" "Who is the first one?" " Me." " I'm the second." "One minute!" "It is not obvious, but I am over 60 years old," "I suffered five surgical operations, and I've been waiting here for two days." "He is blind, but in good health." "Grandmother, can this blind comrade stay with you?" "Ok?" "Ok." "I am here since yesterday and with a child, even worse." "Good, let him stay there." "No way." "This is not possible!" "I am the 16th and the bus they are repairing has sixteen places." "He's taking my place there!" "But he is blind!" "Here, everyone has his problems, comrade." "Let's see, one moment." "Are you the first one?" " Yes." " Very well." "So, he'll stay there, the first and we'll see if anyone stops him." "This is incredible!" "Are we in a socialist country or what?" "Damned, what a shitty station, comrade!" "A whole day without a single bus." " And you, where do you go?" " To Santiago." "I go to Havana." "I've been waiting for two days." "Look there." "There's a bus!" "Wait, this is the bus for Havana, coming from Manzanillo." "I'll go and see Fernandez, I'll be back." "Havana..." "And 7!" "I have number 7, I go to Havana." "There are seven who go down, and I have number 7." "Be quiet and calm down!" "We don't sell anything as long as we have no instructions." "National Transport inform you that for the route Manzanillo" " Havana... one ticket will be sold." "It is for me!" "What do you mean, it is for you?" "I am the first one." "No, I am." "I never told you that I was going ..." "Wait for me here." "It is not like that..." "There are seven places and I have number 7." " There's only one place." " How come?" "Listen, I am handicapped." "I don't care." "You don't care?" "Start, comrade." "Let me pass, I have a ticket..." "Wait!" "Because of you, you band of selfish and irresponsible and because of the blind man, nobody got in." "God will punish you, madam." "You realise that we solve nothing by force." "Let's go see the administrator." "Yes, let's go see him." "Has anyone seen this administrator?" "Comrades, if we go to see him let us show respect and discipline." "We have to be very clear about what we want." "Let's go find him." "Tell me, where is the administrator?" "Fernandez!" "Yes?" "Finally, there's his head." "Any problems?" "Our only problem is you." "Well, these people came on foot." "Their car broke down, and the driver did them a favor, taking them." "There was only one place, which was sold." "That's why one can't easily criticise it." " Easily?" " We'll be patient." "Couldn't you explain this to the people?" "As you saw, I have no time to waste." "I try to repair this bus so that you can leave." "Haven't you noticed?" "The girl who got in, was she an employee?" "Yes, she was an employee!" "None of you has left this station." "You can be sure of that." "And the reinforcements?" "We were told about reinforcements." "What reinforcements?" "Last week, there were some." "Last, week ..." "Last week I was 49 years old." "Sorry." "So, what hope do we have?" "We are repairing "our" bus." "The bus of the station." "It is neither modern nor luxurious, but it's ours." "It is almost ready." "Ok, then..." "Will it leave?" "It will leave and you will be able to go." "This seems like a dream to me, to get on this bus." "One last question, comrade When will it leave, where will this bus go?" "This is the problem." "But the rule is very clear." "On odd days, it goes to Havana." "On even days, to Santiago." "Today it's the 21th." "Yes, but only until midnight." "When will it be ready?" "About this, I have no idea." "Once I watched a film on TV where there were a lot of people in a bus station and they didn't get to leave." "I hope this is not happening to us?" "What's the matter, Wendy?" " I want an Ice cream." " Buy her one." "Do you really think I'll buy her one?" "Come on!" "When I see people eating, my heart rises." "After my pilgrimage to Cobre, I abused sweets." "You went to make a wish there?" "My daughter has been living in Miami for two years." "She was suffering of hemorrhoids, so she had to be operated." "Do you know what that costs?" "The skin of the arse!" "What time is it?" "Five minutes to midnight." "Can I make a phone call?" "Normally not." "But ok..." "Thanks." "Marta, it's me, Jacqueline." "Did Antonio call?" "Ok, if he calls, tell him that I couldn't leave, there's no bus." "I'll explain it to him myself." "National Transport inform you that the bus no. 1 from the garage leaves with destination Havana!" "I am leaving, did you hear it, Marta?" "I am leaving." "This is exactly What I say:" "Havana, always Havana!" "Well..." "Good luck." "Thanks." "Have a nice trip." "Thank you." "It's a pity that she leaves, isn't it?" "And you, where do you come from?" "Me?" "From San Sebastian." "Ok, I sit here." "Fine." "You see that pessimism and defeatism don't lead to anything." "It is necessary to be trustful and keep the faith." "Now you are happy to leave" "And we are glad to have done our duty to be useful to you." "Have a nice trip, comrades." "Thank you for your confidence." "Start, Codina!" "Start!" "Start!" "Fernandez, it broke!" "If you repair it tomorrow, you go to Santiago." "Come on, we have to get out." " What should we do?" " I don't know." "I don't know anything." "Come on, we go." "Good." "It's the blockade, ladies and gentlemen, the blockade!" "It happened like this in the film." "Impossible to leave, even when they had a foot outside." "They fix it, and go to Santiago!" "I'm resting a while." "If there's the least movement, inform me." "Very well." "Your attention, please." "Come closer, please." "We can't repair the bus." "Mercy!" "Stay calm, Alicia, we'll leave." "What's the problem now?" "We broke a connecting rod, madam." "You jerk!" "A little respect for the administrator!" "Comrades, these buses are very old." "We don't have Russian exchange pieces any more." "And we can't import them from USA!" "Excuse me." "That wasn't a connecting rod." "How do you know it?" "If the comrade tells us that, it means he's consulted experts." "Do you know better than him?" "It wasn't a rod, I'm sure." "Even a deaf person would realise that." "One moment, listen." "Listen!" "One moment." "In your place, I would react in the same way." "But as there's no bus any more, you have to return to your homes, we'll close the station." "And those who do not live here?" "Do we sleep in the park?" "My ticket doesn't allow me to return to my place." "There's no hotel, comrade." "You know it, you're from this place." "Help one another." "That's all I can say." "I can take someone to my place." "Please, go." "Please go away." "One minute!" "Nobody leaves!" "And why would we stay?" "What would we do?" "We'll find a solution." "I have just said that the bus is done." "What will you do?" "That's very simple." "We'll fix it ourselves." "So, we stay here." "Of course we stay, it is not dead!" "Comrades, let's be reasonable." "If he says the bus is done, it must be true." "These people are competent." "We were told to leave this bus station." "But the mechanics don't need to travel." "We do!" "I am with the young man in black." " Me too." " I'm a mechanic." " I'm assistant-mechanic." " I'm an engineer." "If I can help, I will." "Me too." "So?" "Wait till the pieces arrive from Russia or the USA." "During this time, we'll put our hands in the dirty oil." "I wait for nothing and nobody!" "I've moved earth and sky." "Almost wore out an ear, on the phone and that didn't help anything." "Do you think that I have it easy?" "Repair the bus, since you're so smart!" "Come on, repair it." "And tell me when you're done with it, I'll be here." "The employees can leave." "I'll wait until they understand that it's easier to say than to do." "Well, this man speaks from the heart." "Look at me a bit!" "I haven't eaten or slept, my ulcer bothers me again, and I don't stop." "From here to the town hall, from there to the prefecture, from the prefecture to the minister..." "And what for?" "Have you ever seen me not doing anything?" "I work without breaks." "Otilia left me for that." "Who's that?" " Fernandez, your shirt." " Thanks." " It was in the bus." " Let's go." " We go?" " Yes." "Till tomorrow." " Who is that?" " May I?" "What for?" "I am with you, you can count on me." "Now, calm down." "They will leave." "Thank you for understanding." "CLOSED" "In the film that you've seen, maybe the people stayed, but not me." "I'll leave immediately." "But wait, they will fix the bus." "They will fix nothing at all." "Will you let me out in the village?" "Yes, get in." "I'll take you there." "I'll take you to the village, this wasn't my day." "Get in the car!" "Five people, not more." "Let's go." "What do we do, Katia?" "Do we go?" "Return home?" "Why should we?" " You're right." " It's better to stay here." "It's more fun, we'll stay." " Ok!" " We stay." "Well, comrades," "We need to bring the bus to the workshop." "Very well, let's go." "I'll drive, I have a hernia." "Isn't there anyone else who can drive?" "But Sir, leave this box." "The box remains with me!" "Come on, we push, come on!" "Good, release the hand brake and put the gear in neutral." "That's okay." "Let's go, right now." "And me, who takes me?" "Come with me, my boy." "Take care, the ground is uneven." "There, that's good!" "If it's the rod, we have to disassemble everything." "The blind man says it wasn't that." "What does he know about that?" "And besides, they have already disassembled that." "Give me the flashlight!" "Don't touch the engine!" "We have to take out the injection pump." " Are you sure?" " I'm sure that it wasn't the rod." "That comes from the injectors." "This is what I heard!" "Me, I heard a fart!" "So..." " The assistant-mechanic..." " What?" "Do you know where the injection pump is?" "The injection pump?" "You have no authorisation!" "Go on, continue." "The injection pump?" "Your letting them do it?" "Let them try!" "They will see it's stupid." "Assistant-mechanic, are you beside the engine?" "Do you see four tubes connected to the engine?" "Yes, I see them." "Those are the injectors." "We can use only these toilets, those of the women are closed." "So if a man enters, he puts a blue handkerchief." "If it's a woman, a red handkerchief." "If it's free, we put the green handkerchief." " And a child?" " A white handkerchief, sign of purity." "What is the blind man doing?" "The blind man?" "A black handkerchief." "Poor guy, how will he know?" "The problem is when it's urgent." "You wanted to be difficult, but that doesn't work with us!" "Now it has to be disassembled." "Blind man, can you do it?" "Bring it to me." "Help me..." "I like that." "Give me the tools." "A key of 14." "This is a key of 12, I said 14!" "If you break it, you'll have to pay for it!" "Phillips screwdriver!" "Excuse me..." "He has eyes on his fingertips!" "Shit!" " What's the matter?" " There's no light any more." "Go on, blind man, you don't need it." "Stop calling me 'blind man'." "My name is Rolando, ok?" "there ..." "That's exactly what I thought." "The oil filter is broken." "You see, it wasn't the rod!" "Can you repair it?" "Find a steel end like that and it's good." "I wouldn't trade you, even for Stevie Wonder." "Do you have a piece like this one?" "In the darkness, I can't say anything." "Search in the patio." "Do you have a generator?" "Yes, but it's broken." "I bet it needs a Russian or an American replace part." "It's a Czech piece." "I already reported it." "Yes, by telephone." "A little bit of respect, comrades." "If we have to search in the patio, let's wait until tomorrow." "We have progressed a lot today." "The women must be waiting for the news." "One moment, where is the generator?" "Be careful where you walk." "Now we understand better how it is to be blind." "That's brilliant!" "We'll prepare a bed for the children." "That's nice, but my son already asleep on a bench." "Grandmother!" "Come, I'll prepare a bed for you." "Thank you, my girl." "In a bed, my osteoarthritis will leave me in peace." "From the mechanical point of view it's fixed." "Tomorrow, we leave." " So?" " Is it repaired?" "Almost." "It's fixed, comrade!" " We found it." " A last turn of screw..." "This blind man is a genius!" "Stop it!" "Look, this is the piece which is broken." "Rolando can fix it, but tomorrow morning we have to search a small piece of iron, like that one." "Ok?" "Of course!" "You have prepared everything for a nights stay..." "And we have a system for the toilets." "Very well." "Well, comrades, as there's nothing to eat let's get some sleep and be strong tomorrow." "Excuse me." "Have you called your superiors?" "Which superiors?" "Give me the telephone." "I know that we should call." "It's useless, it doesn't work." "Listen well to what I tell you:" "we have to act." "I'll not be an accomplice to all this." "Accomplice to what?" "They are repairing the bus." "Are you on their side?" "My job is to repair the bus." "You have directions and you should follow them." "Get stuffed." "Wendy!" "Wake up." "Graciela, wake her up." " We leave." " What?" "The investigators will know that we had nothing to do with all this." "What are you talking about?" "The enemy is here and you don't see him." "Don't you see what is happening?" "The administrator is just as irresponsible as they are." "We're going, Graciela." " But where?" " To stop all this." "Let's Go!" "Stop talking please." "I don't care!" "What's the matter with him?" "It's better that he leaves." " Your daughter is exhausted." " I don't care." "Hurry up." "We have to stop all this." "But how?" "The blind man who tinkers, the administrator who lets them do this..." "If everybody does what they want..." "Where will this end?" "This has to stop!" "Come, Wendy." "Shit." "Excuse me, my friend." "I didn't see you." "Nor I you." "Pardon me." "How is she?" "Describe her to me." "Who?" "A woman." "There is a woman and you are looking at her." "How do you know this?" "The air, the perfume..." "How is she?" "Very ugly..." "Thin with a big nose." "I'm blind but not an idiot." " She's nice." " Nice?" "Very nice." "This is no way of describing a woman." "Tell me if her breasts are like pears, if her bottom is higher or lower..." "Shit..." ""I don't suffer for not seeing the twilight"" ""or the dome of St. Peter's"" ""the sex"" ""the breasts, the buttocks..."" ""This is my only religion, my only political idea,"" ""the true fatherland of a man."" "Where did you get this from?" "This is the great Vittorio Gassman, in Scent of a Woman," "I love films about blind men." "Well she is..." "She is the one who helped you at the counter." "Hearing you talk, one would say that you have been trapped." "Really?" "Do you think so?" "Go see her." "Talk to her." "Are you afraid?" "Are you shy?" "No, I'm not afraid." "But why should I talk to her?" "Do it." "It's difficult..." "But not impossible." "What do you know?" "Blind men have a sixth sense!" "Listen." "Tomorrow we leave and I'll never see her again." "Would you like to see her?" "Me too." "Let's imagine she's ugly." "That way we won't delude ourselves." "I'm taking a walk." "What?" "I didn't know it was you." "Excuse me." "You excuse me." "But you are naked?" "Poor guy!" "Excuse me!" "Sorry..." "Work!" "It's broken." "Yes, you're right." "Inside there's only hot water." "I want fresh water." "If I'd known, I'd have repaired the tap." "You are very nice." "Really." "I've just changed my clothes." "I don't wear any make-up." "Stop!" "What a horror!" "Are you always so confident?" "Me?" "No!" ""One minute!" "Nobody is leaving!"" "I said to myself that you had become insane." "When I saw that they listened to you, I was delighted." "Without you, we wouldn't be here." "That's why I did it." "So that you and I, can be here now." "Do you live here?" "I lived here." "I'm heading back to Palma Soriano, to my parents." "My father has a farm there, and I'll help him." "The countryside!" "Do you like working in the fields?" "As you said you were an engineer..." "I am an engineer." "And I like it." "But time goes by, we grow old." "After two or three years there," "I'll be able to earn enough to do whatever I want." "To buy an apartment, I don't need a palace, to find a girlfriend who doesn't have to be as nice as you are." "To study such a long time and end up working in the fields..." "It's to admit defeat." "It's cowardly." "And you?" "Me?" "You're going to get married." "to a Spanish guy, aren't you?" "Yes, to a Spanish guy, Antonio." "And you'll live in Spain." "What do you call that?" "What are you trying to say?" "Forget it." "This is how bus stations are." "Some go to the countryside, other go to Spain." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "This conversation is going nowhere." "At first, I was wrong." "But now you are wrong." " What's the matter?" " Nothing." "Lights out!" "What a jerk I am!" "Are you leaving?" "It could have been worse, it could have rained." "Why is this happening to me?" "Alicia..." "I was thinking that the guy in the safari jacket, maybe he was right." "Perhaps we're putting ourselves through the mangle." "Come on, we go." "But Cristobal is still raining." "I don't care that it's raining." "Nothing will stop me." " But this is crazy!" " Let's go." "Cristobal, you will kill yourself!" "Get to the side, jerk!" "Let's go." "Onward!" "Cristobal, you are really stubborn." "Surprise!" "Come on, go wake the others up." "Does this mean that I'm awake?" "Wake up, People!" "Back to work!" "We have to fix the bus before noon." "Avelino, help me." "We'll search in the patio, in the workshop, everywhere." "When we find it, we can leave." "What if there's no piece of steel?" "I'll check it." "The important thing is to search." "Everywhere." "If we were all like him, the world would be different." "Life looks in one direction and takes the other one." "We are as we are." "Alicia, where are you going?" "To find that iron piece." "The sooner we have it, the sooner we leave." "I don't know yet if I'll get involved in that." "What a bunch of idiots!" "Move." "It will be necessary that you catch a mouse." "Look!" "Too bad." "I'm sorry if I said anything yesterday..." "I have to apologise." "And now?" "Nothing." "We have to find a piece of iron." "Come on, let's go!" "We leave!" "Have you already searched here?" "Yes, we've spent the morning there." "Are you sure?" "I feel steel in the corner." "We even tore off the grass, comrade." "There's something here." "He thinks everybody is blind." "What a shit!" "Can I help you?" "You know each other there?" "Good, take that for me." "I'll show you." "Look:" "this is basil it's good for the eyes and for the nerves." "It's what we need." "This is rosemary." "It relieves sore throats." "This is mint." "Mint is good for everything, Especially with rum." "Ah, a mojito would be!" "This is a plant which makes you strong." "With all this, I'll make a delicious and very nutritious concoction." "Is this what you do for a living?" "Me?" "I am a witch." "Don't you believe me?" "Well..." "You have the eyes of a witch." "Careful." "Don't crush it." "This plant is very good, but I don't know its name." "What's it used for?" "Amongst other things, to relieve the loneliness of widows." "Are you a widow?" "Well..." "No, not a widow." "Children!" "Children!" "Come here!" "Do me a favour." "Are we playing blind man's buff?" "Blind man's buff?" "Certainly not, we have to work." "I'm watching you!" "Are you a magician?" "Yes, and I'll show you around." "Come here!" "Let's see if you find something, a piece of metal." "Daddy!" "Look what I've found!" "Liar!" "Look what I've found!" "It's mine!" "Shut up!" "Don't argue - this won't work, it's too big." "Comrade, shit!" "Don't throw away anything!" "One could file it, this trick." "Two days already!" "I need to find something to feed my son." "They'll finish repairing the bus." "They're cooking in the kitchen over there." "Plants!" "They cause even more hunger." "That's true." "DO NOT USE" "So, are you living completely alone?" "For almost two years." "I have no dog, like that old woman, in a film, because I'm allergic." "Well..." "What can we do?" "Children make their own lives." "What I miss most is my little grand daughter." "Do you have grandchildren?" "Yes, of course." "Look, this is the little child of my younger son." "He's very nice!" "This picture wasn't taken in Cuba." "No, this is in Las Palmas, in the Canaries." "Imagine that I arrived in Cuba at the age of 20." "And with time, I could buy some land, I got married." "And my son, who is an engineer, has become Spanish." "Four years ago." "That's life." "Some leave, some come." "My box!" "Is there anybody?" "What's happening?" "There is water..." "The tap is broken and the sink is clogged." "It smells like meat." "Meat?" "I don't smell anything." "Chopped meat." "There has to be a can, in some corner." "I recognise this smell." "Let me search." "Look!" "There's a can." "But it's old, it's rusted." "What a sense of smell you have!" "It never misleads me, comrade." "That feels like fresh meat, from a box which has just been opened..." "The small yellow and red box, with meat and tomatoes drawn above..." "This is what I smell." "but I'm so hungry, I could be wrong." "What a son of a bitch!" "Look at this!" "What is that?" "Some people are such jerks!" "Boys, forget it." "Nobody's ever fished anything, here." "Here there are only dog teeth and broken bottles." "Shit, comrade, what bad luck!" "I am so hungry..." "Once, I had a girlfriend who as a cashier from "Pio-Pio"." " Do you remember "Pio-Pio"?" " Of course!" "I ate six fried chickens and I drank twelve beers." " And the pizza!" " The chicken!" "No, the pizza with the chorizo." "The thought of pizza with chorizo, is killing me." "Really!" "Look at that, it's got me." "That's disgusting!" " It's a guy!" " Do you think so?" "A guy does not have long hair, Nor earrings." "Look, look." "Look at those grapefruit!" "Stop chattering and put yourselves to work." "Or we'll never leave here." "Search in the water!" "What a number, that one!" "He interferes everywhere." "I'm too hungry, I don't see anything any more," "Me neither, and I'm working." "Gentlemen, the station is flooded." "I would like to know who is responsible for this." "We risk having problems." "Even the innocent will have to pay." "To pay?" "All we did was to repair it!" "What's the problem?" "There's no problem." "You did a good job it's never been fixed." "So, you see!" "We shouldn't behave like that." "Thanks." "Look at this:" "a can of meat!" "Impossible!" "It's been just eaten." "It must have been there be for a long time, there's no son of a bitch here capable of eating alone..." "One moment..." " Miss." " Thank you." "Wait." "You have a stain there." "Here's lunch!" "Let's go." "Just a second..." "I hope you know what you're doing." "I'm coming, I'm coming." "Careful in front it's hot!" "My friends, everybody's hungry." "There's a little for everybody." "But it smells very good!" "Ah!" "Thanks." "Avelino..." "Take care, Rolando, it's hot..." "My God!" "Virgin of mercy!" "What if I go to look for food in the village and they repair the bus and leave?" "Please, give us something to eat." "If you make my request come true I'll do a pilgrimage on foot or by train, that's even worse." "Did you like it?" "More or less." "But I really want fresh water." "That's right, fresh water!" "We'll see what we can do." "I'll surprise you." "I took four portions and I'm still hungry." "Me too, I'm still dying of hunger." "Without meat, it's as if I haven't eaten anything." "I have to eat meat..." "It'll go bad." "Vladimir!" "What's the matter?" " Whom are you calling?" " My son." " What's the matter with him?" " I looked everywhere for him." "What's happening?" "Has anyone seen my son?" "I saw him here, one minute ago." "Wasn't he in the lounge?" "When I left, he was sleeping." "And he's not any more." "Have you looked in the toilets?" "Yes, and in the office, and..." "Maybe he's playing hide and seek!" "He's too small." "He barely walks." "Let's stop talking, let's find him." "Let's go." "They ate him, they ate him!" "What, they ate him?" "Who?" " So?" " That was my cat!" "You scared us!" "They ate my cat!" "What is he talking about?" "Come, come?" "The boy is here." "There were those horrible insects And he was afraid." "What insects are you talking about?" "These." "But where did you find these?" "Near the bus." "There's a bag filled with animals like that." "But they"re all dead." "Thank you, Blessed Virgin!" "I knew that you would hear me." "I prayed to God to send us food." "You went a bit too far." "The best is to boil them." "To fry them!" "It's better to grill them." "But for that, we need butter." "We can serve them with the carapace." "Yes, a la Thermidor." "That's very expensive." "I was bringing potatoes to my sister-in-law." "Here they are." "I have onions and garlic." "And I have tomato purée." "And here's some rice." "How about adding some bananas?" "We surely won't be hungry any more." "We'll make a mixture of paella and stew." "A paella or a stew!" "Paella!" "The most famous dishes were invented by need." "I can guarantee that they are of the highest quality." "They will be excellent." "How's that, the most expensive?" "Thermidor." "Those, we'll call "Terminus"." "Let's put them in." "And here!" "Surprise!" "Fresh water!" " I fixed the tap." " Really?" "Excuse me." "Potatoes for everyone." "What a good smell!" "And it tastes better!" "Come on..." "This way." "Just a little." " Will you take a lot more?" " I haven't finished." "Madam, give me potatoes." "This meal really reminds me of a film I've seen." "That one that had a huge meal?" " That one!" " I've seen it." "This cost me an arm and a leg." "Don't be smart with me, understand?" "Stop it!" "Are you going down to the village?" "I am going this way." "Take me, I have a very serious problem." "Get in, get in." "Get in, Graciela!" "The National Autobus Company has the pleasure of announcing... a musical number..." "Come on, let's dance!" "Shall we dance?" "Come on!" "No, choose somebody else, doesn't matter whom, but not me." "Are you coming?" "Me?" "I can help you if you want." "Give me one!" "Come on..." "Give me another!" "Not this one." "Come, don't leave me alone." "I won't say anything more, or they'll think I'm crazy." "He's so afraid of trouble." "He doesn't even take the time to live." "My son-in-law is the same." "I went to him to see my grandchild." "but we quarreled." "I wonder how my daughter stands him." "I'd like to throw myself under the rain." "One has to do crazy things every now and then." "Because otherwise..." "I was at the seaside, we were together." "And the car broke down." "He had to look for pieces, then for a mechanic..." "The car was fixed but for the rest...!" "I even bought a nice dress and I've never worn it!" "Why don't you try Chinese ginger?" "I can't find any!" "In Havana, there's a pharmacy where they sell it." "Try it, and if it works, you tell me." "So, have you decided?" "That's stupid, I get married in one week." "Of course." "Do you always believe everything I tell you?" "I have a brilliant idea." "Again?" "What would you think if..." " Is it true, are you staying?" " Yes, that's true." "Hello." " Come with us." " Where?" "There, in the patio." " But what for?" " You'll see." "I have something to say." "And toc!" "But at least let me play!" "Are you listening, yes or no?" "Go on." "I have a brilliant idea..." "Tell us." "But I don't know whether you will agree with me..." "Go on, say it!" "Ok." "Why don't we repaint all this?" "Repaint, clean," "Make it a bit more attractive." "I have a little lime, over there, close to the workshop, but it's dry." "If we add water, it'll become liquid!" "That's settled." "I suppose there are other surprises behind these doors." "We'll open them, we'll see!" "We could make rooms!" "Rooms, Fernandez?" "I could arrange plants!" "If you want to change anything, count on me." "What got into you?" "Make rooms and put flowers in a bus station!" "Alicia, come here." "As you can see, there's enough space." "It has to be rearranged." "We'll also need beds, and night tables." "Do you have bus benches?" "Yes, of course." "They could be transformed into beds." "That's criminal for these books!" "Let's see ..." "Have you read them?" "The Nausea?" "That's disgusting!" "Read them." "You'll see, what a wonder!" "Do you also have in braille?" "That's sad to see them in this state." "Make a library!" "Would you like that?" "This has always been my dream!" "Theatre..." "Miguel de Unamuno." "These are almost the last ones!" "Cuban literature." "Madame Bovary," "Fernandez, this is so nice!" " Here it is!" " The guy in the safari jacket?" "Jacqueline's fiancée!" "This is not happening!" "What's this?" "Haven't you left?" "Marta told me you have left." "you weren't at your aunts..." "I was going to call the police!" "The bus is broken down again." "Fernandez wanted to transfer us..." "Who is Fernandez?" "The administrator, but he's very nice." "I didn't say anything!" "Where could we go?" "It's ok, nothing has happened." "It's just that I was worried." "Antonio, I am very annoyed," "I have spent a lot and I could not travel by taxi." "Don't worry about the money." "Forget that." "what's up?" "Aren't you going to kiss me?" "Of course!" "Are you insane?" " Excuse me!" " That paint!" "Are you messing around or what?" "What are doing with this brush?" "I helped with the painting." "They've started to smear everywhere..." "You can tell me all this in the car." "Take your things, they're waiting at the hotel." "Now?" "Well when, if not now?" "It's just an idea, what will they think if I leave now?" "Jacqueline, we haven't seen each other for more than a month!" "Are you telling me that?" "Look at me, I'm covered with paint." "People will think I'm nuts!" "So what?" "We don't care." "You'll go to the hotel to see your contractors." "and me, I'll hurry, wash myself, change clothes, and then come." "Good, but I'll come and fetch you." "Ok." "Be back soon!" "Does this remind you of anything?" "Doesn't it say anything to you?" "Look, it's the same!" "The same colour, the same smell of moisture, the same half-light..." "Have you forgotten the room where we went when we first met?" "You remember, this old room, with a terrible smell." "but so nice!" "So beautiful!" "My dear, how could I forget that?" "Plus the lies I told my parents..." "This was already 29 ..." "That was yesterday, Alicia." "it was yesterday afternoon." "It's well attached!" "Be careful." "Hello Benitez." "How are you?" "What's going on today?" "Always Havana!" "How many places do you have?" "Only one." "Your attention, please." "Your attention, please." "National Transport inform you that a place has been sold for Havana." "Thank you for your confidence." "Why are you looking at me?" "I'm not leaving." "The blind man, yes." "Me?" "Certainly not, grandmother!" "You've arrived before me." "Me, I am solid." "Let the one with the little child leave." "No, it's not my turn." "It's the blind man who worked the most." "It's him who should leave." "It's you, the disabled!" "Who will fix the bus?" "but leave me alone!" "I am not blind." "And I don't want to leave." "A miracle!" "Another miracle." "Thank you, Virgin of mercy!" "Son of a bitch!" "It would have been true if he had left and he could have done it." "We should be glad that he is not blind." "He stayed with us and worked a lot." "Well then?" "Ok then, I leave!" "Just a minute!" "Everybody can leave except you!" "Because you, you are a son of a bitch ..." "Do you know why?" "Because you have milk powder and cans here ..." "Wait, that does not belong to me!" "We will eat..." "Here's the milk!" "Take care, there's a slope." " Don't be afraid, I have brakes." " Ok." "Anyway, we have to arrive quickly." "Be calm, I am ready for everything." ""The bald man had awoken with fever"" ""and a strong stomach ache"" ""The black woman prescribed him an herbal remedy"" ""but a few seconds later"" ""the bald man was dead..."" "Avelino ?" "Avelino, it's true!" "Pay attention to the step." "Careful with the door." "Careful with his head." " Where do we put him?" " There, please." "Are you suffering a lot?" "We'll prepare a remedy for him." "What if it hurts him?" "It couldn't be worse." " We have to take him to the hospital." " How?" "Let me stay here." "I sold my land to go and see my grandchild." "The money for the travel is there." "Now it's for you." "This is my last wish." "Grandfather, don't say that." "We'll look for a doctor." "Anyway, this money belongs to your family." "I don't want any doctor." "My wife is dead." "It's for you." "I want to be buried here." "He asked to be buried here." "Right here?" "Here, in Cuba?" "I don't know." "That's the last thing he said: "here"" "Do you have any boards or ..." "I think I have some, but not enough." "Ok, then what should we do?" "Think about it quickly, this can't wait." "All my condolences..." "Your father?" "No, but I'll miss him like if he were." "Have courage." "He was a good man." "We are such small things." "We have gathered here today to say goodbye to a good man, who has already understood what we know today:" "with our hands, we could build a better world." "The moments spent with him have marked us for the rest of our lives." "Let him rest in peace in this station which is his, and for which he's done so much." "Let him enrich it with his own body." "Are you ready now?" "I'll go look for my bag." "Not like this." "Things don't work this way." "If you want to stay, tell me." "I want to leave, Antonio." "But I also want to stay." "Let your heart speak." "And tell me if you want to stay ... or to come and live with me." "Shut up." "Don't say anything." "Don't ask anything." "Congratulations, Maestro!" "Do you have an agent?" " I know a very good one ..." " No thanks." "We should applaud Fernandez." "Engineer!" "Engineer!" "Comrade, you have a deep sleep." "I have to go to Santiago." "and I said to myself: the engineer, he must still be waiting." "Come on, stand up sirs, I go to Santiago." "If anyone is interested, come." "Could you let me in Camagüey?" "No problem." " Really?" " Of course." "We have to move fast, before night comes." "Thanks." "I don't want to leave here." "My dear, calm down." "Sooner or later, we'll have to go." "This is just a station, Alicia." "At the pharmacy that you've told me about does one need a prescription for ginger?" "Could you let us down in Manzanillo?" "Yes, but hurry up." "I lost my bag." "I think you've left it in the library." "Go get it and return quickly." "And you?" " No, thanks." " We'll go on foot." "Hurry up!" "Avelino!" "Are you ok?" "I feel very well." "What a joy!" "Lobsters!" "But what's with this mess?" "My lobsters!" "The cats ate them." "One really needs to be stupid to raise cats here!" "Michou!" "Hey lads!" "There's a truck that goes to Santiago." "We'll go to see if it arrived." "Listen..." "There's no problem." "Take care of yourself." "Your milk powder must be spoiled, after all this time." "What are you talking about?" "I bought it yesterday morning, fresh." "And how do you know what they are selling?" "Well, what a jerk!" "Let me go up, I shall help you from the top." "Wasn't he blind, that one?" "Weren't you going to Havana?" "My plans fell through." "I want to see what happens in Santiago." "Bye, we go." "Good luck." "Peace, love and freedom." "Good luck." "Wait, I'll go with you." "Marta told me that you were stuck here." "Come, we are leaving." "Their coming with us." "Of course, no problem." "Can you give me your bag ?" "Your suitcase, sir?" "I'll keep it." "Thank you." "Could we also come?" "Yes, of course." " Me too?" " OK." "Please let me get in." "Not this box, it doesn't fit." "I waited as much as you did!" "But this box doesn't fit." "Easily." "What's the matter?" "I have to go." "I have an ill aunt, she's sent me a telegram." "I also have to go." "Come everybody!" "Yes, but this doesn't fit!" "This is inadmissible, Fernandez." "This was an exceptional case" "I don't believe in exceptions." "You have the instructions and you have to follow them." "It seems that a rod has been run." "Shall we eat?" "Let's see if we can find anything." "Fifteen minutes for eating!" "Wait for me, I have to piss." "Well then, join the queue." "Again a stupid queue!" "Emilio, it's broken." "Nothing to do!" "Who is the last one?"