Original subtitles

[birds chirping]

[Yeni] Even after all these years,

I'm still afraid that the Huizars will find us, and hurt my son.

Every day, I wake up wondering,

if today will be the last day that we are safe.

Because until now,

we have been able to hide and run away from the past.

But we can't escape forever.

Sooner or later, the truth catches up to us.

I don't know what we're doing here.

You're about to find out.

-Hey! -Hi!

This is the best surprise!

-Hey. -How are you?

-How are you, guys? -It's so good to see you.

-Keyus, good to see you. -You too.

-You all good? -Good to see you.

Hey, you too.

-Okay. So -Hey, Elvin.

what's going on? What is this?

No one knows, really.

Kika has something to do with it, but she wouldn't tell us anything.

-Only that she'd meet us here. -Mm-hmm.

It's a surprise, Yeni.

-That's very suspicious. -[Keyus laughs]

-Really. [giggles] -Here comes the surprise.

[Yeni] What's this?

You told me all about the Voladores.

Wow.

[native music playing]

[Luciano] I'm doing my first flight today.

[Yeni] Is he serious?

[dramatic music playing]

Go, Luciano!

[dramatic music continues]

[exhaling]

Breathe, Yeni.

Luciano's put a lot of work into this, to make you proud.

It's going to be great.

Let's go, Luciano!

[dramatic music playing]

[Keyus] Wow, look at that.

He did it.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Keyus] Wait, Yeni, hold on! -[Yeni] Luciano!

-[Yeni] Honey? -[Keyus] Is he okay? Is he okay?

Honey! Luciano.

-Are you all right? -[Luciano] Uh-huh.

-[Yeni] Sure? -[Luciano] Yes.

-[Yeni] Move the ropes. -[Keyus] Let's get you up. Careful.

[Kika] Is he hurt?

He fell pretty hard.

[Yeni] No filming, please.

Put your phone away, please.

No filming. You have to turn that off.

[opening theme music playing]

THE SURROGACY

[exhales deeply]

[boy] This one's fire!

-[girl 1] That's so embarrassing. -[girl 2] Yikes!

Gross. Tessa, look at this!

You have to guess, which is the cardboard and which is the wood.

-[sighs] I can't tell. -It's tricky, right?

-Yeah. -Look!

[laughter]

Hell, yeah.

-I'm not sure it'll fool Dominga. -[Jorge] No doubt. Come on.

-I don't know. -They're all simple-minded.

-They have no freaking clue. -[Tessa] Okay.

-I know. -The look on her face.

[Tessa] Here she comes.

-I have juice for you, kids. -Thanks. That's so sweet.

Thank you.

Hey, Dominga. Can you come here for a second?

-Sure. -We want to shoot a video for TikTok,

we're hoping you can help us with it.

-Please. It's easy. -[Dominga] I can't. No, Tessa.

-It's gonna be so quick. -[Dominga] I have work to do.

-I have to finish the laundry. -Don't worry about that.

-Oh, please? -Come on, Dominga.

Please, please, please. We need you.

-Come on. -[Dominga groans]

This is so easy, look.

You'll only need to take this board and crack it on your forehead.

It looks like wood, but it's just cardboard.

It'll look like we're karate experts who smash wood with our heads.

-It'll be awesome. -[Jorge] Come on. Do it.

-All right. I'll try. -[girl] Yeah?

-Okay. One sec. -[Jorge] Get ready.

We'll get every angle.

-Here. Okay. -[Jorge] Ready?

[all] One, two, three!

-[laughter] -[Nico] What the hell?

-Dominga, are you hurt? -It's fine.

-[Dominga groans] -What happened?

-Are you stupid or what? -You're the stupid one, Nico.

Lighten up. It was just a joke for TikTok.

Really? Tell me if this is funny.

[girl] Hey!

[Arturo] It's 300 contracts worth around 1,337,000,000 pesos

to supply medication to public health agencies.

-How much? -One billion,

-three hundred thirty-seven million. -Wow.

Is it just your pretty face that got you these?

No, of course not.

Even if you are joking, it was because of all my great lobbying.

Right.

But with no calls for tender,

so it wasn't because we have the lowest prices

on the market or was it?

-Huh? -He has a good point.

If we're magically awarded contracts, we'll attract negative attention.

No, Nora. I guarantee we won't.

Arturo, are you that naive?

You really think people are gonna let this happen?

This will make noise, Ma.

The pharmaceuticals that were supposedly vetoed

by the government for being corrupt and monopolizing the market

sometime last year are still the principal suppliers.

They haven't stopped winning contracts.

If it's a political game,

we won't be playing.

I'm with her on this one, man.

[phone ringing]

Well, then I propose that we meet with the government

and ask them to have a call for submissions.

And if we win because we have products that are the best

-and most affordable on the market-- -[Yeni] Luciano, are you all right?

No filming. Please, put your phone away!

Fer, can we proceed with the meeting

or do you have more important business?

Sorry, I actually do, Mom.

But please, continue.

I don't think my expertise is required here.

Excuse me.

-What'd you do that? -[girl] Why did you do that?

I'll tell my parents to sue you. What the hell?

-Go ahead! -[Jorge screams]

-What are you doing? -[girl] Are you insane?

Are you nuts?

-You can't do that. -[woman] We're going to tell your parents

what you guys did.

No one's saying anything.

That's an order.

If Dominga or you tell, I swear I'll make sure grandma fires you.

I'm telling my parents.

[scoffs] No, you won't, Nico.

It's not in your best interest for us to tell them you attacked my friends,

-and Dominga. -[Dominga] He didn't.

It'll be your word against mine.

No, it's, uh, the word of my friends,

and my nanas,

and Dominga, and me against yours.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Dominga] I'm sorry. -[Tessa] Are you all right?

-Let's see. -[Tessa] It's only a scratch. Come on.

Let's go clean it up.

[Dominga] They said it was cardboard.

[Yeni] Luciano, are you all right?

No filming, please. Put your phone away!

[sighs]

Who sent you that video?

No one. I saw it on Twitter.

Where are they?

According to the post, they're in Cuetzalan.

What?

-When was it? -I don't know.

I didn't see a date, but they just posted it.

So, they're still living in Puebla?

I don't know about that. Maybe they just got there.

That's not what matters.

What matters is that this video is going to allow us to track them down.

If you agree, Roberto and I were thinking we should, um,

get in touch with the girl who posted this,

and see if she has any more information.

Fer?

I'm here. I just can't believe it.

Let me know when you get ahold of her.

Of course. There's just one thing.

If we find the boy,

we need to let Yeni know first, okay?

I'll let her know.

It's why I'm not telling Carlos about this yet.

You won't have to tell him. He'll find out through social media.

I'd rather take my chances and let him spoil everything.

Okay. Then, one more thing.

Um, you have to keep in mind

that Yeni probably won't talk to you.

Probably? But the only person she hasn't listened to is me.

This time, she'll have to. I'll call you soon.

[line cuts out]

[Carlos] Fer, are you okay?

-[Fernanda] Yes. -Why'd you leave in such a rush?

I had to take a call. You're finished? You worked it out yet?

-Yeah. -What did you decide?

Well, I turned down your husband's proposal.

Obviously, he's hurt because he'll miss out

on all those payments under the table.

-That's it. -It's not fair to assume that, Carlos.

And we can't ignore the fact that we owe him

for all of his work with the media.

[Arturo] Let me remind you that I created

an agreement for work for us.

I'm the one who knows politics, not Carlos.

When it comes to decisions involving this much money,

do you value his opinion over mine?

[Nora] Yes.

Because now he's our advisor.

He not only knows what's good for us, but what's good for you too.

He's making sure that you won't end up in prison for corruption like Briseno.

There are rumors about his extradition,

and that is another excellent reason

not to be on the authorities' radar.

Briseno is one of this country's untouchables,

and he's not the only one we owe favors.

I'm aware of that,

but we have to take some precautions.

It's been years now.

And everything's changed.

Now, they're airing out everyone's dirty laundry, Arturo.

I was referring to before I joined the business.

Well, after Roberto made sure that you changed the contracts

that the women in the protocol signed with us,

it was absolutely necessary for our survival,

for Carlos to be here to advise us.

Eventually, we'll go back to how it was before,

as soon as Tessa is old enough to take over here.

My children and I have done an excellent job,

but you insist on keeping Carlos from trusting you.

I'm not doing this on a whim, Nora.

I've put a lot of work into this.

And I appreciate it.

Especially in a country that is in dire need of legislators

who know how to work and have experience.

You'll realize soon enough that you're entrusting your future

into the wrong hands,

because you know what to expect from me,

but not from your children.

[door opens]

[door slams]

Let's see. I think we're good.

Open your eyes.

-See? -Oh, wow.

-You can't even see it. -You should be a make-up artist.

It's so good.

No, no, no. I couldn't.

I'll do like my grandma.

I'll run the business.

[Keyus] So, can you walk?

-A little. -Go easy. Easy, easy.

-Give me your hand, I'll help you. -Thanks.

Careful, careful. There.

That's it. Let me see.

Let me know if this hurts.

Let's get this off.

Can one of you take the bag and warm it up in the microwave

for a minute or two?

-I'll go. -Thanks, Sonia.

How is it? Any pain, huh?

Not anymore.

-It's just a bit swollen. -Ah.

I still wanna call your doctor.

No, Mama. I sprained it, don't worry.

But even a light sprain for you, Luciano, can be a big problem.

Your attitude is my problem.

-So, it's not a serious injury, right? -No, it's not.

Otherwise, we would have taken him to the hospital.

-Yes, we could have. -By the way--

[Keyus] Thanks, Sonia.

Now, we alternate cold and hot.

You'll be just like brand new, eh?

[sighs]

Yeni.

Have you gone online? People were filming.

-[Francisco] Hey. -If they post it--

-No. I-- -Did you go online?

Yeni, slow down. I don't know. I was driving the car,

but Kika told us everything was on Twitter.

See?

That we were all on--oh, no.

[suspenseful music playing]

-Where is she? -She's with Luciano.

-Excuse me. -Yeni.

-Uh-- -Hey, can you keep watching?

His name is Pascal and he's wondering if anyone knows you.

Look at this. Click here.

Are you looking at things online?

Kika, you know that Luciano can't be using social media.

[Luciano] Enough, Mama.

What's the matter?

Isn't this what you're so afraid of?

That the world might see what your son looks like?

Well, it happened, and I'm glad because I'm so sick

of having to hide like it's my fault I'm different.

You know, since it's already gone viral, you could take advantage of this.

-Kika, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. -Yeni, come on.

I just want you to listen, please.

-A reporter asked to interview us. -No reporters.

-I can't allow that. -Kika. Stop.

-[Luciano] Why not? -No.

There's no point in fighting against any of this if we stay silent.

[Kika] Exactly. Papa, explain the power of social media

to denounce wrongs, so she understands.

No. Come on, Yeni. Can you come with me, please?

-We'll talk. -What about--

Kika, you and I will talk later. Just be patient.

-Papa, please, why can't we know? -Just wait. Wait.

Francisco, I told her not to go on social media

-Hey, Yeni. - but he just ignores what I say.

[Francisco] Take it easy.

[Yeni] He's getting a bad attitude.

Kika, answer the reporter.

Tell him I'll do an interview, all right?

Okay.

Yeni, you can't keep hiding forever.

-Thanks. -And isolating Luciano is...

You have to let him be connected.

Look, I understand, because with Kika,

the battle over how much she's on social media is exhausting.

But you,

you've homeschooled your son against his will.

You have. Let's be honest here,

because literally, the only school your son has ever known

is the Ninos Voladores de Papantla.

Agreed. But you all know I did all this to protect my son.

Of course we do, but today the bubble burst,

and Luciano, well, he actually flew.

So now, if you don't wanna keep clipping your son's wings,

and you wanna be with him on the flight,

you have to tell him everything.

We'll support you all the way.

We're witnesses to all of it.

Mm-hmm.

Maybe it's time you guys came back to live with us in the city, huh?

Times have changed, Yeni.

If the Huizars wanna hurt you, it won't be as easy as before.

Hmm. And if they do try, you could destroy them

with the evidence that Balo gave you, remember?

[Tessa clears throat]

Let's see.

Yeah, I'm sure you'll survive, Dominga.

My friend's is worse. Yours is nothing compared to his.

We can say that thanks to Nicolas,

you're even.

Here, take this.

But don't even think of telling anyone I gave it to you.

-Okay? -Thank you, Ms. Tessa.

[door shuts]

Julia, are you all right?

Why the same question every time we talk?

[scoffs] Because I care about my wife.

Anyway, I just wanna let you know I'm picking up Tessa

and we'll be home after. Do you need anything?

[Julia] No, I'm good, thank you.

Okay. See you in a bit.

[tense music playing]

-How are you, uncle? -Hey, champ.

How are you, buddy?

-What's going on? -[Nico] I'm good.

-Great. -[Nico] All good.

Too bad you came in your bike.

I was hoping you could drop me off at dad's apartment,

so I could stay there, but if you already have Tessa,

-no big deal. I'll go another time. -Why?

We both know I can't stand helmets.

-Hello, sweetheart. -Hey.

-How are you? -Fine.

Good to see you. Nico, call your mom.

If she says you can ride with me, Tessa can go with the driver

-and everyone wins, right? -That's perfect.

Well, grandma told me that Nestor is my personal bodyguard from now on.

-Sorry. -Wait a second.

-Who told you that? -Grandma.

Okay. The thing is, you need to approve these things with mom and me.

She also invited me for dinner, so I'll be staying a few days.

Ah, so you already decided?

No, sweetheart.

You have to run things by your mother or me.

-Did you ask for permission? -Yes, I did.

I just got off the phone with her, she didn't mention anything.

I did get her permission, but you know how spacey she gets.

Tessa, that's not very kind.

-You sure she approved? -Yes, ask her.

-I'll ask. Just to confirm. -Okay. Go ahead.

But in the future, work it out,

instead of telling me two different things.

Tessa.

-Tessa wants to stay here. -[door closes]

And I just wanna go live with my father.

[dramatic music playing]

I just wanted to fly once.

To know what it's like to feel free

to show my teachers that I-- that I was ready,

and that I wasn't scared.

And my teammates who helped me work so hard for so long,

so they could finally see me as one of them, you know?

I don't know, Ma,

why did you make a big deal of the ritual,

and let me dream I could fly, if...

if it makes you feel like this?

Forgive me, Luciano.

I didn't do any of this on purpose.

I just wanted to protect you.

You always said to be proud of where we come from,

but I feel like you're embarrassed.

-No. -You are.

I can see it in your face.

You'd rather we stay hidden away

where they can't call you the indigenous woman with the white son.

Being called indigenous has never shamed me, sweetie,

even when meant as an insult.

You are the most important thing in my life.

But there are things you don't know, and I've been waiting

I've been waiting for you to be old enough to understand them.

Mama, what I don't get is why I can't live like all the other guys my age.

Because of your father's family.

My father?

You always said they rejected me.

You didn't steal me or something?

No, sweetheart.

That would be easier to explain though,

because then, I would be the only one to blame.

But in this crazy story, a lot of people share the responsibility.

Your grandfather and I,

we decided to come to the big city,

to start a new life together.

Unfortunately, plans don't always work out as expected.

It was his life against both of ours.

Your father's family tricked me into signing a contract

to rent out my womb.

[Irene] Carlos, this is Yeni.

[Yeni] In exchange for your grandfather's freedom,

I let them turn me into a guinea pig.

They treated me like I was nothing more than an incubator to them.

Your grandfather was released

and your father and I became close.

Until you were born.

And since you weren't perfect, they abandoned me

in a park with you in my arms.

If only they have forgotten about us that day,

but they have tried by every means to do us harm.

[dramatic music continues]

[sniffles]

[crying]

[Nora breathes deeply]

-Grandma! -Princess!

Good to see you.

I'm happy to see you convinced your dad to have dinner with us too.

Well, really, he's waiting to see you.

He wasn't too happy with the idea of Nestor being my bodyguard.

Ah, my darling, this generation of yours

that thinks everything has to be announced or posted, you don't have to.

You simply state what's necessary and you let things happen naturally.

I think that Nestor can take you places,

but only when your parents aren't free.

It's not full-time, hmm?

Grandma, um, there's nothing I'd like more than to be just like you someday.

Hmm.

-Hi, Mom. -Hello.

-Listen-- -I was just straightening out Tessa's

misunderstanding of Nestor's status.

I was going to talk to you about it first, of course.

It's simply a matter of her safety,

like when she wants to go to, let's say,

a party or go out with her friends.

I mean, if you and Julia are--

I just walked in the door this very second.

[Nico] So can I go?

[sighs] Yes, you can.

Your uncle can take you to your dad's, but not until after dinner.

Mom, Carlos isn't even eating here,

and dad's waiting for me.

[Tessa] Daddy, why don't we all stay and have dinner together,

then you can take Nicolas to his dad's on your motorcycle.

You really want us all to stay for dinner?

Yes, I do.

I'll ask your mom. And if she can join us, sure,

-we'll eat here. -Great.

-Thank you, my darling. -Don't make that face, Nicolas.

-Thank you, princess. -We'll see your dad, later.

If I lived there, this wouldn't be an issue.

You're exhausting.

Nico, Tessa,

you're so fortunate to have this time with your parents,

because when Fer and Carlos were little,

we didn't have that many opportunities to eat together.

Hmm, of course, grandma was working all the time.

And Carlos and I were sent to school abroad.

Yeah, but dad was around a lot.

You remember the meals he made us?

-Mm-hmm. -[Carlos] So good.

See?

You're like grandma.

Sweetheart, you don't live in the UK, and you're very close to your father.

-You can see him when you want. -But I don't wanna be close.

I want you to let me live there with him. I mean, since you don't want to.

Nico, you spend enough time with your father.

I think a judge would decide that.

If only they'd get divorced.

Well, until that happens, you should enjoy these precious moments

-when you can, right? -[phone rings]

[man] A girl named Kika got back to me.

She said she's coming in tomorrow with Luciano.

[Yeni] Luciano, are you all right?

No filming, please.

Who is this Kika?

How can we be sure she knows Luciano and it's not a hoax?

[Pascal] I asked her to take a picture of the two of them together.

I'll send it.

Okay. What time are you supposed to meet?

Are you okay?

Sure. I'm fine.

That was Arturo. We had an argument,

and I didn't want Nico to hear us.

You think he doesn't notice, Fer?

I have to say, I agree with your son.

We don't understand why you don't get divorced.

Probably for the same reasons that you're still with Julia.

I actually think that even though Nico is asking me to leave,

what he really wants is the opposite, and for both of us to live with Arturo.

Everything's fine.

-You sure? -[Fernanda] Mm-hmm.

In the future, you serve Tessa first.

[Fer clears throat]

[Arturo] Nico, if your grandma's there,

tell her to call me because she won't answer,

-and I need to talk-- -You know there's no phone at the table.

[Nora] You didn't set a very good example when you left

for your call, and that was also very rude.

Ma, she was talking to Arturo, probably about something quite important.

What could be so important that it can't wait

until we finished our meal?

I think he wants you to see a story on Twitter.

Your father knows perfectly well that I only consider reliable sources.

Yeah, Gram, that's all good, but I think it's time for you

to consider updating a little bit.

Yeah, you missed out on all the times my dad has been trending.

-Are you ever gonna let that go? -Why would I?

Tons of people think my dad's work on criminalizing femicide is huge.

That's old news, though. No one in the family was trending today.

The only thing trending was the white Totonac kid.

-It was hilarious. -What did you say?

-I'll show you. -Tessa!

They already have memes of his mom.

But obviously, she's not his real mom.

She looks totally indigenous.

[suspenseful music continues]

[Yeni] Luciano, are you all right?

-No filming, please. -[Tessa] Mom, what's wrong?

[Yeni] Put your phone away, please. No filming.

-Julia. -[Tessa] Mom, where are you going?

-[Nora] Tessa. No. -[Carlos] I'll go see her.

-Let her go. -What the hell's gotten into her?

Well, it's not the first time that the medication she takes

to treat her depression triggers a dramatic reaction.

It's all right, sweetheart.

Julia.

It's my son.

It's my son.

Carlos, it's my son.

It's my son, look.

What do we do?

We need to go find him.

Tessa thinks you're having another crisis,

but she's no longer the little girl

I could easily distract every time you had a meltdown.

Please, don't worry about us.

The two of us will talk to Tessa and explain everything that's going on.

She'll understand Julia's reaction.

But first, we need to go find our son.

[Nora] He looks a lot like you when you were that age.

I hope the years will have brought changes in Yeni too,

and that she's willing to leave the past behind like we are,

for the good of the children.

If you need anything--

I think we'll be all right, but thank you.

It's enough to take care of Tessa.

Fine.

I don't trust that woman.

She'll do the same as always, and scare Yeni away.

No, I won't allow that to happen this time, Julia.

He's in Cuetzalan.

This was taken at a Voladores ceremony.

-I'll go now. -No!

-[Carlos] Why not? -I'm coming too.

If I'd been able to talk to Yeni,

and let her know that Tessa is her daughter,

it would've saved us, oh, so many years of suffering, Carlos.

Let's go.

[Kika] All families have their secrets, Luciano.

Some will always remain secret.

Even though you feel awful today

at least now you know exactly how your mom got you.

[dramatic music playing]

I would've liked to know

why my grandmother passed away so angry with my father.

Can't be as bad as my story, Kika.

If my own flesh and blood...

tried to make me disappear...

what can I expect from others?

I think...

they still might reject me anyway.

I think I'm gay.

[closing theme music playing]