THE MOTHER OF ALL MOTHER'S DAYS!
[Older Máximo] It was Mother's Day in Mexico,
and my mom was thrilled with what I had planned for her.
[in Spanish] No! No. It's too much.
[Older Máximo] Okay, I was thrilled. She was lukewarm.
[in Spanish] It's my day and I want to spend it in my home
cooking for my family.
But this is Mother's Day brunch at Las Colinas!
Do you know how hard it is to book that?
I mean
for anyone who isn't
Assistant Head of Operations.
Which I am.
Máximo, if your mother wants to stay home with family on her special day,
who are we to argue?
Thank you!
What time should I tell my mom to come by?
Doña Rosita? Coming by? Again?
[Older Máximo, in English] My mother liked Doña Rosita just fine.
But since the wedding, she'd been at the apartment constantly.
[in Spanish] You know what my love?
If it means so much to you that we go
let's go to your brunch.
Just for us four right?
Yes.
[in English] Hey. You know, you guys should really lock the front door.
Any creep can just walk right in here.
Oh, sweet couch.
[in Spanish] Máximo? Who is this white bald man?
[in English] Oh, crap. Uh, you were in the middle of a story, weren't you?
To be fair, he's always in the middle of a story.
I'm sorry. A man can only wait so long. I gotta know.
Are-- Are you making any headway with Paloma?
[stutters] Let's just say we're having mojarra frita.
[groans]
That's a shame. I was hoping she was making you dinner.
Oh, that is dinner. It's a whole fried fish seasoned to perfection.
One bite and it's like I'm home.
Mmm.
I could ask her to set another plate if you want to join us.
No.
No, no. I have a rule against eating anything that can look me in the eye.
Also, there's a Burger King down the road, so...
- As long as you're embracing my culture! - [door shuts]
Okay, where was I?
Oh, right, right, right.
I was talking about the most important Mexican holiday outside of--
No, no. Actually--
Sorry, Jesus--
Mother's Day was number one. And I was...
[in Spanish] So excited! This'll be so fun!
And I promise you won't have a sightline to the honeymooners in the hot tub.
The bubbles don't hide everything.
Máximo.
Do I need a tie?
Because I have two.
My brown one
and my other brown one.
No. Wait.
Do I only have one tie?
[Sara coughing, groaning]
Oh, no! Oh, no. What's wrong Sara?
- My love, are you sick? - Mm-hmm.
[Older Máximo] Sara wasn't sick.
Unless you count a bad case of The Go-Go's.
[The Go-Go's "We Got The Beat" playing]
The Go-Go's were a legendary all-female punk band.
And your mom was obsessed with them.
They happened to be in Acapulco that day signing records,
and she wasn't going to miss them,
even if it meant playing sick on Mother's Day.
[in Spanish] I'm very cold mom, but also, very hot.
[Older Máximo] Fortunately for Sara,
our mom didn't notice how bad of an actor she was.
[in Spanish] That's it. You're staying home.
Here my love.
- But don't worry. - Uh-huh.
I'll stay with you.
No! You can't!
What?
You can't... miss your special brunch.
That would make me feel even worse.
Well, if that's possible.
Don't worry, I've got the perfect substitute!
Mama, do you want to go to a brunch?
No, it's not breakfast.
No, it's not lunch.
Look, just trust me, you're going to love it.
She said yes.
Mmm.
[laughs, speaks in English] What are you smiling about?
Nothing. Everything. I just feel lucky. [chuckles]
What are the odds I get to work every day with the girl of my dreams?
Must be one in a million.
Máximo... [chuckles] ...isn't this amazing?
We both get to walk into work every day with the girls of our dreams.
- Okay. Two in a million. - [chuckles]
Julia, you might want to check on your dresses in the gift shop.
No. Did they put them behind the sunscreen display again?
Diarrhea medicine.
On the upside, it is the busiest part of the store.
I should go. Don Pablo took the day off,
so I've got twice the work to do in half the time, before brunch with my mom.
Speaking of, Memo, are you ready for your first Mother's Day as head pool boy?
I sure am.
I've got something very special planned for the moms at the pool.
I'm great with moms.
My mom says I'm the biggest mama's boy around.
[all laughing]
Ay, Memo. You have no idea.
The day you're about to face is like nothing you have faced before.
Ay, Héctor, it's just Mother's Day.
If only it were that simple.
You see, Mexican Mother's Day and American Mother's Day are separate,
but this year... [pops mouth] ...they fall on the same weekend.
It happens only every few years when God turns his back on us.
Happy Mother's Day!
[mother] They're your problem now.
- Oh, oh! Happy Mother's Day-- - [mother 2] Bye. Have fun, sweetie.
Okay.
Well, it can't be that bad, can it?
I mean, isn't Mother's Day all about the flowers and-- and the sweets,
and spending time with your family?
Not for American moms on vacation, no.
For them, it's all about ditching the kids to get a little me time.
Oh, like getting a massage or a pedicure?
- Not exactly. - [mother 3] Hey, bartender!
I'm going to need one shot for every kid I have, plus five more shots!
- [laughs] It's Mother's Day! Whoo-hoo! - [mothers cheer]
- [mother 4] Pour that liquor. - [mother 3] Yeah, hurry up!
I am hurrying! [laughs]
The storm, she begins.
[Older Máximo] Brunch was at noon, so I had exactly five minutes
to make it through a one-hour meeting.
So next week's schedule is set. The VIP guests have all been treated "VI."
And lastly, we managed to get the hot tub working again.
Oh, good. What was the problem?
Swimsuit got caught in the jets while the guest was wearing it.
- Yeesh. So were they-- - Completely naked? Yes.
But don't worry. He was too hairy for anyone to see anything.
That was not my next question, but good to know.
Looks like you've taken care of everything, Máximo. I'm impressed.
What can I say, Miss Davies? It is a pleasure to be of service to you.
So, if there's nothing else.
- Actually, there is. - Huh?
It'd be great to get your take on some hotel business.
Any chance you're free for a working lunch today?
Today? Uh, with you and me?
- Like, at two or three o'clock? - Oh, no. I was thinking American lunch,
like a normal time. As in now.
Only if it works for you.
Uh...
Oh, that sounds like a yes. What fun.
[grunts]
[Máximo] Again, I'm so sorry, Mom.
I was really looking forward to this.
Don't worry, my love.
I understand. It's your job.
Relax. You do what you have to do.
Thanks!
Now get ready for an incredible meal.
I've asked our maître d' to pull out all the stops.
All of them? That's a lot of stops.
- [laughs] - [chuckles]
And I'll be back before you get to the crab legs.
Yes, my love.
[gasps] My God!
Look at these prices!
Who needs all this?
On Mother's Day,
you just need to be with your children.
This is their seafood tower?
I thought it would be bigger.
[Older Máximo] But that was literally impossible.
The seafood tower at Las Colinas was legendary.
It had shrimp, clams, oysters, crab.
You know what? I'm gonna check on dinner.
- Don't look at my cards. - Come on. It's me.
- Yeah, you're right. - [sighs]
How's it going in here?
Need any help?
It's going great. And no.
[Older Máximo] Mmm, mmm.
Hmm.
What?
Is there a problem?
No.
No, no, no. [chuckling] All good, all good.
[clears throat]
Are you sure there's enough lime?
I'm sure.
Oh. Okay. Okay.
[stammers]
Because a good fried fish
really wants that zing of lime. You know--
So are you still working with that non-profit?
Saving those endangered parrots.
They were monkeys.
Monkeys!
Right, monkeys. [chuckles]
Well, at least you saved them right?
They all died.
[chuckles]
I should check on Hugo.
- Good idea. - [grunting]
Damn it.
[in English] Ooh! What a sophisticated way to sit.
Ay, no, it's not that. It's--
My legs seize up after five hours standing at the front desk.
Oh, Julia!
Hi, Miss Davies! One second. Let me-- Let me get up. [chuckles]
[groans, grunts]
- [chuckles] - [Julia sighs]
I need your help.
As you know, we've had an empty retail space ever since our heartless co-owner,
Alejandro Vera, made us get rid of our beloved Johnny Scoops ice cream parlor.
- Oh. - Oh, I miss Johnny Escoops.
We all do, dear. What panache!
Anyway. I've asked the staff to pitch ideas
for what they think could take the space.
So, do you mind listening to them and telling me your top three?
Yes! Sure. I-- I mean, I'm flattered you'd think of me for something like that.
- [chuckles] - I'd normally ask Don Pablo.
But since he's off today, I thought of Chad.
But since he's not here, I thought of Máximo.
But since I'm having a working lunch with him and happened to see you sitting here,
well, I thought of you! [chuckles]
Oh. Thank you. That means a lot.
[laughs]
Wow, this place is fancy. Lucky you have a spare jacket in your limo.
It suits you.
So, Miss Davies, what was this work issue you wanted my take on?
Because I'm ready to take it on.
- [chuckles] - There's plenty of time for that.
Chad loves this place. [sighs]
We have a standing reservation every year.
It seemed like a shame to let it go to waste.
I don't think I need this.
Or the crayons. [chuckles]
Of course not. He's a big boy.
But this collar is bugging me.
[sighs]
- [chuckles] So handsome. - [chuckles]
[Older Máximo] As I sat in Chad's seat with Chad's mother on Mother's Day,
I wondered, "Was it possible Diane didn't see me as the new Don Pablo?
That she saw me as the new--
Chad?"
INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Oh, we'll start with the calamari. That'll be fun.
[Older Máximo] While I was starting to regret abandoning my mom,
Sara had no doubt about her choice.
She was ready to stand in that record store line all day.
She even had Mom's get-well soup if she got hungry.
The only thing she didn't have was...
[in Spanish] A pen!
Ay!
Here.
- I brought an extra. - Thanks.
Wait, you're into The Go-Go's?
I don't scream 'punk rock' to you?
That's probably because this shirt
covers all my tattoos.
Yeah, I got a tattoo of a weird birthmark on my elbow.
Nice.
Kind of looks like Joey Ramone.
A little.
[both laugh]
Look at these people.
Who needs all of this extravagance?
This whole place is nothing but
a ridiculous waste of money.
- Pass the lemon. - Yes, mom.
This place doesn't seem ridiculous to me.
What are you talking about? Didn't you call Las Colinas a den of sin?
Yes, maybe, but my son works here now.
Who'd like a mimosa?
The moms by the pool made them open the bar early.
This place is ruining him.
No good son would abandon his mother on Mother's Day!
[Esteban chuckles]
I'm sorry, but I cannot hold my tongue.
[slurps]
[laughs] Of course you can't.
You're too busy using it on that crab leg.
- [Doña Rosita gasps] - [coughs]
How can you talk to me like that? On my special day.
Oh, your special day?
I'm sorry, Doña Rosita, but you weren't even supposed to be invited.
- Oh god. - What?!
[gasps]
I will not sit here and be insulted.
Esteban.
Drive me home!
Oh, no, no, no. My wife...
but my mother.
But then again, my wife. Who is also a mom.
My mom who dislikes my wife.
Go. The greatest Mother's Day gift you can give me is taking her home.
- Please. - Thank you.
- I love you. [kisses] - Me too.
Let's go, mom!
[Doña Rosita] Go back and get the lobster.
Forgive me.
[in English] Héctor, you gotta help me. These women are drowning each other.
Oh, yeah? Well, I just had a mother lose her room key in my pants.
[breathing heavily]
Ay. [sighs]
[Paco, in Spanish] Well, the most important thing for you to know is...
When the guests come with their hands
sore from weeding, trimming trees
or moving gravel
they'll want to come and buy new gloves.
- [hisses] - Hmm.
I don't know, Paco.
I feel like a store that just sells gloves
sounds a little specific. [chuckles]
Then could you buy new gloves for me?
Come on.
[chuckles]
All of these fruit smoothies would have fun names like...
Razzamatazz or Mango-a-Go-Go.
And if you're sick, you can get little boosts of vitamins
or a nutrient-rich wheat grass blend.
[sucks teeth]
I don't know, Lupe.
I don't think people will ever pay five dollars to drink grass.
You'll regret this.
[singing Foreigner's "Cold As Ice" in Spanish]
So it's just another...
ice cream parlor?
Exactly.
[in English] As cold as ice...
[both] Cream!
[workers chattering]
[Diane] Just one bite! How do you know you don't like it, if you don't try it?
I already don't like spinach. I doubt adding hot cream will help.
Come on. Spinach makes you strong!
Like Popeye. Do you have Popeye here?
You mean Popeye?
I don't think we're saying the same thing, dear.
Come on. One bite.
[chuckles] Told you.
Oh, no, no, no.
No, you can't use that. It's filthy. Allow me.
[Older Máximo] It was one thing to leave my mother on Mother's Day for work.
It was another thing to cheat on my mom with another mom.
- Here you go. - Uh. [groans, chuckles]
Mmm!
[Diane chuckles]
- Delicious! - Mm-hmm.
So, mmm, work?
Oh, right. That. Ugh.
Alejandro Vera wants us to repaint the entire hotel,
which means we have a very tough choice to make.
Oh... [stammers] ...and these are different than what we have now?
- And also different from each other? - Well, they couldn't be more different.
This is salmon and this is flamingo.
[sighs] I know it seems trivial,
but this Vera character keeps second-guessing everything I do.
It's like he thinks a woman in business can't possibly know what she's doing.
So, what do you think?
Mmm. That one?
Flamingo! I agree. It's so much better than this horrible salmon.
Oh.
This is flamingo too. They are the same.
- I grabbed two flamingos. - [both laugh]
Oh, Máximo, thank you. What a relief. Who needs Chad when I have you?
[photographer] How about a picture, folks?
- [stammers] I don't know if-- - Oh, why not? We might as well.
Oh, hang on here. There!
[photographer] Okay, here we go! Smile, buddy.
Let's get a little closer. There we go.
- Say "Happy Mother's Day!" - [camera shutter clicks]
[laughing]
Oh, that's funny to you?
I like the parts where you look ridiculous.
[Older Máximo] Mmm.
If you want, you can keep telling your story in here.
And maybe taste this?
Just to see if it's enough lime for your standards.
[chuckles] That would be an honor.
I wouldn't go that far. I just don't want complaints at dinner.
- [sighs] - Hey! I was about to win.
[sighs] Uh-- Reverse, reverse, skip, Uno, draw four. I win. Game over. [claps]
- [sighs] - Okay, let's go back to the record store.
[in Spanish] My favorite song?
Hmm, I don't know.
It's hard to pick one.
I'd have to say, "We Got The Beat."
Ha! That's hilarious.
Exactly.
Because...
Because it's so overplayed.
Yes!
I agree.
You passed my test.
Well, I have a good teacher.
What did you tell your mom?
You know, to get out of Mother's Day?
Nothing. She's at a benefit for the mayor or something.
I don't think she even knows it's Mother's Day.
Though if any of us had good moms, we wouldn't be here.
Standing here for hours
on Mother's Day, right?
[Older Máximo] Sara should have been thrilled.
She'd just met the first person to put a smile on her face since Roberta.
But, suddenly, her soup tasted like a broth of lies.
[in Spanish] I'm sorry. I've got to go.
I'm Sara.
Aida.
[in English] Ooh. Now someone can have a steak sandwich for lunch tomorrow.
- [chuckles, gasps] Ah. - Photo.
I LOVE YOU, MOMMY!
Oh, my God! That's adorable. [chuckles]
Is it, Miss Davies? Is it adorable?
- It says, "I love you, Mommy." - That's cute.
No, it isn't cute.
You're not my mommy. I should be having lunch with her.
That's who I "te quiero."
Oh...
I'm so sorry.
No, I-- I'm sorry. I shouldn't talk to you that way.
It's fine. You have every right to be upset.
Normally I'd rely on Chad at times like this,
with Vera questioning every decision I make.
Well, you made that great flamingo decision.
We all know salmon is better.
I just-- I miss my Chad.
[Older Máximo] I'd never seen Diane so vulnerable.
I was so focused on what this lunch meant for me,
I hadn't thought about what it might mean for her.
I don't know where Chad is, but if he was here,
he would tell you that you are an amazing boss with great instincts.
And you shouldn't let anyone question your decisions.
Thank you, Máximo.
Maybe I could stay for dessert.
- I've never eaten fire bananas before. - [both laugh]
No. No, Máximo. You need to go.
Go to your real mommy.
Run to her.
[inhales sharply, sighs]
- Okay, who ordered the margarita-- Okay. - [mothers clamoring]
- [smack] - [grunts] Bad touch, Eileen.
Hey! Where have you been? It's crazy out there.
Wait. Are you hiding?
What? No. How dare you.
I'm just making sure we have enough towels.
Oh, for what? A flood?
Okay, fine. I'm taking a break. It's too much. Even for me.
Yeah, I feel so dirty.
Is this what it's like to be you?
Sadly, yes. Being a prime piece of meat is both a blessing and a curse.
- [sighs] I should get back out there. - No.
I can't let you go alone.
No pool boy is left behind. Let's go.
- [mothers clamoring] - [Memo] Sta-- Stay, stay. Stay seated.
Stay seated. No! I'll come back!
[Older Máximo] I was too late.
I had chosen work over the people I loved,
and all I had to show for it was an admittedly adorable foil swan.
[Beto] I swear, if we make this a boxing gym,
I can get Stallone to open it.
No? Okay. [sighs]
Good luck in there. She's tougher than Chuck Norris.
[chuckles]
Ay, no. Not you too, Lorena. I don't think I can take another bad pitch.
You'll want to hear this one.
[in Spanish] Come with me.
[sighs]
[in English] Okay, now you can look.
I, um-- I don't know what to say.
[Lorena] I just thought nobody deserves to have
their work out from behind the diarrhea medicine more than you.
[chuckling] That is so sweet.
- Can you imagine? My own boutique. - [chuckles]
What if you become a famous fashion designer all over Acapulco?
- All over Mexico. [chuckles] - All over the world! [chuckles]
You'd be in magazines.
Stars would wear your dresses on the red carpet.
Oh, my. Who is it that you're wearing?
- I'm wearing Julia González. [chuckles] - [chuckles]
Ay, Lorena. This is-- This is so nice of you.
It's-- Oh. [chuckling] It's like a dream.
Does it have to be just a dream?
That's a good question.
Oh, Miss Davies. [stammering] I'm sorry. I'll take it down.
Why? They look marvelous in here.
Julia, is this something you could pull off?
I mean, selling dresses in the gift shop is one thing, but this...
It's a lot.
Yes, it's a lot.
I'll need to transform the space,
fill it with a collection, hire staff, source materials,
but I know I could do it.
I know I could, Miss Davies.
I just-- I just don't have the money.
[chuckles]
But I do. And I can't think of a better way to use it than to invest in you.
Are you serious?
Someone recently reminded me to trust my instincts. So...
- yes, I'm very serious. - [Lorena chuckles]
Oh, my gosh. Thank you.
- [Diane laughing] - Thank you, Miss Davies.
Oh, no. Thank you. I can't wait to see you shine.
And shove it in Vera's smug, handsome face.
[all laughing]
[Don Pablo] Eh.
[in Spanish] Looks like someone else had lunch with their mom.
No. I abandoned mine for lunch with Diane.
I'm the worst son ever.
[laughs]
Máximo, don't be so hard on yourself.
It took me thirty years to learn the secret to balancing the demands of
Las Colinas and my family.
How did you do it?
Well, I hired someone to do all the things I didn't want to do.
No offense, Don Pablo,
but I don't want to wait that long.
I have to go.
Here. Now yours has a friend.
Ooh.
[Memo sighs, speaks English] We-- We did it. [chuckles] It's finally over.
Hey, where did you get all that money?
[gasps] Where did I get all of this money?
I told you. A blessing and a curse.
What if we could do this every day?
Oh! What if there was a way that parents could cut loose without any children?
You wanna kidnap their kids? Seems a little dark for you, no?
- What? [gasps] No! - Oh.
I mean, what if there was a place where the kids could hang out
while the adults went wild.
The money we'd get would be unbelievable.
Exactly!
Héctor, we are starting the first ever
Las Colinas Children's Activity-- Zone-- Area.
Catchy.
Okay. Now, we're gonna need Joyce...
[Older Máximo] It would take time to land on the name,
but Memo and Héctor were about to create the first-ever kids' club at a hotel.
"First-ever kids' club"?
Mmm.
Hugo, is anything this guy says true?
- It's more based on true events. - [sighs]
You need to chop that finer.
I know how to chop garlic.
- Really? - Yeah.
I thought you'd have, like, a garlic butler.
I do, but I watch him work.
[scoffs]
[Older Máximo] So my mom headed home feeling defeated, lonely and--
because Doña Rosita had made such quick work on that seafood tower--
- very hungry. Luckily... - [sighs]
[in Spanish] Happy Mother's Day!
[Older Máximo, in English] We all felt terrible that we'd blown the day,
so we tried to save the night.
Esteban brought the flowers, Sara made the food,
and I had the perfect gift.
PARRILLA DE PADILLA I LOVE YOU, MOMMY!
[in Spanish] I love it, Máximo. Thank you.
Let's eat! I made lasagna.
[Nora gasps]
No way. You made dinner?
You've never cooked anything in your life!
You must be feeling better.
[coughs]
It comes and goes.
Let's dig in! How exciting. It looks delicious, my love.
A toast!
Yes, yes, yes!
They call it Mother's Day, but it's really our day.
Our day to remember how lucky we are to have you.
And I'm so lucky to have you. I love you with all my heart.
Thank you for this.
Gifts and everything.
I didn't know you learned how to cook.
Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. [inhales sharply]
Mm-hmm. [chuckles, swallows]
- [Esteban grunts, chuckles] Mm-hmm. - [Nora chuckles] Mmm. Mmm.
I... [stammers] ...could make my mojarra frita.
Yes! Yes please!
Cooking's hard-
No, the thing is that lasagna makes me gassy. And why do that to myself?
Hey!
Come over here and help me out
so you can learn how to cook, too.
[chattering continues]
[Older Máximo, in English] On that Mother's Day,
I was reminded that the most important thing
was being there for the people who matter.
For Memo and Héctor, it was being there for each other
and coming up with an innovation never before seen in the hospitality industry.
[Hugo] I'm gonna google that.
[Older Máximo] For Julia, it was having a friend
to give her the extra push she needed to believe in herself.
And for Diane, it was about realizing she could be there for herself,
though she didn't mind the extra company.
Thank you again, Máximo, for your kind words at lunch yesterday.
No problem.
- Just think of me as your go-to guy. - [panpipe music playing]
- I'm here for whatever you might-- - Where is that music coming from?
[music continues]
Chad?
- Mom. - [gasps]
[speaks Spanish]
Which means "I'm back" in South American.
[exclaims, gasps]
Oh, I missed you so much.
Are we married to the beard?
Oh, never mind.
We have so much to catch up on.
How long have I been gone?
[in Spanish] As for me
I'd love to tell you what I learned that day. But...
honestly, Paloma...
I'm still figuring out how to be there
for the people I love.
Okay.
You mean just...
Okay?
[chuckles] I mean I just told you a beautiful story
that included the dish you're making right now.
Excuse me, but that's very tough to pull off.
Look
I'll put it in a clearer and simpler way
I don't need your stories, Dad.
I don't need your help making fried fish.
Honestly...
I don't need anything.
Not from you...
I know you don't need me, Paloma.
But I need you.
Look. Come.
I know I'm not perfect.
Not even close. But...
this whole trip with Hugo...
I'm trying to be better.
I know I've missed so many things.
I know.
I just don't want to miss anymore.
I get that, but you can't expect everything to change
after making one meal together.
To be fair, you haven't tried it yet.
Come on, try it. Come on.
And?
Mmm.
- It's delicious. - Ah.
Ah. It is, isn't it?
It's very good.
And I really wanted to hate it.
[Older Máximo chuckles]
I guess I can try to include you more.
We have a lot to catch up on.
Yes, lots.
- [Joe, in English] Hey, uh... - [person groans]
...caught this guy out front trying to break in.
You want me to call the cops or, you know, just take care of it?
What? No. Let him go.
He wasn't trying to break in. He lives here.
Oh, s-s-so h-he's your...
Husband. [grunts]
You got married?
I guess we're all caught up.
[groans, sighs]
[in Spanish] Nice to meet you, Máximo.
[Adriana, Augusto singing "Cold As Ice" in Spanish]