Ants in the Mouth
Havana
The first thing Galicians look at...
...is the window, to calculate clarity.
Do you have something for the mosquitoes? I can get you some.
It's out of control, right?
If you need anything, anything at all, you can count on me, okay?
Okay.
Medina, I got a little bit of chorizo.
You'll eat all your potatoes today. Eat.
- Where did you get it from? - They have ham on Third...
...and they get the newspaper there. - Any news?
The usual.
Something must have happened to her.
To Julia, I mean.
You've been saying that for a year.
Is that him?
- Ramón. - Let's go.
Are you an idiot or what? Wait until nighttime.
How did they find you? What happened?
- You didn't know? - Know what?
Almost all of his people have been killed.
Your girlfriend sold us out.
- What are you talking about? - What am I talking about?
Now he tells me he doesn't know what I'm talking about.
Ramón hasn't seen her. Julia never showed up.
We've been out in the country with no food, no money.
- They've been hunting us like animals. - Have you tried to contact her?
It was supposed to be the other way around.
She probably didn't find you.
You've been moving. She doesn't know the area.
She didn't look for us, Martín.
I don't even think she tried.
We tried to find her, but nobody had heard anything from her.
It was as if the earth swallowed her up with a ton of money.
- What are you saying? - That the bitch screwed us over.
Shit!
Any one of my men was worth more than you and your friend combined.
You got her involved in this, you're as guilty as she is.
- You hear? You're the same as her. - Take it easy.
Did you hear me? Just like her!
The same!
The same as her!
Good morning, my name is Lidia. How can I help you?
If you'd like to have a suit made, come with me to the back...
...and we'll take your picture and measurements.
- I'm looking for Mr. Alberto Dalmau. - Mr. Dalmau? And you are?
Martín. Losada. Martín Losada.
- Where are you staying? - Chicago Hotel.
There are worse hotels, but they're called something else.
Good morning.
- We're having lunch together, right? - Of course. Bruno.
The car keys.
- Why don't you turn on a fan? - No, I like the heat.
It's humid here, and it cleans you.
- Where is Julia? - Ten years are a lot of years, Martín.
- You're telling me. - How did you find me?
She used to talk about you quite a bit. Look.
That's right. She loved me.
- Where is she? - I'm afraid I won't be able to help you.
I haven't asked for your help, I just want to know...
Excuse me.
Thank you, Lidia.
Your coffee.
- And your shake, enjoy. - Thank you.
Lidia, I said guava. And that's mango.
Sir, we ran out of guava and there was only...
...mango left. - Well, buy some guava...
...and make this man a shake. - Yes, sir.
Are you going to tell me once and for all where I can find your niece?
Fine, calm down.
We're going to see where Julia is.
What?
What are you doing here?
Seeing you.
No, not today. It would be better...
When would be better? When they blow our heads off?
- To my uncle Alberto's place. - For me?
From now on we can see each other without any hassles.
What about your uncle?
My uncle lives in Cuba.
In Cuba?
If Ramón comes tomorrow, I'll tell him to count us in.
- Do you want to go to the Pyrenees? - With you.
It's rough out in the country, but you really fight.
Would you come?
I have no idea what it would be like.
Very rough.
Would you come or not?
You think I'm going to let you disappear?
It's unbelievable that it's been nine years now.
How...?
- How could she have drowned? - A party at the club.
She drank too much, fell into the ocean, and was gone.
This ocean swallows people up without even raising a wave.
I'm really sorry, Martín.
I'm sorry.
And she never told you who I was or what we did?
Julia never spoke to me about her life in Barcelona.
She never told you that she had someone there?
She wanted to start a new life.
- What happened to the money? - Money?
- What she brought back from Spain. - She never told me about any money.
- It was a lot of money. - Lf it had been a lot, trust me...
...I would've noticed. Money is the hardest thing to hide.
Look, Martín, I came to this island full of projects.
I wanted to conquer the world, and I lost a lot of important things...
...the kind that tear you up inside. I tried to resist.
And you know what that resulted in?
Two heart attacks.
It's terrible, but those things help to put things into perspective.
Either way, if money is the problem...
...I can help you get back to Spain.
You're not understanding me, Alberto.
Julia took something from Spain that wasn't hers.
My niece is dead, Martín.
If you want to know any more, ask a santero.
Or God. Although you reds don't believe in God.
You were also red, no?
Martín, be careful. Don't get yourself into trouble.
Mr. Losada, the owner of the house says that if you're going to stay...
...you have to come down and pay him tonight.
Go and pay him, the guy gets really mad.
Tell him I'll pay him soon. Come in for a moment, please.
Let's see...
Imagine somebody coming from Spain with money...
...with a lot of money.
- Did you bring a lot of money with you? - No, not me, somebody...
- Where would you keep it? - Definitely not in this boarding house.
- Because the owner would steal it. - Yeah?
If I was Galician and had a lot of money...
...I'd keep it in the bank.
And then I would eat my way through it at the Galician center or the Asturian.
They have delicious food there.
If somebody had brought in that much money...
...we'd still be talking about it.
Why don't you ask at another branch? There are 19 in Havana.
It's rare for a woman to show up here alone.
They come with their husbands.
Money? Many people from Spain come here...
...but none have money to spare.
- They come looking for some. - I'd ask...
...in Mexico, in New York or in Venezuela.
Right now people are fleeing this island.
I'm sorry, sir, but...
Murderers!
Go back to your room, Galician, this doesn't concern you.
- Murderers, murderers! - Down with Batista!
Down with Batista!
Mr. Losada, are you there?
You have a phone call.
It's an Alberto Dalmau, he says it's important.
- What is it? - Hi, Martín, I have something for you.
- Something? - Yes, well, a job.
- What job? - Something simple for someone...
...who nobody in the city knows. In exchange you'll make enough money...
...to stay here another few weeks.
It seems to me that you could use a little money.
Actually, I want you to do it as a favor.
- What kind of favor? - A personal favor.
You just have to go to number 264 on Luz Caballero street.
Laura Suárez, a good friend, will be waiting for you there.
If you help her, I assure you I will not forget you.
- Good afternoon. - Excuse me, it's the light.
- Alberto Dalmau sent me. - Come in.
Alberto was a good friend of my husband's.
- Would you like a beer? - Yes.
- the Cuban government has asked the U. S...
...for more preventative measures in American airports...
...in order to put a stop to the hijacking of airplanes.
More on that later.
In Torreón, Mexico, three Cubans were detained...
...and identified by the federal authorities...
...as agents of the chief Cuban rebel Fidel Castro.
The observatory says tomorrow will be windy...
If you want something stronger, I can make it.
No, this is fine, thanks. Alberto told me that you have...
...a job for me.
You came to Havana in search of Julia Dalmau. I was her friend.
If you help me, I will do the same for you.
What do you know?
First bring me Freddy Navarro to this house, just that.
I'll give you 1000 pesos, 500 now and 500 afterwards.
What you're asking me... Who is this Freddy Navarro?
A man that is capable of sending things like this...
...and following through.
YOU'LL WAKE UP WITH ANTS IN YOUR MOUTH
"You'll be dead in the morning. "
Three months ago I was a happy woman...
...and I was very much in love with my husband.
One afternoon after mealtime, Freddy called him to his office.
Why did the Norwegians reach the South Pole before the British?
- Because they ate their dogs. - They ate them, Antonio.
The British preferred to go hungry, and died frozen.
The Norwegians did what they had to do...
...and got there because they were visionaries.
I am a visionary, Antonio. I see a city that you do not see.
A modern city, harmonious, with a future.
- And you've tried to sabotage that. - I've seen things in this business...
You have seen nothing, Antonio. Nothing. You are confused.
You don't understand what I'm doing, and that makes me very sad.
What a shame, Antonio, what a shame and what an outrage.
You have worked with me for a year. Have I treated you badly?
Have I paid you too little?
Have I been unfair to you? Do you know what's wrong?
People don't understand that sometimes you have to eat dog meat.
I'm sorry about everything that's happened, but I'd rather go.
I spoke with my wife. Neither she nor I think that I should stay here.
I hope you'll understand, senator. We had a different upbringing...
...different principles, different... - Which ones?
You think you know mine?
You can turn me in, you have every right to do so. But don't judge me.
The next time I saw him was in the morgue.
What does this have to do with Julia? Why are you asking me this?
I'm not asking you. I'm offering.
Freddy killed my husband. Before that he had finished off Julia.
What do you mean, "finished off"? Julia drowned.
Whatever happened, it was Freddy's fault.
He destroyed her little by little. It's all he knows how to do.
Martín, there are people on this island that think...
...that everything's forgivable, that they can do anything.
And they don't care if they cause suffering, because they don't know pain.
And in order for us to live, somebody has to take care of them.
And you think I should take care of Freddy Navarro?
- You believe in justice, as I do. - Who told you that?
That's what Alberto said, that you seem like a good person.
And that I have nothing to lose?
Listen, Martín. Freddy took my husband away...
...but before that, he took everything Julia had.
Bring him. It will be best for all.
Every Wednesday he visits Nuevo Vedado.
He goes alone. Despanier knows how to get there.
- Despanier? - A friend of the family's.
He'll help you with anything you need.
I suppose the widow already explained, no?
She trusts you very much. You had better not let her down.
- I had better not? - Yes.
This is a holdup, in the name of the republic.
Everybody calm, and up against the wall. Up against the wall!
You can keep your money, only Franco will pay here.
Fill it up.
Mr. Wilfredo Abascal Editor in Chief - El Mundo
I denounce Senator Freddy Navarro...
...for fraud, abuse of power...
...and appropriation of public funds.
Come in.
- Excuse me. - Sit down.
Drink.
- Thanks. - No problem.
Do you know this man?
Freddy Navarro.
- Yes, everybody knows him. - What's the story with him?
Nothing. He's in the newspapers a lot. That's it.
Wait.
I don't know, tell me more.
He's a higher-up, and he's friends with people in the BRAC.
- BRAC, what's the BRAC? - Bureau of Anticommunist Repression.
- He's in politics? - Yes, he's a senator.
I don't know what kind of a mess you're getting into, but be careful.
This city looks beautiful, but it's not what it seems.
Thank you.
No.
I don't remember her.
Do you know how many letters I get...
...reporting corruption and all sorts of abuses?
But Antonio Suárez is dead.
He was killed right after you refused to publish his letter.
- You really don't feel anything? - What do you know about what I feel...
...or don't feel?
I've exposed a lot of shit in this country, and do you know what good it's done?
It's messed up my back.
You care more about your back than about a life?
I realized a long time ago that my mission is not to change this country.
This can't be fixed.
My job is to find interesting stories.
Original, nice and powerful stories. No more.
When I was twenty, I wanted to win a Pulitzer.
Now I'll settle for housewives reading my work.
- And it shows. - Look here, Mr. Losada...
...I've met with you, I've offered you coffee, I've been respectful towards you.
But now I will not tolerate you insulting me.
It's a shame that Antonio trusted you.
If he had written to a different paper, he might still be alive.
Good afternoon.
He should be about to leave.
- Does he work there? - Only on Wednesdays.
I hope you know well what you're going to do.
Did you know Laura's husband well?
I worked with him for 8 years. He treated me better than anybody ever did.
He was a little naive, no?
That letter that he sent to the editor of El Mundo...
- He thought he'd accomplish something? - Abascal, the editor...
...backed down.
Fear.
There he is.
Wait for me here, and as soon as I get out, open the trunk.
Good luck, Galician.
When will you bring her the color television?
She doesn't even like television.
Of course she doesn't like watching in black and white.
How many times do you want me to explain it to you?
Fine.
Next time, I'll bring a new model that Philips just came out with.
How are you, Mom?
He's going to bring you a color television.
I left the money on the refrigerator.
Tell the fumigators to spray by the pipes.
- By the pipes? - Yes, otherwise the house will get...
...full of rats. - How much money did you leave?
Enough for them to do what they need to do.
Are you taking your vitamins?
- Yes. - You need to take them, Mom.
When you get better, I'm going to take you to live at the house.
We'll be together, like before.
Hi, how's it going? Good evening, officer.
- What's going on? - My friend had too much to drink.
You know how these things are. He passed out...
...but I'm taking care of it. - This one is Galician.
And the crowbar is also for helping your friend?
No, we were just changing the tire on the auto... The car...
...when he fell down.
- What's going on? - Come here, son, who are you?
- I'm Senator Navarro. - Senator?
Hurry, call the station, go.
Don't call anybody.
- Who is this man? - Pardon...
- There's been a misunderstanding. - Misunderstanding?
Tell me one thing, who do you work for?
For the 26, for the directory or for Carrasco's people?
Clean yourself there, son.
Come here, Spaniard. Where did you get the idea that here in Cuba...
...senators are just roaming the streets so that any Galician...
...sons of bitches like you can come and kidnap them?
Why don't you tell me...
...who sent you?
A woman.
- A woman? - What woman?
I just came here to look for what's mine.
What is it that's yours, if you don't mind?
- What Julia brought from Spain. - Julia?
- What Julia? - Dalmau.
- Dalmau? - Julia Dalmau.
- And who the hell is Julia Dalmau? - Lf you don't know who Julia is...
...this is a misunderstanding. - Misunderstanding or not...
...you're going to start apologizing right now, Galician.
Loudly, so the three of us can hear you.
Freddy, will your friends be drinking coffee?
- Thanks, Clarita. You want coffee? - No. Thanks, senator.
I did want some coffee.
No, nobody wants coffee, Clarita. Thanks.
Well, if you'd like anything, let me know, okay?
What's your name, Galician?
Martín Losada.
Martín Losada. Did that crazy woman send you?
Did the Suárez widow fill your head with all that crap?
That witch is never going to leave me in peace, damn it.
Take him for a ride and explain how things work here in Cuba.
Explain it very clearly.
Chino, get the car.
Where are we going?
You won't tell me where?
We're going to our houses.
Before that, we're dropping you off.
Right, Chino?
Come on.
Come on, son, come on.
Come here.
- You're not going to do anything stupid. - Don't worry.
Now Chino will tell you what we're going to do.
- Chino. - You start.
I've got nothing against Freddy Navarro, the only thing...
You know something, Chino?
I don't know if Freddy is a son of a bitch.
What I do know...
...is that there are people who you must beat up to make them understand.
Mix it.
Chino.
Chino, where did the Galician go?
Martín.
Laura?
Julia.
- You have to leave. - Your uncle told me...
Look what they've done to you.
You have to get out of Cuba.
It's what's best for both of us.
For both of us?
What are you saying?
It's all I have. Sell it. You'll get a lot of money.
You can live well somewhere else.
I can do nothing more, Martín.
But what are you saying?
You want me to take this and forget everything?
I just don't want Freddy to hurt you anymore.
Freddy Navarro.
My husband.
Martín, there are a lot of things that...
I'm sorry.
Good morning, Martín.
Put your hands up, go on.
Slowly.
And Ramón, where is Ramón?
- He's not here. - He's not here.
What do we do, wait for him? I'm in no rush.
We can talk, have breakfast, play cards.
I don't have anything to do. I'm not getting married until next month.
Go to hell.
Martín Losada is telling me to go to hell.
How about the daddy's girl? What does the daddy's girl have to say?
Stay still, or I'll blow his head off!
Freeze.
Let her go.
Tell him to let her go, or I'll blow your head off.
Let her go, or I'll blow his head off!
Tell him to let her go.
Let her go.
Go. Take the money, go.
Go.
Welcome, welcome, Merry Christmas.
Good afternoon, Merry Christmas. Welcome, come on in.
Good afternoon, sir. Mr. Dalmau...
- He's very busy, I know. - Hey. Sir.
I told you you can't go in, sir. Please, sir...
- What are you doing here? - It's nothing, take it easy.
Sit down. I was just taking a walk.
And I remembered a story. I thought, "I'll tell Alberto.
He'll like it. "
The story of the Three Wise Men. You know it, I presume?
Those men that come from the East, loaded with gifts for you...
...and you believe it.
Until one day your parents tell you that it's all a lie...
...that they don't exist.
- I can explain everything. - Those things scar people.
They break you on the inside.
Then you don't believe in anything.
Your mother dies and they tell you she's gone to heaven, but it's not true.
Because the dead do not come back to life, Alberto...
...or do they?
I had to protect her, Martín. They could've come after her.
I don't mean you, of course. The Franco supporters are terrible.
- Why did you lie to me? - To help her, I had to pretend...
...that I knew nothing. Freddy is capable of anything.
He's a gangster. Julia deserves somebody else.
Where is the money you guys took from us?
I don't have anything. Look in the safe if you want.
Freddy keeps the takings every day.
- I don't have one peso. - Nobody here has one peso...
...but everybody lives like a millionaire.
- Where is Julia? - Don't make things worse, Martín.
- Where? - Do whatever you want with me.
Hit me. Kill me. I don't care.
I can't tell you.
Don't hurt...
Don't hit me!
What is that?
They're our clients.
This all belongs to Freddy.
Didn't Julia tell you?
I don't have anything.
I built this tailor's shop with my bare hands.
And with the money that Julia stole.
I gave it the name and prestige.
Look closely at all these people. They came because of me.
I'm not a shopkeeper, Martín. They didn't take a shop from me.
They stole my life's project. A dream.
What would Chanel have done if they had taken...
...her shop, or Balenciaga? Who would know him?
He'd be just another employee, like I am now...
...who works for a ridiculous wage and has to tolerate...
...that gangster treating him like a good-for-nothing.
And humiliating him.
I used to be an artist, Martín, and now I'm just a pariah.
As a pariah, you sent me to Laura. Between the two of you, to death.
You knew where you were going. Why did you do it?
Suárez was my friend, and Laura deserves justice.
Well, you take care of it, and leave everyone else alone.
I can't. I'm afraid.
Think about how you're going to get the money back.
Both of you, you and the dead girl. Goodbye.
My God, what happened to you? Was it Freddy?
Here's the money you gave me. There's 100 pesos missing.
Payment for this. Find yourself somebody else to get Freddy Navarro.
- What do you mean? - What do I mean?
- Where is Julia? - Julia is dead.
- Well, she's pretty well-preserved. - That's not her.
What are you saying?
That the woman you saw is not the same woman.
Freddy has transformed her, destroyed her. She's a ghost, Martín.
Where is that ghost?
Have you ever been in a morgue?
Antonio's body was deformed. They had him on an iron table.
They had opened up his body and filled him with sawdust.
Antonio was an honest man. That's why Navarro killed him.
And all I want is justice. And if they won't give it to me...
...I have to go after it.
Then do it, shoot him twice, make his life miserable.
- But don't drive me crazy. - I want Navarro...
...to sit in front of me and look me in the eyes...
...and see the pain that I carry because of him.
So that he can't hurt anybody else.
I'm not crazy. That's what they want, to drive me crazy.
I've had to sell everything that was in this house.
Why don't you leave town? Find another place, try to forget.
Forget? Forget?
Have you seen a Chinese man that's always with Freddy?
Have you seen the bag he always carries?
They don't want me to forget, Martín.
Laura, where is Julia?
Bruno.
What are you doing here? How did you get in?
Seriously...
...is it true that James Dean signed that little painting?
Get out of my house this instant.
You and I are family, right, Alberto?
So why did you want to mess with me?
I know you don't like me, that you blame me for all of your problems.
- But it's not my fault you're so mediocre. - I don't know what you're talking about.
- Who the hell is Julia Dalmau? - Julia Dalmau?
Madame, someone is asking for you at the door.
- Who is it? - A... A man.
- Stay with Jorge, Sara. - Yes, ma'am.
What are you doing here?
- How did you know? - Good afternoon.
Lots of people know Freddy Navarro.
Won't you invite me inside?
A pool.
- Is the yacht yours? - None of this is mine.
- It's your husband's. - What do you want, Martín?
Medina is dead, Ramón is dead, everyone is dead.
- I'm sorry. - Really?
It wasn't my fault.
No?
Whose fault was it, then?
Has it occurred to you that I wasn't ready to run away with all that money?
When I went outside, I didn't know what to do.
I felt like everyone was watching me. I didn't dare go anywhere.
I was only able to take the first boat...
...that sailed for here. - With a suitcase full of money.
I was scared. Very scared.
When I got to Havana, I went to see my uncle.
He said we should make the money disappear for a while.
Invest it in tailoring, and we'd get it all back.
- My intention was to give it all back. - Why didn't you do it?
The shop didn't work out. I trusted my uncle, and he lost everything.
If it hadn't been for Freddy, I don't know what would've happened.
Do you have any idea what you've done?
Do you want me to ask for forgiveness, kneel down...
...tell you how sorry I am about what happened?
It's what's fair, Julia. You have an amazing house, a life, a family.
- I have nothing. - What do you think I have?
I sacrificed myself once for you. Now it's your turn.
I'll give you three days to get back the money you stole.
I don't know how you're going to do it, I don't want to know.
Lie to your husband the way you lied to me.
- You have no idea what... - Let me finish.
If you don't have the money in three days...
...I'll ruin your lives.
I don't care about Freddy or his thugs. I don't care about anything.
- They'll kill you. - I won't be the only one to die.
You know me. You know what I'm capable of.
Tell me one thing. When you found out that I had died...
...did you wonder what my life had been like?
Did you worry about how I had gotten here, if I had had a rough time?
Were you looking for me?
My trouble isn't with you.
Then why do I run into you so much?
Please, Freddy.
- He's trespassing on private property. - I know him.
You and I will discuss that inside.
Take care of yourself, Galician. You owe me two rides now.
Let's go, Galician. This is bad.
- We're good now, right? - Good?
The other night wasn't my fault.
The police were after me, and I had to throw them off...
...because I wasn't going to let them catch me.
When I got back, you were gone. I couldn't warn you.
- I noticed. - Don't think...
...that I got scared. If you don't believe me, ask the widow.
- I told her. - Relax.
I'll tell you when we're good.
Stop there!
Below!
Stop right there!
Good afternoon, sir.
I don't accept tips.
Mr. Losada, you have an important visitor.
I want to speak with you. Don't worry, I came alone.
My people are downstairs.
What do you want to talk about?
- Bárbara told me everything. - Julia. What did she tell you?
Let's be frank. We've all done things that we regret.
The problem is stirring up stories no one wants to remember.
I don't know what story you're talking about.
You disappoint me, Martín.
A gentleman doesn't act this way. It's disappointing that you...
...coming from Spain, don't know that. They know about those things there.
Not here. Here, the heat makes us want to make a mess of things.
- I just want what's mine. - What's yours?
You want me to tell you what's yours?
Nothing. You have nothing, Martín. Just this shithole of a room.
- The rest is history. - Is that what Julia told you?
Julia is dead.
Things change quickly in this country, haven't you noticed?
I didn't come here looking for trouble.
You don't get it. It's not that you came here looking for trouble.
It's just that you are trouble.
What are you going to do? Stuff me with sawdust, like Antonio Suárez?
I'm trying to reach an agreement.
- What type of agreement? - In here, there are 1000 pesos...
...and a ticket back to Spain. The ship leaves in two days.
Listen to me, go back to where you came from.
- Okay. What about the rest? - The rest?
You offered me 1000 pesos. I'm missing the other 24,000 that your wife stole.
Consider it payment for the moral damages.
The moral damages?
You think you're going to get rid of me with this?
Try to be positive.
You've come to an amazing country, eaten well, been to the beach...
...bought a new suit, and on top of that, you get 1000 pesos.
The ship is called Santa Marta.
Open up a bar in Barcelona.
You don't know anything about moral damage yet.
The Russian connection of Senator Navarro
It'll be in tomorrow's issue. There's the print draft.
In two hours there will be 50,000 copies on the street.
I hope it's good for something, Losada.
And I also hope that if anything should happen to me...
...you'll never erase it from your conscience.
Nothing's going to happen.
- It's a nice story, right? - Nice and powerful.
And original.
Depends on what happens tomorrow.
I plan on disappearing for a while.
I suggest you do the same.
- No one can come in. - I live in the hotel.
- Identify yourself at the door. - Thanks very much.
The police aren't letting anyone up.
- What happened? - He brought it upon himself.
The snitch.
Talk to Abascal, ask him who wrote that article...
...who paid for it, who's responsible for this crap.
Six different newspapers have called me.
I've got Mauricio from El Hoy after me.
No, I'm not going to any radio station to explain anything.
I don't want to play that little game.
You take care of it!
Rebeca.
- Senator? - Hold all my calls.
- I'm not in. - You should take this.
- I said, I'm not in for anyone. - It's Colonel García, from the BRAC.
Colonel...
Extra, extra, El Mundo!
Thanks.
- There have been some calls for you. - Who's called?
Alberto Dalmau.
- He wants to see you right away. - Did he say where?
Hi, Mr. Alberto is waiting for you.
- Who are you? - I'm Bruno, his massage therapist.
We met at the tailor shop.
It's good you showed up. I thought I wasn't going to find you.
- Why? - After what you've done...
- What did you call me for? - Relax, Martín.
Would you like a drink? You can't just buzz around like this.
- What do you want? - I don't want anything. Well...
...world peace. And for no one to hurt anyone else.
It wasn't me who called you.
Talk to her.
I'm going to make some grapefruit shakes.
They're good for the stomach.
- Why did you do it, Martín? - I know what I'm doing, Julia.
- I warned both of you. - You have to stop this.
I have to stop it?
There are more important things at stake than Freddy or you or me.
- More important? Like what? - How can you hate me so much?
I'm not going to stop it, Julia. I can't stop it.
If that's what you came to ask, you're wasting your time.
- Tell your husband to do whatever he has to. - I'm giving you the money.
I'm getting it together. I've never lied to you.
Think what you want, but I never lied to you.
- You have the money? - I'll have it in two days.
- I want it tomorrow. - That's too little time.
You've had ten years, I don't want to wait two more days.
I want it tomorrow night. Take it to the shop at 10.
Don't try to screw me again, Julia, or...
Promise me that you'll leave then and you won't make any more trouble.
You do your part, then we'll talk.
Martín.
You don't want to taste it?
Julia.
You have to promise me...
...at least that you won't provoke Freddy anymore.
Are you that afraid of him? He's your husband, isn't he?
- You don't understand. - What don't I understand?
There's something you don't want to hear.
What?
I'm sorry, Martín.
I'm very sorry for what you had to go through.
- I lived through it. Medina and Ramón... - I know.
You think I forgot everything when I got here?
That I've had a sweet life while you've been in jail?
- You don't know anything. - The life you chose.
What if you're wrong?
- I don't understand you. - Freddy is a monster.
You think I don't know that?
- Why don't you leave him? - Because I deserve him.
I deserve Freddy Navarro. It's my punishment, Martín.
You've always been here.
And me? Have I been there?
What was it like?
Different.
Very different.
- I need a place to stay. - It can't be here.
- I'm a widow, and the neighbors... - I want to propose something to you.
- Have you been with Julia? - What does that matter?
What did she tell you?
To hurt someone with money, it's best to leave him with nothing.
For people like Freddy, that's worse than death.
- I don't want to make any deals. - I just want to help you.
- Help me? - You'll have enough money...
...to go somewhere else.
A place where you can put Freddy out of your mind.
- Start over. - That place doesn't exist.
Of course it exists. You just have to look for it.
Is that what Julia told you?
You're going to trust her? Let her lie to you again?
- Killing Freddy won't bring Antonio back. - I don't want to bring anybody back.
All I want is justice, Martín. Justice.
I don't think I can do anything more for you.
You can stay for the night. Tomorrow you'll have to find some other place.
Jorgito, come on. Swim.
That's it, one more.
That's it, come on.
Saint Christopher...
...lord of strength and power...
...I pray that you will bless my body, my home...
...and my surroundings. Free me from malicious people.
Make Freddy Navarro come to me...
...and may the blessed Saint Barbara break him with her sword.
Make his eyes no longer see, his hands no longer touch...
...make the iron burn him and the knots bind him.
Let him die alone, and let his blood drown him in his malice.
I want to see him humiliated before me like a rabid dog.
Like a stinking rat, eternally humiliated before me.
Bruno, have you ever left Cuba?
- Never. - There's an area in Miami...
...a beautiful spot...
...full of cafés, theaters, with very different people.
Besides, everything in Miami is on the brink. Like it was here 20 years ago...
Good evening.
Madame...
...why do you insist on the impossible?
Chino, Chino!
Galician, let's go. This is bad.
- What's wrong with your hand? - I was shot, damn it!
Laura.
- the only one that leaves your mouth with the fresh freshness...
...and has Christmas bonuses and money inside...
...lots of money, presents Leonardo Moncada...
...the most beloved adventure show of the Cuban people...
...starring Eduardo Egea, written by Enrique N. Rodríguez.
With a performance today by Enrique Santisteban...
Let's go find that son of a bitch.
- Take it easy. - I can't take it easy.
How can I take it easy? You saw what they've done.
And I knew it, damn it.
I knew this was crazy. I told you!
- Despanier. - Despanier my ass.
Shit, he's ruined my life.
That son of a bitch has ruined my life.
But it won't stay this way. No. This won't stay this way.
Here.
Jorge's things are ready. What do I do with yours?
- I'll take care of it. - Excuse me.
What are you doing?
- I'm talking to you. - I don't feel well.
- There are people waiting outside. - I don't want to see anyone.
They are friends of the family. Show a little courtesy.
Look at me.
I wanted to spare you a scene.
Don't. I don't want you to spare me a thing.
I wanted him to leave us alone. I told him you're my husband.
- That I love you and I'm not... - Bárbara.
Your uncle's wake is downstairs.
- Martín said he wouldn't hurt us. - And he lied.
And you believed him. That's why you were going to lie to me.
Me. I, who have given you everything: A home, a house in this country.
More than I ever had.
Well, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry about what happened, I'm sorry I didn't tell you anything.
I'm sorry you can't trust me anymore.
You want me to be sorry about something else? To apologize?
You want me to ask for forgiveness? To cry like a Cuban?
To promise that it won't ever happen again?
- Or would you rather I leave? - Don't start, please.
Do you need me to show you how much I love you...
...so you can rest easy? - I need you to tell me the truth.
I'm telling you the truth.
Don't hurt me, please.
I would never hurt you.
Don't worry, I'll find him.
- correspondents from various countries visiting the Vatican...
...the Pope confirmed at the press conference...
...that the truth is sacred and should never be betrayed.
CMCB Clock Radio broadcasting from Radio Center in Havana.
And now we bring you Minutero, a summary of today's news...
...occurring up to the moment.
- How long have I been here? - One night.
I put a cream on you to bring down the swelling.
You're lucky, Galician. The bullet didn't get any tendons.
Drink this. It will do you good.
Look, the rebels have taken Santa Clara. In one week, they'll be here.
Freddy must be packing his bags by now.
In the end, Laura is dead, and you and I are here...
...like two idiots.
Yes, but we're alive.
Well, I don't know if it'll be for long.
- the ex-premier of England, Sir Winston Churchill...
...will come to Spain to receive the Cross of Liberation...
...the highest decoration in France, from his ex-adversary...
...General Charles DeGaulle.
The Minutero from Clock Radio keeps turning.
Thanks.
I'm sorry.
- What are you going to do? - Today is December 31 st.
- So? - Everybody is celebrating.
Hey, you're still in bad shape.
I'm going to need your taxi.
You want to be buried too?
I won't be buried alone.
Forget about that hand. Put it between your legs and try with the other one.
- I can't. - Try.
- I can't! - Let's see.
Where'd that hand end up?
In the ring.
Fire, fire, fire!
Despanier, you don't have to do this.
I don't have any more reasons than you, Galician.
What's going on?
Wait here.
- What's going on? - Nothing, ma'am.
Go back to the party. They'll be serving the champagne soon.
Wait, Galician.
Ali Baba must be in there with at least 40 assholes.
- What the hell is she doing? - What she knows best.
Running away.
- Let's go. - What about Freddy?
Forget Freddy, let's go.
This is where you drowned, isn't it? Where are you going this time?
Miami? China? Kenya?
I'm sorry, Martín, I...
I couldn't make it. Freddy found out about everything.
I have to leave, save what's mine.
What's yours?
What's that bag?
You don't get it. This is just money. Take it.
But let me go, Martín.
Freddy could get here at any moment.
Or come with me.
What for?
To live the same thing over and over and over again?
It would be different this time.
Different?
Look at yourself, Julia. Running away again, on another boat...
...with another bag full of money.
- Mom! - Jorge, go down below, please.
Sara, take him. I'll be there soon, honey.
I'm leaving for him, Martín.
For him?
I want him to have a different life.
Wouldn't you do that for your son?
Take the money. That's what you came here for.
I've spent half my life trying to change the world.
I've been so naive, Julia. Considering how hard it is to change one person.
No, I don't know how.
Turn the engine on.
Senator, we can follow her in this boat.
You've learned nothing, Martín.
Nothing.
- It's over. - It's over.
It's over for us.
Shoot me.
You'll be doing me a favor.
They say a revolution has started.
The people are euphoric. They have no idea.
They'll drag the politicians, they'll yell, they'll celebrate...
...and when it's all over, they'll finish with the family.
Do you know why the Norwegians got to the South Pole before the British?
Because they ate their dogs.
That was from Laura Suárez.