Second chances, Hugo.
We don't often get them in life.
But for some reason,
in that spring of 1985, they were everywhere.
My sister and our family got a second chance with each other,
Diane got a second chance with Don Pablo.
And my mom got a second chance at love.
[speaking Spanish]
[door beads rattle]
[Older Máximo, in English] At Las Colinas, Don Pablo came back just in time
to deal with one of his favorite guests.
Pop superstar, Rodolfo.
[crowd cheering]
-Rodolfo! -Rodolfo!
-Rodolfo. -Don Pablo. [chuckles]
[speaking Spanish]
Carla.
[Rodolfo chuckles]
[crowd cheering]
[chuckles]
[Older Máximo, in English] While Diane
dealt with one of her most difficult employees.
[Héctor] Diane, we need to speak.
I deserve a demotion.
[chuckles] You mean a promotion.
No, a demotion.
I did a very, very, very, very, very thorough self-evaluation,
and found out that my skills are more suited for regular pool boy.
All right, you're demoted.
[sighs] Wonderful.
Thank you so much, Diane.
And to celebrate, perhaps we could walk to your office
and have one last--
Oh, okay, I can celebrate alone then.
[grunting]
Ladies, who is ready for some mango margaritas? Two?
[speaking Spanish]
[sighs]
[Older Máximo, in English] I had asked to see Don Pablo
because I was hoping for a second chance of my own.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] Tell me more. You have my attention.
Tell me more.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] I was inspired by something Ricardo Vera told me.
He said he wished he'd spent more time making allies than enemies.
Maybe we can also go further as allies, instead of enemies.
And by "we" you mean?
Don Pablo, may I?
Diane, always such a pleasure.
-[growls] -Wait. First, listen to Máximo's idea.
If you're still not happy, then yes, throw the stapler.
[sighs]
[Ximena] Yes. I have you here. Okay.
[breathes heavily]
Hey, Ximena. Um, have you seen, by any chance,
any letters for me from Lorena?
She writes to me every few days,
but I haven't got anything in, like, a week.
[sighs] I saw a letter from her a few days ago.
Did you get that one?
No.
Has someone been stealing Lorena's letters to me?
I-Is that really happening?
Who would do that a-and why?
[gasps] Did I do something to them?
Or is it all just a misunderstanding? [inhales]
Okay.
Well, thank you anyways. [chuckles]
Bye.
[sighs] [Lupe clears throat]
[gasps]
[Memo] That's my letter!
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] So, instead of fighting with Fabián, I collaborate with him?
Can I do that and still throw the stapler?
Las Colinas and Espectacular
will work with the celebrities staying here
to create their own leaks of whatever news we want.
That way, I get a steady stream of exclusive stories.
The guest gets to approve what is reported about them.
And Las Colinas gets a reputation among the elite
as the only resort that's safe from unwanted exposure.
Everybody wins.
Well, if this works it's brilliant.
Can we do some sort of trial run?
[stammers] Don Pablo already spoke to one of our guests,
and he's agreed to participate.
Oh, sorry, he's not here.
I just opened the door to get some air.
But it's Rodolfo.
[Memo speaking Spanish]
[chuckles]
[gasps]
[grunts] [exhales]
No...
[Lorena speaking Spanish]
"Lorena".
[in English] Every inch of this home is filled with memories, Hugo.
[Sara] Máximo.
Máximo!
[speaking Spanish]
[slurps, sighs]
[Older Máximo, in English] See, Hugo? This chapter is as much about Julia
as it is about me...
[knocking] [speaking Spanish]
[Older Máximo, in English] ...and how she finally decided to go after what she wanted.
[speaking Spanish]
[kisses]
[Older Máximo, in English] On the same day I was hoping to start over at Las Colinas,
someone else was saying goodbye.
[Chad] I'll miss you guys. Really will.
Héctor,
I'm sorry I almost got you fired.
It's all right, amigo .
But, for a second, I almost thought I was
Héctor the Unemployment Collector.
[all laugh]
"Hermigo."
"Memigo."
Good luck, Chad.
Don't forget to write.
I don't have anyone else who writes to me anymore.
[Chad] Sure thing.
[inhales] [sighs]
Be careful out there.
If you need anything, anything at all...
I call Don Pablo.
Well, guys,
it's been... [speaking Spanish]
[in English] ...great.
...will miss...
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] ...you.
[speaking Spanish]
[Héctor, in English] Okay.
[Chad, speaking Spanish]
[in English] That was really good Spanish actually.
[Julia] Chad.
[Julia sighs]
Good luck with everything.
I hope you have a nice trip and find everything you've been looking for.
Thanks. You too.
[speaking Spanish]
Mm-hmm.
[sighs, in English] I'm off.
-[car engine starts] -[staff] Bye. Adios!
[sighs] [speaking Spanish]
[Older Máximo, in English] See? Each person Julia saw
gave her just enough confidence to face the next person.
Sara led to Chad, and Chad led to...
Julia, come see me in my office.
[sighs] I'll make this quick.
There's no reason to beat around the bush.
You're fired.
-[sighs] -Oh, my God, I was kidding.
[laughs] Did you think I was serious?
Of course I thought you were serious.
-The look on your face. -That's a terrible joke, Diane.
What is wrong with everyone's sense of humor around here?
[both sigh]
No, I wanted to talk to you
because a few of the shops in town wanna carry your line.
[gasps] How do you feel about
ramping up production in the next few weeks?
[gasps] Yes! Absolutely! [chuckles]
Unless you're kidding again?
No, that wouldn't be funny.
-[sighs] -But congratulations! [chuckles]
Thank you! [inhales]
[Older Máximo] And Diane gave Julia just enough confidence
to face the next person
- she'd been avoiding. -[mouths] Oh, my God.
[speaking Spanish]
[director, in English] Cut!
[speaking Spanish]
[Older Máximo, in English] Our idea was that Rodolfo was supposed to have
an exclusive, private wedding at Las Colinas,
but his fiancé left him at the altar, leaving him devastated.
And Espectacular secretly captured all of that devastation.
[speaking Spanish]
[Older Máximo, in English] Over the next few weeks, it would become
Espectacular's biggest story of the year.
And Rodolfo's apparent heartbreak at being left by a woman
would put to rest any rumors about him for a long time.
Everybody won.
Máximo, the just Máximo.
It goes without saying, you have your job back.
I don't mind if you say it anyway.
-You have your job back! [chuckles] -[chuckles]
Thank you so much, Ms. Davies.
Do you think I could take these flowers home?
My mother's wedding is tomorrow
and I'm surprising her with a small party in our courtyard.
Of course.
[chuckles]
He had one colossal screw-up,
but he's saved this resort I don't know how many times.
And he's done a lot for the people who work here.
[Don Pablo] I wonder what we might do for him.
[speaking Spanish] [sighs, grunts]
[sighs]
-[chuckles, sighs] -[Esteban, Máximo chuckle]
[breathes deeply]
[in English] I can't tell you how grateful I was
that, after so long,
our home was busy and happy again.
[chuckles] [speaking Spanish]
[chuckles]
[Sara speaking Spanish]
[Máximo speaking Spanish]
[sighs]
-[horn honks] -[staff cheering, chattering]
[laughing, chattering continues]
[whooping]
[chuckles, in English] What's all this?
What you and your family deserve.
You won over Ricardo Vera, you solved our Espectacular problem.
You sacrificed your tips to help me.
You and your mother reunited my family.
Every time you stood next to me, I looked even more handsome.
You've done so much for the people at Las Colinas.
It's our pleasure to return the favor.
You go on to your mother's wedding.
We'll take care of this.
Thank you, everyone. Uh--
[chuckles] Um, I'm very...
[chuckles] [speaking Spanish]
[chuckles]
[in English] Sara, Memo, let's go. [chuckles]
Bye!
[staff] Bye!
[no audible dialogue]
[priest speaking Spanish]
[priest]
[gasps]
[Older Máximo, in English] Meanwhile,
Julia went to face the next person she needed to talk to.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] Okay.
[clears throat] [speaking Spanish]
[sighs]
[Older Máximo, in English] And suddenly, there was only one last person
that Julia needed to see.
[chattering]
[Nora gasps]
[all cheering]
[chattering]
["Pavo Real" by José Luis Rodriguez playing]
[chattering continues]
[guests cheer]
[all cheering]
[no audible dialogue]
[speaking Spanish]
[upbeat music playing]
[in English] Máximo.
Now that you have your old job back
and that I have been promoted downward,
it looks like we will be working together again.
I'm very happy about that.
I like you.
[inhales] You remind me of a sadder, weaker,
uh, slightly squished version of myself
with smaller feet, less voluminous curls and a ve--
Where did he go? I was complimenting him.
Don Pablo. Diane. Is it true?
Is head pool boy open again?
It is. But you're not getting it.
As part of my agreement with Don Pablo, he'll be away more often.
That means that I need someone to take his place temporarily
and, whenever he retires, permanently.
You won't have time for head pool boy. [chuckles]
Now, you'll be getting ready
to take over from me at Las Colinas.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] To your bright future, over there at Las Colinas.
[all three chuckle]
Of course, we do still need a head pool boy.
I might know the perfect guy.
Like I said,
it was a time of second chances.
[no audible dialogue]
[stammers] Máximo.
[sighs]
[speaking Spanish]
[Older Máximo]
[chuckles]
[inhales]
[Hugo, in English] Uncle Máximo.
[sighs]
Sorry, Hugo.
[sniffles] Like I said,
lots of memories in this house.
-[dance music playing] -[chattering]
[Older Máximo] Now, one other person was not at the party.
Lupe. And there was a very good reason.
[Máximo] Good luck, Chad.
Don't forget to write.
I don't have anyone who writes to me anymore.
[Older Máximo] Which is how this happened.
["Vuelve a Mí" by Hombres G]
[chuckles]
[gasps]
[laughs]
[speaking Spanish]
-[chuckles] -[Lorena chuckles]
-[chuckles] -[glass clinking]
[chuckles]
-[Nora laughs] -[all laugh]
[all chuckle]
-[kisses] -[Nora sniffles]
[sighs]
-[laughs] -[Lorena laughs]
[applause]
[singing Pat Benatar's "We Belong" in Spanish]
[guests cheering]
[both gasp]
[guests scream, cheer]
[singing continues]
[screams]
[chuckles]
[singing continues]
[Julia] Máximo.
[sighs] [chuckles]
[both laugh]
[sighs]
[breathes deeply]
Uh.
[both chuckle]
[Julia sighs]
[both chuckle]
[singing continues]
[Older Máximo, in English] See, Hugo, the year was not even half over.
But each of us had already come so far in finding out
just where we were supposed to be.
[singing continues]
Some of us had found the person we were meant to be with.
Some of us had found confidence in who we were and where we wanted to be.
Some of us knew that our place in life
was where we already were.
Or a place we'd previously been.
Others realized we needed to get away.
For still others...
it was a new adventure.
And for some of us,
we weren't nearly as close to the end as we thought we might be.
So, you and Julia dated?
Uh, for how long? [smacks lips]
How does the story end?
[chuckles] What makes you think it's over?
Yes, we started dating.
Secretly.
And that's when things got really crazy.
But it all started that night.
So, Julia learned to stop hiding from life
and face the people she was scared of seeing.
Exactly, Hugo.
And that's my lesson to you for--
Oh, sh--
[stammers] Are you gonna turn that lesson around and apply it to me?
Uh-huh.
It's time to go see her.
[sighs]
[exhales]
I don't suppose you want to wait here in the car?
Forget it. I'm meeting Julia.
Who said it's Julia?
Come on, Tío . Let's go.
[sighs]
[exhales deeply]
[breathes deeply] Okay.
[exhales]
Dad?
[chuckles] Holy fu--