"Where are you going?" "Let go." "I'm going to the hospital." "Come on, baby." "Come here." "Today you work the night shift." "I told you, I'm covering for a friend who's getting married." "Good morning!" "Aren't you going to the university?" "We already made love three times." "We haven't been together for a week." "Besides, between your night shifts and my fucking exams... we never see each other anymore." "Here | go." "Get ready." "There." "Just like when I had that body cast in the hospital, remember?" "Sorry." "I'm going to write my parents a letter." "To let them know we got married." "And that I don't give a damn about finishing my master's in international law." "Shit, let them disinherit me!" "All I want to do is drive racecars again." "And spend all day with you." "I'm tired ofthis suite." "We have to get our own apartment." "Baby!" "You should go visit your parents." "You want to go?" "Where?" "Monterrey?" "As soon as | get my vacation." "They need me in the hospital." "Quit." "As your husband, I refuse to let you work anymore." "Especially at night." "You're jealous." "We agreed I could go to the hospital, it's myjob." "Come on." "Entertain yourself with this." "Fifteen minutes, okay?" ""Entertain yourself with this."" "To Santa Maria La Ribera, please." "Because you were born under...." "Hi, Dad." "...under the sign of Pisces... a water sign." "It makes you a woman... who is a dreamer... but creative." "I understand that, Don Gregorio, but how can I settle down?" "You're a very lucky lady... because your Leo ascendant... gives you the anchor you need." "And where is this Leo?" "Here." "Can I come in?" "Just a moment, Dad." "I'll be right with you." "Come in." "Dressed again as a bride?" "You're obsessed!" "It's for an experimental film that some friends are making." "Take care, okay?" "The time has come." "With Venus and the moon in Aquarius." "Although everything is favorable... stay close to her." "Don't let her out of your sight." "Have you heard the good news, miss?" "The Salinas' fortune is back in the country?" "That's wishful thinking!" "No." "They found a cure for AIDS?" "Iwish." "No." "Haven't you heard that nowadays... you can know who you were in your previous lives?" "Through the Internet." "Your bouquet, miss." "I hope you have many days like today." "Darling." "I brought you this orange blossom to make you look handsome." "Hi, congratulations." "Hi." "Hold this." "Sure." "Congratulations." "Carlos... do you take Esmeralda to be your wedded wife?" "To have and to hold... for better or for worse... in sickness and in health... to love and to cherish... as long as you both shall live?" "Esmeralda... do you take Carlos to be your wedded husband?" "To have and to hold... for better or for worse... in sickness and in health... to love and to cherish, as long as you both shall live?" "Yes, I do." "Arrest her." "Yes, boss." "Are you sure?" "Of course." "Arrest her." "Hey, Father." "Aren't you going to ask if anyone knows why they shouldn't wed... to speak now or forever hold their peace?" "No, sir." "The banns have already expired." "But there isn't just one." "There are five reasons why they shouldn't wed." "What's wrong?" "Easy, easy." "Don't worry." "I'll explain later." "Wait." "No, stay here." "This woman, Esmeralda Loyden... is married bylaw and the Church... to Pedro Lugo Alegria." "And in alphabetical order... to Lara Cepeda, Virginio..." "Martinez Cruz, Jaime..." "Rossellini Gaitan, Antonio..." "and Vallarta" "Jorge Luis." "THE JOCKEY IS A WOMAN Esmeralda Loyden and her 5 husbands" "El Universal Grafico FIFTH TIMES A CHARM!" "Here." "Put them in my closet." "I left the keys in...." "Oh, yeah... in my transparent bag." "Because I gave it to someone when I arrived at the church... but I don't remember to whom." "Ma'am?" "Forgive me." "They're right when they say... that the gods punish humans... by granting them their wishes." "Since you were a girl, I've filled your head... with the idea that... getting married in a white dress... was the greatest thing you could aspire to as a woman." "Now I'm going... to confess... something that has been a family secret since...." "Your mother... and |... never got married." "She didn't want to." "said that... the only valid bond... in acouple... was their love." "Ma'am." "Ma'am, please?" "Keep this for me." "Take care of yourself." "Over here." "I'm sorry." "Ma'am?" "Please, call me Esmeralda, okay?" "Come here, please." "But don't you suffer?" "Me?" "Yes, you." "Just a little, when my shoes are too tight." "I'm referring to your situation, ma'am." "And the consequences it may have." "Doesn't that worry you?" "Did you have to work hard to get where you are now?" "Oh, I forgot that your idea of work is a bit strange." "I am a registered nurse." "I can show you my diploma right now if we go to my house." "Your house." "Your house?" "The one in Santa Maria La Ribera." "Can I make a phone call?" "Why not?" "I have to tell him I remember who has my bag." "Because we're in the middle of an interrogation, ma'am." "I'm writing up a report." "And if| have to go to the bathroom, do I have to hold it?" "Who did you want to call?" "My dad." ""My dad."" "So, to top it off, you have a father." "Yes." "My daddy." "He brought me these clothes." "Oh, really?" "And does your dad... know the kind of daughter he has?" "I'm a lot like him." "Really?" "And when do you see him?" "I try to spend the weekends with him." "Every Saturday and Sunday?" "Well, no." "Sometimes an emergency pops up and I can't go." "But I always call him and let him know." "do you let them know, too?" "Cambiaso?" "One moment, please." "Try not to sing and rock your chair, ma'am." "This is a police station." "No." "No one named Cambiaso works here." "Garcia?" "Where is Lucita?" "Have her come take a statement." "Judge Solorio wants to see you." "Make my dreams come true." "Good afternoon, Judge Solorio." "Come in, come in." "How many copies do you want?" "Ten." "I knew it." "Really?" "How many times have you been arrested?" "Never. | just saw what was in the trashcans." "I'm very observant of certain things." "Yeah, sure." "You must be." "In order to keep up such a relationship... for seven years." "She crosses and uncrosses her legs... showing her knees, golden... round... perfectly shaped." "Okay." "Let's see." "What's your name?" "Esmeralda Loyden, at your service." "Age?" "Forty-two." "Marital status?" "Oh, no." "Birthplace?" "Mexico City." "From the capital?" "Yes." "Home address?" "Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 61, Apartment 3." "Borough?" "Santa Maria La Ribera." "Postal code?" "I don't remember." "Profession?" "What's yourjob?" "What do you do for a living?" "|'m a nurse." "Excuse me, Judge, the address that I gave you is my father's." "You have the other addresses." "Okay." "We'll check the records." "Are you following us, Lucita?" "Yes, Judge." "Good." "Catholic?" "Yes." "Practicing?" "Yes." "| always go to mass on Sunday." "Why, she even looks like a virgin." "No, a saint." "Okay." "Let's see, Garcia." "The case we are dealing with now is number... 132... 67... 63." "The charge is... quintuple bigamy." "Quintuple, Judge?" "There are five, aren't there?" "Yes, Judge." "But only one is filing charges." "But she's married to five, isn't she?" "Yes, Judge." "We||, write this down, then." "Lucita, please, take note." "Why are you talking to the defendant?" "Lucita." "Listen, Garcia." "Get rid of all those dinosaurs." "They're incredibly childish." "Talk about a third-world country!" "let's see the first certificate... of Querétaro." "The State of Querétaro." ""I certify that in the marriage register..." ""of the registry under my supervision, in page 18 ofthe year 1984..." ""onJune2, 1984..." ""Mister Jaime Martinez Cruz..." ""and Miss Esmeralda Loyden Monroy..." ""appeared before me with the intention to wed..." ""under the regulations of Joint Ownership of Property."" "There are four more certificates... just like this one." "Only the names ofthe bridegrooms change." "Because there is no change in the bride's name." "It's always the same." "Esmeralda Loyden Monroy." "Yes." "B|ess you." "Thank you." "Here we have a marriage certificate issued in..." "Cuernavaca, Morelos, and another one here in the Federal District." "Another one in..." "Guadalajara, Jalisco, and the last one in..." "Los Mochis, Sinaloa." "So, in addition to being bigamous, it seems you like to travel, ma'am." "No, they did, Judge." "For the honeymoon, you know." "Oh, I see." "That's true." "Yes, Judge." "If it were up to me, I would've stayed here." "What is it?" "The visual inspections and the ministerial certificates." "Okay." "You can do the rest yourself." "You only need to copy...." "Wait, give me that." "Once again, you forgot... to put "Effective suffrage, not re-election." Didn't I tell you?" "No more distractions!" "Don't let it happen again." "Is something the matter?" "Excuse me, Judge, but I really can't hold it any longer." "Okay." "Go with her." "Allow me, ma'am." "You have to push hard." "Thank you." "No, not now." "Thank you." "He doesn't let you smoke during interrogations?" "Judge Solorio is allergic to smoke." "He's allergic to everything." "But he must like something." "Old musical films." "Just like I like samurai films." "According to Garcia, Judge Solorio would've loved to have been Gene Kelly... or Fred Astaire." "He's a confirmed bachelor." "Not very forward." "He doesn't have a family?" "He's as alone as can be." "He lives alone?" "He eats alone." "He sleeps alone." "He does everything alone." "That's why he's so grumpy." "No, he's nice." "He's so young." "He's sweeter than a lady." "Can I try them on?" "Sure." "Let's see." "The names ofthe bridegrooms, Garcia... must appear in strict alphabetical order." "So, your name should be..." "Esmeralda Loyden Lara." "Yes, that's right." "Esmeralda Loyden Lugo." "Esmeralda Loyden Martinez." "Esmeralda Loyden Rossellini." "Esmeralda Loyden Vallarta." "How does that sound to you, Garcia?" "Okay." "What do you mean, "okay"?" "The names are correct, Judge." "But the only plaintiff is..." "Pedro Lugo Alegria." "Because the others must have something to hide." "And that's not what I'm asking you, Garcia." "I'm asking you about the moral... legal, social, and political implications ofthis case." "Things you seem to be unaware of." "If you say so, Judge." "Garcia, have you ever seen a case like this one... in your entire life?" "Well, not with a woman." "Because with men...." "Let's see what the defendant has to say." "But before that... allow me to ask you... a strictly personal question..." "Esmeralda." "You never confused..." "Antonio... with Jaime?" "If I mistake one for the other?" "Oh, no, Judge." "They're so different." "You never have had... any doubts?" "Any mix-ups?" "How could I?" "I respect them too much." "Not even in the dark?" "I don't understand you, Judge." "It's incredible." "Incredible!" "Now I'm the one who owes her an apology." "Did you undergo a gynecological exam by the forensic scientist?" "You know what, Judge?" "This isn't a rape case." "Oh, yes." "That's right." "The husbands should be the ones... getting examined." "Judge... excuse me, but...." "So, five." "The five ofthem needed me." "And you were so generous." "They had a great need for love." "Do you have children?" "They're my children." "I love them, and I take care of all their needs." "I wouldn't have time for others." "I imagine you met your first husband in a park." "Jaime?" "No." "The one I met at the Santa Maria bandstand was Carlos." "Carlos?" "Carlos." "The one who was going to marry me when you arrested me." "He came over to the bench where I was and sat down." "He was so nervous, he didn't know what to do." "And he started whistling Amorcito, Corazén." "That's how it all started." "I don't understand." "It's my favorite song." "Look." "| get goose bumps when I hear it." "Look." "And then something got in his eye." "His eye was watering a lot, so I told him..." "I was a nurse and, well..." "I took it out." "The thing he had in his eye." "What you should do... is wash your eye with chamomile and tilt your head back like this." "Wait a moment so it penetrates well." "That way... the chamomile... flower...." "Listen, since we're on the subject..." "I've noticed that your eye waters, too." "Why don't you tell your wife" "I'm not married." "Then tell your mom." "Tell her to rinse it with chamomile." "But not from a tea bag." "No, fresh from the plant." "But make sure it's flowering, okay?" "I'd do it myself if I could." "But you must use a clean pot to boil... just a bit of chamomile... and then you have to stay like this, with your head tilted back." "Just a few seconds so it penetrates we||." "But like that, okay?" "Pure chamomile." "So you're the type of person that offers your help to others?" "Yes, Judge." "It's my natural reaction." "And how did you hook Don Virginio... and commit bigamy for the first time?" "He was dying... and his last wish was to marry me." "[couldn't say no." "They said he only had a week left." "You look better." "What a praiseworthy act!" "Thank you, Father." "Pepita, the first glass is for you." "Thank you." "There you go." "One moment, one moment." "Sorry, Father." "Esmeralda and Virginia..." "I declare you man and wife." "A picture ofthe newlyweds." "Congratu|ations!" "Congratu|ations, Esmeralda." "Congratulations!" "The bouquet!" "Congratulations, Esmeralda!" "I don't know if it was because he took Communion during the wedding... the thing is that he started to get better and better... and he ended up leaving the hospital." "And he began to write again." "He dedicated a book to me." "He's a well-known poet, you know." "Slowly." "Like I was saying... sit down." "Sit down." "You see..." "I would've chased her down." "But Esmeralda isn't that type of woman." "She won't have sex with someone... unless she marries him." "When she was a girl... when they took her to offer flowers... she dreamt of dressing up like a bride." "That's why I wrote..." ""Esmeralda in White" for her." "It was my marriage proposal." "Did you not know that she was married... under both civil and religious law?" "Yes, of course." "Were you a widower?" "Yes." "Sorry, it's time for my medicine." "Did you ever suspect that she married again afterwards... three more times?" "No." "But I imagined she dated other men." "And you didn't say anything?" "Or did you?" "At my age I couldn't demand faithfulness." "So, you allowed her... freedom?" "I have to confess something." "Sit down." "Sit down." "Sit down." "I must be honest with you." "Listen." "You'll understand this." "How old are you?" "Me?" "Fifty-eight." "You understand, right?" "We can no longer take care of all our obligations." "Go on, go on." "This is offthe record." "|te|| you once more that I'm interested in reaching the bottom ofthis... because it's something... unusual." "| asked her things... and if she answered them, it stimulated me." "At first, and only out of respect... she contained herself." "But due to my insistence, and seeing that that made me... respond better... well, she told me things." "Things she imagined, according to her." "Things she made up." "She told you about her relationships... with her four other husbands." "Right?" "She spared no detail." "And did they all agree to seeing you just one day?" "There were some exceptions." "Besides, they all work, too." "Tell us about Dr. Vallarta Blanco." "He's a great neurosurgeon." "And a magnificent cook." "He makes a basil pesto sauce that makes you want to lick your fingers." "When you two got married, he already knew you had another husband?" "No." "Don't lie." "Don't lie!" "I have evidence that proves what I'm saying." "Nervous?" "As always." "I brought a beautiful dress." "What do you think?" "Very formal, isn't it?" "You look great in anything you wear." "Thanks." "Go change, okay?" "Sure." "Hi." "How are you?" "We|come." "What did he cook?" "Spaghetti with pesto." "You'll be licking your fingers." "It smells delicious." "How can I help?" "Grind this, please." "Which one do I push?" "One." "|'|| go change, okay?" "Okay." "You must admit that in this case... both ofyou consciously broke the law." "We had no other choice." "Jorge Luis had to settle down and live with Armando." "So, it's true." "Jorge Luis and you got married just to hide his true nature." "To hide it from Doﬁa Beatriz." "She wanted her son to get married." "Thank you." "Hi, Mom." "Son." "How are you?" "Come in." "Come into the living room." "Armando's here." "He||o, madam." "How are you?" "How are you?" "Esmeralda, Mom's here." "I'm coming." "Help me, dear." "I'll take it." "Oh, what a pleasure." "How are you?" "Fine." "That smells delicious!" "Would you like something to drink, Mom?" "No, son, thanks." "You should know that." "Some mineral water?" "No." "I prefer to drink wine with dinner." "And for you, my love?" "Tequi|a, please." "With lemon." "That was embarrassing." "Don't worry." "I think I'm beginning to like tequila." "But with lemon." "Sweet dreams." "Good night." "Good night." "Can you help me with this, please?" "Sure, of course." "Good night." "Sweet dreams." "What a disgrace!" "What a disgrace!" "Garcia... out of respect and consideration for Lucita... could you take her place and continue typing?" "Please understand, Lucita." "Who knows what other perverted revelations await us?" "And I don't want to force you to listen to them." "It's not an obligation, sir." "It's my duty." "And you underestimate me, Judge." "I'm legally of age." "And I have ample experience." "I'm sorry, Lucita." "I beg your pardon." "Do you have much left?" "Two coats." "Okay." "Therefore we can conclude that... with Dr. Vallarta Blanco... the nuptials were not consummated." "Pardon me?" "Consummated is written with two M's." "That's how I wrote it, Counselor." "Do you want to see?" "No, no, no." "If you say so, Lucita." "I congratulate you." "I repeat, we can conclude... that you did not have marital relations?" "No, we did." "Occasionally." "With the other man, too?" "Armando?" "No." "And why not?" "If I may ask." "Because I'm not married to him." "We're very careful... that Armando doesn't find out." "We don't want to hurt him." "So, Jorge Luis is bisexual?" "Yes... occasionally." "What a disgrace!" "What a disgrace!" "Aren't you afraid of AIDS?" "No, because we take precautions." "So, everyone agrees with this." "No one complains." "No one is suspicious." "Sorry to interrupt you, Judge." "May | suggest a question you should ask the defendant?" "Go ahead, Garcia." "Ask." "I'm intrigued by the economic aspect of this... if all ofthem give her money." "Could you clear something up for us?" "All this promiscuity... how is it taken care of financially?" "How do you manage the money of your five husbands?" "We have a checking account and a savings account." "And ofthe five men, who is the beneficiary?" "None ofthem." "It's my dad." "Oh!" "I forgot you're daddy is still alive." "Yes, thank God." "And they all give you money?" "According to their circumstances." "How much do you receive monthly?" "It varies a lot between... 5,000 and 12,000 pesos." "Then you must have a good nest egg, huh?" "Not now, Counselor, because we invested almost everything in Jaime's record." "Jaime Martinez Cruz." "Her first husband." "He writes rock songs." "That's Why We're Down and Out was on the hit list for months." "He was inspired by the first years of our relationship." "But, of course, not everything he says in it is true... because being an artist, he transforms reality, you know?" "He dramatizes it." "No, the smoke." "Give me that." "That's it." "For this cleansing ritual... we need to clean your four bodies." "I clean your aural body." "I clean your emotional body." "I clean your ethereal body." "Smoke, go ahead." "I'm going to clean your seven chakras." "I clean your crown chakra." "Your third eye." "The chakra in your throat, in your chest... in your solar plexus." "Feel the power." "Feel it, Esmeralda." "Can you feel it?" "Can you feel it?" "Yes." "I clean the chakra of your sex." "Now you are clean." "Clean." "Can you feel it?" "Now... we will cleanse... your physical body." "This is done with water." "Ready?" "You're going to feel... very clean." "Completer clean." "Get under the water." "Can you feel it?" "Clean yourself." "Feel how it all disappears... all the negative energies..." "Can you feel it?" "It's done, Esmeralda." "We're clean." "We're free of putrefaction." "Now, without the water... we are going to take a deep breath." "Breathe in deeply." "And now, we'll get rid of all our prejudices." "Let's get rid ofthe shell that ties us to this world." "For example, me." "I can free myself... of my past, which represents... all of my ties." "This can be my first girlfriend." "This can be... my father, for example." "| abandon him." "Away with him." "This can be my mother." "| no longer have ties." "I'm free." "Completely free." "And now it's your turn, Esmeralda." "Free yourself." "Completely." "Free yourself." "Cleanse yourself." "Can you feel it?" "Okay, Esmeralda... tell me." "Tell me your experience." "I want to hear it." "I want to hear it." "Today I connected... my ethereal cord... to the highest mountain... in the Himalayas." "And there, I saw... an eternal sunrise... eternal." "He was always a bohemian and a womanizer." "When we were newlyweds, he left me at home to go out with his friends... or to seduce other girls." "And I found out that I couldn't change him." "And that I'm not like he is." "So I decided to study... and work as a nurse." "And to take contraceptive measures." "Well done, cutie." "My Regino filled me with children just to hold on to me." "We got separated... but we've never stopped loving each other." "You two got separated... but didn't divorce." "And you kept on with your promiscuity." "Let's see." "Why did you marry Antonio and Pedro?" "To try to rebuild her life, obviously." "Oh, let's see." "Let's hear a woman's point of view." "Look." "The first one was very affectionate... but he was a womanizer and uncommitted." "The second one, a dying old man." "The third one, a pansy." "The fourth one..." "Yes, Lucita, but excuse me." "living with all ofthem." "Because each one gives her something." "Exactly." "You give money to Jaime." "You support him with their money." "Well, I wouldn't say | support him." "But I do help him because he's an artist." "Please, ma'am!" "Don't give me that nonsense." "| help all ofthem." "Is it wrong to help Pedro when he doesn't get his monthly installment from Monterrey?" "Or that I lent Jaime some money so he could buy his taxi?" "Amorcito, Corazén." "He likes to drive." "He likes to listen to music, talk, and go out at night." "He's doing fine as a taxi driver." "He paid me back in less than two years." "I think it's great that I give him inspiration to write some of his songs." "More!" "More!" "More!" "Louder!" "Turn it up!" "Turn it up!" "Turn it up." "Turn it up." "Yes." "I owe Esmeralda the money she gave me to make my CD." "I don't know when I'll be able to pay her back." "The problem, like with everything... is that when the time comes to distribute it, they fuck us over." "And where can I buy it?" "If you want that one, you can keep it." "Really?" "It costs 50 pesos." "Could you close your window a little bit?" "Listen." "| see you thanked all the hardcore rockers." "With all his heart, Judge." "Abranda Boriel." "Maru Ochoa." "Cecilia Pusen." "Doesn't this have That's Why We're Down and Out?" "I have that one here." "On tape." "It only costs 15 pesos, sir." "And the money Esmeralda gives you, where do you think she obtains it?" "From a bank." "From the joint fund." "So, all ofthem knew it?" "They sensed or accepted the situation?" "Well, yes, apparently." "Well, apparently not." "Because your little charade is over." "They reported you to the police." "That must've been Pedro." "He's always been quick-tempered and energetic." "But he regrets it afterwards." "You'll see." "I won't see anything, because you are under arrest." "Doesn't the seclusion bother you?" "Not much." "Everyone here is very nice." "you never feel bad, do you?" "I've never gone to bed with a guilty conscience." "Don't you realize that you live... in the most absolute promiscuity?" "You cheated." "You cheat." "And what you do isn't only immoral, but amoral, too." "You have no principles." "You're pornographic." "Your actions indicate a mental disorder." "Your infidelity is simply a sign of... stupidity!" "People like you undermine the very foundation our society." "You destroy our family unit." "You're a menace to society!" "Don't you realize you've done a lot of harm... with your irresponsible conduct?" "The people you cheat." "Yourself." "Society." "The principles ofthe Mexican Revolution." "VVhy?" "The days we share are happy days, full of harmony... and they harm no one." "This is unbelievable." "The girl looks good." "Her skin is healthy and clean." "Her eyes are radiant/y healthy." "What lie?" "One thing is not to say, another thing is to lie." "You're crazy." "And that is something the psychiatrist will determine." "Rest assured." "Really?" "And what's going to happen to me?" "You're just worrying about that now?" "You just realized the situation you're in?" "Well, to be honest, yes, Judge." "I didn't have any reason to worry." "I don't know what kind of woman you are." "I don't understand you." "Either you're feeble-minded... or, I don't know, you're a tramp." "A tramp?" "Tell that to Pedro." "To Pedro, to Juan, to many more." "To any of your five husbands, and they'll think the same thing when they find out." "I don't think so." "They all think differently." "I don't think like you do." "I couldn't do it." "Don't you despise yourself sometimes... as if you were garbage?" "VVhy?" "Don't you realize how terriny irresponsible you are?" "You act like a prostitute." "What do you have to say in your defense, Madam Esmeralda?" "Since you're so competent, Judge, why don't you give me some advice?" "This is unbelievable." "Now I'm the one who has to defend her." "Read the file, Lucita." "It's not signed." "PM Sign it if you want." "How is it going to be signed if we haven't finished the interrogation?" "With all due respect, Lucita." "It doesn't matter." "PM Sign it now." "Anyway, Jaime told me that the courts put whatever they want." "Really?" "Well, your Jaime is a liar." "And I will gladly send him a citation... accusing him of slander." "Jaime?" "I seriously doubt he'll ever want to lay eyes on you." "But if he comes, will you call me?" "What's her scent?" "Vanilla, maybe." "A woman with all her teeth." "You can't miss them when she tilts her head backwards... while she laughs." "Why would that hussy laugh?" "She looks like she just took a shower." "That's it." "Fresh out of the shower." "By the time Jaime arrives... you'll already be behind bars... for immorality, for bigamy." "For foolishness." "For being detrimental to others." "Criminal association." "lncitation of rebellious conduct." "Destruction of public property." "Yes, yes, yes, yes." "Destruction of public property." "Didn't you and Carlos meet in the park?" "But, will I be able to see Jaime?" "Jaime is the one you love the most, isn't he?" "No." "I love all ofthem." "A|| ofthem." "All the same." "Even Pedro, who reported you to the police?" "Oh, my darling, so sweet." "Judge Solorio, the people from the fountain are coming." "Yeah?" "How many?" "Garcia, please." "What fountain?" "Oh, I thought he was talking about Cibeles." "Don't worry, honey." "No." "I'm on your side." "This even seems funny to me, because... the bastard I married... started seeing someone right away." "Even gave her a house." "And here you have me working." "So, I think it's good for someone like you to get her revenge." "I'll help you with the preliminary investigation." "I swear it on my mother, darling." "And not only me." "There's Carmelita and Carbajal." "And Mantencoso." "And Don Miguelito, of course." "He might be a little old-fashioned." "But, all right, why I am telling you all this?" "For us, you're more important than Frida Kahlo." "Oh, you're sleepy, darling." "We're almost done." "The jury will find you guilty." "Because of Jorge Luis." "You shouldn't have mentioned it." "It's okay to do it, but not to mention it?" "Would you convict me for this?" "Why not?" "Because sometimes I feel like doing the opposite of what I think I should." "But one thing's sure." "I'd give you a very special sentence." "You'd have to write about your experiences." "I'm not very good in literature." "You've had relationships... with many writers, right?" "Well, any novelists?" "Yes, there was one, but... he didn't want to marry me." "You're such a loner." "Don't you have any friends?" "Judge Solorio is my friend." "Lucky him." "But how about someone like you?" "Someone your age?" "I would give you a sentence." "Well, a small one." "An obligation." "I would make you do... the opposite of what you think you should more often." "Cop, cop, help us." "We weren't working the streets." "We went to a party." "A costume party." "We won a prize." "You won the first prize?" "Yeah, we're the guava." "And the toast." "Oh, in that case, I'm..." "Pepe the Bull 2000." "Damn." "Hey!" "Flowers!" "They brought us flowers." "They're for Esmeraldita." "For Esmeraldita." "They're from Jorge Luis." "Jorge Luis." "These are from Armando." "He also sent you this." "Answer him." "What button do I push?" "He||o?" "Esmeralda?" "Jorge Luis." "What a surprise!" "How are you?" "Fine, and you?" "Fine, too." "Armando says hi." "Thank him for the roses." "They're lovely." "Jorge Luis... your mother is going to find out." "She already knows." "She found out so soon?" "I told her everything." "Everything." "Oh, my God." "Guess what?" "What?" "She disinherited you?" "She said she wasn't stupid." "That she already knew." "And that she admires you." "Give your mom a kiss." "Sure." "She admires me in her own way, how lovely." "Thanks for the sunflowers." "Armando's going to help you." "To find a solution." "He has connections." "Turn off the phone and save the batteries." "We'll talk tomorrow." "Okay." "Oh, I adore you, too." "Listen." "Give your mother a kiss, okay?" "And give a hug to Armando." "I adore you." "Me, too." "Bye." "Listen." "Have you seen yourself?" "Don't you ever rest?" "We have 24-hour shifts." "Besides... by order of Judge Solorio" "Lucita!" "Excuse me." "The judge wants to see you." "I brought you your soup." "Leave me alone, fucking cops." "Let me go, assholes." "Go to hell!" "I'm here!" "I'm the one and only!" "Her legitimate husband." "Let him go!" "Let him go!" "Thank you." "Antonio Rossellini." "How do you do?" "I came to rescue my Esmeralda." "How much is the bail?" "It's not a question of bail, sir." "No, sir?" "In Mexico, like in Italy, tutto é possibile." "Un 0, due, tre." "And quattro for you." "And cinque for you." "And sei, and sette...." "No, no, no!" "Impossible!" "Impossible!" "What is impossible?" "The case will continue." "We already have too much publicity." "Publicity?" "this is the publicity... my Esmeralda has." "Negative publicity." "The kind of publicity that... defames the most beautiful, the most wonderful" "Sir!" "Ma, che cosa?" "The spouse will be equally prosecuted... if it is proven that he had knowledge of any ofthe previous marriages." "Wait." "I knew perfectly well... that my Esmeralda was married before." "So I'm as guilty as she is." "AS a consequence..." "I'll go to jail with her... and even to the electric chair." "Step back!" "I'm the great Rossellini." "Antonio!" "Esmeralda!" "Esmeralda!" "Antonio!" "Esmeraldina, where are you?" "Leave him." "Tomorrow they'll set him free for lack of evidence." "Esmeralda!" "Antonio!" "Esmeralda." "Antonio!" "Esmeralda." "Antonio!" "Esmeralda." "Antonio." "Open up." "Sir, sir...." "All right, all right." "Inside, inside." "Inside." "One thing." "I crossed the Atlantic to be with the woman I love." "You can't separate us!" "Let him in." "Esmeralda." "Antonio." "Everyone go to sleep!" "Lucita." "Lucita." "Lucita." "Turn off the lights!" "Esmeraldina." "Come here." "Turn off the lights!" "Esmeralda." "I'll go ask my buddy for his van." "I'll be right back." "A serenade." "Yeah, sure." "Is it for me?" "Obviously, carissima." "It's Pedrito." "Infante?" "No." "He's studying a master's in international law." "A master's in international law?" "Wait." "Oh, Pedrito." "Forgive me." "I'll drop the charges." "Just what we needed." "The cells turned into a motel, a flower shop, and a flea market." "Whose idea was it to let Antonio in, if I may know?" "Why didn't you end the serenade with gunshots?" "We have to take him out now through the other door." "This could become a conflict." "Yes, sir." "Listen to this editorial." ""Once again, our primitive nature..." ""confronted and put to the test."" "And he goes into details about the baser instincts." "And another editor talks about the..." ""multistratification of women."" ""Objectification."" ""Unpaid domestic work."" "And other dangerous distortions." "You can leave." "Let me see, let me see." "Cepo." "Yes, Judge." "I need your wise advice." "Judge, I'm glad you asked me, because I was going to give it to you anyway." "You need to change your face." "Yes, yes." "If you're going to change your life, you also need to change your look." "Plastic surgery?" "Oh, no." "Something faster due to the emergency." "I didn't mention it earlier because I didn't want to make you more nervous." "But, you see, last night..." "I dreamt of you dressed as a concubine." "Don't scare me." "What meaning could that have?" "Shame." "Big." "That's why you covered your face with a veil." "Damn." "Let's see." "Oh, I know." "To start off...." "Free Esmeralda!" "Esmeralda, we love you!" "Judge." "Ismael Rodriguez came to see you." "He wants to make a movie about Esmeralda." "Rodriguez." "The director of El Mariachi?" "No, no, no, sir." "The director of We the Poor..." ""We the rich." -"And you the rich?"" "No, look." "I don't know him." "And we're already on the Internet." "What?" "Yes." "Information spreads, thanks to e-mail." "What's more, Subcommander Marcos... has declared himself an admirer of Esmeralda." "Wow." "What a day!" "So stimulating for us." "Esmeralda has her head in the clouds, but she's our model." "And her fight is our fight." "There are legal aspects that must be clarified." "And if she gets pregnant?" "Who would be the father?" "That form of sexuality... puts at risk the whole capitalist system based on paternalism." "The fidelity of a woman... to ensure that the money accumulated by the father... will not end in the hands of another man's sons." "Garcia!" "Let everyone know that it will be a closed-door hearing!" "Ready to compare, Lucita?" "Let's begin." ""In Mexico City, at 10:30 on the 22nd..." ""under the proceedings indicated by Article 19 ofthe Constitution..." ""the hearing began to resolve the legal situation of Mrs. Esmeralda Loyden Lara..." ""Lugo, Martinez, Rossellini, and Vallarta..." ""whom the public prosecutor accuses of committing adultery in the fifth degree..." ""based on the charge of bigamy." ""According to Article 37, in the first paragraph ofthe Penal Code..." ""included in Article 22 ofthe Penal Code of Proceedings..." ""by the declaration presented by the plaintiff..." ""claiming his name was Pedro Lugo Alegria..." ""and after being advised and informed under the law..." ""to state only the truth or be sanctioned with perjury..." ""declared that his name was as stated, he was 32 years old, married, Catholic..." ""a veteran, employee, and student." "Born in Guaymas, Sonora..." ""and who declares that the statement he gave on Monday, May 28..." ""after seeing that his wife did not arrive as usual..." ""every Monday at 8:00 pm. sharp at the marital home..." ""located at Rio Tiber 107, suite 109..." ""in the borough of Cuauhtémoc..." ""postal code 06500..." ""he went to the hospital where she worked." ""Having failed to find her there, he asked if she was coming the next night." ""The receptionist told him to go to the management office..." ""because the name he mentioned was not on the nightshift list." ""She thought that probably this person worked the dayshift." ""But she couldn't confirm this since she was on the second shift..." ""because she had arrived"...." "Late." "You forgot the "E", Lucita." "Do I leave it as it is?" "Yeah, leave it." ""And therefore, and immediately afterwards..." ""she sent the person in question to the management office..." ""to obtain more information." ""And in the aforementioned management office they informed him..." ""that the person he called his wife..." ""never worked the nightshift." ""After this..." ""the man had to be restrained with his hands behind his back." ""This was done by two orderlies that the director called..." ""fearing the man was not in his right mind." ""Later, they saw that today's plaintiff..." ""left the office stumbling and out of control." ""Leaning against the walls..." ""saying that he had sexual relations with the accused..." ""being her legitimate husband..." ""as reflected in record number 132-C763..." ""on page 18." ""As she was a sexually mature woman..." ""he married her seven months ago." ""Afterwards, the plaintiff proceeded to investigate..." ""what is reflected in file number 347597..." ""without the defendant's consent..." ""and discovered that the four other spouses were in the same situation." ""Underlining the direct accusation the plaintiff makes, and above all..." ""the presence of clothes and personal items ofthe accused..." ""in the five residences mentioned above..." ""as well as personal information, numerous photographs, dedications..." ""notes and love letters..." ""sent by the defendant to all the affected, who later presented them to this court." ""And the unquestionable and irrefutable proof of the marriage certificates..." ""and the subsequent records resulting from them..." ""and which according to the spouses and the defendant..." ""were duly and entirely consummated..." ""to their entire satisfaction..." ""in the person of Esmeralda Loyden..." ""who claims to be a nurse."" "Well, let her cure me!" ""That the defendant made statements..." ""that are not sustained by any evidence that can give them credibility..." ""and on the contrary..." ""are distorted by the elements she made reference to."" "Lucita, reference is written with a "C", not an" "The things you notice!" "Go on, go on, go on." "Take care of yourself." "Why did you cut your hair, darling?" "Don't worry." "You know I like you with long hair." "I'll let it grow when we're together again." "See you soon." "What a surprise!" "For the trip." "Thanks, Lucita." "Once again you forgot to put "Effective suffrage, not re-election."" "Don't let me down, Lucita, please!" "Continue the transfer." "We'll send the official letter later." "Careful, Judge." "Esmeraldita... from now on, you must be very responsible." "Esmeralda!" "Esmeralda?" "There she goes." "Pedro, the plaintiff husband, runs after the van that takes his beloved Esmeralda." "Pedro Lugo Alegria." "You were present at the interrogation." "Do you know something the press doesn't?" "At this moment, I don't know if I can say anything because we still have work to do." "Maybe later." "I can wait." "Okay." "Can you advance something?" "The other husbands convinced the plaintiff to drop the charges." "Because they all wanted her to be free and come back home." "But since the sentence had been passed, they couldn't appeal...." "HOTEL GARAGE." "SPECIAL $150" "If you want me to keep giving you confidential information... you'll have to grant me three wishes." "you have to let me touch your ponytail." "And the second one?" "You have to show me... your samurai saber." "The five husbands have to resign themselves... to individual conjugal visits in jail." "And that doesn't change the actual situation very much." "Since previously they only... saw her one night a week." "If you think there's enough material to write a book..." "I'll help you do it." "And you have to come with us on the 22nd." "Judge Solorio arranged for all of us to go in and throw a party for Esmeralda." "It's her birthday, and we're going to have a picnic." "Make a wish, make a wish!" "Five wishes." "Esmeralda." "Don't wish to get out of here." "That will happen very soon." "I promise." "Make five wishes." "Or six." "This is from your dad and me." "Don Virginio brought you a very special gift." "A poem!" "Don Virginio... allow me the honor of reading it." "My pleasure." "Read it, please." "Thank you." ""| drink at your shore..." ""my emerald green lagoon." ""| drink from you..." ""like others drink from your body and soul." ""Because that is why you are here." ""Because you are unmarred." ""Because you give us the same that water gives us." ""You are a dream..." ""a dream I have that later escapes me." ""A pain you make better." ""A fire that embraces me." ""No one knows anything..." ""about you." ""You're a mere shadow that covers a silent light." ""A still and quiet river." ""An unknown land." ""You pass through walls..." ""as if you were passing through the air that your guardian angel breathes." ""And you are everywhere." ""And you call us, just as death will call us." ""But you are life..." ""and full of grace." ""You open your eyes..." ""and you open the petals ofthe soul." ""God bless you, love." ""If my voice ever reaches you." ""And if my hands can ever touch you..." ""Esmeralda."" "Extraordinary." "Beautiful!" "It reminds me of Sabines." "Thank you for your comments." "Because I admire Sabines very much." "This gift is from Antonio." "Do you work or study?" "| travel."