( upbeat music playing )
¶ ¶
¶ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ¶
¶ Acapulco ¶
¶ Sleeping in the bay ¶
¶ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ¶
¶ Acapulco ¶
¶ Wake up and greet the day ¶
¶ Time to tell the guitars and sleepy-eyed stars ¶
¶ To be on their way ¶
¶ It's such a beautiful morning ¶
¶ For a holiday ¶
¶ Hey, now, come on ¶
¶ You old sleepyhead ¶
¶ See the sky turning red ¶
¶ And you're still in bed ¶
¶ It's fun in Acapulco ¶
¶ Acapulco ¶
¶ Look, here comes the sun ¶
¶ Acapulco ¶
¶ It's a day for fun ¶
¶ I can't wait till I meet ¶
¶ Your sweet señoritas ¶
¶ Kiss every one ¶
¶ This is no time for siesta ¶
¶ This is time for fun ¶
¶ ¶
¶ I can't wait till I meet your sweet señoritas ¶
¶ Kiss every one ¶
¶ This is no time for siesta ¶
¶ This is time for fun ¶
¶ This is no time for siesta ¶
¶ This is time for fun. ¶
MEN: ¶ Viva el vino ¶
¶ Viva el dinero ¶
¶ Viva, viva, el amor ¶
( continue singing in Spanish )
( men hooting )
¶ Viva el vino ¶
¶ Viva el dinero, viva! ¶
¶ Viva, viva, el amor... ¶ Hold it down! Hold it down!
Shh, shh.
Everyone's asleep. Siesta.
It's too early for siesta.
Just go away. Come back later.
Hey, your boat, muy bonito.
It's not my b... I just work here.
No more music, now, please.
Like I said, I just work here.
If you wake up my boss
I won't be working here much longer.
( percussion playing )
( man whistles )
Some boss.
He's a sneaky gringo.
¶ Viva el vino ¶ Hold it down!
¶ Viva el dinero ¶ Hold it down!
¶ Viva, viva, el amor... ¶
Quiet!
Quiet. See? You'll wake everyone up.
Time to be up anyway. It's 6:30.
I'll tell you what--
I'll buy you a drink later if you'll go away now, hmm?
We go now; pay later-- good idea.
Is it a deal? Okay.
Tonight, El Torito's, 6:00.
Where is it?
Ask everybody, anybody.
Hey, amigo, what's your name?
Mike. Mike, I'm Armando, he's Pedro
that's Pablo, and he's Sam.
See you later, Mike.
( engine starts )
( loud music resumes )
The natives are restless this morning.
So are you.
I'm always restless.
Why don't you go back to bed?
I'd rather be with you.
Come back when you've grown up.
You mean I'm going to get any more grown up than this?
How old do you think I am, anyway?
I don't know, but I'm sure I've got neckties
that are older than you are.
Nobody understands that women mature younger
these days-- just nature at work.
Well, nature doesn't do my work.
So, why don't you be a nice girl
and just, uh, run along now.
It's my dad's boat, you know.
I could get you fired.
Why don't you?
Go back to your dolls.
Why?
So you can go back to yours?
Ha!
Ha.
( men shouting angrily in Spanish )
Torito's al izquierda.
Gracias.
¿Cuanto es?
Tres pesos.
Keep the change.
Thank you very much.
( shouting continues )
( music playing, dog barking )
Señor, you wish to go dancing?
Sorry, I'm going to El Torito's.
That's the place. Tell them I sent you.
Would you like to buy beautiful jewelry?
No, thanks.
Beautiful ring? Bracelet? For your girlfriend?
I don't want it.
I got nobody to buy it for. I'm sorry.
¶ Viva el dinero ¶
¶ Viva, viva... ¶
Dance, one peso?
No, thank you, not right now.
( Spanish singing continuing )
¶ Viva el vino ¶
¶ Viva el dinero ¶
¶ Viva, viva, el amor. ¶
Hey, amigo, you remember us!
Sure, I remember you, Sam.
No, he's Sam. I'm Sam.
Bienvenido. Oh, hi, Sam.
He's the skipper of a boat.
No, I'm not the skipper.
Cinco tequilas.
No, quatro tequila and one beer.
Si, señor.
We're going to sing a song for tequila lovers-- us.
( laughter )
Viva el vino!
Viva el dinero!
¶ Viva... ¶ ¶ Viva... ¶
¶ El... a... mor... ¶
Whoo-hoo! Ya-ha!
¶ I like to drink wine ¶
¶ And money is fine ¶
¶ But I like the girls even more ¶
( hooting )
¶ Viva el vino ¶
¶ Viva el dinero ¶
¶ Viva, viva el amor ¶
¶ With wine on your lips, and money in your pocket ¶
¶ And your sweetheart in your arms ¶
¶ You're rich as you can be ¶
¶ So, lift up your glass ¶
¶ Let's sing it all together ¶
¶ Muchachos, caballero, make this toast with me ¶
¶ We'll sing one more time ¶
¶ To money and wine ¶
¶ Let's sing to the girls ¶
¶ We adore... ¶
( hooting )
¶ Viva el vino ¶
¶ Viva el dinero ¶
¶ Viva, viva ¶
¶ El... ¶
¶ A... mor... ¶
( whistling )
( song ends )
And now, to the Señorita Dolores...
Salud.
ALL: Salud!
( speaks Spanish )
Señorita.
Uh, you dance for un peso?
No, I don't. Do you?
I'm estupido. Please forgive me.
I don't speak Spanish, and I'm a little confused.
Will you have something?
Why do you drink cerveza?
A man like you should drink tequila.
Is that what separates the men from the boys?
Wait here-- I'll be back in un momentito
and then, you will join us for a drink.
Why not?
Hey, you're a lucky fellow.
She's a beautiful girl.
That's Dolores Gomez.
You know her?
Everybody knows her.
Si.
Oh, then I might as well, uh, join the club.
( laughing )
We're going to sing a song for you.
¶ Todo esta encantador aqui en Mexico ¶
( hooting )
¶ No one's in a hurry ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ No one seems to worry ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ Why they're all so happy is very clear ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ Every day siesta ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ Every night fiesta ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ I think I'm gonna like it here ¶
¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ All this lovely scenery ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ And there's more to it than greenery ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ You know a chance for romance is always near ¶
¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ Mission bells are ringing ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ Everybody's singing ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ I think I'm gonna like it here ¶
¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ Las voces cantan sus melodias ¶
¶ Melodias ¶
¶ Que son alegres ¶
¶ Y tan felices ¶
¶ La-la-la-la ¶
¶ Todo sera como tu lo quieras ¶
¶ Lo quieras ¶
¶ Your troubles, like bubbles, will soon disappear in the air ¶
( chimes softly )
( trumpets blaring )
¶ Down to my last peso ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ But I'm not afraid to say so ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ I feel just like a brave Spanish cavalier ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ I don't care where we go ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ So lead on, mi amigo ¶ ¶ Wa-ba, ba, wa-ba, ba ¶
¶ I think I'm gonna like it here. ¶
( song ends )
( cheering )
Señor
you will join us?
( soft guitar music playing )
That's right.
Salud.
Bien hecho.
( sputters )
Delicious.
( laughing )
I am Jose Garcia.
Mike Windgren.
Uh, Rico...
Julio, Juan, Pepe...
Mucho gusto.
...and of course
you have already met Dolores.
Tell me, why is everyone toasting you?
You mean, you weren't at the bullfights
this afternoon?
No.
You didn't see her kill the biggest bull?
No, but I know when I'm getting it.
You don't like lady bullfighters?
Well, I thought all bullfighters were men.
Well, if Dolores looks like a man to you
you need glasses, amigo, thick ones.
( chuckling )
Shall I throw him out?
No, not yet.
Now, these men are good matadors
and courageous
but courage is expected of men...
but a beautiful girl like Dolores fights the bull--
ay, fantastico!
Enough, Jose.
The offer of a peso a dance is still good?
Sure.
No, thanks, I wouldn't want to lose my amateur standing.
So we dance anyway.
Who leads?
We'll take turns.
Excuse me, gentlemen.
( mid-tempo music playing )
Jose talks a lot.
Too much.
Your husband?
No, he works for me.
That's all?
You've got, uh... how do you say?
The big nose.
Uh-oh... trouble.
Would you excuse me for a moment, please?
Your wife?
You've got, uh, how you say it?
The big nose.
Not hardly.
Be right back.
What are you doing here?
This is not a malt or a hamburger joint.
You're here.
It has to be respectable.
And that better be coca-cola you're drinking
or your dad'll go right through the roof.
Uh-oh... back to the convent.
What are you doing here?
How did you find a place like this?
You're manufacturing cholesterol
by the quart, Daddy.
Answer my question!
He brought us.
Now, wait a minute, monster.
And he ordered the drinks, too.
It is Coke, isn't it, Daddy?
You ought to be ashamed
bringing my daughter here, ordering liquor.
But I didn't bring her here.
She engineered this all by herself.
Of course we did.
Now, how could we ever find a place like this
without his help?
That's what I thought.
You're fired! And you're lucky I don't have you arrested
for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
She was a delinquent long before anyone contributed anything.
Señor!
Hey, Señor, what you going to do now?
Hey, why are you mad at me?
Why don't you be a good boy
and just run along home, huh?
Want a shoe shine?
No, I don't want a shoe shine
or bracelets, or pictures or anything.
Just go home.
No madre.
Well, then go to your padre.
No padre.
Nobody.
I'm sorry, kid.
Is all right.
You sing pretty good for a gringo.
With my help, you're going to be okay.
I be your manager.
Look, kid, I don't need a manager.
I get in enough trouble
without your help, believe me.
Then I be your amigo-- for free.
Well, an amigo I could use right now.
My name is Raoul.
Ra-oul.
Mike Windgren.
Okay, now what we going to do?
Well, amigo... I don't have the money to get back home.
So, uh, we better find us a job.
No good.
Why not?
To work in Mexico, you have to be an imigrante.
What is an imigrante?
When you have a permit to work
but that takes long time.
And how am I supposed to eat while I'm waiting?
I have another amigo who might help us mañana.
Well, let's worry about it mañana.
Okay, amigo, I see you in the morning, 10:00
in front of the church, in the plaza.
I go there to pray for you.
I can pray for myself.
We need all the help we can get.
Buenas noches.
You can't come in here.
You... my cousin... would stop me?
For 50 centavos, your cousin
will turn around the other way.
Put it on my bill.
Buenos dias, Señor.
Shoeshine boys are not permitted in the lobby.
I have business here.
What do you want?
To see the manager.
The manager?
You ask him. Go on.
I have to know what it is about.
It's about I want to see the manager.
He is my amigo.
We'll see.
I'm sorry to bother you, Señor
but there is a boy insisting on seeing you.
What is your name?
Raoul Almedo.
Yes, sir.
Right away, sir.
You can go right in.
What can I do for you, amigo?
You know, for a cousin, you ask me many favors.
Is El Trovador giving you trouble again, no?
Oh, El Trovador, the plumbing, the guests...
One group complains the music at the pool is too loud.
I turn it down.
Another group complains the music is not loud enough.
So, turn it off.
That way, everybody'd be unhappy.
I did.
How did you know that El Trovador
was giving me trouble, eh?
You're not the only cousin I have
that works here.
Every time he thinks he should have a raise, he gets sick.
I should close the big room
because he's going to have a small headache.
I have an amigo who is a better singer than El Trovador
and he's very healthy.
Do I know him?
No, but you will.
I bring him to meet you.
I could not hire him.
El Trovador will get mad at me.
Is El Trovador running this hotel?
Certainly not.
If you say so, Señor.
Okay, Raoul.
I will meet him.
Hasta luego.
( church bells ringing )
¿Como esta, amigo?
Muy bien, gracias.
Come, we go now.
I thought you were going inside to pray.
Today, I prayed outside.
Okay. Now, where are we going?
I think I have a job for you, at the Acapulco Hilton.
Doing what?
They have a great big room
with beautiful drapes and beautiful tables
with lots of beautiful people
and beautiful music.
Only, the people come and see and hear
a not beautiful singer.
He is El Trovador.
I've never heard such a long, sad story.
When he sing, sometimes El Trovador has headaches.
It's better him than the audience.
His headaches is cured by this...
Uh-huh.
Is no good he should work when he is so sick.
I take you now to make sure he don't.
I got a feeling I'm heading for disaster.
With my help, never.
( maracas playing )
( trumpets playing )
( band plays Latin rhythm )
¶ Mexico-o ¶
¶ They've got muchas muchachas, amigos ¶
¶ Señoritas! ¶
¶ Latin features ¶
¶ Never saw such adorable creatures ¶
¶ It's so nice here ¶
¶ Oh, what sights here ¶
¶ Lots to dig, ooh-ooh- ooh, the nights here ¶
¶ Si! ¶
¶ We live it up and love it up, amigo ¶
¶ Life begins when you're in Mexico ¶
¶ Oh, you never order ¶
¶ Water ¶
¶ iAgua! ¶ ¶ When you order south of the border ¶
¶ One tequila ¶
¶ Make you feel-a ¶
¶ In to kiss a lovely señorita ¶
iSi!
¶ Ooh, do the samba... ¶
Yi-hee!
¶ ...La bamba ¶
( speaking in Spanish )
iAy, caramba!
¶ I'll go where you go ¶
¶ iSi, amigo! ¶
¶ Life begins when you're in Mexico ¶
¶ Mexico-o ¶
¶ They've got muchas, muchachas, amigo ¶
¶ iSeñoritas! ¶
¶ Never saw such adorable creatures... ¶
( playing march )
You arrange that?
Some of my cousins.
Some of your cousins.
( chuckles )
¶ We'll live it up and love it up, amigo ¶
¶ Life begins ¶
¶ When you're in ¶
¶ Mexico! ¶
( applause )
Hi.
Beautiful dive.
Gracias.
Glad you liked it.
Are you the only lifeguard here?
Si, just me.
¿Raoul, como estas?
Así-así.
Mike, this is another amigo, Moreno.
Moreno. A cousin?
No, Moreno is one champion diver of all Mexico.
The champion diver.
He dives from the cliffs at night, holding a torch.
136 feet.
Zoom!
You mean you work here in the daytime
and you dive from the cliffs at night?
Si.
When do you siesta?
I don't. No siesta.
An important man like you has no siesta?
Mm-mm.
We go now, Mike.
Just a minute.
Hasta la vista.
Hasta la vista, Moreno.
Señor Ramirez, this is my amigo, Mike.
Ah, claro!
El cantante. Hello.
And what makes you think he can fill in for El Trovador?
I heard him last night at El Torito's.
They clapped like the thunder.
I got a real fan in Raoul.
If you'll take a chance, Mr. Ramirez
I won't let you down.
He'll make your customers forget
all about the one that gets sick all the time.
I don't know.
People who come to the big room expect a big name.
So, we change your name to a big name.
( snorts )
Well, better a bad show than no show.
Oh, it won't be a bad show.
All right.
I'm crazy.
I'll take a chance.
How much you pay us?
Just a minute, Raoul.
I'll fill in for El Trovador
if you give me a job as a lifeguard during the day.
No.
It would be against the law.
I can pay you for singing
but I cannot pay you for lifeguarding.
It is impossible.
I'll tell you what, then.
I'll work as a lifeguard during the siesta
for room and board, no pay.
That way I'll be here to sing when El Trovador is sick
and no law is broken.
I don't know.
Moreno wouldn't like it.
Can Moreno sing when El Trovador is sick?
Maybe if I'm here, El Trovador won't be sick as often, huh?
Okay. Check with the desk clerk.
He'll assign you to a room, eh?
Thank you.
You're welcome
and thank you, Raoul.
Thank you, cousin.
Hasta luego.
( splashes )
( circus music playing )
( all screaming )
( screaming continuing )
I'd like to send a telegram, please.
Certainly.
There you go.
"Mr. and Mrs. Jack Windgren
"2201 Robert Road, Tampa, Florida.
"Dear Folks, I am in Acapulco.
"It might be the place to solve my problem.
Intend to try. Love, Mike."
How much?
That'll be 25 pesos, or two dollars.
You have a problem, Señor?
Anything I can do?
No, thank you.
Thank you.
Let's go to the beach.
All right, let's go.
( boat motor revving )
Excuse me, I know this is not the time
to talk business, but...
What kind of business?
Oh, please, go ahead.
I'm not a guest. I work here.
Then we've got something in common
'cause I work here, too.
You do?
Yeah, that's what I want to talk over with you.
See, the manager thinks
that you've been working too hard.
So, he gave me a job as your relief man.
Why are you so worried about me?
It's only during the siesta hours.
Look, Señor-- whatever your name is--
I told you I don't take a siesta.
Oh. The name is Mike Windgren.
Marguerita Dauphin. How do you do?
I don't know yet.
How do you think it looks to the world
when the diving champion of Mexico doesn't take a siesta?
The hotel is only trying
to protect him and his reputation.
And how many hours of reputation protection
does the hotel think I need?
Well, say from 1:00 to 4:00.
We'll see about that.
We have laws, you know?
See you at 1:00 tomorrow, Moreno.
You, too, señorita.
I hope.
Hello.
Hi.
This is a nice surprise.
May I join you?
You got a reservation?
This table is, uh, kind of small for two people.
If you feel that way, I can find another place.
Oh, no, no.
It would be an honor.
Thank you.
What did you order?
I've forgotten.
My waiter went north for the winter.
Be patient.
You're in Mexico.
They like to prepare food well, it takes time
but it's worth waiting for.
You're not Mexican, are you?
No. Where are you from?
The United States.
MARGUERITA: I could tell that.
I wish that waiter would hurry.
I've got some rehearsing to do.
Did you say "rehearsing"?
For lifeguarding?
No, I go on for El Trovador tonight.
You're an entertainer plus a lifeguard?
Why not?
Two jobs?
You are ambitious.
Say, what do you do around here?
I'm assistant social director.
Oh. I might just get over being antisocial, then.
Thank you.
It's good.
Hey, doc, is it catching?
Outrageous.
Vichyssoise must be served at 40 degrees
not warmer and not colder.
He's only help, not a paying customer.
Food is food for everybody.
Besides, he's also a guinea pig
for the paying customer.
Go on, get it changed and get it right!
Hurry up!
"Must be 40 degrees." Is he always like that?
Usually worse.
He's got to be kidding, the old goat.
He isn't kidding
and the old goat is my father.
Oh, I-I-I'm sorry.
Why didn't you introduce me to the old goa...?
Why didn't you introduce me to him?
I probably was waiting for you to trap yourself...
and you did.
I see.
He'll be back.
Much better. Exactly 40 degrees.
( chuckles )
The king's had official tasters. Why shouldn't I?
Good.
Papa, this is Mike Windgren.
How do you do?
Maximillian Dauphin, chief chef.
Your food's great.
Yes, I know.
Excuse me. I have work to do.
Oh, uh, sir. Hmm?
You might need this.
Oh, oh.
Thank you.
Modest, isn't he?
He's just stating a fact.
The king used to say
that he kept the best table in the country.
The king came to your restaurant?
Our castle.
Oh.
You see, Daddy's really an amateur.
He was a grand duke
before our country went behind the Iron Curtain.
Well, then you must be
some kind of a duchess or something.
No, call me Maggie.
All right, Maggie.
But what my father would call you
isn't said in polite company.
Why? What'd I do?
Rule of the house: Finish your food.
Yeah, all right. Mm-hmm.
( mariachi music playing )
( song ends )
( fanfare playing )
We regret to announce that our feature entertainer is ill...
( audience groaning )
...but to replace him tonight
we have been fortunate enough to obtain the services
of that famous North American singing sensation--
Mike Windgren!
( timpani rolling )
( fanfare playing )
( Spanish-flavored intro playing )
¶ There's a legend of a famous matador ¶
¶ Who went to meet El Toro ¶
¶ Though he fought as he had never done before ¶
¶ He could not beat El Toro ¶
¶ The bull, El Toro, brought him defeat and pain ¶ ¶ Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah... ¶
¶ And to his sorrow, the matador knew shame ¶
¶ They said time would never heal the many scars ¶
¶ Brought by the great El Toro ¶
¶ And the bitterness that burned deep in his heart ¶
¶ Caused him to hate El Toro ¶
¶ The bull, El Toro, brought him defeat and pain ¶ ¶ Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah... ¶
¶ And to his sorrow, the matador knew shame ¶
¶ Shame ¶
¶ So one night ¶ ¶ Ooh... ¶
¶ When no one was in sight ¶ ¶ Ooh... ¶
¶ The matador ¶ ¶ Ooh... ¶
¶ Went to settle the score ¶ ¶ Ooh... ¶
¶ In the lonely fields ¶ ¶ Ooh... ¶
¶ Beneath the pale moonlight ¶ ¶ Ooh... ¶
¶ He sought the bull ¶ ¶ Ooh... ¶
¶ And they fought once more ¶ ¶ Ooh... ¶
( music intensifies )
¶ When they found the matador, they saw him dying ¶
¶ He'd never see tomorrow ¶
¶ Now, they say that on the spot where he was lying ¶
¶ Still walks the proud El Toro ¶
¶ The bull, El Toro, brought him defeat and pain ¶ ¶ Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah... ¶
¶ Pain ¶
¶ And to his sorrow ¶ ¶ Ah-ah-ah ¶
¶ The matador knew shame. ¶ ¶ Ah-ah-ah-ah, shame. ¶
( cheering )
Mike!
No pictures, please.
But Mike, publicity pictures cost us nothing.
You heard what I said-- no pictures.
( slow song playing )
You were very good, Mike.
Thank you.
But that wasn't very nice.
I just don't like having my picture taken.
I'm one of the FBI's most wanted men.
Where are we going?
Stick with me. I'll show you.
El Trovador will be fully recovered
by the midnight show after he hears about you.
Probably.
Is that what you do in the States for a living, sing?
No.
I didn't think so.
Otherwise, you would like photographers
but, uh, being lifeguard is not a profession.
Now, look, princess...
"Princess--" you've promoted me.
What did I do to deserve it?
It's not what you did.
It's what you're about to do.
Señor Mike?
Yeah.
You'll be singing here from now on, no?
Uh, I don't think so.
Not regular, at least.
Too bad.
Dolores, she likes you.
Oh, Marguerita Dauphin, Dolores Gomez.
I already know Miss Gomez.
You do?
By reputation.
How nice.
Hello.
You stay at this hotel, Mike?
Si.
How nice.
What are you doing, amigo?
Don't tell anybody, pal.
I'm learning to dive.
Is a little loco.
( sighs )
Well, like you say, "the crazy gringo."
Why don't you ask Moreno?
He's the best cliff diver at La Perla.
La Perla?
Can anybody go and watch?
Why do you think they dive?
I'd like to go.
When?
Tonight.
Si. Tonight, you come with me.
( bird chirping )
MAN: Do it again!
Can I bring a friend?
If you got to.
Hello.
Hi.
We're going to La Perla tonight.
Would you like to come along?
Sorry, I can't.
I have to work tonight.
But I have two hours off for dinner
and the sunset from there is beautiful.
Dinner it is, then.
No, we can have dinner here.
Otherwise, Papa would never forgive me.
Whatever you say, princess.
And we'll go there for a drink later.
Uh, 6:30 okay?
We don't see the dive then.
You're younger than I thought.
You see the difference between watching divers
and having a pretty girl
show you the sunset...
Come to think of it, Raoul, you don't have to come along.
I come along anyway...
unless you don't want me to.
Of course we want you. Of course we want you.
First, I go finish my business. Adios!
Adios.
Me, too.
See you later.
When you lifeguard, you keep your eyes on the pool.
Now, Moreno...
you know nobody ever drowns
without first yelling, "Help!"
Just because I let you work here
don't think I also let you take my girl.
Your girl? I think you forgot to tell her that.
She's my girl, and you keep away.
When she tells me that-- if she tells me that--
I might believe her.
( bird chirping )
( clears throat )
( gasps )
Oh!
Oh...
I was asleep, you... you... how you say?
You shake me up.
Yeah, you shake me up, too.
Can I buy you a drink?
What time is it?
It's, uh, 4:00.
I'm off duty now.
Oh, I'm late for an appointment at the beauty shop
but I have a drink with you later, at 6:30.
Oh, I can't at 6:30, I've got a date.
With our amigo here, you don't make a date;
you make an appointment, like at the beauty shop.
I go now.
I go now, too, Moreno.
( crowd chattering )
( man hawking goods in Spanish )
Free! Free! Free!
Go to La Perla!
Could we have this table, please?
Of course.
You crazy? We see better from here.
Of course.
¿Que va usted a beber?
Una margarita, por favor.
He's asking your name?
No, margarita is a drink made with tequila.
Oh, good.
Well, any drink named after you
is good enough for me.
Two margaritas, please.
Two margaritas.
¿Y usted?
Cerveza, por favor.
Lemon soda for him, please.
Cerveza!
No beer.
Life is full of disappointments, Raoul.
Lemon soda's for kids.
Lemon soda.
Margarita...
it sounds like it was named after you--
mysterious, intriguing...
It's also sneaky, salty and dangerous.
Raoul, tell Mike about the dive.
What's to tell?
Later, we come back to watch.
Look!
Someone's going in the water!
An amateur.
He climbs too slow.
( sighs )
Are you all right, Mike?
Oh, me, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, I'm all right.
Good. I be right back.
( seagulls chirping in distance )
Lady Maggie, Señor Perez.
How do you do? How do you do?
Señor Mike Windgren.
How do you do? How do you do?
I told him you will sing, now.
"Marguerita."
You're pretty sneaky, amigo.
Have to get you job, Mike.
Have no chicken enchiladas for a long time.
Excuse me.
( trumpets playing upbeat intro )
( music slows )
( clicking )
¶ Ah... ¶
¶ Who makes my heart beat like thunder? ¶
¶ Who makes my temperature rise? ¶
¶ Who makes me tremble with wonderful rapture ¶
¶ With one burning glance from her eyes? ¶
¶ Marguerita... ah... ah... ¶
¶ Ah... ah... ¶
¶ Once I was free as a gypsy ¶
¶ A creature too wild to tame ¶
¶ Then suddenly I saw Marguerita ¶
¶ And I was caught like a moth in the flame ¶
¶ Marguerita... ¶
¶ Ah... ¶
¶ Is her name ¶
¶ Marguerita-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah... ¶
¶ Her lips have made me a prisoner ¶
¶ A slave to her every command ¶
¶ She captivates me and intoxicates me ¶
¶ With one little touch of her hand ¶
¶ Marguerita-ah-ah-ah-ah... ¶
¶ Ah... ah... ah... ¶
¶ Sweet Marguerita ¶
¶ Ooh... ¶
¶ Sweet, sweet Marguerita ¶
¶ Ooh... ooh... ¶
¶ Ooh... ¶
¶ Ah... ah...! ¶
( applause and cheers )
( birds chirping )
( people talking )
WOMAN: Throw it over.
Let's have some lemonade, amigo.
Si.
Jose... two lemonades, please.
Mike, what will you have?
On the house.
Oh, I'll have a...
a Marguerita. You.
Oh!
I'll have a lemonade, too, please.
Three.
I enjoyed last night, Mike.
Thank you.
If I seemed a little uneasy...
You did.
It's because I haven't had enough experience with girls.
I am sure.
Are you off duty or on?
This is my man break.
Man break?
What's a man break?
Well, in the United States
for the employees, you have coffee break, no?
Yeah, but, uh...
But I don't drink coffee, so I visit with a man.
That's a practical woman.
Actually, I have news for both of you.
El Trovador is sick again.
I'm sorry to hear that.
And this time he's sick for real.
iCaramba! I had us set to sing at the Ambassador Club tonight.
Well, I'm sorry, old buddy, I can't be in both places at once.
It's okay. I fix it.
Tonight, I bring the manager of the Ambassador Club
here to hear you.
Same difference.
That's very clever of you, Raoul.
Of course.
Why don't you come with me, just for luck?
Sorry, I can't.
I have a date tonight.
Moreno?
What's with Moreno anyway?
He gets all shook up
every time he sees me just talking to you.
Well, Moreno's been good to me and he's fun.
So is a cocker spaniel.
But it's more than a Latin temperament in him, isn't it?
And Señorita Dolores Gomez, isn't she Latin, too?
Now, what's she got to do with it?
I can come tonight
if you don't mind Moreno coming with me.
That's okay, if you don't mind Dolores coming along with me.
Please, Señor, Señorita, it's very mixed up.
So will you say everything again
only this time in Spanish?
( chuckles )
( soft mariachi music playing )
I present to you, Señorita Dolores Gomez
and mi amigo Señor Mike Windgren.
How do you do? How do you do?
Señor Delgado is the manager
of the Ambassador Club.
It is a great honor, Señorita.
Gracias.
I shall look forward to hearing you, Señor.
You go on soon.
Thanks.
And thank you for coming over here.
Would you join us?
Muchisimas gracias.
But I will watch from the bar.
Con permiso.
Raoul...
I know, now I get lost.
Buenas noches. May I take your order?
Tequila.
I'll have a margarita.
Uh... two tequilas.
Since you asked me to come here tonight
I forgive you.
What's to forgive?
The other girl.
You like her, no?
I also like you.
How can you like Dolores
when you don't see enough of her to know?
I've seen enough of her to know.
Mike...
Dolores, she likes you.
Thank you.
That's a beautiful ring.
It belong to your husband?
I've never married.
Your sweetheart?
I have too many sweethearts to wear their rings.
( trumpet fanfare )
Excuse me, that's me.
Damas y caballeros...
again tonight we have the great pleasure of presenting
the North American with that exciting voice...
Mike Windgren!
( drum roll )
( guitars, castanets joining )
¶ Ah... ¶
¶ iOle! ¶
¶ Pedro the bull was a killer ¶
¶ King of the bullfight arena ¶
¶ He'd wipe up the floor with each brave matador ¶
¶ Then have matador stew for his dinner ¶
¶ He heard the crowd shouting, "Ole!" ¶
¶ iOle! ¶
¶ But he met his master that day ¶
¶ The bullfighter was a lady ¶
¶ And it was true love at first sight ¶
¶ Her red cape was waving but Pedro was shaving ¶
¶ He wanted to date her that night ¶
¶ Ah... ¶
¶ iOle! ¶
¶ Pedro the bull, he was smitten ¶
¶ First time the love bug had bitten ¶
¶ He once was a mad bull, a wild and a bad bull ¶
¶ But now he was mild as a kitten ¶
¶ The people were starting to hiss ¶
¶ But Pedro just wanted to kiss ¶
¶ The bullfighter was a lady ¶
¶ And Pedro, he liked what he saw ¶
¶ He floated on air with a rose in his hair ¶
¶ As he waltzed with that sweet matador ¶
¶ His fate was a bad one ¶
¶ His tale is a sad one ¶
¶ It's hanging right over... ¶
¶ Her... ¶
¶ Door... ¶ ¶ Aah... ¶
¶ iOle! ¶
( applause, cheering )
Bravo! Ole!
Bravo!
( soft music playing )
Bravo, bravo.
Thank you.
Ready to go?
We just got here.
It's too hot in here.
I mean, it's too cold.
But... you wanted to come.
Hello, Princess.
Ah, buenos noches.
And good evening to you, Señorita.
You're not leaving already.
Will you join us for a drink?
Thank you, but I have to get home.
It's too hot and too cold in here.
Don't you think Mike was good?
In which performance?
Why do you leave so soon?
We just start to have fun.
It's time for a working girl to be in bed.
Is there any special time?
I wish you would stay.
Sorry. Good night.
Good night.
Night.
Good night.
We just turned down his very low offer.
What was the offer?
An insult.
But it was union scale.
Is no generoso, this man.
You don't expect me to pay him top money.
"You don't expect me to pay him top money"?
Tomorrow night we try the Tropicana.
The manager isn't so cheap.
Nobody will pay more.
Chihuahua!
What's the use, pal?
I sing, they offer me a job and you turn it down.
Tomorrow night's the last one.
Then we deal.
I hope you know what you're doing.
All the time. All the time.
Now, let's talk about Dolores, hmm?
Ay-yi-yi, Dolores.
Why don't we go out of here, hmm?
Okay. I'm with you.
( tires squeal )
It's a lovely night, no?
Everything's so clear.
Very.
I will show you a view of Acapulco
you never seen before.
( tires squealing )
Is, um, how you say, Lover's Alley?
Lover's Lane.
Better known as a make-out spot.
Make-out spot?
I didn't know you had them in Mexico.
You think it's an American invention?
No, but I think we perfected it.
I have been all over
and love is no difference everywhere.
I'm with you.
Do you want to get marry?
No man really wants to get married.
Not even algun dia?
Algun dia?
Someday.
Oh, sure, someday.
I don't.
If a Señorita wants to cook and clean
and get fat, for her is okay.
But Dolores, she doesn't want to wipe the nose
of a crying baby.
Now, wait a minute. You're getting ahead of me.
I fight the bulls and... sometimes I play house.
But the ring is for the bull's nose.
Well, let's play house.
You want to be the Papa in my house?
That's my best role.
Oh.
That's better, no?
No... oh!
Whoa!
( sighs )
La proxima ves traigo mi camioneta.
Yeah. What?
Next time, we'll bring my station wagon.
( engine starts )
( tires squealing )
¶ This was gonna be the night tonight ¶
¶ I was gonna get to hold you tight ¶
¶ But I guess we didn't plan it right ¶
¶ I never stood a chance ¶
¶ We couldn't dance ¶
¶ 'Cause there's no room to rumba in a sports car ¶
¶ You can't move forward or back ¶
¶ There's no room to do what the beat tells you to ¶
¶ Without throwing your spine outta whack ¶
¶ And a little kiss I want to steal ¶
¶ I hit my head against the steering wheel ¶
¶ Now I know the way a pretzel feels ¶
¶ All I can do is shout... ¶
¶ Hey, let me out! ¶
¶ 'Cause there's no room to rumba in a sports car ¶
¶ You can't move forward or back ¶
¶ There's no room to do what the beat tells you to ¶
¶ Without throwing your spine outta whack. ¶
( three horn beeps )
Afraid of the high one?
Don't worry about it.
( splashes )
It's very easy.
It must be-- you can do it.
Look, I'll show you.
Don't bother.
( applause )
Good morning.
Sleep well?
Do I detect a cool breeze?
Of course not.
Uh, I've got an audition again tonight.
Will you come along? As a chaperone?
At the Tropicana Club.
Don't tell me you had enough of the flavor of old Mexico.
It may be your last chance.
Raoul says it's my last audition.
I hope it will be memorable experience
Look, I don't want to go alone.
Maggie... Why should you go alone?
There aren't any bullfights until Sunday.
You know, when you're mad, Princess, you remind me of...
Of you.
No, of El Toro, the bull.
Oh, you!
Mm...
You don't like me in the daytime?
Uh, um, not in front of all these people.
People?
What people?
Somebody might just walk by any minute, you know.
You're ashamed for somebody to see Dolores kiss you?
It's a crime or something?
In Acapulco?
Okay.
Mm!
( whistles )
Where you take me tonight?
I bring my big car.
Automatic transmission.
Well, uh, I'm not too sure about tonight.
Uh, uh, I'm a little nervous about a job.
And I'm late now. I'll see you later.
Nervous?
Is good for the nerves.
( bongos play )
( music plays fast tempo )
¶ I said, take it easy, baby, I worked all day ¶
¶ And my feet feel just like lead ¶
¶ You got my shirttails flyin' all over the place ¶
¶ And the sweat poppin' outta my head ¶
¶ She said, hey, Bossa Nova, baby, keep on workin' ¶
¶ For this ain't no time to quit ¶
¶ She said, go, Bossa Nova, baby, keep on dancin' ¶
¶ I'm about to have myself a fit ¶
¶ Bossa Nova ¶
¶ I said, hey, little mama, let's sit down ¶
¶ And have a drink and dig the band ¶
¶ She said, drink, drink, drink, oh, fiddly-dink ¶
¶ I can dance with a drink in my hand ¶
¶ She said, hey, Bossa Nova, baby, keep on workin' ¶
¶ For this ain't no time to drink ¶
¶ She said, go, Bossa Nova, baby, keep on dancin' ¶
¶ 'Cause I ain't got time to think ¶
¶ Bossa Nova ¶
¶ I said, come on, baby, it's hot in here ¶
¶ And it's oh-so-cool outside ¶
¶ If you lend me a dollar, I can buy some gas ¶
¶ And we can go for a little ride ¶
¶ She said, hey, Bossa Nova, baby, keep on workin' ¶
¶ 'Cause I ain't got time for that ¶
¶ She said, go, Bossa Nova, baby, keep on dancin' ¶
¶ Or I'll find myself another cat ¶
¶ Bossa Nova ¶
¶ Bossa Nova. ¶
( guitar plays finale )
( applause )
Did you see who's out there?
Si, both of them.
What you do now?
Follow me, come on.
¶ ¶
The crazy gringo.
How else am I supposed to get out of here, huh?
That's how we came in.
You're too young to understand, anyway.
Si, and when I get older, I won't understand either.
Oh, yes, you will.
Oh, yeah, you will.
You know what you have to do, amigo. So hurry.
It's very low for an agent.
Come on, go!
I go, but I don't have to like it.
Raoul.
Señorita, you are very pretty tonight.
Is that what he told you to say?
No, I say that.
He told me to tell you to meet him outside pronto.
And he told you to tell Señorita Dolores
she's also pretty tonight?
De todo corazón.
Just you.
Well, you can tell your friend...
No, it's better you tell him.
I will.
Raoul, where is Mike?
This lady is Señorita Dolores Gomez, the bullfighter.
( Southern accent ): Oh, I'm so excited.
It's kind of like meeting Mrs. Luce.
We don't meet many bullfighters in Atlanta.
Gracias.
You have nice talk, yes?
Uh, tell us, Señorita
when do you fight the bull again?
Next month in Mexico City.
Oh... now isn't that a shame? We won't see it.
We leave for home, day after tomorrow.
He wouldn't go anyway.
He gets sick at the sight of blood.
Oh, Señorita, if you do come to Atlanta
you must look us up.
Uh, here, it's, uh, Dr. and Mrs. John Steeps.
I'm a surgeon.
Doctor?
And you can't stand the sight of blood?
Oh, human blood doesn't bother me.
Oh.
Oh, isn't she sweet?
Your matador is waiting for you back there.
And the stubborn burro is out here.
Out here and going home.
I asked you to come over tonight.
And you ask her, too.
You won't believe this, but I didn't.
You don't have any right to be angry
not as long as that saltwater Tarzan's around.
At least he doesn't make a spectacle of himself
kissing her like that.
Oh, that.
That was just a reward from Dolores--
maybe she liked the song--
and if you hated me as much as you pretend
you wouldn't be angry at all.
How is that again?
I'll tell you about it later.
( knocking on door )
( knocking continues )
Now, we deal.
What? In the middle of the night?
Nobody civilized is up yet.
I am up.
You got no right to be. Good night.
What's the matter with you, amigo? It's morning.
Did you meet both señoritas after all?
( sighs )
You awake now?
No, I'm sound asleep.
What club you want to work in?
Do I have a choice?
The Tropicana, I guess.
We save that for the last, then.
La Perla, por favor.
( phone rings )
La Perla.
Señor Perez?
Si.
I am manager of the singer, Mike Windgren.
He's sorry you couldn't afford him.
Another club offered more.
Who said we couldn't afford him?
How much they're paying him at the other club?
350 pesos.
We would have paid 500.
Thank you very much, Señor Perez.
If he changes my mind, we let you know.
( dialing phone )
Ambassador Club, por favor.
¿Bueno?
Is Club Ambassador?
Si.
This is the agent of Mike Windgren.
He is very sorry you couldn't afford to pay him
what he was offered at La Perla.
What?!
We can't afford?
How much La Perla offered?
750 pesos.
Ha! We would have paid 1,000.
Now I'm not so cheap, eh?
Thank you very much, Señor.
You are muy generoso, but not muy enough.
( dialing phone )
Tropicana, por favor.
Are you sure you're not a 40-year-old midget?
Bueno?
Tropicana? Si.
Is speaking Raoul.
Raoul, manager of the singer, Mike Windgren.
He is very sorry the Ambassador offered more than you can pay.
He wanted to work for you.
And how much is the Ambassador paying him?
1,250 pesos and all the cerveza
his agent can drink.
We will pay more.
How much more?
1,500 pesos.
It's not very much more, Señor.
I think it's enough more.
And all the cerveza?
And all the cerveza
if the agent is old enough.
I call you back.
Tropicana offered 1,500 pesos.
Is that a lot of money here?
Over $100.
You get 750 pesos, and I get 750 pesos.
You get half?
Si, only half.
That's kind of high for an agent's commission.
I work all this time for nothing.
Yeah, I know, but 50% for a kid...
Look, Raoul...
I'm not a kid! I'm your partner.
Well, I hope I don't have to deal with you when you're grown up.
I tell them we start tonight, Mike?
No, wait, wait.
Wait? Why wait?
I'm not ready to leave this job yet.
Mike, you could quit lifeguarding.
You buy your own pool soon.
Tell the Tropicana I'll start in two weeks.
Two weeks?! You crazy, Mike?
Okay, one week.
One week? But, Mike...
You heard me, one week.
Okay.
So I starve for one more week.
Tropicana, por favor.
Well, well, the Tarzan of the South.
Good morning.
And the Casanova of the North.
What's troubling you today?
You. Again?
Don't you understand English?
Why do you see Maggie when I told you...
That's right. You told me. She didn't.
Who do you think you are
to come here and get in everyone's way?
Not everyone's, just yours. When do you leave?
I think my tourist card is good for about six months.
The tourist card only applies to live tourists.
So? Kill me.
( birds singing )
( chuckles )
Ay.
Dos daquiris.
( chuckles )
The North Americanos have an expression:
Busman's holiday.
Which means?
When a lifeguard has time off
and goes to another swimming pool...
( laughing )
...he's loco.
Well, sometimes, it's nice to have an assistant.
Ah. What's his name again?
Mike Windgren.
Very nice fellow.
Yeah, very nice.
Maggie likes him.
So does Dolores.
Everybody likes him.
It doesn't bother you?
Why should it?
He was out with Dolores until 3:00 in the morning.
3:22. It was Wednesday.
Oh, I see, he doesn't bother you.
Of course not.
He doesn't bother me, either.
Why should he... even if Maggie does like him?
( chuckles )
I am talking with a friend of mine
from the States the other day.
Yes?
And he mentions a funny coincidence.
Go on, Jose.
A family of the same unusual name
was with a circus up there.
The Flying Windgrens.
Something happened to them.
Some tragedy.
Yes?
What else?
Nothing else yet.
This amigo of mine from the States is very slow.
You know how they are in the States.
Everything is mañana.
He will find out more?
If he does, I tell you.
Mike!
I see you at the cabaña.
Hey, lindo dia, no?
Si... and your Spanish is getting better.
Gracias.
Rub me, por favor.
Sure.
Where should I start?
Well...
Hi.
There's just no end to the services the hotel provides.
Uh, life of a lifeguard.
It's getting-- how you say--
like Grand Central Plaza.
More, Mike.
I want to have a party
to celebrate my last victory in the bull ring
and since this is your department, Señorita
you might arrange it.
On behalf of the hotel, I thank you.
How many people will there be
when and how much money would you like to spend?
I do not bother with details.
That is why I have Jose.
Jose!
Oh! Vengo.
¿Si?
Jose, tell the Señorita Social Director
about the plans for my party.
Party?
( groans )
I want to have a party Saturday.
Saturday.
But that is tomorrow.
I know that, Jose.
How many people?
I don't know how many people.
You work it out with her.
Go. Go somewhere together.
Go plan it.
You will excuse us.
Rub me again, please.
Okay, yeah.
Good morning, Papa.
Good morning, my darling.
Aren't they pretty?
I'll let you know in a minute.
Mmm! They are pretty.
Mm, I've spent two hours on them already.
Ooh, save some of them.
Señorita Dolores Gomez
is giving a party here tomorrow night
and you are to cater a very fancy buffet.
Oh, Dolores Gomez, th-the bullfighter?
Oh, she's a very beautiful girl.
If you like beautiful girls.
I think she likes Mike.
So maybe we can poison her.
Hmm...
You like Mike better than all the others, huh?
( chuckles )
Maybe I live to see a grandchild yet.
I'll start working on it right away.
Oh-oh, you marry first, young lady.
Oh, it won't be easy to leave you, Papa.
Darling, who is talking about leaving?
Higher mountains I could use, too.
America is a vast wasteland
crying for the culture of fine food.
The day of the hamburger and hot dog is over.
Poor Papa, you don't know it
but Maxim's will soon be serving hamburgers and hot dogs.
Nevertheless, a good chef can get a job anywhere
and a genius with food can be a hero
in a country that just conquered its Indians.
The sky is the limit.
So, my genius, my hero
you are suggesting that I marry Mike
so I can get to that wasteland?
Of course.
What about our visas?
Oh, darling, that's just it.
You marry Mike, which gives you your visa.
I am your Papa, the only living relative.
America is a very sentimental country.
They will give me my visa, too.
I thought so.
Nothing matters but our visas!
Darling, if you love him, what difference does it make?
Ah, now we're getting around to love.
If I love him
and if he asks me to marry him...
If, if, if, if.
I am too old for all these ifs.
If.
Oh, Mike, I'm glad you're here.
What's the matter, princess?
You seem upset.
Oh, let's get away from the hotel
for an hour or so.
Great. Where should we go?
Oh, anywhere, just so we get away from here.
I'm with you.
What's the big problem?
Why are you so nervous?
It's nothing important.
Sometime, I forget
what a difficult life my father has had
and I lose my patience with him.
Royalty is rough.
It has been for him.
Tough being the head of a royal house
and to lose everything
and now have to work in a kitchen.
I wonder if you or I could have adjusted
as well as he has.
Well, you seem to have done it.
I'm younger than he is.
You're prettier, too.
Now, what about you?
How did you enjoy living in the States?
I was a part of a circus act with my family
and then the act broke up on accou...
on account of an accident
and I couldn't go on with it.
I lost my nerve.
You can't blame yourself for an accident.
I can--
it was my fault--
and then, when I got fired here
I thought this might be the place to...
straighten myself out.
If I do, well, then I can go back
and pull the act together again.
It's all my folks know.
I wish I could help you, Mike.
You can.
¶ You can't say no ¶
¶ In Acapulco ¶
¶ With every beat, your heart will answer yes ¶
¶ Where lovers sing instead of talk ¶
¶ And dance instead of walk together ¶
¶ In a night that's filled with stars and strumming guitars ¶
¶ You can't say no ¶
¶ In Acapulco ¶
¶ Where romance blooms and love is in the air ¶
¶ So kiss me tender, love me true ¶
¶ Darling, feel this magic, too ¶
¶ Don't say no, you can't say no ¶
¶ In Acapulco ¶
¶ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... ¶
¶ You can't say no ¶
¶ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... ¶
¶ In Acapulco ¶
¶ Where romance blooms and love is in the air ¶
¶ So kiss me tender, love me true ¶
¶ Darling, feel this magic, too ¶
¶ Don't say no, you can't say no ¶
¶ In Acapulco ¶
¶ Don't say no, you can't say no ¶
¶ In Acapulco. ¶
( applause, cheering )
Tell Moreno to get ready.
Mike.
Good night.
"Good night"? Are you leaving?
No, it's my party, and I just got here.
Oh, well, then you say, "Good evening."
Señor, you don't understand Spanish.
"Buenos noches" in English is "good night," no?
Yeah, but, uh...
So, I say, "Good night."
( laughing )
Very funny.
( drum pounds )
Bravo! Bravo!
Muy bien, hombre.
Gracias.
Muy bien.
Gracias.
She is in the kitchen where she be...
Don't say it.
Okay, she doesn't belong in the kitchen.
Beautiful party, Señorita.
And a beautiful dive for my guests to enjoy.
Yeah, beautiful dive.
Thank you.
I hear that Señor Mike can make beautiful dives, too.
Excuse me.
Hey, what's the matter, partner?
Aren't you enjoying the party?
Well, I worry about you.
I told you before, but you don't listen.
What?
Girls are trouble, Mike, and if I'm your partner
half the trouble is mine.
Well, like I told you before, Raoul
you're too young to understand about girls.
Ah, everyone say that
but I understand better than you do.
What are you trying to say?
Maggie wants to go to the United States
mostly to help her father.
She'd marry you to get there.
How do you know this?
I have a cousin who works in the kitchen.
Amigo, if you know something...
As I was saying
I hear you can dive better than Moreno can.
Ask him to dive from the high board, Señorita.
Would you do it for me, Mike?
Moreno's the diver. Let him dive.
Oh, he used to fly up there.
That's what they call him-- "Flying Windgren."
Now they just call him "gallina"-- chicken.
DOLORES: Is this true, Mike?
If he says so.
He seems to know more about me than I do.
Oh, I know all about you, Mr. "Flying Windgren."
They used to fly like birds...
until he lost his nerve and dropped his brother...
killed his brother.
Now he's afraid to climb up on the high diving board.
He shakes when he looks down.
You feel better, Moreno?
And for him I was willing to bring my station wagon.
How long have you been swimming and diving?
Ever since I was a little boy.
You are not a little boy any longer.
How good it is for the body-- strong.
Mm-hmm.
Bullfighting is good for the body, too
and it takes great courage.
You have courage, too, Moreno.
I hope won't disappoint you, Señorita.
I tell you if you do.
Ah, it will be wonderful to see New York.
And I always wanted to see San Francisco.
Maybe we will.
And soon, too, hmm?
I hope so, Papa.
All America.
Ah-ah-ah.
( laughs )
What are you doing here?
Right now, I think you need an amigo.
So, now you go home.
It's not nice to read other people's mail, Raoul.
I didn't!
I have a cousin in the telegram office.
Blood is thicker than tequila.
( sighs )
I find another nobody to build into a somebody.
Don't worry, Raoul, I'm not leaving here yet.
I got something to do first.
But when I do go, would you like to come with me?
Still partners?
Still partners.
It's a deal.
Hi.
You disappeared early last night.
My visa was up. I had to get it renewed.
Your visa at midnight?
I have to protect my United States citizenship
for you, don't I, princess?
Not for me you don't.
Angry young men soon develop ulcers.
Is that an old European proverb?
Hmm. You North Americans will never learn
to take your time with eating.
You're supposed to enjoy it.
We can always depend on the foreigners
to point out our faults.
You are a foreigner here, also, my friend.
What are you so angry about?
What kind of daughter did you raise anyway?
A charming one, I hope.
Yeah, charm for using people.
She used you?
She tried.
It didn't quite work.
She thought I was her passport to the States.
( mirthless chuckle )
You young people.
You are so overly sensitive.
By now you should know her better.
It was I who wanted more than anything else
to spend my last days in the United States.
And Maggie tried so hard to please me.
Maybe I prodded her into using you, as you put it.
Where is she now?
With the astronaut's party at the La Perla.
Thanks, Pop.
I'll see you later.
Hey, you didn't eat your food!
Aah, that peasant.
Maybe she shouldn't marry him.
Oh, my friend, are you rushing to fly--
forgive the expression-- back to your home?
And make your life a pleasure?
You know me better than that.
Oh, must be a very important mission
that sends you off in such a hurry.
If you must know, I'm on my way
to La Perla to see your girl.
Oh, what a coincidence.
I'm going there, too, to make a beautiful dive
for your North American astronaut.
We can share a taxi.
Thanks, but no thanks.
The chicken wants to get to the other side of the road.
You'd better move.
Why don't you move me?
( crowd gasps )
( crowd murmuring )
You fight pretty good for a coward.
( groaning )
Oh...
Oh! Oh!
( clamoring )
Excuse me.
Hey, amigo, I want to get in here.
So do all these people.
But my girl's in here.
So is your famous astronaut.
After the dive, when he leaves and the people clear out
then you'll be admitted.
It may be too late then.
I'm sorry, Señor.
( crowd clamoring )
( mariachi music playing )
¶ ¶
Mike!
What are you doing here?
Your astronaut, all the important people
they come here just to see Moreno dive.
You hurt him, Mike!
Will be no dive today.
MAN: Ladies and gentlemen
señoras y señores
in honor of our most distinguished guests
we present the champion diver of them all, the great Moreno!
( applause )
Señoras y señores
en honor de nuestros distinguidos huespedes...
( drumroll )
...el gran Moreno!
( applause )
( drumroll )
What are you doing?
You crazy?
Maybe.
We'll soon find out.
( suspenseful music plays )
Mike, you'll get killed!
¶ ¶
( panting )
( sighs )
¶ ¶
( music crescendos )
( crowd cheering wildly )
( wild applause and cheers )
Mike, you did it!
( up-tempo music plays )
( cheering continuing )
You're not crazy after all.
Now I can go home to Florida.
You still want to come along?
Si! Si!
Partners?
No. Amigos.
( men clamoring )
Here's Mike.
Asi, asi, muchacho.
Hey, Mike!
I hear you take my job away.
( clamoring )
( cheering )
( up-tempo music continuing )
Here we go, Mike.
( cheering )
¶ ¶
( crowd applauding )
( mariachi music begins )
Felicitationes.
Congratulations.
Anyone who can dive like that is not a coward.
It's the best dive I ever made.
Congratulations again.
Thanks, champ.
You also have a hard jaw, amigo.
Congratulations.
Bravo.
Uh, that was just a reward from Dolores, that's all.
Can anybody get in the act?
Only the regular customers.
¶ ¶
¶ Ay ya ya ¶
¶ Ay ya ya... ¶
( whooping )
¶ ¶
( whooping )
( clapping in time with music )
¶ Guadalajara, Guadalajara ¶
¶ ¶
¶ Tienes el alma de provinciana ¶
¶ Hueles a limpio a rosa temprana ¶
¶ Ave de jara fresca del rio ¶
¶ Son mil palomos to case rio ¶
¶ Guadalajara, Guadalajara ¶
¶ Sabes a pura tierra mojada ¶
¶ Ay ya ya ¶
¶ Ay ya ya... ¶
( whooping )
Ah, ay, ay, ay!
¶ ¶
¶ La la la, la la la, la la la ¶
¶ Ay ya ya ya ¶
¶ Colomitos lejanos ¶
¶ Ay ¶
¶ Ojitos de agua hermanos ¶
¶ Ay colomitos inolvidables, inolvidables como las tardes ¶
¶ En que la lluvia, des de la loma ¶
¶ Ir nos hacia, hasta Zapopam ¶
¶ Ay ya ya ¶
( whooping )
¶ La la la, la la la, la la la ¶
¶ Ay ya ya ya ya ya ¶
¶ Mis hermanos ¶
¶ Ay ¶
¶ Ay ya ya, Mexicano ¶
¶ Ay colomitos inolvidables, inolvidables como las tardes ¶
¶ En que la lluvia, des de la loma ¶
¶ Ir nos hacia, hasta Zapopam ¶
¶ Ay ya ya ¶
¶ ¶
( whooping )
¶ Ay ya ya ¶
¶ Guadalajara, Guadalajara ¶
¶ Guadalajara ¶
¶ Guadalajara. ¶
( wild cheering and applause )
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