The Chavez (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

[upbeat string music playing]
JULIO CÉSAR AND MYRIAM'S APARTMEN
[Julio] Witch!
God.
-You woke up uglier than--
-[Julio] I'm going training.
[Myriam] That's odd.
-It's the only thing you do.
-Look. I'm wearing two sweatshirts.
Are you trying to slim down or what?
When are you going to work out, you fatty?
Don't worry about me. I'm pretty this way.
And I'm healthy.
Beautiful.
-[laughs]
-[Myriam] And you…
You keep going to the hospital every week
to get some tests done.
Just to be on the safe side.
-Do you check your head too?
-Yes.
Is Nicole not here yet?
Supposedly, but you know her.
About the gathering,
-how many people? About 20?
-Yes.
-Who should I tell?
-Tell what?
About the reunion.
-You wanted to watch your movies.
-My movies or my fights?
-Your fights, but I'm not watching that.
-Jerk.
I've been watching your fights
for 27 years.
When? You've never watched
one of my fights.
[laughs]
-Don't say that.
-You just watch junk.
-That's not true. Don't say that.
-Ah.
I'm already sweating
and I haven't started training yet.
I wish I could work out,
but there's something telling me--
You're just lazy, woman.
-With all due respect, you're so lazy.
-Listen, if God wanted me to be skinny,
-he would have made me skinny.
-You don't even walk.
-I do walk. I do all the housework.
-[laughs]
You can't even boil an egg.
[chuckles]
Are you crazy or what?
You can tell me what I do best
and you ask for it.
When have you ever made
ham and eggs for me?
[both laugh]
Not fried eggs. I can't make those.
I'm going training then I'm having lunch
-with Banda MS and then to the clinic.
-Where are we going?
I'm… You're not going there, woman.
You're crazy.
Eh, eh, eh…
-I'm sorry? Honey.
-It's just going to be men. You're nuts.
You know I'm going, all right.
Why would you go, silly?
It will be just men.
[Myriam in English] Sorry for you.
-[in Spanish] A woman is going.
-You're crazy. Stop messing around.
[scoffs, laughs]
You'll make a reservation for me.
I want the table next to yours.
I have to check it out.
-I have to supervise it all.
-Yes. Would you like some ice cream too?
Lemon.
[chuckles]
[Julio] When I was offered
to do this reality show,
I said, "No!"
[Myriam] We've been in the spotlight
our whole lives.
[Nicole] I've suffered so much.
Thanks to my family's addictions.
The police came in and my mom grabbed us.
He, apparently drunk, told me,
"Hit me with this."
Don't believe everything you see online.
It can't all be perfect. I know that.
They'll never have my charisma.
Junior was in rehab.
He keeps trying to blame me
for everything.
Our family is too public. I mean…
I wasn't willing to have any more
of my intimacy leaked, you know?
[Julio] You're so rude. You're crazy!
That's who he is!
Then they said he was dating a friend.
I was never his friend.
My relationship with Julio started
when he was going down.
[Myriam] I never saw
any of that fortune.
That world champion that was so powerful.
I never saw any of that.
[reporter] The new world champion,
Julio César Chávez.
Seven thousand voices cheering
for an undefeated winner of 78 fights.
A man is making history
as the best fighter
in the present-day world.
[Julio] Mansions, yachts, I had it all.
I had it all!
The first time I tried cocaine was
after my fight against Macho Camacho
and that was the last straw.
But I saw that he was a good man
with a great heart,
who loved his children
and suffered because of
what he was going through.
That's when
we gave us a chance.
[Julio] Having a daughter, Nicole,
brought us closer, you know?
[light music playing]
I think I'm the one
who has the best relationship with them,
out of all my siblings.
[Nicole] I have two siblings from my mom
and three siblings from my dad.
I'm the only child they have together.
Maybe I don't have that dream family
they show on soap operas.
[Julio] Julio on one side
and Omar on the other, you know?
Cristian on the other.
They don't talk to me.
I don't know what it is about me,
honestly, you know?
But there's always something,
you know, that…
My dad has no humility.
My dad thinks he's God!
[Julio Jr.] He is in boxing,
but God is in Heaven!
[Julio] I'm trying to rescue Julio,
you know?
So he'll stop taking those pills.
[Julio Jr.] I haven't used it since 2017.
[Julio] When I'm training,
I get rid of all
those bad things that build up
during the day, you know?
And at night, it all…
I can't get it out.
[huffing, grunts]
I've been deeply hurt. Yes.
They want to kill me!
My mom is going to kill me.
She's killing me.
My mom is killing me. Do you understand?
Chávez Jr. was arrested
when the LAPD found
an untraceable gun.
Frida kidnapped my two children.
I haven't heard from them!
Right now, with my husband…
It's not the relationship
I'd like to have right now.
[shouting]
My dad is an idiot.
Doesn't he realize? He's an idiot.
You're an idiot.
What's best?
Stop him or let him hit rock bottom?
I was held captive
for three years, asshole.
Do you know what that is?
Without seeing my children.
I keep stopping him all the time,
you know?
[Julio] I checked him into a clinic
to keep him off those pills.
They tell me, "I think he's fine now."
He comes out and starts training
for a week, you know?
He does great with his children.
And all of a sudden, after 10 days,
he's popping pills again, you know?
He doesn't give a damn
about his family, his children, his wife,
his dad or anything.
And whose fault is it?
Of course it's mine.
[grunts, yells]
[Julio] I've been clean for 14 years,
you know?
I've shown him
that it can be done, you know?
I know it's not my fault, you know?
He's the one screwing things up, you know?
But he'll end up all alone
and then I guess he'll get it.
[suspenseful sting]
He's too giving, but he has hurt people.
He has hurt people
by giving them so much.
[somber music playing]
[Julio] Omar sometimes calls me
and asks for money.
"Dad, do you have…"
And there goes Julio with 50,000 pesos.
But I don't want to go into details
because I'd have to tell you
so many stories and if my dad knew…
But he goes gambling, you know? So…
And Myriam gets so upset, you know?
Calling him
just to ask for money…
Myriam?
Well…
Mm, not good.
[Omar] It was because of her
that there was conflict.
Yes.
Bad.
[Myriam] Do you want mediocre children?
Give them everything.
Do you want achiever children?
Teach them the value of things.
[Julio] I didn't want to do
the reality show, you know?
Because I don't like people seeing me cry.
And now, as an old man,
I've become quite a weeper, you know?
[Myriam] Me?
-You're staying here.
-Honey,
you're going with Banda MS,
why can't I go?
He used to be very scared.
My wife and children said,
"Come on, Dad.
People already know
what we talk about anyway.
Everything you say and everything you do."
-[laughs]
-I'm going.
-Okay then.
-I have to be, look…
But you'll sit at the other table.
-I'll see and decide for myself.
-Okay then.
[Julio] Well, finally…
"Come on, Dad.
So they'll quit bugging you, man."
And that's why I said yes.
THE CHÁVEZ
MEXICO CITY
[upbeat music playing]
[Nicole] I've lived in Mexico City
for a few years now, about six years.
I know that I'm not a girl
who has to work,
but I do feel the need to stand out,
to grow as a person,
and learn from my mistakes
and my siblings' mistakes.
I'm Nicole Chávez and I'm the happiness
of the Chávez family.
I love bringing them closer
by proposing dinners and trips.
It has been three years
since I got into the world of acting,
reality shows, and directing.
I want more people to hate me.
I want to draw more drama towards me.
It's 4:59 a.m.
Everything is closed at the airport
and I'm on my way to Tijuana.
It has been two months
since I saw my parents or went home.
I'm very excited
because I want them to take care of me.
[upbeat music playing]
A fentanyl user is coming to the clinic.
-For real?
-Yes, that new drug that has been
killing, like…
-So many people, right?
-…so many people.
That damn drug
is destroying people
-all over the place, right?
-Yes, but back in your day,
-those drugs didn't exist.
-No.
-Just picture that. I'd be nuts.
-[associate] No.
[all laugh]
I'm already nuts.
Come on.
-All I ever tried was cocaine. That's all.
-[associate] Yes?
You gave it to me. Remember?
[all laugh]
[associate] I'm Jorge Peña.
We're business associates
in the rehab clinic.
My relationship with Julio,
after 15 years of hanging out with him,
is like a therapist and his friend,
you know?
Listening to his issues.
It will already be 10 years in May.
-Already?
-Yes.
-10 years of the clinic.
-Man.
Who knows
how many patients we've had, Silva?
Getting back on your feet
is a process. Otherwise…
-I mean, there are many people like you.
-[Jorge] Yes.
You're one in thousands,
one in a million,
-who didn't need to check into rehab.
-Yes, I get it.
-I have no idea how you did it.
-From other people's mistakes.
I saw you and said,
"I don't want to end up like him.
-On the verge of insanity."
-[laughing]
BAJA DEL SOL CLINIC
[Jorge] Hey, Pablo.
[Julio] Pablo Gonzáles is…
-How are you?
-How are you? Good.
…besides being my friend, he's my brother.
He has always been with me,
managing the clinics.
[Julio] Obviously,
I'm the frontman, you know?
But he's really the one
who solves all of our issues.
Mari, thank you.
-There's a fentanyl addict, right?
-Jorge told you.
-He's a boxer. He's from Mexicali.
-Oh, man. For real?
I have a video somewhere.
He's a knockout master.
-Does he have a grant?
-He has a grant.
-Good.
-So…
That's something else
we should be thankful for.
We're still helping so many people
with grants, right? You? How are you?
Still codependent, you know.
[laughs]
It's not like you're great at it.
I'm not, am I?
[laughing]
Julio hasn't been able
to help his children…
because of his codependency.
[pensive music playing]
[Pablo] Once they're in rehab,
he goes there after a week and says,
"Please bring him something different
for lunch, okay?"
When they're in there,
they're waiting and counting the days
for their dad to come and say,
"I'll help you. I'll buy you this.
I'll solve this problem,
I'll talk to your wife.
I'll pay for your house,
I'll solve all of your problems."
Why would they change
if everything gets sorted out for them?
Hey, how are you?
All good. How are you feeling?
-All good. On the right path.
-Cristian.
-Cristian.
-Nice to meet you.
-Cristian.
-My son's name is Cristian.
-Such a pleasure to meet you.
-How did you get on this shit?
With all due respect.
I had an injury on my left shoulder
and that was it.
It happened in 2020
when the whole fentanyl thing started.
It helped me with my pain for a while,
but a while after that, all of a sudden,
I realized it wasn't
just fentanyl anymore.
-I was struggling to get fentanyl.
-The good thing is you're telling us.
Believe me, this is not
how I would have liked to meet you.
-No.
-But I'm sure
we'll meet one day…
-With God's will.
-…somewhere else.
Just follow the process as it is.
You'll get well with God's help.
That's how it's going to be. You'll see.
-Okay? See you around.
-Let's keep fighting.
That's the magic. The magic.
[Julio] Not of the great Mexican champion
or of my clinics.
It's the magic
of going through a rehab process,
you know?
-[Pablo] Carlos!
-[Carlos A.] Good afternoon!
-[Julio] What are you up to?
-[Carlos A.] You know, working.
[Julio]
Tell me about what you're doing here.
Here, we're working with her.
[Carlos A.] She's trying to identify
the fears and insecurities
that have led her
-to drinking.
-You know I have never ridden a horse?
[Carlos A.] We can do that.
We can give it a go.
-Go, Julio.
-Come on.
-Give it a go.
-Okay, let's try it.
-But I want a gentle one, man.
-Okay.
-Grab it tight.
-Yes. Of course.
Of course.
-I mean the horse!
-Come on!
-Yes. Of course. The horse.
-[laughs]
[Carlos A.] What were you thinking, champ?
-[Pablo] Don't start.
-[Julio] My God.
[Carlos A. exhales deeply]
Breathe. The breath will let you know.
-[Julio exhales deeply]
-Okay? Good. Let's go.
[calm music playing]
This is unprecedented, you know?
The first time I get on a horse.
It's unprecedented.
[calm music continues]
-Are you already feeling all the benefits?
-Of course.
One, two, three,
-four, five, six.
-[Carlos A. laughing]
He got up! Let's fight!
Okay, Julio.
Would you like to take the lead?
No. No way on Earth.
[laughing]
[Carlos A.] Okay.
-Bravo!
-[both laugh]
[Pablo] Julio, do you remember Cantinflas?
Yes.
-He's still here. Want to say hello?
-For real?
-To Cantinflitas?
-To Cantinflitas.
On a work trip to Mexico City,
someone told Julio,
"Hey, there's a problem.
Cantinflas' grandson
is living under a bridge in Mexico City
and is lost in his addictions."
And Julio said, "I have my clinics.
Bring him to me."
He's lived with us
all these years and now,
he works with us too.
[Pablo] He loves him deeply
because he lost his family
and Julio treats him
as part of his own family.
How long have you been here?
Here at the clinic for about four years.
-Working, right?
-Working.
-But you got lost for a while.
-Yes.
But you don't…
-No, not anymore.
-[laughing]
-Come on! You're here. We're all here.
-Thank you.
That's nice, Cantinflitas.
I'm glad to see you.
[Pablo] Julio.
-Yes?
-The guys are in a meeting right now.
Would you like to share?
Well, you never say no to the grandstand,
-do you, Cantinflitas?
-That's right.
-Damn, let's do it.
-Let's go over there.
[addict] I'm an addict.
My name is Germán.
Welcome to a meeting
in our clinic, Baja del Sol.
It specializes in…
[applause]
I'm Julio, an addict and an alcoholic.
[all] Julio!
[Julio] I like going to the clinic
and telling my…
the story of my life
and give a message, you know?
Because there's something new
to us every single day, isn't there?
Just like you, I spent a while
sitting right where you're sitting.
Believe it or not,
I spent six months sitting there.
And it wasn't easy for me.
It was actually very hard for me.
I wanted to leave every single day.
I screamed my lungs out every single day.
I swore all over the place every day.
I kept saying, "I'm sick of this.
I want to go! Fuck off!
This isn't working! This isn't for me!"
But thank God,
this really helped me, to be honest.
Because it changed my life, thank God.
It has been hard for me.
It has been very hard…
Very hard because…
because of my children, you know?
Because I mean, what dad
would like to see his children…
having this same problem
and addiction, right?
I got checked
into a rehab clinic
because I excessively…
I drank too much alcohol.
And used some other drugs.
[chuckles]
I got into a…
uh…
a clinic, you know?
I thought everything was going to change.
I thought I'd have a second chance.
And when I got out,
I realized nothing had changed.
I have always rescued Julio, you know?
I go there and…
I mess it up in the process
because I see him and I see it now.
I feel sorry for him, you know?
It's very traumatic
because it's five or six months
in a place where you don't live.
You don't sleep and eat…
I think we have parents here.
Do we have a parent here?
-Oh, man. So many of you.
-[crowd chuckles]
I think you understand
what I'm saying then, right?
I know that my kids
will be fine with God's help.
With all due respect,
you need eggs for breakfast,
eggs for lunch, and eggs for dinner.
And you'll see that this place…
with God's help…
many people will be saved.
And you'll turn over a new leaf
and you'll have a better life.
Happy 2024.
[applause]
[uplifting music playing]
-Thank you!
-See you soon.
Hello. Hi, Luci!
[Myriam] Hey, honey!
I don't know who to say hello to first!
Come on! What are you saying?
How did it go, honey?
-Good. I haven't seen you in a long time!
-I know.
-Luci.
-Hey!
-Hey, Luci.
-[Myriam] She's going nuts!
She has gotten so fat!
[Myriam] She's huge, isn't she?
You have no idea
how much your dad loves her.
We all love her.
She's my girl now, Nicole. I'm sorry.
I've arrived in Tijuana. I love it.
I love to be home and eat delicious food.
But I say, "You know what, Nicole?
Let's go because you still have
so much to learn,
so much to grow, and you need
to do it on your own there."
What about tomorrow? With that party?
It's just a gathering, honey.
You know, for his birthday, we didn't
-throw a big party. It's a small thing.
-We weren't all here.
Just our closest people.
And then I have a little surprise.
It's very hard for you
to surprise me right now.
No, you're going to love it.
I have a little idea too, you know?
Maybe…
I'll bring it up during the party.
-Something that might…
-Oh, man!
…bring us closer together again.
It's still just an idea.
I need to give it a little more thought
and work on it, but…
[Nicole] What has Dad said
about Junior and Omar?
-He loves them. Your brothers love him.
-Always the same question.
But unfortunately--
-That has not been enough.
-Love,
no matter how hard you want to believe
it is, it is not always the solution
or the answer to everything.
I think they're in a process
of separation.
Of not talking to my dad.
I'm so glad and happy
that they're taking this time off.
For my brothers, but mostly for my dad.
I want Dad
to be healthy, happy,
and comfortable during his last years.
If we go on a trip, I want him to be in
a good mood, whether this or that happens.
And I want them to live their lives
-and wake up.
-With God's help, that's going to be it.
-That's what they're working on.
-With God's help.
Hey, Luci, let's go.
I think Nicole is the one who…
No matter if they're family, siblings,
or employees…
If she notices
that something hurts her dad,
like someone telling him something,
she will lose it.
[Luci barking]
Luci, what happened?
VILLA MARINA RESTAURAN
-That's my spot, man. You know that.
-[owner] Always, my friend.
[owner] Having Julio in my restaurant
makes me so happy.
Obviously, he's my idol.
Not only my idol, but everyone's idol.
But he is a great friend of mine.
That's what matters the most.
[Julio]
I've known René for many years now.
Since he was a kid, he followed in
my footsteps, he used to be a boxer too.
He showed me some pictures of him
as a young boy, you know?
I was already a world champion.
What happened to your arm, man?
I fell down on my scooter in New York and…
-I put my hand, so I wouldn't hit my head.
-Were you drunk or what?
No. I don't drink, man.
[Julio] I have always been his…
His idol.
And now that we're friends, well…
The next step would be
for us to get married.
It's so nice for those guys to come to…
That way, I'll get to know them
because those men have really good songs.
[upbeat music playing]
Look who's here.
-Your guys are here.
-Hey, champ.
How are you, Julio?
[vocalist] What a pleasure.
-I'm glad to see you.
-Nice to see you. Welcome.
-How are you? Okay?
-Take a seat.
-What's new?
-We want to give you a song and
we want it to be the opening theme
of this reality you're filming.
[Sergio] You should use this song.
-Man, thank you so much.
-Let me tell you that the song
was written last night.
Who sings it? Who's the singer?
-Me and him. We're the singers.
-Yes.
I'm the alligator.
[laughter]
-Hey.
-Over here.
You sound like my wife, man.
You know what I call my wife, dude?
-[Sergio] What?
-Myriam King.
-Myriam what?
-[laughter]
No, it's like at the stores.
Like, "We sing you a song
and you pay over here."
"You pay over here."
Come in.
-Tell me about that song, man.
-He wants to listen to it, man.
-Let's hear it. Just a little bit.
-[Oswaldo] Right here? Call Toni.
[guitar playing]
When I heard the bell
I went into the ring ♪
Ever since I was a kid
I wanted to glove up ♪
I told my mamma ♪
If you let me fight ♪
I promise I will get you a house ♪
We lived in a railcar
There were eleven of us ♪
Two had already gone
How painful it is to miss them ♪
Blows that make you cry ♪
I will always miss them ♪
I know they're watching me from up above
And they power me up ♪
A left hook and a front blow ♪
I wear my red band on my forehead ♪
I just hear people yelling
"Hit him, you Champ!" ♪
I have my children in my mind ♪
Out of the ring
The blows are harder still ♪
I've touched Heaven
I've been on the floor ♪
But I'm still at the top ♪
I'm Julio Chávez ♪
I'm the emperor of boxing ♪
[applause]
-The emperor of boxing.
-The emperor of boxing.
-Thank you.
-Great song, man. Thank you, man.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
They sang for me right there
and I was honestly about to cry
because it's a really beautiful song.
It talks about…
About who I really am, you know?
And…
above all, it made me think
about my late brothers, so it made me…
I felt a lump in my throat, you know?
That was amazing.
We listened to it, and we said,
"This is it."
And we went for it. From the bottom
of our hearts, really hoping you like it.
-Great.
-[Oswaldo] It's all yours.
No, that's it.
I loved that phrase,
"I have my children in my mind.
Out of the ring,
the blows are stronger still."
-He's at the top.
-It has been hard with my children.
[sighs]
How's my son Julio right now?
[reporter] Boxer Julio César Chávez Junior
was released from prison.
Junior pleaded not guilty
to the charges of illegal possession
of an assault rifle.
Great. Thank you everyone
for your support.
I know you're on the lookout.
[Julio] He's struggling with his disease.
He's struggling with himself.
He's about to give up, my son.
It's hard, you know?
Overcoming an addiction and all that, but…
But it's not impossible, man.
It's not. If I managed to do it…
I used drugs for over 20 years, man.
Every day, man. Day and night, man.
It was crazy, man.
My brother died, man.
It was a tough blow for me.
[exhales heavily]
Hell. You know?
[Julio] And I held on, you know?
I held on like a son of a bitch.
Because for me, it would have been easier
to go get high, you know?
To avoid everything that I was feeling.
When you start in music, man…
I was so young, I mean.
I remember people saying "musician"
and I saw what it was like and said,
"Women, alcohol, drugs, parties."
As you grow up,
you realize all those things
you thought were the reason
to get into that scene
are the ones that destroy
your career and your life.
I'm talking from experience,
off the record.
Yes, I've been there.
Not with drugs, but some other
-addictive stuff.
-[Sergio laughs]
Don't go into the details.
[all laugh]
[Julio] It was a…
A really nice and honest surprise
because they're truly humble people
with great hearts.
I mean, I have no words
to describe who they are.
[lively music playing]
[Myriam]
They got their good looks after me.
-Look out!
-[Julio] Your favorite one is here.
Your mom was just saying
-that the prettiest one was Nicole.
-[Myriam] Hello.
-[Julio] How about that?
-[Myriam] Yes, right.
JORGE, CARLOS, AND EDOARDO
JULIO CÉSAR'S TEAM
[Myriam] Come in.
-My goodness!
-[laughter]
-Carlos! Don't eat too much, man! Easy!
-Yes?
[Carlos L.] We're going to…
-[Myriam] Look out!
-Here comes the…
[Myriam] Dandy!
The only present!
[Myriam] Look out!
The immortal is here.
[Nicole] Hi, Uncle.
-Look out, Alan is here.
-Hello.
Hello!
The new dad!
-The new bougie.
-Hello.
[relative] There has been
so much scandal and drama
in this family, right?
-Can I start eating or are we waiting?
-[Myriam] Yes. I'm missing someone.
The present I have for Julio…
I'm sure he's going to love it.
[relative] With Omar, with Julio,
with Myriam, my stepmom,
or even with my dad,
I have always tried to focus on me.
I need it and sometimes, that means I need
to get some distance from the family.
-There's my surprise!
-[all cheering]
[Myriam] There's my surprise!
[laughter]
[Myriam] See?
-I hadn't seen you in years. Is this real?
-I know.
-Hello.
-Hello.
-Is this real?
-Hey, stranger.
See the surprise I had for you?
What? Did you like your surprise?
-Yes, of course.
-This is my gift.
This is my gift.
I'm Cristian, the youngest son.
[Cristian] Julio, Omar, and I are sons
of the same mom and dad.
I was the first one
to have a college education.
I lived in the USA for three years.
When I was young,
I lived in France, China,
and Australia.
I wanted to go somewhere
and not have to talk
about my family.
If there's something I know in this life,
it's that I will never become a boxer.
[Cristian] Remember I told you
I was applying for a job?
-Well, I got it.
-[Nicole] I saw your stories on…
That's why I went missing because…
You can't take your eyes off him.
You really wanted to see him.
I hadn't seen my boy, Cristian,
in over a year.
And…
He got estranged because…
because he says…
[chuckles]
Dear Lord.
Because he says
that I only looked at Julio and Omar.
[sighs]
How can I say this?
None of my three sons talk to me.
[Julio] And he told Myriam
that he needed some space,
that his brothers were intoxicating him.
Well, yes, maybe he was right,
but he should put himself in my shoes.
I told him, "Put yourself in my shoes."
"You don't have children," I told him.
"One day you will and you'll understand.
Of course I'm looking
after Omar and Julio, my son.
They're grown men.
They have a family,
but they're not doing well
and I have to help them.
Because if I don't,
I won't forgive myself."
Hey, I'm hungry. Let's eat!
[Myriam] Okay.
Everything looks spectacular!
[indistinct chatter]
[Nicole]
I don't drink from red cups, Álvaro.
I don't know why
you never use my mom's china.
[Myriam] Álvaro, don't say a word.
I just wanted you to feel at home.
[Cristian]
I hadn't seen you in such a long time.
[Nicole] Really.
-I'm doing you a favor.
-Everything is for the best, right?
-We got the visa…
-[Myriam] That's awesome!
Yes, man. I know.
After almost three years.
Now I can cross the border, you know?
I mean, I'll receive it tomorrow, but…
You know why they took it away, don't you?
For smuggling immigrants.
[all laugh]
I saw him calm. I saw him happy.
[Myriam] I put together a small thing.
A simple thing that he would love.
He's always messing
and kidding around.
-I'm glad to see you, son.
-Me too, Dad.
-Hey, man…
-[laughter]
When you're done eating,
shall we go watch some fights?
Can I choose which fight, man?
-You choose, my friend.
-Deal.
I'm glad the television is over there.
Because we don't want to watch any fights.
[Myriam]
He watches the fights all the time.
I know them by heart by now.
I'll leave it to you to choose one, dude.
Just not one that I lost.
Oh, no, man. I've never seen these.
[Julio] This was in Las Vegas,
at the Hilton Hotel.
That guy hit really hard. His jab, man…
He hit you and your head hurt, man.
I'd like to thank you all for being here.
[Myriam] Your dad
really needed to feel our support.
He needs it
more than anything else right now.
He has been a little blue lately.
You know why that is
and I know that this made Julio happy.
This made Julio happy. Just look at him.
-Go!
-Hit!
[indistinct commentating]
[Julio exclaims]
[Julio] Man! Right there, man,
in that fight, for example…
Was that your idol back then already?
-That's when you became my idol.
-If I had asked you
for that little something,
would you have given it to me?
-No.
-[all laughing]
I rarely watch my fights
because I think to myself,
"Man! I was good. I wasn't bad at all."
[laughs]
-Where's the birthday boy?
-I thought it was for you.
-But everyone has to sing, okay? Please.
-Look at that.
[Pablo] Before you cut the cake,
I'd like to say, Julio,
congratulations on your birthday
and I know that you'd love
your whole family to be here,
all of your children, right here with you.
And I'm sure that, like me,
most people here have felt
like part of your family.
I don't know if you realize
how much you mean to me and how much
the life you've given me means to me.
All the opportunities you've given me.
I'd like to tell you
that I love you
and that I'm forever grateful.
-Happy birthday.
-But not in a gay sense?
-Not in a gay sense.
-[all laugh]
Thank you, Pablo.
Yes. Bravo.
[applause]
[guest 1] Over there.
-Anyone else?
-It's on the tip of my tongue.
But Dad, I haven't seen you
in a few months.
Maybe I've been a little far,
but at the end of the day,
we all need a little time to pause
and maybe change.
I hope you know
that I will always be here for you.
Don't worry too much for us.
[applause]
-You're going to make me cry, man.
-[laughter]
There are two more places at this table.
With God's help, for your 62nd birthday,
we'll all be here together.
Nothing lasts forever,
so these two years…
will be the product
of a lovely future that we'll get
to live all together again as a family.
[Nicole] I'm positive.
I don't want to cry, but I'm going to cry.
I need to let out all these feelings.
[exhales deeply]
Well, it's true. You're right.
I'm missing two children.
But…
We all have our own pace, right?
And I think God's timing is perfect.
Right now, what matters
is that they're healthy.
Thank you for being here, my son.
You too, my daughter.
I know that we'll all
-be here together soon enough.
-As usual.
With God's help. Thank you all so much.
You're going to get
what you wish for.
-[Nicole] Amen.
-Okay?
[guest 2] That's the spirit.
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday, dear ♪
-Happy birthday, dear ♪
[guest 3] Dear champion.
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday, dear Julio ♪
-Happy birthday, dear Julio ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
-Happy birthday to you ♪
No. No pushing me.
[Myriam shrieks]
[laughter, applause]
[Myriam] It wasn't me.
It was Nicole.
Watching his fights,
eating his favorite cake,
having his pork rind tacos, I mean…
It was all perfect. Just what he needed.
[Myriam] Bye! Thank you for coming!
Drive safely.
-Bye.
-[Julio] It was all good, wasn't it?
-[Cristian] Great, Dad.
-[Nicole] Everything was delicious.
[Julio] I love Mrs. King.
Mrs. Queen, not king.
Everything was great.
It really was, wasn't it?
Did you have a good time?
Did you know I was coming or not?
-I didn't.
-Who didn't? You?
-No? It was a real surprise.
-I hadn't told anyone.
I hadn't told anyone.
Me too! These last six months,
Dad even got mad at me,
"I haven't seen you. You're not home."
-I was like, "Dad, I've been working."
-[Cristian] Yes, and…
I think, in a way,
we both needed some space.
Like, we needed
-to grow up, we needed growth.
-Yes. For personal growth.
-There were so many changes. That's nice.
-That honestly makes us so happy.
But you have to understand
that it has been so hard for us.
Because for us, time goes by
-way too fast.
-That's why,
as always, I have the solution
to all of your problems.
You're scaring me.
[Nicole] I was thinking
that we could start a group chat.
It could be the four of us first.
-A what?
-[Nicole] Come on, Dad.
-Someone is going to have to--
-You'll have to explain what it is
-before you try to start a chat group.
-That's why I'm saying this is an idea
-that we have to build together.
-A "shot", as in drinking wine?
-No, not a "shot". No!
-No, Dad!
-[Nicole] A "chat." A chat group!
-What's a chat?
-A group.
-You send text messages in a group.
-Oh, no. I don't know. You're crazy.
-Oh, no! Okay.
-Hey, Dad, but I'm going to teach you--
-Okay.
[Nicole] My mom will be Dad's brain
in the group chat.
I don't understand any of that shit.
Like when they ask me for money, you know?
If she calls me on the phone and says,
"Dad, I need 5,000 or 20,000 pesos.
Can you wire them?"
"Well, Nicole, I'll wire them." Like that.
The point is that in there,
we can literally ask
for something we want, something we crave,
just to interact and get closer together.
-You should just call me on the phone.
-Maybe Dad only calls
his favorite sons,
-Julio and Omar.
-I know. Julio and Omar.
[Nicole] Dad only asks
-about Julio and I get it.
-[Myriam] You're being--
No, I get it, but Dad thinks
-that I never ask about him.
-Okay, Nicole.
-[Nicole] I always ask about him.
-[Myriam] Okay, listen.
-You're being unfair.
-No. It took about a month
-for Dad to call me.
-[Myriam] Listen.
-You have to do your part too.
-And all those things
-would be solved with the wishing chat.
-That's the truth.
I don't understand that chat thing.
-I call and you pick up the phone.
-Okay, let's have wishing phone calls.
-[Myriam] Okay, that'll be the name then.
-"Mom, wire me some money".
She calls me 20 times a day.
-I text him all the time.
-She bothers me too.
-There you go, but then she does call you.
-She just needs an enticement.
I'm saving my own money.
[chuckles]
I thought that group chat was
a good idea
because I know there are a few things…
Like Cristian, calling him and saying,
"Dad, call me more often,"
or, "You never call me.
There are a few issues to solve."
I do want to be a part of that chat group.
But I'm still thinking
about how to do it best.
My dad is not all that good
with the smartphones.
He's so dependent on people that sometimes
he receives a text message and goes,
"Son, what does it say here?"
All that nonsense about the chat group,
with all due respect, I'm not doing that.
You should take me, like,
to get some coffee or something.
-You already got a job.
-Can you bring me a coffee?
-[Julio] Have you got money?
-Oh, no!
Same old. Same old. Weren't they
just saying how independent they are?
-That's not true. I do have money.
-You should say, "No, Dad,
-I'm so independent"?
-[Nicole] Cristian.
Cristian, get some for me.
[Nicole chuckles]
[upbeat music playing,
NE1 "Keep Me Down"]
[Omar] Nicole
came up with the idea
to start a group chat,
but she forgot
that no one talks to each other.
I'm Omar Alonso Chávez Carrasco, a boxer.
I'm Julio César Chávez's son…
and I'm the black sheep of the family.
[upbeat music playing,
NE1 "Keep Me Down"]