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The Chameleon: Unchangeable Past

I didn't think you were an art collector.

Or at least not for this kind of work.

- Where did you get it? - At the San Pablo Biennial

a few years ago.

I guess it's the most important thing you have.

No. You're wrong there.

The most important thing I have is that little girl over there, the first one.

And if I keep her waiting, she's going to kill me.

It's just a question.

Do you want the art dealer's phone?

No, I don't.

About the central pipeline.

This is your chance to let people know your side of the story.

Especially the judges who work on corruption cases.

They care a lot about public opinion.

- As you wish. - Fine, you're right. Ask away.

Were the feasibility studies

assigned directly to you?

No. Not to me. To Gas Power. But yes, it was a direct hire. Yes.

Anyway, the State saved a lot of money. We charged them less than the cost.

Of course, but then they won the bid.

Yes, transparently.

The problem is that there is no clear record of how many companies

participated in that bid.

All those records are available.

I have to take my daughter to tennis now.

What else did he tell you about Gas Power?

No, nothing else. It got cut off there.

But I think we have enough, don't we?

- No. It's not enough, Sabri. - What do you mean?

You have Gilabert acknowledging that there was direct hiring

when the Minister denied it from the beginning.

I need something against him. I don't want him to get off easy.

Interview him again and bring me something else. The guy liked you anyway.

Come on, don't be difficult.

What's up?

Great. Gilabert.

- What? - I need to find him.

Forget it.

No. I think he was taking his daughter to tennis. Is that possible?

Isn't that too far, Sabrina?

What? Listen, do you know which club he's a member of?

- That's too far. - What's too far?

- Going. I think. I don't know. - No. It's okay. Look.

Look. This is Delfina. Gilabert's daughter.

Let's see if I can find the tennis club.

Let's see.

Look. Here it is.

Arenales Tennis Club.

- You're amazing. - See?

Take the center aisle to the back.

- Court seven, on the right. - Okay, perfect.

- Let me know if you need anything. - Thank you.

Come on.

Let's go.

Did you see? When it goes bang.

Come on.

I can't believe it!

What a coincidence.

- What a surprise. - How are you, Jorge?

Fine. Very well, thank you.

Are you following me or is it really a coincidence?

No, it's a coincidence. I have another story.

- Let me introduce... - This can't be true.

We haven't seen each other in a long time.

Many years. Yes.

I forgot that Salvador knows everyone.

Look, we're wrapping up. If you want, let's go for a drink.

I can't because I have this interview.

They're waiting for me. I'm late.

- See you. - Okay. See you.

Nice to see you, Sabri!

Let's play. Okay.

- You're serving, right? - Yes.

Let's do it.

I'm coming!

- Hi. - Hi, Sabri!

- Are you okay? - Yes. I cut myself.

Alejo? Did he ask for me?

Like four times.

- Really? - He got a call from management,

so don't worry.

- Did you get Gilabert? - No, I didn't.

But well, I'll do the interview with what I have. That's it.

I have to call this place and not...

I can't believe my luck.

What happened?

I forgot my phone.

- That's bad. - I'm such an idiot.

You caught me out of shape, Jorge. You'll see.

Look at that. Well, actually, you played badly in the end.

Maybe.

I have the sample stuck in my head.

Now I get it. You lost because you have a sample stuck in your head. Look at that.

Mr. Gilabert, excuse me. The journalist who was just with you?

I don't know. She must have left.

Because she left her cell phone.

Don't worry, I'll give it to her. Thank you very much.

Good excuse to see her again, right?

Good journalist. And very pretty.

How do you know her?

Actually, it's her mom the one I know.

Look.

I painted her for years.

Yes? Come here. Let's see.

Put your legs the way you had them. Point.

I like this theme.

There. Like a three-quarter for him and him.

I like it.

I like that you forget about all this, you know?

But seriously, forget it. Add an accent here.

Okay.

Yes, give it more volume.

Bye! See you on Tuesday.

- Iris. - Hm?

- Is Carvallo really in Buenos Aires? - Right.

Yes, possibly because of the retrospective. Yes.

- But you don't talk to him at all? - No, we don't talk much.

We thought maybe you knew something else. Since you're in all his paintings.

No, but that's a past life now.

But you posed at the Biennial, didn't you?

No, I haven't posed for him in a long time. No.

But who knows, I'm here.

He drew me so much, I'm stuck in his retina.

I hope so.

- Bye. See you. Thank you. - Bye, guys. See you.

Hi, honey. Is everything okay?

Mom, I'm in the middle of a work thing.

Can you pick Sofi up from school, please?

Now? What time does she get out?

Yes, Mom, now. In 15 minutes.

Why didn't you tell me before?

Can you do it or not?

You're making me change everything.

Okay, fine. I'm going.

Thank you.

I got you this one from the radio.

It's low on battery, but maybe you can use it.

Thank you.

- Should I cancel the other one? - No.

No, I talked to the club.

Guess who has it?

Gilabert.

Can you believe it?

- Can you get me his private number? - Sure.

Hi, girls.

- I'm glad you're here. Come. - How are you? Yes.

- What's up? - Look.

- What do you think? - Let's see.

I like this one, not the edges so much.

No. It's this one. Look.

- It's much dressier. - Let's see.

- Zoom in a bit. - Look.

There.

- Definitely. - See?

You're right, as usual.

Do you want me to order you something to eat?

Yes. Whatever you want.

I'll make a phone call and be right with you.

- Okay? - All right. I'll order for you.

They're honking at you.

Iris. How are you?

- Fine. What are you doing? - Is everything okay?

- Yes, everything's fine. - Can you talk

or do you want me to call you some other time?

Go ahead!

Why are you signaling me?

Yes. No. I'm done. I'm parked.

- How are you? Are you here? - Yes.

- I arrived a few days ago. - Let's go.

Who's there with you?

I'm with my granddaughter. I'm with Sofi.

Is Sabrina a mom?

Yes. Can you believe it?

I have a six-year-old granddaughter.

Of course I believe it.

Sabrina's all grown up. I just saw her.

What do you mean?

- What is this? Where? - At the club.

I can't believe it. This city is just a small town.

Iris.

I'm so sorry.

I know I should have called you

and I shouldn't have done it at the last minute.

You're coming, right?

Mm. I don't know.

I have a lot going on. I don't know if I'll be able to make it.

Don't say no now. Think about it.

Hi, guys. Honey.

Franco. What do you think about tonight?

- Not good. Balboa just got hurt. - Gosh, no.

You won't make it to the end of the championship.

What are you doing here, honey? On my floor.

Salgueiro fell. I'm going to Mar del Plata.

- Now? - Now! They've just confirmed it. Yes.

It's Vanini's last match. I'll have the final piece.

- That's great, honey. - Yes.

- You'll be everywhere. - Yes.

Congratulations. I'm glad.

Tell that to your face.

- I had a shitty day. I'm sorry. - I see.

- I thought you'd be home by now. - Yes.

I should be home, but I called Mom. She's with Sofi.

- I lost my phone. Yes. - Gosh, no, honey.

I know where it is. I left it while doing an interview.

I got one from the radio. It's temporary.

- I'll send you a message. - Okay.

- Franco, let's go. Let's go. - Yes, coming.

I'll call when I get to Mar del Plata.

- Okay. - I love you.

- Have a safe trip. - Thank you, honey.

I got you Gilabert's private number.

- You're amazing. Great. - I knew it.

- Thank you. I'm leaving. - Tell me later.

Of course.

Jorge, how are you? This is Sabrina Correa.

They told me at the club that you have my phone. I forgot it.

What can we do? Thank you very much. Kisses.

Take out all the sticks.

- Hello! - What?

- Hello! - Mom!

Hi, honey!

- How is it going? - Good.

Grandma was honked at and cursed at.

- No! Not at all. - What?

- You shut up. - Honey.

That looks delicious, Mom.

I hope so.

No. I felt like having a drink.

- I'll take it later. - What are you celebrating?

Guess who I talked to today.

I can imagine.

And I told him I'd think about it.

Hm.

Honey, do you want me to turn on the cartoons before bed?

- Yes. - Okay, give Grandma a kiss.

- Bye, honey. - Bye.

- Bye. - Let's go.

She's asleep.

Mm-hm.

What did you think?

I don't know, I can't say no.

We have to go.

"We"?

Yes, he wants you to go. He wants to meet Sofi.

Sofi? You told him about Sofi?

Yes, we talked about everything.

- Did he tell you I ran into him today? - Yes!

- That's incredible. He told me. - What did he say?

Nothing, Sabri. I don't know. That you were gorgeous.

That you look like me. He's so sweet.

- He was always sweet to us. - Mm.

Let's see. Look at this. Wait.

- What? - The picture he chose for the poster.

I know I should have called you

and I shouldn't have done it at the last minute.

You're coming, right?

I'd love for you to be here with me.

Is Sabrina a mom?

Sabrina's all grown up. I just saw her.

I was thinking that maybe

we could do something performative.

Painting you live, maybe.

- Hi. - Hi, love. Where are you?

- I'm on my way out. You? - In this horrible hotel.

We'll go back after breakfast. Is everything okay?

- Yes. Everything's fine. - It went great last night. Did you see it?

I was totally on fire. I got everything.

- I was sleeping, sorry. I was exhausted. - Besides, you can imagine.

I was super nervous. Well, you know me.

And I had prepared a series of questions.

Well, tell me tonight. I'm sorry, but they're waiting for me.

Okay, yes.

But I'll be late today. Don't forget I have dinner with the advertisers.

I won't forget. See you tonight. I have to go. Kisses.

- Kisses. I love you. - I love you too.

It gives me great satisfaction

to realize this retrospective in my country.

I've had the chance to expose

all over the world,

but nothing is more comforting than doing it in one's land, right?

No way!

- You look the same! - What? You look the same!

- How are you? - Fine. And you?

- Fine. What a surprise. - How's your life? Yes.

Fine. I'm a journalist.

Yes, I know. I read a very good article from you. Very courageous.

The accusation of abuse of the prosecutor.

- The one about Aranguren. Yes. - That one.

- I got married too. I have a daughter. - No.

- Really? What's her name? - Yes. Look. Look at her.

- Sofi! She couldn't be prettier. - I can't believe it.

- She's prettier than you. - Yes, well, obviously.

Doesn't she look like your mom?

Mm.

- The eyes, right? - Yes.

- Yes, I've heard. - Yes.

- That's amazing. - Incredible.

- You are such a normie. - What do you mean "normie"?

- You are. - Diana!

Can you come down, please?

That woman is unbearable.

And she has got someone with her.

All good with the girl, she's nice, she's great, but she's too much.

Well, don't be mean. Listen, are you living here?

No, in Uruguay.

But now I'm here for this.

I'm going to take some pictures in Mendoza later. I'm leaving tonight.

- I'll be back. I go to Salta and go back. - You don't stop.

I'm going to Punta. Yes, I'm quite...

- Dad. - Yes?

- Thank you for everything. - Bye, see you.

- Dad? - Bye.

Look who's here.

- Doesn't she look the same? - The same?

She looks better, in my opinion.

Hello.

How are you, Salva?

Very well. Doing some work, as usual.

- I talked to your mom. - Diana!

- I'll be right back. - Sure.

I know you talked to my mom. That's why I'm here.

I was so surprised to see you yesterday.

Me too.

- I wasn't looking for you. - I know.

It's amazing.

The usual beauty,

but with a much larger stream of light

coming from your eyes and skin.

Wonderful.

Incredible.

What are you doing here?

I don't know.

I saw you and I can't stop thinking about you.

And that's not right, girl.

Don't look at me like that.

I need to see you alone.

Salvador, shall we go? They're waiting for us for lunch.

Yes, of course.

Bye.

Sabrina?

She should be here soon.

What? From lunch?

No.

Anything about Gilabert's article? Did she send it? Did she say anything?

No. She didn't say anything.

Do you know if something's going on?

- No, but I can find out for you. - Okay.

Find her and tell her we need the article now.

Sabri, what's up? Alejo is upset. What do I tell him?

When I met him that night at the rest stop,

I thought, "This guy is my soul mate."

I thought, "Two crazy people like us have to be together." You know?

That's how it is.

The other day, I saw him near José Ignacio.

He was with a girl, with freckles,

with a good girl face.

And they were carrying a stroller. Do you know what I felt?

What?

That the guy no longer had that dark cloud over his head.

- That I did that to him. - No.

That's a two-way street. No. That's what they want you to believe.

I felt the same way about Franco. When I met him,

I remember feeling like I was broken.

That there was a part of me that was broken.

And that love had one side that's beautiful,

romantic, positive.

But there also had to be suffering,

the text you don't get, the lump in your throat.

And then you grow up and realize that love has to be easy.

- Well, I don't know, that's what I think. - Yes.

It's never happened to me. But yes, I hope so.

You'll get your turn.

And you? How's work?

Fine.

I'm fine. I feel like I'm growing and...

And I'm only handling stuff I'm interested in.

For example?

For example, millionaires

by illicit gain.

Your dad must know a couple of them, right?

Yes, a lot. A lot of cheaters.

And so do I.

They buy artworks to launder money.

- Typical. - Typical.

That's harsh, isn't it? That we all know and nobody does anything.

It happens.

Can we have another one? And a glass.

No, there's no need for the glass. Thank you.

Well, bring the wine, not the glass.

Sure, no problem.

Are you going to smoke in here?

Yes, it's okay.

Do you know what happens when I smell alcohol?

Do you know what it reminds me of? That time we got super drunk.

- When we were kids, 1,000 years ago. - I know.

- With my dad's whiskey. - Disgusting.

I remember that time too. Very much.

Excuse me, you can't smoke here.

- Uh... I thought I could. - No.

- Okay. I'll put it out. Don't worry. - Thank you.

What were we? We were 16, right?

Mm.

Yes, more or less.

Mm.

The other day, I went to my dad's studio and I remembered that night.

I don't know. The images are kind of blurry.

Yes. I always remember.

- I swear. Of course I remember. - He had bad breath.

- Don't feel exposed now. - No, that's awful.

- No. - I remember the principal came.

Excuse me, we're about to close.

Well, I still have some... I have...

- Don't worry. We're leaving. Thank you. - No.

We're going to finish the bottle and go.

- No. - Don't rush me.

- But they're closing. It's on me. - I hate being rushed.

No! What time is it?

Read it, I can't see it. What time is the flight?

- At nine. - What time? At nine?

- What time is it? Six? - Six o'clock.

- Well, but we're fine. - You're not fine.

Are you flying from Aeroparque?

I'm going to... Can you wait a minute?

- What for? - I'll be right back.

- Okay. - Wait a minute.

Come on, Sabri!

Honey, today is a bad time.

We said we'd let each other know in advance when this happened, right?

It's okay. I'm sure it got complicated. It's okay.

I'm going to see what to do with Sofi. Kisses.

Don't cross by yourself! Wait for me, Sofi.

Diana!

What?

- Are you okay? - Amazing.

- Let's go. This place's closing. - I'm coming.

I'll wait for you downstairs.

Shall we go somewhere else? Let's carry on.

It's a good thing my dad never comes to the studio.

Are you fine?

- I'm glad I have the keys. - Watch your step.

If I had to see Javiera, I swear...

- That monster... - That's enough.

- Can you take off my boots? - Of course.

Listen, I put the keys on your nightstand.

Sabrina?

- I'm sorry. - What?

I brought Diana.

What happened?

- She had food poisoning. - What?

It was so nice to see you again today after so long.

Really.

You look beautiful.

Thank you. Sabrina.

Let's not do this, Sabrina. Please. It's over.

No. It's not over.

- It's still happening. - You have to go.

Please.

You have to go.

I don't understand.

That's because there's nothing left to understand.

I can't.

- All clear. - Should I go?

- Do you have everything? - Yes.

Thank you.

Son of a bitch.

The Chameleon: Unchangeable Past

♪ I look at my world And the present embraces me ♪

♪ My girl and my husband dance On the terrace ♪

♪ Here's to life, to what we've achieved ♪

♪ I celebrate with my people This dream come true ♪

♪ But I always want more It's never enough ♪

♪ I'm still in the race The finish line is different ♪

♪ The light goes out in the air And it's turned dark ♪

♪ There's a shadow following me And I feel like I'm shutting myself down ♪

♪ The anxiety comes back, the stress ♪

♪ The stench, the pain of missing Not doing your best ♪

♪ That smell and that color again ♪

♪ It is the shadow of the monster Coming to see me ♪

♪ I fall into disdain I hide in the attic ♪

♪ I run away from love In case it hurts when it changes ♪

♪ I need to talk The darkness pulls me in ♪

♪ I have to fight Be the light that gives it away ♪

♪ But it escapes and camouflages It changes shape ♪

♪ It kills and doesn't get dirty Poisonous and muddy ♪

♪ I graze insanity And I don't want to fall into the pit ♪

♪ Guilty of the wound He turned into a sketch ♪

♪ Hate courses through me And I paint with vengeance ♪

♪ Every canvas I break, every false hope ♪

♪ My rage is not enough I have no use for spears ♪

♪ And this loneliness seeks me out And jumps at me ♪

♪ Nothing to lose, about to win my peace ♪

♪ To be the voice of one And all the others ♪

♪ Let justice be the one who punishes ♪

♪ He who draws bodies By making them bleed ♪

♪ And now I'm my own truth And you are a scar ♪

♪ I faced the wound to be happy ♪

♪ I rise up like an empress Making you fall and tending to my root ♪

♪ And now I'm my own truth And you are a scar ♪

♪ I faced the wound to be happy ♪

♪ I rise up like an empress Making you fall and tending to my root ♪

Translated by Andrés Negrete