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The first time I died I was 18 years old.

I thought: 'Too bad.'

'I would've liked to have reached 30...

...to know what kind of woman I'd be'.

But someone came at the right time.

And here I am.

Now, if I had to tell someone...

...how to survive their thirties...

...this is the story I'd tell.

Wake up and be alert, time is passing by...

...and your boobs are falling, your bum is on the floor.

Happy birthday, ma'am. Blow them out.

Good.

My birthday is tomorrow! And you're thirty, too.

Yeah, but I'm not getting cellulite.

Shut up! I won't lose all my hair!

- I'm not losing hair. - You're not?

What's this, then?

- My forehead's shape. - Right...

...and it reaches your ass, doesn't it?

Wanna smell my pit?

Stop it, pig! Grow up!

- Thirty! - Twenty-ten.

What happened to our yacht, Adan?

- What yacht? - Don't you remember?

No.

Adan and I are friends since high school.

He's the kind of friend you call at 3 a.m...

...to cry over the phone...

...the kind who know how you look in the morning...

...and they still love you...

...the kind you only make when you're 18.

No way! You made this, Marina?

No, dumb-ass, I got it in a box of Cornflakes.

If you keep this up, you'll have a show soon.

We should open a workshop.

You lay off the damn pot and design buildings...

...and I'll make sculptures.

Right, in your dad's warehouse?

That's only while we become rich and famous.

And we'll have a thirtieth birthday party on a yacht!

Yeah! And we'll invite all those who laughed at us.

Who are going to be bald and screwed up.

And all those who didn't go out with us.

Not Ignacio again!

What about you and Chule? Don't play dumb.

Come here, Pantunflas.

A yacht.

A yacht. Let's plan it.

Let's plan it.

What's up?

Let's get some chips.

OK.

Will you go to the high school reunion?

No way!

You're going to see Chule again...

...but who am I going to reunite with?

Don't pretend, Marina!

His name was Ignacio.

Ignacio.

Ignacio.

Ignacio.

The first time you feel that for someone...

...you think it's going to be the last...

...that there'll never be another kiss like that one...

...another man like him.

And it's true.

Ignacio.

Ignacio.

Ignacio.

Do you have the report for the contractor?

With the real results or the ones they want to see?

Ignacio was the high school rebel.

He drove me wild.

He was going to be a physicist...

...but something happened along the road...

...and he ended up calculating risks at a consulting company.

He goes from office to office...

...estimating when we're all going to die.

You feel like a million bucks...

...because management lent you a warehouse...

...so you could run your little 'trials'.

But, didn't you only get store department dummies?

Test dummies? The real ones.

How pathetic.

Give me the report.

When all these people end up charred...

...or die of smoke inhalation...

...or end up in rehab with third degree burns...

...which are the ones that reach the bone, Lore...

...remember I told you so.

- Look... - Have a nice day!

Hello? Risks.

What's up?

A party?

Dude, all your dummies look like you.

- You don't show imagination. - Yeah, right.

- Move, Pantunflas! - Want something sweet?

- You're craving? - Yeah.

I think someone was thinking about Fanny.

No way! Today?

Yeah.

- Who was she? - Santiago's assistant.

Maria Luisa... No, wait.

Ma... Mara Lisa?

Spit it out! Spit it out!

Is it past its due date?

They're filled with wine, stupid!

Oh, come on!

I won't shoot up heroin again because of a wined cherry.

Maria Risa! Maria Risa! An ass...

You're an alcoholic, Adan.

If you fall of the wagon again, let's see who picks you up.

See if you find a friend that takes your drool in her hand.

- OK, spit. - Get away.

Don't leave the refrigerator open.

Maria Risa?

That's messed up. Jackass.

Don't worry so much, Huevo.

I'm using a new image to stay sober.

I visualize a room, a private room.

Interior.

An interior room?

It doesn't have a mini bar, dumb drunk?

So? Are you going to the reunion or not?

I told you I'm not!

I prefer to go to my boyfriend's place.

Huevo!

Why would I go see all the stuck up's from high school?

You just don't want to go because you think...

...they'll all think you were...

- What? A slut? - Yeah.

It was one party, one make out session with that idiot Taka...

...and I'm stuck with that reputation for three years.

Marina, no one is going to remember that.

Sure.

I was the slut.

Mimi was every jerk's mascot, like Adan.

One, two, three.

You think those freaks will change with time...

...and they do change...

...but only to become weirder.

Come to Gotita's world! It's a very pretty world!

There's the fairy, Margarita...

...and the happy honey bee.

Welcome to Gotita's world!

Today, I'll tell you the story of Sleeping Beauty.

Many years ago, in a far away land...

Wait, cut! Cut!

Fix that damn bee!

In a far away land, there lived an evil fairy...

...full of bitterness.

One day, she cast a spell over the princess.

The princess would sleep forever, in peace...

...and she'd pinch herself with a rock until she bled.

Mimi, are you showering, sweetie?!

Hurry, you're going to your high school reunion today!

Let's see.

You'll see your friends...

...and you'll tell them you're a TV star.

There you go. Rinse off.

Meanwhile, I went to see my boyfriend.

Marina! Marina!

This is just a fuck, that's it.

Little mouse! Little mouse!

You're so boring!

Pantunflas!

0:12, cabin temperature, 190�C and rising.

Third degree burns for the driver.

0:32, cabin temperature, 340�C, 390�C.

The driver dies. Now.

It's normal next to a construction site.

It's not going to fall.

- It's so screwed, man. - No, no, calm down.

It's lopsided because the ground is too soft.

I spoke to Negro about putting in a pump...

...we drain, put in concrete and we're set.

Sir, I did as he said and it's a-OK.

If the old hags file a complaint to the city...

...we'll get into trouble just like the last time...

...and I don't want to go through that again.

Santiago.

I'll call you on your cell if something happens.

Last time I was passed out on needles and vodka...

...this time I've been clean for a year, it's not the same.

You won't regret calling me again.

I'm not the same.

I'm getting back together with my ex. I'm seeing her today.

I don't hang out with weird people.

I'm glad you don't hang out with weirdos anymore.

What happened, Huevo?

He could've at least gone in to the bedroom.

Was she hot, at least?

Clean your bogeys, go on.

Am I that boring from the start?

Nah. You're a great woman, Huevo.

That guy is an idiot.

Hey, what did you do with Pantunflas?

Did you bury him?

No, I got the heebie-jeebies just thinking of burying him.

Don't tell me you put him back in the refrigerator.

- No way, dude! - What?

- Look! - What?

Ignacio is looking at me! Just look at his face!

Adan, he was in love with me!

That's why he got me out of the pool!

Marina, get a clue.

You know what? I am going to the reunion.

I need to see him. I need to know.

Maybe it's him and all these years...

...I've been going from one to the other.

Marina. He didn't like you.

I'm going! Period.

You had to wear that disgusting, baggy dress.

I look divine, idiot.

This is the spot. He saved my life here.

Come on, you weren't going to drown.

Of course I was!

What was my best friend doing?

Tripping on acid and tossing midgets in a blanket.

That's right!

What do you think happened to that dwarf? Tete?

- Mimi, idiot. - Mimi.

- It was her fault. - What was?

What do you mean? It was right there.

Ignacio.

No, no, no!

No way! I didn't notice!

Of course you didn't! You were very drunk.

- Me? - Yeah.

- I don't see your Chule. - Nor I your Ignacio.

He has to come.

What happened today was a sign.

That thing with Pantunflas?

Mom, I don't want to go to the party.

Of course you do!

All your high school friends will be there.

They'll all remember you were destined to be a star...

...ever since you were a little girl.

What stardom? What friends?

My cousin isn't even coming.

Besides, they broke my ankle here and I ended up as a bee.

Shit.

The files are on fire!

I have an audition tomorrow. It's bad luck coming here.

I'll pick you up at midnight because...

- The sun will come out... - Tomorrow...

...bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow...

...there'll be sun.

Cheer up, sweetie. Go on.

Cousin. You came.

If I didn't you'd be all alone.

You know how they treat you at this damn school.

What did you do to my cousin, jackass?!

- Cool down. - Cool down?!

Does it hurt?

Yes, it hurts.

It happened here, didn't it?

I was standing over there.

What? Am I your jester?

Ignacio, we agreed you'd come by later.

Why don't you go get a cup of coffee?

- I'm working! - I'm waiting like an idiot here.

You know what's wrong, Gaby?

You don't care about the relationship...

...that it goes to hell, my time, everything.

I'm sick of putting up with it! You know what?

Fuck it!

You know what was really fucked up?

The last thing I told her was I didn't want to see her again.

Ignacio, let's go.

Everyone is going to ask you about Gabriela.

No. Come on.

- This is insane. - Chule.

Adan. You look great.

- So do you. - This was nice.

I have to go, I'm watching my niece...

...and I have to go pick her up.

It was nice seeing you. Bye.

Wait, I only came today...

...to see you.

Really?

Yeah.

The cookie-monster, the disaster...

- ...the pinky-pinky. - Gori, Chori...

- ...Cousin It. - The dwarf.

- How are you? - What's up?

- How you doing? - You look the same!

You didn't grow a bit.

Remember when we threw you with Adan...

...and you got banged up at graduation?

Those were the days.

Master Ignacio.

The mastermind behind the file fire.

Where's Gabriela?

She got run over outside.

She's dead.

How have you been, Taka?

- Ignacio was with whom? - With Gabriela.

They started going out after we graduated.

- Isn't that right? - Yeah.

Marina, get a clue.

Then she went back to school to teach English...

...and just outside here...

Bam! She was run over. Isn't that right?

Poor Ignacio. They say he's a bit cuckoo now...

...so I don't think he'll come.

Marina! You really had the hots for Ignacio!

Yeah! That's true!

But when would he ever look at you? You were...

- Chori! - What?

We only made out, dammit!

What's up, Marina? Did you miss me?

Damn, I don't think she's over you yet, bro.

I'm very handsome.

- I'm so clumsy today. - Don't worry.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

I'm giving talks about neurolinguistic programming.

NLP. You should go to one. You need it.

Of course I will. I'll go. Tell me when.

And I'll take you out to dinner afterwards...

...then to my apartment so you can see the view.

This is the key. I want you to have it.

Swear there'll be no sluts.

I swear.

I've been clean for a year.

No alcohol, no... nothing.

Ask Marina.

You're still attached to that bitter shrew, Adan?

- She's not a shrew. - Yes, she's a bore.

She's a pathetic loser and was a real slut!

Adan, I want to leave.

Marina! How are you?

That's great news!

What news?

You shouldn't be drinking, by the way.

- Me? Your ex is the alcoholic. - Thanks.

But you're expecting. How far along are you?

I told you to wear something different.

- I'll be right back. - Want me to go with you?

'Hi!

We thought you wouldn't come!

We're really sorry about the accident...

- ...aren't we, Pinky? - Yeah.

You didn't remarry?

What for?

It was so hard to get Gabriela run over.

What's up with Cousin It?

Snip-snip, immediately. She so needs it.

What are we doing on the roof?!

- Chule. - Don't start.

I've been waiting hours to hear your voice.

We're going to make you fly, Mimi!

Gabriela wanted a fire, we're having a fire.

Wait for me here. Please, don't get into trouble.

Awesome!

- Thank you. - For what?

For saving my life.

You are... Malena?

- Mariana. - Marina.

Oh, yeah. Marina.

You were Taka's girlfriend or something, right?

We just made out, dammit!

No, no, wait.

You pulled me out of the pool when I was drowning.

I never thanked you. So, thank you.

You're welcome.

Well, I'll see you around.

Ignacio! I wanted to...

Want to get a coffee?

Or a soda?

Or something?

No.

I fell in love with you!

After the kiss, or the CPR...

...whatever, after you got me out of the pool.

I wanted to... I know it was a long time ago...

...but I wanted to know if you felt something...

...because I'd never felt anything so strong before...

...and I wanted to know if there was something else.

No.

Why do you say it like that?! You don't even know me!

Just have a damn coffee with me...

...and see if I'm an idiot or if it turns out...

...that I'm the love of your life!

Would it really be that impossible to fall for me?

Yes.

- Look, Mariana... - Marina, dammit.

Give a chance, won't you?

No.

That was the second time I died.

There's no sadder death than dying of idiocy.

- No, wait. - Wait?

- I don't know if... - Now you need time?

Yes.

Yes!

- Do you want me? - Yes!

Take me!

Take me!

You're going to pull my pantyhose, wait!

No!

Sir? This is screwed up.

It's sinking.

- Who was it? - No one.

- No, tell me! - No one.

Wait! Who was it, Adan?!

You cheat on me a thousand times...

...you were with a lot of girls, you did heroin...

- ...it won't be that easy! - Chule.

Shit.

- Had it not been for the bin. - Stupid high school reunions.

They're a bit old, aren't they?

Hey! Can't you see that girl?

- Here. - What's this?

I went shopping while they patched you up.

It's your yacht.

The one you'd buy when you turned thirty, right?

It's after midnight.

Happy birthday, Huevo.

Twelve years ago, I had an audition.

I was going to get the part. They'd promised it.

But on graduation day, I broke my ankle.

This one.

As I couldn't wear a cast on screen...

...they gave the part to someone else.

A total no one called Cecilia Suarez.

I'm sorry.

I'm going to end you.

Your audition tomorrow! You blew it!

It was your last damn opportunity!

It took us twelve years to get another one!

Mimi! I'm talking to you!

Where is she?

They just took her.

Poor thing, man.

Poor thing? You've got nerve, pal.

You screwed her up in high school...

...you run into her again and throw her off the roof?

The roof, imbecile!

What about you, man?

You get close to a girl and she gets run over.

What, man? Going to beat me up?

Go ahead, that's all that I needed today.

You look like someone.

Your run over girlfriend?

No, a dummy I use to estimate risks.

So it isn't the first time you've seen me like this.

I need you to help me.

If you saw the driver, I need you to help me find him.

I did the math.

The odds of another identical truck...

...to the one that ran over Gabriela...

...running over another woman at the same time and place...

...are 1 in 2 million.

It's not a coincidence. It must be the same truck.

You can help me find it.

If you help me.

With what?

To find out if you can love me.

- Hello? - Hello? Sir?

For a long time, the evil fairy kept her grudge...

...and it kept on growing.

Until the day came to have her revenge.

Yes, I'll give him your message.

Adan, what do you want? It's one in the morning.

We tried to be alone...

...and that didn't happen.

It didn't happen.

- This isn't going to work. - Why?

Let's see.

I haven't gone out with anyone in eight years.

I don't know what to say to someone on a date anymore.

I talk more to the dummies than with people.

Then talk to the doll.

She has my face, doesn't she?

Go on, try it.

Hi.

I'm Ignacio Olivero.

- No way. - Ignacio!

Ignacio! Ignacio, wait!

At least, help me...

I need help to take a shower.

No way.

What?!

Want me to scrub myself with my teeth?

I mean, considering it's your fault I got run over.

And let me tell you, this hasn't been my best day.

So, if you don't care...

...why don't you get the fuck out of here now?!

Wait, the accident wasn't my fault.

You were standing in the street, Marina.

OK, where do you want me to scrub?

Chule...

Let's be quiet for a moment.

Now?

Adan!

I'm hungry-

Damn chicks. They don't get anything.

No cholesterol, no fat, no sugar...

...no lactose, no carbs. It has nothing.

Hey, Adan.

- You are? - Josie.

Josefina? Susana's little niece?

Last time I saw you, you were a little girl.

Do you like howl turned out?

You dropped this.

Adan!

She's calling you.

Yeah.

The use of this product can cause itching...

...irritation and other side effects.

That's screwed up.

We always end up affected by something.

It's Newton's third law.

Every action has a reaction.

Everything has an effect.

Mine are more like defects.

See all those sketches back there?

That's 10 years of working on a sculpture I can't finish.

Everything has side effects.

No, wait. Wait.

Are you doing this because you feel something...

...or because you want me to help you find the truck?

First message.

This message is urgent for the engineer.

The water level has reached the old ladies' house.

New message.

Adan? It's Maria Risa.

I wanted to tell you that today was amazing.

I'd get my panties wet just remembering...

...if you'd left them. Call me.

New message.

Adan? It's Maria Risa.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

Well, the important thing is that we're aware...

...of all the tilting caused last night.

The engineer is here to explain...

...the very simple process of reparation.

Actually, we're allowing this tilting...

...to create a space where we'd resurface your home.

It's just a security measure.

Santiago... - No.

Don't worry.

They're old. They can't see well.

Santiago? Santiago, don't worry.

When they come by on Monday to resurface...

...we'll place beams that'll hold it.

- I didn't get the message. - I don't care.

You got me in this mess, you get me out of it.

Those old ladies can stop our build.

One more fuck up, and you're gone, man.

I don't know where the hell your head is.

Huh?

Oh, Adan, Adan.

What do you think, sir?

Negro! Why the hell didn't you tell me?!

You weren't at home.

On your cell, your friend said she'd tell you.

What friend?

She said her name is Mimi.

She even asked me where the site is and all.

What's this?

This is the liquid corrosive's area. Don't touch anything.

We got the sulfurics, hydrochlorics...

The place is a mess. They don't follow security...

No, no, no. I don't care, hippie.

This is the best way to lose a client.

You'll redo this and I want optimistic results.

Get it or should I repeat it?

Happy numbers, happy clients.

I need to find that truck.

I need to get her out of my head...

...to do something. Please.

Look, it's not that I don't trust your talent...

...but time is upon us, and to play the character...

...you can't have your foot in a cast.

Too bad, kiddo.

- Hello? - Who is this?

Me.

That's my phone. Where is it?

- Here. - Who is this?

It's still me.

Damn it! That's my phone...

...I'm not getting my messages...

...give it back now!

Hello, Adan! Lose your job?

- No, but almost! - I did lose mine...

...so this isn't over. You know what?

Maria Risa called you.

Chule will love to hear her message.

Don't you dare!

Hello?

Hello?!

So what? There's no soap opera?

You remained like a bee.

Flying from flower to flower and making your honey.

Poor thing.

Want some?

I'd rather have something else now.

One of these days I'll teach you.

Let me get one thing straight.

You have the address of every single person...

...in Mexico who has this truck?

That color and model. Only the ones in the area.

Anyone who goes by the same spot at night...

...has to have its base close by. Statistically.

OK.

You've been looking for this guy for 10 years?

Eight. No, not eight.

Seven and a half.

How long are we going to wait for him?

Like 40 minutes.

OK.

What if I need to pee?

Then we'll go to a Sanborns.

OK.

What if you find this guy? What do you get from it?

Gabriela is dead.

What will you do if you find him?

Honestly. Are you going to kill him?

Then what? Prison?

They rape in there, Ignacio.

- The other day I saw... - Shut the hell up!

What the hell do you care?!

You know what? Yeah.

What do I care what a pathetic little employee does?

Who feels like an avenger because he's obsessed...

...with his squashed English teacher?

And who acts like hearing me is the greatest sacrifice...

...ever made since Cuauhtemoc's feet were burned.

I mean, statistically.

I got you out of the pool 'cause I fell in love with you.

That's not true.

It's true. I liked you in high school.

I was watching you on graduation night.

And when you fell into the water, only I saw you.

There was a spark. I knew it, you knew it.

But then, Gabriela's accident happened...

...and until I can get her out of my head I can't...

Help me, please.

It's not him.

We have to talk.

Look, what happened last night was...

Last night?

- You didn't get a call? - Call me for what, Adan?

From the site, looking for me.

Forget it. What were you saying?

I said that last night was...

...what it was.

But you and I have a very scarred past, Adan.

In NLP that's called injured ties.

Are you listening to me, Adan?

Yes, yes, I'm sorry.

I was thinking about Mimi. That chick is psycho.

Anytime now she could make up a story.

- Mimi who? - Chibigon.

Chibigon?

Why don't you look for her and talk?

- Where, sweetheart? - In that show she does.

Chori told me they record...

...at a studio in Villacoapa.

Can we talk about injured ties, now?

Yes.

- Hi, auntie! - Hi, sweetie.

- Hey, Adan. - Hey.

Are you back together?

You know what?

Why don't you take this girl to find Chibigon...

...I'll sing up for Pilates and we'll talk later, OK?

I'm all sweaty.

You're happy. You're very happy-

- Sir, the producer. - Yes.

Ma'am, visiting the set, I see.

I came to see this little bee...

...because her mother insisted I should.

See how the cast isn't visible with the boot on?

I told you so.

Give her another chance.

You really want to be in the soap opera?

Well, let's see the scene.

- Here? Like this? - Yeah, sure.

If you don't want to or need a prompter...

Of course she wants to! She doesn't need anything.

Play out the scene for the producer, honey.

Go on.

The truth is I've always loved you, Alejandro.

I know you're not for me...

...and every time you kiss another...

Hello?

I'm at some boring TV show set.

It's like Sesame Street on crack.

I'm sorry. Carry on.

Go on.

Every time you kiss another, I feel...

Hey!

You two, get out now!

No, no, wait.

Kid, are you an actress?

- No, sir, she's not. - Yes, of course.

At school, I was Beauty in Beauty & the Beast.

- Huh? - What?

Sweetie, you'll audition for another character, OK?

Your foot can recover. I'll call you.

You, kid, come with me to take you basic info.

- I love the idea of acting. - Sir, wait!

I just wanted to say I'm sorry for...

Shut the fuck up!

OK, that's it. Everyone off the set...

...so the little bee can get ready.

Then you can go audition as much as you want.

Let's go!

If you liked me, why did you go out with Gabriela?

Is that him?

What are you doing? Wait, Ignacio!

Ignacio! Ignacio, come here!

You killed my girlfriend.

Stop, you jerk!

Stop!

Chule.

Adan?

Adan, can you hear me?

Bee up!

- I hope you're happy! - Ma'am, I just came to...

What did you want? See her fail?

You ruined her life!

Now all she has is...

Fucking bee is choking.

The guy has to go back to the shop.

He can't not open.

I'll catch him there, there's no other choice.

You're insane. Look at the state of you.

It's normal.

42% of the population is affected by street violence.

In the end, we're all statistics waiting to happen.

- No. - Yes.

We're all numbers.

If I did a study with your age...

...your medical history, your prone to accidents...

...I could make a very close approximation...

...of how and when you'll die.

That's how insurance companies stay alive...

...and they do well.

My mother collected butterflies.

She died eight years ago.

Bone cancer.

She didn't leave anything behind but butterflies...

...and I thought: 'How sad to go like that...

...and leave worms with wings behind.'

But the day she died, the butterflies came.

It had never happened...

...but that day, the city was full of butterflies.

Sometimes, you're not reflected in what you left behind...

...sometimes, things are said when you don't speak anymore.

Sometimes, the truth comes flying down...

...between the pavement and the pollution in the sky...

...between two subway stations...

...standing on the sidewalk...

...a Tuesday at 17:30'.

...and then I understood.

There are things like that, things that you guess.

Looking up at the right time to meet that gaze...

...turning to the phone when it rings...

...words you say at the same time as someone else...

...premonitions...

...friends that arrive just when you need them...

...deja-vu, true love...

...divine justice...

...adjusting nuts...

...music, laughter...

�forgiveness...

...butterflies.

There's no statistic for that, Ignacio.

What is it?

What?

How? I don't understand.

Who was hung?

For you.

Careful, it's two doses.

With this, you'll forget all the damn bees, you'll see.

Have a nice trip.

Be alert.

My dear! Where did I go wrong?

Mom, for fuck's sake.

Taking the life I gave you?

Mom, I just got tangled with the harness...

...it was an accident.

Just what she was missing. Suicide.

I'm really sorry. If there's anything I can do...

Anything, please.

Yes, I wanted to kill myself because of you...

...so what?

Don't say that, sweetie.

Tomorrow is another day.

There's always a new beginning and dream.

I don't care about your new beginnings, Mom!

I have them up to here!

I won't go back home with you.

I'm 30 years old. 30 fucking years old!

Where will you sleep?

The evil fairy knew that...

...in order for her curse to work...

...she had to go inside the castle...

...hiding her evil intentions.

I just moved. It's not comfortable.

A single man or woman.

A hotel! I'll pay for it.

I don't have extra pillows.

It's over, right. This revenge?

Because, Chule is on her way...

...and you have nothing to say to her, right?

We're fine? The message, something...

Yeah, josielaloca@hotmail.com.

Can you hold, please?

What?

Nothing. The typical menopausal woman...

...with severe trauma, you know?

- What was I saying? - Let's go.

- You're staying with me. - No.

- I think it's best... - You shut up!

Hey, imbecile, it's my house.

I'm going to bed. I'll call you tomorrow.

- Who's her? - Why is he in my house?

- What did you tell her, idiot? - I didn't say anything.

Thanks, that's so sweet.

Hold on.

Excuse me, little bee...

...I'm setting up an audition tomorrow for a soap opera.

Get out.

Not only are you suicidal, which is pathetic...

...you have attitude problems you should work on.

I'm not suicidal, it was an accident!

Oh, by the way. FYI.

The bee stripes from your costume...

- ...make you look fatter. - Out!

Would you explain what is your problem with me?

OK. Want me to tell you?

Yes.

You're a damn balding yuppie drug addict.

Former addict, idiot, and I'm not balding.

That's my forehead's shape.

That's one big forehead.

Marina, I understand that you had brain damage...

...but what the hell are you doing with this idiot?

Cut it out already! What?

Gonna pull your pants down and see whose is longest?

This can't be.

- What is that? - None of your business.

It is my business, you're in my best friend's home...

...and he's a former addict. If that's what I think it is...

I'm a diabetic. There.

What are you really doing here?

What are you really doing with Ignacio?

None of your business.

Exactly.

I'm going to be on a soap opera!

What are you talking about?

What?

Is this another high school reunion?

Well...

Well...

Take care of that bump.

Take care of that hand.

Ignacio.

Lie down with me.

What are they doing on the terrace?

Adan doesn't want me talking to your aunt...

...so he's pretending to show her around.

Wow!

Have you see Adan? Like, totally 80's.

Which one are you?

You have nothing to say to anyone, right?

Tell what to whom?

Nothing. Nothing.

What's up with you, Adan?

Me?

Chibigon, I'm really sorry about your depression...

...but I honestly don't get why you're here.

- Susana! - Adan.

We also work with honesty at NLP.

That way there are no surprises later.

Like Choli, who caught her husband with another...

...and she went berserk, according to her.

We'll go, we have to talk about that soap opera thing.

Your mom will kill me when she finds out.

- Did I drop something? - No.

Adan, what's wrong? You're acting so strange.

Nothing, honey. Nothing at all.

Goodbye.

Call me?

What's that?

I don't know.

All the apartments use the elevator.

Lying down without having sex.

Lying down without having sex.

You know? When I was drowning in the pool...

...I saw your hand as if it were made of fire.

I think I was hallucinating...

...but I could swear it was on fire.

I knew you came to save me.

Why did you quit physics?

I don't know.

Everything happened...

I miss it.

Very much.

Physics or being with Gabriela?

You know? Ever since Gabriela...

...I haven't...

Gotten laid?

I'm going on eight years with no sex.

How do you do it?

My hand does all the work.

Wanna know the truth?

I remember you from high school because they said...

That I was a big whore.

- It was just... - You just made out.

Wanna know the truth?

Maybe I am a whore.

Maybe that's how scared I am of being alone...

...and ending up using my hand.

There are worst things.

I don't think so.

Even when using your hand...

...it's better to have company, don't you?

Want some?

They have big chunks.

Cravings?

Hey, what are you going to do now?

I mean, without the soap opera.

What about you? I mean, without Chule.

We have nothing in common. Sometimes I can't stand her.

But I thought about her...

...and how things would've been before I blew it...

You know what I will be if I'm not on television?

- What? - A flight attendant.

Flight attendant? On a plane?

If you're a flight attendant...

...you're just a flight attendant.

You don't have to be anything else.

You go up and fly away.

You leave everything down there.

Mimi, I want you to know...

...that I understand what happened back there.

You feel like you've run your entire life...

...and suddenly you see you haven't moved...

...in years. For me, it's the bottle...

...the needle, the girl.

- Tell me you love me. - What?

- Tell me you love me. - I can't.

I can't.

I can't do this.

I'm sorry.

She knew that one day...

...a prince charming would come and rescue her.

She awaited the moment with excitement.

What's wrong?

It was before we got back together again, right?

Of course it was before we got back together.

Swear it.

I swear. I'd never do that to you again.

OK.

Can I know what your new dream is?

I want to be a flight attendant.

But you don't even have the height!

See?! Always telling me I can't do it!

What do you want me to do?!

You have to be at least

Well, maybe with Taesa!

Last night I was talking with Mimi.

With Chibigon?

What are you talking about, Adan?

She's a really sensitive girl.

Now you're going to tell me you like the dwarf!

I don't like her.

I could like her. She's not horrible...

- ...and she's not a dwarf. - She's a screwed up dwarf!

And don't tell me she's sensitive...

...because she dropped that disgusting thong!

That's not true. I found it.

She pulled it out...

...and dropped it so I'd find it.

And her supposed suicide was an accident...

...but she wanted you to feel guilty!

She told Josie.

By the way, can you pick her up today?

- I have a conference. - One saved message.

Adan? It's Maria Risa.

I wanted to tell you that today was amazing.

I'd get my panties wet just remembering...

What? That message is really old.

In this city, the only place to bury your cat...

...is in the grass on the sidewalk...

...and the only place to see the life you didn't get...

...is in every corner.

And, yeah, there are some days...

...when you get up and everything sucks.

But then everything gets worse...

...and they finish by going up in smoke.

I'm no expert, but...

...maybe a camera in that corner could prevent a theft.

...or the kid dies...

Are you paying for it or not?

Four pesos.

You squashed my twinky.

So? You weren't going to do that when you ate it?

No, I don't want it like this. Change it.

No.

- No? - No.

- No? - No.

Ne? Mo!

Don't change it! Here's your sweet!

Now I'm really not changing it.

- You won't do it? - No.

Security, register 22.

Security, register 22.

Why?!

Why? Why?

For this and all the rest, you bitch!

What's wrong with you?!

Talk to him, my little honey bee.

To piss someone off like that...

...must mean he cares a lot about you.

When I eat that, I get pimples.

We have to call your aunt so she'll know...

...I picked you up.

Look, I got one here.

Do you know what's good for this?

It's cold.

Will you help me?

You know something?

I really liked you when I was a kid.

I had the hots for you.

I was half-asleep.

I had no job and I owed the rent...

...the electricity, the kids' uniforms...

...and I suddenly saw butterflies...

...in the middle of the night over Tlalpan.

A whole bunch of butterflies.

She looked like she already knew...

...like she was waiting for me.

I've been dreaming with her for 8 years.

Every time I go by there I have to close my eyes.

And the other night...

The other night I killed another one!

God dammit, another!

- Auntie, I swear he made do... - Shut up!

I suppose there's nothing in NLP for this, right?

- Chule. - Fuck you.

Are you going to tell my mom?

Oh, and FYI: You're a slut.

Big time.

Get the hell out, midget.

It's all gone down the drain.

My stuff too.

At least I have you, Huevo.

- And you're sober. - And I have my job.

You were excellent since you were little.

Too bad.

Your aunt Enriqueta gave it to me.

She has a nephew who is a head of department there.

You have an interview tomorrow...

...to become a flight attendant.

Honestly, thank God you broke up with Chule for good.

- She's a huge imbecile. - Cool it, Huevo.

Cool it because your Ignacio isn't prince charming.

He never took notice of you and you realize it now?

Hey, idiot, he said he liked me back in high school...

...and he saved me in the pool because he was spying on me.

His issues with Gabriela are a different story.

Marina, don't be stupid.

He didn't care about you. He wanted the other chick.

Who knows why he got you out of that pool...

...but he wasn't spying on you.

He did it to con you and then dump you.

- That's not true! - Yes it is.

No it's not! Get out of my house!

Hey, that's the truth, what's wrong with you?

Get out of my house! I don't want to hear you!

You don't like the truth? It's the truth!

- Get out! - I know the way, thank you.

What's your problem? You got your period, right?

Shut up, idiot!

Well, then eat your fucking cereal alone!

Hello?

I'm on my way.

When did this happen?

Go the fuck away! I told you!

Don't you fucking understand, dammit?!

What's this?

I started the file fire.

I didn't calculate right and burned my sleeve.

When I put my hand in the water...

...there you were.

Go away.

I'm such an idiot. A hand of fire.

- And the butterflies? - What butterflies?

These butterflies?

Here are your fucking butterflies!

It's true.

There aren't any butterflies.

When your mom died and Gabriela was run over...

...it was the year pollution went out of control.

There was so much smog birds dropped dead...

...on the sidewalks, remember?

That's why the city was filled with butterflies.

Because the birds were dead and there was no one to eat them.

That's not true.

It's true! There aren't any signs of magic!

I got you out of that pool out of sheer luck...

...there wasn't anything there!

But now I see.

I see this, and this is real.

Do you want it or not?

No. I want...

I want butterflies without dead birds.

I want the idiot that got me out of the pool...

...because if I died he'd die...

...not a jerk who lies because he wants to have sex with me!

- Don't say that, Marina. - Do you love me?

Go.

- But... - No, go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

My shirt.

Now we're really going to get fired, right, sir?

Yeah, me too, Negro.

Me too.

The way I see them, side effects...

...have their own side effects...

...and those have their side effects.

In the end...

...we're all screwed.

Just like the evil fairy had foreseen...

...he pricked himself. Once he felt the needle...

...he fell into a deep sleep.

Attorney general's office.

I'd like to denounce a drug possession.

Because of a twinky?

It's not the twinky.

The security cameras don't work...

...surveillance is pitiful, the emergency exit doors...

Enough, enough! I don't give a damn.

Write a report right now...

...apologizing to the manager...

...to the cashier and even the paper boy!

Here's your report, Lorenita.

Rot in hell.

You got that or do you want me to repeat it?

Report. Hell.

You'd be the smile that represents us.

And you must rise to the occasion...

- How tall are you? - 1.48m and a half.

And you're 29 years old.

The minimal height to work with us is 1.60m...

...and the age limit for hiring is 25...

...but I just spoke with my supervisor...

...and we can let you in the group previously selected.

If you perform well...

Yes?

Mimi Miranda? Yes, she's here.

Yes.

The police is waiting for you downstairs.

They have an arrest warrant for health crimes.

Against whose health?

That's what drug trafficking is called.

You know what, Marina?

You really are a bore, dude.

What's this?! Is it vodka, imbecile?!

And heroin yesterday again!

You were dead yesterday, idiot! You were dead!

You were dead yesterday!

That's what you wanted wasn't it?

Sour lay.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Michelle Miranda!

Your mom's here to bail you out!

Move it!

Chule! I'm here at your window!

Chule! It's our song, Chule!

What's the matter with you?!

Chule, I'm here! I came, I'm here!

You drank again, didn't you, Adan?

Yes! And I shot up heroin yesterday...

...wanna know why? Because I love you, Chule!

I love you!

Come down, Chule! Chule! Chule!

You always kissed me with that song, Chule!

Chule.

I'm waiting for you at the school...

...where you threw me.

The first or the second time?

Hello? Hello?

- Mimi? - Marina, idiot.

I woke up and you're not here, where are you?

I'm going to the school.

You're insane! You're still drunk.

Don't move, I'm on my way.

Adan?

Adan!

Dammit! God dammit!

That's how truth comes.

In the stupidest places...

...in the least adequate moment...

...just like love...

...or death...

...or your thirties.

And you understand.

There's no statistic for chaos...

...there are coincidences...

...and butterflies...

...but they're never the butterflies you expect.

TIME To ACT LUCKY NUMBER 801

Marina, what are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

That fucking chick is dangerous.

No way.

Let's go, Adan, I'm sleepy.

- Wait! - Let's go, Adan!

Then you go to sleep! I'm fixing this!

Watch it, idiot!

She's hurt, can't you see?

What are you doing here?

Are you OK, Marina?

Am I OK?!

Am I OK?!

12 years in love with you...

...and turns out you were burning your hand...

...because you're an idiot. You lied and used me.

I was run over because of you.

Look at me!

I just turned 30, I found my boyfriend fucking another...

...my house is flooded...

...my so-called best friend is wasted...

...and my cat died.

What do you want?

What do you want?

It's just...

My lucky number is 801.

OK...

I love you, dammit!

I'm in love with you.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

What are you doing, idiot?!

This jerk made me mad, let go of me!

You're the jerk, idiot!

Let him go!

OK! Kill yourselves, you pair of jackasses!

No!

No!

Idiot! You killed him!

He realizes he loves me and you kill him?

I'm doing you a favor, Huevo!

- Get him out! He'll drown! - Let him get out alone!

- Adan, I can't swim! - Too bad, then.

Ignacio! Ignacio!

Ignacio!

Dammit!

Don't worry. She'll get him out.

What the hell?!

What more do you want?!

What the fuck do you want?!

Ignacio!

There was once a princess...

...that they called Sleeping Beauty...

And with a kiss of love, breath came back...

...and she finally woke up.

That was the end of the long dream...

...and they lived happily ever after...

...didn't they?

In the end, all you get is a man...

...who gives you a black butterfly...

...wet and dead.

Now what?

Now I got you out. It's your turn.

- Will it work? - I don't know.

Want me to calculate the statistics?

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ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL

OK, we're about to begin this casting.

The first five, please.

Truth is, it doesn't matter if you've dies once or twice...

...or none. You're always starting over again.

Deep down, there's nothing you can do...

...you'll always be 18...

...because you're young only once...

...but you'll be immature for life.

There are no instructions on turning thirty...

...but if there were, these would be them...

...make a list of everything you don't like about you...

...and then throw it away. You are who you are...

...and it's not so bad as you thought...

...on a hangover Sunday.

Get rid of the excess baggage.

The road is long.

If you carry, you can't look ahead.

I'm an alcoholic.

- And, it ruins your back. - Hello, Adan!

Don't follow trends.

In 10 years you'll be dying of shame...

...for ever having worn that, anyway.

Kiss as many as you can. Let your heart be broken.

Fall in love, take a good beating...

...and then, get up again.

Maybe there's a true love...

...maybe there isn't, but while you find it...

...you can't change all the fun you had.

Eat fruits and vegetables, really.

Get used to the idea that junk food isn't an option.

Make mistakes. Change.

Try. Fail.

Reinvent yourself.

Throw everything away and start all over...

...every time you have to.

Really. Nothing happens...

...especially if you don't do anything.

Try other ice cream flavors, other beers...

...other toothpastes. Start the car one day...

...and don't stop until you run out of gas.

Start a rock group, why not?

Take dancing lessons. Learn Italian.

Make up another name for yourself.

Use a bike. Forgive.

- Fuck you. - Forget.

Let things go. Decide who's expendable.

The older you are, it's harder to make real friends...

...and you need someone who requires no explanation...

...of who you really are. Those are friends.

Take care of them and keep them close.

Learn that you're not going to learn anything.

But there's no final exam in this school...

...nor grades, nor graduation...

...nor high school reunion, thank God.

Happy thirtieth, mate.

Welcome to the rest of your life.

Let's get some chips.

- OK. - Cool.