Mamitas (Full Movie) Latino drama in middle-class L.A.

- [Grunts] - WHO WANTS IT? WAIT UNTIL THE WHISTLE. READY? ONE... TWO... [Whistle blows] [balls bouncing] [indistinct shouting] [whistle blows] - SOMEONE CATCH HIM.

- I GOT YOU. I GOT YOU.
I GOT YOU. COME ON. COME ON.

COME ON.
COME ON. - ONE.
Both: TWO. THREE. Smack!
- [Squeals] - I GOT YOU.

I GOT YOU. - WHOO! - OH! [Whistle blowing] - YO, FOOL.
I FOUND A BASKETBALL. - HECK, NO, I AIN'T PLAYING.
MAN, I'M DONE. - YO, IF WE CAN'T
PLAY DODGEBALL, LET'S PLAY SOME BASKETBALL.

- [Groans]
I'M GOOD, DOG. - OOH. - [Giggles] - WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? - WELL, I WAS JUST--
- SHUT UP. - [Laughing] HEY, GIRL, CHILL.
RELAX.

HE JUST WANTED YOUR NUMBER. - THAT'S WHY YOU GOT
A BIG BOOTY. - YO, YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO TASTE IN WOMEN, MAN. - WHAT?
- I'M TELLING YOU, FOOL.

- YOU THINK I GOT NO TASTE. - HECK, NO. - ALL RIGHT, THEN. WHAT YOU GOT? - RIGHT THERE, FOOL.

- KIKA? - DEFINITELY, DOG!
- AH, HELL, NO, DOG. - I'M TELLING YOU.
- MAN, YOU CAN KEEP ON LOOKING. BUT YOUR LITTLE SKINNY BUTT
AIN'T NEVER GONNA TOUCH THAT. - WHAT?
SAYS WHO? - SAYS HER BROTHERS, DOG.

THEY GONNA WHUP YOUR [...] FOR EVEN THINKING
ABOUT TOUCHING THAT. - MAN, FORGET THEM.
I'M TELLING YOU, DOG. DOG.
- I DON'T KNOW, MAN. - WHAT? I WOULD...

[Snaps]
LIKE THAT. - I SEE WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. - LIKE, NOT EVEN A PROBLEM. - I DON'T KNOW, DOG.
CALIFORNIA DREAMING.

- EVERYBODY, LET'S GO.
LET'S GO. COME ON.
SIT DOWN. BE QUIET. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
CHILDREN.

[Whistle blows] WE HAVE MISS RUIZ HERE WITH US
THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE SHOW HER YOUR RESPECT, BECAUSE SHE WORKS VERY HARD
FOR ALL OF YOU. THEY'RE ALL YOURS.
- THANK YOU. - GOOD LUCK.

[Students chattering] - THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU'RE
GIVING ME TODAY TO TALK TO YOU. I KNOW I'VE HAD MOST OF YOU
IN MY AMERICAN HISTORY CLASSES. UM...

BUT TODAY, I'M HERE
AS YOUR COUNSELOR. TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT COLLEGE. [Students chattering] ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE THIS? [Whistle blows] [chattering stops] LAST YEAR, ONLY 45% OF STUDENTS.

IN THE LOS ANGELES
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. MADE IT THROUGH
THEIR SENIOR YEAR. TO GRADUATE
AND GET A DIPLOMA. I MEAN, TAKE A LOOK AROUND.

YOU DON'T SEE FRIENDS,
CLASSMATES ANYMORE. WHERE ARE THEY?
- MAKING THAT MONEY. - EXCUSE ME? - MAKING THAT MONEY. - W-WHAT?
- MAKING THAT MONEY.

- MAKING THAT MONEY.
OKAY, THEY'RE MAKING THAT MONEY. SO THEY DROPPED OUT,
AND THEY WENT TO WORK, AND WHAT? WHAT ARE THEY MAKING?
MINIMUM WAGE? - COME ON, MISS.
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU MAKE? - I DON'T THINK SO.
NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MAKE. - I DON'T KNOW.
I SEEN YOUR PAYCHECK. - NO, YOU REALLY HAVEN'T.

[Laughter] ENOUGH. I'M TRYING TO GET A POINT ACROSS
OF FURTHERING YOUR EDUCATION, WHETHER IT BE TRADE SCHOOL, COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
OR A UNIVERSITY. IT'S JUST GOING TO HELP YOU
IN THE ABILITY. TO GET OUT THERE AND COMPETE.

MRS. POTTER AND MYSELF
WILL BE OUT IN THE LOBBY. ALL WEEK
DURING YOUR LUNCH HOUR. WITH A STATE SCHOLARSHIP
REPRESENTATIVE.

PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THANKS. - EVERYBODY, SAY THANK YOU. [Scattered applause] - PUT YOUR NAME DOWN HERE.

BE SURE TO READ IT. AND THEN YOUR BROCHURE. - TODAY IS GONNA BE CRAZY, FOOL. HEY, GIRL.
WHERE YOU GOING? - OH, HEY, BOO.

[Laughing] SHE IGNORED YOU SO BAD. - JUAREZ. DON'T BE LATE FOR CLASS TODAY. - YEAH, MISS, YOU GOT IT.

- I'M SERIOUS.
SHOW UP ON TIME. - YEAH, MISS, DANG.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE THERE. - MISS TALIA? OKAY, THERE ARE TWO
CONTINENTAL CONGRESSES.

UM, THE FIRST WAS FORMED. UNDER THE PROVINCE
OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. THEN IN 1775,
A SECOND CONGRESS WAS FORMED. A SECOND CONGRESS WAS FORMED.

THIS TIME, IT WAS TO COMBAT. THE IMPERIALISTIC RULE
OF BRITAIN. MR. JUAREZ, YOU'RE AWARE.

THAT THE CLASS STARTED
15 MINUTES AGO? - NO, YEAH, I KNOW, MISS. IT'S JUST THAT I HAD
SOME PERSONAL BUSINESS. TO TAKE CARE OF,
YOU KNOW, BUT I'M SORRY. FEEL FREE TO CONTINUE.

- WELL, YOU KNOW,
I APOLOGIZE. FOR BEING SO RUDE
TO HOLD MY CLASS. WHILE YOU'RE CONDUCTING
YOUR PERSONAL BUSINESS. - NO, HEY, NO.
IT'S OKAY.

I UNDERSTAND. APOLOGY ACCEPTED. [Laughter] - YEAH, THIS--
WHY-- LET'S NOT DO THIS.
FORGET IT. I GOT A BETTER IDEA.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
STAND UP. STAND UP. COME UP--COME UP FRONT.
COME ON. - RIGHT THERE, MISS?
- YEP, UP FRONT.

- YEAH, ALL RIGHT. SURE.
- YEAH. 'CAUSE I AM EXTREMELY CURIOUS. UM, SO TELL ME.

WAIT, NO, OVER.
OVER, OVER. - IN THE SPOTLIGHT?
- IN THE SPOTLIGHT. YOU LIKE IT, SO--
- ALL RIGHT. NO, I LOVE THE SPOTLIGHT, OKAY.
- GREAT.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHAT
PERSONAL BUSINESS MEANS TO YOU? - OH, I CAN'T DO THAT, MISSUS. MY BUSINESS IS PERSONAL.
IT'S MY PRIVATE BUSINESS. - WHY NOT?
WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE. AREN'T WE ALL FRIENDS? [Affirmative murmurs] SO...SO TELL US.

SO TELL US, WHAT WERE YOU DOING
THAT YOU COULD NOT MAKE CLASS? - I DON'T KNOW, MISS.
I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO MY FRIENDS,
YOU KNOW? CHILLING WITH MY HOMEYS
AND WHATNOT. - TALKING TO YOUR HOMEYS. WELL, OKAY. LET'S WRITE THIS DOWN.

REASONS--GOOD REASONS
TO BE LATE TO MY CLASS. "REASONS TO BE LATE FOR CLASS." NUMBER ONE: TALKING TO THE HOMEYS.
SO--SO WHAT? YOU WERE HAVING, LIKE, UM, LIKE,
A REALLY IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION? REALLY PERSONAL CONVERSATION
WITH YOUR HOMEYS? ALL RIGHT.
NUMBER ONE: TALKING TO HOMEYS. GREAT. GREAT.

OKAY, AND WHO WAS THAT? WAS SHE ONE OF YOUR HOMEYS? - NAH, MISS.
SHE WASN'T A HOMEY. - THEN WHAT WAS SHE?
- HER? SHE--WELL, SHE WAS JUST. THIS LITTLE THING
I GOT GOING ON, YOU KNOW? - UH-HUH. - I WAS JUST TRYING
TO SAY WHAT'S UP, YOU KNOW,
TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS.

- OH, SO YOU'RE A BUSINESSMAN.
- YEAH. - I SEE, YOU'RE TAKING CARE
OF SOME BUSINESS. OKAY, SO NUMBER TWO:
HITTING ON THE LADIES. [Laughter] "HITTING ON THE LADIES." THAT'S TWO GREAT REASONS
TO MISS MY CLASS.

WHAT ELSE? TELL US.
- NO, YEAH. - NUMBER THREE.
WHAT--WHAT WOULD THAT BE? - ANOTHER REASON I'M LATE
IS 'CAUSE THIS CLASS. IS A WASTE OF TIME, RIGHT? AND THE TEACHER--
WELL, SHE'S A LITTLE [...]. [Low murmurs] AM I DONE? - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- I'M TAKING MY SEAT, MISS.

- NO, DON'T TAKE YOUR SEAT.
- WHY NOT? - 'CAUSE YOU DON'T
HAVE ONE HERE ANYMORE. THIS CLASS IS A WASTE OF YOUR
TIME, SO GET UP AND GET OUT. - YEAH?
- YEAH. - ALL RIGHT.
NOT A PROBLEM.

LIKE I CARE. - WAIT FOR ME IN THE OFFICE. - EXCUSE ME, MISS. THANK YOU.
- YOU'RE EXCUSED.

- WHAT YOU LOOKING AT, FOOL? - IGNORE HIM. [Woman speaking indistinctly] - SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS? - RIGHT THERE. [Faint tinny hip-hop music]   - JUAREZ. HELLO? HELLO?
- YO, REALLY, MISS? - LET'S GO.
REALLY.

- DAMN.
- LET'S GO. - CAREFUL, YO. DAMN. [Bell rings] [sighs] - JORDIN, TELL ME.

WHY DO YOU GET UP EVERY DAY
OUT OF BED. AND WALK THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS
OF THIS SCHOOL? - [Laughs] - SERIOUSLY.
I WANT TO KNOW. - HOW ABOUT BECAUSE MY BROTHER
ALREADY DROPPED OUT. AND MY DAD SAYS THAT
AT LEAST ONE OF US.

HAS TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL? - OKAY. LOOK, JORDIN. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS, YOUR G.P.A. IS BORDERING
ON A 2.0, BUT ON EVERY STANDARDIZED TEST
YOU TAKE, YOU SCORE IN THE 90 PERCENTILE, SO THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT
A DUMB KID.

- ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LOOK. WHERE DO YOU THINK I LIVE? NOBODY THINKS ABOUT SCHOOL,
ALL RIGHT? NO ONE CARES.
IT'S NOT GONNA DO ME ANY GOOD. AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THIS
WHOLE CRUSADE THAT YOU'RE ON.

TO GET KIDS FROM THIS SCHOOL
TO GO TO COLLEGE? IT'S A JOKE. I'M SORRY.
IT'S STUPID, ALL RIGHT? AND YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU?
- I GOT IT. I HEAR YOU. AND I'M SAD FOR YOU.
- SURE.

- I'M SAD THAT
THAT'S WHAT YOU BELIEVE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE TRIED TOO MANY TIMES
WITH YOU, JORDIN, OKAY? YOU'VE BEEN LATE TO MY CLASS
13 TIMES. 13 TIMES. YOU DON'T SHOW UP
FOR A MIDTERM EXAM, AND WHEN YOU DO SHOW UP,
YOU CAUSE A PROBLEM, AND YOU CALL ME A [...].

- YEAH, WELL--
- AND IT'S NOT ONLY IN MY CLASS. IT'S IN OTHER CLASSES. SO I HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO GO TO PRINCIPAL ALLISON, AND BECAUSE
OF YOUR CONDUCT TODAY, HE'S SUSPENDING YOU. - I DON'T EVEN CARE, MISS.

THAT'S COOL. IT'S FINE.
I DON'T CARE. - I KNOW YOU DON'T CARE,
'CAUSE YOU ARE BIG, AND YOU ARE BAD,
AND YOU GOT PERSONAL BUSINESS. ALL OVER THE PLACE,
BUT LISTEN TO ME.

TAKE THIS WEEK
AND TAKE A MOMENT. AND THINK ABOUT WHERE IT IS
YOU'RE GOING. - I'LL DO THAT. - I HOPE SO.

- ALL RIGHT.
HAVE A NICE DAY. - [Beat boxing] -  JUST BECAUSE I'M SMALL
DON'T MEAN I'M LAME   JUST BECAUSE I'M SMALL
DON'T MEAN I GOT NO GAME  - WHAT?
-  JUST BECAUSE I'M SMALL   DON'T GIVE YOU
NO REASON TO BLAME   WATCH ME,
MY NAME WILL GO TO FAME  - [laughs]
THAT'S MY COUSIN RIGHT HERE. - ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT. - UNH, YO, MAN, LET'S GO HIT UP
PINCHA ENGADA'S, MAN.

- NAH, DOG, I'M GOOD, MAN.
YOU GUYS GO AND HAVE FUN. - YO, MAN.
WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU? - MAN, I GOT SUSPENDED TODAY,
DUDE. - AH, FOR REALS?
- YEAH, MISS RUIZ, DUDE. - AH, MAN, SHE AIN'T
A FAN OF YOURS, HUH? - BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
IT'S ALL [...] ANYWAYS, MAN.

I DON'T EVEN CARE.
- ALL RIGHT. - YO, WHY YOU ALWAYS
HITTING ME, DUDE? - 'CAUSE YOU GONNA BE
CHILLIN' AT THE HOUSE. ALL WEEK WITHOUT ME, FOOL. - NAH, YOU PLAY TOO MUCH, DUDE.
DAMN.

- YO, KID. LOOK AT KIKA. SHE IS LOOKING ALL SEXY
IN THEM LITTLE SHORTS. - YO, MAN,
WHY SHE WITH THAT UGLY GIRL? - UGH.

UGLY. YO, WHAT YOU GONNA DO, SON? LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT. - WHAT YOU MEAN,
WHAT I'M GONNA DO, MAN? I AIN'T DOING NOTHING.
- WHAT? AH, HELL, NO, MAN. YOU BETTER GO AHEAD
AND MAN UP RIGHT NOW.

- I'M GOOD, DOG.
- HOLD ON. I THINK I SMELL. A <font
YOU SEE THE WAY
OTHER GIRLS DRESS, RIGHT? - YEAH, BUT WHY WOULD I WANT
TO DRESS LIKE THAT? THAT'S NOT WHO I AM. THAT'S JUST ACTING. JUST LIKE YOU, WITH KIKA. - WHAT? - OKAY.
[Clears throat] LET ME JUST SHOW YOU
WHAT ACTING IS, OKAY? MAYBE YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE
THIS ONE.

YOU WITH KIKA.
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? WHEN YOU CAME UP TO HER
AND YOU JUST, LIKE... WHAT'S UP?
YEAH. - THAT'S ME?
- YEAH, THIS IS YOU. [Laughs] - WHAT? OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW HOW YOU KNOW THAT,
THOUGH? YOU WERE WATCHING ME. - YEAH, OKAY. YOU LIKED IT. - UH, NO, I DIDN'T.

- YES, YOU DID.
LOOK AT YOU RIGHT NOW. - WHAT ABOUT RIGHT NOW? - YOU'RE LAUGHING.
- I'M LAUGHING AT YOU. - ALL RIGHT, THEN WHAT ABOUT-- WHAT'S THAT RIGHT THERE? HUH? - WHATEVER. YOU'RE INCORRIGIBLE.
YOU KNOW THAT? - I'M INCORRIGIBLE? - YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S DISRESPECTFUL. I GET MAD AT THAT STUFF. THAT'S A BIG WORD. - [Laughs] WHATEVER.

- AH, WHAT TIME IS IT? - UM, IT'S A LITTLE PAST 4:00. - SHOOT. UGH. I FORGOT SOMETHING.

- WHAT?
- RICARDO. UM, YOU CAN COME WITH ME
IF YOU WANT. - ALL RIGHT.
- YEAH? - YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH. THANKS.

- OH, AND ACTUALLY, COME ON. LET'S GO--LET'S GO THIS WAY. - WHY? - I DON'T WANT
TO RUN INTO ANYBODY I KNOW. - WHY? - GIRL, MIND YOUR BUSINESS.

COME ON. - THIS YOUR GRANDPA'S HOUSE? - YEAH. BUT HE'S NOT HERE. HE'S AT HIS GIRLFRIEND'S
PLAYING CARDS.

- GIRLFRIEND?
- STEP. YEAH. - HOW OLD'S YOUR GRANDPA? - HE'S, LIKE, 71,
BUT HE'S NOT, LIKE, OLD AND DECREPIT
AND STUFF. HE'S, LIKE, YOU KNOW--
HE'S, UH--HE'S A PLAYER.

MY GRANDPA'S AN OLD <font HE KEEPS ALL THIS STUFF AROUND.</Font> IT KIND OF REMINDS HIM OF MEXICO
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. - SO WHO'S RICARDO, THEN? - WHO'S RICARDO? THIS, YOUNG LADY, IS RICARDO. COME ON. RELAX.

AH, DUDE, WOULD YOU CHILL OUT? ALL RIGHT, LOOK.
WE HAVE A GUEST, OKAY? SO RELAX. ANYWAYS, RICARDO, THIS IS FELIPA. FELIPA, RICARDO.
HM. YOU WANT TO PET HIM?
NO? HE'S JUST GONNA PECK ME.
HE LIKES GIRLS.

HE'S A LITTLE PLAYER.
WATCH. HOLD ON. [Imitates angry rooster] - OH, NO, DON'T DO-- PLEASE DON'T DO THAT. - NO, I PROMISE HE'S OKAY.
COME ON.

- SO YOUR GRANDFATHER
OWNS A CHICKEN? - THIS LOOK LIKE A CHICKEN
TO YOU? - [Laughs]
- THIS A FRICKIN' ROOSTER. OKAY? LOOK AT HIM.
HELLO. - OKAY.
- [...]-A-DOODLE-DOO AND
WHATNOT. - [Laughing] - [chuckling] ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA GET YOU SOME FOOD,
OKAY? - WHERE'S THE RESTROOM? - WHAT HAPPENED? - WHERE'S THE BATHROOM? - ALL RIGHT, JUST GO THROUGH
THE BACK DOOR AND TO THE RIGHT. - JORDIN! [Whistling] [man groaning] - ARE--ARE YOU OKAY? - WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? - I'M FELIPA. I'M WITH JORDIN.
HE'S OUTSIDE. - WELL, GO AND GET JORDIN,
PLEASE.

FAST!
NOW! [Whistling] JORDIN! COME ON. AY, JESUS. - ALL RIGHT, COME ON, TA.
- OKAY, I'M FINE. FINE.

FINE.
- OKAY? - [Groans] - TA, WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED,
HUH? I THOUGHT YOU WERE AT GLORIA'S. - IT'S--IT'S AGE. I'M GETTING OLD, MY FRIEND. - YEAH.

- DO YOU WANT ME TO GRAB
SOME ICE? - NO, NO, NO. I-I'M FINE. JUST--
[groans] - YES.
- YES, A LITTLE BIT OF ICE. - ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A PACK
IN THE FREEZER, ALL RIGHT? - OKAY.
- OKAY.

- OH. SHE--DAMN. - TA. - I HAD A DATE WITH GLORIA.

SHE WAS GONNA MAKE ME
THOSE GREAT CHILAQUILES, MMM. - NO, YEAH, I SEE YOU'RE READY
FOR GLORIA RIGHT HERE. - I'M ALWAYS READY FOR GLORIA. [Chuckles] SHE'S TOO MUCH.

- THERE YOU GO.
- LET ME SEE. ALL RIGHT, TA,
IT'S RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? - YEAH.
- OKAY. - ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT? CAN YOU GIVE ME THAT-- CAN YOU GIVE ME
THE PILLOW, PLEASE? - YEAH. - WE HAVE TO KEEP IT ELEVATED.
- OKAY, LET ME.

- SLIGHTLY ABOVE YOUR HEART.
- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. - OKAY, AND THEN YOU
PUT THE ICE LIKE THIS. - OH. - OKAY?
- OH, THAT'S GOOD.

- YOU OKAY?
- YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. - YEAH? - LOOKS LIKE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING. - YEAH. I VOLUNTEER AT A CLINIC.

- AH. FELIPITA. [Chuckling] - HOW MANY TIMES
I GOT TO TELL YOU, MAN? TATA AIN'T GOT NOBODY ELSE.
- COME ON, MAN. - IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.

WHILE POP AND I ARE WORKING. - MAN, YOU WORK
AT A FRICKIN' USED CAR LOT. - BOTH OF YOU, SHUT UP. HECTOR, SIT DOWN.

WHO'S MRS. RUIZ? SHE CALLED ME TODAY
AND TOLD ME YOU GOT SUSPENDED. - OF COURSE HE DID. - IS THAT TRUE? - YEAH.

- THERE'S NO WAY I'M GOING TO-- - WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT THIS LATER. - THIS EXERCISING PROGRAM-- - I KNOW THAT
FOR A MAN YOUR AGE, YOU'RE IN VERY GOOD HEALTH, BUT THE REALITY IS,
WITH AN INJURY LIKE THIS-- - WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
- YOU NEED HELP. MR. JUAREZ?
- YEAH.

- CAN WE SPEAK ON OUR OWN? <Font LET ME HANDLE THIS.</I></font> - NO WAY.
- RAMON. - OUR HOSPITAL CANNOT PROVIDE
LONG-TERM CARE FOR PATIENTS. UNLESS THEY'RE EXTREMELY SICK.

- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? - WELL, WHAT WE RECOMMEND
IN CASES LIKE THIS. IS FOR THE FAMILY
TO TAKE CARE OF THE INDIVIDUAL. - WELL, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE. - YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW
HAS INJURED HIS KNEE.

IT IS A VERY SLOW RECOVERY
FOR A MAN HIS AGE, SO HE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE. BROUGHT IN THREE TIMES A WEEK
FOR REHAB. AND TO STAY WITH FAMILY
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. - THE NEXT COUPLE OF-- - UH-HUH.

I NEED YOU TO SIGN THIS, PLEASE. SIR?
SIR? I REALLY NEED YOU TO SIGN THIS. PLEASE.
THANK YOU. - LET'S GO.

- ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON.
LET ME TURN ON THE LIGHT. - OH, HEY, IT'S NICE.
[Groans] - ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA BE. STAYING IN MY ROOM FOR NOW,
OKAY? - I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.
- LET ME HELP YOU. COME ON.

- [Grunts]
- OKAY. - <Font
- OKAY. - ALL RIGHT.
- THANK YOU. - HERE'S YOUR TEA.
- NO CAFFEINE, HUH? - NO. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT,
RIGHT, TATA? YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE?
- UM...

RICARDO. - OKAY.
WHAT ABOUT RICARDO, TA? - OH, HE HASN'T EATEN ALL DAY.
- OKAY? - I NEED HIM HERE. - YOU WANT ME TO BRING
RICARDO HERE? - <Font IT'S FRENCH? - MEANS "BUTTERFLY." - <Font YOUR MOTHER WROTE. - "HE COMES TO PERCH
ON MY WINDOW, "A LIFE OF SWEET MELANCHOLY.

"SUNLIGHT WARMS HIM. "HIS HEAD DIPS DOWN AND UP, "SIPPING IN THE COOL NECTAR. "HIS FREEDOM IS RARE. "TO BEHOLD THE EARTH
FROM THE BLOOMING HEAVENS.

"IF ONLY FOR A DAY, "AN HOUR, A MINUTE, "IF ONLY FOR A MOMENT. "FOR <font
COME HERE.
COME HERE. EASY.
- YO, HERE, TAKE THIS. TAKE THIS. TAKE THIS.

TAKE THIS.
TAKE THIS. - OH, COME ON.
COME ON. WHAT IS THIS NOW? [Rooster clucking] JORDIN. - OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

- WHAT'S THIS? - YOU'LL LIKE IT.
I PROMISE. [Heavy techno music]   [giggling]
EW. - OH, I'M SORRY. MMM.
- OH, MY GOD.

IT WAS SO HOT AND SWEATY
IN THERE. - [Moans] WHA-CHA. THIS IS KIND OF SMOOTH, MAN. YEAH? DANG, YOU'RE WARM.

- [Giggles]
- COME HERE. MM. YOU WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE, HUH? I'M DRIVING. AH, IT'S REAL LEATHER
AND EVERYTHING.

COME ON. - I HAVE A BETTER IDEA. LET ME HELP YOU. COME HERE.

- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT. - CLOSE YOUR EYES. - MM, THEY'RE CLOSED, YEAH. - [Laughs] - [moans] OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

DANG, GIRL, THAT FEELS GOOD. - SO YOU'VE BEEN HAVING FUN
WITH MY COUSIN? - WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? - I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN SEEING HER. SHE LIVES IN THE SAME HOUSE
AS ME. - YEAH, I KNOW.

SHE SAID
SHE MOVED IN WITH YOUR FAMILY. BECAUSE HER MOM COULDN'T
TAKE CARE OF HER. - DID SHE TELL YOU WHY
SHE COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF HER? - YEAH, HER MOM LOST HER JOB. - WHAT? IS THAT WHAT SHE TOLD YOU? - WHAT DO YOU MEAN? - SHE'S A LIAR.
- OKAY.

- HER MOM DIDN'T LOSE HER JOB. LET'S JUST SAY SHE'S INDISPOSED
AT THE MOMENT. - WHAT? - HER MOM'S IN JAIL. LOCKED UP.

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S MY AUNT.
SUCH AN EMBARRASSMENT. FELIPA'S ONLY OVER HERE 'CAUSE
SHE HAS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. - WAIT, SO SHE'S IN JAIL. WHY IS SHE IN JAIL? - DRUGS.
- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHY WOULDN'T FELIPA
TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT THAT? - FORGET ABOUT HER. IT'S MY TURN NOW. - OH, YEAH? [Laughing] - WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT? - I WAS AT CHRISTIAN'S. - OH, YEAH? TILL 6:30 IN THE MORNING? - YEAH.

- YOU'RE LYING, JORDIN. - TAKE IT EASY, ALVARO. HE'S HAVING A TOUGH TIME
WITH THE SUSPENSION. - YEAH, HE SHOULD BE HAVING
A TOUGH TIME.

HE NEEDS TO LEARN
FROM HIS MISTAKES. I DON'T WANT THIS BOY
TO GROW UP TO BE AN IDIOT. AND WHY ARE YOU EVEN GOING OUT
IN THE FIRST PLACE? - <Font CALMATE.</I></font> - WHY DON'T YOU
HAVE ANOTHER DRINK.

AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. - MY DRINK IS MY PROBLEM. - <Font WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? YOU MAD ABOUT SOMETHING? - WHY WOULD I BE MAD
ABOUT SOMETHING, HUH? - WHATEVER, FOOL.
JUST PLAY THE GAME. [Grunts] COME ON, DOG!
REALLY? REALLY, MAN? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? - YO, WHY'D YOU DITCH ME
AT THE PARTY FOR KIKA, HUH? - WHAT? - YOU HEARD ME, MAN. - CHRISTIAN, MAN,
I DON'T EVEN KNOW. WHAT TO SAY TO YOU
RIGHT NOW, DOG.

- IT'S LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS TRYING. TO ONE-UP ME OR SOMETHING, MAN. - I DON'T MEAN
TO MAKE YOU FEEL THAT WAY. THAT'S NOT MY INTENTION.

- IT'S LIKE IT'S A GAME
OR SOMETHING TO YOU. - LOOK. THE WAY I ACT SOMETIMES
IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE, THAT'S A FRONT, MAN, BUT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KNOW ME
BETTER THAN THAT. AM I RIGHT? AM I? COME ON, DOG.
YOU'RE MY BROTHER.

I'D NEVER PUT YOU DOWN
LIKE THAT. EVER, DOG.
COME ON. - WHAT'S UP, <font - GET OFF ME! - YEAH, GET HIM, SON. - LET GO OF ME, MAN!
- YEAH, GET HIM. - GET OFF ME! NO, MAN!
- COME ON.

- [Grunts]
- <font ARE YOU DOING HERE? - WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING?
I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU. - AH, LET ME GO. WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU ANYWAY,
HUH? YOU MAD ABOUT SOMETHING? - I FOUND OUT
YOU HAD SEX WITH KIKA.

SO WHAT, YOU'RE GONNA HOOK UP
WITH BOTH OF US NOW? - I WAS NEVER WITH YOU. - OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU'RE INNOCENT, RIGHT, JORDIN? YOU'RE A COWARD. AND A LIAR.

- YEAH. HOW AM I A LIAR, FELIPA? - NOT TELLING ME
THAT YOU HOOKED UP. WITH MY COUSIN
IS THE SAME AS LYING, JORDIN. - IS IT REALLY?
OH, OKAY.

WELL, THEN, WHY DON'T YOU
TELL ME THE TRUTH, FELIPA? WHERE'S YOUR MOTHER AT? - YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. - OH, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? NO, ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS, FELIPA? SHE'S IN JAIL. YOU CONTINUE TO TRY
TO FIX MY LIFE, BUT THE TRUTH IS,
YOU CAN'T EVEN FIX YOUR OWN.

YOU KNOW THAT? - HOW YOU GONNA TALK TO ME
LIKE THAT? I WAS WRONG ABOUT YOU. YOU KNOW THAT, JORDIN? I THOUGHT YOU WERE DIFFERENT. BUT YOU'RE
JUST LIKE YOUR FRIENDS, AND YOU CAN'T GET OVER YOUR EGO. THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.

- THANK YOU, FELIPA. YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP. I DON'T. DAMN IT, MAN.

- HEY, JORDIN. COME OVER HERE. SIT DOWN. WHAT'S GOING ON? - NOTHING.

- WHO DID THAT TO YOU? - NOBODY, TA. - WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
NOBODY? - NOBODY.
- HEY. I THINK ALVARO'S RIGHT. YOU'RE STARTING TO LOSE CONTROL.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE,
JORDIN? - I CAME TO ASK YOU A QUESTION,
BUT WHAT HAPPENED? I THOUGHT YOU WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE UP FRONT, LIKE, SELLING CARS OR SOMETHING. - YEAH, THEY SAID I WASN'T
A GOOD FIT. LOOK, I HAVEN'T TOLD POP YET,
SO... - NAH, I DIDN'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.
- WELL, NOW YOU KNOW. - ALL RIGHT. - YOUR [...] DOESN'T GET PAID
TO STAND AROUND. YOU GOT 15 OTHER CARS
TO SCRUB DOWN.

- ALL RIGHT.
- ARE YOU NEW? GET BACK TO WORK TOO. - SIR, WE GOT YOU.
- DROP THE ATTITUDE. - DUDE, GO HOME.
YOU'RE GONNA GET ME FIRED. - YEAH, DOG,
JUST GIVE ME A RAG OR SOMETHING.

- MAN, YOU AIN'T GOT TO DO THAT. - JUST GIVE IT TO ME, HECTOR. - HEY.
HEY. WHAT HAPPENED THERE? - YOU KNOW THEM FOOLS
FRANKIE AND SANTOS? - YEAH? [Laughs] YOU'RE MESSING
WITH THEIR SISTER, HUH? - NAH, MAN.

I WOULDN'T DO THAT.
- [Laughing] STUPID, MAN.
DUMB. YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER
THAN THAT. - YO, HECTOR, MAN. I NEED YOUR HELP, DOG.

I NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY CLOSE. - HOW CLOSE IS
NOT EXACTLY CLOSE? - IT'S UP NORTH. - [Sighs] - DAMN, FOOL.
TAKE A BUS. - I KNOW THIS IS
A LOT TO ASK FOR, BUT I'M ASKING YOU AS A BROTHER.

CAN I, LIKE, BORROW A CAR
OR SOMETHING? - JUAREZ. - YEAH.
- GET BACK TO WORK. - ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO BORROW A CAR? ARE YOU CRAZY? LOOK, YOU KNOW. WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE
I CAN GET INTO? - LOOK, I SWEAR TO YOU--
I SWEAR TO YOU, I WILL HAVE IT BACK
BY TONIGHT, MAN.

I PROMISE.
HECTOR. PLEASE, MAN. - IS THIS ABOUT MA? - HOW'D YOU KNOW? - I'M YOUR BROTHER, MAN. LOOK.

WE GOT THIS OLD RUSTY CAR
IN THE BACK LOT. IT'S BEEN THERE
FOR, LIKE, SIX MONTHS. IT'S A PIECE OF GARBAGE, BUT I KNOW THEY CAN'T SELL IT
UNTIL THEY PAINT IT. - AS WE ALL KNOW,
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS.

OF ALBERT CAMUS
WAS WRITTEN IN 1942, AND IT'S CALLED <font LIKE EXISTENTIALISM. REPRESENTS REALITY AS VACUOUS.

WITH NO PURPOSE,
NO MEANING. REMEMBER, EXISTENTIALISM IS,
AT ITS CORE, THE BELIEF THAT HUMANS
ASSIGN MEANING. TO AN EXISTENCE
THEY WERE THROWN INTO. SO IN OTHER WORDS, NOBODY ASKS IF YOU ACTUALLY
WANT TO BE YOU.

OKAY.
TERM PAPER'S NEXT TUESDAY. [Students groan]
OH, YES. GROAN, GROAN.
I KNOW. BUT I'VE EXTENDED
MY OFFICE HOURS, SO PLEASE DON'T HESITATE
IF YOU NEED SOME HELP.

OR IF YOU WANT TO BRING ME
AN ESPRESSO. THANK YOU.
SEE YOU ALL NEXT TUESDAY. - I DON'T THINK
I CAN OFFER YOU MUCH. UH, WHOA.

I GOT GUAVA JUICE
AND A STALE MUFFIN. - OH, NO, I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. - HOW DID YOU GET THAT SHINER? - AH, IT'S JUST SOME KIDS.
- OH, YEAH.

KIDS CAN BE CRUEL. - LOOK, MR. VIERA. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW.

UM, MY MOTHER-- SHE PASSED AWAY. - SHE WHAT? - WELL, A LONG TIME AGO. SHE--SHE DIED WHEN I WAS BORN. - JORDIN, I-I HAD NO IDEA.

JESUS, MAGGIE. [Sighs] JORDIN, I'M SO SORRY,
I... WE LOST CONTACT, AND THE WAY THINGS ENDED
BETWEEN US-- YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T PART
ON THE BEST TERMS. I HAD NO IDEA.

- UH... DO YOU REMEMBER THIS? - YEAH. - I HAD A CERTAIN IMAGE
OF MY MOTHER IN MY--IN MY HEAD, LIKE, HOW SHE WOULD BE
IF SHE WERE STILL ALIVE, AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT
THAT HER LIFE. WOULD BE ABOUT HER FAMILY,
YOU KNOW? AND I DIDN'T--I DIDN'T THINK
OF ANYTHING ELSE.

BUT THEN I SAW THIS PICTURE,
AND UH, I REALIZED THAT I DON'T--
I DON'T KNOW WHO SHE IS. I SEE YOU THERE SITTING
NEXT TO HER. HOLDING HER HAND,
AND SHE'S SMILING AT YOU. BUT THE TRUTH IS
THAT I ENVY YOU, BECAUSE HERE YOU ARE,
THIS--THIS COMPLETE STRANGER, AND YOU KNOW HER
BETTER THAN I DO.

- I'M NOT GONNA
LIE TO YOU, JORDIN. I DID FALL IN LOVE WITH MAGGIE,
BUT-- - SHE WAS PREGNANT
IN THAT PICTURE. DID YOU KNOW THAT? - YES.
I KNEW. - YOU HAD AN AFFAIR WITH HER.

- JORDIN-- - I DON'T LOOK
ANYTHING LIKE MY FATHER. - JORDIN, IF YOU ARE GETTING AT
WHAT I THINK YOU ARE, YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKE. I SAID I FELL IN LOVE
WITH YOUR MOTHER. I NEVER SAID SHE LOVED ME BACK.

- BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE--
THOSE LETTERS YOU WROTE? - JORDIN, WHEN I FELL IN LOVE
WITH YOUR MOTHER, I WAS YOUNG AND VERY STUPID. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
I KNEW SHE WAS MARRIED. BUT I COULDN'T HELP
HOW I FELT INSIDE. I TOLD HER ABOUT MY FEELINGS, AND ALL SHE COULD OFFER
WAS FRIENDSHIP.

I WAS SO HEARTBROKEN
THAT I LEFT. TO TAKE A JOB OVERSEAS
IN PARIS. AND YES, I WROTE HER DOZENS
OF SAPPY LETTERS IN FRENCH. I WONDERED
IF SHE EVER READ THEM.

JORDIN, MAGGIE CHOSE MOTHERHOOD. SHE WAS A REMARKABLE WOMAN. OH, WAIT A MINUTE. IT'S GOT TO BE HERE SOMEWHERE.

DAMN IT. OH, HERE IT IS. HERE. - WHAT'S THIS? - IT'S <font TATA.</I></font> - HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
- NICE TO MEET YOU. - THIS IS MY FATHER, ALVARO.
- HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU. - AND MY THIS IS MY BROTHER,
HECTOR.

- OF COURSE. - [Laughing] [laughter] THAT'S A GOOD ONE. THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
I GOT ONE BETTER. WHAT ABOUT THE FIRST
AND ONLY TIME.

YOUR DAD EVER LET ME
SPEND THE NIGHT OVER? - WHEN YOU PEED ON MY COUCH?
- NO, I RUINED THE COUCH. - MY DAD CAME IN AND GRABBED YOU
BY THE BACK OF YOUR NECK. AND THREW YOU OUT THE HOUSE,
MAN. - YO, KEEP THAT BETWEEN
THE TWO OF US, ALL RIGHT? - [Laughing] YO, CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? - HELL, NO, MAN.

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE
ACTUALLY GOING TO COLLEGE. I MEAN, WHAT THE HELL
AM I GONNA DO WITHOUT YOU, HUH? - AH, COME ON, DUDE.
IT'S JUST COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE CAMPUS IS, LIKE,
RIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. - YEAH.

I KNOW.
IT'S JUST... - IT'S JUST WHAT? OH, WHAT'S UP, MAN? YOU WANT A HUG?
COME HERE. I GOT YOU.
COME HERE. - OH, LEAVE ME ALONE, MAN.
LEAVE ME ALONE, MAN.

I'M PROUD OF YOU, MAN. LISTEN, MAN.
I GOT TO GO. HOLLER AT ME, ALL RIGHT? - YEAH, FOOL. - WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WE'LL HELP YOU.

JORDIN.
JORDIN, HELP HIM OUT. - YEAH, PA.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW. ALL RIGHT.
- OUCH. - TA, YOU OKAY?
- I'M FINE.

- YOU SURE?
- I'M SURE. FINE. - JORDIN, WATCH HIM.
- OKAY, I'M TRYING TO. - DON'T YOU GUYS WORRY.

I'M ALL RIGHT. HEY, <font