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ANGEL OF FIRE

FANTAS Y CIRCUS

Good evening, Iadies and gentIemen.

Fantasy Circus weIcomes you. . .

. . .and is proud to present. . .

. . .its wonderfuI artists.

Farid and his orientaI magic.

Agata, the queen of the sea; Scherezada. . .

. . .and her one thousand and one nights act.

Dorco and his wiId animaIs.

LittIe peopIe Tito and Tita.

The best cIowns in Latin America. . .

. . . Pirr� n and TiIiches.

And Iast but not Ieast, aII the way from the jungIe. . .

. . . of Pet�n, and e x clusively for you. . .

. . . the Angel of Fire.

Pirr� n!

I'm a bee Iooking for a IittIe fIower, hoping it wiII. . .

. . .give me a IittIe of its nectar. Just a IittIe of its nectar.

A IittIe fIower who wiII. . .

Pirr� n!

Pirr� n !

LittIe fIower, give me your nectar, aII of it.

PIease don't go, IittIe fIower, give me your nectar.

Our ne xt act. . .

. . .is a defiance to death, ladies and gentlemen.

Shit!

-MaIena is here. -Yes, I saw her.

I don't want her near AIma.

Hey, Malena!

Running away again?

They won't even Iet me near her.

You have to tak e her with you.

It's not that easy after so many years.

Don't pIay the martyr. You've never been a good mother.

Renato is dying.

Tak e her with you.

It's a good time now that she'II be aII aIone.

I don't have the guts.

How much did we mak e?

This won't even pay for the midgets.

For the beers.

TeII the girIs to get ready.

In his dreams! I won't go.

What you do is your business.

Don't remove your mak eup, girIs. . .

. . .you'II be working Iater.

Took your piIIs?

There was aImost no audience.

Times wiII get better, you'II see.

AIma got a big round of appIause.

She's my girI, she's got it in her bIood.

I saw MaIena.

Your mind pIayed tricks on you.

You saw her too.

Yes, but as if I didn't.

For me, she's dead.

l put her absolutely beh ind me.

She wants to tak e AIma away.

She has never cared about her.

You better go to sIeep.

MaIena Ieft. . . and she'II never come back.

Without love. . .

. . .life is no life.

Without love. . .

. . .your heart weakens.

Without love. . .

. . .your soul dies despondent. . .

. . . desperate with grief. . .

. . . sacrificed for no reason at all.

Without love there's no hope.

Don 't stop loving me.

That's all l ask.

Don 't force me. . .

. . . to forget you.

Without love. . .

. . .your soul dies despondent. . .

. . . desperate with grief. . .

. . . sacrificed for no reason at all.

Without love there's no hope.

Here it is, O. K.?

Without love. . .

. . .life is no life.

Without love. . .

. . .your heart weakens.

Without love. . .

. . .your soul dies despondent. . .

. . . desperate with grief. . .

. . . sacrificed for no reason at all.

Without love there's no hope.

BeautifuI night, isn't it?

Why weren't you at the ring?

I didn't feeI Iik e it.

You deviI!

Look, Jose!

Renato?

Come on, your breakfast is getting coId.

AIma. . . it's your father.

Go see h im!

Rito!

Don't worry, CarmeIo.

I can do the act with you.

You're in charge of the management.

WeII, yeah. . .

. . . but the show must go on.

There's no more eggs.

lf you want coffee, make it yourself.

Poor father of yours!

He was aII fuck ed up.

So many years of passion can kiII anyone.

HonestIy, I think MaIena was what destroyed him.

What's wrong?

Maybe, you know. . .

What you did was a great sin.

That's not true.

I think you'd better Iose it.

Something eviI wiII be born.

A monster.

-You're nuts! -God wiII never forgive you.

I'm not here to support any whore, so it's up to you. . .

. . .if you Ieave, you won't have any money. . .

. . .if you stay, you Iose that chiId.

You won't waIk out on me that easiIy!

I didn't charge you for the buriaI. . . and that's expensive.

-Out of my way! -You own the circus, peopIe. . .

-. . .onIy come to see you. -I don't care. . .

. . . I onIy care about my chiId.

That stupid chiId again !

God promised His people that. . .

. . . when the world was full with good men. . .

. . . who had no hatred in their hearts. . .

. . .he'd put their names down in the Book of Forgiveness. . .

. . . and open Heaven 's Doors.

l will make up for the love of men. . .

. . . and grief will disappear from the Earth forever.

May the dead stand up from their graves. . .

. . . and go after their loved ones.

May parents reunite with their ch ildren. . .

. . . and brothers reunite with their sisters. . .

. . . and wives reunite with their husbands.

l have forgiven you all. . .

. . . and you will live forever in the Gardens of Eden.

You've seen how God saves those who Iove.

Death is not much compared to His greatness and powers.

Even the smaIIest and weak est Iamb. . .

. . .wiII find sheIter in His kingdom.

What are you staring at?

This is how they tie them at the circus.

What circus?

Oh, just a circus. . .

. . .that's over that hiII.

Fantasy Circus.

You Iive in a circus?

WeII, not anymore.

Boo!

Hop up.

I used to Iive on the streets too, but. . .

. . .the boss took me in and now I Iive here.

You think the dead are reaIIy coming back?

Of course!

But onIy those who didn't commit any sins.

What about the rest of them?

No idea.

But the Iady said God saves those who Iove.

No�?

They're here.

No�?

No� where are you?

Go inside, mom, you don 't want to catch a cold. l'll get h im.

Hey, you didn't hear her caIIing?

She has no pIace to go.

She works bIowing fire on the streets.

That is not good for her baby.

You gotta heIp her.

''Don't deny food to your feIIow men''.

AII right.

I'II give her sheIter.

We Ieave tomorrow. She can heIp you Ioad the truck.

That girI is no good.

Remember how you suffered when you were. . .

-. . .in her shoes. -It wasn't the same.

Don't be bIind. There's peopIe who do wrong. . .

. . .and don't Iook Iik e it.

''Let him who is free of sin cast the first stone''.

-Where are we going? -Where we can find good. . .

. . . peopIe so the boss can put their names down. . .

. . .on the Book of Forgiveness.

Why go somewhere eIse? There's Iots of peopIe here.

In the city everybody is mean.

FANTAS Y CIRCUS

-What do you want? -To tak e AIma with me.

It's a IittIe bit Iate for that now!

You reaIIy have no shame!

She Ieft since Renato died.

Nobody toId me!

You never Ioved them. . .

. . . because you're arrogant and greedy.

Where is she?

Lidio toId me she was seen bIowing fire. . .

. . .on the streets, near the pIot.

Don't even try.

She doesn't want anything to do with you.

Why did you Iet her go?

She's pregnant.

Off the way!

Off the way!

Go away!

This is me.

And this is Renato.

And this is me!

No, this is my son.

How beautifuI! How precious!

He is a prince and shaII Iive in a paIace.

What about me?

You?

This is you, No�.

This is uncIe No�.

Those peopIe are rejected everywhere.

Because they trespass.

We'II pIay the Exodus, they'II Iik e it.

They suffer because they have no steady pIace.

Lord, we are your humbIe messengers.

May the peopIe who Iive here Iisten to Your words.

BIess this barren Iand with Your infinite power.

May I have your attention, pIease!

Today, at 6:00 p. m. , don't miss our puppet show.

We are here to Iet you hear the word of God. . .

. . .with beautifuI BibIe passages.

Come to us and we wiII put your names down. . .

. . .on the Book of Forgiveness, where there's onIy room. . .

. . .for kind and good men who wiII go to heaven.

Boys! GirIs!

Men ! Women !

OId peopIe and youngsters!

God needs aII of you !

You're not on your own anymore.

God is your Iord. . .

. . .and I'm His voice.

Be carefuI.

God sees and hears it aII.

J ulio Garc� a.

Gabriela Sandov al.

Is it true God wiII never forgive me?

If you have faith and wiIIingness. . .

. . . he'II accept your innocence.

My chiId won't be a monster, wiII it?

No chiId is a monster to God's eyes.

She didn't put my name down.

She put my name down untiI I did penance.

Penance?

Sufferings. The boss assigned them to me.

Sacramento did penance too?

He doesn't need to, he was born free of sin.

He's a prophet.

He foresees the future.

I toId you, aII sheep end up Iooking for their own shepherd.

Yes. . .

. . . but remember God sometimes needs our heIp too.

Go to bed, mom. You don't want your feet. . .

. . .to hurt tomorrow, do you?

What you Iik e is not aIways what God Iik es.

Lord, bIess this food with Your sacred power.

I want you to mak e me do penance.

If your body and souI are ready, kneeI down. . .

. . .and put your forehead on the fIoor. . .

. . .so the Lord wiII now you are wiIIing.

Does it hurt?

-I'm hungry. -Just k eep swaIIowing.

This must be nonsense. My chiId must be getting sick. . .

. . . because I haven't eaten.

She bIows fire and. . .

. . .is wearing a princess costume.

Oh, I know!

She Ieft with the redeemer.

Stop!

Where are you taking her?

l didn 't kill them.

lt wasn 't me.

Get back or we'II tak e you too!

Here, have some.

No, I'II wait untiI my penance is over.

Draw eyes on my baby.

Tak e off your shirt.

I'm sorry.

When I die, you'II thank me for the rest of your Iife. . .

. . .just as I thank my father.

That's not it, I'm just coId.

Tired of so man y sins. . .

. . . the Lord decided to destroy all the cities. . .

. . . and find a good man to be the father of His people.

That man was Abraham.

Abraham and Sarah were more than 1 00 years oId.

That's why they didn't beIieve it when He promised them. . .

. . . they would have a ch ild.

But God k ept His promise. . .

. . . and Sarah gave birth to lsaac. . .

. . . filling with joy her parents hearts.

Abraham?

Abraham?

Here l am.

Take your son to the mountain and offer h im. . .

. . . to me as a sacrifice.

Kill h im with your own hands.

Father, we have the wood and the fire. . .

. . . but where is the Iamb we are sacrificing?

God wiII provide the Iamb.

Don't do it, Abraham !

You've shown you are fearfuI of God. You didn't. . .

. . . refuse to kiII your own son. KiII this Iamb.

God wiII be content.

No�?

Why did God ask Abraham to kiII his son?

He was onIy testing him.

Abraham was going to do it.

To show him how faithfuI he was.

So he Ioved God more than his own son?

We must Iove God above everything.

What are you doing here?

Here he is, boss!

I found him !

You hurt yourseIf.

Hurt myseIf? Why wouId I do that, mom?

There's a Iady asking for you.

Me?

Yes.

She's over the dump.

Go see what she wants.

AIma, I went to see you but you had aIready Ieft.

You Ieft first.

I couIdn't Iive with Renato.

Don't even mention him !

That's aII in the past.

You and me can Iive together again.

When your chiId is born, nothing wiII be the same.

What do you care about him?

Let me mak e things better.

Let me heIp you.

I don't want anything from you.

I'm very happy here.

The penances I did made me feeI a IittIe better.

Great!

That's the best thing for you and everybody eIse.

I'm sure now my baby wiII be beautifuI.

You are m y new family, aren 't you?

No� says you can taIk to God, is it true?

I'II be abIe to when He accepts me.

Gotta go.

Wait!

TeII Him I want my son to Iook Iik e my dad.

Go get the peopIe together.

Let's go, AIma.

She stays.

God taIk ed to me about you.

He toId me your sin was a big one.

Yes, but I aIready did penance.

You disgraced your body, and that is not so easy to forgive.

You said that with obedience and faith He wouId forgive me.

Prove you beIieve in Him and obey Him.

So, what do I have to do now?

He ask ed me to purify you. . .

. . .to mak e sure you are reaIIy free of sin.

And what if I refuse?

You'II be doomed forever.

He won't be content even after you purify me.

I'II see that He aIways forgives you.

You. . .

. . .and your chiId.

This is the supreme offering of my faith.

HeIp me prove Your power.

You must accept m y offering.

Help h im be strong.

Ms. Refugio is very happy. . .

. . .though she's Iosing her son.

She's not Iosing him. On the contrary. . .

. . .she'II be cIoser to him now.

She said she was offering him to God.

Just Iik e Abraham.

Boss! Boss!

AIma is not weII, boss!

She's shaking and she's bIeeding bad.

Go to her, don't Ieave her aIone.

That's the signaI.

God accepted you.

Don't come out. PIease, don't come out.

Don't come out.

Don't come out.

We don't know who brought her.

-She Iost the chiId. -She ask ed for it.

Those bIood probIems are very tricky.

What do you know! You're steriIe.

She can stay untiI she gets weII.

That girI won't get weII ever.

SEE THE SNAKE GIRL

And now. . .

. . . a defiance to death.

Once again, and excIusiveIy for you. . .

. . .the AngeI of Fire.

That angeI burnt her wings aIready.

TeII her whatever you want. We don't do charity here.

Without love. . .

. . .your heart weakens.

Without love. . .

. . .your soul dies despondent. . .

. . . desperate with grief. . .

. . . sacrificed for no reason at all.

Without love there's no hope.

Don 't stop loving me.

That's all l ask.

Don 't force me to forget you.

-HeIIo, No�. -How are you?

I'm aIright. I came to visit you.

-Didn't you miss me? -Yes.

Open the door then.

The door is Iock ed and the boss isn't here.

I didn't come to see her but you.

At the beginning, Sacramento ask ed about you a Iot.

The boss toId us God wanted a sacrifice. . .

. . .so Sacramento couId be his minister.

Sit down.

We don't want the boss to see you.

Why do you punish yourseIf so much?

You're bIeeding.

Since your mother purified me I feeI empty inside.

That's why I'm here.

I remembered you said God never abandons His chiIdren.

You speak His words.

That's why I need you.

You'II pray for me. . .

. . .for Renato, who is in heaven. . .

. . .and for my chiId too.

KiIIing an angeI is a sin. . .

. . .and your God doesn't forgive those who sin.

Did you reaIIy beIieve Sacramento was born. . .

. . .free of sin?

In memory of my sister Rina.