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... it is shut down with three locks

behind a black door..

Hey, stop pestering me!

Don't play hard to get...

you don't play hard to get when you make us pay the colored water you serve us!

Colored water?...

And you, are you visiting?

What's wrong?

Her name was Natalia and I loved her,

she wanted money, she got it.

The middle brother is always left out,

the older brother.. the father figure...

You're late, Badilla

When there's no father...

the youngest is always pampered by his mother...

A priest was peeing by a candle,

along came a nun and said: ""what a good hammer handle"!

-How are you Ms. Rebeca? -Good evening

Welcome to our table, remember I talked to you about Badilla here, Sanitation Chief,

he's helping us with the patent, speeding it up.

Coming here so often, I thought you had forgotten.

Of course not, Ms. Rebequita,

I've been watching how my colleague Valdebenito here,

has been trying to expedite matters...

I have gone there myself, right?

To speed up the patent...

I hope so! Yola!

Serve these gentlemen!

Thank, you Ms. Rebeca, you're so kind.

and the middle child has too many problems not enough affection..

It's been half an hour already

He's really hurting, can't you see?

Just a little more...

Are you going to town?

Mamma is set on it.

The death of all animals is in their fate...

pigs with a knife in their heart,

with dogs, it's hanging,

Iambs...

get theirthroats cut

chickens...

...get their throat twisted, and cows a blow on the head..

And what about humans?

All of the above.

When will ships return to shore

If they have never left the port.

Shadows that grow in the lonely night

Castaways of the world who have lost their hearts.

Boy! Boy!

-Around here, Ms. Rebeca? -Lower,

no, no higher,

yes, yes, a little lower...

Concentrate boy! Did you have breakfast? Nena!

Give this boy some breakfast! What do you mean there's no bread?

No bread there? No bread over here?

Where are you looking for bread, Nena?

Nena!

Did you have breakfast?

Never again did I see him

Never again did his voice say my name

That same voice that said goodbye...

OK, shut up you all..

What are you doing?

None of your business.

No... don't get ideas...

Mauro and I only do business, that's all!

Be careful with him,

he's the type that causes suffering,

you can tell by looking at him.

It depends, if one falls in love...

There's nothing wrong with falling in love!

-nooo -Shut that parrot up!

Drunk parrot!

Men promise and promise till they get it in,

Then, they forget all their promises.

Not all men are like that...

They're all the same, believe me.

So that means we're all going to be old maids like the old lady.

Not me!

I'm going to grab the first one that comes along!

Poppy, sweet poppy, don't be so ingrate,

don't be so ingrate,

Don't leave me alone...

Did you go get the horse?

A long time ago,

Iet's step it up,

before the old lady gets mad!

Avelino, you know me.

You know I haven't forgotten you.

I'm here to tell you,

so you won't pretend you don't know. I already told you,

I'm taking the boys to do their things.

But I have needs too,

I'm still young, Avelino,

and I still have a long way to go,

so you can't tell me anything.

You knowI've taken good care of your boys,

so don't give me any looks

You know I've been devoted, in heart and body,

But it's time to move on.

Well, that's all I came to say, Avelino, my love

I take you in my heart, Avelino,

but you left me all alone and I really needed you.

You ingrate, you deserve it!

Goodbye, Avelino.

Let's go, it's late.

Boys, you up already?

I thought you were already up in the wagon!

We're almost ready, ma'am!

We're late, help your mother, boy!

Let's go!

Mr. Engineer, you knowwhat my real vocation is?

I put makeup on dead people.

What are you saying?

What you heard, I put makeup on dead bodies,

they bring them,

I wash them, get them ready, dress them...

OK, be quiet now.

OK, put this other post over here.

We can't Mr. Renato.

-Why not? -We're out of cement.

But I bought some last week!

Yes, but we're out.

Cortes, stay over here watching.

This country is going to hell, damned lndians.

All these bastards do is drink, never work!

No cement left? You're probably stealing it, as always...

Guess who's installing the light? Renato's here!

I need matches...

oh, the things of the heart....

It's all about money, money...

he loved me, I loved him,

and he left me for a tramp with money.

When I wanted to go back home,

it was too late, I had already left, what an idiot,

and here I was.

What am I going to do, Valentin,

when Nicolasa gets here and sees where I live?

She's my sister!

-I was thinking... -She's my sister!

What if we close up the joint while your sister's here?

How?

I don't know, we can say we're doing repairs, fumigating?

And we change the tablecloths?

And clean the wine stains.

And change the curtains?

And get some flowers

And we dress the girls like ladies.

Ladies? And we'll change all these bums' faces.

Oh, Valentin, I love it when you think!

So do l.

That way, it won't be your birthday everyday.

You're so good, Yola.

It's you who makes it good.

Keep going, keep going.

It's coming, it's coming, but not so hard!

Wait, wait, it's coming...

Don't worry Mr. Roberto, you can come back tomorrow

I'll be back tomorrowthen.

Come on in Mr. Chalo!

How are you Mr. Roberto?

Your baby has such pretty eyes, just like you, Chepita!

No, they're just like his father's!

-How are you Chepita? -Good, and you?

With a lot of work this time of year.

Well, if you'll excuse me.

-Damn, I lost concentration! -It's all right...

Here's the damned bastard!

You got a problem?

Did we sign any papers? Go to hell!

You just wait, Mauricio Valdevenito Valdevenito, You just wait!

-Not so hard, not so hard! -It's coming, it's coming, it's all right.

Out you go!

Don't go, I was coming, don't leave!

Its' all right, hush now.

-Il was almost there. -Yeah, yeah, let's do it.

Meche! I don't go overthere and beat the shit out of because I'm busy, you hear me?

I'm listening, damned bastard!

I'm busy, or I would go overthere and beat the hell out of you,

You hear me?

You know, it never happened before... I mean...

Hush, it's all right.

... Iove me poppy,

poppy Don't let me live so lonely...

Careful with the wagon here.

We should already be there.

Is it far? What do you think?

It's a bad road, how will we get to aunt Rebequita's?

Let's ask.

There's a road.

Is the print here all right?

Let's see, Da Vinci, move over. It's a little crooked

Do it again, it's too small,

The sign has to be visible from all over.

I'll change it then.

Do it over.

Get to work, I'm watching you.

Engineer, wait up!

Mauricio Valdevenito, how are you? I work for the Mayor.

We need everything ready for the inauguration on Friday

Friday? Impossible.

-Why? It is possible. -I've got problems.

-What problems? -II'm out of cement

That's not a problem! I'll get you all the cement you need.

I'll let you use the phone but we need it in two days.

-No, in two days the best I can do is a test. -A test? That's perfect!

Let me buy you lunch, what do you like? Turkey stew?

Fowl? Pickled rabbit? They make it real good!

These are your clothes from now on,

This is yours,

Here's another one, and another.

What convent did you get this from?

Decent clothes won't hurt you.

Get moving lazybones and try them on!

It's what you're going to wear while my sister is here, You hear?

And the business?

I'm going to close down for a few days.

What about ""La Ronca?"

I gave her a week off.

I'm going to do some shopping in town.

and when I come back I don't want to see a single whorehouse ornament in the parlor.

And what about my baby?

Your baby, your baby, always your problems, Chepa!

How should I know? Take him to Dominga's!

You heard me, a decent house! I want a clean parlor,

waxed floors, fresh curtains,

clean windows, and keep them clean!

This damned old hag forgot this is a whorehouse.

""Dress a monkey as you will, it remains a monkey still"...

nothing personal....

-Are you sure? -Yes.

It's pretty here.

Let's make a wish, boys.

... that the angel bestowed on Her, her children sing to Her in one voice,

Amen, Amen, Amen, Mary, Amen.

I want tonight's silence...

...to embrace us

And I want to be sheltered by a moon ray

I want this gloom to fade away

and for you to understand my words

and once we both agree

we'll raise our hands to the world

and thank the Lord

for your love and my love so deep

Honey, where are my cigarettes? I left them in my jacket...

I want tonight's silence to embrace us...

Should we get this stuff down?

Didn't I tell you that we have to ask?

...and for you to understand my words

and once we both agree

We'll raise our hands to the world

and thank the Lord

for your love and my love so deep

and once we both agree

We'll raise our hands to the world

and thank the Lord

for your love and my love so deep

Good afternoon.

Chepa! Chepa!

So, this is like a boarding house, sort of?

Sort of...

And, it's yours?

The business? No, but it's like my home.

So many girls working here, for such few customers.

But we get a lot of business here.

Oh, but what do you do here... specifically?

I sing...

You sing...

Come on over here...

So, you came to visit your Aunt Rebeca.

And? What is your name?

Gilberto

And yours?

Graciano

Yolanda, to serve you.

I used to go to the picture house when I was little.

Do you know how it works?

No, I don't.

There's some little stones...

tiny, but really tiny,

Iike this, so tiny you can't see them with your eyes

but they clash so hard

that they send out sparks,

How did you get here?

In a wagon.

A wagon?

You live close by?

Thousands of sparks in the air...

and that's how electric light works.

And how does it look?

How does it look?

Well, you can't see it in the daytime, it's invisible.

but at night, the light goes into the cables

goes right through the little cables

and it travels through the cable, the cable

until it gets to the light bulb...

Do you want some?

You sure talk pretty.

All right.

So, where are you from?

From Semillero, up the hill, it took us a whole day to get here.

It must be pretty up there.

Talk to the young ladies! Don't be so nervous!

It's quiet and pretty,

there's hills, wheat, cows,

Cows?

We've got pigs too.

And a river.

We have a river up there too.

A river? We've got a river here too.

And I run like a river, I roar like a river!

I think I look like this guy,

This complicates me, Meche, I pay rent.

Just for a few days, while the old lady's relatives are here

She said not to show up.

I went too far,

I know I messed up, I was drunk.

Let go...

I went to the Municipality today

-IAnd? -No one knows your friend Cacho Paragua.

Big deal, you probably just talked to the wrong guy.

Your problem is that you don't have a long-term vision.

What do you mean?

You're only interested in free drinking and eating,

you don't see that if the old hag doesn't get the patent she has to close down the business.

and it can be reopened

by someone who does gets the patent.

Someone with friends at the Mayor's office...

We can go 50/50.

You take it... partner...

Where did Gilberto and Mico go?

Don't worry so much...

""to each, his own".

-so.. you're not alone... -Yes

I mean, no.

What is it, yes or no?

No

I bet you say the same thing to all the girls.

No, I don't know any girls.

Worse, nowyou're going to want to knowthem all.

What for? You're the prettiest.

Let's get married, then.

Let's get married!

I was kidding.

Come on, don't get like that...

How do you expect me to get?

I can't stand to see a sad man.

Sugar

What?

Don't you remember me?

I recognize you, but can't recall from where.

What bad memory, it's me, Renato.

Of course! It's been such a long time!

Twenty years, sugar

Don't I get a hug?

Twenty years? Howtime flies!

I really didn't remember you.

But me...

I could never get you out of my heart.

Aren't you a charmer.

Let's go back, my mother will get mad.

Who? Your mother?

That's right, Ms. Rebeca.

She's your mother?

If you don't care for it, you lose it,

We women have to be open to love and...

oh, Florencia, we passed the kitchen, take this

Leave this here, I'll be right back...

As passionate as ever...

Sugar...

Renato?

Rebeca...

What...

What are you doing here?

-IListen.. -What...

I can explain...

And you, slut, slut!

Nicolaza...

Nicolaza...

Oh, Rebequita...

my love, from a rosebud

my love, I will make you a heart

my love, I will make you a heart

my love, and although it is fine and fragrant

my love, it knows not pain,

my love, from a rosebud

they take it from its stalk, and it feels nothing

even though it walks to its death,

I got confused, you know?

You look so much like your sister...

I got confused, you know?

Open the door, so I can explain, please open the door.

Sugar, please!

Sugar...

Sir, do not worry,

women like desperate men,

and if they can't find them, they create them.

And who are you.. may I ask?

Me?

I am a hermaphrodite.

Glory to the Lord, glory to the pulpit,

glory to the Almighty...

Dear Lord, dear Lord, take pity on me!

I didn't want to...

The girls, the girls are our cousins.

Where did you hear such nonsense?

Chepa told me,

Chepa told me the three were sisters,

and they live with their mother, with Aunt Rebeca.

We're screwed.

Why?

You ignorant!

Don't you know that children come out with pig's tails?

How's it going?

-IDid the old man over there bet? -Yeah.

He's loaded.

Look overthere, a newcomer!

Hey! Come on over here! Come on over!

We were expecting you,

Newcomers are always welcome.

Mauricio Valdevenito Valdevenito

Get yourself over here and have some wine.

And what's your business here, just looking?

You want to bet?

What do you want to do?

""La Pajara" is really good.

That's a damned good mare.

On ""La Pajara" before bets close.

Everyone is betting on that horse.

She can really race.

Damned good mare.

Maria Mercedes, don't you look nice today!

Iook at the pretty women here

What did you say your name was?

Nicolas Morales, to serve you.

Maria Mercedes, she's lived here all her life,

Look at that animal go!

Everyone's crazy about that animal!

You going to jump in?

Don't you overdo yourself now!

300

You won't be sorry,

I tell you, you won't be sorry.

So quiet, with all that money on you.

You won't regret it.

Let me tell you, you won't regret it,

That horse runs like the devil!

Are we ready to go?

Let's get going, excuse me.

How much did you bet, man?

Damned woman, I bring you fresh meat and you look the other way,

What do you think I have you for?

You're going to lose all the money, momma's going to get mad.

Served you the goods on a tray, you filthy good for nothing.

That one over there, nice and healthy!

What's wrong?

Can't you see?

Can't you see I'm cutting the watermelon?

Hello

Hello, how are you?

Which one did you bet on?

On the red one.

I like ""La Pajara"

I like the other one.

I like ""La Pajara"

Valentin! I told you I don't want to be disturbed!

Nicolasa...

my dearest.

Go, go, go!

I won, I won, goddamnit!

Congratulations, my friend!

That mare is for sale, you buying it or not?

All I know is I won!

I'm hopeless,

I always bet on losers.

And you?

Seems you're avoiding me...

HEY!

I'm talking to you!

Are you deaf?

Hey! I'm talking to you, listen to me!

I may be a farmer.... COUSlN,

but I'm no fool!

And you get all rude, do you?

And so, this is a boarding house?

I make a little money with it.

What do you know, and only women.

Well, they pay well.

You've done pretty well.

Not everything that glows is gold.

-Il mean with Renato. -No, no...

Forgive him, Rebeca, forgive him.

It's not a good thing to be alone...

Better alone than in bad company.

But everyone can change

I didn't see you at my husband's funeral...

-Hey Nicolasa -Yeah?

I know I haven't been a good sister, or a good daughter, but

whatever you need,

just ask.

And what's eating him?

He insists that we're cousins.

Everything went to hell!

No way, the old lady's going to hear me out..

Just you wait!

What are you doing, lsaura?

I'm going to tell her to say the truth, don't you see?

I may be a whore, but I'm no fool,

and this is our only chance to have a husband.

Damned old bitch! She'll have to hear me!

Calm down, lsaura!

Damned old bitch! She wants to screw us, open your eyes, damned old bitch!

Control yourself, lsaura!

She's going to have to listen to me!

Put those dishes down you demented girl!

I won't stop until you go out there and say the truth!

You're insane, my sister can't ever know - she'll hate me!

She'll know just the same, I'm telling her!

Nicolas,

would you care for some wine?

Drink up carefully, it kicks...

Cheers!

Shut up already!

... flowers, we make them here,

Ms. Rebeca makes them, from breadcrumbs,

she rolls them, then she paints them too.

-Hey! -What, boy?

The girls...

-What about the girls? -The girls are cousins...

Whose cousins?

Aunt Rebeca's daughters, they're our cousins.

What on earth are you saying!

They're our cousins!

Nicolasa, I would like a word with you...

He told me to...

-And did you tell her? -Yes.

-And what did she say? -She got mad.

You blew it.

You told me to, so I told her...

You blew it!

You blew it!

You think we want to end up like you?

You know,

I'm not so sure...

But this is our only chance of leaving here.

You ungrateful bitches!

I have treated you like daughters...

And I even took you in with a baby!

Don't cry, no one believes you!

And do you lowlife fools think,

that my sister is going to accept you, knowing what you do?

It's as clear as water, honey!

We'll find out soon enough.

Let's eat now.

Did you tell them we're celebrating tomorrow, Valentin?

We're having a party tomorrow night, because we're getting light.

Let there be light!

Hurrah for light!

Isaura, pass the boys, please.

Nicolasa, I need to tell you something about us...

-I already know it all. -IHow?

Valentin told me all about it.

What did you do?

First they told me this was a tavern,

Then they told me it was a boardinghouse,

Then they said it wasn't a boardinghouse, but a restaurant,

Then, they're cousins, that the people here...

Goddamn it, Valentin!

I have well-paid kitchen help,

I have well-paid waitresses that talk behind my back!

always lying about me...

And you Rebeca, you ought to be proud of yourself,

It's a right nice gesture to have adopted these poor girls.

Oh, you told her...

Yes, I could not help myself...

I had to tell Nicolasa...

So that she will know, like I do,

who you really are.

So...

We aren't cousins, then?

That's what he's saying, boy.

Don't just sit there, you three dumb boys!

Get up and give Aunt Rebeca a good hug!

Your boys are so nice...

Well, and can we eat this now?

Of course, help yourselves, go ahead...

How dare you?

I'm calling Valentin...

Valentin!!!... Va....

You kept it....

All these years,

I kept it next to my heart,

Each night

it reminded me of my mistake

I am not the same

Neither am l

But I can...

When will ships return to shore

if they have never left the port

Shadows that grow in the lonely night

Castaways of the world that have lost their hearts

bridges and ropes, where the wind howls,

Coal carriers that will never set sail

Grim cemetery for dying ships

that dream that they sail into the sea.

All right Pedrito, put it up

on the side, higher!

What are you doing here?

What is your name, sir?

-IMoises. -Moises, and what are you doing here?

Putting up the light sign, sir.

-What light? -Mayor's orders.

I've said it over 20 times: this is a test!

Get that thing out of here!

Why can't they understand? It's a test.

It will be on for just a while,

get it out!

When we have our business, it'll always be like this.

There's just one problem,

the Patents Chief wants money to give us the business.

And where will we get it?

Scratch me here, hard, here, harder.

Here? Like this?

I have an idea, but it depends on you.

Here is a riddle: what do women like best, money or love?

Rebeca

Rebeca, I need to know what's going to happen when this circus is over

How should I know? It was your idea.

Yes, but in your benefit, Or did you forget?

My sister's leaving soon.

She leaves tomorrow, probably with the girls, everyone's leaving tomorrow

And since when does the barn keeper have to give explanations to the cows?

-Did we sign anything? -INo

Worry about yourself,

And I'll take care of myself.

What are these girls thinking...

First it was all lovey-dovey, and now, nothing.

Town girls are like that, all the same.

And how come you know so much?

That girl's eating from your hand...

I don't know...

Chepa told me that if I really knew her...

y no queria na casarme con ella

-Why would she say that? -Il don't know...

Damn, they're complicated!

Seems you liked the mare, friend.

you have to hurry, the owner will only wait till tomorrow.

I don't have any money.

Well, I know someone who can get you at least half, what do you say?

I have some cows,

some cows my Grandpa left me, is all.

Young man, sometimes in life a man has to take risks.

I don't know.

I have to talk to my brothers,

But after your brothers hear about the profit, you'll look like a prince

Well, I know someone who considers you a prince,

Someone who is very impressed by you,

and said she wants to see you again.

What do you mean?

I'm telling you...

You want to see her?

Do you think the old lady will have a fit cause we're putting everything back?

It's for the light party!

to shelter us...

We will raise our hands to the world

And thank the Lord

For your love and my love so deep.

Nicolas, Nicolas!

-What's wrong? -Have you seen Nicolas?

He must have gone out.. hey, stop, stop, what's wrong?

I have a feeling.

I dare look at you in your sleep

so...

soul of my soul

I watch over your sleep.

What are you doing here?

I was brought by your eyes

Where will they take me? I don't know

So... you're a poet.

I'm an expensive woman foryou.

This is all I have All I have is yours,

Yours.

Come...

Come with me.

I can't get my feet in the mud.

Take your clothes off

Oh, my old clothes back!

Nowthat shows off your body!

It wasn't so bad!

-Can I borrowyour shoes? -Over there...

The old hag!

It was you!

You scared me!

I'm leaving with Nicolas and you should do the same

You're throwing away a good chance.

Are you crazy?

Going back to sheep and cow shit.

I won't get to wear my shoes, and they were expensive

And you?

I'm not going.

You stupid hayseed! It's your chance to give your son a father!

He doesn't know I have a baby.

And what are you waiting for? He's no devil!

All right, Stop scolding us!

You leave with the first dirt farmer that comes along, that you don't even know!

After the party, I'm leaving with Nicolas. You still have time to think.

Who do you think you are, you filthy whore, to boss us around?

What is wrong with you?

Damned hayseed, drunken whore...

Get the hell away!

Get the hell out!

Like an idiot, I waited twenty years,

night after night I dreamt Renato would be back

and ask me to forgive him

-Well, and that's how it happened. -lt happened,

that I'm horny and fell for him again,

that he said two things, three things,

and I believed his every word.

That's what happened. that I'm an idiot.

Move!

Move, can't you see I'm talking?

Have you ever used a candle to look for something?

It's stupid, candles light upwards.

What a stupid, song ""looking with a candle"

Let's go after the meat

...at the ladies' whorehouse.

Would you like me to pinch your foot?

But it's because you can't wear a dress like this!

You look like you're alone...

Are you alone?

Son, come here.

-I Give this to Renato. -I to whom?

Renato, the one with the hat, the engineer

Don't tell him I sent you.

Tell him to come to the light party

- Who are you kicking out? - I'm kicking you out.

More respect for your clients, you ugly queer.

Out you go, out!

You smoke too much, Rebeca.

I'm all grown up, Nicolasa

Drink your wine, what's with her?

Girl, change that face.

My boy's on his way

Problem is, he's forgetful, that boy.

Smoke a cigarette, and change that face!

Isaura!

He's forgetful, he's been living in the hills too long,

Nicolasa, you never bring them to town

How are you? Have a seat, Engineer.

Ask them to play a ""cueca" then.

Start playing!

Rebequita, come over here.

In the ship of my life

I haven't been able to sail, not even adrift

I haven't been able to sail, not even adrift

and no matter how much I have tried

I always end up shipwrecked and adrift

in the ship of my life

your heart seems impossible to reach,

on the sand where my ship runs aground

and is adrift

your heart, is an impossible sea

in my ship and you are my storm

your heart, is an impossible sea I am adrift

in my ship and you are my storm

your hair entangled in the waves that break down on me, adrift

I will never be able to love you, I am shipwrecked.

Take your hat off

Valentin!

Are the gentlemen served? Because this is a decent house.

Very well served, Rebequita.

I'm here with the Sanitation Chief,

He's about to send in his report.

-IAnd when will he send it out? -Almost ready,

two signatures, and it's out.

-And that report sends itself out? -Chepa!

I like Chepita

She's so hot...

Hey Rebeca,

and these are your friends? Who are they, Rebeca?

Them? Friends, them?

No, they're not friends, they're from the Municipality.

I really like these young hips.

Stop it!

Don't get silly, and you?

Get away from me, damn it!

What are you doing?

You want to ruin the business?

calm down.

You already ruined the business, you damned whore.

Oh, these kids!

So... we'll meet again...

Let go of me!

Graciano is my boyfriend and we're getting married!

You're making me cry!

the groom, the groom, look at his cute nose...

Love is so nice, when it grows between people.

We each have our own story.

the groom

the groom and the bride

Whoever heard of a wedding in a whorehouse!

The light....

Get them out, out!

Run, run

Let go of me!

Out you go you dirty whore!

Damned old hag!

Yeah, wait and see how damned I can be!

I was just smoking a cigarette, honey.

Damned madwoman!

Careful with that, it's delicate.

Put it over here better.

Hold on back there.

The bags are becoming undone, they're falling.

Nicolas!

Nicolas, where are you going?

Nicolas!

Nicolas!