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[radio announcer speaking Spanish]

[child] What does sueñito mean?

[man] Sueñito ? It means "little dream."

[waves crashing]

That's it? No story?

Can we go in the water now?

Let him explain.

All right, all right. Everybody sit down, sit down.

-[children clamoring] Yes! Yeah!

[all giggling]

All right.

Bueno.

It's the story of a block that was disappearing.

Once upon a time, in a far away land called

en un barrio called Washington Heights.

Say it, so it doesn't disappear.

[all] Washington Heights!

All right, all right. Oye, oye, oye.

The streets were made of music.

[tapping out beat]

[over radio] Mi gente! It's your boy,

It's 5:30 a.m., and here's today's news.

In a record-breaking heat wave, the mayor's urging

Limit air conditioner use, as brownouts

[woman speaking Spanish over radio]

[Kid Mero] Check it out, this weekend's highly

Fiesta in the Heights,

is about to get you out of your homes and into the

[alarm beeping]

[grunts sleepily]

[sighs heavily]

Hey, Pop.

Best days of my life.

[upbeat music playing]

Bendicion, Abuela. Bendicion.

Don't forget to take your medicine.

-[in Spanish] God bless you. -[Usnavi] Love you.

[upbeat music continues]

[music stops]

[all laughing]

[record scratching]

[Usnavi rapping] ♪ Lights up on Washington Heights

-Yo, what are you doing, bro? - ♪ I wake up and I got this

♪ I gotta chase away♪

♪ Pop the grate at the crack of dawn♪

♪ Sing while I wipe down the awning♪

Hey, y'all. Good morning.

Ice cold piragua , parcha, china , cherry, strawberry and

[both speaking Spanish]

-[rings bell] -Ice cold piragua , parcha ...

[rapping] ♪ I am Usnavi and you

♪ Reports of my fame are greatly exaggerated♪

♪ Exacerbated by the fact That my syntax is highly

♪ 'Cuz I emigrated from the single greatest Little

♪ Dominican Republic I love it♪

♪ Jesus, I'm jealous of it And beyond that♪

♪ Ever since my folks passed on I haven't gone back♪

♪ Goddamn, I gotta get on that♪

♪ The milk has gone bad♪

♪ Hold up just a second♪

♪ Why is everything in this fridge warm and tepid?♪

♪ I'd better step it up and fight the heat♪

♪ 'Cuz I'm not makin' any profit If the coffee

-Yoo-hoo! -Abuela, my fridge broke.

I got café but no con leche.

Ay, Dios . Try my mother's old recipe.

One can of condensed milk.

Nice.

Oh, hey. Your lottery ticket.

[exclaims]

[rapping] ♪ That was Abuela She's not really my abuela♪

♪ But she practically raised me♪

♪ This corner is her escuela♪

♪ Now, you're probably thinkin' I'm up shit's creek♪

I've never been north of 96th Street.

♪ Well you must take the A Train♪

♪ Even farther than Harlem To northern Manhattan

♪ Get off at 181st and take the escalator♪

♪ I hope you're writin' this down I'm gonna test you

♪ I'm getting tested Times are tough

♪ Two months ago somebody bought Ortega's♪

♪ Our neighbors started packin' up and pickin' up♪

♪ And ever since the rents went up♪

♪ It's gotten mad expensive But we live with just enough♪

[chorus] ♪ In the Heights♪

♪ I flip the lights and start my day♪

♪ There are fights and endless debts♪

♪ And bills to pay♪

♪ In the Heights♪

♪ I can't survive without café♪

[Usnavi] ♪ I serve café♪

[chorus] ♪ 'Cuz tonight seems like a

♪ En Washington--♪

♪ Next up-- ding! Kevin Rosario♪

♪ He runs the cab company♪

♪ He struggles in the barrio♪

♪ See, his daughter Nina's off at college♪

♪ Tuition is mad steep So he can't sleep♪

♪ Everything he get is mad cheap♪

♪ Good morning, Usnavi♪

♪ Pan caliente Café con leche♪

♪ Put 20 dollars on today's lottery♪

-♪ Okay! Must be your lucky day♪

♪ Oh, my God, you're so excited♪

♪ My Nina flew in at 3:00 a.m. last night♪

♪ Sweet! Abuela's been cooking all week♪

♪ Compay, when I see you this weekend...♪

♪ Are we gonna eat!♪

♪ So then Yesenia walks in the room♪

Aha...

♪ She smells sex and cheap perfume♪

Oh, no!

♪ It smells like one of those trees that you hang from

Ay, no!

♪ It's true! She screams, "Who's in there with you,

Daniela!

♪ Grabs a bat and kicks in the door♪

Carla!

♪ He's in bed with Jose from the liquor store!♪

[all] No me diga!

[Usnavi] And that's Cuca. The salon ladies.

[all] ♪ Thanks, Usnavi!♪

-[woman] Cuca. -[purrs]

-[door opening] -Adios, papi.

-[woman] Bye! -[door closes]

Sonny, you're late.

Chillax, you know you love me.

[Usnavi rapping] ♪ Me and my cousin runnin'♪

♪ Just another dime-a-dozen Mom-and-pop stop-and-shop♪

♪ And oh, my God, it's gotten too darn hot♪

♪ Like my man Cole Porter said♪

♪ People come through for a few cold waters♪

♪ And a lottery ticket Just a part of the routine♪

♪ Everybody's got a job Everybody's got a dream♪

♪ They gossip, as I sip my coffee and smirk♪

♪ The first stop as people hop to work♪

♪ Bust it, I'm like: "One dollar, two dollars♪

♪ One fifty, one sixty-nine I got it♪

♪ You want a box of condoms? What kind?♪

♪ That's two quarters, two quarter waters

♪ You need a bag for that? The tax is added"♪

♪ Once you get some practice at it♪

♪ You do rapid mathematics automatically♪

♪ Sellin' maxi-pads, fuzzy dice for taxicabs♪

♪ Practically everybody's stressed, yes♪

♪ But they press through the mess♪

♪ Bounce checks and wonder what's next♪

[chorus] ♪ In the Heights I buy my coffee and I go♪

♪ I buy my coffee and--♪

♪ Set my sights♪

♪ On only what I need to know♪

♪ What I need to know♪

♪ In the Heights♪

♪ Money is tight, but even so♪

♪ Even so♪

♪ When the lights go down I blast my radio♪

-♪ You ain't got no skills!♪ -♪ Benny!♪

-♪ Yo, let me get a--♪ -♪ Milky Way♪

-♪ Yeah, and let me also get a--♪

-♪ And a--♪ -♪ Post♪

-♪ And most important my--♪ -♪ Boss's second coffee♪

-♪ One cream♪ -♪ Five sugars♪

-♪ I'm the number one earner♪ -♪ What?♪

-♪ The fastest learner♪ -♪ What?♪

♪ My boss, he can't keep me On the damn back burner♪

-♪ Yes he can♪ -♪ I'm makin' moves,

-♪ But guess what?♪ -♪ What?♪

♪ You still ain't got no skills♪

-♪ Har-de-har♪ -♪ Yo, Vanessa show up yet?♪

-♪ Shut up!♪ -♪ Hey, little homie,

-♪ Man...♪ -♪ Tell Vanessa how you feel♪

♪ Buy the girl a meal on the real♪

♪ Or you ain't got no skills♪

♪ Nooo! No, no, nooo!♪

♪ No, no, nooo, no-no-no! Nooo, no-no-no!♪

♪ No, no-no, no-no, no-no No-no, no-no, no-no!♪

♪ Mr. Johnson, I got the security deposit♪

♪ It's locked in a box in the bottom of my closet♪

♪ It's not reflected in my bank statement♪

♪ But I've been savin' to make a down payment

- ♪ No, no, I won't let you down♪

[Benny] Yo, here's your chance Ask her out right now!

♪ I'll see you later We can look at that lease♪

♪ Bro, do somethin' Make your move, don't freeze!♪

♪ Hey!♪

♪ You owe me a bottle of cold champagne!♪

♪ Are you movin'?♪

♪ Just a little credit check And I'm on that

♪ Well, your coffee's on the house♪

♪ Okay♪

-♪ Usnavi, ask her out♪ -♪ No way♪

♪ I'll see you later, so...♪

-[door opens, closes] -[laughing]

Whoa!

♪ Yo, smooth operator Oh, damn, there she goes♪

♪ Yo, bro, take five Take a walk outside♪

♪ You look exhausted, lost Don't let life slide♪

♪ The whole hood is struggling Times is tight♪

♪ And you're stuck to this corner

♪ Yeah, I'm a streetlight Chokin' on the heat♪

♪ The world spins around While I'm frozen to my seat♪

♪ The people that I know All keep on rollin' down the

♪ But every day is different So I'm switchin' up the beat♪

♪ 'Cuz my parents came with nothing

♪ And sure, we're poor But yo, at least we got the

♪ And it's all about the legacy They left with me,

♪ And one day I'll be on a beach with Sonny

[chorus] ♪ In the Heights I hang my flag up on display♪

[Usnavi] ♪ We came to work and to live

[chorus] ♪ It reminds me that I came

[Usnavi] ♪ DR, PR, we are not stoppin'♪

-[chorus] ♪ In the Heights♪ -♪ Every day, paciencia y fe♪

[Usnavi] ♪ Until the day we go from

[chorus] ♪ In the Heights I've got today♪

♪ Today's all we got, so we cannot stop♪

♪ This is our block♪

[chorus] ♪ In the Heights I hang my flag up on display♪

♪ It reminds me that I came from miles away my family

♪ In the Heights It gets more expensive

♪ Every day♪

♪ And tonight is so far away♪

♪ But as for mañana, mi pana Ya gotta just keep watchin'♪

- ♪ You'll see the late nights♪

♪ You'll taste beans and rice♪

- ♪ The syrup and shaved ice♪ - ♪ In the Heights♪

♪ I ain't gonna say it twice♪

- ♪ Turn up the streetlights♪ - ♪ In the Heights♪

♪ We're takin' a flight♪

♪ To a couple of days in the life of what it's like♪

♪ En Washington Heights!♪

[indistinct chatter]

[Usnavi] Come on, stack that right there,

Let's just keep those boxes in order, too.

Ah. the hustle never ends.

-Alejandro, how you doing? - [speaking Spanish]

-[in English] How's the law office?

-You're spitting image of your old man.

-[Alejandro laughs] -Yeah, so how was the DR?

I got to visit some old friends.

I wish I could go back more often.

That's facts.

-Hey, so you get to check out my dad's old place?

Same story as last time?

You ready?

[speaks Spanish]

-Don't play! -[chuckles]

Now, it's probably not how you remember it,

but it could be an opportunity to bring it back to life.

[Usnavi speaking Spanish]

My pops would be rolling in his grave if he saw what came

[Alejandro] The electricity's shot.

Half the roof got taken in the hurricane.

Thus the low asking price, the quick sale.

[Usnavi] "El Sueñito."

Pop's little dream.

Yo, I remember, man, when--

I used to be working in the back

And I was like John Wick. I'd be like...

- [speaking Spanish] - [chuckles]

I've been saving up all my pennies in my piggy bank for

Yeah, on these blocks, you can't walk two steps

without bumping into someone's big plans.

Mijo...

[speaking Spanish]

[soft guitar music playing]

[chuckles softly]

[in English] Okay, I'm in.

Thank you, man.

I'll see you, papa.

-[speaking Spanish] -[in English] Come on.

Here we go. [chuckles]

This is crazy!

Let's go!

Mine was a... quaint little sueñito.

If I made it back to the Dominican Republic, then we

But Nina Rosario's dreams were all about reach.

Spelling bee champ, valedictorian,

managed her dad's business and basically...

she was like a little sister to me.

Girl was a rocket, determined to go far.

What?

The genius is back!

-I missed you! -Me, too. Did you just get in?

Yeah, late last night.

-Final week? -Yeah, it's really happening.

Yo, so much to catch up on.

-Come over for a free mani-pedi, yeah?

Mm-hm. Oh, and Benny's on the dispatch today. Just sayin'.

♪ Check one, two, three♪

♪ Check one, two, three♪

♪ This is Benny on the dispatch Yo♪

♪ Atención, yo, attention♪

♪ It's Benny, and I'd like to mention♪

♪ I'm on the microphone this mornin'♪

♪ Honk your horn if you want it♪

♪ Okay, we got traffic on the West Side♪

♪ Get off at 79, and take the left side♪

♪ Of Riverside Drive, you might slide♪

♪ West End's your best friend If you catch the lights♪

♪ And don't take the Deegan♪

♪ Yo, Big Papi is in town this weekend♪

♪ Sorry Dominicans, take Route 87♪

♪ You ain't getting back in again♪

♪ Hold up a minute♪

-♪ Benny, hey♪ -♪ Nina, you're home today♪

-♪ Any sign?♪ -♪ Of your dad,

-♪ Anyway♪ -♪ It's good to see

-♪ Anytime♪ -♪ Hold up a minute, or wait♪

♪ You used to run this dispatch, right?♪

♪ Once or twice♪

♪ Okay, well, check the technique♪

♪ Yo! There's a traffic accident

♪ At the intersection of 10th Ave and the Jacob Javitz

♪ And check it, don't get stuck in

♪ There's a double-decker bus wreck♪

♪ Now listen up, we got a special guest♪

-♪ Live and direct from a year out west♪

-♪ Welcome her back, 'cause she looks mad stressed!♪

♪ Nina Rosario, the barrio's best♪

-[horns honking] -♪ Whoo! Honk your horns♪

-No, no, no, no... -Go, go, go.

♪ She's smiling♪

♪ Say hello♪

♪ Say hello♪

♪ Hello♪

-Whoo! -♪ Good morning♪

♪ I ought to let you work♪

♪ Thanks for the welcome wagon♪

♪ Anytime♪

♪ Anytime, Nina♪

♪ Stay here with me♪

♪ It's getting hot outside♪

♪ Turn up the AC♪

♪ Stay here with me♪

You thirsty as hell.

[woman 1] Ohh! You used to date?

[woman 2] No way, the boss's daughter?

Nina Rosario!

-Oh! Yo! -What's up?

-[siren beeps] -Yo, hold up.

Don't get hit by a car, girl, you just got here.

Oh, man.

[Usnavi] Yo, mad changes happening on the block since

Oh, yeah. I mean, at least your dad

Yo, the cleaners next door, nine dollars a shirt.

-What? -Yo! Look who's home!

Look at you! Why are you taller than me?

I know, my man grew a couple inches, he think he a man.

-[scoffs] Man, shut up. -I see you.

Listen, you down to march next week?

Like we used to?

What's the cause?

They're talking about kicking out all the DREAMers.

It's time to make some noise. You want to come?

[Abuela Claudia] I know that voice!

Woo-hoo! [speaking Spanish]

-[in English] Count me in. -Yo. Later.

-Well, you do good? You done? -Yeah.

-My man, who's watching the store?

-Yo! -Shit!

Pete! You can't just take that!

Bro! Get back here, man!

That's on your tab, bro! Both of y'all.

[Nina whispering] Oh, yes.

Hand-embroidered by your mother.

May she rest in peace.

We'll use them for the party.

They're beautiful.

[Usnavi] Abuela Claudia never had kids,

so she adopted the whole block as her own.

Adopted our sueñitos , too.

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] When I got to Stanford...

...the isolation, Abuela.

The loneliness.

I was, like, "What am I doing here?"

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] Mira , when my mamá came from Cuba...

Ay, Dios mío.

She felt like one tiny grain of sand from the beaches we left

What did she do?

She bought a winter coat and a pair of velvet gloves.

Her hands were cracked from the cleaning fluids.

But the gloves hid that.

We had to assert our dignity in small ways.

That's why these napkins are beautiful.

That's why my mother's gloves were beautiful.

Little details that tell the world, we are not invisible.

[speaking Spanish]

[man singing in Spanish]

♪ Respira♪

-♪ Breathe♪ -[men singing in Spanish]

♪ Respira♪

♪ This is my street♪

♪ I smile at the faces♪

- ♪ I've known all my life♪ -Hey, Nina. Como estás?

♪ They regard me with pride♪

♪ And everyone's sweet♪

♪ They say, "You're going places"♪

♪ So how can I say that while I was away♪

-♪ I had so much to hide?♪ -Hey, Nina!

♪ Hey, guys, it's me♪

♪ The biggest disappointment you know♪

♪ The kid couldn't hack it♪

♪ She's back and she's walkin' real slow♪

-♪ Welcome home♪ -♪ Just breathe♪

[chorus] ♪ Sigué andando el camino por

♪ Respira♪

-♪ Just breathe♪ -[chorus] ♪ Y si pierdes mis♪

♪ huellas, que Dios te bendiga♪

-♪ Respira ♪ -♪ As the radio plays ♪

♪ Old forgotten boleros♪

♪ I think of the days when this city was mine♪

♪ I remember the praise♪

- ♪ "Ay, te adoro, te quiero"♪ - [chorus] ♪ Te adoro♪

♪ The neighborhood waved and said♪

- ♪ "Nina, be brave and you're gonna be fine"♪

♪ And maybe it's me♪

- ♪ But it all seems like lifetimes ago♪

♪ So what do I say to these faces

♪ "Hey, I'm home?"♪

♪ Mira, Nina♪

-♪ Hey...♪ -♪ No me preocupo por ella♪

♪ They're not worried about me♪

♪ Mira, alli está nuestra estrella♪

♪ They are all counting on me to succeed♪

♪ Ella si da la talla♪

♪ I am the one who made it out!♪

♪ The one who always made the grade♪

- ♪ But maybe I should have just stayed home♪

♪ When I was a child, I stayed wide awake♪

♪ Climbed to the highest place♪

♪ On every fire escape♪

-♪ Restless to climb♪ -♪ Respira♪

♪ I got every scholarship♪

♪ Saved every dollar♪

♪ The first to go to college♪

-♪ How do I tell them why♪ -♪ Respira♪

♪ I'm coming back home?♪

♪ With my eyes on the horizon♪

♪ Just me and GWB♪

♪ Asking, "Gee, Nina♪

♪ What am I gonna be?"♪

♪ Straighten the spine♪

♪ Smile for the neighbors♪

♪ Everything's fine♪

♪ Everything's cool♪

♪ The standard reply♪

♪ Lots of tests, lots of papers♪

♪ Smile, wave goodbye♪

♪ And pray to the sky, oh, God♪

-♪ And how do I dare to say?♪ -♪ Nina♪

-♪ Can I go in there and say♪ -♪ Nina♪

♪ I know that I'm letting you down♪

Nina!

♪ Just...♪

♪ Breathe♪

[Nina] The reality of an elite school...

it's no joke, Pop.

Yeah, when I left, y'all were, like,

"It's gonna be great. Go show 'em who we are. Go represent."

The truth is...

is that most of the time I'm at Stanford feels like a

De verdad? Of who?

Of my family.

My community.

Like the dean, he invited me to this diversity dinner.

Super-wealthy donors, trustees, the whole nine.

And I wore this black cocktail dress and I was walking to my

and one of the patrons shoved her plate into my arms

and said, "I ordered the vegetarian option."

-No. -Yeah.

And all the servers, all Latino,

like, "Ooh, what's this trigueña gonna do?"

"Ooh, what's she gon' do? Is she with us?

Ah, bueno. There's no shame in waiting tables.

And there's no shame in having a different path.

Like you.

Dad... the deadline passed.

The extension on spring tuition.

[speaking Spanish]

-[in English] Yeah. -But I didn't receive notice.

Yeah, they let me finish off my classes, but we owe them.

No, don't you give it a second thought. I'm on it. Hm?

Dad...

The deadline to pay and enroll for next semester also passed.

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] How come you know about all this

I switched the info. I gave the finance office

Well, why would you do that?

Because you sold half the business, and it barely covered

I don't want you doing something

- Espera , that sale pulled us out of debt.

You and I both know that finances were tenuous before

And this might not be feasible.

-I'm gonna call them right now. -Dad, Stanford's over.

Stop overreacting, Nina, please.

-Dad, I'm serious. -Oye!

You don't tell me how much we can afford.

You're not the parent. Hm?

God bless you. Dios te bendiga.

[man] Gracias!

[Abuela Claudia speaking Spanish]

What's all over those pipes?

-Rust. -Rust?

Lovely.

-[speaking Spanish] -[in English] That's the roof.

On the floor?

Ay, Usnavi.

Tu eres un workaholic.

You think it will be different in the Dominican Republic?

Just like my mamá.

Morning and night, year after year... to what end?

To wake up and scrub another floor till the day she died.

Yeah, but... here I work to survive.

El Sueñito will be a labor of love.

The bodega was only supposed to be temporary,

but now... I'm like, almost 30.

The plan was always to go back.

Hopefully, I won't be going alone.

You, me and Sonny?

Y Sonny? Is he on board?

He's my next ask.

I'm not going without him.

Look, I got Sonny.

You know I can't go nowhere without you.

I took care of my community, no?

-Hell, yes! -[chuckles]

El Sueñito 2.0.

The tropical air'll keep you young, girl!

Caramba , buy me a bikini!

[laughs] Let's go!

[rap music playing]

[Sonny] I don't know, man. Leave Washington Heights?

I'd have to talk to my dad...

[Usnavi] You're just a kid.

You don't even know. For real.

Dominican Republic's gonna blow your mind.

Look...

You do you. It's all good. But don't be roping me into your

Yo... [exhales]

Beach.

Merengue . Carnaval.

Summer all year 'round.

Who's gonna greet you in DR?

Some cousin you saw two Christmases ago?

Best days of my life were there.

[laughs]

That's the corniest thing I've ever heard.

You came here when you was eight.

You got... "island memories."

Not me. I was in Pampers on that plane.

NYC's my spot.

I got my island, okay? Go get yours.

Don't forget how you got your name.

-Yo... -Just, fix the fridge.

Yeah, all right. Bro, you think you're funny?

What's "Usnavi" mean, anyway?

That sounds weird.

No, it doesn't.

-All right. All right, all right, all right.

On my dad's first trip to Nueva York...

he saw a passing ship on the horizon.

And... he was, like, "Wow, that's gonna be

-Usnavi! -[all] Ohh...

Usnavi...

I like it.

Thank you.

[hold music playing over phone]

-[woman] Hi, Mr. Rosario? -Yes, yes, I'm here.

Yes, I'm not sure the information you received

In actuality, we're still accepting tuition

So the deadline hasn't passed?

No, it has not passed. Would you like to know the

Yes. I have a pencil.

Sure, the balance that's due for the fall semester...

[Usnavi] Now, remember, the block was

Exhibit A: Daniela's salon.

Moving in a week, after decades of makeovers,

the skin-deep kind and the emotional kind.

No one could fill her shoes.

Literally, they were like four inches high.

He doesn't have an apartment. He doesn't pay rent anywhere.

He's bouncing between two girls' houses.

-Of course he is. -Mm-hm. Mm-hm. Mm-hm.

You know what? It's mad we allow

-We need to have a better standard.

Tres paradas... pickety, packety, poom,

-.and you're at the new spot. - [speaking Spanish]

[in English] I'm too old, and the Bronx is

Que voy a hacer? I was priced out.

[speaking Spanish]

Most of my clients already up and moved to the Grand

Hey, built in customers.

My lunch break isn't long enough

[scoffs] Jessica...

One: swipe the fare card.

Two: ride three stops.

Three: arrive at my new location.

Ten minutes max.

Ten minutes? Cariño.

What are you riding, a time machine?

Excuse me?

No, she didn't, right?

-Our people survived slave ships.

-We survived Taino genocide. -[women agreeing]

-We survived conquistadores and dictators.

You're telling me we can't survive the D Train to the

[women laughing]

- [speaking Spanish] -[in English] Okay, okay, okay.

And who cuts your hair better than me?

[clamoring]

-[door opening] -Hello, hello...

For you, mamita , front of the line! Oye!

-Emergency, coming through! -[all exclaiming]

Mira, Nina!

-♪ Gorgeous!♪ -♪ Linda!♪

♪ Tell me something I don't know♪

-♪ Vieja!♪ -♪ Sucia!♪

-♪ Cabrona!♪ -♪ Tell me something

-♪ A little off the top♪ -♪ A little on the side♪

♪ A little bit of news you heard around the barrio♪

♪ Tell me something I don't know♪

♪ Bueno You didn't hear this from me♪

♪ But some little birdie told me♪

♪ Usnavi had sex with Yolanda♪

♪ No me diga!♪

♪ Ay, no!♪

♪ He'd never go out with a skank like that♪

- ♪ Please tell me you're joking♪

♪ Just wanted to see what you'd say♪

♪ Tell me something I don't know♪

- ♪ Mmm-hmm-mmm♪ -What? I don't care!

♪ Ay, bendito!♪

♪ So, Nina♪

♪ I hear you been talking to Benny♪

-♪ And what do you hear?♪ -♪ I hear plenty♪

♪ They say he's got quite a big... taxi!♪

-♪ No me diga!♪ -♪ Okay♪

♪ I don't wanna know where you heard all that♪

♪ I don't think I know what you mean♪

♪ Carla, he's packing a stretch limousine♪

♪ Tell me something I don't know♪

♪ Long as he keeps it clean♪

Oh, God.

♪ Ay, Dios mío!♪

♪ Nina, seriously, we knew you'd be♪

♪ The one to make it out♪

♪ I'll bet you impressed them all out west♪

- ♪ You were always the best, no doubt♪

♪ We want front row seats to your graduation♪

-♪ They'll call your name♪ -♪ And we'll scream and shout♪

You guys!

[music stops]

I... dropped out.

[all] No me diga.

Yeah. I should go.

-[door closes] -Well, that's a shitty

She probably flunked out.

Or she got a little bun in the oven, you know?

What the hell happened?

♪ I don't know♪

♪ I don't know♪

♪ I don't know♪

♪ Tell me something I don't know♪

♪ Que se yo?♪

[music stops]

Dani, I'm taking lunch.

Go get me a soda, please?

-[Vanessa] Yeah. -Where's she sneaking off to?

That was real quick.

Okay, so we're gonna shave the whole thing.

Vanessa.

[speaking Spanish]

-Vanessa! -[whistles]

[Usnavi] Vanessa, tough as nails.

Dreamed of being a downtown fashion designer.

To her, a sueñito was something you keep a secret.

♪ The elevated train by my window

♪ The rattling screams Don't disrupt my dreams♪

♪ It's a lullaby in its way♪

♪ The elevated train drives everyone insane♪

♪ But I don't mind, oh, no♪

♪ When I bring back boys They can't tolerate the noise♪

♪ And that's okay 'Cuz I never let them stay♪

♪ And one day I'm hoppin' that

♪ And I'm riding away♪

♪ It won't be long now♪

♪ The boys around the way holler at me♪

♪ When I'm walking down the street♪

♪ Their machismo pride Doesn't break my stride♪

Hey, good morning to you, too, sweetheart.

♪ It's a compliment, so they say♪

♪ The boys around the way Holler at me every day♪

♪ But I don't mind, oh, no, no♪

♪ If I'm in the mood It will not be with some dude♪

♪ Who is whistling 'Cuz he has nothing to say♪

♪ Or who's honking at me from a Chevrolet♪

♪ One day I'm hoppin' in a limousine♪

♪ And I'm driving away♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah♪

♪ It won't be long now♪

[cell phone ringing]

[Vanessa] I'm sorry. Had to rush to get

I e-mailed you a few days ago, but I brought an extra copy.

Here, just in case. Sorry, here.

Ah, Miss Morales.

-Yeah-- yes. -Right.

I'm sorry, honey. I meant to call you.

Oh... Uh, I got bank checks.

First month, last month and security. Good as cash.

It's just without a solid credit check, there's not much

Maybe your parents could co-sign.

Assuming they can prove income 40 times the rent.

You know what? Get it to me by five. I'll see what I can do.

-Hi! -Hi.

-So glad you could make it. -So good to see you.

-Thanks for having us. -Good to meet you, yeah.

[rental agent] These are the windows I was

[woman] Oh, fabulous.

Absolutely gorgeous.

[door opens, closes]

Yo, how'd it go?

Are we popping champagne?

The realtor took one look at this, and was, like... "No."

Well, nope on her.

There's something on your shirt.

[groans]

Just this.

[cash register dings]

My cousin over there, with his tongue hanging out...

has been meaning to ask...

Yeah?

What a lady like yourself...

would be doing this weekend.

Does your cousin dance?

Like a drunk Chita Rivera.

Stop.

Tell your cousin... Fiesta in the Heights.

We can hit a few clubs.

Check out the fireworks.

Keep it.

-Thanks. -Have a good day.

[door opens, closes]

♪ Oh snap! Who's that?♪

♪ Don't touch me, I'm too hot! Yes!♪

♪ Que paso? Here I go♪

♪ So dope! Y tu lo sabes♪

-♪ No paré♪ -♪ Sigué, sigué♪

♪ Did you see me? Freaky, freaky♪

♪ What a way to begin the weekend♪

♪ Sonny, anything you want is free, man♪

♪ And my dearly beloved Dominican Republic♪

-♪ I haven't forgotten you♪ -♪ You♪

♪ Gonna see this honey Gon' make a little money♪

-♪ And one day I'll hop Jet Blue♪

♪ But until that fateful day I'm grateful

♪ I'm running to make it home♪

♪ And home's where Vanessa's running away from♪

♪ I'm running to make it home♪

♪ And home's where Vanessa's running away from♪

♪ The neighborhood salon is the place I am working for

♪ As I cut their hair Ladies talk and share♪

♪ Every day Who's doin' who and why♪

♪ The neighborhood salon doesn't pay me What I

♪ But I don't mind♪

♪ As I sweep the curb♪

♪ I can hear those turbo engines♪

♪ Blazing a trail through the sky♪

♪ I look up and think about the years gone by♪

♪ One day I'm walkin' to JFK♪

♪ And I'm gonna fly♪

♪ It won't be long now♪

♪ Any day♪

Girl, what the hell?

Look what you did.

Yes, that's my hair, girl. What you gonna do about it?

And in the middle!

You got me walking around here looking like a cockatoo!

-[cockatoo sqwauks] -[boy] Chita Rivera?

Who's that?

Banana hat lady?

No, that's Carmen Miranda.

Unibrow artist lady?

-What? No. -[girl] Shut up!

What did they teach you for Hispanic Heritage Month?

Listen, and repeat after me.

Chita, Rita, Frida,

Celia, Dolores, Isabel,

Sandra, Julia, Rigoberta, Mirabal.

-Ready? -[all] Yes!

-Go. -[all] Chita, Rita, Frida,

Celia, Dolores...

Isabel, Sandra, Julia...

Rigoberta, Mirabal.

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] Plus, Sonia. Supreme Court Justice.

Come on! Let's go.

Thank you.

Yo, you all still open, man? Everybody closed early

-We headed to the pool. -Let's go.

There is a god!

Yo, don't take nothing from there without my permission.

Yo, come on, let's roll, man.

[Usnavi] All right, all right.

-Yo, Sonny, come on. -Yeah, I'm coming!

-[phone ringing] -[Usnavi] Yo, answer that.

Hello?

Holy shit!

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yo, why these chancletas make my toes wrinkle?

Move, come on.

-It's like they're squeezing my joints together.

Phone call! Lotto office.

-What, are these Lotto numbers? -We sold-- a winner.

-Yesterday. -What?

Oh, shit, I played, bro.

Yo, let's talk profit sharing.

-I want a cut of your cut. -Yeah, my cut is zero.

-Man. -What's the payout?

And don't tell me no $500. I spent a lot of money on these

♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

♪ Damn♪

♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

♪ Dollars? Holla!♪

♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

♪ That's a lot of spray cans♪

♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

♪ Yo, if I won the Lotto tomorrow♪

♪ Well, I know I wouldn't bother goin' on no

♪ I pick a business school And pay the entrance fee♪

♪ And maybe if you're lucky You'll stay friends with me♪

♪ I'll be a businessman Richer than Nina's daddy♪

♪ Tiger Woods and I on the links

♪ My money's makin' money I'm goin' from

♪ Keep the bling I want the brass ring, like Frodo♪

♪ Oh, no, here goes Mr. Braggadocio♪

♪ Next thing you know You lying like Pinocchio♪

♪ If you're scared of the bull Stay out the rodeo♪

♪ Yo, I got more flows than Obi-Wan Kenobi, oh♪

♪ Oh, you better stop rappin' You not ready♪

♪ It's gonna get hot and heavy And you already sweaty♪

-♪ Yo-yo-yo!♪ -♪ Yo, yo! I'm sorry was

♪ Shut up, go home And pull your damn pants up♪

-♪ As for you, Mr. Frodo of the Shire♪

♪ 96 G's ain't enough to retire-- C'mon!♪

♪ I'll have enough to knock your ass Off its axis♪

♪ You'll have a knapsack full of jack after taxes♪

-♪ Ninety-six thousand♪ -♪ Ay, alabanza!♪

-♪ Ninety-six thousand♪ -♪ No me diga!♪

-♪ Ninety-six thousand♪ - ♪ I never win shit♪

♪ Ninety-six thousand!♪

♪ For real, though♪

♪ Imagine how it would feel goin' real slow♪

♪ Down the highway of life with no regrets♪

♪ And no breakin' your neck For respect or a paycheck♪

♪ For real, though♪

♪ I'll take a break from the wheel

♪ The biggest block party Everybody here♪

♪ A weekend when we can breathe Take it easy♪

♪ Yo! Ma, it's me, check my ticket♪

♪ Check one, two, three♪

-♪ What would you do with ninety-six G's?♪

♪ I mean, if it's just between you and me♪

♪ Esa pregunta es tricky♪

♪ I know♪

♪ With 96 G's♪

♪ I'd start my life with a brand new lease♪

♪ Atlantic City with a Malibu Breeze♪

♪ And a brand new weave♪

♪ Ay, maybe just bleach♪

♪ Y'all are freaks♪

- ♪ Yo, I'm just sayin'♪ -Look at her.

♪ It's silly when we get Into these

♪ You really want some bread? Then go ahead,

♪ And cross them off the list as you pursue 'em♪

♪ And with those 96 I know precisely

-♪ What you doing? - What am I doing?

♪ It takes half of that cash Just to save my ass

♪ Sonny can keep the coffee brewin'♪

♪ I'll spend a few on you♪

♪ 'Cuz the only room with a view

♪ And I could give Abuela Claudia

♪ Just fly me down to Puerto Plata

-♪ You really love this business?♪

♪ Tough, Merry Christmas♪

♪ You're now the youngest tycoon

♪ Yo, with 96,000 I'd finally fix housing♪

♪ Give the barrio computers And wireless web browsing♪

♪ Your kids are living without A good edumacation♪

♪ Change the station Teach 'em

-♪ The rent is escalatin'♪ -♪ What?♪

-♪ The rich are penetratin'♪ -♪ What?♪

♪ We pay our corporations When we should be

-♪ What?♪ -♪ What about immigration?♪

-♪ What?♪ -♪ Politicians be hatin'♪

-♪ What?♪ -♪ Racism in this nation's♪

♪ Gone from latent to blatant♪

♪ I'll cash my ticket and picket

♪ Never lose my focus 'Til the city takes notice♪

♪ And you know this, man! I'll never sleep♪

♪ Because the ghetto has a million promises For me

You are so cute.

I was just thinking off the top of my head.

-What's your name? -Jen.

♪ Ninety-six K... Go♪

♪ If I win the lottery♪

♪ You'll never see me again♪

♪ Damn, we only jokin' Stay broke, then♪

♪ I'll be downtown♪

♪ Get a nice studio♪

♪ Get out of the barrio♪

-♪ For real, though, imagine how it would feel♪

-♪ Goin' real slow, down the highway of life♪

♪ With no regrets, and no breakin' your neck♪

♪ You'll wonder where I've been♪

♪ For respect or a paycheck♪

-♪ Ninety-six thousand♪ -♪ It's silly when we get♪

♪ Into these crazy hypotheticals♪

♪ 'll take a break from the wheel♪

-♪ Ninety-six thousand♪ -♪ And we'll throw the biggest

-♪ Everybody here♪ -♪ Ninety-six thousand!♪

-♪ I'll see you around♪ -♪ And with those 96 I know

-♪ Check one, two, three♪ -♪ And with the dolla, dolla♪

-♪ Ninety-six G's♪ -♪ We get to holla, holla♪

-♪ Between you and me♪ -♪ We rock the hot Impala♪

- ♪ And no breakin' your neck for respect...♪

-♪ Ninety-six G's♪ - ♪ I'll be downtown♪

- ♪ A brand new lease♪ - ♪ We rock beyond mañana♪

-♪ A Malibu Breeze♪ - ♪ See you around!♪

♪ A weekend when we can breathe Take it easy♪

♪ Around♪

- ♪ Whoa-oh-oh!♪ - ♪ Whoa!♪

- ♪ Whoa-oh-oh!♪ - ♪ Yeah♪

- ♪ Whoa-oh-oh! Whoa-oh-oh!♪ - ♪ I'll be downtown♪

- ♪ Whoa-oh-oh! Whoa-oh-oh!♪ - ♪ We could pay off the debts

- ♪ We could tell everyone we know♪

♪ I could get on a plane and go♪

♪ We be swimmin' in dough, yo♪

♪ No tip-toeing We'll get the dough and♪

♪ Once we get going We're never gonna♪

♪ Stop tip-toeing We'll get the dough and♪

♪ Once we get going We're never gonna♪

-♪ Ninety-six thousand♪ -♪ No tip-toeing♪

-♪ Ninety-six thousand♪ - ♪ We'll get the dough and♪

♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

- ♪ Once we get going♪ -We got the numbers, let's go!

♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

-Five! - ♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

-Seven! - ♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

-Sixteen! - ♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

-Twenty-six! - ♪ Ninety-six thousand♪

-♪ Ninety-six thousand♪ -♪ We'll get the dough and♪

♪ Once we get goin' We're never gonna♪

- ♪ Stop!♪ -Thirty-three!

[disappointed clamor]

-Nobody? -You put in ten dollars?

Oh, shit. This is the one.

Oh, man.

[groaning]

This is it! This is it!

[exclaiming then disappointed groan]

So who won?

That's what everyone was wondering.

But the ticket was never turned in.

What? Now you talking crazy, boy.

-Yo, you lying. Tell us, man. -Yeah, tell us.

If I knew, I would. The point is not who won...

but that we all had a sueñito.

And when it comes to dreams... we had to keep scraping by.

♪ Oh, que calor, que calor♪

♪ Que calor, que calor♪

♪ Oh, piragua, piragua♪

♪ New block of ice, piragua♪

♪ Piragua, piragua♪

♪ So sweet and nice, piragua♪

♪ Tengo de mango, tengo de parcha♪

♪ De pina y de fresa♪

♪ Tengo de china, de limón♪

♪ De peso y de peseta, hey!♪

♪ Piragua, piragua♪

♪ New block of ice, piragua♪

♪ Piragua, piragua♪

♪ So sweet and nice, piragua♪

♪ It's hotter than the islands are today♪

♪ And Mister Softee's trying to shut me down♪

♪ But I keep scraping by till I can say♪

♪ Hey, pana, I run this town!♪

♪ Piragua, piragua♪

-You hit my truck? - ♪ Keep scraping by, piragua♪

-Get out of here! This is my block.

♪ Keep scraping by, piragua♪

♪ Keep scraping by, keep scraping by♪

♪ Lai, lo, le, lo, lai! Lai, lo, le, lo, lai!♪

♪ Keep scraping by, keep scraping by♪

♪ Lo, le, lo, lai! Keep scraping by♪

♪ Oh, que calor, que calor♪

♪ Que calor, que calor, que calor♪

Punk!

Stitchwork like this doesn't exist anymore.

Mm-hm.

Handmade by an old friend.

How much will you take for 'em?

[laughing] Oh, no, no. Not for sale.

They're for a special occasion this weekend.

-Does tomorrow by 4:00 work? -Oh, perfect!

- Gracias. -All right,

Plus tax. I'll waive the rush fee.

Cash or credit?

Bueno.

-Let me think about it. -Of course.

Welcome to the block.

Admit it.

You're happy I didn't make it at

I mean, Nina, I'm not gonna lie.

This feels great.

Girl gets into NYU, she gets into Columbia...

-but she had to go to the farthest place.

Nina, I'm not gonna be a ball and chain.

Right, I told you-- We talked ab--

-Here we go. -What do you mean,

Shh. Let me just listen to my block.

-[inhales] -[distant city sounds]

♪ I used to think♪

♪ We lived at the top of the world♪

♪ When the world was just a subway map♪

♪ And the One-slash-Nine♪

♪ Climbed a dotted line to my place♪

♪ There's no Nine train now♪

Right.

♪ I used to think♪

♪ The Bronx was a place in the sky♪

♪ When the world was just a subway map♪

♪ And my thoughts took shape♪

♪ On that fire escape♪

♪ Can you remind me♪

♪ Of what it was like♪

♪ At the top of the world?♪

♪ Come with me♪

Oh, no.

♪ We begin July with a stop At my corner fire hydrant♪

♪ You would open it every summer♪

♪ I would bust it with a wrench Till my face got drenched♪

- ♪ Till I heard the sirens♪ -Yep.

-♪ And then I ran like hell♪ -♪ You ran like hell♪

-♪ Yeah, I ran like hell♪ -♪ I remember well♪

♪ To your father's dispatch window♪

♪ "Hey, let me in, yo They're coming to get me!"♪

♪ You were always in constant trouble♪

No, I wasn't.

♪ Then your dad would act all snide But he'd let me

♪ You'd be there inside♪

♪ Life was easier then♪

♪ Nina, everything is easier When you're home♪

♪ The street's a little kinder When you're home♪

♪ Can't you see that the day seems clearer♪

♪ Now that you are here or is it me?♪

♪ Maybe it's just me♪

♪ We gotta go I wanna show you all I know♪

♪ The sun is setting And the light is getting low♪

♪ Are we going to Castle Garden?♪

♪ Maybe, maybe not, but way to take a shot When the day

♪ I got a perfect shady spot A little ways away♪

-♪ That oughta cool us down♪ -♪ Cool us down♪

-♪ Welcome back to town♪ -♪ Hey!♪

♪ Now, back in high school when it darkened You'd hang

♪ And Usnavi would bring his radio♪

♪ As I walked home from Senior Studies♪

♪ I'd see you rapping with your buddies♪

-♪ With the volume high♪ -♪ I walked on by♪

♪ You walked on by♪

♪ No paré! Sigué, sigué! ♪

♪ No paré! Sigué, sigué! ♪

-Get in here, girl! -No...

Come on!

♪ No paré! Sigué, sigué! ♪

♪ No paré! Sigué, sigué! No paré! Sigué, sigué!♪

♪ No paré! Sigué, sigué! No paré! Sigué!♪

♪ When you're home♪

♪ The summer nights are cooler When you're home♪

♪ Now that you're here with me♪

♪ And that song you are hearing♪

♪ Is the neighborhood just cheering you along♪

-♪ Don't say that♪ -♪ What's wrong?♪

♪ Don't say that!♪

♪ When I was younger I'd imagine what would happen♪

♪ If my parents had stayed in Puerto Rico♪

♪ Who would I be If I had never seen Manhattan♪

♪ If I lived in Puerto Rico with my people♪

♪ My people♪

♪ I feel like all my life I've tried to find the answer♪

♪ Working harder, learning Spanish♪

♪ Learning all I can♪

♪ I thought I might find the answer out at

♪ But I'd stare out at the sea♪

♪ Thinking, where am I supposed to be?♪

♪ So please don't say you're proud of me♪

♪ When I've lost my way♪

♪ Then can I say♪

♪ I couldn't get my mind off you all day♪

♪ Now, listen to me That may be how

♪ But Nina please believe That when you find your way

♪ You are gonna change the world and then We're all

♪ We knew her when♪

♪ Yeah♪

-♪ This was your home♪ -♪ I'm home♪

- ♪ Welcome home♪ - ♪ When you're here with me♪

-♪ Welcome home♪ -♪ I used to think we lived♪

-♪ At the top of the world♪ -♪ Welcome home♪

♪ You're finally home♪

I'm home.

Hey, boss, I got your caffeine.

I'm in a meeting.

Oh, hey, Pike.

[phone ringing]

Everything okay?

Thank you, Benny. Thank you very much.

-Need anything else? -No, no. We're good,

If you need--

Café con leche.

Number twelve...

[Usnavi] It's better than his current

I can pay for his flights, to and from.

Christmas, summers...

Just so that he doesn't go too long without seeing you.

And, you know, I know you're his dad,

and I'm just his big cousin, but...

I mean... this could be good for

[chatter on television]

You're unsure.

Talk to me.

Chill out. You're hovering.

You're doing that thing, you should...

That's your first of the day?

Listen, if I could be like...

"Out you go, Sonny," I would.

I thought about it.

But, I can't.

The kid doesn't listen to shit I

-So is that a yes? -Is it a yes?

Tio ... Come on, man.

He's a good kid. He's smart. He's funny.

He cares.

That kid does well in school, he works hard.

And I could tell you.

I'm with him every day. Working in my store.

I got that kid working to the bone, but look, I'm...

He has an opportunity to have a life that you and me didn't

Come on, Tio.

How do you pay him?

Cash.

Ever wonder why?

Ever?

[door opens, closes]

-Perdón, Alejandro. -Hey.

Thank you for letting me come in

I was just wondering about the status

We got good news, mijo.

The check is cashed. [chuckles]

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] So there's no chance,

just to tie up some loose ends before... before I go.

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] The place is yours, mijo.

Yeah, well...

You got cold feet?

No... No.

No, man. I mean, that's amazing.

That's amazing. Thank you again.

You know, just, life throws you curve balls, but...

I'll figure it out. Thank you again.

[speaking Spanish]

-[in English] A dream come true, right?

[light piano playing]

[door closes]

[indistinct chatter]

So... Sonny's dad is okay with him leaving?

Yeah... he's fine with it.

That's great.

Pero you wore your papi's hat?

Yeah. It fits.

[speaking Spanish]

-[in English] Okay, okay. -Okay? Gracias, mi amor.

-Abuela. -[speaking Spanish]

-Hey.

[in English] I want to talk to you.

Oh, yeah. Okay.

-[doorbell buzzes] -It's open. Está abierto!

[all cheering]

Oh, we're in trouble now.

-How cute! -Oh, my God, I love that dress.

I love your dress.

[excited clamoring]

Yo, look at this.

Good luck.

You're gonna need it.

Hey.

Hey.

-What? -[chuckles nervously]

I'm sorry, you just-- You look amazing.

-Thanks. -My favorite color.

Well, I...

have a date tonight, so...

Word.

Right. That's right.

You have a date.

-I have a date, too. -Oh, you do?

We. We have a date.

We have a date. This is a date.

Let me get you a drink.

-[bottles clinking] -Think fast.

All right, let's clean this up before Abuela gets here.

[indistinct chatter]

Usnavi, Vanessa. Ven, baila.

♪ No te vayas♪

- ♪ Si me dejas♪ -No, not this song again!

♪ Si te alejas♪

♪ De mi♪

♪ Seguirás en mis recuerdos♪

[record skipping] ♪ Para siempre--

♪ Para siempre--♪

That scratch on the record is her favorite part.

♪ Para siempre--♪

-The scratch on the record is my favorite part.

[record skips]

[exclaiming]

Wow.

[in English] You don't want any of it? Oh, yeah, you're trying

Let me give you a vegan pastel.

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] Nina! You got sauce on my sleeve!

Tsk. Pass me a tissue or something.

No, I got you.

-You're good. -Wow.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Mirenlo. -Now you know.

-Be generous. -Yeah, we're gonna get it out.

-Wow. -You know what I'm sayin'.

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] Nice.

I take note.

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] You know, my first business,

You know what? Every time you tell the story,

you're a different age, and you get younger

-and younger and younger. -I was seven or eight...

I took a rag and a coffee can,

I went to the plaza in Arecibo to shine shoes for a nickel.

But every nickel went to shoe polish, right?

Because the next time I could charge a dime.

-Wow, my man was a hustler. -'Cause you got that investment

-Hey, Benny! -Hey, yo!

-The party's just starting, siéntate.

-Let me make you a plate. -No, no, I'm not hungry.

Benny, not hungry?

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] Yo, Kevin, that meeting I walked in on with you

Is that what I thought it was?

'Cause, you know, I keep playing

Adios. I was saving that news for dessert.

What news?

You know, when Pike originally approached me, he wanted the

So today, I reopened the conversation.

[speaking Spanish]

-[in English] What? -I knew it.

I guess we're gonna do this now,

[taps glass]

Nina... it was about your age

that your mother and I, God rest her soul, we came here

and we emptied our savings to put a down payment

Two burgundy Cadillacs, that was

Start small, dream big.

I look at you, mija, I see her.

Y te lo juro , if she were here, she would've done the

Dad...

I sold Rosario's.

- Felicidades! -What?

-Raise a glass. - Felicidades!

-[speaking Spanish] -[in English] Yes,

To Nina, who can now finish what she started at Stanford.

To Nina!

-To Nina. -To Nina.

Nina, say, "Thank you, Papi."

Dad... the deadline passed.

-I don't know what you're talking about.

Stop with the lying. I called them.

I called them! Stop trying to protect me here.

There were other things other than the finances.

Did you not hear what I said?

Yes, about the ignorant idiotas --

That's the same thing that we foresaw when we came!

-No, it's not the same thing, Dad.

[in English] It is not the same.

When you came here and Mom came here, you all had a Latino

ready to welcome you, open arms,

and teachers and lawyers, first generation,

There's no community for me at school.

I got searched.

Yeah.

I got searched.

On moving day...

my roommate lost her pearl necklace and...

the RA and her parents came in...

and searched me and they...

emptied my drawers, turned over my purse...

and I just stood there.

I stood there and didn't say anything.

And then eventually, they found it... in her bag.

You're the best we've got, Nina.

If you can't stay in the ring, what's that gonna say about us?

You can't keep putting your life's work

Dile, mi gente, isn't she the best we got?

And then I apologize like an idiot.

I stood there, I didn't do anything,

and then I apologized.

Well, you keep getting A's, baby,

that's your revenge.

-My God, you're not hearing her, Kevin.

-Como? -I'm not going back!

So all of my decisions can just go to hell here?

-I'm doing this for you! -No, you're doing it for you!

What if I refuse your money?

What if I don't want it?

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] I refuse.

[door slams]

[door slams]

She refused.

Okay, se acabo todo. Get out!

[playing upbeat music]

Fiesta in the Heights!

[club people] ♪ Vanessa! ♪

♪ Damn, this is nice I really like what

♪ So, the hot club in Washington Heights ♪

♪ You might be right This music's tight ♪

♪ Yo, did I mention that you look great tonight ♪

-♪ Because you do You really-- ♪

-Relax, que relaxed? I'm relaxed.

♪ So you've been here before ♪

♪ I don't go out I get so busy with the store ♪

♪ Y cada dia It's a brand new chore ♪

♪ My arms are sore No time for the dance floor ♪

♪ But maybe you and me should Hang out some more ♪

-♪ I'm such a dork, but I-- ♪ -♪ Let's go get a drink ♪

-♪ Something sweet ♪ -♪ You know me ♪

-♪ A little bit of cinnamon ♪ -♪ Wepa, Vanessa! ♪

Celebrate!

-♪ Here's to getting fired ♪ -♪ To killing the mood ♪

[both] ♪ Salud! ♪

-♪ Without so much as a thank you ♪

[both] ♪ Cheers! ♪

♪ To finally getting Vanessa ♪

-♪ Boy, fix your collar ♪ -♪ Holler! ♪

♪ To doing shots On the weekend ♪

♪ As long as you buy 'em L'chaim! ♪

-♪ Hey you ♪ -♪ Who? ♪

-♪ You ♪ -♪ Who, me? ♪

-♪ You wanna dance? ♪ -♪ Naw, man ♪

♪ Okay, I took my chance ♪

♪ It's cool, it's cool Hey, if you want to ♪

-♪ You don't mind? ♪ -♪ I'm fine, I'm fine ♪

-♪ Yo ♪ -♪ Yo ♪

-♪ Who's Vanessa talkin' to? ♪ -♪ Some dude ♪

[Benny] ♪ Some dude? ♪

♪ That's messed up She's tryin' to

♪ Jealous? I ain't jealous I can take

[crowd cheering] Hey!

Oh, shit!

[club guys] ♪ Vanessa, let me Get the next one ♪

♪ Vanessa, let me Interject some ♪

♪ The way you sweat The way you flex on the floor ♪

♪ It makes me want you more ♪

♪ Vanessa, let me Get the next one ♪

♪ Vanessa, let me Interject some ♪

♪ The way you sweat The way you flex on the floor ♪

♪ It makes me want you more ♪

♪ Vanessa, let me Get the next one ♪

♪ Vanessa, let me Interject some ♪

♪ The way you sweat The way you flex on the floor ♪

♪ It makes me want you more ♪

♪ Bartender! Let me get an amaretto sour

♪ How are you so pretty? You complete me ♪

♪ You had me at "hello" You know you need me ♪

♪ Truly, madly, deeply Let's get freaky ♪

♪ Oh, I get it you're The strong and silent type ♪

♪ Well, I'm the Caribbean island type ♪

♪ And I can drive you wild All night ♪

♪ But I digress Say something

♪ No hablo ingles ♪

♪ Yes! ♪

[crowd cheering]

[crowd gasps]

[crowd cheers]

- [speaking Spanish] -[in English] Where you been?

-Yo, you been doing your thing all night!

Yeah, hold up. Wait, wait. Let's take a shot.

-You want a shot? -No, it's fine.

Let me get you a shot.

-I'll be right back, I'll be right back!

Two shots, please! Same thing.

[music stops]

-[crowd gasps] -[glass breaking]

[crowd clamoring]

-♪ Oye, que paso? ♪ -♪ Blackout, blackout! ♪

♪ Vino el apagón Ay, Dios! ♪

-♪ Oye, que paso? ♪ -♪ Blackout! Blackout! ♪

♪ Vino el apagón Ay, Dios! ♪

♪ We are powerless ♪

♪ We are powerless ♪

♪ We are powerless ♪

♪ We are powerless ♪

♪ We are powerless, We are powerless ♪

♪ Somebody better open These goddamn doors ♪

-♪ Somebody better open these goddamn doors ♪

-♪ We are powerless ♪ -I can't find Usnavi! ♪

-♪ Vanessa! ♪ -♪ Nina, where'd you go? ♪

-♪ Has anyone seen Benny? ♪ -♪ Nina, where'd you go? ♪

-♪ Benny! ♪ -♪ Nina, where'd you go? ♪

-♪ I can't find you! ♪ -♪ Usnavi! ♪

♪ It's hotter in the street Everybody is nervous ♪

♪ Hey, yo, we gotta be Usnavi Streetlights out of service ♪

♪ Because we're powerless Our hour is at hand ♪

-♪ It's you and me ♪ -♪ You know what we gotta do? ♪

♪ Illuminate the community ♪

♪ When the sparks ignite We gon' light up the night ♪

♪ Bottle rockets loco locus Everybody, let's focus ♪

♪ Gather 'round, these are free Grab your ammo and stack up ♪

♪ Give me a light Till the power comes ♪

♪ Back up, back up, back up! ♪

♪ Look at the fireworks ♪

♪ Look at the fireworks fly ♪

♪ Light up the night sky ♪

♪ Look at the fireworks ♪

♪ Look at the fireworks fly ♪

♪ Light up the night sky ♪

-When was the last time you saw her?

-Did she text you? Did she call you?

I called her twice and I texted her.

-She not hittin' me back. -Get out of my car!

I gotta get to the dispatch, man.

Yo, I gotta wait for Vanessa, man.

-What are you talking about? -Look, I might not

but I still got one tonight, Nina.

Let it go.

I can't. Just stick with Usnavi.

I'll see you later, all right?

-♪ We are powerless, we are powerless ♪

♪ The crowd was manic ♪

♪ With everybody screaming And shoving and shouting

-♪ And everyone's frantic! ♪ -♪ Aqui hay gente pero

-♪ Usnavi! ♪ -♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ Vanessa! ♪

-♪ You abandoned me ♪ -♪ Yo, what are

♪ Usnavi, all night You barely even

♪ Don't make me laugh I've been trying all night ♪

♪ You've been shaking your ass With like half of the Heights ♪

-♪ Real nice ♪ -♪ You barely gave me

-♪ What? ♪ -♪ Do I get another dance? ♪

-♪ I'm leaving ♪ -♪ Vanessa ♪

♪ I gotta go ♪

♪ Don't walk away from us tonight ♪

♪ I don't need Anything tonight ♪

♪ I can find my way home ♪

-♪ Keep running away From home ♪

♪ Without you ♪

♪ Look at the fireworks ♪ ♪ Look at the fireworks fly ♪

♪ Light up the night sky ♪

♪ Look at the fireworks Look at the fireworks fly ♪

♪ Light up the night sky ♪

[Benny] Nagle at Broadway, I got a woman in labor,

she needs to go to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

Can you get her there? Thank you and happy birthday.

Yo, Kevin, I, um... I routed all the incoming calls

-and I got the generator covering the outgoing.

[speaking Spanish]

You smart.

-You so smart. -[Cuca] Hi, baby.

You got here mad quick. What's going on?

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] Yeah, long night at the club.

[Daniela] Usnavi, what's wrong?

-Forget about it. -Have a drink.

Toast to drama.

[indistinct chattering]

[Daniela] Ay, but you're too comfortable.

-[in English] G-51. -Bingo, mother-lovers!

[chorus] ♪ Look at the fireworks ♪

♪ Abuela, are you all right? ♪

[chorus] ♪ Light up the night sky ♪

♪ The stars are out tonight! ♪

[chorus] ♪ Look at the fireworks ♪

♪ You're not alone tonight ♪

[chorus] ♪ Light up the night sky ♪

[both] ♪ You're not alone tonight ♪

Atención, if you don't have a fare,

...at the synagogue and head up to Regiment.

So if you're crossing the bridge,

-pick up multiple riders. -Go up to Dyckman, then.

Do what you gotta do.

I'll get you some water in a minute.

All right. Put your feet up.

-That's better. -All right.

-Ooh. That's better. -You okay?

-Yes, thank you. -All right.

[people cheering]

♪ Look at the fireworks Look at the fireworks ♪

♪ Look at the fireworks Look at the fireworks ♪

♪ Light up the night sky ♪

♪ In Washington... ♪

♪ Look at the fireworks ♪

♪ Look at the fireworks ♪

♪ Light up the night sky ♪

♪ Light up the night sky ♪

-[Usnavi] I'm done. I'm done. -[Cuca] Are we touching

Oh, my God. The fear!

[Abuela Claudia] ♪ Calor, calor ♪

♪ Calor ♪

♪ Calor, calor ♪

♪ Calor ♪

♪ Ay, Mama ♪

♪ The summer's hottest day ♪

♪ Paciencia y fe ♪

♪ Paciencia y fe ♪

♪ It was hotter at home In La Vibora ♪

♪ The Washington Heights Of Havana ♪

♪ A crowded city of faces The same as mine ♪

♪ Back as a child In La Vibora ♪

♪ I chased the birds In the plaza ♪

♪ Praying, Mama You would find work ♪

♪ Combing the stars In the sky ♪

♪ For some sort of sign ♪

♪ Ay, Mama ♪

♪ So many stars in Cuba ♪

♪ En Nueva York we can't see Beyond our streetlights! ♪

♪ To reach the roof You gotta bribe the supa ♪

♪ Ain't no Cassiopeia In Washington Heights ♪

♪ But ain't no food En La Vibora ♪

♪ I remember nights Anger in the streets ♪

♪ Hunger at the windows ♪

♪ Women folding clothes Playing with my friends

♪ Mama needs a job Mama says we're poor ♪

♪ One day you say "Vamos a Nueva York" ♪

♪ And Nueva York was far But Nueva York had work ♪

♪ And so we came ♪

♪ And now, I'm wide awake ♪

♪ A million years too late ♪

♪ I talk to you Imagining what you'd do ♪

♪ Remembering what We went through ♪

-♪ Nueva York! ♪ -♪ Ay, Mama! ♪

♪ It wasn't like today You'd say ♪

♪ Paciencia y fe ♪

-♪ Paciencia y fe ♪ -♪ Paciencia y fe ♪

-♪ Paciencia y-- -♪ Fresh off the boat

♪ Freezing in early December ♪

♪ A crowded city in 1943 ♪

♪ Learning the ropes In America ♪

♪ En español, I remember ♪

♪ Dancing with Mayor La Guardia ♪

♪ All of society Welcoming Mami and me ♪

[screams]

♪ You better clean this mess ♪

-♪ Paciencia y fe ♪ -♪ You better learn ingles ♪

-♪ Paciencia y fe -♪ You better not be late ♪

♪ You better pull your weight ♪

♪ Are you better off Than you were

♪ Sharing double beds Trying to catch a break ♪

♪ Struggling with English ♪

♪ Listening to friends Finally got a job

♪ So we cleaned some homes Polishing with pride ♪

♪ Scrubbing the whole Of the Upper East Side ♪

♪ The days into weeks The weeks into years ♪

-♪ And here I stayed ♪ -♪ Paciencia y fe

♪ Paciencia y fe, Paciencia y fe ♪

♪ And as I feed these birds ♪

♪ My hands begin to shake ♪

♪ And as I say these words ♪

♪ My heart's about to break ♪

-♪ And ay, Mama! ♪ -♪ And ay, Mama! ♪

♪ What do you do When your dreams come true? ♪

-♪ And ay, Mama! ♪ -♪ I've spent my life ♪

♪ Inheriting dreams from you ♪

♪ I made it through I survived ♪

♪ I did it ♪

♪ Now do I leave ♪

♪ Or stay? ♪

♪ All right, Mama ♪

♪ Okay ♪

♪ Paciencia y fe ♪

♪ Calor, calor ♪

♪ Calor ♪

Abuela.

Abuela.

Abuela, Abuela.

Daniela!

Abuela.

Daniela!

Call 911!

-Okay, okay, okay. -[Usnavi] Call 911!

-Wait, what? -[Daniela] I got you,

-[Carla] What's going on? -No, no...

Daniela!

-[Carla] What's happening? -[Usnavi] Bring her

Come here with some towels!

Okay, okay.

-It's gonna be okay. -Abuela, it's gonna be okay.

I'm right here, Abuela, I'm right here.

[siren wailing]

I'm right here, I'm right here.

I'm right here, I'm right here.

♪ She was found And pronounced... ♪

♪ At the scene She was already lying in bed ♪

♪ Paramedics said That her heart gave out ♪

♪ I mean, that's basically What they said ♪

♪ They said A combination of the stress

♪ Why she never Took her medicine

♪ I like to think She went out in peace ♪

♪ With pieces of bread crumbs In her hand ♪

♪ Abuela Claudia Had simple pleasures ♪

♪ She sang the praises Of things we ignore ♪

♪ Glass Coke bottles, Bread crumbs ♪

♪ A sky full of stars ♪

♪ She cherished these things ♪

♪ She'd say, "Alabanza" ♪

♪ Alabanza means To raise this thing

♪ And to sing quite literally "Praise to this" ♪

♪ When she was here The path was clear ♪

♪ She was just here ♪

♪ She was just here ♪

[Nina] ♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza a doña Claudia, Señor ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza a Doña Claudia, Señor ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

[Nina and Kevin] ♪ Alabanza ♪

[all] ♪ Alabanza a Doña Claudia, Señor ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza a Doña Claudia, Señor ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza a Doña Claudia, Señor ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

-♪ Paciencia y fe ♪ -♪ Alabanza ♪

-♪ Paciencia y fe ♪ -♪ Alabanza a

-♪ Paciencia y fe, Doña Claudia ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

♪ Alabanza ♪

Should we take a break?

No, Daddy, keep going.

[rattling outside]

[sighs]

[engine revving outside]

Hey, Pop.

Best days of my life.

It's creepy quiet.

Usually, the One Train's up there, screeching.

Yo, I was thinking... there's so much stuff going on.

And all it just got me thinking about is, like... all the

And I just thought about you.

You're about to change zip codes.

Country codes, actually.

Yeah, but that's not till August.

I mean, you know, we got time.

Usnavi...

I'm the girl who paints nails.

There's plenty like me, here and over there.

Stop!

Yo, you're an artist.

Yo, your senior year lab book...

I should've been paying attention

all them doodles you made.

Yo, it was like...

Wonder Woman meets...

The Simpsons meets...

Guernica.

-[Vanessa laughs] -And I would...

I would watch, like...

I just want to see the whole world

[Kevin chuckles] Mira para allá.

Benny, you know, before I bought Rosario's...

it was O'Hanrahan's.

The whole block was Irish.

[chuckles]

You know why I bought it?

My dad, he, uh... he pulled me out of high school,

so that I could work on the same farm as him.

Making the same pennies.

I thought to myself, "No, no, no, papi."

"That don't make no sense."

I'm gonna drop out so somebody else

So I came here.

So I could make my own damn work.

But, you never finished high school?

But Nina did.

[Usnavi] You asked me, "What a sueñito means?"

I'm not gonna sit here and give you

some fairy tale version.

You know, a dream isn't some sparkly diamond we get.

You know, sometimes, it's... it's rough.

And it's not so pretty.

-Yeah! - [speaking Spanish]

[in English] DACA was not a gift from some benevolent

-No. -No!

-[protest leader] You made it happen, you fought for it.

[protest leader] And that's why it still continues now.

'Cause what about the people who don't qualify,

She gets into college without papers, but...

no work-study for her, no federal aid for her

so she doesn't get to go to college.

-What did she say? -She said her niece

[protest leader] We can dream bigger

Yo, Sonny!

What's going on man?

[protest leader] Let's do this. Yes!

I knew I couldn't get a license.

But no college?

She was talking about undocumented folks.

I remember when I was your age, they used to say...

"If you work hard and you live by the rules,

the money will come, the things will come.

And that, those things will complete you."

But, they won't.

We work so hard to try and get there, that we forget

I was gonna be like you.

[protest leader speaking Spanish]

Share your stories!

Share your stories. There's nothing

[crowd chanting] Tell our stories!

Tell our stories! Tell our stories!

Tell our stories! Tell our stories!

Dad, I know what I have to do.

You've given me this amazing education

and figure out how every undocumented kid

Maybe Stanford isn't a way out. Maybe it's a way back.

Like Abuela always used to say...

asserting our dignity in small ways.

Wow.

This is it, huh, mija?

What?

This is the moment when you do better than me.

Not because of some fancy degree...

It's 'cause you can see a future that I can't.

Hey...

[in Spanish]

[in English] You're Nuyoricua.

We're a people on the move, so yeah, bring us with you.

Ignore anyone who doubts you.

You take all the bruises, baby, but you stay in the ring.

[Usnavi] I called, and it's still available.

But Vanessa needs a co-signer, and not one who's about

Would you?

As a personal favor?

We're all ready, ma'am.

That's señorita to you.

Yes. Yes, ma'am-- Señorita. Yes.

Listas. We'll follow behind.

-It's hotter in here. -Put on the AC.

[both speaking Spanish]

Come find me in the Bronx.

3843 Grand Concourse.

Where the hell is everybody?

Diablo. It's like they've given up.

Bye, people!

Bye!

Carajo.

Ungrateful!

Our matriarch bites the dust, and this is how we move on?

We are not power-less. We are powerful.

If Claudia was here, she'd say, "P'alante."

In Puerto Rico, blackouts happen all the time,

This is like Gilligan's Ghetto Island.

Mi amor, cálmate, huh? What would Jesus do?

Do I look like Jesus to you?

-[Carla] I mean, sometimes when I squint.

♪ Hey! ♪

♪ Hey! ♪

♪ What's this tontería That I'm seeing

♪ I never thought I'd see the day ♪

♪ Since when are Latin people Scared of heat? ♪

♪ When I was a little girl Growing up in the hills

♪ My favorite time of year Was Christmas time ♪

-♪ Ask me why ♪ -♪ Why? ♪

♪ There wasn't An ounce of snow ♪

♪ But oh, The coquito would flow ♪

♪ As we sang the aguinaldo The carnaval

♪ Business is closed And we're about to go ♪

♪ Let's have a carnaval ♪

♪ Del barrio ♪

♪ Wepa! ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ We don't need electricidad! Get off your butt, avanza! ♪

♪ Saca la maraca, Bring your tambourine

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Me, me, me! Dani, I have a question ♪

♪ I don't know What you're cantando ♪

♪ Just make it up as you go We are improvisando ♪

♪ Lai, le, lo, lai, Lo, le, lo, lai ♪

-♪ You can sing anything ♪ -Wait, what?

♪ Carla, whatever pops Into your head

♪ Uh, my mom is Dominican-Cuban My dad is from Chile

♪ I'm Chile-Domini-Curican... ♪

♪ But I always say I'm from Queens ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Why is everyone so happy? We're sweating

♪ I gotta get out of here soon This block's getting worse

♪ You can't even go to a club With a friend ♪

♪ Without having somebody Shove you ♪

♪ Ay, por favor! ♪

♪ Vanessa, don't pretend That Usnavi's your "friend" ♪

♪ We all know That he love you ♪

Wow.

♪ Now that you mention That sexual tension

-♪ Yo, this is bogus ♪ -♪ Haven't you noticed ♪

♪ You get all your coffee For free ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

Here comes Usnavi!

♪ Yo! Yo! Yo, y-y-yo-yo ♪

♪ Now, now, Everyone gather 'round ♪

♪ Sit down, listen, I got an announcement ♪

♪ Wow, there's nothing here Holding me down ♪

♪ The word is out Tell the whole town

♪ Atención, I'm closin' shop Sonny, grab everybody

♪ Twist off the bottle Kiss it up to God ♪

♪ I miss Abuela Claudia It's time to fly, though ♪

♪ Daniela, Carla, pack up the carro ♪

♪ I'm booking a flight For DR tomorrow! ♪

[all] ♪ Oh, my God! ♪

♪ Alza la bandera La bandera dominicana ♪

♪ Alza la bandera La bandera puertorriqueña ♪

♪ Alza la bandera La bandera mexicana ♪

♪ Alza la bandera La bandera cubana ♪

-♪ P'arriba esa bandera! ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪

-♪ Alzala donde quiera! ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪

♪ Recuerdo de mi tierra ♪

♪ Me acuerdo de mi tierra ♪

-♪ Esa bonita bandera! ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪

-♪ Contiene mi alma entera! ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪

♪ Y cuando yo me muera ♪

♪ Entiérrame en mi tierra ♪

[piraguero vocalizing]

[all] Hey!

♪ Hey, Mr. Benny Have you seen

♪ What do you mean? ♪

♪ I heard you and Nina Went for a roll in the hay! ♪

♪ Hey! Oh ♪

-♪ Benny and Nina, Sitting in a tree ♪

-♪ K-I-S-S-I-N-G ♪ -It's your fault.

♪ Que bochinche Nina and Benny ♪

-♪ K-I-S-S-I-N-G ♪ -Okay, okay.

♪ Hold up, wait a minute ♪

♪ Usnavi's leavin' us For the Dominican Republic ♪

♪ And Benny went And stole the girl

♪ She was My babysitter first! ♪

♪ Listen up, Is this what y'all want? ♪

♪ We close the bodega The neighborhood is gone ♪

♪ They selling the dispatch And they closin' the salon ♪

♪ And they'll never turn The lights back on ♪

♪ 'Cause we are powerless We are powerless ♪

♪ And y'all keep dancin' And singin' and celebratin' ♪

♪ And it's gettin' late And this place disintegratin' ♪

♪ We are powerless We are powerless ♪

♪ All right, we're powerless So light up a candle ♪

♪ There's nothing going on here That we can't handle! ♪

♪ Maybe you're right, Sonny Call in the coroners ♪

♪ Maybe we're powerless A corner full of foreigners ♪

♪ Maybe this neighborhood's Changing forever ♪

♪ Maybe tonight Is our last night together

♪ How do you want to face it? ♪

♪ Do you wanna waste it When the end is so close

♪ Y'all could cry With your head in the sand ♪

♪ I'mma fly this flag That I got in my hand ♪

-♪ P'arriba esa bandera! ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪

-♪ Alzala donde quiera! ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪

♪ Can we raise Our voice tonight? ♪

-♪ Can we make A little noise tonight? ♪

♪ Esa bonita bandera Contiene mi alma entera ♪

♪ In fact Can we sing so loud

♪ They can hear us Across the bridge

♪ P'arriba esa bandera ♪

♪ Alzala donde quiera ♪

♪ From Puerto Rico To Santo Domingo ♪

♪ Wherever we go We rep our people

♪ Esa bonita bandera ♪

♪ Contiene mi alma entera ♪

♪ Vanessa, forget about What coulda been ♪

♪ Dance with me one last night In the hood again ♪

♪ Wepa! ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ P'arriba esa bandera ♪

♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪

♪ Y cuando yo me muera ♪

-♪ Carnaval del barrio ♪ -♪ Entiérrame en mi tierra ♪

-♪ Del barrio ♪ -♪ Alza la bandera♪

♪ La bandera dominicana ♪

-♪ Alza la bandera ♪ -♪ Alza la bandera ♪

♪ La bandera puertorriqueña ♪

-♪ Alza la bandera, la bandera mexicana ♪

♪ Alza la bandera La bandera ♪

♪ La bandera, la bandera, la bandera ♪

♪ Alza la bandera, hey! ♪

[all cheering]

[Carla] We love you! We love you! Bye!

[Benny] All right. Watch your hand, move--

-[Nina] Okay, okay, okay... Got it...

-My finger! -Oh, my gosh. Yo.

Listen, I got this. Just push. Just push down.

Oh, my gosh.

Ooh!

Oh, my gosh. You're only gone to Thanksgiving.

Nina.

Let me just listen to my block.

Sunset looked better in the blackout.

Well, how about...

...we pretend we're still in it?

-I like that. -Yeah?

Early July...

The whole summer is ahead of us.

[laughs]

♪ When the sun goes down ♪

♪ You're gonna Need a flashlight ♪

♪ You're gonna need a candle ♪

♪ I think I can handle that ♪

[chuckles]

♪ When you leave town ♪

♪ I'm gonna buy you A calling card ♪

[chuckles]

-♪ 'Cuz I'm falling hard For you ♪

♪ I go back on Labor Day ♪

♪ And I will try To make my way ♪

♪ Out west to California ♪

♪ So we've got the summer ♪

♪ And we've got each other ♪

♪ Perhaps even longer ♪

♪ When you're on your own ♪

♪ And suddenly without me ♪

♪ Will you forget about me? ♪

♪ I couldn't if I tried ♪

♪ When I'm all alone ♪

♪ And I close my eyes ♪

[both] ♪ That's when I'll see your face again ♪

♪ And when you're gone ♪

♪ You know that I'll be waiting ♪

♪ When you're gone ♪

♪ But you're here with me ♪

-♪ Right now ♪ -♪ We'll be working hard ♪

♪ But if we should Drift apart ♪

-♪ Benny ♪ -♪ Let me take this moment ♪

-♪ Just to say ♪ -♪ No, no ♪

♪ You are gonna Change the world some day ♪

♪ I'll be thinking of home ♪

♪ And I'll think of you Every night ♪

♪ At the same time ♪

♪ When the sun goes down ♪

♪ When the sun goes down ♪

♪ When the sun goes down ♪

Nina didn't even let them drive her to the airport.

She had to take that step on her own.

An independent, stubborn lady. Like you, hija.

And that's good.

[grunts]

[exhales]

[sighs]

What?

No, you didn't!

No, you didn't!

No, you did not!

Yo, you playing tricks on me!

Yo, you playing tricks on me, man!

Yo, Abuela...

[sighs]

[chuckles]

[sighs]

Hello? Yes, what time do you close?

Word! Yes!

Okay, thank you so much. Thank you, bye.

Whoa!

Hi!

-Were you just standing there, just...

I... I heard you fly out tomorrow.

Yeah.

-Yo, come in, come in, come in. -Thanks.

Yeah.

[breathing heavily]

So how's the new spot?

It's great.

[sighs] My fingers won't budge. I haven't sewn a single thing

-You will. -Yeah.

Just... waiting for inspiration to strike, I guess.

Well, you're pretty creative and artistic, I mean...

-So... it's gonna hit you, I think.

♪ So... ♪

♪ I got you a present ♪

♪ I went next door to get it ♪

♪ Doing anything tonight? ♪

-♪ Cleaning ♪ -♪ You're done for the day ♪

-♪ No way ♪ -♪ 'Cuz we got a date ♪

♪ Okay ♪

♪ Before you board that plane ♪

♪ I owe you a bottle Of cold champagne ♪

-♪ No ♪ -♪ Yeah, cold champagne ♪

♪ Damn, the bottle's All sweaty and everything ♪

♪ You went and got this ♪

-♪ Pop the champagne ♪ -♪ I don't know

♪ Or plastic cups I already packed the cups ♪

♪ Tonight we're drinking Straight from the bottle ♪

-♪ Usnavi ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Daniela told me What you did for me ♪

♪ And it's honestly The sweetest thing

♪ Now, what can I say or do To possibly repay you

♪ How do you get This gold shit off? ♪

-♪ Usnavi ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Before you go leave town ♪

♪ Before the corner changes And the signs are taken down ♪

♪ Let's walk around the neighborhood

-♪ Usnavi, are you all right? ♪ -♪ I'm fine ♪

♪ I'm trying To open this champagne ♪

♪ You see the twisty thing Is broken ♪

♪ But I'm gonna Open this damn champagne ♪

-♪ Let me see it ♪ -♪ No, I got it ♪

♪ Yo, Usnavi, drop the champagne ♪

♪ I mean you went To all this trouble

♪ And it's gonna be okay ♪

♪ I'm sorry, It's been a long day ♪

-♪ You oughta stay ♪ -♪ What? ♪

♪ You could stay uptown Maybe save this place ♪

♪ Ha, ha, very funny ♪

♪ And it's not like Sonny's got role models ♪

-♪ Role models? ♪ -♪ Stepping up to the plate ♪

-♪ Yo, what are you talking about? ♪

♪ I think your vacation Can wait ♪

♪ Vacation? Vanessa, you left us too ♪

♪ And I moved down to West Fourth Street ♪

-♪ You can take the A ♪ -♪ What are you

♪ You're leaving the country ♪

♪ And we're never Gonna see you again ♪

♪ So what are You trying to say? ♪

♪ You get everyone Addicted to your coffee

♪ Vanessa, I don't know Why you're mad at me ♪

♪ I wish I was mad ♪

♪ I'm just too late ♪

[door opens]

[door closes]

[Usnavi] How long does this process take?

[Alejandro] Well, from the original

appearances, appeals, to a final decision...

could be five months.

Or five years.

-[Usnavi] Five years? -[Alejandro] Yeah.

For a green card or a rejection.

See, the courts work at their own speed.

[Usnavi] Then we start today.

This is worth 96,000.

How much fight does this buy us?

I wanna pay for your fee, and the rest put

-Dude. -It don't matter.

Holy shit, that's a lot of money.

-Watch your mouth, bro. -When did you get that?

What you mean, when did I get it? Don't worry

Why you always asking questions?

You know, payment in checks is more common.

I leave on the first flight in the morning.

I don't have time to cash in now.

I wish I did, but I like--

Please.

All right.

Bueno, mijo...

...this is gonna be an emotional rollercoaster.

It may end in heartbreak.

-But, there's a chance, right? -Yeah.

But it's my responsibility to make sure that he knows...

the odds are against you.

[Sonny] Understood.

I still want to fight, though.

[Alejandro] Okay.

[spray paint can rattling]

[spray painting]

Pete!

Seriously?

My bad. Use one of those rags.

Hey...

How much for this?

Free. I got tons like that.

You hear that?

The voices of the gods.

My last morning, the One Train...

sounded like Juan Luis Guerra.

And the garbage trucks smelled like island flowers.

Best days of my life.

Here I come.

[bolero singer] ♪ No te vayas ♪

♪ Si me dejas ♪

♪ Si te alejas ♪

♪ De mi ♪

♪ Seguirás en mis recuerdos ♪

♪ Para siempre-- ♪

♪ Para siempre-- Para siempre-- ♪

♪ Para siem-- Para siem-- ♪

-♪ Para siempre ♪ -[Usnavi] ♪ Lights out on

♪ And now the crack of dawn ♪

♪ I pack as life goes on And on and on ♪

♪ Time to go, But I'm doing the math ♪

♪ On this cash money To have Sonny

♪ Abuela really wanted me Up on a beach

♪ And soon that's How it's gonna be ♪

♪ And look at me, Leavin' today ♪

♪ On a 747 boardin' JFK ♪

[Carla] ♪ The hydrants are open ♪

♪ Cool breezes blow ♪

[Daniela, Carla and Cuca] ♪ The hydrants are open ♪

♪ Cool breezes blow ♪

-[Kevin] ♪ Good morning ♪ -[piraguero]

-[Daniela, Carla and Cuca] ♪ Cool breezes ♪

-♪ Blow ♪ -♪ So sweet and nice, piragua ♪

♪ Piragua, piragua ♪

-♪ The hydrants are open ♪ -♪ Piragua, piragua ♪

-♪ Cool breezes ♪ -♪ New block of ice, piragua ♪

-♪ Blow ♪ -♪ So sweet and nice, piragua ♪

♪ Piragua, piragua ♪

-♪ Siempre ♪ -♪ The hydrants are open ♪

-♪ Cool breezes ♪ -♪ New block of ice, piragua ♪

-♪ Blow ♪ -♪ So sweet and nice, piragua ♪

♪ It won't be long now ♪

♪ There's a breeze Off the Hudson

♪ You think You're sick of living here

♪ The morning light Off the fire escapes ♪

♪ The nights in Bennett Park Blasting Big Pun tapes ♪

♪ I'mma miss this place To tell you the truth ♪

♪ Kevin dispensin' wisdom From his dispatch booth ♪

♪ And at dawn Vanessa at the salon ♪

♪ We gotta move on But who's gonna notice

♪ When our job's done ♪

♪ As the evening winds down To a crawl, son ♪

♪ Can I ease my mind When we're all done? ♪

♪ When we've resigned In the long run

♪ Most of all, I'll miss Abuela's whispers ♪

♪ Doin' the Lotto Pick Six Every Christmas ♪

♪ In five years, When this whole city's

♪ Who's gonna miss This raggedy little business? ♪

Hey, you.

Hey.

Do you have two minutes?

Yeah.

You said you wanted to see the world

-Yeah. -Come with me.

-No peeking. -All right.

-Okay. -All right.

Watch it.

-Where am I going? -Just stand right here.

-Where? -No peeking.

-I'm not-- -I can feel you trying

-I'm not trying-- -Just don't.

Hold on.

Okay, open.

After I left your place last night, I just...

walked around for a while.

And then I ran into Pete.

And I saw one of his drop cloths, and...

I thought that this is my next piece.

So I called Sonny and I told him to open up the bodega,

'cause my fingers needed to move.

She started working and was like,

So I started painting.

Yo, how did you...

That's my dad's beach.

Yeah. You had all those photos by the register.

I worked from memory.

-I did the crab in the corner. -[laughs]

What's so funny?

[Graffiti Pete] Who cares about the crab in the corner?

[Sonny] What you mean, the crab is like the best part.

[Graffiti Pete] No, it is not. It's in the corner

[Sonny] So what, are you saying you don't like my crab?

[Graffiti Pete] I may be saying a lot of things,

that just looks like a fourth-grader drew that.

-[Sonny] You could sell that. -[Graffiti Pete] No, I cannot.

-25 cents? -[Sonny] No,

[Graffiti Pete] What?

-Yeah. -I'm saying... just...

-He hates it. -[sighs]

[Sonny] He's forming an artistic opinion.

♪ You did this last night? ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ There goes my flight ♪

What?

♪ Graffiti Pete you're gonna Need some new cans

-♪ There's been A slight change of plans ♪

♪ Listen up guys, you got a job I'm not playin' ♪

♪ You gotta go now Tell the whole block

♪ So go ahead, Tell everyone we know

♪ All right, go ♪

Yo! Usnavi's stayin'!

♪ Yeah, I'm a streetlight Chillin' in the heat ♪

♪ I illuminate the stories Of the people in the street ♪

♪ Some have happy endings Some are bittersweet ♪

♪ But I know them all And that's what

-Yeah! -♪ And if not me,

♪ Who's gonna keep The coffee sweet

♪ Abuela, rest in peace You live in my memories ♪

♪ But Sonny's gotta eat This corner is my destiny ♪

♪ Brings out the best in me We pass a test

♪ And yes indeed You know I'll never leave ♪

♪ If you close your eyes That hydrant is a beach

♪ That fire escape's a leaf On a palm tree ♪

♪ Abuela, I'm sorry But I ain't goin' back

♪ Because I'm telling Your story ♪

♪ And I can say goodbye To you smilin'

♪ I been on it this whole time I'm home ♪

Until then...

I thought it was past tense.

What?

The best days of my life.

So I stayed.

And I built my little dream, my sueñito,

here, in Washington Heights.

Say it, so it doesn't disappear.

[kids] Washington Heights!

Because this place... this is it.

You... you, nena.

You're it.

Para siempre--

[Vanessa] I have a date tonight.

[Usnavi] I take note.

But, there's a chance, right?

[Sonny] We sold... a winner!

[Kevin] Start small, dream big.

[Abuela Claudia] Little details...

that tell the world we are not invisible.

Can we go to the water now?

Man, you've been talking forever.

Yeah, come on, Iris.

Please, Daddy? Can I go, too?

Ask your mother.

Mami, can I?

Please?

Yes, mi vida, go.

[kids] Yes!

Love you, Daddy.

[community] ♪ The hydrants are open ♪

♪ Cool breezes blow ♪

-♪ We're home ♪ -♪ The hydrants are open ♪

♪ Cool breezes blow ♪

♪ It's a wonderful life That I've known ♪

♪ Merry Christmas you ol' Building and Loan! ♪

-♪ I'm home ♪ -♪ The hydrants are open ♪

♪ Cool breezes blow ♪

♪ Abuela, that ain't a stoop That's your throne ♪

♪ Long after your birds Have all flown

♪ Where the coffee's non-stop And I drop this hip-hop ♪

♪ In my mom and pop shop I'm home ♪

♪ Where people come, people go Let me show all of these people

♪ There's no place like home ♪

♪ And let me set The record straight ♪

♪ I'm steppin' to Vanessa I'm gettin' a second date ♪

♪ I'm home Where it's 100 in the shade ♪

♪ But with patience and faith We remain unafraid ♪

♪ I'm home ♪

♪ You hear that music In the air? ♪

♪ Take the train To the top of the world

♪ I'm home! ♪

["Home All Summer" playing]

[soft music playing]

♪ It's hotter than The islands are today ♪

♪ And Mister Softee's truck Has broken down ♪

Send somebody over here. I don't--

♪ And here come All his customers my way ♪

♪ I told you, I run this town ♪

♪ Piragua, piragua ♪

Ain't that some shit?

♪ $1.25, piragua ♪

♪ Piragua, piragua ♪

♪ Two twenty-five, piragua ♪

♪ New block of ice Hike up the price ♪

♪ Lai, lo, le, lo, lai! Lai, lo, le, lo, lai! ♪

♪ Blackouts on ice Blackouts on ice ♪

♪ Lo, le, lo, lai! Keep scraping by ♪

♪ Piragua! ♪