THE DIE IS CAST
Wait! Wait, no!
Give yourself another chance.
No, my life's a wreck. I want to put an end to this.
Don't think like that. It could all change by tomorrow.
-Wait! -No.
I'm a jinx. It's a karma I can't put up with any more.
Wait, no!
You're meant to be alive. Or it would have gone off.
It didn't go off because I'm a jinx.
It didn't go off because you're lucky.
Life always gives you a chance. That's why you're alive.
I'm a jinx. That's why the shot didn't even fire.
It's a sign! It's a sign, don't you see?
You have to stay alive, it's a chance.
You have nothing to lose.
Maybe everything will change tomorrow.
I'm an actor. Today is an important day for me.
I was going to do something important,...
but if I can't help you, it won't mean a thing.
I just need 10 minutes.
10 minutes, have a coffee with me.
There's a little bar near here.
Come on, put the gun down.
Put the gun down. Please.
That's it. I'll stay here. You come over here.
One step at a time. Come on.
You've got your life ahead of you.
There's a step that only you can take.
He was bound to die, anyway. What guilt? Stop messing around.
You don't understand. Don't laugh. I almost had him.
He'd changed his mind, I'd given him reasons to stay alive.
Not enough for him to notice the truck, Felipe.
Stop messing around!
Me standing there saying, "You've got your life ahead of you"
"Come on, step forward."
And so he did. He's probably thanking you by now.
The last thing that guy saw was my stupid face.
Come on, let's go. Please.
Give me your hand.
It is moist.
It knows not yet age nor sorrow.
Warm. Warm and moist.
An excellent hand. An honest hand.
Really?
You may say it, for I gave my heart with this hand.
It is a liberal hand.
In other times, hands gave away hearts.
Today in the modern age thou ask not for hearts;...
hands are enough.
I don't understand.
-Come. Fulfill thy promise. -Which promise?
-To speak with Cassio. -Cassio.
A heavy catarrh means a storm is brewing.
-Give me your handkerchief. -Here it is.
Give me the one I gave you.
-I haven't got it. -You have lost it!
Answer me! You haven't got it!
My faithful friend Iago obtained it from Cassio.
Take that away, asshole! You fucking prick!
-What's your problem? -What's your problem?!
What are you doing with that handkerchief on stage?
Don't you know that colour is jinxed in the theatre?
-It's a disgrace, Carlos! -What does the text say?
It clearly says a mottled, strawberry handkerchief.
-What did you give him? -A mottled, strawberry one.
We gave you a strawberry handkerchief. What's that?
-You gave me this one. -Take that away!
Why would we give you that if it's a banned colour?
Everyone knows that.
Have you seen any "amarelo" anywhere in the theatre.
-I didn't know. -You didn't know?
I knew, but I didn't think you thought it was a big deal.
Not a big deal? Are you stupid?
-A little respect, please. -Calm down, Maribel.
Don't start with me! It's not my fault.
Don't you see what's going on here? Can you feel the energy?
I feel bad! I feel bad! I can't breathe in here!
That colour is a disaster. I don't want any part of it.
-On or off stage! Get it?! -Yes.
I don't understand why you didn't get a black guy,...
instead of this idiot all painted black, getting me dirty.
Saying "A warm hand", "a moist hand", and dirtying everything.
-Please just... -No, listen here.
I won't go on! Not until Ursula comes, cleans up this mess,...
and say, "it's all right"! No Carlos! I won't go on!
-I'm leaving! -Maribel.
-I can't! -It's the police.
It's the police.
For me?
Hello? Yes, that's me.
What is it dear?
What is it?
My brother's been run over by a truck!
Jinx!!
You and your fucking handkerchief! Jinx!!
Jinx!!!
-These actors... -Hello.
Excuse me.
Early this morning, here, Pedro Lazabal was run over.
He was the brother of the actress, Maribel Lazabal.
The driver said he couldn't stop in time, as the man appeared suddenly
on the road giving onto the Costanera Sur.
The driver is with us...
This is Marcos, the assistant director from the theatre.
We've put things back a few days because of Maribel,...
and the director has decided to replace you.
Look, I don't believe in these things,...
we all think it was a coincidence...
and all this jinx business is very unfair.
Your pay for the rehearsals will be in the bank tomorrow.
The crew all send their best.
Bye.
You fucker.
Four no-shows, and seven late arrivals in the last six weeks.
It's not my fault the car alarm keeps you awake.
A chief administrator can't set the example you do.
You leave me no choice.
You'll get your wages and your redundancy payment.
Well, part of it. We'll pay you the rest of it...
in merchandise. That's the way things are.
The lads from the warehouse will bring it over to your house.
Good luck.
-That's it. -What about the boxes?
They said "no boxes".
-Hello. -Hello.
-Sorry I'm late. -No, it's all right.
I've only been here an hour and 10 minutes.
-I said I'm sorry, period. -Don't get offended.
I forgive you, period.
-See what you're like? -What I'm like?
I wait an hour and 10 minutes, I don't ask why you're late,...
I have to forgive you, and "period" as you say,...
-and you even get offended. -I'm not here to fight.
-We've already fought enough. -Fine, I'm sorry, you're right.
I wanted to say that I want to do whatever it takes...
to make things better, to make this work.
-Guillermo? -Yes.
I'm seeing someone else.
What do you mean? Who?
-Someone, period. -Period, my ass!
-Who are you seeing? -You don't know him.
Thanks for seeing someone I don't know! Thank-you!
Who is he? What's his name?
-Alfonso. -Alfonso?
-Alfonso. Is he a Bourbon? -Cut it out.
Who is Alfonso?
-He's my boss. -You're cheating on me with your boss?
I'm not cheating on you. I want to be happy,...
-and I'm not with you, period. -Sorry then.
You and Alfonso, and the Royal Family.
-Don't be childish. -I'm not childish.
How long have you been fucking me over?
I've been with him for two weeks, since we split.
I came to say that it's over.
Whatever happens, I don't want us back together, period.
I have to go now.
Take care.
In the extermination camps large warehouses were filled...
with huge piles of the prisoners' shoes...
Months?
Weeks.
Hello.
Dad, sorry I haven't been to see you, I had a tough week.
What's up, Dad?
Felipe. This is your old man.
I talked to Guille and I have to see you both together.
Guillermo's coming at 10 o'clock. I'd like you to be there.
It's important. Please do come.
Hello.
Thanks for coming, son.
Please, sit down.
-Felipe, I know that you and I... -It's alright...
Let me say something. I made a lot of mistakes,...
and you were very small when I became a widower.
I thought putting you in boarding school in Buenos Aires,...
-closer to your grandmother... -It's all right Dad,...
I know the story of my life.
But I wanted to admit that I made a terrible mistake.
In front of your... I don't like to say, half-brother.
In front of your brother.
I haven't long left.
-What have you got? -An orange in my head,...
that's growing fast.
I'd like to talk to the doctor, see what he has to say.
There's nothing he can do.
I asked you to come because I wanted to tell you a story,...
that I've never told anyone.
In the forties, I was a kid. And one night, with some friends,...
we went to the theater for the first time.
I was a kid of the times,...
I had nothing to do with the world of show-business.
That night, I was dazzled by a girl called...
Lina Delponte.
I had never seen something like that.
Lina Delponte.
Beautiful.
On my way out of the theatre, I saw a sign that said,...
"Help wanted for administrative duties."
So the next day I applied,...
and I was lucky, and they gave me the job.
I watched her night after night. Couldn't get her off my mind.
I was crazy about her. I dreamed about her.
Two months later I got a job as an accountant,...
in a company in Rio Gallegos.
So I left my job in the theatre, for a better future,...
or so I thought.
Because that night, something happened,...
that could have changed my destiny.
It was my last night in the theatre and in Buenos Aires.
Suddenly, the door opened,...
and she appeared.
I couldn't believe it.
Lina Delponte!
Without a word,...
she sat on my lap,...
and started to kiss me in a way...
She took out a little jar, with some white powder inside.
And all of a sudden she says: "D'you wanna try?"
I didn't know what to say, and asked: What's it like?
"What's it like?", she said.
You'll see 25 watt lamps, as if they were 60 watt lamps!
I can't put it into words.
That night,...
life opened up a whole new road for me, that I didn't take.
Because when I told her that I was leaving the next day,...
she said, "What a shame. "Cause if you stayed,...
we could be together.
But if you go, it will be impossible."
How would my life have been with Lina Delponte?
Boys. I'd like to stay awake the few nights I have left,...
so I can go through my entire repertoire,...
before I get on the train.
Can you get me some cocaine?
Is it a lot to ask?
He's mad, man. Cocaine. I can't believe it.
I agree, it's madness. But we have to do it.
Then you both have an orange in your head.
I'm an actor, man. That's all I want in life.
I'd like to be known for the forty plays I've done,...
not for going to jail as a dealer for geriatrics.
That's what he asked us for. He was clear about it.
What are you going to do when they call you tomorrow,...
and tell you: "Your father's on the roof saying...
he's Spiderman, and doesn't want to come down."
-That's not it. -Then what is it?
He must be scared to even close his eyes. Don't you see?
It's a memory he has from those days.
How do you know what goes through a person's mind...
when they tell him he has weeks to live?
He isn't reacting to that. He has an orange in his head...
-that won't let him think. -He's still lucid.
And Doctor Sosa said so too. And I know him well.
I know you do. Do what you think is best.
No. You were there and you heard him.
Don't you come preaching to me.
He's your father and he's dying. That's how it is.
And for the record, I have to tell you something:
If you're so resentful you'll miss your last chance.
-Chance for what? -To tie up loose ends with him.
-By buying him coke. -By doing whatever he wants.
I don't care if it's coke, mustard, or whatever.
It's what he asked for, so I'll get it for him.
But I need your help. You must know someone.
It's been such a long time. Just right now.
I'll make a phone call. I can't promise anything.
-Call me tomorrow. -Thanks, Feli.
-What about you? -Me what?
How are you doing?
Your life. Your career...
Great. And you?
Great too.
What the fuck...?
I just picked it up from the mechanic... fuck!
What did those guys do?
You'll have to take another one, buddy.
What do you think? I'm delighted!
-How are you? -Felipe!
-How are you? -Fine. Well, like shit.
Buddy, don't let all this mess with your head.
I know you. It's stupid. You're a talented guy.
And there's no way I think you're a jinx, buddy.
And I won't let any asshole talk about you badly.
I'd just put them straight. Right away.
They talk about me?
I came here to ask you a couple of things.
One is the phone number of that fortune teller...
Alda. She'll help you, sure. Great, buddy.
And the other thing...
and that's why I wanted to see you in person...
I need to buy cocaine, just a couple of grams...
-It's for my brother. -I didn't know you had one.
He's a half-brother...
It's part of something I have to do.
I'll get whatever you want, but I don't think...
-It's not that... -It won't help you...
I don't want it to help me. I'm totally fine...
You just told me you were like shit.
They're two different things. I feel like shit, it's true,...
but the cocaine's not for my brother...
It's actually for my old man, he's in an old folks' home.
Don't make it harder for me.
If you don't believe it's for my brother,...
I won't believe, that you don't think I'm a jinx.
-I want to think it isn't that way, is it? -No. It isn't.
I don't think you're a jinx.
Actually, you brought me luck.
-How come? -Your part.
They gave it to me.
There's nothing here about the bad luck you say you have.
You aren't predestined. It's strange.
It's as if someone else's bad luck was stuck to you.
-That could be it. -What? Do you know who it is?
-Yes. It was a coincidence. -There are no coincidences.
Bring him along and I'll put an end to this in no time.
I can't. He's dead.
-Can you help me anyway? -We'll give it a try.
First go where I tell you and buy: a kilo of salt,...
a rosary, preferably white, one quartz stone,...
two candles, one white, one red,...
two litres of full-fat milk, bay leaves,...
and a rue plant, in a clay pot.
Draw a circle with the salt about metres in diameter,...
and take your clothes off.
You can stay in your underwear.
Put seven bay leaves around the salt circle,...
but without breaking it. Light the candles,...
and put the plant inside the circle, with a piece of paper,...
where you write, "l, Felipe Nugal, ask my superior beings...
to end this bad luck that doesn't belong to me."
Bury the paper in the plant pot,...
put the rosary around the pot,...
and pray with your eyes closed. Are you catholic?
When I was a kid. Not so much these days.
OK. Then take a teaspoon of mistletoe oil.
Mind you: it tastes awful.
Then, pour the milk all over yourself inside the circle.
Wait for it to dry and shower with white soap,...
the kind for washing clothes.
It's important that you concentrate on the water cleansing you.
Then put the quartz stone on to keep draining off the energy,...
throughout the night. Get into bed and go to sleep.
And everything will be great.
-Hello. -Hi, I'm here for the audition.
-Hello. -Lamadrid...
-What's your problem? -What?
-What's your problem? -Nothing.
Do you think I didn't see you whispering to these two,...
touching your balls, touching your tit,...
do you think I'm an idiot?!
I've already ruined your day. The power has begun.
Maybe if I touch you you'll blow up.
See me touching you?
Why are you so scared?
You don't need me to have bad luck.
Have you looked in the mirror?
Beside you, Bob Sponge would look like Miss Venezuela.
-Stop it, man! -You stop me!
What right do you have to do this to me?
To make a big deal out of something you heard,...
that was a coincidence. You're an asshole.
I'm not a jinx. Get that into your head.
Excuse me. The director has taken ill,...
and can't go on with the auditions.
We'll call you when we're ready to go on. Thank you.
I'm Clara, leave your message.
Hello Clara, this is Guillermo. I just wanted to say I miss you,...
and see how you were.
That's all.
Kisses.
Bye.
-Hello. -How are you?
Sorry.
My friend hooked me up with a guy who'll meet us at the bar.
He's in a blue shirt. I'll talk to him,...
but I'll pass it on to you. I don't want to have that on me.
-Fine. I'll take it. -Ok.
-Are you staying or coming? -I'll go with you.
-Felipe? -What?
-Thanks a lot. Really. -Great.
-Will you bring him this tomorrow? -I can't tomorrow.
-You bring it to him. -The day after.
OK. The day after.
-Bye. -Shall we have a drink?
-What? -Let's have a drink.
We haven't seen each other in ages, we should talk.
-It's not a good idea. -Why not?
Mostly because I'm tired. I'd prefer to go home.
-Do you still live in San Telmo? -Yes, San Telmo.
I'll give you a lift. It's on the way.
-I'd prefer to walk. -You said you were tired.
-I need the air. -I can't leave you here.
There's no one around. I'll give you a lift.
We can go in the car.
Give me the money. Come on, the money.
-Here, here, here... -What's wrong?
What's wrong? Come on. Give it over.
-I haven't got anything. -Give me the money.
What's your problem? Do you want me to kill you?
-I haven't got any more! -Do you want me to kill you?
-Coke! I have Coke! -Coke? Do you have any weed?
-How's he going to have weed? -I gave you everything.
-Bang, bang, bang! -Wait! In the boot!
-I was going to sell them. -Yeah, yeah.
Come on, you fucker!!
Fucking hell!
I wanted to spare you this.
This or whatever... well, fuck you.
What's wrong with you?
Are we going to have a drink?
It's not a good idea. I told you quite clearly:
It's not a good idea! "I'll give you a lift."
-No, I'd prefer to walk! -What's wrong with you?
-Do you want to know? -Yes.
My life is a... Everything I touch rots.
My path is fatal. Someone is sowing evil for me to harvest.
What? I don't understand a fucking thing!
I'm a jinx!
A jinx! A tainted person who brings bad luck to those around him.
I gave you so many chances to let me walk away!
You passed them all up!
If you had listened, none of this would have happened!
But no! You don't get it!
You aren't a jinx. You know what you are?
Someone who thinks they're the centre of everything that happens
-in everyone else's lives. -No, I'm a jinx.
It's all been black for me for ages now!
I'm a jinx, man.
Do you really think you're a jinx?
Yeah, I really do.
So why did you get me to carry the cocaine?
What?
If you really think you're a jinx,...
why did you get me to carry the cocaine?
I wanted to leave. You wouldn't let me go!
But nothing ever happens to the jinx.
The bad luck goes to the other people,...
so if you really think you're a jinx why didn't you come alone?
So on top of being a jinx, you're an asshole too.
Don't start twisting things around, you prick.
I didn't want to do this from the start.
I only did it so no one would bust my balls.
I didn't want to do this stupid thing.
And be thankful I gave it to you. The guy calmed down...
when he saw the coke. Otherwise he would have killed us both.
So now you're not a jinx! Now you've saved my life!
-Don't twist things around! -I'm not!
Do you know what saved our lives? The shoes I put in the boot!
So for once in your fucking life, be thankful to someone...
for keeping you safe and sound!
Fuck me!
-Why were those shoes there? -What?
Why where those shoes there? I heard you.
You were going to sell them. That they were worth 6000!
-So? -What are you up to?
-Are you stealing? -Don't be an idiot!
I've been working in a shoe factory for seven years!
I worked in a bakery for five years,...
and I don't have a boot full of doughnuts!
-What were they doing there? -Because after seven years,...
they fired me and paid my redundancy in shoes,...
and I was going to sell them! That's why!
You aren't a jinx! You're self-centred,...
and you think everything revolves around you!
And the sad thing is, you don't even see it!
And be thankful I put the shoes there,...
or you'd be getting your ass kicked in a wasteland...
beside the highway somewhere!
Why don't you get your ass kicked and let me sleep?!
-Shut the fuck up! -I'll call the police!
Why didn't you call them when they were robbing us?!
Take it easy, Felipe!
-Come on. -Leave me alone.
Jonahs? Yes, I've met loads.
There's a lot in your line of work.
But what are you looking for exactly?
I have to prepare a character who's a jinx,...
and as you know everyone, I thought you could help me,...
to meet one, to talk a little, study him closely.
There's a guy whom I haven't seen for ages.
He was an administrator in the theatre.
What was his name?
I called him Coco so as not to use his name,...
but just in case, I give the left one a touch.
And is it possible to find him?
I went to his house once. He lived in Devoto.
Do you remember where?
When you leave the station, the dome is on the right.
On the other side, diagonally across, there's an old house.
The guy lived there. Tell him I sent you.
-Is Coco there? -Who is asking?
Felipe Nugal. Tell him Pepe sent me.
You're preparing to play a jinx?
-And you want me to give you the details? -Yes.
You want me to tell you what it's like to live,...
pointed out by a bunch of idiots...
who call themselves artists? Is that what you want?
I'll tell you. It'll be 100 in advance.
What's wrong?
When you go to a specialist, doesn't he charge you?
Well, I'm an expert in my field. It's up front or piss off.
I was very busy scratching my balls before you arrived.
I don't think I have enough. I have 45.
As a favour to Pepe. What do you want to know?
-How did it start? -How did it start?
The day I started work at the theatre,...
a series of events began, silly little things.
A light exploded, and burned the curtain.
The next day, when they were changing it,...
one of the technicians had a heart attack.
Luckily, he recovered. But there was an actor,...
an asshole, that started going around saying,...
that I was a jinx. That's how it started.
Someone points you out, the rumour goes around,...
then everyone is saying it, and you're finished.
But did you feel guilty when the bad things happened?
Well, it gets into your head.
But things like that happen everywhere!
Yes, but when it got into your head,...
did you try to do anything to stop being a jinx.
I wasn't one! They made me into one.
The fucked up thing isn't if you are or aren't a jinx.
It's the way they make a reputation for you.
Then you have to leave all the circles you moved in.
And if your family depends on that, what happens?
They ruin your life, don't they? But I screwed them, buddy.
-Do you want to know how? -Yes.
I made a list of everyone who touched themselves...
when I walked past, and I started to call them up.
Hi, Cacho, how are you? It's Humberto, from the theatre,...
the jinx that has everyone touching themselves,...
every time I walk by. Do you remember me?
That's great. Because I remember you.
I'm always thinking of you. And I was calling to say...
I hope you have a good week, without any problems.
I'll be calling you forever. Every Sunday to say good luck,...
every birthday to wish you many more,...
every opening you have, to say: "break a leg".
I'm always going to call you to wish you the best.
Bye. Until next Sunday.
That's how I started. One by one.
They were shitting themselves. Actors, you know.
After 3 weeks of phone calls, I went up to each one of them,...
and said, "If you don't want me to call every Sunday,...
for the rest of your life, take down this account number,...
and put in 100 pesos every month, which is the minimum,...
for having ruined my life by humiliating me...
and closing all the doors to the job I loved doing,...
you son of a bitch.
-And? -I make 4000 a month, without moving a finger.
Now, everyone who fucked me, is working for me.
But you didn't come here to prepare a character.
Why are you here?
Because...
I'm a jinx too.
And I'd like to know what to do to make it stop.
What do you expect from me? Diet tips?
So you're a jinx. Fuck me.
Two colleagues, face to face.
So you really are a jinx.
Yes, I'm terrible, buddy.
There aren't many of us, and I understand you,...
because you end up constantly questioning yourself.
Everyone leaves you. I just have my mother left.
Take this. How am I going to charge you?
I think I'll raise the installments next month.
Prices have gone up so much. And I always wanted a Mercedes.
I'm saving for a used one.
Those fuckers screwed me so much,...
I'm going to make them all pay for the Mercedes.
-Do you want to know more about this? -Yes.
The guys get together once a week. Why don't you come?
What guys?
-"Skinny thing." -Nice to meet you.
-"Magic Hands." -Hello.
-"Jose Wiggy." -Nice to meet you.
-This is "the Sergeant". -Nice to meet you.
-And "Little Ears". -Hi.
I once shook hands with a former president, at an event,...
and the next day, inflation began to rise.
Don't remind us!
Welcome pal!
Here you'll feel supported, loved,...
and even proud of your condition,...
because this is an iron-strong brotherhood.
-Isn't that right, Wiggy. -Of course it is! Welcome pal!
I'd like to make a toast to the memory of our hero.
No, no!
Please...
You know he was like a father to us.
What's wrong, man?
After everything that "Christ" went through!
Or are we going to forget him too?
His name deserves to be spoken, even if only now and then.
-Remember what happened last time. -He's right...
If you all won't drink to him, then I will.
To the memory of my dear friend, comrade,...
and the founder of this wonderful brotherhood.
He taught us to walk with dignity and pride.
To the memory of our dear Elbio Di Napoli.
I told you!
I told you, asshole! Don't say his name!
Idiot!
BOOKS
In my essay on luck,...
I claim that mankind is divided into two main groups.
Those with good luck and those with bad luck.
We pass from one group to another without realising it,...
not even being aware of it,...
until luck, good or bad, touches us clearly.
These shifts happen all the time,...
because the system tends towards equilibrium.
For every lucky person, there is an unlucky person,...
and vice-versa.
Just as electrons jump from atom to atom,...
while searching for a nucleus to orbit,...
people are also shifting from one group to the other.
Let us take an example.
We are in an airport, anywhere in the world.
Mr. A misses his family badly, and arrives at the airport,...
wishing to travel immediately, so as to see them.
He gets the last seat on the flight.
Mr. A now finds himself in the lucky group,...
being able to now satisfy his desire.
Mr. B, just like Mr. A, wants to travel to the same place,...
as he has been offered a highly lucrative business opportunity.
He thus also finds himself in the lucky group.
But he must arrive today or the chance will be lost.
Mr. B arrives just after Mr. A. Unable to get a seat on the flight
and on the point of losing his business opportunity,...
Mr. B leaves the lucky group to move into the unlucky group,...
as the system balances itself.
Mr. B's only chance is the stand-by list he put his name on,...
in the hope of getting the flight.
About to board, Mr. A begins to feel sharp stomach pains,...
due to the rush with which he ate his sandwich of ham,...
cheese, peppers, guacamole, egg and mayonnaise.
Mr. B's luck has changed again. He will soon find out...
he has moved from the unlucky group to the lucky one once more,...
as Mr. A's condition is so severe, that he is unable...
to leave the toilet in time to catch his flight,...
finding himself once more in the unlucky group.
Mr. B is delighted.
He will now be able to seal his million dollar deal.
In the take-off, a fire in the engine...
causes a fatal accident.
Mr. B, who had been in the lucky group,...
is now once again among the unlucky,...
for he has not only lost his business deal,...
but also his life, in the accident.
Meanwhile, Mr. A, still seriously ill,...
moves from having bad luck at having lost his flight,...
to having good luck again, having remained alive,...
although, unaware of the events, he continues to curse his luck.
This is a crude example, with tragic consequences,...
but this is how things happen all the time,...
regardless of the scale of the events,...
and mostly, we don't even realise what is happening.
Those whose lives are invariably dominated...
by good or bad luck are considered to be extreme cases.
An extreme person identifies himself...
with one group or the other.
If I am unlucky and believe myself to be so,...
I tend be more and more so.
One example is someone we associate with bad luck,...
whom we avoid even naming, labelling him as a jinx.
This condition can be innate or hereditary.
This is called, "extreme inheritance."
For example: If an extreme person dies, the inheritance...
may pass on to anyone, but the most susceptible people...
are those who share an emotional bond with the subject when he dies.
-Can one voluntarily change from one group to the other? -Yes.
If the individual manages to invert the polarity...
of his electrical charge. See illustration.
Human electrical polarity converter.
An electrical charge can alter our frequency...
and induce a shift from one group to another.
Laurencio?
-Guillermo. -Nice to meet you.
I understand the "master" bit.
I wanted you to explain the "magic" involved.
-So you got the bug then... -Yes. -Why?
I want to learn to dance tango.
And why today and not last year or in two months' time?
Actually, I want to learn the tango to get a woman.
I like it better now.
I went to a club. She was waiting for me to ask her to dance,...
but I didn't because I can't dance tango.
I ended up just standing there.
Tell me. Do you force or flow?
Do you make things happen or just go with the flow?
I just know I have to learn the tango.
I don't know her, I don't know who she is,...
but if I don't learn how, I won't do anything.
I think it's already happened.
You and her are already together, or you will never be.
Do you follow me?
I dance all day every Sunday. I'm in here all day.
I have no idea what goes on in the world outside. I don't know.
At night, I watch the replay of the football game on TV.
But for me, it's as if it were a live broadcast.
So I get happy, get sad, get excited,...
and when the ball goes up in the air, well, it's a goal.
However, the ball will land where it has to, and nowhere else.
Why? Because it has already happened.
But since I'm unaware of that, I think it's happening at the time.
Time is difficult to understand.
I think we fool ourselves thinking life is a live event.
But I think it's actually a replay.
That woman and you are already together,...
or you won't ever be together.
Now you have to learn to dance a little and go find out.
There's the magic.
Technically, it's about openings and changes.
Dancing tango is like walking with a woman stuck to your chest.
Hold her. Hold her, go on. Put your arm around her waist.
Take a step. Move away.
No, don't look down. Always keep your head up.
That's it. You did that by yourself!
You're already correcting yourself. That's a good start.
You flow Guille! Very good!
Felipe...
Guillermo.
I had an idea for the old man.
We can bring him a placebo.
I know.
We'll give him some baking powder or something...
and tell him it's cocaine.
No, he won't be able to tell the difference.
He won't notice, trust me.
OK, I'll do it, but both of us should go.
Fine.
Good bye.
-I'm sorry, I slept in. -It's all right.
Know what?
I'm sorry about the scene I made the other night.
I'm sorry about the one I made.
I...
Do you really think you're a jinx?
No, I was a bit out of it the other day.
If you want, we could go for a drink sometime.
-It's been such a long time. -Yes.
-I saw you last year. -Where?
-I went to see you in the theatre. -Really?
-You were doing Shakespeare. -A Midsummer Night's Dream.
-You were brilliant. -Thanks.
Hello...
-How are you feeling? -Fine.
Tell me. Is it day or night?
It's daytime, Dad.
Do you know if the board confirmed the figures?
Yes, they did.
Dad, we got what you wanted. Do you remember?
That thing, to make the little 25 watt lights look like 60 watts?
Oh yes! The little lights...
What little lights...? With all these crocodiles,...
running here and there... Little lights...?
I want to speak to my brothers. My brothers...
You don't have any brothers, Dad.
I have two.
Felipe and Guillermo.
I love them so much.
Guillermo always comes to visit me, he's so good...
Felipe... Felipe's kind of angry with me...
He's very sensitive. He's an artist.
He has to be looked after. He's a great artist.
Look after him please.
Look after him for me.
My little brother.
I love him so much.
Hello, Dad. How are you?
I know you can't answer me.
I was thinking about that story the other day.
Maybe it would have been better to have stayed with the dancer.
You wouldn't have ended up a widower when Mum died,...
and you would have avoided that mad woman...
that walked out on you and Guillermo.
You might have had a happier life.
At least happier than the one you had.
I have some nice memories of those few years we spent together.
You were always so serious.
I think you were bored to death back then.
The other day you said I was an artist.
That I was very sensitive and needed looking after.
"My little brother", you said.
Look what we had to go through to finally say these things.
You don't know what's happening to me.
I could have really used your help. So much lost time.
I want to admit my mistakes too. I want to say sorry.
I want to say I love you.
I love you very much.
-Excuse me? -Excuse me?
-What is it, ma'am? -What is it?
I've come to say hello to my husband.
OK...
If I told you what just happened, you'd lose all respect for me.
I'll sum it up for you.
I love you very much.
Get the guy in the next room to tell you the rest.
It looks like he'll be on the same train as you.
How many girlfriends have you had Guillermo?
Three.
-And what were they like? -All different.
-Are you sure? -Yes.
I think they're always the same in the end.
We always do the same things over and over.
It's very difficult to avoid repeating yourself.
You can change the shape but the pattern is always the same.
If you become aware of repetitions, you can stand aside,...
and let the ball roll past.
Then you have a better chance of beginning to find...
what is right for you. It's the same with women.
"Repetition" is the opposite of "evolution".
To evolve, you have to learn.
-Did you ever have to learn something to get a woman? -No.
It looks like life has chosen tango for your evolution.
Buy a good pair of shoes and you'll notice the difference.
-Thank you. -Bye.
Hi, Felipe. It's Alfredo.
I hope it all went well with the fortune teller and the other thing
There's an audition for a film,...
and they're only looking for a few people.
I can't go. We have an extra rehearsal.
So I'm passing it on to you. All my best, buddy.
-Who is it? -I'm here for the audition.
Come in.
Hello.
Yes.
Yes, I'm on my way.
-Ma'am. -Yes, dear.
Hello, Victor, sweetheart.
Do you remember me? I'm Lina Delponte.
Hello, this is a message for Mr. Felipe Nugal,...
from Europa Films. We'd like him to get in touch,...
to organise an interview. The number is 47216594. Thank you.
I think we're ready to go see what happens.
-Do you think so? -Yes, why not.
You know how to hold her and then, just walk with her.
That's all you need.
Women don't want some guy with fancy dance moves.
They want a guy who can hold them.
Go to the club and ask her to dance.
Then you'll know if the ball is in the back of the net,...
or if it went wide.
-Can you hear it? -What?
Listen to it, because it will be the last time.
Come and help me!
We have to take advantage of this unique situation.
My wife has taken the kids to her mother's in Chascomus.
-We're alone! -But wait! Wait!
Where are you taking me?
She didn't want to. "Are you mad?", she said...
She didn't want to... But you want to end this too...
I can get it for a grand, and it'll be over!
I don't understand any of this and I have to go!
You can go afterwards, come to my place first!
A grand!! I paid for it!
What a moment!
This is a great moment.
I've been waiting for this for two weeks.
It's so beautiful...
-Is that a real bazooka? -Thank the Lord.
It's a good-luck-night for some and a bad-luck-night for others.
-No, you're mad. -We're both mad,...
if we think it's fair to keep letting those bastards interrupt...
our sleep.
Now's the time to sort this problem out.
The world belongs to whoever takes the bull by the horns.
-When was the last time you slept? -Months ago.
You are going to sleep tonight.
Let's do it now, or I'll chicken out too.
Do you know how to use it?
I got it from an ex-army guy, he wrote me down the instructions.
He said it was easy.
And if soldiers all over the world use them, it can't be so hard.
Take out to use.
Open rear end.
Extend tube.
Load explosives into the tube.
Read it for me.
Hold the bottom half of the tube...
and line up the target with the upper end.
Come here. Come here!
-Are there any people around? -No, there's no-one.
Now you'll get it, you son of a bitch!
Guille.
-Hi. -Hi.
I missed you a lot.
Guillermo, Alfonso didn't mean anything. It's over.
I think if we want to, we can fix things up.
Why don't we start over again, period.
Hello. I'm here for an interview with...
-You're Felipe. -Yes.
I recognised you from the audition tapes.
I'm Marcia... Mark's assistant. Follow me.
-Hi, I'm Mark Johnson. -Felipe Nugal.
Have you been doing this for long?
Quite a while. I'm not well-known.
I haven't done television. Lots of theatre work.
You had a great audition.
The film is a co-production between the USA and France.
It's a fairly ambitious project.
And the script...
It's one of the best scripts I've ever read.
Felipe... Are you working in theatre?
Or doing anything that would stop you travelling?
-No, I was doing Othello but... -That's great!
-You're ready to sign then! -Yes.
The idea is to film in locations around Europe,...
and the actors are Robert Redford, Gerard Depardieu,...
Uma Thurman, Winona Ryder, Jack Nicholson...
And you. If you want to, of course.
Jack Nicholson. Well...
Take this and start reading. Your character is Juan.
Mark, Jack Nicholson is on line 4.
It's true. Luck changes all the time.
Every decision we take, every intention behind each action...
is a magical movement in the universe.
A twist of fate that places us in one group,...
or in the other.
What's important is what each of us does...
to find our own destiny.
Jack Nicholson says hello. The old sea dog!