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{\an8}[♪]

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[indistinct chatter]

3
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It will be a great day, sweetheart.

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LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

5
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I'm doing what must be done, right?

6
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(Nacha) If it comes from your heart,

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then you're doing what must be done.

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{\an8}[♪]

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[indistinct chatter]

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(Delfino) Giddy up!

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[horse neighs]

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[church bells ringing]

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{\an8}[indistinct chatter]

14
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Grace will tell you
when to bring the rings.

15
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- Okay?
- Yes, Dad.

16
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Very well.

17
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(Alex) Dad said you'd tell me
when to bring the rings.

18
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- Right.
- But how am I supposed to...?

19
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I'll say when, don't worry.

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(woman 1) Here comes the bride!

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[whispers] Do I look okay?

22
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(woman 2) She looks like a princess!

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Thank you, Delfino.

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Thank you.

25
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Would you help me, Delfino?

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Thank you.

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{\an8}[♪]

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[breaths heavily]

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[sighs]

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[pipe organ playing]

31
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[pipe organ stops]

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Welcome, brothers.

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May the Almighty's blessing

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be upon you.

35
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The Lord God said:

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"It is not good for the man to be alone.

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I will make a suitable partner for him."

38
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You're not marrying this woman

39
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out of an impure desire,

40
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but with the best intentions.

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God Almighty,

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give us your mercy

43
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and let us be together in your kingdom,

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all of us at the same time.

45
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This is the word of the Lord.

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- We praise You, Lord.
- (everybody) We praise You, Lord.

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(Father) Let's stand up.

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We're here, at the altar,

49
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because God, infinitely glorious,

50
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will guarantee your will
to enter into this marriage.

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Face each other.

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Look at each other.

53
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Now, the question is...

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Are you here

55
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under no pressure,

56
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free and willingly?

57
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Yes, Father.

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Willingly.

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[fluttering wings]

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(Father) Are you determined
to love and to respect each other

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and to live in matrimony
for the rest of your lives?

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Are you determined
to love and to respect each other

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and to live in matrimony
for the rest of your lives?

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[sobs quietly]

65
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I'm sorry.

66
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I can't.

67
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[woman gasps] No...

68
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[general exclamation]

69
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What happened?

70
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Pedro...

71
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Careful, Miss.

72
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Thank you, Delfino.

73
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[sighs]

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- [door opens]
- (Rosaura) Tita!

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Tita!

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[mutters] Where is she?

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- (Gertrudis) What's wrong?
- (Rosaura) Tita!

78
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(Gertrudis) Rosaura!

79
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You knew it, right?

80
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You told her to leave, right!

81
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- (Gertrudis) I don't... Calm down...
- (Rosaura) What did you do? Let me go!

82
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Rosaura, please, you must calm down.

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{\an8}[♪]

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[steps approaching]

85
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[trembling voice] You're back.

86
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(Pedro) Rosaura.

87
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(Rosaura) What happened?

88
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Where did you go?

89
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(Pedro) We have to talk.

90
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No.

91
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Don't say it, I don't want to hear you.

92
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I'm leaving with Tita.

93
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We can't go on living like this.

94
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No, that will never happen.

95
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Haven't we both suffered enough?

96
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If you hadn't accepted
my mother's agreement,

97
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nobody would be suffering.

98
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I didn't cheat on anybody!

99
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I married you because I loved you!

100
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I will never love you.

101
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[whispers] I know.

102
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I know that.

103
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I don't even care.

104
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Like it or not,
I'll be by your side until I die.

105
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We still have time.

106
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You could be happy too.

107
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I'll never be happy.

108
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I won't allow you or Tita to be happy.

109
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If you leave this house,
you'll never see Esperanza again.

110
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You've already lost a son.

111
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Do you want to lose her too?

112
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Are you two leaving?

113
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And where will you live?

114
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Right now, I don't know a thing.

115
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What matters is
that I did what I had to do.

116
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I knew you weren't sure.

117
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It took me too long to decide.

118
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Marrying the doctor was your duty.

119
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All you had to do was that!

120
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Duty, tradition, good manners.
You sound exactly like Mom.

121
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None of that matters,
when will you ever realize?

122
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Don't hit her!

123
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If Mom were here,
none of this would have happened.

124
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You would have obeyed her!

125
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She lied to us.
She was forced to get married.

126
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She loved another man.

127
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That's not true.

128
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So much for your good manners.

129
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It's a lie, you're both crazy.

130
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You're trying to hurt me!
All my life you've been against me!

131
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You only care about appearances!

132
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You never cared about us!

133
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{\an8}Get the hell out
of my house once and for all, damn it!

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[button falls]

135
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[Gertrudis sighs]

136
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Once you and Pedro
decide what to do, let me know.

137
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Take care.

138
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[baby cries]

139
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I love you.

140
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I love you.

141
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If Juan doesn't show up,

142
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I'll grab him
by the ear and take him to you!

143
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[laughs quietly] Grab his balls!

144
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[Tita laughs]

145
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[door opens]

146
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John.

147
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Why are you here?

148
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I wanted to say goodbye.

149
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It's for you.

150
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It was your wedding gift.

151
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We all have an inner box of matches.

152
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All we have to do is find a detonator.

153
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The legend says more.

154
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We must be careful

155
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and light one match at a time.

156
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Otherwise, if emotion is very intense,

157
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and all matches are lit,

158
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the flame would burn forever.

159
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I didn't mean to hurt you.

160
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I know.

161
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I know.

162
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{\an8}[♪]

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[indistinct chatter]

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- [baby sobs]
- [goat bleats]

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[galloping]

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[horse snorts]

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[metal clanking]

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- [baby yelling]
- [woman talking]

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{\an8}If you want an explanation,
I won't do that, not today anyway.

170
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No.

171
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I can't stand being away from you two.

172
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Now he is your son.

173
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I'm an asshole.

174
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Yes, right, an asshole.

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Forgive me.

176
00:19:40,221 --> 00:19:41,305
And?

177
00:19:43,933 --> 00:19:45,309
You didn't cheat on me.

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[Gertrudis hums]

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You're trustworthy, Gertrudis.

180
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And?

181
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Anything else to say?

182
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I was overwhelmed with jealousy.

183
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I was an asshole.

184
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I really got upset
because I thought that...

185
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that you loved someone else.

186
00:20:09,959 --> 00:20:11,001
And?

187
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Forgive me.

188
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I miss you a lot.

189
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Forgive me.

190
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Gertrudis.

191
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(Gertrudis) Are you coming or what?

192
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{\an8}[♪]

193
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(Gertrudis) Take him to bed.

194
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[steps approaching]

195
00:20:58,758 --> 00:20:59,842
What do you want?

196
00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,554
I won't have more children.

197
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Esperanza will stay with me until I die.

198
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{\an8}Don't you realize
how harmful that tradition has been?

199
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It's the only thing I have.

200
00:21:21,906 --> 00:21:25,451
Esperanza has the right
to live the life she wants.

201
00:21:41,884 --> 00:21:43,511
I'm willing to accept that.

202
00:21:47,723 --> 00:21:49,850
But don't take her father away from her.

203
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Go far away

204
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and never come back.

205
00:22:39,316 --> 00:22:40,818
[laughs quietly]

206
00:22:40,943 --> 00:22:42,152
[Gertrudis sighs]

207
00:22:48,951 --> 00:22:50,119
I've missed you.

208
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I've missed you more.

209
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[moans]

210
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Keep it in a safe place.

211
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Someday, our Josecito will see it.

212
00:23:20,524 --> 00:23:21,525
Yes.

213
00:23:25,154 --> 00:23:26,864
I must go back.

214
00:23:28,574 --> 00:23:31,660
I'm sure there's
another way of changing things.

215
00:23:35,372 --> 00:23:36,790
You wanted to fight like me.

216
00:23:36,916 --> 00:23:37,958
What happened?

217
00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:39,835
Well, we have a son now.

218
00:23:42,713 --> 00:23:43,839
Yes, that's true.

219
00:23:47,843 --> 00:23:50,429
But I can't walk out on my men.

220
00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:54,224
I can't just vanish into thin air.

221
00:23:55,601 --> 00:23:56,560
I'm not a deserter.

222
00:23:56,685 --> 00:23:57,728
Of course not.

223
00:23:58,812 --> 00:24:00,064
You're not. I know that.

224
00:24:02,691 --> 00:24:04,485
But José needs you.

225
00:24:08,989 --> 00:24:10,199
Then let's go.

226
00:24:11,742 --> 00:24:15,079
You won't abandon your ideas,
and I won't abandon mine either.

227
00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:27,091
I have no choice.

228
00:24:31,595 --> 00:24:32,846
What do you really want?

229
00:24:33,764 --> 00:24:35,599
I want you to take care of yourself.

230
00:24:42,731 --> 00:24:44,483
I'll come back for you two.

231
00:24:47,778 --> 00:24:49,029
- [Gertrudis sobs]
- I swear.

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[sighs]

233
00:24:53,867 --> 00:24:55,911
{\an8}[♪]

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[door slams]

235
00:25:25,065 --> 00:25:26,150
[Pedro] Here you are.

236
00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:45,711
Are you ready?

237
00:25:49,506 --> 00:25:50,591
[whispers] Yes.

238
00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:53,010
[whispers] What's wrong?

239
00:25:55,721 --> 00:25:57,097
It's been a very long day.

240
00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:02,061
It was wonderful.

241
00:26:40,099 --> 00:26:41,266
Good evening.

242
00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:44,686
Good evening.

243
00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:08,669
(Tita) <i>Pedro,</i>

244
00:27:09,837 --> 00:27:11,296
<i>I'm writing this letter</i>

245
00:27:11,421 --> 00:27:14,675
<i>because I'm not brave enough
to look at you and say goodbye.</i>

246
00:27:15,384 --> 00:27:17,261
<i>I've accepted Rosaura's deal,</i>

247
00:27:18,762 --> 00:27:20,139
<i>and I'm leaving for good.</i>

248
00:27:23,809 --> 00:27:25,394
<i>If we stay together,</i>

249
00:27:26,145 --> 00:27:28,188
<i>be it here or somewhere else,</i>

250
00:27:30,065 --> 00:27:32,943
<i>Rosaura won't allow you
to see Esperanza again.</i>

251
00:27:34,069 --> 00:27:36,613
<i>What's even worse,
she'll condemn her to undergo</i>

252
00:27:36,738 --> 00:27:38,991
<i>the same absurd
tradition that ruined my life.</i>

253
00:27:40,367 --> 00:27:42,119
<i>I won't allow that to happen.</i>

254
00:27:43,036 --> 00:27:44,788
<i>That tradition will die with me.</i>

255
00:27:47,124 --> 00:27:48,750
<i>Take care of Esperanza.</i>

256
00:27:48,876 --> 00:27:51,003
<i>I'll take care of her during summer.</i>

257
00:27:51,712 --> 00:27:52,921
<i>I'm sure that</i>

258
00:27:53,213 --> 00:27:54,339
<i>both you and I</i>

259
00:27:54,756 --> 00:27:57,092
<i>will help her become a free woman.</i>

260
00:27:58,969 --> 00:28:00,888
<i>Today I'm giving up on happiness</i>

261
00:28:01,013 --> 00:28:03,223
<i>so that Esperanza can be happy.</i>

262
00:28:05,809 --> 00:28:07,394
<i>I'm also giving up on you</i>

263
00:28:08,812 --> 00:28:10,480
<i>and I'll go after my freedom.</i>

264
00:28:12,441 --> 00:28:13,483
<i>Please...</i>

265
00:28:14,401 --> 00:28:16,778
<i>never doubt my love for you.</i>

266
00:28:19,656 --> 00:28:22,910
{\an8}<i>We've been loving each other
from a distance since our childhood.</i>

267
00:28:25,704 --> 00:28:28,957
{\an8}<i>I think it will be better
for everyone if things remain like this.</i>

268
00:28:34,254 --> 00:28:35,464
<i>Goodbye, Pedro.</i>

269
00:28:35,672 --> 00:28:37,341
{\an8}[♪]

270
00:28:54,858 --> 00:28:56,318
(narrator) <i>That day,</i>

271
00:28:56,443 --> 00:28:59,905
<i>the life of the De la Garza women
changed for good.</i>

272
00:29:30,727 --> 00:29:33,397
<i>While Tita fought an inner revolution,</i>

273
00:29:33,522 --> 00:29:34,940
<i>the rebels,</i>

274
00:29:35,065 --> 00:29:37,526
<i>despite getting weaker and weaker,</i>

275
00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:39,111
<i>kept fighting too.</i>

276
00:29:39,236 --> 00:29:40,320
(woman) Gertrudis!

277
00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:41,405
A horseman!

278
00:29:41,530 --> 00:29:42,698
Who is he?

279
00:29:42,823 --> 00:29:44,408
- Help me.
- Give him to me.

280
00:29:46,034 --> 00:29:48,245
I'll take care of him. Go ahead, run!

281
00:30:21,945 --> 00:30:27,284
{\an8}[♪]

282
00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:56,229
(narrator) <i>Time went by,</i>

283
00:30:56,355 --> 00:30:58,190
<i>and Rosaura kept her word.</i>

284
00:30:58,315 --> 00:31:01,276
<i>She took Esperanza to Tita each summer.</i>

285
00:31:05,989 --> 00:31:07,115
Be careful.

286
00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:16,333
Hi, Esperanza!

287
00:31:16,500 --> 00:31:18,085
Hi, Aunt Tita!

288
00:31:18,210 --> 00:31:20,170
Come on in. Want some help?

289
00:31:31,348 --> 00:31:33,517
(narrator) <i>Tita also
fulfilled the agreement.</i>

290
00:31:33,642 --> 00:31:35,394
<i>She never ever went after Pedro.</i>

291
00:31:36,186 --> 00:31:39,398
<i>In exchange, she saw Esperanza grow.</i>

292
00:31:42,025 --> 00:31:43,443
<i>Eventually,</i>

293
00:31:43,944 --> 00:31:46,530
<i>Tita found the peace
she'd been longing for so long.</i>

294
00:31:48,031 --> 00:31:50,033
<i>She lead a quiet life,</i>

295
00:31:50,534 --> 00:31:52,077
<i>what with knitting,</i>

296
00:31:52,202 --> 00:31:53,537
<i>cooking,</i>

297
00:31:53,662 --> 00:31:56,998
<i>and her next chance
of spending time with Esperanza.</i>

298
00:32:03,046 --> 00:32:05,465
<i>And, like Nacha had done with her,</i>

299
00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:08,468
<i>Tita taught Esperanza
all her cooking secrets.</i>

300
00:32:08,593 --> 00:32:11,096
(Tita) And this herb
with a particular smell is...

301
00:32:11,221 --> 00:32:13,682
It's a herb...? [laughs]

302
00:32:13,890 --> 00:32:15,016
(Tita) It's mint!

303
00:32:16,226 --> 00:32:17,394
Right, mint!

304
00:32:23,483 --> 00:32:26,653
Make thinner slices
so that cooking them is easier.

305
00:32:30,699 --> 00:32:34,077
{\an8}(narrator) <i>Pedro never was
on intimate terms with Rosaura again.</i>

306
00:32:34,202 --> 00:32:35,620
<i>He was an exemplary father.</i>

307
00:32:36,413 --> 00:32:39,082
<i>He devoted
body and soul to this daughter</i>

308
00:32:39,207 --> 00:32:42,586
<i>and to fight for the rights
of the underprivileged people.</i>

309
00:32:43,712 --> 00:32:47,090
<i>As a landowner,
he promoted the creation of laws</i>

310
00:32:47,215 --> 00:32:51,261
<i>to improve people's
working conditions in the country.</i>

311
00:32:59,561 --> 00:33:01,021
(Tita) Safe travels, honey.

312
00:33:01,146 --> 00:33:02,272
Thank you, Aunt.

313
00:33:03,482 --> 00:33:05,066
Don't take long to return.

314
00:33:06,234 --> 00:33:08,445
(narrator) <i>Time continued to pass.</i>

315
00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:11,615
<i>I guess that, in the meantime,</i>

316
00:33:11,740 --> 00:33:15,160
<i>Tita and Pedro never
stopped thinking about each other.</i>

317
00:33:16,077 --> 00:33:19,164
<i>Deep down, they knew
that being away from each other</i>

318
00:33:19,289 --> 00:33:21,333
<i>was the best for everybody.</i>

319
00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:43,230
(Rosaura) And Esperanza?

320
00:33:52,614 --> 00:33:53,823
Where is my daughter?

321
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:56,284
I don't know.

322
00:34:05,001 --> 00:34:06,044
{\an8}[♪]

323
00:34:17,514 --> 00:34:18,640
(Rosaura) Esperanza!

324
00:34:20,642 --> 00:34:22,102
We have guests.

325
00:34:22,227 --> 00:34:23,353
I'm coming, Mom.

326
00:34:24,354 --> 00:34:25,313
Bye, Alex.

327
00:34:25,438 --> 00:34:26,523
Bye.

328
00:34:32,153 --> 00:34:33,321
(Alex) Bye, madam.

329
00:34:36,199 --> 00:34:38,743
(Rosaura) What were you doing
with Dr. Brown's son?

330
00:34:40,203 --> 00:34:42,622
{\an8}I don't think
{\an8}a young lady should behave like that.

331
00:34:43,290 --> 00:34:44,583
Besides, I don't feel well.

332
00:34:44,708 --> 00:34:46,376
I need you to take care of me.

333
00:34:52,799 --> 00:34:53,842
[groaning]

334
00:34:54,050 --> 00:34:55,218
[engine running]

335
00:34:55,385 --> 00:34:56,386
[groaning]

336
00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:09,733
(narrator) <i>Rosaura's pain
was getting worse.</i>

337
00:35:11,151 --> 00:35:12,569
<i>Pedro's rejection,</i>

338
00:35:14,529 --> 00:35:18,366
{\an8}<i>her secret desire
to prevent Esperanza from finding love</i>

339
00:35:19,743 --> 00:35:22,746
<i>and all the bitterness
she'd been keeping in her heart</i>

340
00:35:23,246 --> 00:35:24,831
<i>made her rot inside</i>

341
00:35:25,332 --> 00:35:27,292
<i>little by little.</i>

342
00:35:31,338 --> 00:35:32,881
[farts]

343
00:35:47,812 --> 00:35:48,897
[dragging]

344
00:35:49,105 --> 00:35:50,857
[clanking]

345
00:36:01,409 --> 00:36:02,369
[door opens]

346
00:36:02,494 --> 00:36:03,912
[Esperanza gasps] Mom!

347
00:36:04,162 --> 00:36:05,205
Mom!

348
00:36:05,455 --> 00:36:06,539
What happened, Mom?

349
00:36:06,790 --> 00:36:07,874
Mom!

350
00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:10,543
Mommy, Mommy...

351
00:36:16,257 --> 00:36:17,550
[sobbing] She's dead.

352
00:36:29,688 --> 00:36:31,606
(narrator) <i>After Rosaura's death,</i>

353
00:36:31,731 --> 00:36:36,820
{\an8}<i>Esperanza asked Tita
to help her cook for an upcoming event.</i>

354
00:36:38,571 --> 00:36:39,864
<i>Tita accepted</i>

355
00:36:39,989 --> 00:36:43,785
{\an8}<i>because she knew
that Pedro would be busy in town.</i>

356
00:36:55,296 --> 00:36:56,548
<i>Getting back to the ranch</i>

357
00:36:56,673 --> 00:36:59,843
<i>brought painful moments
back to Tita's memory.</i>

358
00:37:00,677 --> 00:37:06,307
<i>It also awoke beautiful memories
that had been dormant for a long time.</i>

359
00:37:29,539 --> 00:37:31,916
{\an8}[♪]

360
00:37:33,752 --> 00:37:37,255
[crackling]

361
00:37:39,758 --> 00:37:42,677
{\an8}(narrator) <i>That day
they cooked chiles in walnut sauce,</i>

362
00:37:43,344 --> 00:37:44,637
<i>the dish with which</i>

363
00:37:44,763 --> 00:37:48,057
<i>Mexico's independence
is traditionally celebrated.</i>

364
00:37:54,355 --> 00:37:57,317
{\an8}<i>It is said</i>
{\an8}<i>that if the chiles are properly cooked,</i>

365
00:37:57,692 --> 00:38:00,445
<i>they may light the soul
of any person who tries them.</i>

366
00:38:24,803 --> 00:38:26,971
<i>Preparing this dish with Esperanza</i>

367
00:38:27,597 --> 00:38:29,557
<i>in the kitchen where she was born,</i>

368
00:38:29,974 --> 00:38:32,685
<i>where she grew up
and learned so many things,</i>

369
00:38:33,061 --> 00:38:36,564
<i>moved Tita very deeply.</i>

370
00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:41,277
<i>Therefore,</i>

371
00:38:41,444 --> 00:38:44,531
<i>she felt a strong
sense of freedom grow within her</i>

372
00:38:44,948 --> 00:38:49,410
{\an8}<i>and again, this feeling
spread into all of the food she touched.</i>

373
00:38:54,791 --> 00:39:00,797
CHILES IN WALNUT SAUCE

374
00:39:03,883 --> 00:39:08,429
{\an8}[♪]

375
00:39:11,474 --> 00:39:13,935
[indistinct chatter]

376
00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:32,662
Dad!

377
00:39:32,787 --> 00:39:34,789
Let me introduce you to some friends.

378
00:39:34,914 --> 00:39:36,374
- Come here.
- Okay.

379
00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:40,545
How are you?

380
00:39:41,796 --> 00:39:43,673
- (Esperanza) This is Beto.
- (Pedro) Hi.

381
00:39:43,798 --> 00:39:45,341
- (Beto) Hi!
- And his wife.

382
00:39:45,466 --> 00:39:46,509
(Pedro) Hi!

383
00:39:48,344 --> 00:39:51,472
[clapping]

384
00:39:51,598 --> 00:39:53,016
I thank life

385
00:39:53,516 --> 00:39:56,769
for making our paths cross long ago.

386
00:39:57,812 --> 00:39:59,063
Today I want to toast

387
00:39:59,856 --> 00:40:00,899
to you,

388
00:40:01,524 --> 00:40:03,151
my beautiful Esperanza.

389
00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:06,613
And to all of you as well!

390
00:40:06,738 --> 00:40:07,989
Cheers!

391
00:40:08,114 --> 00:40:10,867
- (everybody) Cheers!
- (Esperanza) I want to speak too!

392
00:40:11,034 --> 00:40:13,036
And before we start eating!

393
00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:14,829
That is...

394
00:40:15,663 --> 00:40:17,457
if I'm not overcome with emotion.

395
00:40:19,167 --> 00:40:20,877
I want to thank my father,

396
00:40:22,378 --> 00:40:23,588
my mother,

397
00:40:24,756 --> 00:40:26,549
my dear father-in-law,

398
00:40:28,885 --> 00:40:30,053
and you, Alex,

399
00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:33,139
for making me
the happiest woman in the world.

400
00:40:33,932 --> 00:40:34,974
I also...

401
00:40:35,642 --> 00:40:38,478
want to say thanks to a great person.

402
00:40:40,688 --> 00:40:42,857
This person has taught me and shown me

403
00:40:43,566 --> 00:40:45,860
that I can achieve
whatever I want in life,

404
00:40:47,654 --> 00:40:49,113
that there are no limits,

405
00:40:50,698 --> 00:40:52,659
and that freedom isn't a gift,

406
00:40:53,576 --> 00:40:55,745
you have to fight for it
every single day.

407
00:40:58,498 --> 00:41:01,000
I know that today I'm here...

408
00:41:04,504 --> 00:41:05,546
thanks to you,

409
00:41:06,172 --> 00:41:07,256
Tita.

410
00:41:08,091 --> 00:41:10,051
I'm so happy to have you near me.

411
00:41:11,886 --> 00:41:12,929
To be honest,

412
00:41:13,930 --> 00:41:16,182
you've been like a second mother to me.

413
00:41:25,441 --> 00:41:26,442
Cheers!

414
00:41:26,567 --> 00:41:28,236
- (everybody) Cheers!
- [clapping]

415
00:41:29,070 --> 00:41:31,614
[cheering]

416
00:41:33,616 --> 00:41:35,118
- Cheers.
- (man) Bravo!

417
00:41:35,243 --> 00:41:36,494
Son.

418
00:41:37,578 --> 00:41:39,664
- (man) Bravo!
- [indistinct chattering]

419
00:41:47,046 --> 00:41:49,966
[car approaching]

420
00:41:53,970 --> 00:41:55,805
- (woman 1) Who's that?
- (woman 2) No idea.

421
00:41:55,972 --> 00:41:58,933
- (woman 1) Did you invite them?
- (man) Isn't that Josecito?

422
00:42:01,019 --> 00:42:02,895
(Esperanza) It's Aunt Gertrudis.

423
00:42:03,813 --> 00:42:05,273
[gasps] It's my aunt!

424
00:42:06,733 --> 00:42:08,860
[laughing]

425
00:42:10,069 --> 00:42:11,654
(Gertrudis) Sister!

426
00:42:14,824 --> 00:42:16,951
You all look beautiful!

427
00:42:17,076 --> 00:42:18,161
Fina!

428
00:42:18,828 --> 00:42:19,829
(Tita) Hi!

429
00:42:20,621 --> 00:42:22,040
Nice to meet you, I'm Tita.

430
00:42:23,082 --> 00:42:24,667
José, you're so big!

431
00:42:25,668 --> 00:42:27,754
(Tita) I'm so glad I've finally met you.

432
00:42:28,838 --> 00:42:30,590
(Gertrudis) Come, meet my family.

433
00:42:30,715 --> 00:42:32,633
- [indistinct chatter]
- [laughter]

434
00:42:32,759 --> 00:42:34,552
(Gertrudis) Thank you very much.

435
00:42:39,557 --> 00:42:40,600
[moans]

436
00:42:47,857 --> 00:42:48,900
[moans]

437
00:42:52,195 --> 00:42:54,072
(woman 1) This dish is so delicious!

438
00:42:54,822 --> 00:42:56,991
(woman 2) This is so tender!

439
00:42:58,659 --> 00:43:00,495
(woman 3) No, it's Tita De la Garza!

440
00:43:00,620 --> 00:43:02,371
(narrator) <i>In the blink of an eye,</i>

441
00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:05,208
<i>the chiles disappeared from the trays.</i>

442
00:43:06,334 --> 00:43:09,587
<i>Guests savored them with pleasure.</i>

443
00:43:09,921 --> 00:43:11,881
<i>And while they were at it, one by one,</i>

444
00:43:12,006 --> 00:43:15,134
<i>they allowed themselves
to feel the freedom</i>

445
00:43:15,259 --> 00:43:18,262
<i>with which Tita had cooked that dish.</i>

446
00:43:23,267 --> 00:43:24,769
- Leo!
- (Leo) Yes, sir?

447
00:43:25,103 --> 00:43:26,813
- Play another song!
- (Leo) Okay!

448
00:43:26,938 --> 00:43:27,897
[music starts]

449
00:43:28,022 --> 00:43:29,148
(man) Bravo!

450
00:43:40,743 --> 00:43:41,786
Son!

451
00:45:08,206 --> 00:45:12,376
[car approaching]

452
00:45:24,013 --> 00:45:25,056
[door slams]

453
00:45:38,778 --> 00:45:41,113
{\an8}[♪]

454
00:45:59,382 --> 00:46:01,717
(narrator) <i>Only after 20 years</i>

455
00:46:01,842 --> 00:46:05,888
{\an8}<i>Pedro and Tita
finally felt free to be together.</i>

456
00:46:07,306 --> 00:46:10,393
<i>They had been waiting
for this moment their whole life.</i>

457
00:46:19,318 --> 00:46:20,486
<i>That day,</i>

458
00:46:21,070 --> 00:46:23,781
<i>their love
challenged the passage of time.</i>

459
00:47:29,930 --> 00:47:31,057
[Tita moans]

460
00:47:48,324 --> 00:47:50,493
(narrator) <i>The desire,
after so many years,</i>

461
00:47:51,118 --> 00:47:52,578
<i>the endless waiting,</i>

462
00:47:53,913 --> 00:47:56,165
<i>the intensity of such reunion.</i>

463
00:47:58,000 --> 00:48:00,002
<i>There were so many feelings,</i>

464
00:48:00,336 --> 00:48:02,380
<i>there was so much love in that union</i>

465
00:48:03,172 --> 00:48:06,008
<i>that all the matches they had within</i>

466
00:48:06,384 --> 00:48:08,302
<i>lit at the same time.</i>

467
00:48:49,552 --> 00:48:53,013
[Tita moans]

468
00:50:23,145 --> 00:50:24,522
(narrator) <i>A long time ago,</i>

469
00:50:24,647 --> 00:50:28,442
<i>I learned that stories
are not entirely true or false,</i>

470
00:50:29,610 --> 00:50:31,695
<i>because they're nurtured
with half-truths,</i>

471
00:50:32,238 --> 00:50:33,739
<i>with well told lies,</i>

472
00:50:34,281 --> 00:50:36,075
<i>or with blurred memories.</i>

473
00:50:37,785 --> 00:50:39,119
<i>Memories...</i>

474
00:50:39,411 --> 00:50:42,081
<i>that get lost in smoking fires</i>

475
00:50:42,456 --> 00:50:45,167
<i>or that get imbued
with the smell of spices,</i>

476
00:50:45,417 --> 00:50:46,835
<i>and, like in any recipe,</i>

477
00:50:47,169 --> 00:50:50,714
<i>they get mixed
like any other ingredient.</i>

478
00:50:54,510 --> 00:50:56,095
{\an8}[♪]

479
00:51:00,683 --> 00:51:01,850
<i>This is the story</i>

480
00:51:02,059 --> 00:51:04,812
<i>of Tita, my great-great aunt,</i>

481
00:51:05,729 --> 00:51:09,275
<i>of Esperanza, my great-grandmother,
who rescued her book of recipes,</i>

482
00:51:09,692 --> 00:51:14,530
{\an8}<i>and of each and every other
De la Garza women that came after them.</i>

483
00:51:16,156 --> 00:51:18,742
<i>A story that,
whether it may be true or false,</i>

484
00:51:19,493 --> 00:51:22,871
<i>reminds us that we women
are the owners of our destiny.</i>

485
00:51:28,294 --> 00:51:30,504
<i>A story that will continue to exist</i>

486
00:51:30,629 --> 00:51:32,214
<i>as long as there is someone</i>

487
00:51:32,381 --> 00:51:34,174
<i>who cooks its recipes.</i>

488
00:51:35,759 --> 00:51:38,846
{\an8}[♪]