Original subtitles

Slow martial rhythm

Distant clinking of dishes

Engine noise

Unintelligible screams

The martial rhythm continues.

Soft birdsong

High-pitched screech

Long live the National Movement.

GALICIAN ACCENT I see a woman and my motorcycle seizes up.

Keep going. Keep going.

Honk

Ringing of bells

Lieutenant, we've arrived.

Lively martial music

Further to the right, further, further, further....

Stop!

A little to the left.

And... there.

Hang him up.

It's just a figure of speech.

Martial music intensifies.

Martial music culminates

Soft emotional melody

Distant coughs

I'm looking for the hotel manager.

I'm looking for the hotel manager!

Cesa melody

From the hospital, you mean.

A while ago that the Palace is not a hotel.

Slight noise

Unintelligible murmurs

MURMUR The mother who bore me.

Excuse me, we can't be here. No visitors allowed.

I am not a visitor, I am here on orders from the General Staff.

Hey, who's in charge? In charge, yours truly.

Genaro Palazon, meter of the Palace. Lieutenant Santiago Medina.

Nice to meet you, sir.

Long live Spain! Always up.

You tell me. We need to organize a dinner party.

Where for dinner? Here, tonight.

Tonight?

For whom?

For Franco. For Franco?

And for their generals.

At nine o'clock sharp.

HESITATES

All these people need to be relocated to the upper floors.

The kitchen.

Please come with me.

Forward.

HESITATE AND...

If you give me a second...

Electrical sparking

This is not in good condition.

The leader enters, He sees this and he'll give us a piece of his mind...

Is the leader going to enter here? It goes everywhere.

He sees everything, he watches everything.

Why do you think we won?

Here is the menu.

"Soup in a quarter of an hour."

And.

"Eggs at dawn."

That is.

"Veal with side dish". Exact.

Where do I get the ingredients? That's my business. I'm in charge of the administration.

I've been here for three years extracting bread from the stones.

How many diners?

For now, sixty. That?

Impossible. Impossible.

Tell him from me...

Does he want to be accused of rebellion? No es rebellion.

HESITATES It's... It's an order.

And orders must be obeyed.

What do we do with the cooks? 4Cdomo, what do we do?

They are in jail.

Why? They are left-wing.

Call some right-wingers.

The chefs of Madrid They are left-wing.

HESITATE. Don't mess with me...

Genaro. That's it. ¢ Everyone?

The good ones, yes. Bring one. From Burgos to Valladolid...

I will recruit those from the barracks. I always do everything myself.

And he's going to give them a ranch dinner To the generals at the Palace?

In my dining room?

I'd rather he shoot me. Don't tell me twice.

My lieutenant. And you, who have so much power,

I couldn't do any work to get them out of jail?

Just for one day.

To the reds? They are excellent cooks.

He asks me to serve a dinner already prepared by communists.

Nobody would have to know.

The leader finds out always everything.

He could be hiding there now. The leader will want the best dinner!

They have prepared banquets for Azana, Einstein, Empire of Argentina...

For His Majesty the King!

Distant bustle

Paper and pencil. EXCLAMA ¢ Eh?

Paper and pencil!

Write down their names.

Come with me, please.

Lively, subtle melody

Let's see.

For the soup,

Anton Avendafo.

The chet.

Essential.

Fernando Marin

for the veal.

Blas Calderén hesitates for the eggs.

And Epifanio Somoza for dessert.

And Angel Molinero.

Angel Molinero is missing. Who is that?

The sommelier. The what?

The wine manager.

Franco doesn't drink!

And the generals?

Where is there a telephone?

In the vestibule.

Sorry.

Angel

Miller.

Press one and it gives you the money.

Is that...? A.

WHISPERS I'm taking a risk for you.

Thank you.

Your boyfriend is a janitor, It's not for cooking.

He's in jail. Half of Spain is.

We were going to get married.

He probably doesn't even know how to use it. a corkscrew.

Well, he knows how to make children.

EXCLAMA «Eh?

I am pregnant.

Melody culminates

BOFFS

José Luis Alonso Candelas, Chief of the Third of the Falange.

A somber, paused melody

This is José Luis Alonso Candelas speaking.

At your service!

I'm at the Palace.

I know. What's wrong?

Dinner gets complicated.

Is Me taking it by the hair? No. Of course not, sir.

Listen to me carefully.

If Franco wants to have dinner at the Palace,

will have dinner at the Palace By my balls.

The cooks are in jail.

Why? Because of reds.

EXHALE DEEPLY

And there are no others?

With so little time, I'm afraid not, sir.

Well, they get taken out.

Guisan and puts them in jail after handing out the cigars.

Yes, Fall, of course?

Distant keystrokes

These sons of bitches And on top of that, they're going to feed us.

Let's go.

Where are you taking us? Let's take a walk in the courtyard.

-More of a stroll than a walk, a little stroll.

Are they going to kill us? They're going to shoot us, Angel.

Why? -We have lost the war.

Why? They had more money and more weapons.

-We were right. -No wonder wars are never won.

Let's go, let's go! Let's move!

Distant coughs

WHISPERS Long live the Republic.

Solemn martial rhythm

Light buzzing of insects

You are sons of bitches.

Cowards.

Starving.

Dogs.

SERGEANT jPlatoon, at ease! SHOUTS

Load weapons! SHOUT

Aim! Shout

WHINERS

Distant shots

BLAS SHOUTS

Soft birdsong

Rhythm culminates

Are we dead?

-You're all idiots!

Hey, who said fire? I didn't say it.

Up, let's go!

-It must have been in the women's courtyard.

-jAtento, peloton!

yes points!

SCREAM

Engine noise

Rest your weapons!

You always give him a lot of grief, Chapero. What a trip you've given me.

Sergeant. At your service, Lieutenant.

Hey, what's up?

Anton Avendafo?

They.

Fernando Marin?

They.

Blas Calderón?

They.

4 Epifanio Somoza?

They.

"Angel Molinero?"

They.

They're coming with me.

Where to?

Al Palace. What for?

Al Hotel Palace.

Let's go!

Tension Melody

Stay still! Nobody moves. Hey, what's up?

With all due respect. {The order?}

The order, my stripes, sergeant.

Tomorrow I'll have them back to finish the job.

Okay. Break ranks!

You, get out of my sight. Going.

With them!

Come on, Chapel!

Honking

Rumor of distant construction

Let's go!

A somber, paused melody

BOFFS

Benitez. Digame.

Find me a room.

The biggest one. Yes, sir.

And that it's nearby. Sefior.

Slight noise

This is a pigsty.

BUFFALO

Remove all this filth out of my sight.

I don't want to see anything.

Then clean up.

I want to see JLo Like gold!

Excuse me.

Excuse me, but the operating room It cannot be moved.

IRONIC Oh, it's an operating room.

This is the Spain of the Movement.

We have moved tanks, armies,

airplanes...

I say that it will be able to move an operating room.

Sefior.

Long live Spain!

Genaro Palazon, meter of the Palace, in charge of organizing the dinner.

If you accompany me in the kitchen, I have the table layout.

Genaro...

It's outrageous. It's a war.

But it's over. It seems not.

Is it this way? And.

Excuse me.

Let's go, come on! There's a lot to do. Let's go!

But what are we doing here?

For now, just survive. Keep going.

MARIA Angel. LAUGH LIGHTLY

Anton.

Blas. Compaferos.

Soft emotional melody

AMBOS NOTHING

A little more and they'll kill me. -Don't even think about dying.

Tell that to these people.

RIE EXCLAMA jEh!

You, come on, to the kitchen.

I love you, Maria. I will always love you.

Melody culminates

The presidential election would be there. with the Generalissimo

and then six tables with six diners each.

CLEARS THROAT Sir.

I'll bring the kitchen team.

Dark, menacing melody

What is this, Medina?

But they're disgusting.

INHALE DEEPLY

And they smell like shit.

Do you really think I'll allow it? that this scum

Cook for us?

If you'll allow me,

HESITATES

They are washed, they are deloused, They are given their work clothes.

-¢,Work clothes for what? -g What's that for?

Can someone tell us? What's going on?

We need to prepare a banquet. by the leader.

-¢,For whom?

For the leader of the Movement to Save Spain.

Us?

The best chefs in Madrid.

EXHALE DEEPLY

Are you seriously asking me? that cooks

For that shitty dwarf?

An unexpected honor.

Yes, Honor? Sorry, I'm a little hard of hearing.

Hey, what did he say?

He hasn't said a single word.

Here's the menu, Anton.

I don't turn on my stoves to cook for that son of a bitch.

That's what I said.

EXHALE

LAUGH LIGHTLY

LAUGH LIGHTLY

Muffled blow

Soft sad melody

Does anyone have anything else? What objection?

No, sir.

GOOD.

I leave it in your hands, Medina. Yes, sir.

Melody culminates

Come on, you heard it.

Go to the patio and get rid of the lice.

You, go with them.

The other two, come on, sacad a este sefor de aqui.

Maria, please help them.

Grab towels, uniforms, help them.

That.

Sighs

Sighs

It's impossible.

Can you win a war without a captain?

No, in the kitchen The chef is the captain general.

Will you leave me alone?

Fuck...

I haven't slept for 48 hours.

There's only one way to fix it.

Her name is Juana Sanz.

A woman? The sous-chef is as good as Anton.

And where is that woman?

At the Fuencarral mill.

And what is he doing there?

It's a prison camp.

Now you're going to tell me it's red.

She was the head of the union of the CNT's hospitality industry.

Is he an anarchist?

Anarcho-syndicalist, it's a nuance.

CLEARS THROAT

Slight gurgling of water

BOTH SIGH

Distant lullaby

I can't stand him.

However it may affect him, We're in the same boat.

Either we row together or this will sink.

Shall I bring you a comb?

EXHALE DEEPLY

Soft birdsong

And how's Franco?

4. Is he friendly or is he more serious?

é, liene conversation?

Are you kidding me? 4. Why me?

Because we can't talk like that from Franco.

He is a man just like you and me.

Franco is ten times more of a man than you.

And what about you?

Also.

You seem more of a man to me. an excessive man.

Unintelligible murmurs

So he's not exactly friendly. And come on...

I don't know. A country is not governed with sympathy.

He's got real guts. LAUGH. He doesn't have a pair.

4Como?

It is said that he was beaten. a shot to the groin.

Is ZY a place where you can get it?

I met Franco once.

And so on.

At a banquet organized by Azana.

He seemed short.

But with personality.

The woman was very dry.

Rumors of construction work

Mira.

If you keep talking about Franco, I'll rip out your tongue and eat it.

Are we there?

Lively martial rhythm

jJuana Sanz!

jJuana Sanz!

jJuana Sanz!

My lieutenant, Let me talk to her.

It has a certain character Does this woman understand?

But oh well!

JUANA: What garbage is this?

Give me bread, rice, potatoes, whatever!

I'll make the bowl!

Don't eat that! jIt's shit!

We are people! Juana!

Soft emotional melody

Genaro murmurs.

4 What are you doing here?

What are you accused of? No, nobody is accusing me.

We've come to get you out.

Is that fascist coming with you?

It's Lieutenant Medina.

We have to do a banquet tonight.

For fifty people.

Franco wants to have dinner at the Palace.

Distant coughs

Not even water for the big-bottomed woman.

You're going to do it, Juana.

Not even if I'm drunk.

You're going to do it for your son.

I don't know where my son is. Your son is alive.

Are you lying to me? I just dropped him off at the hotel.

Is my angel alive?

I brought shoes and socks. ¢, May I come in?

-There are naked men.

-So what?

Let's see, there are two from '41 and two from '42.

-4Y, is there no 43?

Mary!

What do I do now? -RIE Cut the hairs!

Please bring me the uniform.

Unintelligible conversations

Big, Big, Big, my Big.

BOTH ARE BREATHING HEAVILY

Soft emotional melody

-My life. I thought I would never see you again.

TRUST No, no, not now.

Why not? We have little time.

Un "pim-pam". Angel, Angel...

It could be the last one.

Listen to me, Angel. You have to escape.

Who? You and everyone else.

Distant lullaby

4Como?

Enjoy your dinner.

We're being watched. They're going to kill us.

They go out and kill each other.

Maybe they'll forgive us. Those people don't forgive.

Look what they've done to Anton.

Poor Anton. He leaves behind three children.

You'd leave one if you didn't escape.

Do I have a child?

You're going to have it.

Angel, I'm pregnant.

AMBOS NOTHING

I'm going to be a father!

Yes, yes, yes! LAUGHS NERVOUSLY

-You two. Get out!

I'm going to be a father! Out!

I'm going to be a dad, man!

I'm a father too.

I have four children. Look...

Abdel, Yesyura, Fetima and Mustafa, like me.

jJoder!

Yes, it's a real pain.

Fuck whenever I can.

LAUGH LIGHTLY

Breathing rapidly

jChapero! ;Chapero!

At your service. Anything new?

The supplies arrived. Well, quickly, everything to the kitchen.

Download mud! Don't let a single crumb fall!

-| How awful! -How wonderful!

-Juana! -Juana, damn it!

jMadre!

LAUGH LIGHTLY

Tell me, are you okay?

And.

I'm going to be a father, a mother.

It's not the right time to be a father.

Many people have died. It will have to be replaced.

If it's a boy, I'm going to name him Stalin. Go ahead!

-Juana!

AMBOS NOTHING

Okay, fine. Everyone back to work.

It has to work like clockwork. Come on, hurry up!

-And the seafood?

Hey, what seafood?

Man, the soup in a quarter of an hour It contains seafood.

Is there seafood available right now in Madrid?

-Not a single clam, Lieutenant.

-You'll tell me all about it. It's going to be soup in a minute.

Something else is put on.

Or you go to the black market.

In Franco's Spain That doesn't exist.

-RIE What does he say? What doesn't exist?

EVERYONE LAUGHS

Tension Melody

ijNadie is laughing at me!

I've been at war for three years!

I will not allow it that nobody laughs at me.

The sefora should be changed.

-j|Quita, remember!

Melody culminates

My lieutenant.

That?

Let's suppose that I can get the seafood.

Don't ask me where.

And let it be known that this I'm doing it for you.

So that you may be like God, My lieutenant.

Let me see.

You talk a lot.

Don't touch me, man!

We have to try that they drink as much as possible.

When they're all drunk... -But, Nando.

The Moors who are watching us They're not going to drink.

-We carved them.

-They are armed. -We have knives, damn it.

-4 And Franco?

Franco doesn't drink.

-We carved it too.

They must be killed. -What are you saying?

-I'll take care of it. -i, How are you in charge?

-With matarratas.

Echo on the cake and not one is left alive.

-And Genaro?

4. What do we do with Genaro?

-Let him come with us. -No.

Genaro cannot find out. He's right-wing.

-He's a monarchist. He's not right-wing.

-Well, that's it. Monarchist is right-wing.

Rumor of distant construction

Okay. Go ahead with the seafood.

Talk to your contacts.

The only one... The only thing?

Money. We need money.

Francs, pounds, dollars.

The black marketeers They only accept foreign currency.

Where can I get foreign currency? It's impossible.

Exhale. Then...

4And that?

The key to Ali Baba's cave.

Lively melody

I have over a thousand bottles stored away in the cellar.

Open Sesame.

You don't know the story.

It's the same.

Clears throat Medina,

what I'm going to do for you

I haven't done it before Not even for my mother.

Melody culminates

Look, a dozen bottles of Rioja red wine.

Is it Tampoco?

I'm not asking you for caviar,

I'm asking you for some sad mussels.

Is he Lieutenant Medina? Yes, it's me.

At your service.

We are the waiters.

They informed them Why is dinner so important?

For us, It is an honor to serve the leader.

-We are all of the glorious National Movement.

-And I'm from the Falange, look.

Here is the ID card. Very good.

-He doesn't know what it means for us to see Franco

after what we've been through all these years.

They have persecuted us, They have insulted us,

They have tried to kill us several times.

Okay, Sefora.

Wait for me in the kitchen. -At your service.

Let's go! FLORA SIGHS

Sergeant. Lieutenant.

Lieutenant.

With such macho men,

How could we not win the war?

Sighs

At three thirty at the hotel.

Gerardo.

Metallic squeal

Hey, what are you doing here?

4 What are these people doing at the dinner?

-Here, the only scum is you. bitch.

-You'll see when I tell him To the lieutenant: Who are you?

-He got us out of jail.

You betrayed us, didn't you?

-Are you talking to me? And.

You did it because of Mari.

I don't want any trouble with anyone today. And especially not with you.

They got rid of the Basque man because of you.

It will be Basque... -; Your fucking mother!

-Wow, there aren't many of us. And the donkey gave birth.

-The one that was missing.

-RIE {What are they doing in our kitchen?}

-It's not yours. -EXCLAIMS

-No, Juana.

Things have changed.

You'll see now with Franco.

-What have we done to you? We haven't done anything to you.

We thought differently, But we worked together. Why?

éHuh? ~Po Why are you?

-Mari, I have nothing against you,

But this idiot...

You're a fool, huh?

Hey!

EVERYONE IS SHOUTING

Don't touch my mother!

Hey, what's going on here? Are you at the cinema?

Gentlemen.

jSenores!

My lieutenant! We will not work with communists.

Not even us with snitches!

iAngel He's not a snitch! He's a patriot!

Fascists! -And with honor!

That's it! The war is over!

We haven't had enough war, For God's sake?

Shot

Unintelligible screams

Everyone to their own business. Come on.

Shot

Let's all get to work!

Medina!

Shots

At your service.

The hotel is full of rats.

I hate rats.

High-pitched screams

Hello!

Clatter of glass

You can even hear them.

4. Don't you hear them?

Yes, sir.

Escucheme.

Franco is coming with his wife.

Most of the guests too.

A rat cannot appear.

No way!

No, sir.

Come with me!

Dramatic melody

Look at the time! Everything is a mess.

And on top of that, this union. Look at that.

Hold on to this, Benitez!

Everyone wants to sit down with Franco.

They fight to sit with him. Yes, sir.

e, Confirmations? Everyone, sir.

BOFFS

They're all kissing his ass.

The offices laugh at him.

Are you there? Yes, sir.

4Cdmo calls it Queipo de Llano?

Paca la Culona, ​​sir.

RIE

The thing is...

Paca la Culona, ​​doesn't that bother you?

No...

BOFFS

So, what do we do with Yagiie? with Aranda and with Kindelan?

Where do we put them now?

They say the dinner is nonsense.

And that Spain is in misery. It doesn't bother you, it is now.

We have to set an example.

For example, my balls.

Example that we have won the war.

I want the best.

The best of the best. And.

The best wine.

The best coffee.

The best cigars.

Flores.

I want flowers.

Is it flowers? And.

An orchestra. I'll bring the band to you.

No, no, no... An orchestra.

The way God intended.

Find out their favorite songs. Sefior.

Come on, do I have to do everything myself?

Let's go.

High-pitched screams

jMedina, rat killers!

Slight noise

Carefully.

A little more centered.

TITUBEA Fire.

Is that okay? Perfect.

No no...

EXCLAIMS

Half a step. Closer to me.

And...

We seek symmetry, sephora.

Listen to me, aunt.

Let's not start.

-It's water from Carmen.

-Cazalla.

-Go away.

Chapel.

EXHALE

j Chapel!

My lieutenant.

Flowers are needed.

Is it flowers? Yes, that's what I said.

Where do you want us to get them from? You pick them from the gardens.

We've bombed everything.

You pick them from the flowerpots.

Get a life.

At your service.

jGerardo! Genaro, yes.

This smells awful.

We need to clean more and better.

We're working on it. GOOD.

Don't get nervous, man.

No, not macho at all.

Everything is macho.

Don't be modest.

It has to shine like gold. Are we there?

Please come with me.

HESITATE That smells like urine.

Attention.

A.

Electrical sparking

A delicate, captivating melody.

Of the.

EVERYONE EXCLAIM

Three.

There was light.

MURMURA Very good.

This is great.

Does anyone know where I can get one? an orchestra?

Melody culminates

We're not even going to get to the corner. Angel, don't give up.

FAR AWAY, Maria!

Stay here, don't move. OK.

Mary!

Sea... Here it is.

Maria Jarefo, singer of the Palace Orchestra.

Wasn't she a nurse?

You can do two things at once.

I can do up to three.

And the musicians?

Music.

We are an orchestra of Sephardim. I don't see it for the generals.

Well, they're very thin. The Pearls of the Palace.

The ladies will love them.

Besides, there is no other option. No.

Okay, can you find them?

I think so.

Let them bring the best they have. No low-cut tops.

Finissimas.

LAUGH LIGHTLY

Oh, the music is returning to the Palace. How exciting!

Do you like to dance?

And.

Dramatic melody

Mari, wait.

-Hey, what do you want?

-i, Do you think I'm capable to report anyone?

-I don't know what to think anymore.

-It wasn't me.

Neither my aunt nor the waiters.

How could we do something like that? -You wouldn't be the first.

-Mari, not me, okay?

I don't.

-Yes.

It doesn't matter anymore.

No, it's not the same.

Mari, from now on, Life will be worth living again.

I'm going to open a high-end store.

And you will sing again.

-i, What is that? 4. The Milkmaid's Tale?

-Nothing like a story.

It's you and me together in the right place.

-I'll do whatever you want If you save Angel.

-I can't save him.

But I can save you.

Increase,

I can make you the happiest woman. of the world.

Good times are coming, Mari.

Here it is.

The best-kept treasure of the Palace.

I've guarded it like a Cerberus throughout the war.

Lively melody

Very good.

4. Seafood?

We're going to achieve it with two boxes of champagne.

But first,

Are you going to try? a true work of art.

I'm on duty.

I don't drink.

Go ahead, wine thickens the blood.

Cesa melody

You deserve it, Medina.

Distant lullaby

We both deserve it.

iLos dos?

Hey, what's up?

Well, it turns out we're not both of us.

Stop pretending to be my friend.

I am not your friend.

Of course it isn't.

But I'll get him the cooks, The seafood, the orchestra...

I'll pull his chestnuts out of the fire and you...

What about me? You don't relax.

You're tense. Stiff as a club.

I haven't seen you smile throughout the day.

And why would I smile?

Because I am alive.

Do you think that's not enough?

BOFFS

Please.

Melodia magica

For life.

Fuck off.

For life.

GIME

Cesa melody

BOTH EXHALE DEEPLY

Hey, how's it going?

It's awesome.

This is great.

Chateau Margaux. Italian.

NODS

You've been married for a long time, lieutenant?

How does she know I'm married?

The ring.

And you too? I am a widower.

My partner died in Barcelona.

In a bombing raid.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Do you have children?

Ringing of bells

4And that?

Madrid is full of passageways.

That door leads to the church of Jesus of Medinaceli.

Listen, we have saved priests here.

It's three o'clock, we have to go.

Distant organ music

Lieutenant. That?

If all goes well,

You could do something by the cooks?

Something like what?

To save their lives.

The leader has made it clear.

The blood of the fallen It does not allow for forgetting.

They fell from both sides.

The other ones don't matter.

Catchy, fast-paced melody

Faint rumbling

Slight metallic rattling

Constant bubbling

Intense Chisporroteo

Very good.

Shit, shit, shit!

Shit, shit, shit!

Shit, shit, shit, shit!

Male prostitute. Come on, guys. Hurry up.

You take those and I'll take the ones over there.

Perfect.

The lieutenant will be so pleased.

-Listen, soldier.

Hey, what's he doing?

This is the house of God. The flowers belong to the Virgin Mary.

-They are required For the Generalissimo, Father.

-¢,For whom? -For Franco.

-Long live Spain. -Always up.

Come on, guys.

Leave the bottles in my office. Nobody should touch them.

Angel, the corkscrew, how are you?

Here we go. Practice.

OK.

Juana, is everything alright?

The soup smells delicious.

The calf is already underway. -Look how beautiful.

Like butter.

Soft sizzle

BLAS CARRASPEA

Upbeat, evocative melody

Hey, what's up? WHISPERS Epifanio is going to cause trouble.

Metallic tapping

Epiphanius.

That?

What are you putting in the food?

That.

Are you crazy? I'll take them all down.

We can still win the war.

You can't throw no toxic substances.

So, why?

Well, among other things, because they can make us try it.

-I told him. -No.

-Yes, I said so. -¢, When?

-I told you that if they catch us, The leak is going to be ruined.

-What a mouth you have, Blas.

The flower?

Hey, what leak?

We're going to run away.

Who are they?

Us.

The cooks.

You too, if you want.

You're right-wing. but not a bad person.

Let's talk in my office.

Listen, Genaro.

Kitchen equipment.

One minute, everyone to my office to clarify a topic.

I've already had three. Should I open another one?

You shouldn't have opened any of these. It's practiced with empty ones. Please.

jSenores!

Can someone tell me what kind of madness this is?

Genaro, we're going to run away.

And you have to help us.

Don't count on me.

Why? Let's see.

Because they're going to kill them. -That's nothing new.

-Either they do it today or tomorrow.

How are you?

We prefer to die fighting.

Juana, use some common sense. He's your son.

It is impossible to escape.

-Hey, didn't you hear it, Genaro?

If we don't escape, We have guns.

-We knocked him out of the fight to the soldiers.

There should be chloroform here. in the warehouse.

We'll leave through the cellar.

-From there to the church and the street.

BOTH Run.

-You can come or stay.

Tu decides.

I don't want to be killed.

-We need the key to the cellar.

Because we're going to escape that way.

Distant lullaby

-Give us the key. The key stays with me.

-Give it to us willingly. Or by force, Genaro.

You'll have to tear it off.

Give us the key, Genaro!

-Look in the back pockets. -The key!

Hey, what's going on here?

j9e I'm done!

Soft bubbling

Do you know what they wanted to do?

GRUNE

HESITATES

That?

That? They wanted to eat their dinner.

They are hungry.

And hunger drives people crazy to people.

JUANA: We want to eat!

EVERYONE: Yes, we're hungry!

Do you want to eat now?

They shout: Now, now!

Everyone to the stoves! Not one more stupid thing.

-We're hungry! Come on, come on!

We ALL want to eat!

-Either we eat 0 or nobody cooks. Is nobody cooking?

Let's not blow things out of proportion.

You will be given food.

That's it, come on!

We eat now, there is no dinner.

Medina! Be quiet.

Dramatic tension melody

Everything is going swimmingly.

4. We're going to ruin it over something trivial?

He is not indispensable.

Dinner is made without him.

And the wine? You serve it.

I don't fucking need a "bed frame".

Sommelier.

That.

Go ahead, shoot.

Shoot me.

-Shoot me too.

-No, not me. -Ours.

-We already have flowers, Lieutenant.

I got them at the church.

Lieutenant. That?

The flowers, The parish priest is from the Falange.

He was very happy.

The sephoritas have arrived, in case you want to tell them something.

The melody intensifies.

The melody fades.

You're playing with fire.

Melody culminates

Girls, Lieutenant Medina.

Lieutenant, here's the band.

Good afternoon. Are they all here?

Violin, accordion, double bass, cello, guitar and piano.

It needs to be fine-tuned.

They need a place to change. Accompany them upstairs, Chapero.

-Of course.

Please accompany me, ladies.

Thank you so much.

This way.

WHISPERS Come on.

You've never shot anyone, TRUE?

Don't be offended, that shows that you are a good person.

I am not.

We are good people, That's why we get along well.

4 Who told you that? It goes without saying.

I'm going to break your face.

You wouldn't be the first.

GIME

Door opens

LUCHI jSantiago!

Faint creaking

Luchi.

Hey, let me through, I am the wife of the officer in charge.

Emotional melody

¢,What are you doing here?

Just like you, attend the dinner.

To dinner?

Man, you're the host.

It's normal that you'll receive Franco with your wife.

And change your clothes, you're disgusting. And you smell like a goat.

Thank goodness I think for both of us.

Here is the formal uniform.

Listen to me, you never listen.

Dinner is for the generals.

No, my love, dinner is for me. Do you know why?

I too have lived through war.

I know, I know... Places are limited.

You'll think of something.

I can't just sneak you in like that. Things are achieved through sheer force of will.

You get promoted by force. and you get the good jobs.

I'm not leaving without making a friend. by Carmen Polo.

I don't have time for this. The rooms upstairs, right?

Wait for me at home. No way.

We will never have an opportunity like this.

You're putting me in a difficult position.

I want what's best for us. And you should want the same.

You are my wife.

I am your husband.

As a husband, I demand that you go home.

RIE No.

I demand it of you.

Quick steps

-We need to rehearse. It's been ages since we last performed.

-Let's see how it goes.

-Hey, they'll ask us for topics Or do we play our repertoire?

-Let's get on with it.

-¢, We end up like always? Is it international?

-We played the Cara al Sol.

Do you think they'll give us dinner? Of course, Sephardim.

I will take care of it personally. that they lack nothing.

EVERYONE LAUGHS Thank you so much.

-Thanks a lot.

Unintelligible murmurs

GIRLS LAUGH

-Come on, girls. What are you waiting for?

Whose idea was it? of bringing prostitutes?

-They're not whores, sir.

IRONIC ¢Ah, no?

They are the Pearls of the Palace.

A girl band.

That's it. Whores.

-TARARATION

Okay, so...

LAUGH LIGHTLY

The Pearls of the Palace.

Dark, menacing melody

One moment,

monument.

Excuse me, but I have to go. What instrument do you play?

I am the vocalist. Oh, what are you singing?

Come on, sing.

I can't right now.

But if I ask you, you can.

Come on, what's that song like?

I have to rehearse.

Rehearse for me. I want to hear you.

They are waiting for me.

I've been waiting for three years to a pearl like you.

RESPECT FIERCELY

And if I ask you to sing, you sing.

junior!

That? It's best if he doesn't come near.

Why?

I have syphilis. EXCLAIMS

PADEA

iVete!

GRUNE REPEATEDLY

Kid, four of everything.

Clothes, wallets, documents. Shoes are not necessary.

-Flora's for me. Don't forget your bag.

Intriguing, fast-paced melody

-jJoder!

Melody culminates

I thought there were no rats left. Rubio.

Hey, what the hell are you doing here?

HESITATES I was looking for tobacco.

j; fabaco, my balls!

You're robbing us!

Drop the sack or I'll kill you!

I can't die. I'm going to be a father.

edu?

Father?

And.

I'm going to have a child with Mari.

If it's a girl, her name will be Libertad (Liberty). No.

Why not? It's beautiful. Mari is mine.

Mari doesn't belong to anyone. Mari belongs to Mari.

Breathing rapidly

Slight gurgling of water

GRUNE

I love Mari! She doesn't love you!

I'm going to make her happy! I make her happy!

PADEA

BOTH GRUNEN

PADEA

I'm going to kill you, you son of a bitch!

Breathing rapidly

I am a cheerful Cuban son.

Rubio.

Rubio.

Hey, what a girl!

Flora, you have seen the key to the cellar?

-, They? I've lost it.

Did you pick it up?

And why would I pick her up?

It wouldn't be the first time.

Take a shot sometimes It doesn't mean she's a drunk.

Flora.

And much less a thief.

Give me back the key.

That I haven't taken The damn key, fuck it.

Amino, don't talk to me like that.

And neither are you or me. or I'll report you for being a pervert.

Did you think I didn't know?

We all know you're more of a faggot. than a lame pigeon.

Be careful, okay?

Because in Franco's Spain There's no place for people like you.

Generate... Genaro.

Where can I wash and change?

In my room, You can use it.

Number 27 on the first floor, I have soap, Floid, towels there...

HESITATES

I feel...

I'm sorry I lost my temper. No.

MURMUR Well...

Distant music

Metallic rattling

Faint creaking

Hello?

Hello.

Hey, what are you doing there?

HESITATES I was looking for tobacco

and there was a bottle and he slipped and...

¢, What's wrong, Angelito?

I haven't done anything, He killed himself.

Breathing rapidly

Who?

The blond one!

Get out of here!

EXCLAIMS

Blessed Virgin.

He slipped and he took a nasty fall.

Distant music continues

Is he dead?

And.

What do we do now, Angel?

I had thought about putting it in at the box office.

Your aunt will notice.

If we give him something to drink, He'll forget. Help me!

jAyudame! What madness, Angel, what madness!

It happened!

EXCLAIMS

¢, 1U do you know French?

RESUELLA French, English And Italian, why?

If we flee, You could be our interpreter.

I'm not going to run away!

I am neutral.

No.

There are no neutrals here, man.

Or you run away with us or you betray us.

But a choice must be made.

He's breathing heavily! Help me!

It happened!

Soft emotional melody

Oh, sorry, I thought it was empty. -Sephora...

Benitez.

And where did you come from?

Dark, menacing melody

She's one of the girls of the orchestra?

No no... I am Lieutenant Medina's wife.

Oh.

I was looking for a mirror full body.

Well, here it is.

And a whole body, which is me. RIE

Forward.

No, I don't want to bother you.

It doesn't bother me. serve yourself.

Melody culminates

Thank you.

Benitez, go get some tobacco.

You don't smoke, sir.

Let him go get some tobacco.

WHISPERS The dress looks great on her.

But I'd be better off without him.

EPIPHANIO EXHALES DEEPLY

INHALE DEEPLY

It comes with us.

-Really? -You're awesome, Genaro.

-You're amazing. -You're the best.

It's crazy, but not impossible.

We need to work as a team, organize well.

We must function like in the kitchen.

And you have to choose. the perfect moment to escape.

In my opinion, It will be when we take out the cake.

-We're going back to the rat poison. -Leave the rat poison alone.

Angel, you have to take care of it

that the generals drink as much as possible.

OK.

But Franco doesn't drink.

If there's a toast, he'll drink.

That's true, he won't be that stiff.

The more, the merrier. I'll take care of it.

When we take out the cake, Maria will sing Little Spanish Soldier.

How beautiful she is.

That will be the signal to escape.

We launched ourselves down the ramp and we ended up in the basement.

-The soldiers need to be drugged. -I'll take care of the chloroform.

Now, gentlemen, each to their own task.

Come on, come on.

EVERYONE SIGHES

-Can I ask Why did you change your mind?

No.

Distant metallic rattling

Genaro whispers.

Hey, what song was it?

Sighs

Spanish soldier.

OK. Spanish soldier.

INHALE AND EXHALE DEEPLY

Faint creaking

Water splashes

EXHALE DEEPLY

Soft nostalgic melody

CLEARS THROAT

Lieutenant, it's almost seven o'clock.

EXHALE DEEPLY

Be careful, it's contagious.

It grifa.

Have you ever tried it?

I've tried practically of everything in life, lieutenant.

EXCLAIMS

Fuck.

This is the first time I've sat down comfortable in three years.

GIME

gsabe?

On the 18th of...

When was it?

July.

He was going to leave the army in 1936

and assemble my own photography studio.

You know,

weddings, baptisms, communions... NODS

I had a place lined up.

I had been granted a loan.

Water splashes

EXHALE DEEPLY

It's awesome.

I had forgotten of the hot water.

LAUGH My lieutenant...

Who wouldn't want to live like this forever?

INHALE AND EXHALE DEEPLY

Like rich people.

Can you pass me the towel?

Yes of course.

MURMURS Let's see...

They say that...

LAUGH LIGHTLY

in Franco's Spain we will all be rich.

I know rich people well.

They wouldn't know how to live. in a world without poor people.

If all goes well,

I will ask for a destination in the Paterna barracks.

I'm sure the place is still there.

Luchi doesn't want to leave Madrid, But I... to me...

Are you a salesman?

Why would it go wrong?

Yes, of course, but...

I don't know, if something were to happen...

Something like what?

That the soup turned out salty, For example.

Or the veal turns out to be tough.

If something goes wrong,

What would happen?

Well...

I suppose they'd blame me.

I'd go to hell.

But...

Listen to me.

Everything's going to be awesome.

And, in part,

It's going to be thanks to you.

Eyes.

RIE Macho.

EXHALE DEEPLY

Ladies and gentlemen,

now a snack for everyone.

Unintelligible murmurs

Good red wine.

You're not going to turn me down.

Do you know where my nephew is?

I saw him go out into the street.

What are you doing out on the street?

I think I'll buy tobacco.

Buy tobacco?

Why are you so happy?

Because I'm going to be a father.

Maria whispers.

Hey, what's up? Ven.

I can't escape and leave you alone with the child.

You have to do it.

What if the generals get angry?

Imagine they kick you out the blame for the escape...

You have to get to Hendaye one way or the other.

4 Hendaye? And.

It's quite far from here?

In France.

My uncles live there.

And they have a bistro, Chez Tonton.

Yes, and will you wake up completely? I'm not very good with names.

At Uncle's.

CONFUSED MURMURS

At Uncle's.

Manuela

Jean-Pierre.

I'll meet you there As soon as I can, okay?

I've hit the jackpot with you.

-Well, look at that! We're going to be caught off guard!

To your posts now!

Solemn martial rhythm

Ladies, please come downstairs. Please, we're running out of time.

Maria.

You look divine. LAUGH Thank you.

With the cake, sings Little Spanish Soldier.

It is the leader's song.

How do you know?

I know many things, Maria. Run!

At your service. I've come to see Mr. Alonso.

It can't be done. If possible.

It's busy.

I don't care how it is.

With your permission.

Lieutenant Medina with new things, sir.

Rhythm culminates

j Senor!

Distant steps

Breathing rapidly

What the heck is going on?

Franco is about to arrive.

Impossible, it's not time yet.

It's on its way, sir.

Fucking Galician.

Always the same, cofo.

BOFFS

If it doesn't cause trouble, He is not satisfied.

Soft emotional melody

He'll get bored at home Doing nothing doesn't bother you.

And that dress?

¢, What dress?

Is that the dress?

I don't see anything.

Cesa melody

That dress belongs to Luchi.

Who is Luchi?

Luchi, my wife.

Hey, what's your wife doing here?

That's what I say.

It's a dinner for generals. Is it? Of course not.

So, He is not invited to dinner.

No, sir. And neither was his wife.

But the dress...

What's wrong with the dress? Take it and hang it on him.

Franco is arriving.

Has 4O not found out? Yes, sir.

Well then!

Hello!

Dark, menacing melody

Medina?

Hello!

Medina, I have given you an order.

Hello!

What,

I don't care about rats

that red

that officers that are not up to par.

Do you get me?

MURMURA Luchi.

Dramatic melody

ALL Lieutenant!

Let's do it! Very good!

JLo, I'm going to kill you! Think of Paterna!

jEl estudio fotografico! Your children!

I don't have children! You'll have them!

They're fucking my wife! They're screwing us all!

Tension Melody

PADEA

jSocorro!

SOOPS

Blows on wood

jAyuda!

Faint rumbling

Come in, Lieutenant.

An emotional and captivating melody.

Come in, you.

Hey guys, how's it going?

Hey, Juana, how are you? The soup?

Do you want to try it?

The lieutenant will try it.

A bowl of soup coming right up. No.

BLAS Marching!

No, it's not necessary.

It's needed, Lieutenant, it's needed.

He needs to take a break. Please listen to me.

Don't do this to me now, please.

Sit down, sit down.

I'm not here...

Please.

Some cutlery for the lieutenant. I'm not here right now...

Take my advice.

The man wears it all day long. without tasting a bite.

Please, Blas, some eggs.

Marching.

Angel, wine, please.

Go. That nothing is lacking.

Could it be a serving of beef?

Very good, with the potatoes.

What, what...

Come on.

Scan.

WHAT

Sighs

Sorrows are lessened with bread, My lieutenant.

CLEARS THROAT

Tension Melody

EXHALE DEEPLY

IT'S THE SORBE OF THE NARIZ

Wanna

Congratulations

for what they have done here today.

Emotional melody

Very few people they would have been able to do

Something like that under these conditions.

HESITATES This...

This is much more of what I asked them for.

SOOPS

This is

of the highest category.

They can be proud of his work.

Bravo.

Bravo.

Bravo.

Bravo.

Very good.

Good job.

Melody culminates

Very good.

Franco, my lieutenant.

Franco?

Let's go.

-Franco is arriving now. 4Como?

Repetitive metallic rattling

Attention, The leader is arriving.

Maria.

Distant bustle

Is everything clear?

Yes of course.

Ladies, with energy, as you know.

Thank you so much.

Unintelligible murmurs

Melancholic melody

SOBS No, no...

¢,What are you doing? To kick you out of my life.

No, Santiago. And from dinner.

Let me explain. I don't want to see you.

It's not what it seems! Come here.

Luchi, come here. No.

Franco is coming. Come here, please.

Ven. Where is it? Listen to me!

Let's go!

jSal de ahi! I know you don't believe me.

But I did it for you.

For both of us. Himself.

Without me you are nobody, Santiago.

Moderate noise

JADEA Guests.

Go away, now.

I would sleep with the devil himself. to escape this misery.

And what are you doing?

Nothing.

Please go away.

Medina.

The anthem.

Engine noise

The noise intensifies

ALL jFranco! jFranco! jFranco!

Long live Spain!

Long live Franco!

Deafening noise

jFranco! jFranco! jFranco!

-;Please let me stay!

jAlonso!

Alonso, please!

Let me go! 4 What are you doing?

jAlonso!

Hey Men!

You're all sons of bitches!

ALL jFranco! jFranco! jFranco!

Discordant notes

The anthem.

Excuse me?

The anthem.

Maria, the anthem, please.

"Riego's Hymn"

Not that one, not that one.

Here you go, Maria!

Sorry.

Girls, the Royal March.

"Royal March"

Luck,

Genaro.

Good luck, Medina.

"Royal March" culminates

Soft, calming music

Unintelligible murmurs

"Sorry," they told us. that we could serve him with a toast.

-What toast? Long live Franco!

EVERYONE jViva!

-Go on, serve him a little more.

You're not going to toast with water, Paco.

Long live the Spanish army!

EVERYONE jViva!

-|Viva!

-And the soup?

Delicious.

Distant music

Murmur of water

That?

-Just a little bit, to add flavor.

Vibrant, captivating melody

This one's for the leader, It's the one with the most seafood.

-Very good.

-Excellent.

-Delicious, yes.

-It has something special.

-It's saffron.

-NODS

-I got a mussel.

Vibrant, captivating melody

She loved the soup.

ALL Great!

-Olé, Juana!

-Come on, this would already have that is plated.

-Yes, chef! Let's go!

Go get the chloroform. OK.

Come on, the calf, how's it going? -It needs a touch more.

Applause

-;Nephew!

-Aunt sobs.

Blows on wood

-Blondie, what are you up to here?

-SOBS Auntie, aunt...

Applause

Long live Spain! ALL UP ALWAYS!

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Melody culminates

EXHALE DEEPLY Very good, Medina.

If it continues like this, I will recommend that he stay

in the Madrid barracks with me.

Slight noise

Did you hear me?

Even the same, with a bit of luck,

I'll get him an apartment on Ferraz Street.

That way we could be neighbors.

I'm sure his wife He thinks it's fantastic.

LAUGH LIGHTLY

Everything to your liking, ma'am? -The soup was excellent.

The small orchestra, with so many men, I don't think it's his thing.

They are conservatory-level musicians.

I don't deny it. From the Women's Section.

Does that sound good to you? Should we take out the eggs now?

-We're taking them out since July 18.

Lively melody

SCREAM

Holy Virgin! But what have they done to you?

Who was it?

Who was it?

-Angel.

Soft instrumental melody

GREEN LEAVES

-Carifo, carifio, You need to see a doctor.

-HE HESITATE

-If they don't stitch up this tear, Your brains are going to explode.

-Angel whispers.

Melody continues

Blas.

The eggs were a ten. -j|What joy!

-4.5, do we get the veal? Listen, gentlemen, we're bringing out the calf.

i Juana?

Are we ready?

-Everything is ready.

What you asked me before.

In Franco's Spain There's no place for someone like me.

CLEARS THROAT

Rubio, where are you going?

Where are you going?

You can't go out like that in front of everyone.

INAUDIBLE MUMMOR

jViva doha Carmen Polo!

EVERYONE jViva!

FRANCO Long live!

We're almost there.

All that's left is to bring out the cake.

Franco wants to congratulate to the cooks.

When they serve dessert,

enter the kitchen to congratulate them.

But... No buts or anything!

It's reckless.

They are red, Anything can happen.

You don't have to come into the kitchen!

MURMURA

Cesa melody

The cake, Juana.

CLEARS THROAT

The cake is ready!

-Look, we need help, This weighs a lot.

Gentlemen, would you be so kind as to Will you lend us a hand?

Intriguing, lively melody

It's now or never.

WHISPERS Now or never.

The melody intensifies.

-Come on, we need to change before the waiters arrive.

-I'm sorry, Mustafa, But war is war.

Hale, sleepyhead.

Thank you so much for these warm applauses.

And now, taking advantage The dessert is coming out.

we want to offer to the Generalissimo one of her favorite songs.

For your excellence, his distinguished wife

and the saviors of the nation... -You son of a bitch!

-The piece by Don Jacinto Guerrero,

Spanish soldier.

RIE

Tension music

-You son of a bitch!

EVERYONE IS SHOUTING

The melody fades.

-Paco.

-They should clean this up a bit.

Clearing the arena, gentlemen.

The beast is dragged away and taken to the bullpen.

Bring out the dessert.

At your service, my general. jMedina, the dessert!

Chapero, the dessert.

Yes, Lieutenant.

Electrical sparking

Intriguing melody

¢,What are you doing?

Where the hell are you going?

-To my house, it's very late already.

-¢,At home? What's the rush, man?

-The tram leaves at ten o'clock.

-The cake.

4 Who brings out the cake?

Chapel.

iY they bag tu? They?

CHAPERO AND GENARO RIEN

How am I going to get the cake out? Are you crazy?

And you earn the leader's applause and of the generals.

Tu.

The leader and the generals applauding me?

I deserve it.

CHAPEL RIE

JUANA GREEN

Accelerated Tension Melody

Let's go!

My little cake...

ij Vamonos, vamonos!

Let's go. Quickly!

Let's go!

This way.

JUANA SHOUTS

Angel, Angel...

Let's go, let's go.

Let's go. Hey, what happened?

It's the same.

Rubio has been killed. Wasn't he?

He has died twice.

Girls, Little Soldier.

Vibrant Pasodoble

Distant music

Genaro?

Genaro?

Genaro?

Cesa music

GRUNE

Vibrant Pasodoble

WHISPERS Let's see, let's see, let's see.

Continuous music

Music culminates

Threatening melody

EPIFANIOS CHISTA

SCREAM

Lively, vibrant melody

BLAS We're awesome.

EVERYONE LAUGHS

WHAT

BLAS IS BREATHING LABORIOUSLY

And now what do we do?

We're going to Chez Tonton.

-I'm going to Cieza.

With my mother.

-I have a cousin in Poland.

He lives in Auschwitz.

I think it's a very beautiful town.

-May God grant good fortune. -But do you believe in God, Juana?

-Oh, maybe so. It helps to believe.

-SOOGS jAngelillo!

-Goodbye, Blas.

Let's go.

-Luck. -Come with me to Cieza. Come on.

Is it Maria?

Mary meets with you. at Uncle's.

4 Huh?

Maria will be with you shortly.

She's smart, isn't she?

Not like me.

Run with your mother.

Nostalgic melody

Corre. Thank you.

Buzzing of insects

Melody culminates

Breathing rapidly

I am Genaro!

Lieutenant, what a joy!

I was suffering because of you.

Why? Because of what they might do to you.

But you have decided to desert.

The army is not for you.

I haven't decided anything.

Well, you'll decide.

We can't stay here.

Musica de tension tenue

Let's go!

jDios!

Fuck.

¢, What are you going to do?

4. Should I shoot myself?

The first time in your life And you're going to be me?

And.

Medina, if you stay, You're lost.

If you come with me, What do you have to lose?

Dark, menacing melody

When I tell you "now",

Run away.

Fucking scum!

Muffled blow

Hello!

jCorre!

Medina!

jCorre!

High-pitched screech

Melody culminates

Distant bell tolling

Long live the newlyweds!

EVERYONE jViva!

Let's see, here. Everyone here.

To the right.

To the left.

There, perfect.

Smile.

Your best smile.

Come on!

jsantiago!

Little one. Come here.

It's a camera!

BABY SOBS

RIE

Great! Bravo! Long live the newlyweds!

Blows on wood

FRANCES It's closed.

Cheers to everyone!

Unintelligible conversations

Blows on wood

It's closed! How annoying!

I'll go in a second.

Nifia, the tart. Do you want more?

And. Bring more plates, please.

JUANA Bring it and we'll start serving. 4. How many are we?

Angel, friend. And.

Help me.

Let's go! the Vale!

jPerdon! Mom, the cake!

-Okay, we're drinking today.

Oh, how beautiful!

It's incredible.

Manuela, is this your doing?

-Okay, with this, with this.

-This is how the portions are divided.

-So together? -Hold it with both hands.

-And. -One each.

-Romantic love. One each?

Intriguing, lively melody

Unintelligible conversations

Hey, what's up?

We need to organize a dinner party.

When's dinner?

Right now.

Right now, for whom?

Door opens

Table for ten.

Eggs at dawn for everyone.

Except for the Führer, who is vegetarian.

Door closes

Melody continues

Melody culminates

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