[assistant] Well? Are you a little nervous?
-From seeing you. -Oh, come on.
Are you nervous or not?
I'll pour you a drink.
Drink it all at once. Down the hatch.
It'll help.
[Selva] Mmm.
[groans]
[inhales deeply] Oof.
ALTERNATIVE THERAPY
[assistant] That's it.
-No, she's with me. -[people chattering]
More like a deer in the headlights.
I heard that.
I wasn't talking about you.
[producer] Five, four, three, two.
You can hear a pin drop in the studio.
And that's understandable.
Are you pinching yourselves?
"Babe, pinch me. I must be dreaming."
No, you're not dreaming. No.
I am here and right next to me is…
Selva Pérez.
Good evening, Selva.
Good evening, Grace.
[clears throat]
Christ… [sighs] …on the cross…
said… [sighs]
…"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."
I want to say something and say it to the Father.
Father,
forgive her,
for she knew not what she was doing.
[inhales sharply]
Can you hand me a tissue, dear?
[assistant] Here.
[Grace] Thanks, sweetheart.
Thank you very much. Excuse me. Thank you so much.
-[assistant] You're welcome. -Thank you so much.
Well, here we are.
And let me tell you something.
Selva truly suffered, and she's here today.
Resurrected.
[sighs]
Today,
all I can say to you is, "Thank you."
People say everything is easy for those of us in the spotlight,
but they're wrong.
It's not that easy for us.
It's tough to see a therapist going through a period of…
of weakness, of vulnerability.
But I'd like to talk about something that I can't discuss with my patients.
And I'll do it here.
I'm going to talk about myself.
EPISODE 7
"SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE"
[Selva] Another one?
No, well, but this one is in honor of your return to television, Selva.
We watched it with my mom last night. You were great.
And people keep asking to interview you, calling to congratulate you.
I don't know how you're going to manage.
This smells like piss.
What do you mean it smells like piss?
Did you talk to Grisel?
Oh, yeah. We talked.
Mmm. And?
-Remember I said Mar del Plata? -Mm-hmm.
Uh, well, Grisel saw a deal at some travel agency
for…
For?
Uh, she prefers Rio.
But I thought you'd never been to the ocean?
De Janeiro.
Ah!
Ah, Rio de Janeiro?
No, well, if that's asking too much, Mar del Plata is fine too.
[doorbell rings]
Doorbell?
Go open the door.
It's Serena and Darío.
Let them in.
-[phone clicks] -[Miguel] Come on up.
Wait, what? Do they still need to keep coming?
I thought they weren't coming anymore and--
Didn't Amadeo leave them?
There's one more step.
Ah, I didn't know.
[Selva] Don't speak all at once, please.
-[inhales sharply] -[Selva] The last time we saw each other…
you were annoyed, a little angry.
[Darío] Well, Selva, you hit me with a tennis ball.
Mm-hmm. Do you want us to talk about that?
No.
[Selva] Serena.
What? What?
You weren't doing so well either.
-No, and I'm doing worse. -[Selva] Mmm.
When you two came to my apartment-- your apartment for the first time,
you said you were two legs of a three-legged table.
-Mm-hmm? -[Serena] Yeah. So what?
Selva, could I have a whiskey, please?
No more whiskey.
Okay.
[inhales deeply] Let's play a game, shall we?
Can you face each other, please?
-[Darío] Sure. -[Serena clears throat]
There. Don't look at me. Look at him.
I want you to look each other in the eye.
[Serena, Darío sigh]
And without repeating answers or giving hints--
-Don't look at me. -[Serena scoffs]
I want you to define your relationship in one word.
One of you goes, and then the other. Ready? Go.
-[Serena] Who goes first? -Who cares? It doesn't matter. Come on!
[Darío] Uh, companionship.
Respect.
[claps] Go on!
Uh, care.
Honesty.
[scoffs] Please, this sounds like an ad for an insurance company.
Well, Selva, there's no way this doesn't sound like a cliché, coming from us.
[Serena] This is really tough. We've been together a ton of years.
-Putting years into words is tough. -[Darío] Many years, Selva.
Okay, fine.
Then you'll explain it to me in a different way.
-[Darío] In what way? -[Serena coughs]
We're going out.
No, sorry, I'm not really in the mood to go out right now.
No, not right this minute.
We're going to a very special place. We're going to a party.
[Darío] Okay. Where?
Oh, you'll see where we're going.
When?
Miguel Ángel will call you with the details.
-[Serena] And why are we going? -You'll see when you get there.
-[Darío sighs] -[Selva claps]
-Time's up already? Time's-- -Yes, yes, yes.
-There's just one thing I ask of you. -[Serena sniffles]
I want you to come dressed up, hmm?
But really dressed up, hmm? Suit, dress. Don't embarrass me.
[chuckles] Miguel Ángel will see you out now.
[Serena sighs]
-[chattering, laughter] -[Lisa] Listen. This is how it went.
Jesi, who's the production assistant on the show, got in touch with me.
She sent me an email saying that Grace wanted to see me.
-[Facundo] Oh. -[friend] Mmm.
[Lisa] No, I was shaking. My blood pressure dropped.
-[friend] I bet. -[Facundo laughs]
Had she already started doing The Love Thief?
-[friend laughs] -[Lisa] Yes.
-She had just started doing it, yeah. -Oh, sorry, Selva.
I didn't mean to offend you. [laughs]
-Don't worry. You didn't offend me. -[friend 2] Oh, good. [chuckles]
Well, either way, The Love Thief segment was the segment with the highest ratings.
[Facundo] You committed high treason, didn't you?
-[friend 2] Yeah, yeah. -Well. No, it was business.
-It's my job. -[friend] Ah.
Grace had read the article I wrote about her book.
The article was called "The Punishment of a Hypocritical Society."
[chuckles]
But, well, then I met her and thought she was nice.
-I read that article. -[friend] Mmm.
Selva seemed like a passionate but also terrifying character.
-[chuckles] -[friend laughs]
So, I met Grace. I was really nervous, but she just kept complimenting me.
She said she had a plan and that she needed my help.
She said, "Train her and bring her back to the show."
-[friend] Ah, no small feat. -[Lisa] That's what you'd think.
And the same thing happened to me. When I--
Uh, she reached out, asking me to work with her.
At the time, I had a radio show that nobody listened to.
-Plus, I had very little airtime. -[chuckles]
She called because she wanted to work with me.
It takes more than luck to have Grace's success. [chuckles]
[friend] No, that chick is sharp.
I'm sorry, Selva. What I did to you was pretty shady.
I have another confession to make.
-Ah. Another one? -[chuckles]
-Yeah. -[chuckles]
The night that you met Facundo, I told him we were in that bar.
Yeah.
-I wanted to meet you. -[friend] Hey!
-I knew it. -[Lisa laughs]
-No. -Yeah, I knew it.
-You did? Really? You're lying. -[friend] Kiss, ki--
Shall I come up for a bit and then go?
No. No, no. I'd rather not.
Were you really uncomfortable?
No, no. Not at all.
I have to get up really early tomorrow.
[kisses]
[Selva inhales deeply]
Roll down the divider, please.
-Could you open this for me? -Yes. Hand it to me.
[sighs]
Oh, Miguelo, I've been meaning to tell you something I was thinking about.
I don't want you to take your mom on vacation.
If you do, I'll call the credit card companies
and say the charges are fraudulent, hmm?
[cork pops]
[Miguel] Here you go.
Thank you. [sighs]
Hey, Mom.
Uh, so listen.
Uh, it seems like what I told you about-- about Brazil isn't going to happen.
You know? I think I'm just going to travel with Grisel this time, okay?
[phone chimes]
[door opens]
-Hi. -[Miguel] Hello. Go on in.
-What's up? How are you? -[Miguel] Fine.
There's plenty of room.
[Serena] Hi.
[Selva] Come in. Hi. Come on, please.
-[Serena sighing] Oh. -[Selva] Come in.
-Welcome aboard. -Hello.
-Make yourselves comfortable. Enjoy. -[Serena sighs]
[sniffs]
-No. Look, Selva. -[Serena sighing]
First, we-- we'd like to, well, clear up a few things, right?
Yeah.
Yes, because…
In our session, perhaps we made it seem like-- or--
-or maybe you thought that-- Right. -[Darío stammering] Yeah. Yeah.
We talk about lots of things in our sessions,
and we don't want to get things mixed up.
[Serena] Right.
-We are not going to sleep with you… -[Darío] No.
…like you did with the patients in your book.
"According to the best practices framework,
psychologists shall not become sexually involved with their patients."
Oh, just relax. Drink.
[Serena, Darío sigh]
[door opens]
[Faustina] Excuse me.
[Darío] Oh, yeah. Sorry.
[Serena] Here?
[Faustina sighs]
We're running late.
Why don't you speak for yourself?
What took you so long?
I almost didn't come. [sighs]
-Hi. -Hi. How are you?
[Faustina chuckles]
[Serena sniffs]
[continues sniffing]
You're the owner of the scarf.
Her name is Faustina.
-I'll introduce you. Darío and Serena. -[Serena sighs]
A pleasure to meet you.
-Do you want some chocolate? -[Serena] No, no.
No, thank you, Selva.
-[Selva] You don't want any? -[both] No.
There's plenty to choose from.
[liquid pouring]
[Selva] Shall I pour a bit more?
-[Serena] Mmm, sure, a little bit. -[Darío] Thanks.
It sounds like it's choking, doesn't it? The limousine.
What's going on, Miguelo?
[tires screech]
-[hissing] -[door opens, closes]
[Selva] What happened? Miguelo!
[jazz music playing]
[guests chattering]
[Selva pants]
[Darío] Selva, this better be worth it, eh?
[Selva] Weddings are always worth it.
[Serena] What wedding? Who's getting married?
-[Darío] Who's getting married, Selva? -Amadeo.
Hurry.
Well, good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for being here today
to celebrate the union of Amadeo and Marina.
It's lovely to have all of you here.
[Darío] Could you tell us how long you've known?
And why didn't you tell us?
I don't need to explain myself here.
But if you had let us know, we would've stopped wasting time on him.
Yeah, and money on you.
-[Susana] What happened? -Susana,
my car broke down. Can you believe it?
-You don't have good luck with cars. -Not at all.
Now the moment you've all been waiting for.
Let's have a big hand, so Amadeo and Marina
can hear how much their friends and family that are here love them.
-Wait, who's Marina? -The person I love.
[Selva] Stop here.
This is what we're going to do.
You and-- and-- and you come here. You're coming with me.
-[stammers] Uh, could you help me? -Yes.
Take them over there. They're going to hide behind those trees.
-[Darío] Why? Why? -Why?
[Selva] Because I said so.
Didn't you come to me to get Amadeo back? Well, then just-- just listen to me.
[Susana] Don't cry, Fausti.
[Faustina crying] I don't want to be here. I want to go.
[Susana] We're going to talk to Marina. No, you're not going anywhere. Wait.
[Faustina continues crying]
[Selva] Calm down a bit.
Come in, come in.
I'll give you some water, so you feel better.
[crying] I don't want anything.
Stop crying. Calm down. Trust me.
[sobs]
-Susana, can you two please stay here? -Yes.
-[César] Ma'am, your daughter-- -[Carlota] Don't talk to me like that!
-[César] Handle what needs to be handled! -[Susana] Don't cry.
[Carlota] I told you not to talk to me like that!
[glass shatters]
[sighs]
-Very emotional day. -Oh, geez. You scared me.
What a surprise. [inhales sharply] Ah! [stutters]
I didn't know you were invited. [inhales sharply]
I told them not to put me on the list.
-Since I'm so shy. -Oh, and famous, of course.
-Mmm. -I saw-- I saw that you're back on TV.
The flesh is weak.
[Carlota chuckles, sniffles]
What a shame, you're all muddy. [sniffles]
Yeah. I had a mishap on the way here. Oh, well.
-Again? [chuckles] -Mmm.
Something's different about you. Something's going on.
-No. -Yes.
I think so. Well, I sense this sort of thing.
I came in because the couple hasn't come down yet.
I thought that maybe something was going on or that you all needed help.
-Do you want me to talk to your daughter? -[sniffles]
Mmm. [swallows]
Yes, please.
[inhales sharply]
[crying] If you think you can handle it, go in and talk to her because, honestly,
I can't take it anymore.
I can't.
I'm going to go find something strong. [sniffles]
Party time.
[clears throat, sniffles]
[sighs, sniffles]
[Marina crying]
[Marina sniffling]
-[Selva] Marina. -[sniffling, breathing heavily]
Selva. [sighs]
[crying, inhales sharply]
People always fuck up my life.
I miss her so much.
I need her.
-I know. -[breathes deeply]
-But believe me… -[sighs]
…getting married is your best option.
[sighs, groans] You too?
[scoffs, sighs]
I don't need to hear that again.
-[Selva] Trust me. -[sighs, sniffles]
[Amadeo] What are you doing here?
Oh, Amadeo.
What do you want? Can't you just leave us alone?
-Get married. -[Marina sniffles]
I know what I'm talking about. Not right now,
but once you're at the altar, you'll understand what I'm talking about.
You've heard from Faustina, haven't you? [sighs]
Everything is going to be fine.
[moaning, panting]
-Oh! -[guests chattering in distance]
Well, don't get mad if I misinterpret things later.
Oh.
There are so many feelings flying around. Oh, no. [pants]
Where's Faustina?
[Darío] Uh, well, Selva, as you can see, she isn't here.
[Selva] Where's Faustina?
[Miguel] No idea. Wasn't she with you guys?
[Selva] No. She was with Susana.
[presenter] Dear guests, please rise
-because here comes the happy couple. -It's time.
-Put your hands together! -[Serena] No, no.
Tell me what we're going to do,
because I don't want to see Amadeo get married, eh?
Oh, I'm going, all right. I sure want to see.
[Selva] Come on. Come on. Come on.
-[Serena grunts] -Where is that girl?
[Serena] Wait up.
[officiant] We are gathered here today
to celebrate the marriage of Marina and Amadeo.
I truly believe this day is a celebration, don't you?
Because even though marriage is purely administrative--
sometimes bureaucratic-- it's also a voluntary act.
So, as a friend of Carlota, César, and many members of the family,
I hope that you raise a glass to celebrate this love every July 29th,
either alone or surrounded by loved ones.
Stay if you want, but I can't take this anymore. I swear I can't breathe.
Sure, but how are we supposed to leave? We're far as hell from home.
-We can't just leave. -I don't know.
Selva.
-I can't find Faustina. -[Carlota] Long live the happy couple!
-[César] Ay. [laughs] -[Carlota laughs]
-Long live the happy couple! -[guests cheering]
[officiant] All right. Now, the moment we've all been waiting for.
-Would you like to say something? -Yes. Excuse me. Uh,
is there going to be an opportunity for anyone to object at this wedding or…
-[guests chattering] -Who is that guy?
[Carlota] Ah, I don't know. I don't know. I-- I have no fucking idea.
Amadeo, even though I'm really mad at you,
I have to ask you, please, don't get married.
-Darío, please. Seriously. -[guests chattering]
No. No "please." I mean, you lied to us, Amadeo.
Like, at the very least, hmm, let me say how I feel.
[César] No, no. All right, Amadeo. I don't know what's going on here.
Tell your friend to shut up. I'm starting to get pissed off.
Excuse me, I'm not his friend. I'm his boyfriend.
-[guests gasp, clamor] -What was that, you stupid Galician?
I'm not Galician. I'm Andalusian. From Málaga, specifically.
I don't give a fuck where you're from!
Well, you may not give a fuck,
but I'd like to take this moment to tell all you Argentineans
that not every Spaniard that comes here is from Galicia.
-[César] Forget it. -No, uh-- [stutters] César.
-[Carlota] Oh, Selva, please. -[Amadeo] Nah.
I'm-- I'm begging you, please tell us that this is all a joke.
-Marina, what is this idiot talking about? -[Amadeo] Darío.
[Serena] My husband is not an idiot, okay?
-[Carlota] Huh? -[Serena] He's telling the truth.
Amadeo, Darío and I were a throuple until he left us.
-[Carlota] Oh, lovely. -A what?
Dear, what is a throuple?
-[Darío] A throuple, sir… -I don't know.
…is a relationship among three people, as the name suggests.
The prefix "tri-" means three.
-[Amadeo] Really? -[Marina] Yes.
-[César] You're a faggot too? -[Amadeo sighs]
Darío, Serena, leave. Seriously.
-You too, Selva. Go. I mean it. -[César] No, no, no, no, no.
-What are all of you looking at? -[César] No, this is over.
-Well? Like you people are saints. -[Marina sighs]
Ama… [breathes deeply] …don't get married.
-They looked different in my head. -[Carlota] Oh, come on.
-Stop the ceremony. This is an embar-- -[clattering]
[stammers] This is an-- This is an embarrassment. [sighs]
Darío, Serena…
the three of us had a great time together.
It was intense, sweet, fun.
But it wasn't real.
I am in love with Marina.
And I am going to marry her.
Forgive me.
Hold on! There's someone here… [stammers] …who has something important to say.
Oh. [stammers] And what's she doing here?
[crying]
[Faustina sobs]
[Faustina] I love you.
[breathes deeply] Me too. I love you.
-[Faustina's father] Oh. -[guests gasping]
[César] Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay.
-[Faustina, Marina kiss] -[Faustina's mother groans]
[Faustina's father gasps]
[Amadeo sighs]
-Now I'm ready. [chuckles, sighs] -Yes, yes.
-Come on. It's time. -[officiant] Are you sure?
-[Amadeo] Yes, yes, yes. Absolutely. -Yes, we're fine. [chuckles]
[officiant] Well, then,
-Marina, do you-- do you take-- -[Marina] Yes, I do. I do, I do.
[officiant] Ah. Amadeo,
-do you take-- Oh, good. [chuckles] Great. -Yes. Yes, yes, yes. I do. I do.
[guests shouting, clamoring]
[César] All of you can get the fuck out of here!
[guests screaming, clamoring]
-[César] I'm sick and tired of this shit! -[gunshot]
[sighs]
[sighing]
[sighs]
[director] Selva, how are you?
I've been meaning to call you for days, but I haven't found the time.
So, uh, I'm sending you this audio to avoid wasting any more time.
Working with Grace's people again was a smart move.
They're great people to have in your corner.
And your book-- Boom! Sales are skyrocketing. No, we're thrilled.
Uh, but anyway. Listen. Are you free?
Because there's someone here who wants to see you.
And, just a heads-up, you're going to be surprised.
Very surprised.
[Selva sighs]
[sighs]
[Octavio scatting]
[scatting continues]
[sawing]
-Ah! -Bravo.
[sighs] You almost gave me a heart attack.
Thanks.
What are you doing here?
I didn't want to interrupt, but, anyway, I had to applaud.
I don't know. I don't know. I just came.
You came.
Can I help you with anything?
Sure. You can sort the wood by size over here,
and tie up the bundles with the rope that's over there.
-Sound good? -Yes. Yes, yes.
[Octavio] While you do that, I'll take that wood over there.
What I'm about to say may sound a little harsh…
but I think you should know.
I'm not interested in you sexually.
[chuckles]
Me neither. The feeling is mutual.
Good. Then cheers.
I'm seeing someone.
Uh-huh.
Pretty regularly.
Good.
Yeah.
And it's been a while since I last had…
those dreams.
[Octavio] Mmm.
I don't see dead patients or Gloria.
And Luis--
I let him go.
That's all good news.
It is?
Isn't it?
[inhales deeply] I don't know.
I feel like I need to take a vacation or go on a trip. Something.
I'm slipping up a lot. I can't concentrate.
You don't need to go anywhere.
Do you know why you want to travel?
No. Why?
Because you use trips to dismantle everything you've built.
You think that by distancing yourself from all this, you'll make it disappear.
What's "all this"?
I don't have the slightest idea.
And with that, I'm going to bed, hmm?
-Listen, pick any bed you like. -Mm-hmm.
Whichever one suits you. No problem, hmm?
Well.
Sleep well, Selva.
[sighs]
Being part of a couple is a form of self-preservation
and a way to protect your partner.
A couple, a throuple, a foursome. A little group in a habitat.
Like animals, yeah.
I feel like we often walk around with invisible scales…
that help us decide which desire weighs more.
Like the scales of justice that, in general, don't actually exist,
neither does the fulfillment of desire.
So what's left?
Being honest with ourselves.
Sometimes that honesty forces us to clear the air so we can break the mold.
[Cuki] It's true that our teams might find homosexuality a bit concerning-- that
you can't choose to play professionally and also fall in love with a man.
"WE DON'T WANT TO HIDE ANYMORE"
[Pimpi] So, here we are.
[Cuki] We care so much about our fans,
but, folks, we also want to be able to love each other
without having to sneak around like we're doing something wrong.
Do you know what I mean?
BREAKING NEWS - CUKI AND PIMPI, IN A RELATIONSHIP
So, please, I'm asking you to keep supporting us in light of this.
We'll be forever grateful, and I'm sending you a big hug
as if we were celebrating a goal. You're all very kind. Thank you so much.
[Selva] Because on those invisible scales, we're betting on real change.
[Faustina laughs]
-[Peter laughs] Quit busting my balls. -[Fernando] You know the problem?
[Selva] Sometimes that honesty requires us to set limits…
Lionel A misfit that doesn't want to fit in.
…because not everyone has the same desire for risk.
-[Serena sighing] -[phone buzzes]
New message from Hi, Sere…
Hi, Sere, are you there? It's me, Amadeo.
[Selva] You can't come back from some risks you take. You reap the whirlwind.
[Selva] And other times, the scales are even.
As you all know, you sow the wind.
[Darío sighs]
Honestly, I never expected I'd have this job at the publisher,
not even in my wildest dreams.
-And that's thanks to you. -Really?
[Malena] Mm-hmm.
It's also true that you're crazy, and everyone knows it. [chuckles]
But
after doing-- doing therapy with you and after what happened with Elías,
my life changed radically.
I thought about it plenty, but-- but I never thought it was possible,
so I wanted to thank you.
I really needed to hear that right now. Seriously.
[both chuckle]
I'm glad. Mmm.
Last drink… [clears throat]
…because we need to be sober for what I'm about to ask you.
[chuckles]
After your book, I edited a series of biographies, and they sold really well.
Mm-hmm.
And I was at home the other day and saw you on Grace's show.
You were lovely. [chuckles]
I was watching you talk about wanting to speak a bit more about yourself, and--
and I was at home and said to myself, "How about a biography of Selva?"
[inhales deeply]
What do you think?
So?
So, as the saying goes,
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
[Betty, in distance] Do you really think I enjoy waking up
and seeing you next to me?
Eating and looking at you?
[Raúl] How do you think I feel?
Do you know how long ago I stopped being able to put up with you?
-Why don't you just go and leave me alone? -[clock ticking]
Minutes Seconds
[phone beeping]
[beeping continues]
[breathes deeply]
THE END