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- Yes, ma'am.

I ordered Japanese food.

You don't like it, do you?

Yes, I do.

This way.

I'll take off my boots,

so I won't soil the carpet.

Top of the stairs, second door...

...to the right.

- Okay.

Mom?

- Can you lend me this?

- You have over 50 shirts, darling!

Does it look good on me?

Maybe if we adjusted the waist...

- I want to look good.

- You are good-looking.

No, he thinks

that I'm good-looking.

That's him.

- There were three today.

- What?

Heart attacks.

Now! Back off!

- Guess who was the last?

- Who?

The justice who was going

to marry us on Sunday.

We had just had coffee.

- I love you.

- I do, too.

I know. I just don't know why.

You said "second door to the right".

To the left.

FRIDAY 9:
30 PM

He was lucky for a second-timer.

- May I see him?

- He's sedated. Come back tomorrow.

- Okay. Thanks, doctor.

- That was scary.

You're never ready

for this kind of thing.

Much less for what

I am about to tell you.

You're going to have

to postpone your vacation.

- No, no! No, way.

- You'll perform the famous wedding.

- You're his only substitute.

- But I cannot!

It will be great publicity for you

and for us, too.

There could be nothing better

for the justice' image in the country...

than a woman marrying

twenty homosexual couples.

- No, really, I cannot.

- Hele...

you can do anything.

How lovely! How lovely!

How marvelous!

Why didn't you tell me?

Miguel did all the distribution

and decorating, and everything.

- You can stay in the studio.

- Any place will do.

I don't want to be the proverbial

pain-in-the-ass mother-in-law.

But you work here. I'll bother you.

Don't you have maid's quarters?

Don't worry.

Tomorrow we'll find a solution.

- The dog will stay on the terrace.

- She has a cold.

Everything in this house

is very expensive, Mom.

Some pieces are unique.

- Who'll take her out, me or you?

- Me.

She's really nice, Miguel.

The dog is lovely.

- Hello.

- Hello.

- Hello.

- My father. Narciso's mother.

- Nuria.

- A very young mother.

I'll leave this in the closet.

- Shall I take your folder?

- No, thank you.

- Did you bring what I asked you to?

- Yes.

The maid found it beside the TV's

remote control and almost had a fit.

This never happened to me

in thirty years of service.

I've been forgetting things lately.

I should see a doctor, but...

...I'm scared.

- Narciso just doesn't call.

- What about your mother?

- My mother? Forget it.

She won't even come to the dinner.

She can't take having a gay son.

You don't say!

- Hello.

- Hello.

It's a small world, right?

Yes.

- It doesn't do a thing.

- Yes, it does. Click here.

- It doesn't do a thing. Look.

- Here. Click here.

Help yourself to whatever you want,

Jacinto. We have everything.

Do you like it?

I painted it.

I don't understand it.

You don't have to. Just go with it.

Then I think I'll just go...

with whisky.

Dad, the bar is beside that.

Never know how much I love you

Never know how much I care

When you put your arms around me

I get a fever that's so hard to bear

You give me fever

When you kiss me

Fever when you hold me tight

Fever

In the morning

Fever all through the night

Sun lights up the daytime

Moon lights up the night

I light up when you call my name

And you know

I'm gonna treat you right

You give me fever

When you kiss me

Fever when you hold me tight

Fever

In the morning

Fever all through the night

Everybody's got the fever

That is something you all know

Fever is such a new thing

Fever started long ago

Heat it up!

Romeo loved Juliet

I'm sorry.

I took ages to get ready.

Nice tie.

I bought it for the occasion.

At this Valentino guy.

Shall we have dinner?

How nice. It's nice that we four

can be together.

Why didn't we do this before?

Because you're never around, Mom.

You travel a lot.

Actresses are really a pain.

- Mr. Jacinto in front of me.

- How about being less formal?

You're right. You sit there.

Wherever you wish.

- Jons, to my left.

- Of course.

Does anyone need cutlery?

Can you handle the chopsticks?

I am a 49-year-old widower.

Sometimes, I go out at night.

Sometimes, I dine at restaurants.

I've eaten food

from Mexico, Iran, Armenia...

Lebanon, Thailand,

China, Russia...

and, of course, Japan.

I can handle chopsticks very well,

for your information.

What the hell is going on?

- See for yourself.

- I see your arms are crossed.

- We are on strike.

- We agreed to talk...

...after the banquet.

- We don't want to wait.

You promised to review our salary

early this year, and it's now May.

You decided to wait until

a time when we have...

TV channels, the press

and over 100 guests...

on Sunday to drive to the wall!

We decided that this is

the best time to negotiate.

- This is blackmail!

- And you have abused us!

Pushing me is not going to work...

and you know it.

We've made our decision.

I'm going to pretend

that I didn't hear a thing.

I'm going to leave,

and you'll get back to work...

and, on Monday, we'll talk over

what we need to discuss.

No.

Out of my kitchen!

All of you!

No!

I'm sorry about the carpet.

I'll pay the cleaner.

- You don't have to.

- She's upset.

Poor Marilina has been locked up

all day long. First in one place...

then another. Did you know

that dogs pee...

in places that they like?

He's overreacting.

- It's an expensive, antique carpet.

- And I'm your mother!

From Argentina!

He looked as if he'd like to kill me!

You didn't tell me you'd be staying

for three months.

- Yes, I did!

- No, you didn't.

What? Are you keeping the restaurant

closed all this time?

No! Your Uncle Ricardo and

Aunt Cecilia will run the restaurant.

Your mother is here to stay,

in case you haven't noticed.

She's doing well in Buenos Aires

and has a business to run there.

If she's here, it's because your Mom

kicked her out of the hotel.

Are we playing

"who has the worst mother"?

Okay. What do you want me to do?

Have her sleep in the street?

She brought three enormous

and heavy suitcases!

- I'm going to have a bath.

- Good idea.

Use really cold water!

The roast beef is delicious...

the wine is excellent...

and the dinner set is divine.

The only thing missing

is a little chat. Right...!

Please make an effort, Miguel.

Put yourself in my place.

For just a while.

I spent thirty hours in airplanes

and airports and finally in a train...

using the cheapest fare

I could afford.

I haven't been to Europe

for twenty years.

It's been almost eleven months...

since I saw my son.

If my making the most of what

it cost me to make this trip...

enjoying it for three months...

of happiness with my ducky...

is too much work for you...

don't...

Let's not even discuss it.

I'll re-schedule my trip back...

and that is that.

I'm going to get the medication

for my blood pressure.

Let's rent a flat for her.

Come on, Miguel, we're out of the

house all day. We'll barely see her.

I work afternoons in the studio.

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