You're leaving, Angel of mine
You're going away.
Leaving me a Damaged soul
Leaving my Heart to ache
You're leaving…
You're going to fill that with snot.
Stop crying already.
Unforgettable memory is all that is left of your love
Hello…
Okay…
Recovery has been rough...
Maybe that'll convince him to rest.
Yes, sweetie. Thanks. I'm okay.
Now that I've caught your attention.
I'd like to tell you all about my compadre.
Jose Luis was a slacker.
I mean that…
in the best possible way, Comadre, please don't get offended.
He enjoyed life without rush.
He even modified his ambulance's siren
to sound like this…
Sluggish, just like him.
But it was due to his "slo-mo" life that he was able to raise his children.
And visited Acapulco over 100 times.
I haven't seen the seashore myself in a while…
And he never took us.
Having had a near-death experience myself…
I think about my compadre and…
his outstanding service as a paramedic.
You passed away saving lives, compadre.
One needs to know when to retire.
A real fighter must know when to throw in the towel.
Does that mean he'll retire from the ambulance?
He should.
That's the reason after my heart surgery,
and staring death in the eye,
I have an announcement for you.
No, no, no, no, no…
I'm back.
Damn. What a guy.
I'm going back into my ambulance.
To honor the memory of my lazy-ass compadre.
Oh, shit.
That's my dad!
Shut the fuck up, kid.
MIDNIGHT FAMILY
INSPIRED BY THE DOCUMENTARY MIDNIGHT FAMILY
You're gonna be stronger Ramón.
Stronger and jacked.
Jacked as shit!
Don't fall into temptation, Ramón.
What's up?
Don't you and Lety go out for a run in the evenings?
Yeah, all the time!
But if I manage to squeeze it into my schedule,
I go out in the mornings too, you know Ramón.
I go to the gym, so a little lifting, a little boxing.
Hey, you can come with me, actually.
Make a lifting routine and all that.
And why don't you use your free time to run?
My fat ass is already tired.
No need to say that about yourself, man!
Huh?
You really don't get it, do you? Or are you messing with me?
Ramón, look, we all hit rock bottom at some point.
And you know what's the good thing about it?
The important thing about it?
Once it happens the only way's up and that's it.
God helped me, and he helped me a lot.
Glory to the Lord!
He could help you too, but only if you want him to.
You already baptized me haven't you, Father?
What else do you want? Just leave me alone.
I did it for Lety, champ.
You're so stupid, you're definitely failing!
Principal said you had to help me.
Well, I'm doing great at school.
And I'm the one being punished.
Say that to him. What do you want me to do?
You were supposed to learn multiplication in elementary school,
not middle school!
Well I'm only starting the 7th grade…
And I gotta go.
You can't leave.
If you fail I'm not getting extra credit!
I gotta work. No time for that.
Dude, work? Seriously? On what?
It's a secret, and I don't tell my secrets to tattletales.
I'm no tattletale.
Then who told the principal that the nurse and the gym coach…
were locking themselves in the storage room?
At least I'm not a liar...
or a disappointment to my mom.
I'm not a liar!
I mean I lie sometimes...
And don't talk about my mom. You don't know what you're saying.
Well, if you would tell me what you're working on
I'd actually help you this time.
You're not going to spill it?
I promise.
Paramedic…
Paramedic?
I even saved some people during the earthquake.
SHOW ME
My comadre asked me, me, to cover this shift.
I mean, how are they going to trust us if it's not me driving?
C'mon, dad! It's not that boring back here anyway.
Plus you've got to take your pills.
I'll grab them.
Look, I even got you some water.
Mom said I could come if I looked after you
so that's what I'm doing.
Be patient dad. You're just off the wheelchair.
You better chill if you don't want to have a stroke.
Remember what the doctor said.
-Ah, the doctor. -That doctor, huh?
-You really like that guy, don't you? -Raul, Raul!
-Just drive! Do your thing… -Where did he come from?
I bet he's your teacher.
-Dr. Raul! -Look at you, eh?
Take her mask off!
Told you that one was going to beat her!
Remember we're related!
You must avoid the problems I'm having now…
So from now on, no more fatty foods, no more fatty foods.
You're kidding.
Finish her, finish her!
-Come on, beautiful. -Leave her, asshole!
-Leave her alone! -Why are you grabbing her?
-Leave him alone! -They should stop the show!
You stay out of it!
Did you see?
It looks awesome. It's part of the show buddy.
You sure?
Yeah dude!
That doesn't seem like part of the show.
Get in the ambulance.
And who's going to help dad at the ring?
What the hell is he doing there?
Okay, get him inside that ambulance. I'll go get Ramón! Now!
-But why did you let him go, dude? -Run, now!
-But my dad! -You're going to listen to me
for one goddamn time…
and you'll stay put, got it?
Excuse me. Excuse me. For real. Fuck. Get the fuck out of the way!
-Careful with those punches. -They're messing with me, man.
Calm down. It's okay. Help the boy.
Help the boy. Over there!
Coming though, coming through!
Hey! Assholes.
Excuse me. Excuse me. Coming through, paramedic. Coming through.
Hi, I'm an EMT, can I give you a hand?
Don't be scared, dear. Don't let the blood scare you.
It's the anticoagulant.
So you don't suffer from any cardiac disease,
anything like that?
-I take those for my work. -Okay.
I take them so I spill on the audience.
Sure, but stay still. Don't move your head, okay?
I need you still.
I have to remove your mask, okay? Because if I don't…
Oh hell no! Hell no! No, no, no!
I need to remove it. You could bleed out!
I can't take it off.
Alright, we'll do it your way. Alright?
I'll go in. Okay…
Anticoagulants? The fuck…?
The things they'll do to put on a good show…
But I mean, I guess that's what we all do.
We do what we think is the best right then and there, at work and in life.
And then you gotta just take the punches and put on a happy face. Right?
Ramón!
Calm down, calm down.
Let's go, man!
-How are we? You dizzy? -Very.
Are you alright? Look, I'll help you up, okay?
Be careful.
The stretcher, man!
Lower, lower, all the way down! Get her on now! Get her on now.
One sec, one sec!
Alright. Thanks, dear!
He's bleeding. Help him. Look how he is.
We'll see you shortly.
On three… One, two, three!
Move it! Move it!
We're good. We're good. You got her? You got her?
Please wait! I'll see you shortly.
Just chill a little.
We'll see you shortly. Relax, man. I've got a fucking sick person here.
Let's go, man. Let's go. Where's that damn Julio, man?
Julito!
Where the hell did Julio go, eh?
Doc, we need to leave now!
Wait!
-Easy, easy! -Hop in, dude!
I lost Pika!
You lost what?
I found her!
What the hell…
Hop in fast, dude!
BASIC FIRST AID
Ximena Montemayo...
Get down from there!
What happened to you?
What's all this?
-Sorry. -Is this yours?
Sorry.
We're sorry, ma'am.
We had no idea your daughter was inside the ambulance.
My girl is helping your boy with school.
And look you're ruining her.
Well, ma'am, you should know what's…
This is the kind of bullshit that happens when mothers abandon their children.
Come on.
Stop looking back.
Don't ever do this to me again.
But how can you kidnap a child without realizing it?
I didn't kidnap her. Your son snuck her in.
-You're kidding. -I didn't kidnap her.
Pika gave me 100 pesos to get in.
-What!? -You're such an idiot, cabrón.
Well if Pika says: "Go rob a bank"
you go and do it or what?
I begged the principal not to expel you, and look.
You promised you'd be good!
Now you're a mom, are you, Lety?
Well, I am.
You sent me to look after him.
Look after! Not play with your little friends.
Shut up, you knew and turned a blind eye.
-Did you know? -What the fuck, Ramón?
Are you scolding Julio and you knew all along?
How do you see a damn girl and say nothing?
You're a grown-up, Ramón! My God!
You can't put it on him either.
You're a grown-up.
You two shouldn't have got back together. You're better apart.
He's right.
I'm outta here. See you around.
CLOSED DOWN
What are you having? Tell me so I can order.
I'm craving those tacos I told you about the other day.
Maybe we could go.
But you have your shift, and I need to get back to the hospital.
We only have two hours and we need to take advantage of it, right?
Hmm. I guess this is how things are going to be
until you're done with the fellowship thing.
I'm out of school, right?
What?
I mean, we meet at the hospital and we fuck.
We meet at your place and fuck too.
We meet at…
At my place and I get surgery arranged for your dad.
I'm sorry I don't know why I said that.
It's cool.
I'm so thankful for how much you helped my dad…
I'm sorry. What I said wasn't cool.
Yeah, it was.
Hey, don't go. I'm sorry.
It's too cold.
Come on, stop whining.
You look fine! Stop it.
-I know… -We've come to see Mare, haven't we?
I know, but I want to look stunning when she sees me.
You're gorgeous like that.
I mean this chick is too much!
I mean those lyrics. It's like she wrote them for me.
Really?
If that woman can hit it out of the park, so can we.
Are you a fan now, Crisis?
Who showed Mare to you?
Let's see, sing us a song.
You first.
Well, I can only think of one that goes:
"I applaud the steps you give, but I won't follow the path you leave."
Love it.
And to fucking Ramón. Fuck you, asshole!
Isn't he back home yet?
Nope, he did exactly what Lety did. Identical.
He gets mad, and storms out.
And their children? They'll be fine, right?
Fucking great.
Ah, babe.
Ah… fuck him.
But I'm not like that.
I know!
No, I mean it, Crisis, I don't back out!
I know, I know you don't!
For you, for…
I mean, what I meant to say was I won't back out.
I mean if we decide to have it, I mean, if you want, you know…
I mean, right now, it isn't like it's like, it's a fetus
but as you wish, Cris.
What I want you to know is that...
Hey hey hey, where do you think you're going?
Hey, big guy, you're cutting the line!
This guy is cutting the line!
What an asshole!
Dude, you're going to be such a cool mom.
Hey, babe, we need to be more alert.
Alright!
If they see us, we lose focus and they cut us.
Next group!
Mare, we've gotta go.
Coming!
Can we take a selfie?
Thanks!
That's it, guys.
No, no fucking way dude.
Come on, chill. We've been waiting forever, dude.
Sorry. Nothing I can do.
So what? We can't get in then?
What do you mean there's nothing you can do?
If you can't, then who can?
What do you want me to do?
I don't know. What do you mean "what do you want me to do?"
Tell her to come herself and say it to our faces, man.
Aren't you working here for a reason?
Well, they won't let us see Mare.
Look sir, I came here to see Mare
and I'm not leaving until I see her. You'll see.
She's gone.
Oh no!
I can't deal with this anymore.
Is this what you saved me for?
To suffocate inside a giraffe mask?
No! Sorry. I mean…
I didn't think of any other present for an actress, I'm sorry.
Look, you can't suffocate on this for sure.
Yoga for a rapid recovery.
You didn't give it a lot of thought, did you?
No, damn, that's for when you recover.
I didn't think like that.
Great, I'll make sure my traumatologist gets this.
-Chill, no, I mean… -It's fine.
Sarcasm isn't my thing lately.
-Don't worry about it. -It's okay, Nalle.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
Sometimes things don't get better,
and it's exhausting to always look for the bright side.
It's okay to give up,
just for a little while.
I haven't mastered it quite yet. And it's a lot to deal with, huh!
You have no idea how much I miss running,
it used to relax me.
-That's how every day used to start. -Hmm.
Hold on tight!
-Why? -Hold on!
Hold on, 'cause we're gonna run soon, eh? Go, go!
Yeah, yeah! I know that you can.
Was two against one. It wasn't fair for y'all.
Let's do it.
Great stuff.
Come on, blondie, go for it.
Looking in your eyes I can see something is coming.
That look can't deceive And is expanding in my dreams.
It silently speaks to me And I'm not going to lie.
I'm crazy about you And I'm ready for what's coming.
Where comes your idea of to change destiny?
Tomorrow is uncertain, I don't guess the future.
Everything has become chaotic With a sudden change.
I don't believe in signs and I'll make my own way
Look where we are Where we are
What are we to do If we fail?
Look where we are I need to go
The fire doesn't forgive…
And I'm burning to go out.
I will walk by your side You know I'm not scared.
Doesn't exist Lunacy that stop me
I'll know how to say To the one who's not yet born
You were created Among the best bars
Look where we are Where we are.
What are we to do If we fail?
Look where we are, I need to go.
The fire doesn't forgive…
And I'm burning to get out.
A short stop, okay?
AXOLOTL ECOLOGICAL RESERVE SHELTER FOR AJOLOTES
What are we doing here?
A little help here?
Are you really not gonna tell me?
Patience, Tamayo.
Give me a hand.
Bernardo!
What's up? What's going on?
All good!
Look, Poncho, Marigaby. Marigaby, Poncho.
-What's up? -Pleasure.
Nice to meet you.
Let's see. Careful.
Hold on. I'll give you another one.
Hi there!
Look!
Come.
This is Pixie. It's my favorite.
Look, he's all smiley around me.
I'm so sorry. Don't get your hopes up.
He smiles at everyone the same way.
So he's like you?
Excuse me. Like me?
Sure, that's why they call you "flirty eyes" at school.
-Me? -Of course. Please. Oh, sure.
But you can't say that. My behavior is impeccable.
No, no, no. Stop, stop.
These are very delicate.
-Like you? -That too?
-They're like you too! Nice. -Same. Yeah, like me.
-Hey, hey! -What do you want?
We know everything!
I want pictures, videos, blood…
bones. You know what to show me. Don't play dumb.
Alright, that's enough. Come on, move it!
But you said--
-I know what… -What did you tell them?
Hold on. Chill, alright?
Hey, hey, hey. What the hell?
Hey, Pika is angry!
She's small, but spicy.
Get it through your head!
Get what?
We're now the cool kids, dumbass.
Your mom won't even let you hang out with me.
We can make so much money!
Your ambulance is a gold mine.
It's not mine.
You're right…
It's our ambulance.
If you're in, I'll get you through every subject.
You won't get into trouble anymore.
Are you in or not?
I'm in.
I come from nowhere From the mountain up above
Came from earth And weed and coke
That's what you think when you look At me. Oh sister, is it not?
When you hear my accent, And say, "hmm"
Colombian, I am, Colombian, I'm not,
A mule and few people emigrate Without even pretending
They say, "I need to inspect you, sorry, honey".
I come from a singing land
I come from a rich land.
I don't need to walk over anyone, Mr. Commander
And if my people have cried, I have not won
You should've killed me, 'Cause if I'm living I've got my lyrics
You can't hurt me, Mexican shit.
There is Mare.
She's mare, bro!
What?
Hey, I really love what you do. It's good!
Cheers, it's amazing!
Can I hug you?
For sure!
Do you have a phone?
Sorry!
The thing is I gotta go, but,
I liked this. I'd like to hear more of it.
You've got really good stuff.
I'm going to L.A. tomorrow, I'll be recording for a while.
If you happen to be there look me up, will you?
Bet we will!
A present.
Okay Mare, we have to leave, dear. Come on.
Look me up!
Thank you so much, Mare.
Hey, can I take a picture with you? Mare!
Let's see…
L.A, baby!
Oh, my God!
We're not done yet. We want to place more swimming pools…
a vegetable patch over there, and then some space for compost.
That's amazing.
Did you do it all by yourself?
It was many of us, mostly Poncho, and two others.
I helped by throwing in some cash I had saved up.
Why so?
Well, I wanted to be a vet, but my family would've had a heart attack.
Alright, a Vet.
Yeah!
-Is it a joke? -No.
Then why are you studying medicine if,
I mean, at the end of the day,
one can talk to one's parents and tell them, right?
But it's your choice. Isn't it?
Right… But…
How do you do it?
I mean, now when we just were with Nallely…
I've got this awful thought she barely made it.
It's fucked up, I mean, I don't have the guts to do that.
I don't know.
Right…
Of all the time I've worked there…
there's only one person I couldn't save.
It wasn't long ago.
It was during a fire and...
now his wife and baby are on their own.
It was fucked up.
Right...
Look, these little critters here…
are endangered species
and all we've done here is basically help them find better ways to reproduce.
And then we can set them free again.
Half of the time we do it, they don't make it.
Because their environment is messed up.
However, it's worth trying.
Tamayo…
you're more than good.
I've seen it…
with my family.
And I swear to you,
we need more doctors like yourself and less like them.
It's not like they raise the bar too high up, do they?
I mean, they're all plastic surgery rock stars.
Well that's also true…
Hey, I'll be back in five then we leave, alright?
Alright!
This is a right angle.
It's 90 degrees…
just like a corner.
Then there's the acute angle.
This one.
If you pay attention…
Julito, are you paying attention?
Yes, yes, yes, yes!
So, what does it say here?
…Obtuse angle?
Okay.
JULITO = DUMBASS
What about this one?
…Right angle?
Dude you're not stupid.
You're blind!
Pixie almost came with me, huh!
Course no!
No… but really…
Thanks!
What for?
For being there…
asking questions.
Oh, boy.
If I'm not thinking about Raúl, neither should you. You hear?
I wish I didn't, but I have to go.
Thanks.
Hey!
Hey, I think it's great you're so passionate about the whole animal thing.
Bye!
Why can't we just buy a new one?
There's some good stuff on those websites.
I'm not buying something I already own.
It's Marcus' bike, isn't it?
He doesn't even ride it.
Where is Marcus? He's never around when I need him.
Living his life, maybe.
Well…
Stay.
Ramón…
I've come to fix things.
I'm not going back to living with you and that priest.
I don't like you being alone.
Don't worry I'm not the same man I was.
Look…
I don't want to die, Lety.
I want to live.
I love my children…
and I love you.
In every way.
Even if I like going to church now?
Even if you like going to church now.
Let's see…
We can take this one out. It's the wrong one.
NECESSITY GOODS COLLECTION CENTER
Doña Mandy, I'll bring you the blankets later, alright?
Dude!
What's up, Doc?
How'd it go?
Well…
do you need help?
Let me see. Bring me all that.
What's this…?
That's Cris's.
Fuck, it's Mare! Dude…
Of course.
All her freaking albums? How much was it?
They gave them to Cris, man.
-From who? -Who do you think?
Mare, dude.
-You're shitting me. -Yeah!
Is she your friend now? Where did you meet her?
Well…
Cris and I went to an event.
She heard her drop a beat.
She had no other choice.
Cool!
She invited us to L.A.
What for?
To record.
And why are you so chill about it? What are you gonna do?
I mean I was born driving this thing, Doc.
I swear sometimes I feel like I'm never getting off of it.
I mean, what if I'm good for something else?
I want to make my life somewhere else.
With Cris.
The three of us.
How's that going?
Let's see.
She wants to leave, doesn't she?
Of course she wants to leave.
She's wanted to for a long time.
What about you?
Ramón is done, dude.
The only thing Julito wants is to stay in the ambulance.
He could do anything he wanted but he's always here.
I don't want him to be like me.
And you're still in school. You rock Doc, you do.
The only dumbass here is me.
Well wait a minute.
It is fucked up that no one asked us if we wanted this.
But I'm with you, we're on this ship together.
A ship?
Fucking monkey. Give me a hug, asshole.
Are you ready?
It's late.
It's your son's fault.
Carmencita, did you receive the police call?
Yes, it's a 10-31, it can be dangerous.
Are we the closest ambulance, can you find out?
Give me a few seconds…
Are you sure, Ramón?
Yes Ramón, you're the closest one.
-Turn the siren on. -Ramón…
Turn it on!
Thanks!
Officer… What's the news here?
The store was about to close, two teenagers came in and tried to rob it.
An employee managed to press the emergency button.
Private security came in. They started shooting.
There's a wounded woman in there.
How long ago?
Half an hour, maybe a bit more.
But we managed to negotiate with the robbers…
So that two paramedics can come in and get her out.
Marigaby, we're going in with the stretcher and oral rehydration.
No, no, you're supposed to get in there with an officer
…disguised as a paramedic.
And do they know how to care for the wounded?
Because you just said someone was shot, and there could be others.
Also, what do you think will happen
if they figure out one of us is not a paramedic?
Alright, get in, get her out.
Marcus and I are going, you can't take it.
No. Marcus has never attended a gunshot wound before. I'm coming in.
I don't want any heroes.
Don't worry, they took the day off.
The man's going in. Nobody move.
You gotta promise you'll stay chill.
I'll do all the hard work.
Ready?
Ready!
Open.
Close. Quick!
Go, now.
Quickly!
Don't screw it up.
We're not the ones robbing a jewelry store.
We're here to help, just like you asked, okay?
Hey, girl. You alright?
If you want her to live we need to take her to a hospital.
No, no, no, hold on.
If you leave the SWAT team is coming. I know how this works.
This isn't a movie, you know?
Didn't you just hear she's about to die?
Think it through, dude. Do you want her death
-on your hands for the rest of your life? -Shut up!
This is a mess.
If she dies it's over. It's all over. Over for you, for everyone.
We all want to make it out alive, right?
These fucking idiots.
A few jewels ain't worth more than a person's life.
For fuck's sake.
It shouldn't be this easy to risk our necks just to do our jobs.
Stay with me, dear. Hey. Hey, hey. hey. Hey!
How's it going, what's up?
My guy, Marcus!
We heard about it on the radio, what's going on?
We're still waiting. Man, this is messed up, they're not saying a word.
SWATs are incoming in 5 minutes.
Copy, Sir.
Hold on, come with me.
-Captain… captain. -You can't pass!
Captain, my father and sister are in there…
Let me in, please.
I only want to talk to him.
We need to get her out, okay?
No, no, no! Hell no!
You're going to cure her here.
No one gets out.
You're too upset, kid. You don't know what you're saying.
Shut up. I said shut up!