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Is that him? I saw the photo.

There's still something between you. It's obvious.

-Why did you come? -I came for you.

We'll have to get married. If we're going to do this, let's do it right.

Civil Guard, open up!

Where is Claudia? She's the poacher.

Please come with us to the station. We need to ask you some questions.

You should be ashamed.

Shame on you for how you've raised your niece.

Show your husband the town. You won't want to leave.

I know nothing about you. Was he your first love?

My only love.

Hey!

Weren't going to wait for me?

Well, what shall we do now?

-You can spend the night here. -Of course.

I didn't expect to see you. I have a wife.

They've fined me for using a well to water my garden.

Where will they get 20,000 pesetas?

-You and I have a deal. -I'm surprised you remember.

In a few months my part will be done.

-José. -You haven't thought about me?

What we said on the beach that day was a mistake.

How long do you think she's been pregnant?

Do the math.

Very good. Take aim.

Take a deep breath in.

Breathe out.

And, now, very slowly, pull the trigger.

Nicolás.

Go on, pull it.

Come on, pull it.

Don't be afraid.

Pull the trigger! Come on, pull it!

-I can't, Grandpa! -Pull the trigger, dammit.

Fea!

Get away!

No. Fea!

Fea!

Fea, get away!

BETWEEN LANDS

María.

It's true what they say about pregnancy. You're prettier than ever.

What are you doing here?

What do you think?

Go, before Manuel gets back.

-Tell me that child isn't mine. -It's not yours.

Go.

I told you on the phone. I'll say it again.

I'll love it like it were my own son.

-Because it might be. -Get it in your head, it's Manuel's.

-How do you know? -Because I know. End of story.

You know what I feel for you.

I'll wait until you realize.

Why is it taking you so long to sell the factory?

Because I try to do things well, my friend.

I want the new owners to maintain

the conditions I have with you and the rest of the suppliers,

and not all buyers like that.

The new owner will do what is in his best interest.

Gabi.

I did what I could, but there was no way. You know how my uncle is.

-I have some money saved. I can lend you... -No, thanks.

-Think about it. -No, really, we'll pay the fine somehow.

-Don Ramón! -Your uncle!

Don Ramón!

-Don Ramón! -What happened?

-Go get a doctor! -What happened?

-Come on, get up. -Come on.

Up, Don Ramón.

Your time is running out, Ramón.

When will you tell your nephew what's going on?

Give me a few more months, Calderón.

Enough to see the face of my heir.

I wish I could, but it's not up to me.

Your arteries are basically closed.

Your heart will stop at any moment.

Come in.

-Everything okay? -All is well.

We're just finishing up, Manuel, wait outside.

Justa?

How's your uncle?

Good, better.

He's already gone to bed. I don't know. Low blood pressure, I guess.

Are you okay?

You know I really love you?

You know how my uncle is. Pay him no mind.

What is so important? She should be resting.

Sit down.

What's this?

Are we celebrating?

You'll soon find out. Sit down.

A deed?

I bought the land on the other side of the river.

It's in our name.

It's a gift. I never gave you a wedding gift, so this is it.

And another thing,

I spoke to Don Antón. He's found buyers for the factory.

Win over the new owners as soon as possible.

No. It's better you do that.

No, not anymore.

It's up to you now.

I...

I'm dying.

What are you saying?

But

Dr. Caldero said you were fine.

Everyone's time comes in the end. Mine has already arrived.

Heart failure. I can't get blood to my heart.

This can't be.

Let's get another doctor...

No.

It's not worth it.

It's a matter of weeks, at most.

Come on, eat up, it's very good.

Go on.

Here, Don Ramón.

-Coffee. -Thank you.

Sit down.

I didn't make it easy for you at first, did I?

Nor you, nor Manuel, to be honest.

But here we are.

We Cervantes have our stuff,

but we're not as bad as they say.

Depends on the day.

And you're still as cheeky as always.

For a long time, I thought I'd made a mistake with you.

But I couldn't have chosen a better wife for Manuel.

You straightened him out.

You've pulled Nicolas through.

And now you're carrying a Cervantes.

What hurts me most is that...

I won't be able to meet it.

Don't say that, Don Ramón.

You still have to fight, okay?

May I?

Of course.

Don Ramón?

Don Ramón.

Don Ramón!

Manuel!

We're nearly there, Uncle.

One last push.

I can do it myself.

Don Ramón, let me take you to your room.

I can do it perfectly on my own.

He has again suffered a mild heart attack. He will be like this until the end.

Understand him, Manuel. I've known your uncle for years,

and he asked us not to tell anyone.

Right.

When did you realize he was dying?

I diagnosed him a year and a half ago.

That's why he came to Almería.

He's held on this long because he wants to see your child.

What is it?

Don Ramón is dying.

Mr. Cervantes?

It's his heart. Blas is going to the farm.

Now he'll leave us alone.

What?

Are you okay with us working our asses off to pay his damn fine?

Exactly. I'm leaving, they're still firing me.

-Honey, be careful. -I'll lie down in a hammock.

Don Blas, wait!

Wait!

What is it?

He says he needs to talk to your uncle.

What about?

I have to tell him something.

It's important.

-It's fine. -I'll go with you.

But please don't let him get upset.

Ramón.

What is she doing here?

Concha has come to see you.

She wanted to talk to you.

About what?

I came to talk about my sister Carmen, God rest her.

I never forgave you for the harm you caused her.

Carmen never told you.

But she was never with another man.

What are you saying?

What you're hearing.

It can't be.

Ramón.

She was never with anyone else.

So...

Claudia is...

She's your daughter.

My sister made me promise not to tell anyone.

But now you're like this...

you should know.

Does Claudia know?

No.

How could she bear that the man she hates most is her father?

My niece inherited your character.

Is everything okay?

What happened, Uncle?

Bring Claudia here.

No, Uncle, I don't think this is the time. Leave Claudia alone.

Bring her!

Hurry.

Concha, what did you say to my uncle?

If he hasn't told you, I won't do it.

Fine. Let's see if Claudia will tell me.

I'll go with you.

Again with the day laborer.

Father!

Don Víctor, no!

Get up! Don Ramón told me you're work-shy.

Out of the way, you brute! Get away.

Claudia, what's wrong? What hurts?

Okay, it's going to be okay...

What is it? What's happening?

Let's see, move aside.

We need to get her to doctor right now!

-Claudia, it's okay. -Julián! Help me.

Let's go, to the car.

Come on.

María...

María!

María...

María!

Uncle!

Uncle!

Manuel.

Manuel.

Where is Claudia?

Claudia won't be able to come. It's okay.

Tell Claudia she's a Cervantes.

What?

She's...

She's my daughter.

Uncle.

No.

No, Uncle!

Uncle!

Uncle! No...

Are you okay?

I can feel his absence.

I knew that, in his time, my uncle had been a womanizer.

But I never would've imagined that about Claudia.

I think you should've gone to talk to her.

Concha still hasn't told her.

-Don Antón. -Manuel, my condolences to you.

-Thank you. -Ramón was a great man.

-Thank you. Come in, please. -No, I won't take up your time.

I came to introduce you to the new owner of the factory.

We've just come from the notary.

-José. -You know each other?

Good to see you, despite the circumstances.

You have my condolences. María.

New owner?

Yes, the factory is very well situated, and I have a lot of plans for it.

If you already know each other, I have no business here.

I hope you do as well with him as your uncle did with me.

The Cervantes are law-abiding people.

I hope so, Don Antón.

-Take care. -See you later.

First, I want you to know everything will stay the same.

I looked at Don Antón's accounts. I'll buy the same amount of wheat from you.

Those are my plans for the next few years.

As you can see, there's no need to worry.

And one of Don Antón's conditions was that I respect the former clients.

-What do you think? -I think it all looks correct, yes.

The pregnancy's going well.

Yes.

I'm glad. Very glad.

News travels fast in Almería.

Well, I'm part of the family, Manuel.

Sagrario keeps telling everyone she's going to have a grandchild.

Well...

No, keep them.

Really. If you see something that doesn't fit, let me know.

-I'll make Nicolás' dinner. -Yes.

I'm going too.

I rented a house nearby in Sigüenza. I'm going to meet the owner.

Well...

That said, whatever you need...

-Want one? -No.

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

José has us in the palm of his hand.

Why do you say that?

He could stop buying wheat from us any time.

And then we'd have a problem.

He said he'd keep buying the same amount as always.

Yeah. And you believed him, did you?

I think he's having a laugh.

And I doubt he's come just for business.

He said he wanted to buy the factory because it's well situated.

It is well situated, but it's quite far from Almería.

-He wants to be near you. -Manuel.

-What? -What does this matter to us?

-Did you know about this? -That he wanted to buy the factory?

No.

-Sure? -Manuel, I swear I had no idea.

I'm sorry, I believe you.

I'm sorry.

-What? -Yes. I couldn't believe it either.

-Actually, I still don't... -Look...

Your mother and Don Ramón

were together since they were very young.

That son of a bitch was my father?

The man who made me work until I lost my baby was my father?

-Claudia... -You're telling me that?

Claudia,

-calm down. -No, you calm down!

That bastard made us pay a sum we don't have!

He was to blame for my miscarriage!

And now you're telling me he was my father?

You're really telling me that?

Don't hold it against her.

I understand, but she must know my uncle isn't to blame for her miscarriage.

Good morning.

I'm very sorry about Don Ramón. You have my condolences.

Thank you.

They say he had a heart condition.

Yes, for a long time. He kept it very quiet.

We know what he was like.

How are you?

I'm well.

Good.

I got a new job.

I'm grateful to be trusted again.

Well, we're very happy for you, Justa.

Right, María?

We'll be seeing you.

Absolutely.

ANTÓN AND SONS FLOUR FACTORY

-Tell me what you want! -María.

Did you have to buy this factory?

I've made a good deal.

I realized when I came to see you. I did the math and bought it.

Don't take me for a fool.

No.

I came because I love you.

I want to be near you.

-And our child. -Don't say that!

Don't say that, this child is Manuel's!

If you love me so much, stop saying that!

-Please. -Of course.

-Promise me. -You're a married woman.

I promise. This will stay between us.

But you can't stop me thinking it.

You're in time to meet the manager.

I told him to finish his studies, but he insisted on working with me.

María.

-I wanted to see you. -How was your trip?

-Unbelievable. It only took me ten hours. -You throw your degree away for this?

To buy that heap of junk?

Listen,

José offered me an opportunity and I accepted.

-The country's doing well. We must use it. -Where have I heard that before?

Aren't you happy?

Don't you see the the effort I made for you to have a future?

And we thanked you. Many times.

You could've left and you didn't want to.

You made your decision and I made mine.

So don't hold it against me.

You haven't seen each other for a long time.

Shall we have a coffee?

It's crazy how it goes on the straights. It's a rocket. It's unbelievable.

You were right. It flies!

-Hello, Gabi. -Hello, Concha.

Any news from the factory?

Yes, Don Antón told us the new owner has arrived.

The workers are a bit nervous in case there are layoffs.

It's a nice evening. Shall we have a wine outside?

How is Claudia?

Darling, how are you?

You never thought to tell me?

Your mother made me promise never to tell.

But you told him.

I don't know what she saw in a man like him.

Don't talk about her like that.

Look, Ramón wasn't the man you knew.

And your mother was just a little girl when she fell in love with him.

When she had me she wasn't a little girl.

Don Víctor sent Ramón to Zaragoza.

And

they didn't see each other until much later, at a festival.

They slept together,

and she fell pregnant with you.

And then?

Well, your mother realized it was a mistake,

that Ramón was not the boy she had fallen in love with.

He had become like his father.

Don Ramón didn't suspect when Claudia was born?

My sister didn't want anything more to do with him.

So,

She said you were the daughter of a seasonal worker.

And as everyone thought that, he believed it too.

Or wanted to believe it.

Excuse me. Do you know where Galicia Hostel is?

It's just there.

And do they do food?

Better to come here for that. The hostel owner is very nice,

but cooking's not her thing.

That's a shame. As it's "Galicia", I thought they'd do

good stews and things.

No.

Hello.

He's looking for the hostel.

Well, thanks a lot. See you later.

Bye.

I don't any more.

Eat a bit more and then you can go play. Come on.

Have you finished it all?

Off you go, then.

Every day you're more beautiful.

Guillermo is here.

To work in the factory with José.

When did he arrive?

Today.

How do you know?

I went to the factory.

Right.

Why did you go?

To talk to José.

You made me a bit worried.

He assured me that he'll keep buying wheat from the farm.

Right.

Maria, really, this is not the time for you to take care of these things.

Leave it to me, please.

I just did it to make sure that he wasn't going to cheat us.

Did you talk about anything else?

What else would we talk about?

Are you sure he hasn't come with other intentions?

I don't care about his intentions. I only care about you.

Just so it's clear.

What are you thinking about?

Nothing, I'm just thinking over an idea.

When it's clearer, I'll tell you, okay?

Okay.

I am aware that your families live thanks to this factory.

I too was a worker, for a long time. That's why I understand you.

So I want to reassure you.

There won't be any layoffs.

Moreover, my intention is, not too long from now,

to raise all the wages.

I'm not very familiar with flour refining and so on,

so don't be surprised if I confuse wheat with barley.

Just a joke.

Let me introduce Guillermo. He'll be my right-hand man.

He'll talk to you every day.

Exactly.

José will make strategic decisions and manage customer relations.

And I'll be here, with you all.

So, any questions or problems that might come up,

come to me, and we'll sort it out without bothering José.

Finally, I'd like to introduce who'll be in charge of opening and closing,

organizing cleaning shifts...

I guess you all know her.

It's Justa.

And she says, "Same old, same old!"

Know anywhere to get a drink?

Depends what you're looking for.

Have a drink, listen to some music.

The tavern.

Although, if you're looking for girls, there aren't any free ones in town.

R.I.P.

Claudia, wait!

I would've taunted him that I was his daughter.

-Don't talk like that, -I talk how I want, Gabi.

I'll talk about my father however I want.

My aunt says he was speechless when she told the bastard.

Maybe he died of shock.

My love, you have to take the good side of all this.

Which one?

I don't know.

You could ask for compensation, or something.

-What compensation, Gabi? -You should inherit something, I think.

No one knows about it, I'm not on any documents.

There must be a way to get what you're owed.

Come in.

How's everything going? With María?

I have to give her more time.

But I need to know things that could be of use to us.

Over the next few weeks, the Cervantes face many expenses.

Suppliers, day laborers and the like.

Don Ramón always complained about this time of year.

He'd say weeks of low liquidity were coming.

Look, it's him from the other day.

Yeah. He's the new factory manager.

Really?

Well, he's very stylish.

Yeah. I'm sure those pants are comfortable for carrying sacks of flour.

Talking about me?

Maybe.

Is there a problem?

It's the second time.

And it bothers you?

That's enough, Custodio.

María.

It's late. Aren't you coming to bed?

When I finish this.

You can finish tomorrow.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Is it José?

No.

Sure?

No, I was...

I was thinking about Claudia.

Just when we were starting to get along, she has a miscarriage and your uncle dies.

We've grown apart.

It can't be easy to accept that the person you hate the most

was your father.

How are you?

Fine.

I'm going on a trip tomorrow. I'll be gone all day.

I contacted a flour factory in Soria that is much larger than the one here.

I'm going to try to sell them all our grain.

To not depend on José.

Now that my uncle is gone, we'll do things our own way,

don't you think?

I think that's great.

-How are you? -What do you think?

Do you have a moment?

-We haven't spoken for ages. -No.

I'm working two shifts a day to pay the fine, if you remember.

Don't be like that, what happened isn't my fault.

It's mine, then, is it? For being poor.

María, I'm sick of you landowners getting your way.

You've been warned.

Justa.

What are you doing here?

Earning a living.

When you fired me I was left with nothing. The work is easy and José pays well.

-Right. -And I hear a lot of things here.

What do you mean?

I talk a lot with María's ex-boyfriend.

Don't take it badly, Manuel. I care about you.

But I've found out a lot of things about the child María is expecting.

Be very careful with what you say, Justa.

If you don't believe me, there's someone you will believe.

Morning.

That's for getting more dressed up than Conchita Velasco.

Did you put that there?

I asked you a question.

What is it?

-What happened? -Nothing.

-He put the sack there so I'd trip. -Are you sure he did it on purpose?

So we can't do anything.

Next time you have a problem with him, tell me and we'll straighten him out.

Okay, to work.

What is it?

A puncture?

What do you think?

If there's a shop nearby, I can take you.

Are you kidding?

Hey!

What are you about?

You've been provoking me.

-Hi. -Hi.

Staying here, with all the space we have at home...

Well, you didn't exactly give me the warmest welcome.

And I wasn't thinking of staying.

With you two, I mean.

It's the first time I've been on my own,

and I'm enjoying it.

Honestly, it looks pretty good.

You've always had good taste.

Except with music.

Where there's a good song, Rolling Stones be damned, right?

Listen...

Look, your arrival took me by surprise and I didn't react well.

If you don't want to study, I can't stop you.

Do you forgive me?

When I told Luisa I was coming here,

she told me you'd be angry.

Really angry.

You know what I said?

-Even though she's stubborn, it'll pass. -Stubborn?

Me?

Don't disrespect me, you're the little one.

Give me a kiss.

Claudia.

-What's up? -We want to talk to Manuel.

Manuel's away, but he should be back soon.

Why?

This man is my lawyer.

I'm Ramón Cervantes' daughter and I'm claiming my inheritance.

This is my farm.

If you really want to know what's going on between José and María,

come tonight at 9,00,

It'll just be José and I there.

You'll see what I mean.

You listen to me! How many times must I say it?

Don't call here again.

It's okay, this surely can be fixed.

Have you heard from María?

-Why are you talking about Maria now? -I don't know, I just wanted to know.

-Does Manuel know something?

No, he knows nothing.

Don't you think he should know?

You think it's a good idea he knows it's my child?

What's more, I promised María I wouldn't tell anyone.

When were you going to tell me that child may not be mine?

Were you going to lie to me my whole life? Was that your plan?

Manuel, I wanted to tell you.

-Hello? -Manuel knows.

I didn't tell him.

Look who just arrived. Your boss.

He's not bad-looking at all. Are you jealous?

Me?

I want what belongs to me.

I'm absolutely willing to share my land. It's only fair.

Sharing, no way. You've had that land all your life.

-It's my turn now. -Manuel knows everything.

He must've heard us talking yesterday. I think I saw his car.

A clear way for you.

In a few days this may not be ours anymore.

We'd better get used to the idea.

I need help at the farm.

Ask Claudia. It's her family's farm now.

Manuel.

-I'm going to Madrid. -Are you leaving me?

What shall I tell Nicolás?

Make something up. You're a good liar.

Subtitle translation by: Bridget Ochocka