Original subtitles

That year, many things happened in Mexico

For one, I met Andres in one of the cafes under the arches

Where else?

In Puebla everything happened in the arches

From courtships to assassinations as if no other place existed

Aren't they a bunch of assholes?

Who?

Say yes. I can see in your face you agree

Yes, but who are you talking about?

All these people, who else?

Of course I agreed

For me "all these people" were the ones from Puebla

those who acted as though they owned the city

Not us, the children of a campesino

who stopped milking cows because he'd learned to make cheese

Not him, Andres Ascencio who became a general

through luck and every brand of cunning short of being born

into a name with a coat of arms

That man scares me, Catalina

What are you scared of?

I don't know. He is too old

Yes, but I like the way he stares

And I like his hands

Later, an explosion and heavy gunfire confirmed

what I had told them all along

General Rosas ordered us to flee

and he ordered us to flee

It was stupid!

So I did something I would never forgive from a subordinate

I gave a counterorder

And we charged against the Federales at full gallop

There were only eighteen of us...

In the blink of an eye, he won us over

Even my father accepted him despite the horrible things

we heard about him

That he had many women was a criminal and a madman

That we would regret it

And we did regret it but that was many years later

At the time I was fifteen

and dying for things to start happening to me

TEAR THIS HEART OUT

There is a beautiful beach called "Catalina"

Have you ever been there?

No, I've never seen the ocean

What is it like?

It's black at night

Clear during the day

It's never still. Like you

"Dear Mama and Papa, don't worry I've gone to see the ocean"

The General said he wanted to take me to see the ocean

Actually, I went to get the fright of my life

I had seen bulls mount cows but the erect cock of

a grown man was different

What are you afraid of? Nothing

Then why are you staring at me like that?

I'm not sure that will fit in me

Of course it will, girl

You just let yourself go

No one's going to eat you if you don't want to

Look, you're nice and wet

You don't feel anything

Why don't you feel something?

I did feel something

But at the end I didn't get it

But it's the end that matters

Why don't you teach me?

Teach you what?

well, to feel

That's not something someone can teach you. You learn

Come on

They are fucking bastards

They think Pallares is going to take the governorship

from me with speeches

He's an idiot

He must not be such an idiot if you're so worried about him

Of course he's an idiot!

And why are you butting in?

And who asked your opinion?

You've been talking about it for four days

I've had enough time to form an opinion

Listen to our little senorita!

She doesn't know how babies are made but now she wants to tell generals

what to do

Are you all right? Yes, I'm fine

Go to sleep

My parents welcomed me back without question or comment

They were not secure about their future and had five children

So they decided to celebrate that the ocean was so beautiful

and the General so kind that he took me to see it

What do you want? I want know how to feel

No one comes here for that

You are too young

I don't want your mother to come complaining to me later

Get out

So you don't feel, either? What?

Well, do you?

I only wish I'd had the guts to ask that question

Look, we have a little thing here

You feel with that

Pull your skirt up

We call it "the bell"

But it must have many other names

When you're with someone think of it as the center of your body

Think that all good things come from right there

How you think with it, hear with it and see with it

Forget that you have a head and arms

Put yourself there

And see if you don't feel something

Cati, what's wrong with you?

And yes. Everything was there

Why haven't we seen Don Andres lately?

He's busy trying to beat General Pallares

According to El Sol

Aguirre and the Governor support Pallares

Did you have a fight?

From your home to mine Cielito Lindo

there's but a step...

Take that step, Cielito Lindo

don't make me beg

Are your parents home?

Tell them I've come to get all of you so we can go get married

Who?

Me and you, but we have to take the others

You haven't even asked me if I want to marry you

Who do you think you are?

What do you mean who do I think I am?

I think I'm me, Andres Ascencio

Stop arguing and get in the car

Wake up, Gordo, sign

That's what you're here for

Or did you think you were here just to eat my tamales?

No, no, write "De Ascencio", senora

Did you write "De Guzman"?

No, child, that's not how it works

I protect you, not you me

You become part of my family

You become mine

Yours?

Don't ever tell me that no one in your family put on airs at our wedding

Chino, tamales for everyone

Red tamales, sweet tamales green tamales

And hot chocolate for everybody

I want an orangejuice

No, no. Don't upset things

You'll have tamales and hot chocolate like everyone else

I can't have breakfast withoutjuice

What you need is a good war

Then learn to eat breakfast withoutjuice

Where do you get you can always havejuice?

Papa, tell him that I havejuice in the mornings

Bring the girls her orangejuice

All right, have yourjuice

You'd think you were a gringa

Don't think you'll always get what you want

Life with a military man isn't easy

Start learning that

And you, Don Marcos

remember she is not your little girl anymore

and that at this table I have the say

Well, congratulations. Thank you, compadre

Congratulations my darling

Congratulations, Cati

All right, lazybones

What are you doing there pretending you can think?

I'll be waiting for you downstairs

I'm counting to three hundred and then I'm leaving

One, two, three, four

Two hundred ninety one two hundred ninety two

two hundred ninety three

two hundred ninety four

two hundred ninety five

two hundred ninety seven

two hundred ninety eight

two hundred ninety nine

What a slowpoke!

Good morning, Boss

How about a little race?

Alright

You are beating your butt against the saddle

Stand on the stirrups when your horse runs

I'm trying

You don't know how to ride

You do not know how to cook

and you did not know how to fuck

What have you been doing all these years?

Just playing

But I can learn, you will see

Put everything in the mortar

Like this, see?

Is it true there is a moment when you should close your eyes

and pray a Hall Mary?

If you're all as ignorant about everything

as you are about this, I don't know how you'll ever get married

We cooked it together

You mean the Munoz sisters did it together

Sir, at your command

General we have an arrest warrant against you

signed by the region's commander

You are removed from your post and under thejurisdiction

of a civil court

What is he accused of? Murder

But what do they mean they are taking you?

Where are they taking you?

You have not killed anyone, tell them

Don't worry, sweetie I'll clear this up

I'll be back in a little while

Save my dish with molito

Lieutenant, notify Colonel Campos and Mr. Mike Heiss

Yes Sir

Andres Ascencio Dominguez in jail accused of murdering Quirino Mendez

What's going on here?

Sit down

Hi

Chop this fruit

Back to work

So you are crying for your charro

I was afraid they'd cut it off

Why did they arrest you and why did they release you?

Because they are bastards and because they are stupid

You should have seen the way those bitches at my cooking class

were staring at me

You are gorgeous

Just wait till I'm the boss around here

Here we are going to plant plum trees

and all those lands belong to Mike Heiss

When I become Governor we're going to flood this valley

and we're going to build a dam

It's going to be quite a sight

I like it the way it is

You are going to like it better you'll see

And what about the people who live there?

They'll have to move somewhere else

The dam will electrify the whole city

What this country needs is progress

What business do you have with Mr. Heiss?

I don't live with you to talk about business

if you want more moneyjust ask

Last one there is a sissy

Andres kept me tucked away like a toy he talked nonsense with

and screwed three times a week

Sometimes I convinced myself he was right

Congratulations!

Why did I care where he got money that paid for the house

the horses, the chocolates and all the things I wanted

I was a child

You son of a bitch!

And what are you lacking?

Are you not well fed?

Are you not well fucked?

Get in the car

And what about you?

Are you not well fucked?

What the anger

What's with the dying dog face?

Let me see

You have cow eyes

Are you pregnant?

Hello

Catalina, you look pretty

Don't tease me

I mean it

I always knew you'd be beautiful when you were expecting a baby

All I see is this hump I'm growing

and I always have heartburn up to my nose

No, Catalina, get down

Don't worry

It's nice

May I?

Pablo soothed my anxiety during those last months of my pregnancy

and I relieved him of the virginity he hadn't left in some brothel

Ever since I got pregnant Andres has not touched me

He hasn't even come home

What an asshole

Yes, and I'm so horny I can't even think

It was the only good thing about my pregnancy

That and the twenty bouquets of red roses

Andres brought me two days after I gave birth to Checo

Verania was two months old and I had my breasts covered

with stretch marks when Andres arrived with one of his surprises

I formally announce the candidacy of General Andres Ascencio

for constitutional governor of the state of Puebla

Congratulations, comadre. Thank you

Now they'll see who's boss around here

Children, say hello

Octavio and Lilia

They were living with my mother in Zacatlan

but now I want them to go to school here

I want them to go to school here

They are my oldest children, Cati

Well, get acquainted

We have work to do

How are you? Good

How old are you?

Nineteen. And you?

Twelve

Can I call you mom? If you want to

Where did you get those children from?

From my first wife

Are there others?

Just these two, for now

I meant women

Her name was Eulalia

She wasn't pretty but she had a church virgin's smile

I met her in Mexico City in the early days of the revolution

You couldn't find any food money was worth something one day

and nothing the next

it was worth nothing

Her father had a stable and I moved in with them

so we could help each other

She helped me deliver milk

Then she got sick during the typhus epidemic

I sat and watched her die unable to do anything

but put wet towels on her forehead

There was no surviving that disease

Especially without money

El Gordo became my children's godfather

What do you think of that Mrs. Governor?

Why didn't you ever tell me?

Because I didn't feel like it

For several years I believed every word of that dramatic and heartwarming story

I venerated Eulalia's memory

I wanted to have a smile like hers

Then I found out that during that time Andres had a good job

under Victoriano Huerta the traitor of the revolution

and that the children's mother was alive and well in Veracruz

After Andres's nomination we traveled all over the state

What do you think? Was I any good?

Yes, the people love you

What this state needs is education and progress

I liked the campaign

We went from town to town, listening to the peasants' demands for more land

their claims forjustice the miracles they wanted

During my government the Revolution will bring you justice

You are always so refined. Welcome

How dare she?

Mr. Governor

The Revolution triumphed!

We have a lot to do and from tomorrow on

we will get to work

But today, we are here to celebrate

I would like to take this opportunity to announce that this lady

my wife

will be from this moment on the president of public welfare

I have enough work with the children the dinner parties, the houses

What do I know about that?

Remove me from that position

I can't, you are my wife and that is what wives are for

Don't think everything is screwing and singing, Cati

Besides, I'm bringing my daughter Adriana to help you

Your daughter Adriana?

Yes, she's fifteen and she's moving in with us

And who is her mother?

Another saint?

And who is your mother? Leave her alone!

I don't mind

Her name is Ofelia and we live in Tezuitlan

I'm working on it

That's the way it is

Throw them out

Here you go, Mr. Heiss

Thank you. Excuse me

Ma'am they are calling for you from the orphanage

When I saw how those children and the insane women lived

I suddenly felt like the Nurturing Mother of the people of Puebla

I wanted to sack nurses and doctors

No one could stop my merciful deeds except my husband, of course

You're exaggerating

Not one more cent for the orphanage or the hospitals

And the new building is plenty for the insane women

But those children are starving and they live covered in urine

And the insane women sleep on the floor

Those women have never slept higher than that

Do you think there are wealthy loonies in there?

The rich ones are out on the streets

Or with you

I don't have any more money, Catin

That imbecile, Aguirre had the bright idea of nationalizing

the oil companies

and now he's realizing that we have to pay for them

Where the hell are those documents?

That goes to the living room

Yesterday you promised a fortune to the Charro Association...

Tomorrow I will send Gonzalito with some cash for the orphanage

As for the crazy women we'll have to wait and see

Are these the documents you were looking for?

Thank you very much

He's sojealous

He won't let me go anywhere alone except the market

He thinks I'm there now

I don't know how you can stand that

I have a lover

We see each other twice a week

at a little room he rents above the market

I spend two hours upstairs while a woman does my shopping

We fuck like gods

Excuse me for interrupting

It's fine, would you like tojoin us?

I am Mrs. Gonzalez the owner of the house on third street

the one your husband wants to buy

The house is not for sale

Not for the money your husband wants to pay

nor for any other amount

I am begging you, ma'am it's all we have

I don't know what you're talking about

The governor warned my husband he'd rather buy it from him

than from his widow

I don't want to become a widow over a house

but please understand he gave us three days to move

So, besides being slow the woman is also a snitch

I am paying the value they declared on their tax forms

I wouldn't want to think they are deceiving the government

And what do you want that house for?

Why do you care?

I want it for a reason

Just tell her you don't know anything

I don't

There you go

See you tonight at the insane asylum

I'm only going to make sure they let you leave

Come in

How do you want it, Catita?

I do not know, Guera

Just different

I would have liked to be Andres's mistress

To wait for him in silk nightgowns and shiny shoes

To wake up late, and not have to deal with public charity

Besides, everybody either pities or sides with mistresses

No one considers them accomplices

Instead, I was the official accomplice

It was your hair, Cielito Lindo that made me love you

Now that you're bald, Cielito Lindo

I love you no more

I look awful, don't I?

You're gorgeous

We're throwing a dinner party at home tonight

So, what else is new?

You have a dinner party every other day

Yes, but tonight everyone will laugh at me

Since when do you care what people say?

What's important is that you feel happy

But I'm not happy

What's bothering you?

Come on, just look at how beautiful the sky is

Would you like to be my sweetheart?

Your sweetheart, but not your wife

That's why I don't like young maids

I told her to be careful around those factory workers

because they are very irresponsible

But she didn't listen

She had to go and be a slut instead

That's how these people are

And afterwards, oh yes, the tears flowing

So I told her, "listen Lucina

as long as you keep doing a good job, you can stay here

but when you start to show

you're going straight back to your town

Poor thing

Catalina, the things you say

You're such a politician's wife

What did your papa think of your haircut

I know his opinion is very important for you

He came over for dinner on Wednesday

and he couldn't stop talking about you

My father had dinner at your house?

Of course. He's your husband's representative in his

business with Julian

Hasn't he told you he's going to be rich?

No

Short hair really suits you Catalina, really

Thank you

I don't believe it, but tell me Martin is it true

that the president is already looking for his successor?

No, it's too early for that

It gets late pretty early

Excuse me

May I have a word with you?

Is it urgent? Yes, it's a simple matter

Well, we shall see what the little lady's simple matter is

Excuse me

What's wrong?

I don't want my father to get involved in your business

That's what you interrupted me for?

Why did you cut my hair?

I'm begging you, Andres. Calm down, calm down

I'll see what I can do, crybaby

Now stop it or you'll look ugly

And that's not how it goes

The thing is to look pretty sweet, impeccable

Politically, it's a difficult situation

Yes, but we can't allow some ignorant peasants

armed with machetes to decide the future of the state

The dam will provide electricity for the entire city

And we congratulate you for that

What worries the president is the bloodshed

Well, yes

But it was done to protect the interests of the Revolution

The army tried to draw them out but these people were armed

they attacked my men

What else were they supposed to do?

In that case, defend themselves

But wasn't there any other way?

They were offered lands in a different part of the state

money to start their crops They were better off

What they wanted were the lands next to the dam

They didn't want those lands what their leaders wanted was

to see how much would they get from us and we don't negotiate like that

I congratulate you for the work you have done

We haven't seen so much progress since the times of Don Porfirio

Do you feel nostalgic? Actually I do

Things were different then

Right, she was twenty then, now she is sixty

To my wife;

because she is getting more and more beautiful

And smarter, also

Good night. Have a good night

Thank you very much. I had a delightful time

This is your home

Pleased to meet you

Goodbye, Martin

You're so obvious, Catalina I fell like slapping you

And you're so subtle

I don't have to be subtle

I am a man and you are a woman

and when women behave like goats in heat

wanting to fuck every man who make's their belly button tremble

they're called whores

I'm going to have a cold bath

Who told you they wanted those lands?

They came to see me about a month ago

and asked me to speak with you

What did you tell them? What could I tell them?

To find another way

That I couldn't speak to you about it that you wouldn't listen

And if you kept quiet for a month

why did you have to be a knowitall tonight

with Martin Cienfuegos sitting at our table?

Because that's how people are

Until it touches you, you don't feel it

Don't talk about things you don't understand, Catalina

I want my father out of your business

I got him into the most harmless deal you ever heard of

I don't believe you

And neither do I believe your story about the dam

But you do believe I really like you with your short hair?

All right, all right

I'll get him out of it

but I don't want him complaining later

That's not going to happen

I almost forgot how gorgeous you are

After that small triumph my failures began

Every other day someone would come and ask me

for help with Andres

Who would have believed that I only heard rumors

I knew nothing

Maybe I didn't want to know

But along with the houses, the servants the luxury, also came

the bits of evidence

that put together could not be ignored

It's about my father

He went to the movies three days ago and hasn't come home

And what do you think?

Where could he be?

There was a disagreement between your husband and my father

Catalina, would you ask the Governor about him?

if he knows anything about him?

Can you believe the CTM is nominating my idiot compadre

for President of this country?

Haven't they seen his face?

He is a beefsteak with eyes

What this country needs is a President with balls

Not a fucking asskissing fat man

What's wrong with you?

Why don't you say something or ask questions?

Give me ideas, that's what you're here for

You're like a sleepwalker

Do you have Mr. Maynes?

Mr. Maynes? Why would I?

Because he's winning a lawsuit against you, and you can't pay him off

Stop receiving everybody, Catalina

Do something useful

Maynes. Give me a fucking break

He must be with a sweetheart

I have more important things to worry about

What is it Guera?

Mr. Maynes, Catita

They found him in a basket last night hacked to pieces

Hello, cutie

Please take me to my parents' house

Excuse me Ma'am

My orders are to take you home

Open the door, Catalina I'm not in the mood for this shit

What happened to your shirt?

I went to Mexico to meet El Gordo

and the asshole wouldn't see me

Itjust so happens that

on the way back, they shot up my car

They killed Captain Rojas

I'm being accused of Godknowshowmany crimes

and it turns out that the only lawyer I have a disagreement with

has been chopped to pieces

They want to screw me!

They want to fuck me because they know I'm close to Aguirre

But they don't know who they're dealing with

Why are you looking at me like that?

I had nothing to do with Maynes's death

Who killed him then? Damn

You seem so smart sometimes

and then you start talking like a woman

Don't you realize there are more important things going on?

Do you think I'm going to play such a dumb move right now?

These people are capable of that and more

Take off that dress. I want to see your tits

I'm not your imbecile!

Get out of my way, Andres!

Let go of me!

I told you to let go!

Damn it!

It's getting harder to fuck you than some village virgin

"The frauds and the crimes of two cheerful compadres

Andres Ascencio and Rodolfo Campos"

Good morning

Have you seen this?

I'm going to count to ten and then you will see El Gordo

walk through that door

And I'll be walking out the other one, with the children

And where would you go?

I need you now more than ever

I'm going to be president even if the fucking Gordo doesn't like it

I want to leave

You're my wife. This is your home

You don't want to go anywhere

I do want to leave

I am not afraid of you nor attracted to you anymore

Well, you've never been afraid of me

And you'll be attracted to me again

I do not think so

You're not going anywhere with the children

Catalina, try to understand

There are widowed presidents but none divorced

And I'm going to be president

I do not think so

Hello, comadre

Don't worry, everything's going to be fine

Thank you, Fito

Andres is in the living room. Excuse me

Aguirre has chosen him

They'll announce it tomorrow

Fucking Fito

The goddamn Gordo!

My compadre, the idiot president of Mexico

Can you imagine?

Hard to believe

At least he knows that if I go down he's coming with me

He wants my help with the election

What will you do?

He promised to endorse me for the next term

And what about the newspaper?

Just gossip

We'll sort it out

He offered me a cabinet position

This shit is over

You will like Mexico City, you'll see

"Rodolfo Campos presidential candidate. "

Two days later, the editor of The Avante was found dead

They said he had been mugged

Get him!

We also heard that members of the party

had to "save the revolution" by stealing the ballot boxes

where Fito was losing

The candidate from the opposition had to leave the country

And Congress declared El Gordo's landslide victory

Buy yourself something nice

That was around the time my father died

I must have been a real wreck

because Andres suddenly became very affectionate with me

He wanted to take me everywhere indulge my every whim

I became unbearable

and the worse I got the more indulgent he became

We're losing the pulse here you're not following me

What can we be thinking about that's more important than this?

Who let you in?

I'm a journalist

I wanted to interview you

Unbelievable

Can you sit a little further back, please?

You distract us

Are you done?

I'm done

From the sixteenth, please

What thieves!

And what did you do?

Empty out the stores?

No, I was listening to music

You must have found a marimba in the Alameda

Why are you so tacky, Cati?

The speech I wrote for Rodolfo is fucking sensational

Cordera's communists won't know whether to shit or go blind

I wrote that from now on democracy must be understood

as the accommodation of class struggle within the bosom of the law

And since we are the law they're screwed

I was waiting for our interview, ma'am

Carlitos? My boy!

Do you know each other?

Sit down

I snuck into a rehearsal

Why did you let her in?

She let herself in

She said she was there to interview me

What a little liar

Why didn't you tell him

"I came in because I felt like it?"

I was scared

Afraid of him? He'sjust a pup

He was twelve during the war

His father was my superior officer

When he was a kid we took him to see the hanged men

We made him stand under the posts so he could see their purple faces

and their tongues hanging out

How awful

Weren't you scared?

Terrified. But I wasn't about to show it to a couple of bastards

like my father and your husband

Cheers, Carlos

Here's to the pleasure of meeting you again

Cheers, General

I see you're not keeping very good company

Well, they are waiting for me

Bon appetit!

Look at that

Rafael Cordera, a leader of workers

who has not worked a single day of his life

Hurry up, Checo!

Are there any cute boys in you class?

Mom!

Are there or not?

Two, but they're very rude

You take after your mother

You are acting weird, Mom

See you

Hurry up! You'll be late

Ma'am

I was unfaithful long before I lay a hand on Carlos Vives

I liked the way he moved his hands and how others obeyed him

without stopping to think

How he got into people's minds...

into my body as I sat there and listened

into my eyes following his hands

So, who's taking whom to get ice cream? I am taking you

You're the one who likes ice cream

I prefer whiskey

How did you know I like ice cream?

Don't you have ice cream when you're nervous?

Yes, but I'm not nervous now

and who told you that?

My spies

They also told me you are here to the rehearsals

for reasons other than the music

Well, they told you wrong

Senora

We'll walk

See you back at the National Palace

No, I'm not going back without the senora

Then wait here because we're taking a walk

Catalina, a bunch of drunkards

Hello Hi

Is she mute? No, she is from Puebla

Why so elegant?

Don't answer

Catalina is a journalist. Then she must be dangerous, Vives

Only when I have to

I like this building

Why don't you ask your General to buy it for you?

He is buying everything else

Why not the building if you like it so much?

Go to hell

Do you want me to believe you don't know who Ascencio is?

Of course I do

But you don't care as long as you have everything you want, do you?

Is that what you think?

No?

What did you do?

I went to another rehearsal

And how's Vives?

I told him to go to hell

Why? What did he do? He treated me like an imbecile

I told him I liked the Sanborn's building and he said I should ask you

to buy it for me

You like that building?

It reminds me of Puebla

Andres bought me the building and I fell in love with Carlos

Flowers for your lady?

How much?

Heads or tails? Quick!

Tails!

Not even at your swearing in, Compadre

Look at him, what a clown

It's a pity that among us we don't do that bowing thing

It would have a great effect

He's a genius

He's so handsome

That's something on which we can all agree

His musical talent is almost beside the point

Let's go

That's what I say

It's not like he's a bullfighter

You'd think he'd risked his life out there

I cursed the day I told Carlos my father used to sing

Cielito Lindo to me all the time

Suddenly, the orchestra was my father whistling to me in the morning

Rafael, allow me to introduce you to Martin

Do you know each other?

How do you do?

Andres. Excuse us Catalina

It's all set. We're meeting at the...

I'm well, and you?

It's good to meet you...

Excuse me

I'll see you in a minute

Maestro, that is the music we need to hear...

Congratulations

Thank you

Catalina

Thank you, you made me cry

I'm leaving, Brother

Congratulations again

Thank you, thank you

Rafael Cordera

Catalina de Ascencio

Of course, pleased to meet you, ma'am

Excuse me

How did it go?

Fine?

It was very important for you to meet him

What did you arrange?

Nothing specific

No games, Brother

What do you want me to say?

The lady knows her husband is a national disgrace

You're in his way, he wants you out

You're the only one who can mobilize the workers

If we strike a deal with Cienfuegos we can screw him

They're willing to do anything

They're in politics to do business

They create laws as it suits them at their convenience

They have everything on their side. It's very difficult

But we have to fight back. Or are you tired already?

It's not about that

Can we talk tomorrow?

Are you afraid to die?

I'm not afraid but I don't look forward to it

See you tomorrow

Thank you for your discretion

How do you know I'll be discreet?

Ijust do

What a country, Catalina!

Those who aren't afraid, are bored

Are you afraid?

I was bored

Not anymore?

Not anymore

What do you want to do?

Whatever you want

What do you want to do?

I want to be with you, lots of time

Where will we go?

To the ocean

Let's go, then

What time is it?

I don't know

Why can't wejust die right now?

Because I still have lots to do

I've never conducted in Vienna

Will you take me to Vienna?

If they invite me

First the war has to end

And I have to become a better conductor

By then, you won't love me anymore

I love you right now

The General is asking for his wife

He said she would surely be at the garden

Let's go

There you are

Excuse me

Let's bring the party home with us

Tell Juan to get Tonita so she can sing for us

You're drunk

Darling, in this country you have to be either drunk or insane

And most of the time I'm insane

Tonight, sanity tried to take over but I couldn't let that happen

Carlos, let's go

Is your friend the communist coming?

Listen, Carlos is a great artist

And a friend of this family

You have political talent

don't waste it

How about that?

The boy's got nerve

After enduring the sorrow

I felt when you forgot about me

after I gave you my wounded heart

you have come to see me

to let me know about

the pain you are feeling

because of a love

just like the one you gave to me

I shall not be able, to forgive you or give you?

Shut up, Catalina, you're ruining it

You're ruining everything with your yelling

you must know, a dead love

does not feel resentment

and if you want to rebuild

the ruins you created yourself

you will only find ashes

of what used to be my love

Tear this heart out

with one last kiss of love

tear this heart out

take my heart

tear this heart out and if you

should feel the pain

it will be because you

can't see me, for if I leave

I'll take away your sight with me

Wonderful, Tona. My compliments

Thank you, Tonita

And what about the two of you?

Do you love each other or are you going to?

Goodbye, sister

Thank you very much, Tonita

See you

Thank you

Tomorrow?

Tomorrow

Hey! It is already tomorrow!

Have mercy on a constipated drunkard

Get up

Or you'll feel worse later

What were Cordera and Vives talking about last night?

About the concert

What else?

Cordera told Vives that everything is all right

He said the assembly is about to elect a leader

Don't beat around the bush

Tell me what they said about Cienfuegos

Cordera didn't want to talk

Most likely because I was there

If you want to live in Los Pinos remember and tell me what they said

They speak in code

General, if I ever hear them speak about something important

I promise to recreate the conversation

Yesterday they didn't talk about anything important

Are you going to the bullfight?

Yes, Garza is fighting. Are you coming?

No, I don't like bullfighting anymore

What sacrilege

I don't need to go and witness crimes

You have beautiful feet

I never noticed before

Like a Japanese girl

Good morning

Hello, Conductor

You beat me. Sorry

I like to be here by myself

I can leave if you want to

No, come

Teach me how to play this

I'm tired of meeting you in secret

Why did you have to go and marry General Ascencio when you were sixteen?

I do not know why I did anything when I was sixteen

I'm almost twenty eight

I want to be in control of my life

I want to live with you

I want you to take me to New York and introduce me to your friends

I want to tell General Ascencio everything

Are we going to see each other on Friday?

We're going to Puebla, for the weekend

What a pity

You don't care. What?

Of course you don't

You get yourself laid and send me back to another man

Faggot

I'm giving a concert in Cholula

Revueltas music at the main plaza

We're playing Revueltas

Cordera is coming, Cienfuegos the people from the CNC

That's why your husband is going to Puebla

See you on Friday?

Are you coming to the concert?

It's not a concert it's a political meeting

Concerts are political meetings

Why in Puebla?

Don't provoke him, Vives

You'll ruin everything

Don't worry

Are you going to show me the place where you were born?

How do I look?

And Javier?

Wasn't he the love of your life?

Guillermo is nice

No. He's a son of a bitch

He's been stringing Georgina along for years

and now he leaves her to be with you

You're very young and pretty

And you happen to be Andres Ascencio's daughter

Don't you realize you're a business deal?

She's your daughter when it suits you

When it doesn't she's our daughter

You brought her home and talked me into being her mother

Now she's your daughter

Because right now she needs someone to ensure her future

not someone to wipe her nose

I won't let you marry her off against her will

Don't worry. She'll marry who she chooses

Mr. Pena and his wife are here

Yesterday, your friend Vives

drew a crowd of fifteen thousand for his concert

Cordera and Cienfuegos were there agitating the people

If they screw us on our territory you can forget about the presidency

Don't worry, Vives is coming to dinner on Saturday

and we'll set him straight

What you have to do is tell Memito to go straight to hell

Gently, nothing unpleasant but send him straight to hell

What will I tell papa?

I'll handle him

Now

Let's pretend I'm the bride

Pretend I'm marching with your orchestra playing the "Wedding March"

to marry you

I can't conduct and be the groom

Pretend you can

You wait for me there

You're mad Catina

I take you as my lawful, wedded husband

And I promise to be faithful

For better or for worse, in sickness and in health

To love and to cherish you every day of my life

You have that down to a tee

I promise to be faithful to you with a husband or without

to love and to cherish you

You may kiss the bride

You should be ashamed to do these things in God's presence

You're on the altar

Go and do your dirty things at a stable

God likes love, wejust got married

That's not love, it's pure lust

Get out!

Spirits from purgatory!

It must be nice to have a grave that smells like this

When I die make sure they bury me here

You're going to die in New York

Or Paris

When you're old

You won't care what your grave smells like

When I do die, I want my grave to smell like your body now

Let's go

It's almost two

If I'm not home for dinner my husband will kill us

Leave him

Come to live with me

I only wish

So what's the problem?

Can I bring my twenty children?

If you want to

There are widowed presidents but no divorced ones

That's why you stay

Give me a break, Vives

Let's go

That's bullshit

Their only problem is that they let Cienfuegos lead them

But why are you interfering?

Let the workers decide who they want

No. You're the one who shouldn't interfere

Stick to your music and your intellectual thoughts

Devote yourself to difficult women if you like

but stay out of politics

You have to know what you're doing

I'd never try to conduct an orchestra but I assure you

it's a lot easier to move your hands in front

of a bunch of mariachis than to govern a mob of

agitators and sons of bitches

The era of military men and caciques like yourself is over

The Revolution is over

You did what you had to do

Cordera and Cienfuegos have new ideas and the people support them

Besides, they're my friends

And what about me?

I'm not you friend?

See, Deputy Pena?

This is the thanks I get

You agree, don't you, Catalina?

Or has the artist convinced you?

You'd say thatjust to spite your husband

Women, Deputy

they're not what they used to be

Just look at mine

And when I say mine I mean you, Mrs. Ascencio

The others are only anecdotes

Necessary, but not indispensable

Excuse me, my dear Poncho

My wife and I have some urgent business

I promised to take them to the fair

You are a model mother but promises don't cost anything

Just look at how many promises I've made

Promise them you'll take them at six

Excuse me

Did Carlos tell you where Cordera and Cienfuegos are meeting?

No

Go to sleep

Should I send you anything?

This afternoon you're going to stay in bed with your husband

Because as a spy, you're worthless and you're starting to

like the role of girlfriend too much

Why do you want me to stay?

So you can do me the honor?

You haven't touched me in months

Distance becomes you

You're gorgeous

And Conchita?

Don't ask tasteless questions

It's a simple courtesy

I'd like to know how the women you sleep with are faring

You've become so vulgar

Since when are we so refined?

You must have learned that from Ibarra's niece

They've always been so distinguished

Do you still keep her at the ranch?

The poor thing

She must walk among the stock and the peasants with a veil over her face

Isn't she bored?

She had a daughter

Are you bringing her here?

No, she doesn't want to

She's a good mother

It is incredible how beautiful you still are

No wonder you have Carlos panting after you

Carlos is my friend

And so are Victoria, Pilar and the others

Yes, but I don't fuck Carlos

Say that again?

I'm not fucking Carlos

That's good to know

Because you're my woman

Don't you forget it

Carlos took Checo and Verania to the fair

they'll meet you there

Are you coming?

Are you alright? All right

What happened?

They took Carlos!

Andres!

What's wrong?

Someone took Carlos

Who'd want to take him?

He probably went where I told him not to go

He was with the children

He took the children with him?

With whose permission?

They said he was taken at gunpoint

Your children have a vivid imagination

Put them to bed that's what they need

And what are you going to do?

Start the game, of course. I have the double six

He'll be back

I'll call Benitez and have the police look for him

Ma'am, General Ascencio is calling you

Serve him dinner, please

He wants you to come down

He said to tell you that the governor is here

And senor Carlos?

No, senora, he's not here

I'm very sorry senora

Did they kill him?

Did Juan tell you?

Ay senora!

Apparently they found him

There's your flowery grave, imbecile

Do you remember me?

Of course I remember you, girl

A hand like yours is hard to forget

How have you been?

Alright, I guess

What do you want?

I don't want to feel anymore

I'm going to give you some herbs people say they heal the pain

of the soul

Indians use them around here

When you feel sad make yourself a tea

Butjust use one, or a half and not very often

Would you believe that a woman once died

because she used three?

Her heart stopped and nobody knew why

That's how these herbs are

Good, but dangerous

Your father is here

How are you?

Good

I saw the boy's motorcycle parked around the corner

Don't be a pimp

Aren't you going to sleep with me anymore?

You have plenty of women to sleep with

Catalina, that's bullshit and you know it

You're my wife. No one else

Look at this photograph

Mexico declares war

El Gordo always has Cienfuegos by his side

Looking very presentable

Always sucking up to him

He falls in every trap that idiot compadre of mine

Just because he likes to pretend that he is refined and legit

It's obvious that he wants him as his successor

But he's more stupid than dangerous

And this time he won't beat me to it

He forgets who his compadre is

And that my future inlaw owns the radio in this country

This tea is the only thing that gives me energy

Cienfuegos is going to take a beating today on the radio

You're taking the best of my harvest

I know

I'm going to throw a real party for you

Send your father my best

What a waste, mi amor

Such a body and such a mind with so much to learn

and it's all going to waste in Memito's bed?

That idiot Memito

We will regret this for ever

You're exaggerating, Mom

I don't want anything to happen to Javier

Like what happened to your Carlos

I promise you nothing is going to happen

What I want to know is if I have your support or not

You know you have the army's support

And my own

Start to serve dinner, as I told you

We need Campos to accept it

There are ways of persuading him

Counting us, General Ascencio has the support of eleven governors

And Campos knows that

If we get the CROM tojoin us

he'll have no choice

Kiss! Kiss!

Goodbye, Son. Have a good time

I love you

Lili, sweetheart, we're going in the other car

Suitcases are in the trunk

No, I want to go in this one

Get down, we are going in the other one

In that case, we'll each go in our own cars

What? Lilia...

Now that's a real woman

We did it. The CROM has confirmed they will endorse us

Cienfuegos is screwed

You're going to be the most beautiful first lady this country has ever had

And you've earned it

Don't think I don't know it

I couldn't have done it without you

You're smart as a whip

Almost like a man

You're still my sunshine

I'm under your spell, bitch

Come on, lazybones, we're late

We have to be there at one o'clock

I'm not going

You have to come

We need to recruit those sons of bitches

I'll wait for you down stairs

One

Two

Three

Two hundred ninety six

two hundred ninety seven

two hundred ninety eight

two hundred ninety nine

Mrs. Catalina says you should go without her

Wait for her, then catch up with me

"Labor Union"

Andres! Andres!

We need a doctor!

He needs rest

It'sjust exhaustion

Tomorrow you'll feel like a new man

You bet I'll be a new man

A stiff and cold new man

and better rested, of course

Everyone wants me to die

you don't realize how much I'm needed

This country needs men like me

You'll see when you are stuck with Fito

and that idiot Cienfuegos

That son of a bitch will steal what's left of this country

He will sell the "Angel de la Independencia"

"Mexican souvenirs"

Everything is going to be very modern and very nice

God forbid we show our peasant roots

Another Mecksikou

It's such a pity I'm going to die

Well, we are leaving

It was about time, assholes

Thank you

I fucked up your life, didn't I?

I'm only thirty

Besides, they say widowhood is the ideal state for a woman

I envy you

Don't make me laugh, I have something important to tell you

You're fine

Didn't you hear the doctors?

Those idiots don't know anything

I'm finally going to come through for you

I put everything in your name

Even the houses where the other women live

It wont be easy

because they'll come begging and pleading

Tell them to fuck off

I want to be buried in my hometown

Next to my mother's grave

My stupid mother who loved Fito like a son

People said he was poisoned at the meeting

People said he had a weak heart

A lot of things were said but no one did anything about it

And everybody seemed satisfied

I'm acquainted with his will

I'll handle that so you won't have any problems

I'll be couting on you not to have them

What do you want me to do?

Don't interfere

Don't help me

Don't negotiate with the other widows

Other widows? What are you talking about?

This isn't your wife you're talking to, Compadre

I know who the other widows are and the children who have

not lived with us

I know who gets the ranches at the Sierra, the Santa Julia

the Mandarina, the business with Heiss the moonshine business

the bullfighting ring, the cinemas

I even know who gets every watch and every cufflink

My compadre couldn't have chosen a better woman

I tried to remember Andres's face

I could not

I wanted to feel sorry that I would never see him again

I could not

I didn't want so many eyes staring at me

I thought about Carlos

Him I could remember

Every detail of his smile and his hands

And then, as a widow should I cried more than my children

I was alone

with no one to order me around

I felt free

So many things I wouldn't have to do anymore

so many I wanted to do

I was alone

Enjoying my future

Almost happy