Love of My Life (2024) s01e17 Episode Script
Episode 17
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A NETFLIX SERIES
LOVE OF MY LIFE
Sarita.
Grandpa, please.
I'm not staying.
This is your home.
All of this is yours.
Who in the world cares
where you come from?
Me.
You're here
because you had to be.
This was always your place.
Twists of fate.
You were raised like an Azcárate.
You are an Azcárate.
Period.
Grandpa, I need answers.
Not everything has an explanation.
You can spend your whole life
looking for answers
where there aren't any.
Life doesn't like to show all its secrets.
I have to leave, Grandpa.
Promise me you'll come back.
If I lose you,
I will have lost everything.
I love you much more than your mom.
I still can't understand
how Mariana got a hold
of my home address
-and made her way here.
-Me neither, sir.
I don't know how that happened, I swear.
It's clear that someone is spying on us
and we need to find out.
It is likely one of their workers
presently employed by us.
Don't worry, I'll make sure to find them.
Mariana can't come through
that door again.
We can't meet again, you hear me?
Yes, sir.
Excuse me.
And Mariana's daughter?
Has she shown up yet?
Yes, sir.
So their daughter is leaving.
I hope she never returns so they can feel
what it's like to lose a child.
They deserve it.
That and much more.
This estate is crumbling down.
Those who can leave, should.
What if
she doesn't come back?
Is this a good moment
to talk about business?
Were you ever going to tell me
we're in a financial crisis?
We're not just losing clients,
we're also about to go bankrupt.
It was your husband's fault
that we lost the contract with Mr. Frías.
That's not true.
Mr. Frías had to leave the country
due to a tax issue.
I found out yesterday,
but I forgot after everything with Sara.
So how did you find out?
Mr. Stewart told me.
The owner of El Búcaro is better informed
about our financial situation than me.
-Did you talk to Mr. Stewart?
-Yes, somebody had to.
At this pace, we'll lose all
of our employees. He's taking all of them.
Did you go alone?
Yes, I went alone, Rogelio.
That's not what matters.
I was curious.
It's good to meet your enemies, right?
-Is he an enemy?
-I don't know.
But clearly, he's better informed
about our finances than me.
-He knows everything perfectly.
-I don't want you to see him again.
Men are in charge of business.
Women can't make decisions
with a cool head.
-Nobody asked for coffee.
-I'll take one, thanks.
So tell me the truth.
How serious is it?
Without Frías
we could go bankrupt.
He is
our financial stronghold.
But there must be something we can do.
We could find
a new important client, but soon.
Otherwise
we'll lose the harvest.
But that's not so easy,
we're running out of time.
True.
And maybe
this crisis is an opportunity
for us to rethink the cotton business.
We all know that buyers have migrated
to Tolima, Huila, or Córdoba.
Few of them buy here in the Valley.
I won't change my business for sugar,
if that's what you're suggesting.
We're just in time.
I brought the best seed in the world
to this country.
There's no other like it.
I won't give up.
And the competition doesn't favor us.
Our prices are higher.
Our product is better.
What's the use
of thinking about the future
if we can't fix the present?
We won't lose La Victoria, that's it.
No.
Dad.
Are you okay?
No, of course not.
You took my granddaughter.
Dad, please.
Everybody get out of here.
You're all useless.
Well
We're on the same team for the first time.
Why didn't you tell me what was going on?
Because I've felt like I don't
have a wife, you know?
Not sleeping together
doesn't mean we're not partners.
If I had wanted a partner,
I wouldn't have had to get married.
We married for a daughter.
A daughter we're about to lose.
Mariana, now that Sara is leaving
what's left for us?
What keeps us together?
A family does.
A family for Sara.
I've always felt like an extra.
I never was able to earn my place.
No, Rogelio.
You've been a great father.
A loyal person.
Mariana, if you don't want
to sleep with me, I understand.
When I got married
I knew I ran the risk
that you might not fall in love with me.
If we're anything at all
help me to push this estate forward.
Help me convince your dad
that we have time to change the business.
So sorry, sir.
-Can we talk?
-Yes, sure.
Who are you?
I haven't seen you here before.
He's the employee who found Sara
and brought her back.
I still owe him
some money for some errands
he's running in Cali. Hmm?
Mm-hmm.
What's your name?
My pleasure, Mrs. Mariana.
Joe.
Thank you, Joe, for bringing
my daughter back safe and sound.
Shall we?
Excuse me.
Think about what I said, okay?
We have to move faster.
They know that The Turk
won't buy the merchandise.
-Do they know he's in jail?
-No, they have no idea.
I made up a story.
But we have to find a fake buyer
before one shows up.
We can't afford losing the business
of the cargo hiding in that cotton.
I understand.
I don't need you to understand,
I need you to find one.
With your contacts in jail,
on the street, wherever.
Well, that's a big task, it's not easy.
God, Joel, I expected more from you.
How can you say
it's not easy in this country,
in this city,
where you can buy anyone out?
-But he has to be trustworthy.
-Mm-hmm.
Do you know what?
Contact Sergeant Mayorca.
He told me he'd put me in contact
with some of Turk's old clients.
He's in Cali. Pressure him.
Can I take the bike?
Joe, how long until the harvest?
Well, from what I've heard,
the workers have started sowing.
So I'd guess
I don't know much about crops,
but I think soon.
I'll take you so you can see
how things are going.
Listen closely,
it's time to make that leap.
Hmm? To do things right, to make money.
So that I can begin to trust you, alright?
Get going.
Hi.
-I'm so glad you're back.
-Yes, at last.
Why all the suitcases?
I brought everything
in case I don't return.
Are you alright?
Um
No, I'm tired. I want to sleep.
You're not going to school?
We have class today.
-No, I'm not going.
-Sara
You're absent one time
and the professor asks about you.
I don't know. Tell him I'm sick.
Make something up.
But he lives here.
And he knows you went missing.
Is that true?
Who told you?
My dad asked us,
the whole family was worried about you.
I don't want to know about my family.
Why don't you go to school
to distract yourself?
I don't know, I don't think so.
Help me out, these suitcases are heavy.
Joe.
Hi.
Can I ask you a favor?
Mm-hmm.
I know you're going to Cali.
Can you take this to Sara?
I know it's a little big,
but it's her favorite dessert.
There's some for you too.
For the road.
You didn't have to, ma'am.
I'm very grateful
for what you did for her.
And for us.
How long have you been working
at the estate?
-Two weeks.
-Are they treating you well?
I heard my dad wanted to reward you
and you wouldn't accept it.
Take it.
-No.
-Please.
It's important to me.
Thanks.
-How old are you?
-Twenty-two.
Mm-hmm. Were you born here?
In Cali they say.
Is your family there?
I don't have a family.
Excuse me.
Who are we?
Where do we come from?
What are our roots?
Why do I ask these questions?
Exactly, why do you ask those questions
if we're in Law History class?
Precisely.
Because our personal history
defines us professionally.
Those who don't know their past
are condemned to repeat it.
I don't have a problem with my past.
I know very well where I come from,
who I am, and I'm proud of my last name.
That's great.
You are perfectly clear
on the kind of professional you'll be.
Most likely the kind
your family is expecting you to be.
What do you mean by that comment?
I'm confronting you.
You
and all your classmates
who wrote in your paper
that a reform of the 1886 Constitution
is unnecessary.
Guys,
in the hands of all of you as lawyers
lies the change that we need as a society.
Except, of course
if you have your life figured out at 20.
Sara.
Are you content with your life?
What?
Since you missed the exercise,
I'll ask you who you are.
-I don't want to talk about me.
-Why not?
Just because.
Because we're not interested
in your revolutionary-dipped provocations.
Look, Professor,
I don't know if you're aware,
but my family and Sara's
have done a lot for this country.
César, thank you but don't talk for me.
-No, it's
-I'm not sure my family has done anything
for this country. I can't vouch for that.
Excuse me, I don't feel well.
One moment, excuse me.
Sara.
Are you okay?
I apologize for offending you,
-I didn't mean to.
-It's not you.
I just haven't had a good day.
Oh
-Do you want to talk?
-No.
Do you ever feel like everything
going on around you
and what people are saying
refers back to you?
If I knew what was going on with you,
perhaps I could help you.
No, nobody can help me.
It's something I have to solve on my own.
But thank you.
Where did you find me?
At the Immaculate Church.
These are the records of the last 20 years
of babies who have been abandoned.
What you see here,
and there are about six boxes over there.
-Six?
-That's right.
We receive all the cases
from the branches in the Valley.
You'll understand that, over the years,
quite a lot accumulated.
On the other hand, if you had the name,
it would take you days
to check every remark
the officer made in the archive.
Now, if you don't have it, well
the task you're trying to do
is almost impossible.
Officer, is there any other way?
It is of utmost importance.
Finding something in here
is almost impossible.
Look, you could go to the city orphanages.
They might have some type of record.
Okay.
I can't help you further.
I didn't think you'd come alone.
My client prefers to meet
in a more discrete place.
I don't think it's convenient
for either of us to be seen in this place.
Just if you want to.
Otherwise, don't worry.
I'll talk to him.
You'll work it out with your boss.
See you.
Around the time you're saying,
we don't have any record
of a baby abandoned at the church.
What harm could such a small,
harmless creature do to their parents
to decide to abandon it on the street?
They're not all abandoned.
Or rejected.
Some are orphans to violence,
and others are the kids of young women
who can't keep them.
They bring them here
to find them a family.
But that's no excuse to
abandon some kids
like they're trash.
No, don't look at it that way.
Adoption is an act of love.
How should I look at it?
How could they abandon
such a small creature out on the street
and reject it, and not love it?
It's not their fault.
Can I?
Yes.
She's not there.
No, she's not.
What's going on?
She knows the truth.
Oh, dear Lord.
I should've told her a long time ago.
I'm scared.
I'm scared she won't forgive me,
and look for her family and leave us.
Mariana, that won't happen.
You're her mom.
I have a bad feeling, like
Like something's not right,
not just about Sara and the estate
I have a strange sensation
that everything is crumbling down.
Mariana
Listen, I'll tell you something.
And I swear
I don't know how to explain it.
Lately, I feel that every time
I meet someone,
it's like the past is hitting me again.
I don't understand.
I met Mr. Stewart.
I can't quite trust him, but I don't know
He feels so familiar at the same time.
And these two boys I met
What boys?
Tino, whom I met at your house,
but above all, Joe.
The kid who rescued Sara.
He is the exact same age
my son would be right now.
Mariana, please, don't open that door.
Please, don't tell anybody
I'm thinking about all this.
I don't want them to think
I'm going crazy again, but
I don't know how to explain
everything that's happening.
Neighbor!
Buddy.
Now what?
Hey, what's this about?
We had a deal.
We don't do business with rats.
You locked up The Turk yesterday.
And if they want more heads tomorrow?
We're up next.
Hang on, I paved the way
for them to negotiate with Benítez
and no middlemen
and you come with this shit!
Shit? Listen
As long as you're in charge,
we're at risk that you'll betray us.
-Betray? What's the problem?
-Alright, now.
Don't move.
Benítez didn't come, so what?
I hope that his death makes it clear
that there is no betrayal among us.
Kneel!
How about I send a message to your boss
to make it clear
that nobody messes with us?
Joe!
No.
Do I know you?
I'm Tino.
Joe.
Joe!
-Wait.
-Leave me alone.
I'm your brother.
I don't have a brother.
Do you know how long
I've wanted to see you?
What for? We've been apart for longer
than we were together, you know?
I've thought about that a lot.
You have no idea.
I've carried the blame
for what happened all this time.
Blame suits you well, it's clear
that you've been doing great, Mr. Tino.
I'm a lawyer.
Ask me how much I care.
You and I have nothing to talk about.
Wait.
We do.
I came here to help you.
So that we can make up for lost time.
I don't need your help.
While you were starting a life,
a career, and those clothes,
do you know where I was?
I was surviving in jail.
I didn't do as well as you, Tino.
You know what I learned?
-That I don't need anybody.
-Wait.
Forgive me, brother.
Don't call me that.
Because your brother
died the day you abandoned him
in that jail.
Let that be clear.
-Joel. Joe!
-Don't come looking for me!
Sarita, honey.
I was worried about you.
Your mom called multiple times.
I don't know who my mom is.
Sarita.
Don't be ungrateful.
Do you know what bothers me the most?
Precisely that.
They think that I have to be
forever grateful
because someone was kind-hearted
and picked me up like I was
an act of charity?
Now I don't want to talk to Mariana
or anybody in that house.
I need to know who I am first.
What happened?
Let's say I didn't have a good day.
I got reacquainted with my past.
An ex?
No, no, I'm not exactly a heartbreaker.
But I had some matters to settle.
Did you settle them?
Not like I wanted to.
I see you like photography.
Yes, I'm learning.
I went out for a walk
looking for things from my past.
Did you find them?
Not what I looked for.
You searched for your past
and didn't find it,
while I found mine, but it beat me up.
Life works in mysterious ways.
I don't know about you, but it was
one of the worst weeks of my life.
Do you like art?
Why do you ask?
There's a very nice place here in Cali
that changed my life.
Would you like to go?
Why not?
Yes, I know that for a long time
we refused to sell to you.
No, our long and medium staple cotton
is of the best quality.
Right, but, hang on
Tell me,
are you interested in buying co?
Yes, I can send you
the price list if you want.
I'm calling from La Victoria Estate,
you called some time ago
asking about our cotton.
I can give you our current prices.
Yes, Mr. Valencia, I know
you usually buy Caribbean cotton,
but while you're in the Valley,
you can come to check out our product.
We have over 40 years
of experience in the cotton industry.
Ask anyone in the Valley,
you'll receive the best references.
If you can come tomorrow afternoon,
we can do that.
What's more,
I'll send a driver to your hotel.
Sure, with no obligation.
Good, the driver will be waiting for you
at two in the afternoon.
Thank you very much.
Who are you sending the driver for?
A potential client.
Américo Valencia, foreign businessman.
He's coming to see the estate tomorrow.
Did you beg a foreigner
to come buy our product?
No.
I didn't beg him.
But you sent him our driver.
Yes, I was trying to be friendly
to get his attention.
Should I remind you
we don't have clients for our harvest?
So we have to humble ourselves
before a foreigner
to sell our product to them.
Is it that hard to thank me?
I'm trying to avoid going bankrupt.
If you want to run this business someday,
you'll have to stop being so susceptible.
No, I'm not susceptible.
I'd just like for you
to give me credit sometimes.
Recognition is earned.
I want to be part of that negotiation.
Next time, you should ask
the boss before making decisions.
The boss?
Alright.
Excuse me,
boss.
Where did you bring me?
Where the cultural
revolution is conceived.
I'll show you, follow me.
It's wonderful, I know you'll love it.
Hello.
Sir! One second.
-Glad to see you.
-Teach! Same here.
-So pretty.
-Oh, what happened?
Ah, um an argument didn't end well.
Doesn't matter.
I'm the legal expert on the project.
Well, also our ideologue,
our thinker and legal advisor.
Introduce us?
-Oh, I'm sorry. This is Sara Benítez.
-Just Sara.
-My pleasure.
-A pleasure.
-Are you a photographer?
-I'm learning.
You're a photographer in this house
and especially for me.
-Did you see the film club?
-No.
The programming is great, come,
let me show you. A classic, Dracula.
I'd love to Well, I don't know
There are always things
happening in each room.
There's sculpture, dance, well,
a little music, an exhibition room.
We're setting up a photo workshop,
developing in the darkroom,
and audiovisual arts.
And you can never go without
a meeting room.
There's no political debate
without art.
Are you like a commune?
Oof, the forbidden word.
Wait, I don't know about a commune
It's very associated with hippies,
and we're not hippies, we're artists.
They left us many things.
Free love, LSD trips, and experimenting,
but we don't have time to waste here
staring at the clouds.
I mean, we're creating 24/7.
What is the revolution about?
The revolution?
Breaking away from all institutions.
The tradition. Universities, cops
-Religion.
-Exactly.
Everything that tells us how to behave,
what to study, how to dress and be.
In this house, we're all free.
I mean I love it.
Eliana doesn't like
to remember her aristocratic roots.
Are you Eliana Ospina?
Well, I'm just Eliana.
-Like you.
-She's the soul of this house.
She was brave
and broke free from her blue blood roots.
If you want,
you can bring your talent here.
Do you mind if I take pictures?
Sure, I'd love that.
We need to work.
-Go ahead. Bye.
-Bye.
Hi.
I'm looking for Sara.
Sara?
And you are?
Joe, nice to meet you.
I have a package from her mom.
May I come in?
No, Sara isn't here.
Mrs. Mariana asked me
to give it to her personally.
Excuse me.
I can take it and give it to her
if you want.
Don't worry, I'll wait.
I want to see her and make sure
she gets the message.
If that's alright.
But Sara will be long.
And I'm busy studying.
I'll wait for her.
Comrades, haven't you realized
that we're still living in feudalism?
We went from bowing to a Crown,
to a Spanish King,
and now we bow to a Crown,
but it's from the north, and capitalist.
I agree completely,
but unlike 1810,
we don't win with weapons,
we win with ideals.
Please explain that to the workers
of an estate like the Azcárate's.
If their masters treat them like slaves,
they can take out Marx's Capital
and explain to them
the concept of surplus value.
Instead of weapons,
I'd like to try to make the opposition
question its own way of thinking.
Che and Fidel Castro didn't liberate Cuba
just by throwing books
and thoughts at Batista.
-They first chose the path of arms.
-Have you ever picked up a weapon?
-No, but I'm ready to do it.
-I have.
Again your sad story
about growing up on the streets?
It's true, I could've been a delinquent,
but I wasn't.
I chose books, and that brought me here.
Right, right, but I take the path
with weapons, the revolution.
Will you take your butler
to spray you with repellent?
You haven't realized something.
The revolution is right there.
Around the corner.
Oof, art debates
are usually less intense than this.
It was more interesting than I thought.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
Sara.
-Hi.
-How's the documentation, the photos?
Very well, I think they are great.
I'd love to see them
once they're developed.
Yes, of course.
-Eliana, want to grab a beer?
-Okay.
What do you want to do?
Well, I'd really like a beer.
Great, let's go.
Let's go.
I think he's still alive.
I hear him cry at night.
Mariana.
I don't know if I'm going crazy.
Berenice, what are you doing here?
Ma'am, I'm preparing an ointment
for a laborer who has a fever.
Most of the ingredients were here,
but I'm done.
Is it true what they say about you?
What do they say?
That you have a gift to cure.
Not just illnesses or wounds,
but matters of the soul, of the heart.
People say a lot of things.
Don't be shy,
I know everything about this estate.
I'm asking because, perhaps,
I may need your help.
You?
I'm having very strange dreams and
I'd like for someone
to tell me what they mean.
Apparently,
the Azcárates found a client.
I thought you'd like to know
who the buyer in question is.
-Good job.
-Do you need anything else?
How reliable is your contact
in La Victoria?
Totally reliable.
I'm talking about something delicate.
It's truly personal information.
What do you need?
I need to know how happy
Mariana Azcárate is in her marriage.
That shows you what my dreams mean?
I can see where the feelings
in our dreams come from.
And yours
are love,
hate, and loss.
But
what does that mean?
That you're missing
many pieces to be whole.
-Pieces that are gone.
-No, they're here.
-No.
-Yes.
Where are they?
They're present.
I don't know where, but they are.
You just can't see them.
Those pieces have changed.
Where there was once love,
there is now only hatred.
I don't understand.
I only tell you
what I see and what I feel.
Berenice, you don't know my story.
But the people I lost, I lost forever.
And I see that the story continues.
What you said That you grew up
on the street, and had a gun,
and that you were a thief, is it true?
Yes, it's true.
I'm not proud of it.
But as soon as I had a chance,
I changed my life.
And your parents?
I don't know them.
What's wrong?
Scared of my past?
No, no, no.
It's not that, it's
I hear you
and I'm drowning in a glass of water.
How come?
Because I don't know
who my parents are either.
It turns out that for 20 years,
I've been calling people family
who I don't even share
the same blood with.
I'm adopted.
I recently found out.
It must have been intense
to suddenly find out.
But you know what?
The family bond goes beyond
our last name and blood type.
Do you feel loved by them?
-Yes.
-Oh, okay.
Yes, yes.
And I'm very grateful
for everything they've done for me.
But that doesn't get rid of this feeling
that my whole life is based on a lie,
you know? That
That I don't know
where I come from or who I am.
I think that
we build our own truth.
We choose it.
I see a very smart woman in you,
with a lot of questions about life,
and with a great talent for photography.
Oh, please,
you haven't even seen my photos.
But I've seen your talent with the camera.
I've seen the energy
with which you handle it.
I think you have a good eye.
Thanks.
Do you think about meeting your parents?
Looking for them to find out who they are?
Or
What do you feel knowing
they didn't love you, for example?
I really try not to think about that.
I never felt alone as a kid, anyway.
I always had my brother close.
He was my family.
Oh, do you have a brother?
Yes.
That's nice.
Before going in, I wanted to thank you
for helping me clear my head for a while.
-Oh.
-I needed it.
I hope it's not temporary.
You've promised those photos.
Don't remind me.
Sara.
Don't get overwhelmed.
Enjoy.
You know, you're right, Professor Tino.
From now on,
I'll take on a more positive attitude
-to change the world.
-We're changing it already.
And forgive me if I was a bit mean
when we met.
A bit?
I always say that it's better to evoke
a feeling than to go unnoticed.
Well, in that case, you succeeded.
Did I?
Well, shall we go in?
Yes.
Hey, I was thinking,
-remember the part with the candles?
-Sure!
-The way they set it up
-It would look great here.
Shh Here, come.
Oh, Matilde,
you scared me to death.
Why are you standing there?
I was waiting for you.
It's past 11:00 p.m.
Why are you
with the professor?
Did they hire a guard here at the hostel
that I didn't know about?
Your mom sent you a package.
I don't care.
Sure, but the person
who brought it has been waiting for you.
Excuse me, Professor,
it's a private family matter.
-Oh, sure.
-Matilde, don't be rude.
-Good night.
-I'm sorry.
-You're acting like a 15-year-old.
-Do you want the estate employee
to tell your parents
that you're dating the professor?
I don't care.
So where's my package?
I have to go to sleep.
Ah
You're finally here.
Subtitle translation by: Paula Llapur
A NETFLIX SERIES
LOVE OF MY LIFE
Sarita.
Grandpa, please.
I'm not staying.
This is your home.
All of this is yours.
Who in the world cares
where you come from?
Me.
You're here
because you had to be.
This was always your place.
Twists of fate.
You were raised like an Azcárate.
You are an Azcárate.
Period.
Grandpa, I need answers.
Not everything has an explanation.
You can spend your whole life
looking for answers
where there aren't any.
Life doesn't like to show all its secrets.
I have to leave, Grandpa.
Promise me you'll come back.
If I lose you,
I will have lost everything.
I love you much more than your mom.
I still can't understand
how Mariana got a hold
of my home address
-and made her way here.
-Me neither, sir.
I don't know how that happened, I swear.
It's clear that someone is spying on us
and we need to find out.
It is likely one of their workers
presently employed by us.
Don't worry, I'll make sure to find them.
Mariana can't come through
that door again.
We can't meet again, you hear me?
Yes, sir.
Excuse me.
And Mariana's daughter?
Has she shown up yet?
Yes, sir.
So their daughter is leaving.
I hope she never returns so they can feel
what it's like to lose a child.
They deserve it.
That and much more.
This estate is crumbling down.
Those who can leave, should.
What if
she doesn't come back?
Is this a good moment
to talk about business?
Were you ever going to tell me
we're in a financial crisis?
We're not just losing clients,
we're also about to go bankrupt.
It was your husband's fault
that we lost the contract with Mr. Frías.
That's not true.
Mr. Frías had to leave the country
due to a tax issue.
I found out yesterday,
but I forgot after everything with Sara.
So how did you find out?
Mr. Stewart told me.
The owner of El Búcaro is better informed
about our financial situation than me.
-Did you talk to Mr. Stewart?
-Yes, somebody had to.
At this pace, we'll lose all
of our employees. He's taking all of them.
Did you go alone?
Yes, I went alone, Rogelio.
That's not what matters.
I was curious.
It's good to meet your enemies, right?
-Is he an enemy?
-I don't know.
But clearly, he's better informed
about our finances than me.
-He knows everything perfectly.
-I don't want you to see him again.
Men are in charge of business.
Women can't make decisions
with a cool head.
-Nobody asked for coffee.
-I'll take one, thanks.
So tell me the truth.
How serious is it?
Without Frías
we could go bankrupt.
He is
our financial stronghold.
But there must be something we can do.
We could find
a new important client, but soon.
Otherwise
we'll lose the harvest.
But that's not so easy,
we're running out of time.
True.
And maybe
this crisis is an opportunity
for us to rethink the cotton business.
We all know that buyers have migrated
to Tolima, Huila, or Córdoba.
Few of them buy here in the Valley.
I won't change my business for sugar,
if that's what you're suggesting.
We're just in time.
I brought the best seed in the world
to this country.
There's no other like it.
I won't give up.
And the competition doesn't favor us.
Our prices are higher.
Our product is better.
What's the use
of thinking about the future
if we can't fix the present?
We won't lose La Victoria, that's it.
No.
Dad.
Are you okay?
No, of course not.
You took my granddaughter.
Dad, please.
Everybody get out of here.
You're all useless.
Well
We're on the same team for the first time.
Why didn't you tell me what was going on?
Because I've felt like I don't
have a wife, you know?
Not sleeping together
doesn't mean we're not partners.
If I had wanted a partner,
I wouldn't have had to get married.
We married for a daughter.
A daughter we're about to lose.
Mariana, now that Sara is leaving
what's left for us?
What keeps us together?
A family does.
A family for Sara.
I've always felt like an extra.
I never was able to earn my place.
No, Rogelio.
You've been a great father.
A loyal person.
Mariana, if you don't want
to sleep with me, I understand.
When I got married
I knew I ran the risk
that you might not fall in love with me.
If we're anything at all
help me to push this estate forward.
Help me convince your dad
that we have time to change the business.
So sorry, sir.
-Can we talk?
-Yes, sure.
Who are you?
I haven't seen you here before.
He's the employee who found Sara
and brought her back.
I still owe him
some money for some errands
he's running in Cali. Hmm?
Mm-hmm.
What's your name?
My pleasure, Mrs. Mariana.
Joe.
Thank you, Joe, for bringing
my daughter back safe and sound.
Shall we?
Excuse me.
Think about what I said, okay?
We have to move faster.
They know that The Turk
won't buy the merchandise.
-Do they know he's in jail?
-No, they have no idea.
I made up a story.
But we have to find a fake buyer
before one shows up.
We can't afford losing the business
of the cargo hiding in that cotton.
I understand.
I don't need you to understand,
I need you to find one.
With your contacts in jail,
on the street, wherever.
Well, that's a big task, it's not easy.
God, Joel, I expected more from you.
How can you say
it's not easy in this country,
in this city,
where you can buy anyone out?
-But he has to be trustworthy.
-Mm-hmm.
Do you know what?
Contact Sergeant Mayorca.
He told me he'd put me in contact
with some of Turk's old clients.
He's in Cali. Pressure him.
Can I take the bike?
Joe, how long until the harvest?
Well, from what I've heard,
the workers have started sowing.
So I'd guess
I don't know much about crops,
but I think soon.
I'll take you so you can see
how things are going.
Listen closely,
it's time to make that leap.
Hmm? To do things right, to make money.
So that I can begin to trust you, alright?
Get going.
Hi.
-I'm so glad you're back.
-Yes, at last.
Why all the suitcases?
I brought everything
in case I don't return.
Are you alright?
Um
No, I'm tired. I want to sleep.
You're not going to school?
We have class today.
-No, I'm not going.
-Sara
You're absent one time
and the professor asks about you.
I don't know. Tell him I'm sick.
Make something up.
But he lives here.
And he knows you went missing.
Is that true?
Who told you?
My dad asked us,
the whole family was worried about you.
I don't want to know about my family.
Why don't you go to school
to distract yourself?
I don't know, I don't think so.
Help me out, these suitcases are heavy.
Joe.
Hi.
Can I ask you a favor?
Mm-hmm.
I know you're going to Cali.
Can you take this to Sara?
I know it's a little big,
but it's her favorite dessert.
There's some for you too.
For the road.
You didn't have to, ma'am.
I'm very grateful
for what you did for her.
And for us.
How long have you been working
at the estate?
-Two weeks.
-Are they treating you well?
I heard my dad wanted to reward you
and you wouldn't accept it.
Take it.
-No.
-Please.
It's important to me.
Thanks.
-How old are you?
-Twenty-two.
Mm-hmm. Were you born here?
In Cali they say.
Is your family there?
I don't have a family.
Excuse me.
Who are we?
Where do we come from?
What are our roots?
Why do I ask these questions?
Exactly, why do you ask those questions
if we're in Law History class?
Precisely.
Because our personal history
defines us professionally.
Those who don't know their past
are condemned to repeat it.
I don't have a problem with my past.
I know very well where I come from,
who I am, and I'm proud of my last name.
That's great.
You are perfectly clear
on the kind of professional you'll be.
Most likely the kind
your family is expecting you to be.
What do you mean by that comment?
I'm confronting you.
You
and all your classmates
who wrote in your paper
that a reform of the 1886 Constitution
is unnecessary.
Guys,
in the hands of all of you as lawyers
lies the change that we need as a society.
Except, of course
if you have your life figured out at 20.
Sara.
Are you content with your life?
What?
Since you missed the exercise,
I'll ask you who you are.
-I don't want to talk about me.
-Why not?
Just because.
Because we're not interested
in your revolutionary-dipped provocations.
Look, Professor,
I don't know if you're aware,
but my family and Sara's
have done a lot for this country.
César, thank you but don't talk for me.
-No, it's
-I'm not sure my family has done anything
for this country. I can't vouch for that.
Excuse me, I don't feel well.
One moment, excuse me.
Sara.
Are you okay?
I apologize for offending you,
-I didn't mean to.
-It's not you.
I just haven't had a good day.
Oh
-Do you want to talk?
-No.
Do you ever feel like everything
going on around you
and what people are saying
refers back to you?
If I knew what was going on with you,
perhaps I could help you.
No, nobody can help me.
It's something I have to solve on my own.
But thank you.
Where did you find me?
At the Immaculate Church.
These are the records of the last 20 years
of babies who have been abandoned.
What you see here,
and there are about six boxes over there.
-Six?
-That's right.
We receive all the cases
from the branches in the Valley.
You'll understand that, over the years,
quite a lot accumulated.
On the other hand, if you had the name,
it would take you days
to check every remark
the officer made in the archive.
Now, if you don't have it, well
the task you're trying to do
is almost impossible.
Officer, is there any other way?
It is of utmost importance.
Finding something in here
is almost impossible.
Look, you could go to the city orphanages.
They might have some type of record.
Okay.
I can't help you further.
I didn't think you'd come alone.
My client prefers to meet
in a more discrete place.
I don't think it's convenient
for either of us to be seen in this place.
Just if you want to.
Otherwise, don't worry.
I'll talk to him.
You'll work it out with your boss.
See you.
Around the time you're saying,
we don't have any record
of a baby abandoned at the church.
What harm could such a small,
harmless creature do to their parents
to decide to abandon it on the street?
They're not all abandoned.
Or rejected.
Some are orphans to violence,
and others are the kids of young women
who can't keep them.
They bring them here
to find them a family.
But that's no excuse to
abandon some kids
like they're trash.
No, don't look at it that way.
Adoption is an act of love.
How should I look at it?
How could they abandon
such a small creature out on the street
and reject it, and not love it?
It's not their fault.
Can I?
Yes.
She's not there.
No, she's not.
What's going on?
She knows the truth.
Oh, dear Lord.
I should've told her a long time ago.
I'm scared.
I'm scared she won't forgive me,
and look for her family and leave us.
Mariana, that won't happen.
You're her mom.
I have a bad feeling, like
Like something's not right,
not just about Sara and the estate
I have a strange sensation
that everything is crumbling down.
Mariana
Listen, I'll tell you something.
And I swear
I don't know how to explain it.
Lately, I feel that every time
I meet someone,
it's like the past is hitting me again.
I don't understand.
I met Mr. Stewart.
I can't quite trust him, but I don't know
He feels so familiar at the same time.
And these two boys I met
What boys?
Tino, whom I met at your house,
but above all, Joe.
The kid who rescued Sara.
He is the exact same age
my son would be right now.
Mariana, please, don't open that door.
Please, don't tell anybody
I'm thinking about all this.
I don't want them to think
I'm going crazy again, but
I don't know how to explain
everything that's happening.
Neighbor!
Buddy.
Now what?
Hey, what's this about?
We had a deal.
We don't do business with rats.
You locked up The Turk yesterday.
And if they want more heads tomorrow?
We're up next.
Hang on, I paved the way
for them to negotiate with Benítez
and no middlemen
and you come with this shit!
Shit? Listen
As long as you're in charge,
we're at risk that you'll betray us.
-Betray? What's the problem?
-Alright, now.
Don't move.
Benítez didn't come, so what?
I hope that his death makes it clear
that there is no betrayal among us.
Kneel!
How about I send a message to your boss
to make it clear
that nobody messes with us?
Joe!
No.
Do I know you?
I'm Tino.
Joe.
Joe!
-Wait.
-Leave me alone.
I'm your brother.
I don't have a brother.
Do you know how long
I've wanted to see you?
What for? We've been apart for longer
than we were together, you know?
I've thought about that a lot.
You have no idea.
I've carried the blame
for what happened all this time.
Blame suits you well, it's clear
that you've been doing great, Mr. Tino.
I'm a lawyer.
Ask me how much I care.
You and I have nothing to talk about.
Wait.
We do.
I came here to help you.
So that we can make up for lost time.
I don't need your help.
While you were starting a life,
a career, and those clothes,
do you know where I was?
I was surviving in jail.
I didn't do as well as you, Tino.
You know what I learned?
-That I don't need anybody.
-Wait.
Forgive me, brother.
Don't call me that.
Because your brother
died the day you abandoned him
in that jail.
Let that be clear.
-Joel. Joe!
-Don't come looking for me!
Sarita, honey.
I was worried about you.
Your mom called multiple times.
I don't know who my mom is.
Sarita.
Don't be ungrateful.
Do you know what bothers me the most?
Precisely that.
They think that I have to be
forever grateful
because someone was kind-hearted
and picked me up like I was
an act of charity?
Now I don't want to talk to Mariana
or anybody in that house.
I need to know who I am first.
What happened?
Let's say I didn't have a good day.
I got reacquainted with my past.
An ex?
No, no, I'm not exactly a heartbreaker.
But I had some matters to settle.
Did you settle them?
Not like I wanted to.
I see you like photography.
Yes, I'm learning.
I went out for a walk
looking for things from my past.
Did you find them?
Not what I looked for.
You searched for your past
and didn't find it,
while I found mine, but it beat me up.
Life works in mysterious ways.
I don't know about you, but it was
one of the worst weeks of my life.
Do you like art?
Why do you ask?
There's a very nice place here in Cali
that changed my life.
Would you like to go?
Why not?
Yes, I know that for a long time
we refused to sell to you.
No, our long and medium staple cotton
is of the best quality.
Right, but, hang on
Tell me,
are you interested in buying co?
Yes, I can send you
the price list if you want.
I'm calling from La Victoria Estate,
you called some time ago
asking about our cotton.
I can give you our current prices.
Yes, Mr. Valencia, I know
you usually buy Caribbean cotton,
but while you're in the Valley,
you can come to check out our product.
We have over 40 years
of experience in the cotton industry.
Ask anyone in the Valley,
you'll receive the best references.
If you can come tomorrow afternoon,
we can do that.
What's more,
I'll send a driver to your hotel.
Sure, with no obligation.
Good, the driver will be waiting for you
at two in the afternoon.
Thank you very much.
Who are you sending the driver for?
A potential client.
Américo Valencia, foreign businessman.
He's coming to see the estate tomorrow.
Did you beg a foreigner
to come buy our product?
No.
I didn't beg him.
But you sent him our driver.
Yes, I was trying to be friendly
to get his attention.
Should I remind you
we don't have clients for our harvest?
So we have to humble ourselves
before a foreigner
to sell our product to them.
Is it that hard to thank me?
I'm trying to avoid going bankrupt.
If you want to run this business someday,
you'll have to stop being so susceptible.
No, I'm not susceptible.
I'd just like for you
to give me credit sometimes.
Recognition is earned.
I want to be part of that negotiation.
Next time, you should ask
the boss before making decisions.
The boss?
Alright.
Excuse me,
boss.
Where did you bring me?
Where the cultural
revolution is conceived.
I'll show you, follow me.
It's wonderful, I know you'll love it.
Hello.
Sir! One second.
-Glad to see you.
-Teach! Same here.
-So pretty.
-Oh, what happened?
Ah, um an argument didn't end well.
Doesn't matter.
I'm the legal expert on the project.
Well, also our ideologue,
our thinker and legal advisor.
Introduce us?
-Oh, I'm sorry. This is Sara Benítez.
-Just Sara.
-My pleasure.
-A pleasure.
-Are you a photographer?
-I'm learning.
You're a photographer in this house
and especially for me.
-Did you see the film club?
-No.
The programming is great, come,
let me show you. A classic, Dracula.
I'd love to Well, I don't know
There are always things
happening in each room.
There's sculpture, dance, well,
a little music, an exhibition room.
We're setting up a photo workshop,
developing in the darkroom,
and audiovisual arts.
And you can never go without
a meeting room.
There's no political debate
without art.
Are you like a commune?
Oof, the forbidden word.
Wait, I don't know about a commune
It's very associated with hippies,
and we're not hippies, we're artists.
They left us many things.
Free love, LSD trips, and experimenting,
but we don't have time to waste here
staring at the clouds.
I mean, we're creating 24/7.
What is the revolution about?
The revolution?
Breaking away from all institutions.
The tradition. Universities, cops
-Religion.
-Exactly.
Everything that tells us how to behave,
what to study, how to dress and be.
In this house, we're all free.
I mean I love it.
Eliana doesn't like
to remember her aristocratic roots.
Are you Eliana Ospina?
Well, I'm just Eliana.
-Like you.
-She's the soul of this house.
She was brave
and broke free from her blue blood roots.
If you want,
you can bring your talent here.
Do you mind if I take pictures?
Sure, I'd love that.
We need to work.
-Go ahead. Bye.
-Bye.
Hi.
I'm looking for Sara.
Sara?
And you are?
Joe, nice to meet you.
I have a package from her mom.
May I come in?
No, Sara isn't here.
Mrs. Mariana asked me
to give it to her personally.
Excuse me.
I can take it and give it to her
if you want.
Don't worry, I'll wait.
I want to see her and make sure
she gets the message.
If that's alright.
But Sara will be long.
And I'm busy studying.
I'll wait for her.
Comrades, haven't you realized
that we're still living in feudalism?
We went from bowing to a Crown,
to a Spanish King,
and now we bow to a Crown,
but it's from the north, and capitalist.
I agree completely,
but unlike 1810,
we don't win with weapons,
we win with ideals.
Please explain that to the workers
of an estate like the Azcárate's.
If their masters treat them like slaves,
they can take out Marx's Capital
and explain to them
the concept of surplus value.
Instead of weapons,
I'd like to try to make the opposition
question its own way of thinking.
Che and Fidel Castro didn't liberate Cuba
just by throwing books
and thoughts at Batista.
-They first chose the path of arms.
-Have you ever picked up a weapon?
-No, but I'm ready to do it.
-I have.
Again your sad story
about growing up on the streets?
It's true, I could've been a delinquent,
but I wasn't.
I chose books, and that brought me here.
Right, right, but I take the path
with weapons, the revolution.
Will you take your butler
to spray you with repellent?
You haven't realized something.
The revolution is right there.
Around the corner.
Oof, art debates
are usually less intense than this.
It was more interesting than I thought.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
Sara.
-Hi.
-How's the documentation, the photos?
Very well, I think they are great.
I'd love to see them
once they're developed.
Yes, of course.
-Eliana, want to grab a beer?
-Okay.
What do you want to do?
Well, I'd really like a beer.
Great, let's go.
Let's go.
I think he's still alive.
I hear him cry at night.
Mariana.
I don't know if I'm going crazy.
Berenice, what are you doing here?
Ma'am, I'm preparing an ointment
for a laborer who has a fever.
Most of the ingredients were here,
but I'm done.
Is it true what they say about you?
What do they say?
That you have a gift to cure.
Not just illnesses or wounds,
but matters of the soul, of the heart.
People say a lot of things.
Don't be shy,
I know everything about this estate.
I'm asking because, perhaps,
I may need your help.
You?
I'm having very strange dreams and
I'd like for someone
to tell me what they mean.
Apparently,
the Azcárates found a client.
I thought you'd like to know
who the buyer in question is.
-Good job.
-Do you need anything else?
How reliable is your contact
in La Victoria?
Totally reliable.
I'm talking about something delicate.
It's truly personal information.
What do you need?
I need to know how happy
Mariana Azcárate is in her marriage.
That shows you what my dreams mean?
I can see where the feelings
in our dreams come from.
And yours
are love,
hate, and loss.
But
what does that mean?
That you're missing
many pieces to be whole.
-Pieces that are gone.
-No, they're here.
-No.
-Yes.
Where are they?
They're present.
I don't know where, but they are.
You just can't see them.
Those pieces have changed.
Where there was once love,
there is now only hatred.
I don't understand.
I only tell you
what I see and what I feel.
Berenice, you don't know my story.
But the people I lost, I lost forever.
And I see that the story continues.
What you said That you grew up
on the street, and had a gun,
and that you were a thief, is it true?
Yes, it's true.
I'm not proud of it.
But as soon as I had a chance,
I changed my life.
And your parents?
I don't know them.
What's wrong?
Scared of my past?
No, no, no.
It's not that, it's
I hear you
and I'm drowning in a glass of water.
How come?
Because I don't know
who my parents are either.
It turns out that for 20 years,
I've been calling people family
who I don't even share
the same blood with.
I'm adopted.
I recently found out.
It must have been intense
to suddenly find out.
But you know what?
The family bond goes beyond
our last name and blood type.
Do you feel loved by them?
-Yes.
-Oh, okay.
Yes, yes.
And I'm very grateful
for everything they've done for me.
But that doesn't get rid of this feeling
that my whole life is based on a lie,
you know? That
That I don't know
where I come from or who I am.
I think that
we build our own truth.
We choose it.
I see a very smart woman in you,
with a lot of questions about life,
and with a great talent for photography.
Oh, please,
you haven't even seen my photos.
But I've seen your talent with the camera.
I've seen the energy
with which you handle it.
I think you have a good eye.
Thanks.
Do you think about meeting your parents?
Looking for them to find out who they are?
Or
What do you feel knowing
they didn't love you, for example?
I really try not to think about that.
I never felt alone as a kid, anyway.
I always had my brother close.
He was my family.
Oh, do you have a brother?
Yes.
That's nice.
Before going in, I wanted to thank you
for helping me clear my head for a while.
-Oh.
-I needed it.
I hope it's not temporary.
You've promised those photos.
Don't remind me.
Sara.
Don't get overwhelmed.
Enjoy.
You know, you're right, Professor Tino.
From now on,
I'll take on a more positive attitude
-to change the world.
-We're changing it already.
And forgive me if I was a bit mean
when we met.
A bit?
I always say that it's better to evoke
a feeling than to go unnoticed.
Well, in that case, you succeeded.
Did I?
Well, shall we go in?
Yes.
Hey, I was thinking,
-remember the part with the candles?
-Sure!
-The way they set it up
-It would look great here.
Shh Here, come.
Oh, Matilde,
you scared me to death.
Why are you standing there?
I was waiting for you.
It's past 11:00 p.m.
Why are you
with the professor?
Did they hire a guard here at the hostel
that I didn't know about?
Your mom sent you a package.
I don't care.
Sure, but the person
who brought it has been waiting for you.
Excuse me, Professor,
it's a private family matter.
-Oh, sure.
-Matilde, don't be rude.
-Good night.
-I'm sorry.
-You're acting like a 15-year-old.
-Do you want the estate employee
to tell your parents
that you're dating the professor?
I don't care.
So where's my package?
I have to go to sleep.
Ah
You're finally here.
Subtitle translation by: Paula Llapur