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Margarita!
Mar, Mar, Marga, Margarita
Mar, Margarita
The one who doesn't need anything
And grows up alone, All alone, all alone
There's plenty of love in her petals
Mar, Mer, Madeleine
Sounds sweet, even in Latin
And their love filled The garden with daisies
A love without an end
Mar, Mar, Marga, Margarita
Nothing bad lasts a hundred years nor a body can withstand it.
So that's why we have to heal before it's too late.
The problem with good people
is that they think everyone else is like them.
We,
on the other hand, know how to see each person for who they are.
Did you know you're divine?
You really think
I'll get all emotional over being
at the door to my Grandma Coca's house?
Doesn't it spark any bit of nostalgia?
No. In truth, no.
This place is full of bad memories.
My mom brought me here when she fought with my dad,
I hated being with Grandma Coca and Aunt Beba.
Alright.
I figured it wouldn't work.
So, on the next stop: Miss Amanda! Are you there?
Hi!
Hi.
Don't you remember me?
I'm Amanda.
I worked at Titina's hair salon, your mom's friend.
Selective memory doesn't allow me
to remember horrid moments of my life.
Do you know what happened?
When I started investigating you to figure out
which one of these corners led you astray,
I ran into Miss Amanda.
She told me
that when you visited Grandma Coca,
you put on shows for all the neighbors.
-No, no. -Yes! I have a video.
Yeah, look.
Your time has come, it's your moment
It's not your grandmother's house.
It's the little girl you used to be. You played, sung, dreamt.
That girl is also who you are.
I'm not that person.
Go away! You're ruining it all!
-That's who I am! -Get lost, ugly!
What do we gain by streaming from here?
I appreciate it, but we don't need you.
We've got a huge fanbase back home.
You're missing the gear and this production.
Look at the birds, at this stage, this crew! Look!
True. Pipe's on tech and I'm here, too.
Obviously, that's the idea.
Best friend of the year, aren't you?
It wasn't enough to steal one? You want both?
Cut it out! I didn't steal anything!
And I'm doing this to set you up with Abril, you idiot.
What? Sorry?
Not only do you use me to boost
your dead stream, but now you also
want to hook me up with this moron?
I think the "moron" part is a bit much.
I thought we were good, weren't we, babe?
I don't care what happens between you two.
All I want is for our stream to be strong,
so we need you here.
Are you coming to help or are you messing around?
Go on, go on.
-Is there no hope? -No, there's no hope.
We already tried contacting friends from the league
and Merlin's friends, but nothing.
Rayan and Zareek aren't answering. It's possible Emil is telling the truth.
All borders
are closed and under control, sir.
It's impossible to flee the country.
Good. Interrogate those rebel friends
of my nephew, but do it well.
They know something.
Yes, sir.
-What? -I think I got it.
Merlin.
Yes, it's me, Killian.
How are you?
Worried, but, how did you contact me?
The signal's not blocked in the palace.
I have something of interest.
I think your friends were detained.
Could you find them?
I'll look into it tomorrow morning.
Liberty.
Unica Devils, I need you more than ever today.
As you know, I was preparing to release my new song,
then I was surprised. My producer turned out to be a coward.
Anyway, I don't need anyone's help to succeed.
But we do this together.
At 5pm today, I'll be waiting at Plaza América.
See you there?
You were right.
I thought I needed your help,
but you're so useless, you can't do even this right.
You're driving me crazy, Rey, calm down.
"Calm down," you say?
It's today, not even half the tickets have sold!
Did you hear me? Take it easy. Trust me. I'm here.
But Delfina fired you, Yamila.
You're not the one who'll be on camera for all of Earth!
I am.
That sounds like your problem.
How...
I got my ticket already, actually.
No way I'll miss your humiliation.
How can I help you?
-Any updates on Krikoragan? -Nothing for sure,
but a friend who works at the Palace contacted me.
Maybe he can help us.
-Have you heard from Blue? -No, nothing.
I'll let you know.
So? Nothing?
And that worries me.
It's not the first time Blue disappears.
She was supposed to say something important.
Just like Rayan and Zareek.
Something important is going on, and I don't know what.
What's with the long faces?
I'm not here to usurp thrones. I'm a commoner through and through.
You don't miss your old life, princess? I don't buy that at all.
I don't miss it in the slightest.
In fact, I came to find Delfina
to ask for my emancipation.
I don't want to be under her care.
I'll go find her for you.
No. Fach, sit down, please.
-You two stay, I'll go. -I'll go get her, I'll get her.
I can stay alone, guys.
Don't leave him alone. He might fall back asleep.
I'll get Delfina.
Your ID is infected with those super evil genes.
I think I'll be able to give
your infected soul an extreme makeover.
Good luck, my dear girl. What's this?
The second stage of the pilgrimage
you brought me on?
I get it,
you want to make me eat here, with the locals.
No! I'd die! You'll drag me out onto the street
and take a picture of me with the poor!
I won't make any faces. Just say when, and I'll...
Well, not that much, though.
Take off your loving philanthropist mask
and you're worse than the plague.
That's what I've been saying for years.
-Hi. -Hi.
-You...
-Aren't you gonna say hi? -Hi.
-Don't tell me you don't remember me. -Oui, oui.
This is Lula,
and, Delfi, your ex-cellmate!
-How sweet! -So good to see you, girl!
-Do you remember when... -No, actually, no.
-You haven't the faintest. -I want to know!
-No, no... -Tell me.
-Should I get some chips? -Please!
Coco, bring some special chips for my cellmate here!
She and I... You don't know.
Everything I told you is true.
I am in love with you.
But, turns out the person I was competing with is my brother.
I can't be with you if it hurts him.
I understand, Torino. I promise.
But I'm always left to suffer.
It happened with Merlin, then Fach,
even with Rey. It's enough.
I'm sorry.
I never meant to make you suffer.
Then let love hurt someone else for a change.
I'm done suffering.
Forget about me forever
or take a chance, Torino.
Guys.
We have a big problem.
"I went out to win the bet.
I'm going to redeem Delfina.
Margarita."
Do you really think
I'll be redeemed
because I'm scared of being behind bars?
No, no.
Fear paralyzes change and it isn't a good advisor.
When I looked into your time in prison,
I found Lula.
She told me all the conversations you had with Malala.
So now, my question is,
what happened to you?
Did you catch the kindness bug?
Lula said you talked lots about a sweet baby girl.
A cute,
dazzling little girl.
So magical.
A girl who opened your heart.
Maybe I know her?
Now I understand.
Now I understand why you
why you got those flickities around me.
When I sang "Speechless" and you teared up.
Why am I speechless
Lost in your gaze?
When we went to the spa and your world was turned upside down.
We went from a musical road movie...
Let's-let's-let's
Let's put our hands together
Let's-let's-let's-let's-let's
Let's feel like sisters
...to a full-blown melodrama.
Are you okay?
You wall off your heart, and I think I have something
that makes you all tremble-fied.
Maybe it's like Malala says.
Maybe I'm your kryptonite.
-Hey there, friends! -Hey!
-How is it? -You've got Abril.
And Cala here.
The rebels need to boost their stream
and they begged us to come.
Since this place isn't half bad, we said yes.
We've got a producer who is absolutely gorgeous.
-What? -It's not just that he's hot,
he is super good.
-Okay. -Enough drooling.
Let's get to it.
We want to see what our favorite artists are up to now.
We're starting with Unica,
who gathered her entourage of Unique Devils.
They're filming right now,
and doing a live stream. Shall we?
Unique Devils, I'm at the meeting spot. Where are you?
If you've moved, let me know.
There are two plazas with the same name,
but I'm here, at Plaza America.
Unica!
Hi! Come on over! Say hi!
Where are the others?
No, it's just us today.
I don't believe it.
They literally loved Unica, they followed her everywhere!
She always drew huge crowds. Now, the opposite.
Unica! Should we follow you? What do we do?
-Are we dancing? -Are you girls idiots?
This is off completely.
If you post a picture, anything, I will destroy both of you.
They'd cancel for her! Shame, and kill for her!
It was ten minutes of fame, literally.
No, girl...
Sorry, don't laugh, please.
Sasha, stop laughing. Enough, stop it.
You have to say something.
I see you two and my heart melts with love, your majesties.
Now I just need Curly. Where is she?
No, don't even mention her.
She's obsessed
with the idea of redeeming Delfina.
Let's hope her optimism doesn't get us into trouble.
You guys? Anything to report?
We're waiting for my friend to call.
There he is.
There he is!
Hey.
-Kilian. -Yeah.
I found the detainees. I'm already here.
I have a camera, so you can see.
Thanks for risking it. Seriously.
My loyalty is always with you, Merlin.
Royal Guard.
If your friends are being held,
they should be around here.
Kilian.
I admire your unconditional loyalty,
but I do not forgive your disloyalty toward me.
Take him away.
There was no need to put Kilian at risk.
If you want to know where your friends are, ask me yourself.
I have no problem showing you.
Come on, look.
Here they are.
I hope you remember
what King Andres told you.
Either you surrender,
or your friends will die.
No way! No way!
The people I love always suffer because of me!
It's not your fault.
It is my fault, Maika!
No! Your uncle is a psychopath, Merlin.
It's all his fault.
-My uncle wants one thing. -No! No!
Don't think about it. Don't give yourself up.
Don't you dare.
Fine, then we have to act now.
The time has come.
It's driving me crazy, insane.
Trust me, it'll be fine.
I don't care, I won't embarrass myself.
This is the last time I'm telling you:
Even with only five viewers,
you have to go, sing, and honor the stage.
They paid for tickets to come see you, get it?
Which is worse, your current situation
or the fact you thought you'd do well
at an international launch?
Unica, can you leave him alone?
I know what we have to do to get the guys released.
Tell me.
Play their game
and kidnap Emil to negotiate his release.
It might be really complicated, but...
Don't worry, I'll handle it.
You're amazing, you know that?
You don't have to compliment me.
No, seriously, Maika.
I really admire you.
I wish I had a bit of your courage.
What's wrong, Pietro? Not like I'm going to die.
I don't know how to thank you.
Thank you for helping me see the man behind the prince.
What are you two doing here?
Finally, there you are.
Okay, stop with the drama, Fach.
So, Delfina and I stepped away for a few hours
to talk about a few things, right?
Did you give away tickets, or did they refuse to see you?
What will you do now?
Going back to the family business?
-I'm ready. Shall we? -Let's go.
I told you I'd help you. Look.
You know perfectly well this makes no sense, Mach.
You know it.
I wouldn't be so sure.
Hey! Otto's calling us.
We're connecting with him now.
All right. Let's see, come on.
Well, today we have a special edition
we're buzzing with Rey King of Everything.
You think these two deadbeats are going to help you?
They can't even fill a room.
There are few tickets left, so stay tuned!
If you don't believe me, see for yourselves.
He draws his strength dressed as a king
The disguise and faceless Paper mask in the ring
No eyes, no soul
No blood, no tears
And though it all hurts He feels no fears
He draws his strength dressed as a king
The disguise and faceless Paper mask in the ring
They just want fame living a lie
Life slips away while they falsify
It doesn't matter if you're a Flickity, a Rebel, or part of Reina.
Today, we all tune in to Rey's show.
I know what I said about him.
But today, more than ever, he's one of us.
And we'll be there.
Absolutely.
We are all aware that Rey's heart is ours as well.
But first...
we have another surprise.
Sono io the surprise. I'll be waiting for you there.
You're such a special person.
After what he did to you, handing you to your uncle,
what, you're just wiping the slate clean?
That's exactly the point, Delfina.
Even though Rey has led us astray by chasing the carrot and
chasing the sparkles you offered him,
we haven't forgotten who he really is.
That's because we know his heart.
And this is our way of showing him we love him,
that we're waiting for him,
that's who we are.
And I know
you can be like that too.
I know that behind that ice queen armor,
there's a woman who still believes in magic.
Who has a lot of fun singing
and dancing with teenagers.
Are you saying you don't prefer this?
This place, so full of friendship, lots of love, and music,
over your ice-cold, lonely tower?
What defines who we are? What we have?
What we've done?
What we once wanted to be?
What's she doing here, Mar?
Delfina and I were out visiting a couple of places
that helped us think about who we are,
and...
And why we do what we do, right?
And I wanted to talk to you.
I'll let you talk in peace.
I wanted to tell you that...
I've been thinking. You're right.
When you say I left you alone at the worst moment of your life.
When you say you feel like
I abandoned you when your whole collapsed.
Sometimes you do that without meaning to. It's like...
You simply fall back into your old ways so easily.
And I, since I'm repeating patterns,
and I do what my mom always did to me,
letting me down when I needed her most...
Feels like I did....
horrible things.
Without meaning to.
But yes, I lied to you.
I lied to you,
I deceived you.
I always knew.
I knew you weren't my niece.
Severino lied to me.
He never told me
who you were.
He told me you were a girl from an orphanage who was all alone.
And I thought:
"What a great opportunity to change the life
of this beautiful girl."
What do you know about my story?
What you were saying,
that before the orphanage, you lived in the Blue House with your mom.
The Blue House?
You talked about the Blue House constantly and wouldn't let go
of that awful stuffed animal you carried around everywhere.
Is that all?
I also know your real name.
What's my real name, Delfina?
Sol.
Your name is Sol.
I swear on my life
that from the moment you came into my life,
you lit up my days.
I loved you,
I love you, and I will love you forever.
Forgive me, my sweet girl.
See? In the end, the witch did have a heart.
Allow me to doubt that, Mach.
Allow yourself to trust, Fach.
So, Fach? Did you tell her?
No.
What aren't you telling me? Tell me.
Rayan and Zareek are in custody.
No, it can't be.
Let's stay positive.
Everything's going to be okay.
No, Mar.
If this happened,
it's because we trusted too much.
Tell me the same thing.
That I'm gullible, far too trusting.
No, Mar.
You're incredible.
You're the most wonderful woman
in the whole world.
I just wanted to tell you
that thanks to you
I'm a better person.
I stopped being so...
obsessive.
Toxic.
You warmed my heart.
And that's what you do to everyone. Even with Delfina.
You could make even a stone shed a tear.
I love you, Mar.
It's impossible not to.
Give it a rest. Stop with the beautiful words.
You'll make me cry.
I have to go.
I'll see you at Ray's show, right?
Did you see all this? It's amazing.
You're welcome,
but stay still, I'm doing your makeup.
Zeki, I've got the guys' clothes here. Where are they?
No! We're all right here.
Rey, what do you think about your friends?
-Did you see this coming? -No.
Thanks, you guys.
Like I told you, you are one of us.
And Delfi,
even if you're a devious witch, you are too.
Why are you all still here? Go get ready.
It's almost time, hurry up. Why are you here if I fired you?
I like to finish my work properly.
And besides, you need me.
No, I don't need you. Don't get the wrong idea.
Girl, I love you.
I love you. How could we be so stupid
as to fight over a man?
-Please! Forgive me! -You?
Delfina Santillan Torres Oviedo apologizing to me?
Yes, I'm sorry.
I don't want to kill the mood, but the show is about to start.
Let's go. One more thing.
Can I be your opening act?
You?
That's another thing I learned from Mar.
Today I stop being the queen to become this king's subject.
Yamila, take the guys so they can start getting ready.
Can I speak with the three of you?
Come this way. Thank you very much.
Why does Fach come in through that door every day?
That one leads to the garage. He practices fencing there.
Is there a camera in there?
-Yeah, there's one. -Let's see it.
Who does he practice with?
With a teacher.
Zoom in.
-There? -There.
Where's the audio?
After everything that has happened...
My little ones.
My triplets, like your mom used to call you.
And thank you, Mar,
for never losing faith in me.
I know I did horrible things.
But you were always right there, with so much love.
Able to see deep down into people's souls.
Always looking for the good.
You're so magical
that you can make art out of garbage, just imagine.
And the truth is, yes, you're right.
When I took you out of your crib, it was really hard for me.
I was sad, upset, angry.
And I wanted to hurt
Florencia and Maximo.
I wanted to hurt them because of what they did to me,
I wanted them to experience a little of what I was feeling.
But then, when I picked you up, when I held you in my arms,
something in me changed.
I didn't know if...
If I was the person Malala had raised,
with so much hatred and resentment, or if I could become
a woman capable of feeling love,
for a baby.
I assure you Sasha has changed, Abril.
I swear, he's no longer that immature,
womanizing, childish little guy.
He's practically a grown man now.
Sasha, a grown man?
Girl, come on! I'm begging you, please.
It's just a date. Let's talk to him,
see how you feel about the new Sasha.
Okay.
Go on just one date, please.
Otherwise, bye! No worries.
But please, go out with him.
Please?
Come on.
Okay, but just for you.
-I love you. -Great!
Let's go!
Anyone seen Merlin?
No.
Sir,
your nephew just turned himself in.
Very good.
Bring him to me.
Him and the other traitor as well.
You'll be sent to Krikoragan.
Where you'll both be tried
for treason.
Yes, it's true. What you told me today.
When I have you close to me,
I lose myself.
I lose my bearings.
I get all thrown off, like I don't...
Like I don't know myself.
And that's why...
I will have to cut you out forever.
Delfina, what are you doing?
You can't even imagine
how hard it is to be me.
Delfina, no!
See? She has no redemption!
I'm not just one.
I'm all of them.
-No! No! -I'm the sorceress, the envied witch,
and the one who's disguised
as a good queen.
Delfina. Is it done yet?
Just as we agreed.
The three royal siblings are locked in the motorhome.
You can send your people now.
It took me a long time to get people to love me for who I am.
Someone's in trouble,
And that someone is me
What's wrong with me?
I can't control my heart
Smiles just slip out
And I'm truly laughing
These are new emotions
I can't hold them back
I've never felt what I'm feeling now
I've never really cried before
Are you seeing what I'm seeing?
Delfina as the opening act. That's never been seen before.
-I don't like it, I don't understand it -Elevator! Elevator!
If this is just the start, I can't imagine
what the show will be like.
Rey is going to kill it today. Right?
My heart beats out of control
I can't control it
I don't like it, I don't understand it
-No! -Help, help!
I did terrible things for a simple hug.
For a look of pride.
And for a little bit of love.
But who can judge me?
In my own way, I did it.
I can't control it
Someone's in trouble
Because I really feel it
Today I really feel it
I wish I could have been someone else.
Today I really feel it
But this is who I am.
I choose, I rule
And if I want it, it's a yes
I am the queen
This is my destiny
And with whom I rule
I demand, I rule
It's all so real
I'm living life to the fullest Everything's fine
Very well
If they don't support me What am I going to do
No
I want to be The owner of everything
I want to scream And do it my way
I want to live
I want to be myself
I'm at my best Everything's fine
I decide, I choose
And if I don't want to, it's no
I am the queen
No one changes my course
Or tells me what to do
I decide, I choose
And everything's fine
Everything's fine
I choose, I lead
And if I want it, it's yes
I am the queen
This is my destiny
And with whom to rule
I demand, I lead
Everything is very real
I'm living life to the fullest Everything's fine
Very fine
If they don't support me What am I going to do
No
I want to be myself The owner of everything
I want to scream And do it my way
I want to live
I want to be myself
I'm at my best Everything's fine