"¤ I want to go around the world and I'm thinking how to travel." "¤ On a bike it would take me too long, if I walked it would take too long." "¤ And I don't want to take great risks, if I went by boat I could drown." "¤ On a train or a bus, or a car I could be in a wreck,... ¤ and airplanes go very high,... ¤ and for sure I'm getting a heart condition..." "¤ because while traveling by plane... ¤ an engine could fail,... ¤ and that would stop my heart as well... ¤ and I'd be buckled in." "¤ I'm think that to travel by burro would be best." "¤ In an airplane I'd fly very high... ¤ and for sure I'm getting a heart condition... ¤ So I'm thinking it would be better:... ¤ but what if the burro is frisky..." "¤ and begins to balk... ¤ and I'd be buckled in?" "¤ I'd better miss seeing the world, I won't travel by burro even to the station. ¤" "Very well, my copilot." "And what about my exam?" "When am I going to take it, my captain?" "~ Well, how about right now?" "What's this?" "~ The altimeter." "~ And this?" "~ The compass." "And that?" "Tachometer, temperature, pressure, altitude, fuel, and the artificial horizon." "Perfect!" "Very good, my copilot." "Congratulations." "So when you let me fly the plane?" "When you turn 14." "Last year you told me it would be when I turned 13." "And next year I'll tell you it'll be when you turn 15." "That's not fair!" "Well, what do you want, that your mom divorces me, or what?" "May God not allow it!" "So don't you dare say I brought you along to fly, OK?" "You know she forbade us." "~ You're asking me to lie?" "~ No!" "I'm asking you not to say a thing." "How was your day at school, Ferco?" "Fine, Mom, I got a 10 in geography." "Oh yeah?" "You got a 10?" "You're lying." "After leaving the newspaper I went by the school to pick you up but you weren't in class." "And learned that you went pick him up and asked for permission for him to leave." "As if the kid doesn't waste enough time with that damned baseball." "Ferco, if you keep skipping school, you're going to fail all your exams." "And then I'll blame you, Alberto Saldívar, for your child being a good-for-nothing." "Do you have anything to say?" "Yes!" "Is dinner ready?" "No." "You know I don't want Ferco to be pilot." "But, Mom..." "Lay off the "Mom"!" "I forbid you to climb back on that contraption with wings." "Shh, hang on!" "That's too close to the bone." "Don't mess with Marilyn." "OK?" "Besides, what's bad about being a pilot?" "It is a very respectable profession, and for better or worse, it's all I can do." "Agreed, Alberto, you and I met with your Marilyn in tow." "~ There you go!" "~ And I accepted her tied to you, but not to my son." "I will not stand for double the anguish of that every time you go up... without knowing whether you'll be back." "No, you wait, Ferco." "This up to me." "So X = 11/6." "~ Good?" "~ Very good." "You can sit." "You did that very well, Ferco." "Good, sir, congratulations!" "Ah!" "I did not know that animals could talk." "I was wrong." "What?" "Silence." "The baseball team can go practice." "Class is over." "You can go." "Leave quietly." "Ferco, hey, Ferco!" "Rosalba... --- Wait!" "~ Ferco!" "~ Rosalba..." "Hey, Rosana!" "Wait!" "~ Ferco!" "~ Wait, Usi!" "~ Rosalba, Rosalba..." "~ Ferco, Ferco, pay attention!" "Strike one." "Strike two." "Strike him out, Ferco!" "Hey, are you hear as a cheerleader or a player?" "Go after him!" "Ball." "Two strikes, one ball." "Strike three, you're out." "~ That was great, buddy!" "~ Take a shower, brother." "Ferco to bat." "Samuel, you go to first." "Ernesto, you pitch." "~ Here." "~ Hit hard." "Yes, coach." "Here comes that killjoy girl!" "Ah!" "She thinks she's the owner of them all, she's a looker!" "They recommended a scary movie to me they say is special." "Oh, oh!" "Strike one." "Strike two." "It will be fun." "Strike three, out." "Every time Ferco sees Rosalba, he acts like an idiot." "Mausoleum spiders and blunt knives!" "No tantrums, please." "I want to talk with you later." "Head for the showers." "Pepín at bat." "Oh, I love Rafaël!" "Me, too." "He's so cute." "Don't be silly!" "He surely falls for twenty year olds." "We'll see." "I told you I was distracted." "I was thinking about some sort of nonsense." "But it really means you head's not in baseball." "That's not true, Rafa." "You know I really like baseball." "If you want to remain a starter, you'll have to earn your place." "I do all I can." "That's not true." "You can do much better." "I'll tell you something:... even if you are the team's star player, if you don't play like a team player, even if it'll hurts me,..." "I'll put you on the bench." "~ I'll wait outside." "Goodbye, coach." "~ Go on." "Were you serious?" "Yes." "You've got all my enthusiasm, coach." "and I promise I won't let you down." "I'm sure." "I trust you." "And to prove it, let me give you something." "This is my lucky glove." "Valenzuela gave it to me when I went to the World Series last year." "You know him?" "Yeah." "Take it, it's yours." "I give it to you." "You're really giving it to me?" "Sure, take it." "~ He's left-handed, right?" "~ Yeah." "Thanks, coach." "I hope we'll win." "Ferco!" "Ferco!" "Hang on a second." "I just heard on the phone that my mom's very sick." "~ How come?" "~ Take me home, OK?" "But,...but,..." "Come on, please take me home, don't be mean!" "But..." "All right, I'll take you." "~ You know what?" "~ What?" "To me, that's bullshit." "Hurry, Ferco!" "I don't think so." "Yes!" "Can't you see she wants to be with you?" "But she's too young!" "But she's growing!" "Put yourself forward." "Then you'll tell me." "Go on, take care of the glove." "Give it to me tomorrow." "OK." "Hold on." "Thanks, Ferco." "You're divine." "Ah!" "Usi, how great you've arrived." "I have to go, I'm in a hurry." "Take a bath, do your homework, and don't spill water out of the bathtub." "Where are you going?" "I agreed to pick your father up but I'm late." "Not now, Mom, wait a minute!" "Sorry, dear, I'm in a rush." "Don't move, Mom, I beg you!" "If Ferco see you leave, Mom, he'll kill me!" "At your command, General!" "Sorry, Mom, but you have to help me out here." "But what's up with you?" "Let me go!" "Mom, I'd go crazy, please!" "What mess have you got yourself into now?" "Into the greatest mess in my life." "I thought so." "Hurry up, Mom, you have to lie down right now!" "Hey, girl!" "What's going on with you, are you crazy?" "What's got into you, Usi?" "~ Mom, do you love me a lot?" "~ Yeah." "Then help me out here!" "Take off that purse, Mom." "Sit down, Mama dearest." "Usi, take it easy, Usi, please!" "Girl!" "Usi." "Usi!" "Hold this with your hand, like that." "Girl!" "Usi!" "Did you find her still alive?" "~ Is there any cure?" "~ No." "~ No?" "~ I don't know." "~ Can I go see her?" "~ Go on in." "Do you feel very bad, Ma'am?" "Very bad?" "I feel awful!" "You want me to call a doctor?" "No, no thanks, I already did." "Shall I go fetch your husband?" "No!" "He'll be home any minute." "Do you want me to wait until he shows up?" "No, Ferco!" "Thanks, you're very sweet." "The doctor told me I should just rest a bit." "~ Maybe it would be better if..." "~ If we left her alone." "Yeah." "If you want, I'll call a priest...for the extreme unction." "Thanks, Ferco." "It's better if you go home, and if I need something, I'll call you." "Sure, whatever you want." "~ Oh!" "~ What's the matter?" "Since you've been very nice to me, and if my mom pulls through,..." " and I'm sure she will --- ..." "I'll accept you as my prom date." "I already have the tickets." "I'm sorry, Usi, I've already got other plans." "You're a brute!" "Please go unless you want me to kick you out!" "But Usi, you have to understand I have other plans!" "Don't be such a cow, man!" "Scram!" "Fuck off!" "No, Mom!" "Mom, don't photograph me like that, please!" "Respect my privacy!" "Don't photograph me, please!" "I need material for my soap advertisements." "Thanks." "~ Bye, Rafita." "~ Bye, Rafaël." "See you." "Here he comes!" "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9..." "Now!" "~ Hi, Rafaël." "~ Hi, Rosalba." "How are you?" "OK, I think." "How do I look to you?" "The same thing they say every day at school." "What does everybody say?" "That you're very pretty, very flirty..." "The former isn't quite true but the second certainly is." "At least you're honest." "Don't you think you're a bit young to act like a woman?" "I'm 16 going on 17." "On top of it, you're a liar!" "I've read your file and you just turned 15." "Is there something wrong with that?" "No...but..." "Why might not invite me for coffee and we'll talk over the prom?" "~ Sounds good to me." "~ To me, too." "Let's go!" "How brutish!" "Huh?" "~ Mom, Mom!" "~ What do you want?" "Don't think I'll pose naked for your magazine, all right?" "~ Why not?" "~ Can't you imagine the ridicule I'll get from my friends?" "Don't worry, your face won't show... and nobody'll recognize you by your buttocks." "Anyway, babies are always portrayed naked." "But I'm not a baby, I'm a man!" "Go on, let me work." "~ What are you doing?" "~ Nothing." "Mom, I give you permission to use the photos." "Thanks." "But my modeling fee is $20." "OK?" "$20!" "Doesn't that strike you as a lot?" "Oh, Mom, it's less than union-scale." "All right, all right." "Take it." "Take it, go on." "~ But on one condition." "~ What?" "Whether the photos come out right or not, there won't be any more sessions." "Don't worry, son, I'm a one-shot photographer." "~ What's that?" "~ The roll I just took from the camera." "Damn!" "Is that chocolate for me?" "~ No, you can get cavities on your teeth." "~ Fool!" "Here comes that looker!" "Don't say that about Rosalba." "She's a very good-looking girl." "You bet!" "She thinks she's a top girl!" "I do not know what they see in her." "Damn!" "~ Rosalba!" "~ Hi, Ferco." "I saw you watching practice." "~ Yeah?" "~ You like baseball?" "Well enough." "~ Did anybody tell you?" "~ What?" "This glove was Valenzuela's." "Great!" "I brought you these chocolates." "Sorry, but I get hives." "Still, it was really nice of you." "Hmm...also...also, I wanted to ask... if you'd agree to be my date for the prom." "I'm sorry, but I'm already spoken for." "It doesn't matter...it'll...some other time." "Good, see you, Ferco." "Thanks anyway." "Bye." "Bye." "Hi, Rafaël." "What a brushoff she gave you, huh?" "Just eat the chocolate so you get cavities in your teeth and a lot of hives." "Don't trash them, Usi." "I have some poor friends who'll be happy to eat those chocolates." "~ Take them!" "~ Hey, they're mine!" "Now I'm really going to enjoy them." "~ Do you know Ferco?" "~ Sure." "~ He's my star player." "~ He was telling me he has Valenzuela's glove." "~ You know how to keep a secret?" "~ Sure." "It was never Valenzuela's." "It cost me $15,... but that'll make him feel more important so he'll play better." "Are you such a liar about everything?" "You'll get to know me." "I realize how bad you feel, and wish I could be of help." "Women are a disaster." "And don't get offended, since you're not a woman." "~ So what am I, then?" "~ You're an embryo." "~ An embryo?" "~ Yes, an embryo." "Right, and don't pull a tantrum." "You better try to dress up smartly for Saturday, because you'll be my prom partner." "Really?" "Yes, I'm a man of my word." "~ Then you'd give me a ride me home?" "~ Yeah, mount up." "What are you going to study after high school?" "Pharmacology." "~ That would be pretty boring." "~ Why?" "It sounds old-fashioned, because women today are astronauts, lawyers, architects,..." "You should catch up with the real world." "Don't you think you're going too fast?" "~ Get out, let's take a walk." "~ No." "Come on, Rosalba, don't be a child, let's go." "And don't you be an idiot." "I told you no." "Oh, stop the car!" "Help me!" "~ Rosalba!" "~ Help!" "Rosalba!" "Hurry, Rosalba!" "Rosalba!" "Rosalba, are you all right?" "~ What, you're not thinking of getting me out of here?" "~ Of course!" "You're an idiot!" "Yeah, I'm an idiot, since I go out with silly girls like you!" "The best thing to do is find a boy your own age to go to the prom with on Saturday." "Don't count on me." "Boys, practice is over!" "Hit the showers!" "Hi, Rosalba." "What a surprise!" "Did you come to watch baseball practice?" "~ Not just that." "~ Really?" "I also came to see if your invitation still stands for the prom this Saturday." "Of course!" "~ Then I'd love to be your partner." "~ Great!" "See you, Rosalba." "Home run!" "~ Mom!" "Mom, I was looking for you!" "~ What is it?" "Mom, do you want to show me how to dance?" "~ To dance?" "~ Yes, Mom." "What happened to your Marilyn?" "Did she shit fire?" "No, it was just a gut cramp." "You should use gas instead of water." "~ And a new motor." "~ And a new propeller." "~ New wheels." "~ For that matter, change the whole plane." "What for?" "It's only 40 years old!" "Then we should take it a plastic surgeon for a facelift." "By the way, will you be going to the Museum of the Confederacy on Sunday?" "~ Yes, of course!" "~ We're all going." "My daughter is very happy that your son asked her to the prom." "She even ordered a new dress." "But my son's worth it, right?" "~ Don't worry, let's try again." "~ No." "Come here." "Hey, Ferco!" "Look, you're leading me." "Give me your left hand and put the right around my waist." "Like this?" "Try not to grab the girl like that unless you want a slap, OK?" "~ Then how?" "~ Gently." "Higher." "Lower." "Where, then?" "Here, in the middle." "And now let's dance!" "That's it." "1, 2, 3, 4,...1, 2, 3... 4..." "One very important thing: you go to that prom very well dressed." "This is to make a good impression on the girls." "Don't you dare go casually dressed like you usually do." "~ But what should I wear?" "~ What do you think will be good?" "The suit that I bought for your first communion." "Oh, Mom, that one doesn't fit me anymore." "It'll look like I'm wearing shorts." "Well, I'll have to buy another one." "1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4." "Hey, Mom, isn't this rhythm kind of old-fashioned?" "All styles are to be danced the same way, son." "The swing, the mambo, the chachachá, the waltz..." "Oh!" "This is the song I danced to for the first time with your father at my prom at 15." "1, 2, 3..." "Girls like guys to talk to them while they dance together." "But how can I talk if I'm counting?" "1, 2, 3, 4..." "You have to learn to do both at the same time." "Look, tell me something." "No, talk staring at her eyes, and at her mouth." "Your eyes are round." "Your face is oval." "Your teeth are square." "Oh, no, my son!" "Please think of something nicer, more original!" "But my mind's a blank!" "~ May I, sir?" "~ Be my guest, sir." "Hello?" "Yeah, this is the place." "Yeah, it's me." "Hi, Rosalba, what a surprise!" "I wanted to ask you a favor." "Whatever you want, you know I'd be happy to help." "I have to produce an audiovisual work,... but I've haven't the slightest idea how to work the camera... and I need some transparencies." "Since your mom's a photographer I guess you must know something." "And --- seriously --- I'd be grateful if you'd help me out." "When should we start?" "Tomorrow, i.e. Sunday." "Fine, I'll drop by tomorrow morning." "Bye." "Well...no." "Bye!" "Bye, good luck, son!" "Take this." "Where do I go?" "Do you know some showy beach?" "Of course!" "Oh, what a beautiful place!" "I never thought a place as nice as this could exist." "~ Look!" "Snap those ducks." "~ Yeah, but be quiet, OK?" "All set." "It would be nice if there were crocodiles." "Why not wish for a few lions, then?" "~ Where's the Dead Sea?" "~ Where else --- in the cemetery." "~ Oh, don't be a bumpkin!" "~ In Jordan." "And the Black Sea?" "You'd think it would be in Africa, but it isn't." "It's surrounded by Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania." "Look!" "Come here!" "Grab a photo of this!" "Ferco, don't take one of me!" "I don't like being photographed." "Ferco, no!" "Quit messing around!" "¤ Sunday morning she gave me her photo... ¤ and right then in the park she told me she loved me." "¤ And although I understood nothing of love,... ¤ how lovely it would be!" "¤ On a white sheet of paper she was hiding... ¤ she put it in my hands, it was a broken heart." "¤ It was drawn... ¤ with her name and with mine." "¤ These things I keep, she told me to guard them,... ¤ and that I was in her dreams all the time and she couldn't keep her mind off me." "¤ Then I wanted to see her every day... ¤ that's why I always carry her picture with me." "¤ On white sheet of paper she was hiding... ¤ she put it in my hands, it was a broken heart." "¤ It was drawn with her name and with mine." "¤ These things I keep, she told me to guard them,... ¤ that I was in her dreams all the time and she couldn't keep her mind off me." "¤ Then I wanted to see her every day... ¤ that's why I always carry her picture with me. ¤" "Let's go!" "Careful, that's pretty slippery!" "Up, climb on!" "It doesn't start." "What's up?" "Look out, careful!" "~ Hold on tight." "~ Yeah." "What?" "Don't you want a few pictures with the rain?" "No, thanks!" "I've got enough material." "Run, head straight home, don't get any wetter." "Don't worry." "I'm used to going home wet." "~ Bye, Ferco." "~ Bye, Rosalba." "Usi...well..." "I wanted to tell you that..." "I made another commitment at the last minute,... and I'm not going to the dance with you." "Sorry." "Don't you worry, it doesn't matter." "Someone will escort me." "Thanks for your understanding." "What happened?" "I can't find the tuxedo." "Did you go to the clothier?" "Yeah, but there was nothing my size." "What, are you in kids' sizes or grownups'?" "Don't pull my leg!" "Why not rent one from a midget?" "I'm going to rent it from your aunt." "My aunt doesn't have a tuxedo." "So what do we do now?" "Look, I'll go see a guy whose brother is a little guy and works in an orchestra." "Then you'd better get on it, the prom's tomorrow." "Good." "How lovely!" "How beautiful, how nice you look, Rosalba!" "You look cute, too, Ferco." "Look, this time I indeed brought an umbrella." "Forewarned is forearmed." "Now let's go because it's getting late." "Here." "~ Get on and hold on tight, OK?" "~ Yeah." "Hold it." "Oh, wild!" "Let's see you, turn around." "Did you see that your coach is with that unbearable girl Adriana?" "I don't care." "~ Come on!" "~ You're more elegant." "Thanks." "Note that I met a boy..." "He came with that unbearable girl as a partner." "Someone from school?" "Do I know him?" "Hey, why didn't you say that everyone would come dressed like pirates?" "I thought you'd want to ask her to be your girlfriend." "You blockhead!" "~ I saw your photo, Ferco." "~ Which photo?" "The one in the soap ad." "No!" "You look real funny!" "What, are you a model?" "Yeah..." "No, of course not!" "It's that my mom played a joke on me." "She caught me unawares in the bath." "How good you looked in the magazine!" "Which magazine?" "This one." "No, friend, this is golden." "~ Is this the one with the photo of Ferco?" "~ The same." "~ Let me see it." "~ No." "Why?" "I'm not all that photogenic." "From this angle you look like the real you, a fat-bottomed guy." "No, not bad at all." "Remind me to break your nose on Monday." "~ What's your problem, man?" "~ Nothing!" "~ Don't tell me you were naked?" "~ OK..." "You know?" "I don't want to see that photo." "You're right, there's nothing to see." "~ Better if we go dancing, right?" "~ Let's go." "~ Excuse me." "~ You'll pay for this." "Will you let me see it?" "1, 2, 3, 4." "I'll be right back." "Hi." "Rosalba, I wanted to apologize." "The other afternoon I was on a bad mood." "~ It doesn't matter." "~ No?" "Listen, babe, what's up with you?" "Will you forgive me?" "I have a date." "Hi." "Are we going?" "Jealous?" "Well, if Rosalba think she's taken Ferco away from me, she's sadly mistaken." "Well, why don't you drop him and look for someone else?" "Because all these roosters without feathers are useless." "~ Excuse me." "~ Pepín, let's dance." "Do I have a choice here?" "Usi, why do you challenge that girl?" "Don't you see she's got more curves than you do?" "~ We got here." "~ Thank God." "Give it to me." "Will you let me?" "Ferco, thanks for a lovely night." "Did you have fun?" "Oh, yeah." "I'm very happy to be your friend." "~ What a nice plane!" "Right?" "~ Yes, very nice." "~ What?" "!" "~ Hi, kids!" "Hi, Usi." "~ I saw your photo in the magazine." "~ You, too?" "Me, too." "It was a mistake, Ferco." "Yeah --- a mistake." "Bye, kids!" "~ You see?" "~ See what?" "The sweater!" "Where did she get all that from?" "Well, I don't know, but don't worry --- girls develop so...quickly...all the sudden." "~ But THAT quickly?" "~ Yeah, man." "~ But she still looked funny, right?" "~ Yeah, real funny." "Look, there's your girlfriend." "~ Listen, were there kisses?" "~ Just once." "~ On the mouth?" "~ No, on the cheek." "But she made it totally clear that we're just friends." "It's a start." "Let's go, Ferco." "~ See you, Pepín." "Behave yourself, OK?" "~ Don't worry, you go ahead." "~ Hi." "~ Goodbye, Captain." "~ Are we going?" "~ Let's go." "Goodbye." "Hi, Rosalba." "How's it going?" "Oh, Usi, you're being silly!" "Give me your hand." "~ Újule, your puberty got rescinded!" "~ Why do you care?" "Such women!" "Mom, let's leave at once!" "~ But, daughter... --- See you." "~ Goodbye." "~ Why are you staring at me, boy?" "~ Nothing, Ma'am." "Come on, I'll show you an airplane." "What's going on, son?" "You seem weird, like you've got a problem." "~ I'm troubled." "~ Why?" "This is the worst part, Dad:" "I don't even know why." "It's the pain of growing up, Ferco." "Moving from childhood to adolescence hurts,... just like moving from adult to decrepit old wreck." "I'd like to grow up." "It wouldn't scare me to be a grownup." "I felt that way, too, when I was your age,... though of course for different reasons." "What were they?" "Well...what was wrong with me is that I fell in love." "And how old were you?" "~ 12 or 13 years old." "~ And her?" "No, she was much older than me, she probably had another five years on me." "You wouldn't eat?" "No, I couldn't take a bite." "And you couldn't sleep?" "Couldn't shut my eyes." "You never declared yourself to this girl?" "I was embarrassed, man." "~ Dad..." "~ What?" "I hope you understand this and won't make fun of me." "No, you know I wouldn't do that, son." "It's that...it's that I'm in love." "~ No!" "~ Yeah, like you." "Good Lord, man!" "I can imagine how you feel, son." "She's 16 years old, and she won't give me the time of day." "Maybe she's shy, do you think?" "No, I don't think so." "She treats me like a friend." "So why don't you make your intentions clear, then?" "Maybe you'll succeed." "That worries me." "What if I get it, what do I do with her?" "Ah, well, that is the subject of another talk." "Besides, if it finally happens, I wouldn't know how to begin." "Maybe I can help you." "~ Can you see the school therel?" "~ Yeah." "Flip the switch." "¤ I did not know how or when but my heart got hurt... ¤ by the neighbor's daughter's sweet eyes." "¤ When I see her I get goosebumps." "¤ Surely this is just a little guy chicken who's just learned how to chirp,... ¤ and dares to crow,... ¤ but my little heart is already falling in love." "¤ My father doesn't look surprised about it and he even looks sweetly at me,... ¤ he says it's a skill I got from my grandfather." "¤ Street gossip never lies, I'm a chip off the old block." "¤ I'll find some way to get you to tell me your name,... ¤ to paint the walls with your name as do all men... ¤ a heart, an arrow, and in the middle, our names." "¤ My father doesn't look surprised about it and he even looks sweetly at me,... ¤ he says it's a skill I got from my grandfather." "¤ Street gossip never lies, I'm a chip off the old block. ¤" "Idiot." "If a guy did this for me, I'd answer a big yes to his engagement proposal." "Moron!" "It was great, Dad!" "Well, yes." "Now all we need to do is see if we can land safely." "Why, Captain?" "You've always said you know how to fly and you're boasting about being a pilot,... now we'll know once and for all whether you're any good at this." "~ You'll land it yourself." "~ By myself?" "You've seen me do it 1,000 times." "You'd better be ready because I'm not going to stick my hands in." "~ But Dad!" "~ Carry out your orders, copilot." "It's an emergency." "~ But what if we crash?" "~ Oh, it'll be your fault!" "Besides, think of the scolding your mom will give us!" "Go on, take the joystick." "Joystick in hand, feet on the pedals." "Gently, gently." "Gently, you're drifting sideways." "Notice, those adjustments should be made smoothly." "That's it, very good, no, no, more that way!" "Perfect." "Look, there's the runway to the right." "A little on the lever... and a touch on the pedal..." "Which one?" "Which one?" "The right." "Smoothly, smoothly." "Smoothly." "That's it!" "Let's go down --- more throttle." "How do I do that?" "I've already forgotten!" "Push a bit the gas lever, the black one." "Very gently." "Gently, without jerking." "Now push the lever gently to the dashboard." "That's it!" "Ease off the engine." "Push the lever in all the way." "All the way!" "That's it." "Now shift the rudder...the rudder." "Gently." "More." "Cut the gas." "More!" "That's that." "Yeah, yeah." "~ And..." "lever back to normal." "~ Yes, my Captain!" "Cut the motor." "~ I did it, Dad!" "~ Sure enough, my copilot!" "Now you have the right to have your silver wings." "Squadron 808 of the US Air Force... confers upon Ferco Saldívar the silver wings... in recognition of his merit." "I can only tell you one thing, and I hope you'll remember it forever." "Neither the wings of pilots nor of angels will earn you heaven,... you only get there with your heart." "Just a moment." "Just a moment, please, don't move, don't move." "Quiet!" "Rosalba, I need to talk with you." "I imagine you want to be alone." "Excuse me." "Listen: one has to accept when one's a fool." "I'm sorry about what happened." "Really." "I want to ask you to give me another chance." "Indeed, Pepín, I've decided well." "I'm going to ask Rosalba if she wants to be my girlfriend." "It's about time." "I know she's older than me, but so what?" "In a little while I'll catch up, because women always manage to lose a few years here and there." "Ain't that the truth!" "Tell me, Pepín, how old do I look?" "Well, around...14 or 15." "You see?" "And at night I'm smearing lard on so I'll grow a mustache." "Fine, but it'll be a pig's mustache." "Don't play the clown!" "Wait for me here and take care of the bike, so it doesn't fall." "~ OK." "~ Good." "No way, Pepín, I missed my chance." "Jump on and let's go." "Some other time." "Aren't you hungry?" "No." "Surely you ate something on the street." "What's up with you?" "Nothing." "Yeah, something's got into you." "No, Mom." "Hey, didn't you have practice today?" "I quit the team." "What?" "You're not going to keep on in little league?" "No." "But why not, Ferco?" "I've lost the dream." "I don't want to stay with them." "Besides, it's a kids' game." "Leave him alone." "But something's the matter." "Sure --- he's growing up." "What's with you, Ferco?" "Why didn't you go to practice?" "Sorry, it's just...just that I've lost interest." "You mean you're quitting the team?" "~ Yeah." "~ Why?" "I don't know, the feeling's gone." "They'll be contenders without me." "I lost the passion." "The desire to play." "Of course, nobody is indispensable,... but why did you wait until the final to tell us?" "Because until now I just realized that...that you and..." "Take back Valenzuela's glove." "Let it inspire someone else." "Today I have some bad news." "Our children's baseball team, having lost the last game,... was placed in a difficult situation." "If we lose next Sunday, we're out of the running for the league." "Traitor!" "Why are you leaving us, Ferco?" "For my own good reasons." "Come back to the team, OK?" "There's no way to convince him." "You talk to him." "Ferco!" "Ferco, wait!" "Hi, Rosalba." "What are you doing here?" "I came to say goodbye." "You're going?" "My father's been appointed the ambassador to Italy." "But I brought a keepsake, since our friendship has been very nice." "Take care of yourself." "¤ On the 8 o'clock plane flew away the girl with the freckles." "¤ She just left me a picture and a lock of her hair." "¤ She told me: "I'll be back soon, don't cry, my little boy"." "¤ The dimpled girl, they call her "flower looks",... ¤ a dimple in each cheek looks lovely." "¤ My poor heart suffers for your loves." "¤ She took off, the girl with the dimples, a plane took her." "¤ My eyes were damp, she said such a sad goodbye... ¤ her angel face got drawn in my soul." "¤ Ever since today I'm waiting for her, to see myself reflected in her eyes,... ¤ because my poor little heart is aching... ¤ even though she didn't say when she'll be back, the girl with dimples." "¤ She took off, the girl with the dimples, a plane took her." "¤ My eyes were damp, she said such a sad goodbye... ¤ her angel face got drawn in my soul. ¤" "Hello?" "Yeah, it's me." "Do you...do you want to repeat that?" "~ Son!" "~ Mom!" "Son!" "Dad?" "Dad!" "Dad, don't leave me!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad, Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Daddy!" "Ferco." "Son." "I found this among your father's things." "It's for you." ""My little copilot:..." ""I recorded this goodbye for the day when I had to leave you." ""Son, I know you'll be a good man in this life,..." ""and that the path you choose will be the best." ""I know you have courage to defend yourself, the courage to fight,..." ""the feelings to love, the intelligence to succeed." ""Ferco, don't throw away any of this on your path through life." ""Listen:" "I tried to be your friend, to understand you,..." ""I wanted to be the best Dad for you." ""I gave you all my love, and I believe --- I'm sure of this --- ..." ""that I earned your respect and your love." ""So I take our friendship stuck in my soul, it was stronger than a rock." ""Today I say goodbye and I leave a legacy of the love of our home." ""Goodbye, Ferco." ""Take good care of Mom, tell her she's the love of my life." ""Tell her that my last thought is of her, I adore her." "And may God bless you." "Goodbye."" "Mom!" "Mommy!" "¤ Many thanks to my dad for loving me so much, so much,... ¤ to dry my first cry, to find my hidden smile,... ¤ for paying me back with caresses my childish mischiefs." "¤ I want to thank you for taking me by the hand,... ¤ I could cross any swamp while you were with me." "¤ He treated me like a friend, like his son and a brother,... ¤ Gradually you taught me to appraise integrity and work." "¤ Never mind come from below, the important thing is to keep walking." "¤ I just ask my father to keep cheering me up... ¤ and to always feel happy to walk the world by my side. ¤" "I haven't seen you for a week." "Everyone's asking about you in school." "Pepín said you drove him off because you wanted to be alone." "I think your father..." "I think your father would not like to see you defeated!" "Would you please leave me alone?" "I don't need your advice, Usi." "But your friends need you!" "In case you don't know, your baseball team is playing its last game,... and if it loses it'll be out of the league for good." "I don't care." "You just don't have the courage to face life on your own!" "Don't let them defeat you!" "~ Come on!" "~ Yeah, what's going on?" "Coach, let me play." "No." "You left the team." "It was your decision." "I beg you, coach!" "Get changed." "What are you waiting for?" "Move!" "Estebán, lend me your shirt." "Hurray!" "Go on, Ferco, you can do it, Ferco!" "Strike one." "Strike two." "I offer it to you, Dad!" "Come on, everyone, home!" "Safe!" "Chíquiti bum, a la bim-bom-bam!" "Chíquiti bum, a la bim-bom-bam!" "A la bio, a la bao, a la bim-bom-bam!" "We won, Ferco, rah, rah, rah!" "After this, you'll never get away from me again, Ferco!" "I promised it to you, Dad!"