Si, Ella habla
Que?!
Open up!
Abreme (open )
Why are you bothering ?
I went to bed at 5 in the morning
Dis dude don't learn
I was just told over the phone that Soraya had an accident
and she lost the baby
Que Paso?
How?
Where is she?
I'll need to I.V. you to make it more real
Do what you have to so long as I get through this
You know
You weren't feeling well
You fainted
Pregancy problems resulted in your son's death
Don't worry
I know quite well what to do
Are you sure?
Dr. Mejia himself called me
He's her personal doctor
Get changed now so we can leave at once
Oh, shoot miss nora Victoria
Dat sucks
Poor Soraya
She must be feelin' real bad
It's gotta be horrible losin' a kid
You people don't hear about anything
That's because the rest of us work
We don't eavesdrop through doors like you do
You know what?
There won't be a little runt in the house
What runt?
Who else?
I don't know what really happend to la Senora Soraya
Oh, you don't know then
You're not so good at snooping
What's certain, is that la Senora Soraya
Lost the baby
How did she lose the child she was carrying?
What happend to her?
She was shopping at the mall
She felt ill and fainted
When she became conscious
she asked to be brought here
She was in bad shape
He pregnancy had problems from the start
and now this happened.
At least she got here in time
Pero, como esta Soraya?
No muy bien
But she'll get better
Can we see her?
Who knows wuts gonna happen 'tween them, Lupita
They'll have to let it go
Luis Fernando told me
He told Soraya too
Soon's da runt's born he'd divorce her
It there's no runt now, they gonna get divorced
Don't ya think?
And you just can't wait for Luis Fernando
to get back to wooing you
And since he's getting divorced
you're going to let him
Que paso, mi Lupis?
Nah, yo
Not after wut dat punk said to me
Nah
Even if dat mooch beg me on his knees, I'll say no
He better find someone else to fool
Not me
Calm down
You'll recover
get well soon
I'll never be well again
We lost him, Luis Fernando
We lost our little son
Another day that L.F. doesn't have breakfast with us
He's still sleeping
He's so worried about his wife's state...
No, Dad, he won't even look at her
It's been two weeks since Soraya came home
and they've spoken a few times
What a strange marriage
If that were the case, I'd rather stay single
It's shame, but it won't be long before they divorce
Don't give L.F. any ideas
Your son doesn't love her, Victoria
That marriage is a farse
Oh, and mom, tell L.F. that when he gets home
at 4:00 in the morning, as he does daily
that he doesn't make so much noise. He wakes me up
I need to get up early for school
Vane, don't be makin' things worse yo
Things be gettin' heated 'round here
My bad for bein' all nosy n' distracted
I'm so clumsy
I just don' learn to eat right
By being at my office so much
your missing many of your classes
It will take you longer to learn that way, Maria
Oh, well
I'm gonna keep goin' to yer office
Plus I really like workin' yo
I'll help you
Asi es (like this)
You couldn't be any slower?
I didn't think you would be up so early, mi nina
I'm tired of this charade
You've done it quite well, mi nina
Everyone is fooled
Luis Fernando not so much
All my time here, he's only checked on me twice
He's barely 5 minutes with me
you've seen him
Very little, mi nina
Everyone knows that there isn't a day
when he doesn't get here at sunrise
Again, mom?
You keep waking me up everyday
It's past noon
How much longer will you sleep?
Until I'm no longer sleepy
I have nothing to do
That's what worries me, son
Your dad won't stand for it
What's dad's deal now?
He's annoyed that you sleep so late
and that you get here at sunrise every day
and because you don't study or work
I told him that you would change once married
It hasn't been so
I had also hoped that you would change for your son
But now
Now that son is no more
And so will it be with my marriage
I'll ask Soraya to divorce me this week
Maria, have you thought about what I told you
In what you told me?
Ya told me many things
You know I'm in love with you, Maria
Quiero ser tu novio
You don't have an answer?
You can't be so cruel, L.F.
You can't discuss that with Soraya
She's been warned
I was very clear with her
But now?
After losing the child she was so excited about?
What would you have me do, mom?
You want me stuck with her without loving her?
Soraya's health is no longer at stake
I'm not backing down
I'm going to get some milk now
Carlota will bring it up
I'd rather go
Vladis, give some time yo
You can't keep loving my brother, Maria
I don't wanna love him
I'll get over him
Give me time, man
I promise dat, if I fall for someone else
it'll be you
who else?
Really, Maria?
Quite the romantic scene
How quick you found my replacement, snake
Don't start with me yo
Show Maria some respect
Of course, Chuzmita
You're looking to secure your future
You want to keep one of the de La Vega heirs
Since you can't have it with me
You think my brother will do
When's the wedding?
That's enough, L.F.
Don't get riled up, Vladis
Look here, yo
it's like he talkin' to a wall
He wants us angry
but let's not give it to him, son
I'd rather marry ya in a jiffy
than look at dis punk again
I hope one day you leave
Yer da one dat deserves to be kicked outta here
And earn a livin' like any real man would
A real man
So you can keep my father's money, right?
Look, yo I plan on repaying Tio Guero for
everything he done for me
Cuz it's true dat I'm a ignorant, low class
marginal brute like ya peeps say
but I got somethin' ya don't, son
dignidad (dignity)
And real guts to make good in life
Wut ya think now?
Can I offer you something, Joven?
Un vaso de leche, Felipa
Why am I being like this with Maria?
Why, if I love her?
I can't deny that
la amo
I made ya a tea, Tio Don Guero
Nice huh
Let' see
I made it myself
for the best person in da world
Sit, Maria
I want to speak with you
I'm all ears
You've been coming to my office for a month now
I think it's time I assign you pay
Do you not worry about my health?
I figured you're perfectly fine
now that you're up and about
Yes, I'm better now from the loss of my baby
Your indifference is another story
Now now, Soraya
You may not want to
But I do
This can't go on
We need to seriously talk
Don't be payin' me nottin' Tio Guero
Everyone who works receives pay
But ya already give me tons
I'm da one who owes ya
If you don't accept pay
I can't allow you to continue working for me
No fair yo
Don' be like dat, Tio
It's decided
If you want to stay here
You have to be paid like everyone else
ya give me too much already
I'll give it all to my Barrio peeps
You saw the results
why don't we give ourselves another chance?
I don't feel anything for you
No te quiero
I don't even like you as a woman
Of course
You like Brenda or that filthy Marginal, right?
Leave Maria alone
Oh, so sorry
You defend her
But you don't even talk anymore
Well
At least she doesn't talk to you
Because she has dignity
Because she won't lower herself
before someone who fooled her
Please
dignity
her?
She's worth nothing
If only you were like her
It would be the only way I would fall in love with you
I'm feelin' like studyin' real good
I like to hear that, Maria
I wanna learn real quick
Ya know wut
Tio Guero's gonna be payin' me now
Really, Maria?
I didn't wanna
but he kept pressin' it
So now I wanna learn more
I wanna be a sick secretary
What's here?
Something great
you'll see
You don't trust me?
Women
No, something better
Get ready
You get me?
Don't worry, they got it covered
With a little luck
You'll win enough for what you want and need
What do you think?
What a surprise
L.F., I know you spent a lot in Las Vegas
and MoteCarlo
When Dad used to support me
now I'm trapped
That's what I'm saying
that's not an issue here
Let's try here
Here, they make it easy for you
You ask, you play, you win, you pay
Four easy steps
What if I lose?
What's a few thousand
for the millionaire's son?
As long as Fernando de La Vega is alive
that amount is no problem
Long live Don Fernando
I'm thinking Red 5 will win
Shall we?
Alright
Everything on red five
We won
What do you think
Great
It's very exciting
Shall we continue
of course, Julio
I found the way to kill my boredom
and stay out of the house as much as possible
Fernando, don't go today to the office
You didn't sleep all night with that headache
It's just stress, woman
You know it's just stress
You have to listen to the doctor, Fernando
I do, Victoria, but my high blood pressure
doesn't go down
Cuz ya get too riled up worryin', Tio Guero
Us executives are always worried about something
Maria, convince him to stay
I can't miss out, Victoria,
I have a shareholder's meeting
Tio, we jus' gotta say ya feelin' bad
it's true too
Don't insist
neither of you will convince me to the contrary
I have to do this
Of course, if my eldest son were different...
Take care
Maria, keep him on schedule with his pills
Don't let him work too much
Don't ya worry, seno
I got him watched real good
How was I to know
that God would bless us by bringing you to us
I'm so ashamed of how I treated you
and ask for your forgiveness
Let's get goin' Tio Guero
La Nora Victoria's actin' nice to me
Ya take care of yerself too, Nora Victoria
I can't be watchin' ya both at da same time
Just take care of him and I'll be fine, Maria
Well, get going now
How much Maria has progressed here
She has tio Fernando completely in her hands
That's not the worst part
now Tia Victoria also needs her
She's not stupid, mi nina
she wins people over
She's nice to everyone gets them on her side
She's not as stupid as we thought
Quite the opposite, she's very smart
She chose the best way to stay in this house
Before she was just some charity case
with whom everyone toyed and picked on
But it's different now
She hasn't won yet, I swear Nana
I'm her enemy
her worst enemy
People at this time leave for work or for school
Yet you're getting home hung over
Enough, Fernando leave him
Tio, think about yer blood pressure, jus' leave it
Do you ever plan to change
and become a real man?
Later and later everyday
Don't be like dad getting in my business
It is my business as your wife
You won't be for long
I want to divorce you
This is some kind of sick joke, right?
No joke, I mean it
You know I married you for the child
That child is no more
You're wasting your time, L.F.
I won't accept the divorce
Poor Senora Soraya
Why do you want to stay married to me
if I already told you I don't love you
I don't like you
I don't care
I won't leave Brenda or Maria with a free pass
If I wanted to, I don't need your consent
You married me
and we will stay married
until I say otherwise
Think it through Soraya
It's better if you accept things
Accept the divorce
Nunca (never)
You will be bound to me as long as I so wish it
You won't play me
I swear
If we're not getting divorced
You'll get the worse of this yet
He dared, mi nina?
But I'll never accept
I married him because
I always liked him
But above all to reap the benefits of Tio Fernando's wealth
Not even killing me will he rid himself of me
No quiero hablar con nadie
Leave me alone, mom
La Senora Soraya is not in her room
she must be with her nana
she's always in there
It might have been better if you didn't marry him, mi nina
You've gotten so little in return
But I will get it, Nana Calixta
Y mucho
You'll see
Are you there?
She can't come in
she'll see my witchcraft
Go quickly, mi nina, go
Is it true what Carlota said?
He just did
Don't worry
He just had an argument with his father
i'll talk to him
Don't concern yourself, Tia Victoria
Don't even mention it to him
I won't accept
Come on, Tio Guero
Don't stay like dat
Don't trip over Luis Fernando
Ya know he a lost cause
That's what worries me, Maria
What will become of him when I die?
He'll keep on like all of us
Look at me
I lost my dad, my mom
and my godmother Casilda
Here I am livin' n' fightin'
'course I got lucky with good peeps like ya
Dang it wut time is it?
Ya got yer medicine comin' Tio Guero
Right now
Seriously?
Ya gotta get better
So ya don't keep thinkin' bout death
No yucky faces
Or I won't let ya go to dat meeting
Hey, Seno Caro
I couldn't wait for ya to get here
Well, here I am
Why so eager to see me?
I wanted to ask ya
if ya really think I'm gettin' better
Of course, Maria
You speak better than when I first met you
You act better
You eat much better
You dress well
But we still have a ways to go
Especially in your vocabulary
Yeah, but I don't say 'cuz'
I say 'because'
Not 'fo'
but 'for'
Not even 'ain't'
it's 'it isn't'
I can read good and write all good too
I wanna be all fancy when I turn 18
just like my Tio Guero wants
When do you turn 18?
I got these many left
Two years left
Just turned 16
Well, if you had more time to study
you would learn faster
But since you work with Don Fernando
I really can't leave him now, Seno Caro
He a little ill
I gotta watch him
I make good use of ma time n' study tons
Then let's begin
'aight
Que pasa, Tia?
You seem troubled
Fernando's blood pressure
Those ceaseless headaches
His penchant for business which worsens things
There isn't anything you can do about it
But, have faith
I thank God that Maria is at his side
tending to his need of his medicine
Don't be so quick to trust
Fernando himself told me
In the middle of the most important meeting,
Maria comes in with the medicine
and makes him take it
She must be after something
She's not bad, Soraya
Actually, she's just as naive as when she first came
But she helps Fernando a lot
She's replacing the good child that L.F. should have been
That's the issue, Tia
It could get to a point that Tio Fernando
disinherits his own children
Why think that way, Soraya?
Claro que si(of course)
If Maria la del Barrio
can control Tio Fernando
She will force him to leave her part of his fortune
Oh, dude
If I had met L.F. like I am now
better dressed and actin' better
What would have happened, Maria?
Maybe he wouldn't have fooled me
I was all wild
and he thought it would be easy with me
But he couldn't cuz he couldn't trick me
I was always careful
He's not indecent with you, right?
No, my Lupis
He don't talk to me
n I don't talk to him
Plus, he always out in da street
or snoring away
I barely see him
You still love him, chamaca?
Thank you for eating with us, Son
I hope Dad doesn't start with me
He won't
It's all the same to me
Do you want to eat now, Nana Calixta?
I'll say when I wish to eat
Quite the miracle to have you at the table, L.F.
I'm astounded
You must have gotten home early last night
since you're not asleep at this hour, brother
This dinner's getting off to a great start
Let's enjoy our meal, shall we?
Carlota, inform la Senorita Maria
that we're ready for dinner
I can't stop loving him, Lupita
Don't worry, Lupis
So long as L.F. is married to Soraya
He's dead to me
Don Fernando has asked that you come down to eat
Guess wut?
Last one's a rotten egg
Really, Tio Fernando?!
Si, Soraya
I bought the main balcony for the whole season
Make good use of it
I can't go
Most excellent, Tio Fernando
With how much I love the Opera and Luis Fernando..
Well, I think we all do
Maria can also go
No, Tio, I gotta study n got tons to do
I can't
Why not?
You also need to have fun
It's because she remembers her embarrassing
display the first time she went to the Opera
I do remember
and I ain't ashamed of not knowing lots of things
But that's not why I'm not going
Oh, no?
I'm not going because of what I said
I have to study
Plus I gotta be rested for ma work
Did you hear that, Luis Fernando?
For my job
Something you ain't got a clue about
You were never taught
Jus' like nobody taught me manners
I respect your efforts for self-improvement
especially considering..
what you used to be
and what you can become
Wut
Do I gotta thank ya, Soraya?
It's not needed
Just don't forget you owe it all
to your being in this house
Luis Fernando himself taught you
Not true
Luis Fernando toyed with me
I know
I was a joke to him
But I forgive him
You don't say
I do forgive you
Know why?
Because dat's wut made me wanna learn
And I'm gonna keep learning everyday
Until I become wut Tio Guero wants me to be
A true lady
Maria, I'm going to get some rest
before going back to the office
Don't leave without me
Si, Tio, I'll wait
So you're really not going to the Opera, Maria?
I already said no
Are you deaf or wut?
Why so proud?
Don't ya think it's too fancy for me?
Maybe it was so before
Not so much now
Don't tell me you suddenly don't care
about bein' next to a Marginal at da theatre
Maria, your attitude tells me you're becoming bitter
And you know how much I've changed towards you
I know, Dona Victoria
You've been so patient with me
I don't like dis kinda talk
Mama, you'll have to scold Soraya
She still won't pass the chance to pick on Maria
Of course, she's jealous of her
Jealous? me?
Of Maria la del Barrio?
You always have been
Ungrateful
All I did was defend you
Who asked you to?
I didn't ask you to defend me
I don't need it
How wrong I was to have married L.F.
To have come here to live
I never thought I would be so insulted
Soraya, please
I told you
You'll have it worse than me
See what you caused, Cinderella?
I'm leaving too
Excuse me
Leave her
Don't meddle
Don't lower yourself so
Don't you see she'll never want you
And you?
She wants me
Stay
Why are you blaming me about Soraya?
I spoke the truth
It was your fault
Soraya was jealous of you when you were nothing
now she's more jealous of you
You're so perceptive, huh
I like to toy with people's emotions
To expose them
I'm just not sure about yours
Better watch yourself
If you can
I don't wanna hear you no more
Wait
You've been here some time
You've changed a lot
Pigmaleon couldn't finish his statue
But the statue is alive and well
And that's what counts
Calm down, Soraya
Don't you see how he treats me, Tia?
He's my husband
I'm worth nothing to him
I shouldn't have married L.F.
Of course you should have
you were going to have his child
I'd rather the scandal than this humiliation
What I don't understand is why he said
that you'd get the worse of it all
Because of the divorce
Since I didn't accept
He threatened me
Let me talk to him
He hasn't mentioned it again
Let him forget it
That's what he told you?
He said,
Pigmaleon couldn't finish his statue
but the statue is alive and well
and that's what counts
What did he mean?
Who knows, chamaca
Maybe he was foolin' me again as usual
That's why I was glad you two weren't talking
So you wouldn't suffer
Look at you
And after just a small exchange after so long
He just don't trust women
none
Well, you know why, Mija
Yeah, cuz none ever truly loved him
None 'xcept his mother
and you
not true
not me
I was just a foolish naive girl
I hate him
He humiliates me
I hate him
(lo odio)
I'll end up despising everyone in this house
They're your only family
They don't act it
I'm worse than an outsider
I have nothing in common with them
Don't be so upset, mi nina
It pains me to see you cry
I cry out hatred and helplessness
I want to end it all
I'm worse than ever before
Trapped and always
always humiliated
I don't see it that way
Oh, no?
I can't beat Maria la del Barrio
I can't control neither L.F. nor his father
What am I to do in this house?
Worse than that Marginal
She's not at your level
She is Tio Fernando's right hand
I don't doubt that he'll include her
as a beneficiary upon his death
That won't happen
Because I know it won't happen
What would an ignorant peasant like you know?
Don't call me that, Nina
It hurts me
I love you like a daughter
Hija?
If I had a mother like
you
I would have killed myself
Ya gotta take care of yerself, Tio Guero
You act like a true daughter
Despite those who would say otherwise
They'll never win
It's yer love
and yer kid's love
and Dona Victoria's too's all i got in dis world
My Barrio peeps and Lupis too
You're right
You have all my children's love except L.F.'s
My son Luis Fernando is punishment
Some punishment for something I must have done wrong
One day he'll change
And you'll be alive
and well to see him
Don't delude yourself
People like him
don't ever change
He might get worse
Don't say that
I still think the worst is yet to come with him
I just know it
28 black
Stop your drama
You should be used to how I treat you
You hurt me so much
What about me?
Do I not hurt?
What life do I have?
I have no husbad
no money
I have to stay here year after year
until my Tio Fernando and my Tia die
Let's leave, mi nina
Of course not
I wouldn't be at peace
Luis Fernando humiliates me
He better prepare himself
I'm going to get him where it hurts the most
What do you mean, mi Nina?
I'm going to sink him
I'm exacting revenge on him
Ya feel better, Tio Guero?
Much better, hija
Nah, don't gotta thank me
Dats why I'm here
So ya feel well
Oh, Maria, if L.F. were only a tiny bit like you
Tio Guero, I was thinking
Why don't you give him a chance?
Better said
Why don't ya make L.F. to come work here with you?
What are you doing in my room?
So these are your night outs
Wasting money gambling
Not your problem, Vladimir
Have you thought what Dad will say when he finds out?