Original subtitles

[ Bird Chirping]

[ Crow Squawks]

[ Crow Squawking In Distance]

[ Bird Chirping In Distance]

[ Crows Squawking]

[ Thunder Rumbling]

[ Gunshot]

[ Thunder Rumbling]

[ In K'iche' ] Arturo, do we meet tonight?

Tonight at the old hacienda.

- [ In Span/sh ] Good-b ye. - [ In Spanish ] Good-bye.

[Turkey Clucks, Gobbles ]

[ Woman] Rosa!

[ In K'iche' ] Get away from that house!

Yes, Mama. I'm coming.

[ In K'iche' ] Don't bother those old sisters. Just leave them alone.

The door was open. I thought I might see them.

You only see them when you don't expect it.

Now help me. Your father and brother will be home soon.

[ Squawking ]

[ Man, In Spanish] You see, you're a smart man.

You know that Arturo Xuncax isn't your friend.

None of them are your friends.

They don't respect old customs.

They'll just ruin you.

It's horrible.

Think of your family.

Now let's stop wasting time. Tell rne where they're meeting.

♪♪ [ Children Singing, Faint]

[ In K'iche' ] At the old hacienda - tonight.

[ Bells Jingle]

[ Dogs Barking]

♪♪ [ Folk]

[ Dog Barking]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

[ In Spanish ] It's Don Goyo. I love his music.

Come, sit down.

♪♪ [ Continues]

Are Pedro and Josefita coming?

Yes, they'll be here soon.

Arturo...

are you really going out tonight?

Yes, probably.

♪♪ [ Continues]

- [ Chattering ] - ♪♪ [ Continues]

- [ No Audible Dialogue ] - ♪♪ [ Continues j

[ Child Cries]

[ Insects Chirping]

[ Dog Barking]

[ In Spanish ] That's it - the old hacienda.

We'll go on foot from here.

Then we'll spread out.

[ Laughing]

In the U.S., even the poorest people have toilets...

just like Don Rodrigds!

You flush it and everything vanishes instantly!

You can really pee in style there!

[ Man Shouts]

It's always “the north” with you! Can't you talk about anything else?

I love hearing about the north.

Good. [ In K'iche' ] We hear about it enough!

[ In Span/sh ] Bu! ifs true. There's a l0! of money there.

I've heard from my friends - all the people that have left.

And you can see on TV how it is up there.

That's right.

Even the poor people have their own cars.

So, how do you know so much about the north?

For ten years, Don Rodrigds cook has been giving me...

all of her old Good Housekeeping magazines.

Ah.

Ten years I've been reading them.

I know plenty.

- ♪♪ [ Continues] - [ Crowd Chattering]

[ Knocking]

Excuse me.

Go ahead.

Sweethearts?

Really? How romantic!

How are you, Rosita?

I'm fine, Luis.

I brought you this cinnamon candy.

Oh, thank you. I love it.

- [ Insects Chirping] - [ Animal Hooting]

[ Dog Barking In Distance]

[ Animal Hooting ]

[ Chattering ]

Well, excuse me, but I'm going out for a while.

- Stay and enjoy yourselves. - [ Man Speaks Spanish]

Stay here, please.

It's so late.

I have to go.

- [ Crowd Chattering] - ♪♪ [ Continues]

Lupe.

Don't worry. He can take care of himself.

Comad re.

Come on. Sit down with us.

- Good night, Rosita. - Good night.

Papa'.

Mama is afraid.

Do you have to go out tonight?

Your mother knows how things are here.

She doesn't want trouble.

And that's fine, but...

we can't go on this way anymore.

I'm afraid as well.

So am I.

But sometimes you have to fight for your land.

There is no choice.

The rich came here. They're not from here.

They came looking for good land.

No one fights over bad land.

That's why they took our land.

Because this is good land!

I'll tell you something, Enrique...

that my life has taught me.

I've worked in Mexico.

I've worked on plantations at the coast.

I've worked in many places...

and everywhere it's the same.

For the rich, the peasant is just a pair of arms.

That's all. We are just arms to do their work.

They treat their animals better than us.

For many years we've been trying to make the rich understand...

that the poor have hearts and souls.

That we feel. That we are people, and we're all equal.

Papa'.

Let me go with you.

No, Enrique.

The time will come soon...

but not yet.

Go home.

Tell your mother not to worry.

I'll be home soon.

♪♪ [ Continues]

[ Crowd Chattering ]

[ Bell Jingling]

[ Man ] But where can we get guns?

[Arturo ] We can run them through Chiapas, just like other contraband.

The guerrillas on the coast will help us.

- Yes, he's right! - No, wait -

[ Chattering]

- ♪♪ [ Continues] - [ Crowd Chattering]

[ In K'iche' ] Protect him, Virgin Mother.

[ Men Chattering]

Arturo's right. It's impossible to be neutral anymore.

- [ Gun Cocks] - [ Chattering Continues]

Run!

- [Baby Crying j - [ Machine Gun Fire ]

[ Machine Gun Fire Continues]

Let's go.

[ Gunshot]

- That Indian bastard killed the Puma. - [ Man Speaks, indistinct]

[ Footsteps Approaching]

[ Gasps ]

[Grunting]

[Sighs]

♪♪ [ Drum Beating]

♪♪ [ Men Singing In K'iche']

♪♪ [ Singing Stops]

♪♪ [ Drum Beating]

♪♪ [ Singing Resumes]

[ Coughs ]

[ Woman Sobs ]

[ In K'iche' ] ♪ It is not true ♪

♪ That we come here to live ♪

♪ We come only to sleep, to dream ♪

♪ All things are lent to us ♪

♪ We are only on Earth in passing ♪

♪ Tomorrow or the next day ♪

♪ As you desire, giver of life ♪

♪ We shall go home to you ♪♪

[ Thunder Rumbles]

[ Crow Squawks]

[ Rooster Crows]

[ Horse Whinnies]

[Baby crying J

- [ Ringing Continues] - [ Crying Continues]

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

- [ Woman Chanting In K'iche'] - [ Baby Crying]

[ Chanting In K'iche' ]

- [ Tarp Rust/es] - [ Man Groans]

[ Chanting Continues ]

[ Man, In Spanish] Okay. Take this shit away.

[ Gunshot]

- [ Bell Ringing] - [ Machine Gun Fire]

My mother. Where's my mother?

[ Chattering In Spanish ]

- We'll take care of you. You'll stay here with us. - We'll protect you.

Forget about your mother. The army's taken her away.

No! My mother, no! [ In K'iche' ] It's not true!

- [ Spanish ] And Enrique! - We don't know anything about him.

The soldiers are coming! They're coming!

[ Spanish ]

Quick! We've got to hide her!

[ Spanish ]

They're leaving! Papa! They're leaving!

[ Continues In Spanish]

[ In Spanish ] Mama! Papa! The soldiers are leaving!

[ Birds Chirping]

[ Enrique] Rosa.

[ In Spanish ] I thought they had taken you.

I was hiding in the canyon. They didn't see me.

I was so afraid. I kept hearing the guns.

[ In K'iche' ] Mother -

Mother -

[ In Spanish ] They took her.

Yes, I know.

The soldiers will be back, Enrique.

I'm afraid.

People are leaving the village.

I have to leave too.

As long as I'm here, I put all of you in danger.

You're going?

But where?

To the north.

El norte.

But I need money.

Ask our godmother.

See if she can help me.

Meet me tomorrow night in our house.

Be careful.

- [ Crickets Chirping] - [Animal Hoots]

[ Rooster Crows]

[ Rooster Crowing]

[ Chickens Clucking]

Don Ramén!

Don Ramén!

So you're still alive. I'm amazed.

I hid in the canyon.

Okay, let's talk.

[ Enrique j You know a lo! about' What goes on.

I need help.

Right now your life isn't worth five cents.

They'll be back for you.

Today, tomorrow...

the next day.

They'll hunt you down and find you.

You can't escape. It's a fantasy.

Yes, I can. I'm going to go north.

That's why I came here.

You've been there before. You can help me!

It's a long journey.

You need money, and a lot more luck than you've had up to now.

You need big balls...

and the protection of God and all the saints.

But I guess you have to go.

Because if you stay here...

the only way you can hide from the army is by turning into a flea.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

[ Clock Ticking]

[ Birds Chirping]

[ Clock Ticking]

Rosita, what can we do?

Enrique's life is in danger here.

Enrique is leaving.

He's going north.

And I'm going with him.

To the north?

Is everything arranged?

We don't have money, Godmother.

Help us, please.

Of course I'll help you.

Wait.

Rosita...

I've always wanted to go north...

ever since I was a little girl.

But I'll never go. I'm too old now.

Entonces.

These are my savings.

Now go to the north for me.

Remember. You have to pretend to be Mexican.

Otherwise, if you're caught, they'll send you right back here...

and that's your death.

It's hard to pretend to be Mexican.

Use your head before they cut it off.

Okay, say something like a Mexican.

Tell me it's a hot day.

[ Chuckles Nervously] It's a - No.

It's a hot day.

Oh, God!

You won't get a mile past the border!

Say it's a “fucking” hot day.

Mexicans are always saying “fuck.”

“Fuck” here, “fuck” there.

If you don't say “fuck” all the time...

they'll know you're not Mexican!

And if they ask where you're from...

say Oaxaca, Mexico.

Most people can't tell the difference.

They think all Indians look alike.

Do you know a good coyote?

Yes. A good one.

Without him, you won't get across.

And remember...

that the border between Mexico and the United States...

is like a war zone.

Remember.

[ Spanish ]

[ Cricket Chirping]

[ Door Opens]

Rosa.

What are you doing?

I'm going with you.

With things the way they are now?

And you're a woman.

And you're a man.

They kill them both the same here.

But it's so dangerous.

Ramén says it's like a war.

I probably won't make it.

And with you -

[ In K'iche' ] My sister's crazy. Everyone is crazy.

[ In Spanish ] There's no other way, Enrique.

When the soldiers come back, they'll take me.

I'm afraid.

I'm so afraid.

But the money? We don't have enough.

And your sweetheart?

The past is gone forever, Enrique.

[ In K'iche' ] I've lost my father... and my mother.

And when I thought you were gone...

I never felt so alone.

I won't let you leave me.

We have to stay together, whether we live or die.

You're my whole family now.

[ In K'iche' ] Yes. You're right, Rosita.

We have to stay together.

[ In Spanish ] But we're not going to die.

We're going to live!

And in the north, we won't be treated this way.

We'll make a lot of money.

We'll have everything we want.

And we'll return one day.

We'll have good luck now.

I'm sure of it!

[ Dog Howls, Barks In Distance]

Wait. There's something I must do.

- What? - I must do it alone.

- Wait for me at the edge of town. - All right. But hurry.

I Will.

♪♪ [ Women Singing In Spanish]

[ Match Lights]

[ In K'iche' ] For my father.

For my mother.

And for my village.

♪♪ [ Continues]

♪♪ [ Singing Ends]

[ Dog Barking]

[ Animal Screeches ]

[ Woman] Rosa.

Rosa.

[ In K'iche' ] Where are you going, Rosa?

Rosa, where are you going?

Rosa, are you all right?

Rosa. Rosa.

Rosa.

[ Wind Gusts]

[ Footsteps Approaching]

[ Dog Barking]

[ In Spanish ] What's the matter? Are you all right?

No, no. I'm fine. Let's hurry.

- Let's go... to the north. - [ Chuckles ]

♪♪ [ Women Singing In Spanish]

[ Insects Chirping]

- ♪♪ [ Continues] - [ Dog Barking, Howling]

♪♪ [ Singing Ends]

[ Bird Chirping]

[Tire Pops]

[ In Spanish ] Motherfucking tire!

Goddamn tire! Fucking son of a bitch!

Piece of shit.

[ Mutters ]

What the hell?

What the fuck are you doing there?

Cat got your tongue?

Little tramps.

Where are you going? What direction?

Same way you're going.

Same way? Where are you from?

- Oaxaca, Mexico. - Oaxaca?

[ Mutters In Spanish ]

So you're from Oaxaca, eh?

You're really fucked-up.

You're coming from where we're going to!

Idiots!

Oaxaca is 300 kilometers ahead!

[ Spanish ]

Guatemalans, aren't you?

GOT you] [ LaUghs ]

Just help me fix this damn tire...

and then I'll give you a mother of a ride.

How did you get across the border?

They've got fuckloads of soldiers there, so when you try to cross - [ Raspberry ]

Yes, but Enrique knows the mountain paths.

Bueno. [ Chuckles ]

Done some smuggling, huh?

You like Mexican music?

Yes, I like it.

It's the best!

- [ Clicks 1 _ ♪♪ [ Men singinQ In Spanish]

Hey, motherfucker!

Move your ass!

That's why God gave you one!

[ Horn Honking]

[ Cries]

[ No Audible Dialogue]

[ Crying Continues]

[Baby crying J

[Baby crying J

- [ Crying Continues] - [ Woman Speaking Spanish]

I can't stand drafts! Can't you understand?

Goddamn Indians! You should die for this!

Old fart. [ Chuckles ]

[ Coyote Howling]

[ Man Speaking, Faint] Enrique Xuncax.

[ Engine Idling]

Enrique Xuncax.

[ Passenger Snoring ]

[ Coyote Howling In Distance]

You can't escape me this time, you bastard!

[ Groans ]

- [Baby Crying] - We're here - Tijuana.

The shit-hole of the world.

[ Chattering]

[ Chattering ]

Come on. I'm a good coyote.

Hey, only $300 to the north!

I'm the one! Come on.

I'm bold. I'll take you there on the wings of destiny!

Don't be left behind!

Come on, miss. I'll take you to the north.

Come here! Don't miss out!

Let's cross the border! Don't be left behind!

I'll take you for $300 each!

It's the ultimate for the poor! Let's go, “little chicks” - north!

You won't have to sleep on the floor.

Not like here, where you're dying of hunger.

It's the land of money...

where you'll find beautiful houses, big cars.

It's the most beautiful thing in life!

Come with me, to the north!

[ Men Laughing, Chattering]

What a pair of dummies.

Don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

- [ Laughing ] - Dumb as animals.

[ Laughing Continues]

What's going on here?

Jaime, these donkeys just arrived.

They're looking for their coyote, but they don't have his address. [ Laughs ]

They think they're in their little village, the jerks! [ Laughs ]

What a couple of turkeys!

Yeah, too bad they're not smart like all of you geniuses, huh?

If you're so brilliant, what are you doing here in Tijuana, barefoot?

Come on! Get out of here! Leave them alone!

[ Both Speaking Spanish ]

Don't mind those idiots.

Just arrived?

- Where are you from? - We're from Oaxaca.

I'm from Zacatecas.

- My name is Jaime. - I'm Enrique.

- This is my sister, Rosa. - It's a pleasure.

Who are you looking for?

Raimundo Gutierrez.

A friend of someone in our village.

- Do you have his address? - Yes -

We had it.

But he doesn't live here anymore.

I see.

Do you have any money?

Well, yes.

A lot?

Yes... I think so.

Let me give you some advice.

Don't give it to anybody.

You'll need it when you get to the north, understand?

And about finding your friend...

I'd help you, but...

I'm crossing tonight.

Maybe you want to stay and look for your friend.

But if you want to cross, you can try your luck with me.

♪♪ [ Radio: Mexican]

Yes, we'd like to!

It's not that hard, believe me.

Do you want a place to stay until we leave?

If we're going tonight, yes.

- Here, stay in here. - No.

What if the owner comes back?

Rosa, look around you.

This is a “lost city” - people come and g0.

No one knows or cares how many people are here.

And no one owns anything here.

At dusk, I'll come for you, and we'll cross.

- All right? - [ Both ] All right.

- See you later. - [ Enrique ] Uni/I tonight.

I told you we'd be lucky!

Imagine, meeting someone like him on our first day here.

You're easily impressed.

Oh. And you can't appreciate good luck, even if it comes up and bites you.

It's so hot and dusty.

It's not like San Pedro.

What are you saying?

Are you homesick? Would you rather be in San Pedro?

I just said it was hot, that's all.

I'm not homesick.

I don't want to be in San Pedro. I'm not thinking about that.

If you think about things like that, you'll go crazy.

Okay, forget it. We won't talk about it anymore.

Go to sleep, because tonight you won't be able to.

[Baby crying J

- [ Horn Honking] - [ Baby Crying]

- Rosa. - Mmm.

Do you suppose all these people...

are trying to go north like us?

Yes, I think they are.

That's a lot of people.

Go to sleep. If you worry about that...

you'll go crazy even faster than if you think about San Pedro.

You're so practical, Rosa.

- Go to sleep. - Oh!

[ Horn Honking]

This is the hole. Careful. Be as quiet as cats.

- [Man On Radio] 101 to 303. - [ Man #2 On Radio] Go ahead.

[ Owl Hooting]

I'll be right back. Wait here.

[ Owl Hooting]

[ Dog Barking]

He's just peeing.

[ Enrique Groans]

[Grunts]

[ Groans, Coughs]

[ Screams ]

[ Groans ]

Robbing you is a pain in the ass!

You're a mean motherfucker!

How much dough do you have anyway?

Dough?

Money, idiot! Can't you speak Spanish?

Ah?

- Twenty dollars. - What?

I'll be fucked!

You said you had a lot!

- That is a lot. - Go t0 he/I/

Now I've had my balls busted for a lousy 2O bucks!

Motherfucker.

- [ Chatter On Police Radio] - [ Twig Snaps]

[ Man] Don't move!

[ In English ] Looks like we got us a couple of wets there, man.

[ Man #2] Oh, look at that. They're just kids.

[ Enrique] Oaxaca, Mexico.

- [ Phone Rings] - [ Typing]

[ In Spanish ] Yes, Oaxaca also.

[ In English ] I think these kids might not be from Mexico.

I think they might be from Central America.

How do we find out, genius?

I've got a system.

First we ask them if they can read and write.

Yeah.

Then we'll ask them to sing the Mexican national anthem.

Yeah?

Well, if they can't sing it, then we know they didn't learn to read or write in Mexican schools.

[ In Spanish ] Do you know how to read and write?

[ In K'iche' ] Why does he want to know that?

[ In K'iche' ] I don't know...

but I think it's a trick.

We'd better lie.

- What are they saying? - I don't know.

They're not speaking Spanish. They must be speaking some kind of Indian language.

- Well, what the fuck good are you? - [Enrique ] No.

[ In Spanish ] We can't read or write.

- They don't know how to read and write. - Well, that's some great system you got there.

Okay.

[ In Spanish ] Show me exactly where you are from.

[ In Spanish ] What the fuck?

What's this fucking thing you're showing me?

What the fuck are you talking about?

- I d0n't know. He sounds like a Mexican to me. - Oh, hell. I can't pin 'em down.

Send 'em back to Tijuana. Who cares?

Oh, hey, man. You gotta learn to lose.

Grow up.

[Baby crying J

[ Woman Speaking Spanish]

[ In Spanish ] Come and get your sweet rolls!

Hot tamales! How many do you want?

[ Spanish ]

Hey! Thief! Goddamn thief!

Police!

- Lazy bastards! What are you laughing at? - [ Baby Crying ]

♪♪ [ Speakers: Mexican]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

I'm looking for Raimundo Gutierrez.

- Raiwnundo. - [ Cash Register Bell Dings]

I'm Raimundo.

- I want to go north. - You're wasting your time, kid.

I stopped being a coyote a while ago.

It's too dangerous.

I don't take anyone across. No one!

Wait. I'm a friend of Ramén Mufioz.

He gave me your name.

♪♪ [ Continues]

Seems like you haven't eaten in a week.

♪♪ [ Jukebox: Man Singing In Spanish]

But you're lucky. You're alive.

Can you help us?

Ramén is a good friend of mine.

I owe him some favors.

I guess I'll have to help you.

I suppose you don't have much money.

I won't charge you much. I'm doing it for Ramén.

But you have to give me something.

- There's a lot of expenses. - How much?

About $100.

There's gas, food, hotel.

Don't worry.

We'll get the money.

Your sister. Is she strong?

I think she's stronger than both of us together.

Good.

Because I'm not going to take you through the mountains.

Too risky.

There's one other way.

The tunnels.

And it's horrible.

The old sewer tunnels that connect Tijuana with the other side.

They haven't been used for years...

so they're empty.

The safest ones are the smallest.

But you have to crawl on your hands and knees for miles.

It's safer than the mountains...

but it's really hell.

You can't hear anything.

You can't see.

And the stink -

It's safer.

But most people would rather go through the mountains...

and risk getting robbed or shot!

[ Cat Yowling]

[ Dog Barking]

Rosa.

Look what I have for you.

- Some fruit and a sweet roll. - [Enrique Speaks Span/sh ]

I brought something for you too.

- A steak! - Enrique.

Where did you get that?

I had a big lunch...

with Raimundo Gutierrez!

- You found him! - [ Laughs ] Yes!

And he's going to take us north!

There's just one thing.

We have to get $100.

This is pure silver.

This will get us the money.

Mother's necklaces?

No.

No, we can't sell them.

Enrique.

If we want to go north...

there's no other way.

[ Fly Buzzing ]

[ Seagull Squawks]

It will seem like you'll never get out.

But I want you to keep going.

And when you get to the other end, I'll be there waiting.

I promise.

[ Seagull Squawking]

[ Spanish ]

May the Virgin take care of you.

[ Spanish ]

[ Screams ]

What's that?

I think it's a dead cat.

Come on.

- [ Soft Rumbling] - [ High-pitched Screeching, Faint]

- [ Rumbling Stops] - [ Screeching Stops]

[ Both Panting ]

[ High-pitched Screeching]

[ Squeaking ]

[ Screams, Sobs ]

[ Screaming, Crying ]

[ Gasping ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Groaning ]

- [ Squeaking] - [Enrique Groans ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Screams, Groans ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

[ Screams ]

[ Both Screaming ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Rosa Whimpering]

[ Gasps ]

Rosa, are you all right?

[Whimpering]

Yes, Enrique.

Let's go. We have to keep going.

I can see the end!

[ Panting ]

[ Helicopter Departs ]

[ Enrique Laughing]

[ Panting Continues ]

It's me.

- Raimundo. - Of course.

I said I'd be here, and here I am.

Just like I promised.

I brought you some sandwiches.

You've got a first-class coyote!

[ Chuckles, Speaks Spanish ]

Rosita, come here!

That's San Diego.

Pretty, isn't it?

From here, it's easy.

Tomorrow we'll be in Los Angeles.

♪♪ [ Ranchers-z ]

[ Dog Barking]

[ Raimundo, In English] How about these two, eh?

- [ Man, In English] They married? - No. They're brother and sister.

Son de Guatemala.

[ In English ] Guatemala? Big deal!

I get 'em from Guatemala, Salvador, Nicaragua.

They coming in from all South America.

Us Mexicans are beginning to be a regular minority around here.

Give you 75 bucks for the girl, nothing for the guy.

- Hey, Monty, wait a minute. What the hell's going on here? - No lie, hvano-

Things have changed since your last time here. I got men coming out of my ears.

Every morning they line up for day labor, huh?

Now, don't get me wrong.

He can stay and take his chances with the rest of the men...

as long as he pays his rent.

But I can't pay you for the guy.

Monty, I brought them across as a favor to an old friend.

I didn't charge them a dime.

So you got a good heart, huh?

You sleep good tonight. That's your reward.

Seventy-five bucks for the girl, or take 'em back.

[ Radio: Man Speaking Spanish]

[ Speaks Spanish ]

Good.

Raimundo.

You and me, we're public servants, huh?

The whole goddamn economy would collapse like that...

if it wasn't for the cheap labor we bring in, huh?

I suppose so, man.

- Isuppose so. - Good.

[ Monty Patting Raimundds Back]

- ♪♪ [ Ranchera] - [ Nearby Residents Chattering]

Nice, huh?

Stove.

Good refrigerator.

Huh?

Mira, lknow.

[ In Spanish ] Very simple...

but very comfortable and very safe!

Muy seguro, huh?

Rosa, I'll come for you in the morning. [ English] Okay?

- [ Spanish ] Yes. - [ English ] Good.

Good night.

- [ Spanish ] Good night. - [ Spanish ] Good night.

[ English ] Yeah. Good night.

[Laughs]

[ Radio: Man Continues In Spanish]

- [ Plane Passing Overhead] - [ Chattering Continues]

[ Baby Fussing]

[ Flushing ]

[ In Spanish ] Josefita was right.

We have a flush toilet.

And we have electric light.

Now all we need to do is to buy a new car without money.

[ Chuckles ]

[Laughing]

AY-

Josefita and her crazy stories.

[ Chattering In Spanish ]

[ In English ] Come on, let's go. Let's go. Let's go, let's go.

[ Sewing Machines Humming]

[ Man, In English ] Sheis a new girl. You teach.

Show iron.

- Iron. - Ah, you want that I should show to her.

Ah, okay. Si.

Same as you.

S/j don't worry about nothing. S/j s/j s/f Okay, okay. [ Spanish ]

- All the same. - S/j s/I Okay, okay, Mr. Chung.

- [ In Spanish ] What's your name? - Rosa.

I'm Nacha.

Look, when you get a bundle to iron...

find the ticket that says “pressing.”

Ah.

Tear it out and keep it.

Look.

They'll pay you 3O cents - American money -

for each piece.

- Understand? - Mm-hmm.

And be careful. This is steam.

[ Chattering In Spanish ]

[ Children Squealing, Chattering]

[ In English] Hey, you. You. Are you looking for work?

" YOu! _ d Yo?

Out of the 5O guys who are standing around here, I want you.

[Sighs ] Just what I'm in the mood for - a game of charades.

You work? Work?

Work! Work!

Work. Work!

Yes! Yes. 8/1 Work.

I- Yes! Yes! ' [ Laughlng 1 All right! All right!

- We're maKmg some progress. - Si. Si.

Hey, wait a minute. How much?

How much?

Look.

One day. One day.

" Right? ' Yes! Yes!

[ Laughing ] Okay, kid, let's get going!

You look great. Just great.

Christian Dior couldn't make you look better.

Carlos.

[Woman Laughs ]

[ No Audible Dialogue]

[ In Spanish] Look!Look!

What?

Look at those ladies. They're like something in a magazine!

[ In English ] These are too loose. This is no good.

- Yes, but these are good. - No.

[ In Spanish ] And I don't look like a model?

- No. - Iron.

Because you look normal.

[ Woman, In English] It has to be done over, done tighter.

[ Chung] We do good job always.

- [ Man Shouting] Immigration! - [Women Screaming]

- [ In Spanish] Run! - [ Screaming Continues ]

♪♪ [Whistling ]

- [Phone Ringing] - Shit.

Montezuma, they are taking away everybody!

Jesus Christ.

Montezuma, I lose “everything's”!

Yeah? Well, who gives a goddamn p/nche fuck about your business?

What am I gonna do with all the babies they left behind here?

- [ Babies Crying] - Yeah.

Good! Good. Good.