Mississippi Chicken

Where do you

want to put...

I don't know.

Show him.

How many do you want?

Two?

...or three. Because I can see

he has a little piece there.

He also has pigs!

I'm good for nothing.

Look.

Watch out for the blood!

Guillermina, what do you

do with the blood?

You use thyme, oregano,

mint, onions, chili...

It tastes good.

The blood and

the vegetables.

Yes.

Aromatic herbs.

Condiments.

Sure.

Condiments.

Are you going

to want this?

Hold on a second.

I asked if you were going to

remove the head, and you said no.

Really? I said that? No!

No. You said you

weren't going to!

OK. See you soon. Bye.

I'm celebrating my

daughter's birthday.

I'm happy, because

she is turning fourteen.

For me it is important.

Very important!

What does it mean to you

that she's here in Mississippi?

For me...

It's something...

It's a dream!

It's a dream. I have always said that

I wished she were here with me.

And now it has happened,

and I am happy!

Even though...

on the other hand,

I feel nostalgic,

because my other girls

are still in Mexico.

But the time will come

when we can be together.

What I don't want is... for her to

want to find a boyfriend,

being as young as she is.

I would like for her to

mature a bit more.

To wait a few more years...

to study...

to have a little fun.

To see new places.

Even though we

are not from here,

there are many positive

things for Hispanics.

Rosario, what do you

want for your future?

Oh, I don't know.

What do you want to

do with your life?

I don't know.

Do you want to study?

Do you want to go

back to Mexico?

Yeah. Go back to Mexico.

Tell me who in your family

is still in Mexico?

My sister... both of my sisters,

my niece,

and my whole family.

I've been here for

almost four months.

More or less.

Get inside!

Let's go, let's go, let's go!

He lives in that trailer.

Nobody lives in that trailer.

The guy lives over there.

A guy came out

with a shotgun.

What type of car was it?

An old car...

He lives right there.

Do you know what

type of car it was? No.

What did you say?

He had a gun?

Yes, he had a gun...

Did he have it in his hand?

Do you want to

report it to the police?

You don't want

to report it?

F***ing car!

Do you want

to report it?

No, I don't have insurance, I don't

have a licence, I don't have anything.

It's gonna be worse. I'll have to

pay a fine for not having insurance.

It's better to buy

a f***ing door myself.

Those who can sing

the loudest, come over here!

Bite it, bite it!

I'm going over to this side.

It's going to be worse

on the other side.

Wait a second...

Who's in those photos?

They're of my niece

and the party.

Oh, these are the

ones from the party?

The small ones are.

The big ones are of my niece.

Great!

But...

there aren't any photos of me!

No, you'll break

the camera!

More coffee?

No, I still have some.

How much do you

recommend I put in?

A spoonful?

Or more?

I don't know.

It depends on how you like it.

How long have they been

doing the Spanish Choir?

Not long.

Just a few months.

I know a lot of

church songs.

Before, I used to

sing for the church.

Really?

In the choir?

Yes.

I sing badly, but...

I don't think so!

I believe the Lord

heard me anyway.

Do you want Rosario

to learn English?

I think so,

because she is young.

The only problem is that

she wants to study and work.

And are you afraid that she's

going to start working so young,

and maybe she'll

hurt herself or...

The truth is, in Mexico, she'd

have to work much harder...

in exchange for nothing.

That's what we're trying

to change a little bit...

well, for my children

and grandchildren.

Even now, I haven't

been able to get over

the death of

my grandmother.

I didn't want to

say goodbye to her,

so she wouldn't...

so she wouldn't suffer.

And I never

saw her again.

It's the worst thing that happens

to those of us who are here.

We lose a lot of

people we love.

There are some who get sick,

and you want to be with them.

But you can't be.

That's the price

we pay for...

for coming to these

places, and then...

you get mistreated by

your employers when...

when you go to work.

And on some occasions

they don't pay us anything.

These are things that

hurt a lot in the moment,

because you feel awful.

Once, I was in Jackson...

Charo, the toilet paper?

Did you leave it with me?

The toilet paper?

I was working at a hotel,

at the Quality...

The manager

was a woman...

a Colombian.

We started working

eight hours a day.

We were going to make

about $50 a day, right?

Believe me, I cried when,

after two weeks,

she gave me $200.

She always told me,

"In the next pay period,

you'll get what they took out..."

"what they

haven't paid you."

So, I went on like that, for 3 months,

without receiving anything.

I told her that I wasn't coming back,

because it wasn't worth it.

Later, I discovered

that it had been her

who had kept part of

the workers' money!

It was her? Yes.

The manager? Yes.

How much longer would

you like to stay here?

Oh, I'd like to live here.

The only thing is they won't let me!

If I brought my daughters,

I wouldn't leave.

Because here, they

would study much better.

But I can't bring them, because

they don't have papers, and...

crossing the desert

is very dangerous.

Very dangerous.

First here?

Mmm hmm.

She's learning how

to make tortillas.

It won't come off!

Oh, here it is!

No, look.

You put it here,

and with this hand,

you take off the plastic.

Like this?

But I can't get it off...

Oh, here!

Look.

You'll learn by messing up.

Don't push it so hard,

so that it's not so thin,

and then you can take it off.

After practicing, you'll be

able to make them thinner.

A little more.

No...

no, no, no, no, no...

Put it over there.

Like that, like that. Yes.

Do you understand me?

Like that. Now...

Now pass it to

the other hand...

No, no! That's it.

That's it.

Yes. Now you've

got it, see?

Now, do it again.

Again!

She's a good American friend.

It's great to count on

somebody from this country,

to feel that you have

some kind of support,

someone who helps you

when you're in trouble.

I love her so much.

I'll give the phone to you.

Her name is Anita.

Hi, how are you doing?

I imagine that you miss

your mom a lot, right?

I've learned so much from her,

and we're good friends and...

She always talks about you,

and your daughter,

and all of your family

in Mexico.

I hope one day we can

visit you in Veracruz.

Nice to meet you.

Have a good afternoon.

Yes.

Yes, a young woman.

Yes, a young woman, skinny.

She's white.

She always comes

and visits us.

Also, there's another

guy here, David.

He's from the church.

Well, I'll pass you to Charo.

They're going

to speak privately.

Well, since they're young, they're

going to tell each other secrets.

I guess.

It's always a pleasure

to talk with you.

We stayed here, as if we

were comfortable at home...

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