*
(speaking Spanish)
Finally, the empanadas!
(speaking Spanish)
Sorry for the delay...
Mm.
These are great, Mariana...
Hot sauce, too.
How long since you've had my empanadas?
It's been a while.
A drink?
Yeah...
hot water!
Firewater!
(laughing)
To new friends!
(speaking Spanish)
Ah.
Oye.
(sighing)
Mm-hmm!
Mariana, come play.
No, I'm still cooking.
Gabi, come play my hand.
Gabi, come play twenty-one.
They're playing for money!
Look at him.
I know my son.
Just like his father.
Always looking to make money.
(speaking Spanish)
Watch out for your dad...
He's a bit of a cheater.
(laughing)
A bit of a cheater.
Right.
I'm a cheater.
Yes, you are.
Gabi, let's see your hand.
You're right...
You don't need another one.
(crashing)
(laughing)
Watch out for your father...
Watch out for the booze, because you seem pretty drunk
already.
Just a little.
Two drinks and you're out of control.
Why don't you go back to your empanadas.
Listen to you.
Right. Thank you.
Mm.
One more.
You need another one?
Another one.
*
Close it!
Do you know what time it is?
Why go to work if you're just going to--
I was celebrating.
Celebrating what?
(sighing)
A new job.
A new job?
Yeah.
In Miami.
So, we're going to Miami.
No.
I'm going alone.
What?
Don't worry my love, it's just for a few months.
No...you can't leave us here alone.
Look...
I'm gonna go, make some money...
Get myself together and send for you.
But we're already settled here.
But I'm not.
But honey, you're never settled.
We've followed you to BogotÃ¡, MedellÃ­n, the coast,
and what we just went through!
I'll be back.
Don't worry.
You're not listening to me.
Please don't leave us.
Things are going to get better.
I swear it's going to get better.
You're not listening to me.
Because you've told me a million times and I'm telling you...
I have to go!
It's going to...
I have to go!
What am I going to tell the kids?
That daddy is leaving us?
I'm tired of your shit!
And I'm tired of you walking out on us!
We've only been in this country two weeks!
The way I see it, Santa Fe will win 4-0...
Right?
Bye, sweetie.
No fighting with your brother.
Be a good girl.
(speaking Spanish)
Mari!
Bye.
*
Pa!
Come on...
(laughing)
It's not that bad.
*
My love.
*
Take care of him, Saint Martin.
(kids chattering)
(laughing)
Get it! Get it! Get it! Get it!
Nice catch!
What are you doing?
You wanna play?
Let them play.
Gabi, stop.
I want to play.
Come on!
Let's keep playing.
Come on.
(laughing)
(car horn beeping)
Hi, my love.
I'm calling because I haven't heard from you.
I wanted to know you made it alright.
I'll call back, okay?
Bye...
I miss you.
Hurry up!
*
(sighing)
Hey, come in.
Hi.
How are you?
Hi, big guy!
Do you know...have you talked to Antonio?
Yes.
Yes?
Kids, why don't you go and watch TV?
I don't want to.
Andrea, go.
Gabi, take her.
You can watch cartoons.
(speaking Spanish)
Come in.
Alejo?
Alejo!
Alejo, what?
(sighing)
What?
Mari, he said he's not coming back.
This man.
So we're going to Miami?
You gotta be kidding.
No, you're not.
What do you mean?
(sighing)
He called me yesterday, and I told him to call you,
but obviously...
He told me that...
he doesn't want to come back and
doesn't want you guys to go there either.
No.
Calm down.
No, no.
Not this.
Please no...
Where's your phone?
Right there.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I've called him all day and he doesn't answer.
Uh--
Look, my love...
I'm with Alejo, and I need you to call me.
As soon as you get this message.
Call me.
Is he in Miami?
I think so.
Okay.
Then we're going to Miami.
That's a big city, and it won't be easy finding him.
And what am I going to do here?
Huh?
What am I going to do here, without him,
and those kids?
I understand, but give it time.
You don't understand anything.
I'm leaving.
Calm down.
No!
How are you getting there?
You're going to need money.
(sighing)
It's all I have.
But it's not going to be enough.
Thank you.
Kids.
Kids!
Let's go.
(speaking Spanish)
Mari, I'm sorry.
Sit down.
Three tickets to Miami, please.
Round trip?
One way.
Sit down!
One way.
$277.
Does that include the kids?
Yes.
They're included.
Well, does she have to pay because...
Andrea sit down!
Does she have to pay?
I can carry her the entire way.
Yes, I know.
But yes, I'm sorry.
(sighing)
How long is the trip?
Twenty-five hours.
Will there be food?
Yes.
But it's not included in the ticket.
$277?
Yes, ma'am.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
(speaking Spanish)
Andrea!
Mami!
Andrea!
Keep moving!
Andrea.
Leave her alone.
Mami?
What's going on with papi?
I don't know.
Have you talked to him?
But we're going to Miami.
When?
Soon, mi rey, my king...
soon.
*
I'll do the talking.
You guys keep quiet.
(speaking Spanish)
Gabi, no talking.
-Hi. -Hi.
I'd like to talk to someone about
the empanadas I'm selling.
They're delicious!
No, we don't do that here.
Okay, but...
I'm also looking for work.
No, we're not hiring. I'm sorry.
Hm.
Thank you.
Unless...
I fire Juan.
If you want, give me your number.
I'll call you, we can chat...
in case I fire Juan.
Right Juan?
Let's go.
Come on don't leave...
What about a sample?
Let me try it!
*
Empanada?
(speaking Spanish)
*
Empanada?
(horn honking)
*
Empanadas?
Empanada?
They're delicious.
Hey, Mami?
Hm?
Another one?
Another what?
Empanada.
Last one.
Mami?
Hm?
Are you mad at me?
No, why?
With Gabi, right?
No, sweetie.
With neither one of you.
Why?
You're not funny anymore.
I'm not funny?
Mm-mm.
Hm.
I bet you that I am.
Nope!
Yes!
Mm-mm.
And I know I can make you laugh in two seconds.
Nope.
It's a bet.
One...
One and a half...
(growling)
(laughing)
I surrender!
(laughing)
Sorry for not being funny these last few days.
(sighing)
Where we going?
We're going to the jungle.
You want to go to the jungle?
To the jungle?
To see the elephants?
I want to see the tigers.
And how do tigers sound?
Rawr!
(laughing)
Aye.
Give me that.
I have empanadas for one dollar.
A dollar, no...
Two for a dollar.
They're amazing!
(speaking Spanish)
I promise they're great!
I need two women that know how to sew buttons.
(speaking Spanish)
Mami, you forgot this.
That's not gonna work.
I'm sorry.
Very, very nice.
I'm sure they are.
I'm sorry.
Ma'am, please.
I'm sorry.
It's fine, sweetheart.
Sit down.
*
There's rice and beans on the stove.
Again?
Yes, again.
I gotta go.
Where you going?
To work.
Bye.
Take care of her, ok?
No!
Andrea, enough.
I have to go. Come on.
No!
Andrea I have to go.
No!
I'm going with you.
You can't go with me.
Andrea!
Please!
No!
Fine, fine.
You know what?
You wanna play a game?
Hide and seek.
You count and I hide, alright?
Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco--
Ok, ok, stop...
Mami?
Mami!
*
No.
No, I'm sorry.
No.
Please, seÃ±ora!
*
What do you wanna do?
Nothing.
What do you mean, nothing?
Nothing.
We can count string beans.
Rice?
No.
English class!
No.
Yes.
No.
Yes.
No.
(laughing)
Alright, alright, alright...
Say...
House.
Shit.
(sighing)
Bitch.
But that's what I'm saying!
Say it with me.
(counting in Spanish)
Bitch!
(knocking)
Gabriel!
(knocking)
Gabriel!
I can be outside today.
Yeah!
You know what mami said.
You coming or what?
Please, Gabi!
Come on!
We have to go.
(sighing)
If we get caught it's your fault.
Okay, vamos.
*
Pool!
(laughing)
(water splashing)
*
(plates clinking)
We lived in BogotÃ¡, MedellÃ­n, and Santa Marta.
Santa Marta?
You weren't born yet.
I lived in Texas, California, and now New York.
We're moving to Miami.
Really?
When are you going?
Soon.
My mother says real soon.
Are you gonna go to school there?
Yeah, I can't wait.
Why?
School sucks.
Sucks?
(water splashing)
(laughing)
(plates clinking)
(water splashing)
(laughing)
(spitting)
You lose!
Gabi-
One more time.
Get out!
(screaming)
Get out!
Out of here!
*
(yelling)
*
Andrea?
*
Andrea!
*
Where were you?
We just went to the store.
Don't lie to me.
Where were you?
We went to the store.
I said don't lie to me!
Andrea, where were you?
In a pool.
In a pool?
You went to a pool?
You wanna be taken away from me?
Because that's what they do in this country.
Is that what you want?
When I'm working you go to a pool!
When I tell you to watch your sister you go to a pool!
Huh?
Now you're not talking?
All this time you're telling me to trust you
and you're lying to me!
What happened to you?
I fell.
(gasping)
Is it bad?
*
How about I clean it at home?
Si?
*
Fucking asshole!
How can you do this to me!
(yelling)
(metal slamming)
*
What do you wanna see?
A comedy.
Action!
(laughing)
(speaking Spanish)
I want to see a scary one.
No!
(speaking Spanish)
Whoever reaches the counter first, chooses.
(laughing)
(speaking Spanish)
Three, three, please.
That's $21.00
Oh, uh, two.
Sweetie...
as soon as the movie lets out, meet me outside, okay?
Keep an eye on her.
Love you!
Me too.
Bye!
Pardon.
(speaking Spanish)
Ma...
what are we waiting for?
Just a few minutes.
Ma.
Are we waiting for butterflies to come by?
(sighing)
That's him.
Who's he?
You know him?
Come on, let's go.
Let's play a game, ok?
*
Let's go!
Run!
That way.
*
(paper ruffling)
That's fifteen cents we didn't have before.
(cans clinking)
Not so bad, right?
Easy.
*
(speaking Spanish)
Knock on the door.
(knocking)
Yes?
Good morning, ma'am.
Do you have any cans?
Just a minute.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Oye.
(cans rattling)
Here, hold the bag...
You know, you late.
He's gone.
The truck?
Mm-hmm.
He ain't comin' back 'til the mornin'.
What?
We have to come back tomorrow.
Why?
The truck left.
Or I could watch 'em for you.
Take care of 'em for the night.
That way your work won't be wasted.
He said he'll watch our cans.
For $10.00.
Diez dÃ³lares.
Eh?
Wait.
You're asking me for money?
I don't have anything!
I have cans!
Is that what you want?
My cans?
Suit yourself.
It's your life.
I don't care what you do.
Alright.
Um, five.
Eight.
Come on...
Five.
Eight.
Five.
(laughing)
You know, you pretty tough
to be such a little bit.
Tomorrow, and you better be here on time,
you hear?
Thank you.
Yeah, yeah.
And don't steal my cans.
You be sure and be back here
tomorrow real early.
You watch my cans.
Seven o'clock.
Gabi, let's go.
(singing in Spanish)
*
(screaming)
Rat!
(screaming)
(singing in Spanish)
*
Tell him...
Five twenty-five.
(laughing)
A good day.
You did good today, little bit!
-Si. -Aqui.
$26.25.
Thank you...
A lot of work.
Mucho trabajo?
(laughing)
Mucho trabajo's right!
Gracias.
Yeah.
Next!
(laughing)
Gracias.
(cans clanking)
(singing in Spanish)
That's how you sing.
(speaking Spanish)
What?
Your husband hasn't paid in months!
Eh, what?
He said we haven't paid in...
Three months.
No, tell him that...that...
That I only owe one month.
One.
July.
She said she only owed July.
You're not gonna pay, get out now!
I--I pay!
You understand?
I--I--
I have work!
I'm working!
Look, look...
I have money!
(speaking Spanish)
Not enough.
I work!
Here... Take it!
You give me three months!
-No. -Not one month.
*
(arguing)
You don't pay now, I call police.
Don't call the police.
You're not gonna pay, get out now.
Just let me get into my apartment.
(arguing)
It's mi casa, it's mi casa.
(yelling)
I don't know what you say.
Let's go...
go!
Pssh.
(speaking Spanish)
*
A park!
(speaking Spanish)
Mami, can I play?
Please, please...
You can go for a few minutes.
Swings!
Careful!
(speaking Spanish)
Let's see who's going to win.
Andrea is winning.
Si.
You don't have a chance.
(speaking Spanish)
Andrea you're ahead!
Si.
Say what?
Go, Gabi!
Higher, higher!
(speaking Spanish)
Slide!
*
That's the only star.
The only one we can see.
Mami?
Hm?
Is it the one we saw in Colombia?
Well...
I guess.
All stars are the same.
Mami?
Hm?
How many moons are there?
There's only one.
(laughing)
The same one for the whole world?
Yes.
The same one for the whole world.
So it's the same one for grandma?
No.
For her it's a little different,
because she's in heaven.
The same moon for Miami!
Yes, sweetie.
It's the same moon in Miami.
(laughing)
Mami?
Hm?
We're still going to Miami, right?
Yes.
But...
It's going to take us a little while to get there, okay?
Alright.
Ma?
Hm?
I'm scared.
There's nothing to be afraid of.
Everything's going to be fine.
Yes, because you're...
Super Mom!
(laughing)
Yep.
I'm Supermom.
And Gabi...
is our Superman...
and you...our Supergirl.
Hm.
-Right? -Yes.
Mm-hmm.
*
(shuddering)
*
Kids.
Come on...
(speaking Spanish)
Get up.
(speaking Spanish)
Ten minutes.
No...now.
Gabi, we slept in a park.
I know, stupid.
(groaning)
What time is it?
I don't know...
Early.
Ten minutes.
No.
Andrea, let's go.
Let's go.
*
Good morning, ma'am.
How are you?
It's too early.
I don't have cans yet.
I know, but I wanted to know if you need a hand
with anything?
Mariana, are you alright?
Yes.
But,
anything will do.
I don't have anything today.
Please.
Alright...I'll make you some breakfast first.
Thank you.
Here you go.
This is for you.
Here.
Gabi, hand me a box please.
I am sorry.
I no understand.
Come on, I'm not in the mood for games.
Hand me that box, please.
Eh, sorry.
I no speak-a Spanish.
Gabi.
Andrea, give me the box.
Thanks.
Oye.
Mami?
Are you alright?
I'm fine.
Don't worry.
(knocking)
Hi, is Alejo here?
Who?
Alejo.
He doesn't live here.
Rosa?
I'm sorry.
Mami?
I'm hungry.
Can I have a candy bar?
Can I have potato chips?
I only have enough for one.
(sighing)
Potato chips are fine.
No, no, no!
Get down.
(coughing)
*
Gabi, pick up the cardboard.
Pick it up?
Yes.
Both of them?
Bring them here.
Put it on the floor.
Shh.
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
Gabi, sit down.
I'm fine.
Sweetheart, please.
We're going to be here all night.
Sit down.
Ma?
Hm?
Why'd we have to leave Colombia?
I don't know.
(sighing)
Um.
For your father.
*
(panting)
(sighing)
Here.
You got stuff to do.
Go on.
Cart's down the road.
Thank you.
*
(bell ringing)
*
(speaking Spanish)
Ooh, Gabi!
Gabi, next time tell me where you're going.
You want to have lunch?
We have something for you.
(sighing)
Thank you, my love.
Why are you so sweet?
Lunch.
What is it?
A sandwich from the lady.
What's this?
Think of empanada.
An empanada?
Then what?
An EM-PANDA!
(laughing)
You're my king!
Mwah!
I adore you!
Come have lunch.
(cans clanking)
(speaking Spanish)
What?
Let's work before eating.
Sure?
Where were you?
Sixty, right?
No, fifty-eight.
(speaking Spanish)
*
We're looking for the place Mr. Joe sent us.
(speaking Spanish)
This is it.
What does that say?
I don't know.
*
If you get in any trouble, I live right here.
You see?
Red postcard.
I don't want any running in the hallways.
Comprende?
This is the cheapest one.
It's $150 a week.
Okay.
Um, I need tonight.
Good.
One-hundred and fifty still.
And tonight I stay,
uh, baby, me, him.
Okay.
Pero, no pay today.
No, I'm sorry.
No, no--
No, I--
No, no, no, no!
(speaking Spanish)
Uh, no pay-
What--what she want to say is--
I can do it.
No pay tomorrow, no tomorrow,
pero tomorrow.
Oh.
(laughing)
No tomorrow.
Let's all go today.
Come.
No, but, pero--
Joe told me.
Joe?
Yes, Joe said this is where I could stay.
I know. I know.
But it isn't his money.
It isn't my money.
It's my boss' money, so, I'm sorry.
I need a bathroom.
Ask her...bathroom?
Bathroom?
Down the ball.
(coughing)
Do you like to color?
Let's go meet Fara.
(sighing)
Are you alright?
Yes.
Let's see if the lady has...
a towel or something.
Did you go to the bathroom?
Yes.
Are you alright?
Lay down.
Is there anything you want to ask me?
About what's been going on.
Any questions about...
your father?
Mi rey, we're only here for a little while.
Until I get the money and...
Until we get the money.
Yes.
Until we get the money.
And then...
we'll go to Miami.
Okay?
I love you so much.
Me too.
(sighing)
Shit!
Damn!
(sighing)
*
(knocking)
Hi, Gabriel.
Where have you been?
We moved.
To Miami?
No.
Other place.
Where?
Uh.
Okay.
Want to come in?
No.
I just came to say good-bye.
Okay then.
Bye.
(cartoons playing)
(speaking Spanish)
I told you to let me know where you're going.
For what?
What do you mean, for what?
I needed you to take care of your sister.
Hold it.
I gotta go pee.
Gabi, you can't disappear every time I need you.
You always need me.
No wonder papi left!
Okay, Mariana, this is not enough.
I--I sorry.
Wait, seÃ±ora ?
Yes?
Um...
baby.
I know.
And I need help.
Hm?
I need you to help me.
Help.
Okay.
How many months?
One...two...
Good, good, and what do you want to do?
I can't.
No, no.
No?
Okay.
No.
Mariana...
a doctor's $300.
Mucho.
Si.
But another way is--it's in the house.
La casa.
Here?
You do it?
Yeah.
I.
I help you.
I have to think about it.
Um, think.
Ah, think.
Yeah, of course.
Mariana, you have to decide soon.
Poco.
*
Is she your only daughter?
She's all I have.
I got lucky.
Hm.
Father?
Where?
I don't know who he is.
Father?
No.
Doesn't have one.
(tea kettle whistling)
I've been where you are, and you're going
to be all right.
(sighing)
You have to drink this every five hours.
It may take a few days but--
Thank you.
Hm.
(sighing)
*
(water splashing)
*
Forgive me Lord.
I need strength.
I need you to give me strength in order...
to get through this time.
And I ask for your forgiveness.
I ask for forgiveness, but ask you to understand.
Give me strength.
(sighing)
Mariana?
Are you bleeding?
Um, blood.
A little bit.
Good.
No more tea.
It's happening.
Yeah?
Yeah.
You rest.
I need you to lie flat.
(groaning)
Andrea, you look after mommy?
I'm gonna go see Gabriel.
Okay?
Thank you.
(sighing)
*
(water running)
(groaning)
Mami?
(knocking)
Yeah, sweetie?
I can't sleep.
(sighing)
Me either.
It's really hot.
Yeah, I know.
Mami?
Why is it so hot?
(sighing)
I don't know, baby.
That's the way it is here.
But I don't want to be so hot.
Me either.
You know what I'd like?
What?
To live on a big apple farm.
(crying)
That would be nice.
That way we'd have lots of space.
What would you like?
I'd like to have curtains.
Mami?
Are you done yet?
Almost, love.
Stay there.
Until I'm done.
*
(cans rattling)
*
(knocking)
I'll have more tomorrow.
Andrea?
She's with your mother.
Thank you.
*
Here you go.
Would you like some raisins?
Yeah.
Okay.
Good morning.
Yeah?
You?
Yes, that's me.
Good.
Yeah, it's pretty good.
(laughing)
Where?
Department of Health.
Test?
Yeah, you gotta take a test.
Gracias.
You're welcome.
Here you go.
*
Put that in there.
*
So how?
Isn't it the same thing?
*
(sighing)
It's too hot, right?
(sighing)
Why did he leave?
I don't know, mi rey.
I don't know.
Gabi?
We're not going to Miami anymore.
I know.
If he were to come back...
would you want to see him?
Yes.
At least see him.
To make sure he's alright.
You?
No, my love.
Not anymore.
Gabi.
Forgive me for all of this.
*
(bell ringing)
Are you ready?
Sure?
Yes.
I'll here when you get out.
Be careful.
Bye...
*
(knocking)
Good morning.
Let's go.
Come in.
How've you been?
I've been well.
That's good.
You're turn, Pamela.
Stand up.
(laughing)
Was that too loud?
Hi, my name's Saku.
I went fishing this summer.
Hi, my name's Kimberly, and this summer I got a puppy.
Mami.
Customers are coming.
That's good.
A lot?
Mm-hmm.
I want one of the empanadas.
Gracias.
Thank you.
The ceviche is coming.
Gracias.
Hi, my name is Gabriel Cabal, and this was my first summer
in the United States of America.
We can start with the next row.
*
(singing in Spanish)
*