Rosario (2025)

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Hey.

Hi. Thanks.

-Hey, Rosario.

-Here's another one.

Hey, Pa.

Uno, dos, tres.

Okay!

I'll find her.

Yeah.

Go and tell your father

to put down the tequila

and come, too. Go.

Mija, I need your help.

-Get me the pepper, please.

-Mm. Mm-hmm.

-Here.

-Thank you.

You're having a good time?

Rosario.

Sit. Here.

Okay.

You know that your mom and I,

we-we haven't had it easy

since we came here.

-You know that, right?

-Hmm.

But one day, all your dreams

are gonna come true.

I know it. It's gonna happen.

Thanks, Dad.

Love you back, Dad.

-Where you going?

-To find Abuela.

Rosario.

This is a special day.

Let's take a moment

to remember those

who are no longer with us...

that they made

so that we can be here.

Lay your bones out cold

Pray with what you got.

Hey, Harlow.

Can we go over my schedule?

-Morning, Scott.

-Hi.

Yes. Okay.

Okay, great.

We're set for then.

Any luck with dinner res

for my dad and me?

You're the best.

I'll be right up.

Good morning, Ms. Fuentes.

Miguel, call me Rose.

Ms. Fuentes-- I mean, Rose,

uh, I was hoping I...

I could ask you a question.

Um, yeah, one sec.

One sec.

Sorry. What's up, Miguel?

Yes.

Uh, so my wife and I,

uh, we were talking about

investing more.

Maybe we can schedule

a time to-to talk?

Miguel, my firm won't let me

take on clients

who don't meet their threshold.

I really wish I could. I--

Um, I have to go.

-No worries, Rose.

-Yeah. Bye, Miguel.

Sorry. Excuse me.

Morning, Rosy Cheeks.

Alexander.

You dump that option

like I told you,

-that sh*t show Sunbelt--

-Sunbelt Dynamics.

-Yeah, that's the one.

-No, I didn't dump it.

It's on the verge of being

a penny stock, Rosy.

Rose.

When does it expire?

Today.

They'll fire you over this.

Lunch is set for tomorrow

with your dad,

7:00 p.m. at Le Bernardin.

Thanks.

What's Sunbelt trading at?

You're in the red, 345K.

sh*t.

I know. Ugh.

It's gonna tick up, I know it.

Not now.

A winter storm appears to have

changed course overnight.

Right now, weather experts are

recommending to stay indoors,

as there's no predicting

just how massive this storm...

Exercise the option.

What? But what if

it keeps on dropping?

Remember what Sunbelt

Dynamics specializes in?

Geothermal heating?

Exactly.

Exercise the option.

Okay.

Let it snow.

Holy sh*t. Rose.

The worst is yet to come.

Let it snow.

Hello, Ms. Fuentes?

-Coming to you now, Scott.

-Did you get my messages?

Holland and Lincoln tunnels

are blocked 'cause of the storm.

-sh*t. -Dispatch sent another

car, but it'll take time.

Don't worry about it.

I'll take the train. Take care.

Hello?

Yeah, who's this?

-Who the hell is this?

-It's the super

at your grandma's building.

Griselda's your grandma, right?

What's wrong?

What happened to her?

Your grandma,

she's no longer with us.

She passed. She's gone.

Hello?

What happened?

Hard to say, ma'am.

She was on the floor.

Uh, took a bad spill.

What hospital

are you taking her to?

Could be anywhere

on a night like this.

-It's a nasty night out there.

-What am I supposed to do?

Anybody nearby

help keep track of the body?

-It's just me.

-Oh, where you at, darling?

Hudson Yards.

Oh, that's in New York.

You're close, then.

Listen, your abuela

was undocumented.

No will, no paper, nothing.

They're gonna lose her body

in the system.

You ought to come.

You ought to get here.

I'm on my way.

-Willowcrest Apartment, 95--

-I know the address.

I'm sorry, mija.

She's with your mother now.

I haven't seen her

since Mom's funeral.

She called me like four times.

Listen, you don't

owe her anything.

She pushed everyone away.

-Do you know what happened?

-I think she fell.

Her super called. I--

I'm heading

to her apartment now.

I'll-I'll wait there

until the ambulance arrives.

What?

-Rosario.

-It's the least I can do.

You know we barely talked

after you and Mom split.

No, no, no. No, Rosario, no.

Let me--

let me take care of this.

I don't know

how it is in Jersey,

but it's snowing

pretty bad here, Dad.

It's gonna take you at least

three hours to cross the bridge.

I don't want you alone

with the body.

Okay? So I'm gonna leave now.

Then I'll meet you there.

Stubborn, just like your mother.

Love you back, Dad.

Play voicemail.

Open the door! It's Rose.

I'm here for my grandmother.

Condolences.

I'm Marty.

Rose.

Thank you.

Elevator's not working?

Yeah.

Irregular door function.

Unusual noises.

Out of service.

I guess I better take you

to her, then.

When was you here last?

I used to visit my grandmother

a lot when I was a kid.

You came here?

Where you been?

I guess the stairs

are just as good.

-Was she ill?

-Ah, I don't know.

Just an old lady.

She's falling apart, you know?

If you ask me,

I'd say she was homesick.

Always talking about

going to the old country,

"Chiapa, Chiapa."

So, yeah.

Just you, huh?

My mom passed away

a few years ago.

Griselda is the only one I have

left on this side of the family.

Ah, my mom went blind.

She got a dog.

You alone?

My dad's driving

from Atlantic City.

Okay, here we are.

That's Joe. He's sick.

Here.

Me and neighbor Joe,

we put her here.

She was on the floor,

took a spill.

He put the bedsheet on.

That was his idea.

You know, out of respect.

The ambulance

should be here soon.

There you go.

Son of a b*tch!

I blew these things out.

I'm sure--

It's a fire hazard.

If you need me, um,

be down the hall.

I'll wait here

for the ambulance.

Abuela.

What happened to you?

What were you doing to yourself?

Thank God.

Hey! Up here! Fifth floor!

Wait, wait, don't leave!

I'm up here!

sh*t.

-What's your emergency?

-Hi.

-I'm at 589 116th Street.

-Uh-huh.

My grandmother just died,

and I'm here with her body.

-Ma'am--

-An ambulance just pulled up

and took off a second later.

Can you please tell them

to come back?

They had to respond

to a life-threatening emergency

at a different location.

So her body's just supposed

to rot here?

We're severely overwhelmed

-with the blizzard, ma'am.

-Hello?

They'll be back

in a few hours, ma'am.

Stay put. Thank you.

Okay.

Oh.

Uh...

Come on.

Let's get you somewhere safe.

Sunbelt Dynamics.

Of course.

Hmm.

Oh.

Ugh.

sh*t.

What the hell?

Nope.

Oh.

Who is it?

Neighbor from across the hall.

Hello.

You must be

the famous granddaughter.

It's Rosario, right?

It's just Rose.

I'm-I'm sorry, who are you?

Uh, Joe.

I helped...

Marty move your grandma after,

-you know, she...

-Yeah, thank you for that.

Hmm.

Is there anything

I can help you with?

Matter of fact, there is. Um...

She borrowed something from me.

I'd love to get it back.

Would you mind

if I came in so I--

What is it?

My air fryer.

Your air fryer?

Yeah. I lent it to her,

so if you just let me in,

maybe I could grab it.

Is there a problem?

Um, if I see it,

I will let you know.

"When."

Excuse me?

When you see it.

You said, "If I see it."

So if you just let me in

to get it, just let--

I'll keep my eye out

for it, Joe.

Thank you.

Is there anything else?

You should put some ice on that.

-Sorry?

-Your hand.

Did you burn it cooking dinner?

You should invest

in a air fryer.

"Kobayende"?

Oh, God.

Huh? What?

What?

My tampon.

What the f*ck were you into?

f*ck this place and f*ck you.

Body in bedroom.

You're not...

you're not leaving, are you?

Did you get in a fight

or something?

What do you care?

Well, there's a blizzard

out there.

You'll catch your death.

Anything's better than

this sh*thole.

Hey.

I live in this sh*thole.

-I still want my air fryer.

-Get a new one.

Oh, hey.

You can't leave.

I'll take my chances.

We got a curfew going.

Damn it.

Oh, no.

What are you doing?

Come on, where you going?

Ma'am, subway's closed.

Don't move.

Don't move!

Come back here!

Get back here!

Mija!

Please open! It's me, Rose!

What the hell happened to you?

What the hell did you do

to me, Abuela?

What'd you do to me?

Okay, let's see.

Okay, um...

No.

Okay, cauldron, dirt, sticks,

human skulls.

"Palo."

"Palo is a dark religion,

"a cross between

African traditions

"and Latin American Catholicism.

"It spread through

forced migration and sl*very.

Practitioners,

known as Paleros..."

Abuela was... was a Palero.

"Paleros sacrifice animals

and human remains

"to the spirits of the dead

using iron pots called Ngangas.

Ngangas are essential tools

used to make deals and curses."

Curses. Curses.

"La firma.

"Life and death,

the symbol of the accursed.

No escape."

Dad. Dad.

Hey, Rosario, listen.

I'm on the bridge.

I should be there pretty soon.

What's the matter?

What happened to you?

I can't leave her.

I can't do this. I can't.

Wait,

what are you talking about?

-What are you talking about?

-Abuela. Abuela.

She put some curse on me

before she died.

A curse? No, Rosario.

Come on. You have to calm down.

I found an entire black magic

temple inside her apartment.

She-she... she had my teeth.

She's been doing this,

uh, this voodoo sh*t

since I was a kid.

She had my tampon!

Rosario, none of that is real.

Now, where-where are you

right now?

I'm in this

godforsaken apartment building.

...not curse them.

That Palo

and that cauldron of hers

Her cauldron.

That's it, that's it.

-Her cauldron.

-She wouldn't curse you.

-Why would she do that?

-She did it to get back at me.

Don't stay there, por favor.

Just go back.

I'm gonna take care of this.

Dad, I turned my back on her

and her daughter.

I-I sided with you

after the divorce.

I-I wasn't there when she died.

Listen to me.

You were in school.

It's why we came

to this country,

so you could have

a better future.

Dad, it was just an excuse.

I could've come home.

I could've...

I just didn't want to deal

with my mom dying.

-I just...

-No, Rosario.

She was proud of you.

Okay, listen, I want you

to just go back

to your apartment

and get some rest, okay?

I'm not leaving.

Only that cauldron

can break my curse.

No.

-I'm going back in, Dad.

-No, Rosario. No.

-Love you back.

-No. Rosar--

What do you think you're doing?

Hello?

-I told you I'd look for it.

-Is this supposed to be funny?

You, uh, should put

something on that.

I've got some peas

in the freezer if you want.

Just leave me alone.

I'm gonna settle this.

You hear me?

I want out.

I'm ending your curse.

You won't win.

Mija!

No. No.

Okay.

In Spanish. Great.

Curses, curses, curses.

Aha.

Breaking curses.

All right.

"The blood of the accursed..."

That'd be me.

"...and the blood of the Palero

who placed the curse..."

That'd be you.

"...must be placed

in the cauldron

through which

the curse was made."

Let the bloodletting begin.

Don't move.

Either of you.

All right, here goes.

Okay.

You got this, Rose.

You got this.

Son of a b*tch.

Okay.

Hey, you started this.

After all I've done for you.

What?

No. Did I read it wrong?

Why didn't this work?

Nieta!

Nieta!

You didn't want to watch me die.

Now...

watch me die.

I'm trying to get

some sleep, if you don't mind.

Go away!

You know what?

Give me my stuff back,

and you've got yourself a d--

deal.

My grandmother was Mexican!

She'd never have

a f*cking air fryer!

Yeah?

You didn't know her like I did.

Maybe if you'd visited

every once in a while.

You're right.

I should've visited her

more often.

Well, it's a little late

for that, I would say.

You said, um... you said

she used to talk about me.

Yeah.

What would she say?

Look...

I don't want to get involved

in any familial sh*t

-if you don't mind, okay?

-Please, Joe.

Please.

Your grandma, she loved you.

She was proud of you.

How hard that you worked

to get to where you're at.

How she prayed day and night

to make sure

that you would get there.

I have to work in the morning.

What was that?

-Yes, I have a job.

-No, no, no.

The other thing, uh,

how she made sure I'd get there.

She prayed day and night

for your dreams to come true.

I could hear her

through the walls

just praying and praying.

Welcome.

You didn't curse me.

You-you prayed for me.

You... you-you made a wish.

You-you... you made a deal.

Not a curse.

A deal with Kobayende.

"Kobayende,

"wanderer of the darkness,

collector of dead.

"Once the terms of a deal

with Kobayende are met

"and the person's dreams

of prosperity are realized,

"Kobayende will come

to collect...

"...in the form of

a scorned spirit from the past,

"tormenting you...

...until death, by sunrise."

I don't want it anymore.

I'm breaking your deal.

Now, where did I put

that spell book?

Kobayende.

"Deals can be nullified

if the Palero who made the deal

"places their blood

in the Nganga,

sacrificing their soul

to Kobayende."

Well, you're already dead, so...

I'm gonna trap you

in my abuela's corpse.

Jesus.

All right.

Okay.

O Kobayende,

ya santu, ya santu, ya santu.

-This the place?

-Yeah.

Ya santu, ya santu, O Kobayende.

Ya santu, ya santu, Kobayende.

Kobayende, ya santu,

ya santu, Koba--

-Rose!

-sh*t, is that Marty?

Open up. The medics are here.

It's almost sunrise. Not now.

-Ya santu.

-Rose, open up, would you?

Sir, we're in

a tight schedule tonight.

Do you have the key, sir?

One sec. It's an old door.

Okay, here we are.

She was right here.

Where the hell did she go?

She was right here.

Grandma!

Sir, we are very busy tonight.

Am I going crazy?

What do you think,

I called you 'cause I'm lonely?

-Maybe she's in the bedroom.

-Lead the way, then.

Help! Help! Please help!

Uh, through here, too.

Sir, we got to go.

Crazy broad.

What?

Enough of this sh*t.

All right. Where was I?

Okay.

Okay.

...Kobayende.

Ya santu, ya santu, ya santu.

Boom. Nailed it.

Luzolo, Kobayende.

Ya santu.

Mija.

Stay away from me.

It's okay, mija.

I'm so proud of you.

It's really you, Mom.

I'm so sorry

I abandoned you and Abuela.

I chose Daddy over you when you

divorced because I thought...

I thought he was

more supportive of me.

I thought that

if I sided with you and Abuela,

I'd never progress.

I used my work

as an excuse and--

And... and then

you got sick and...

I was too ashamed

to show my face.

It's okay.

I hid while you died.

I understand.

You do?

Well, I'm done

turning my back on who I am.

I'm sorry that I ever did.

-Okay?

-Okay.

Now close your eyes.

Close your eyes

and say to yourself,

"I'm a very selfish girl."

I risk everything

coming to this country

so you could have a better life.

What do you want from me?

For you to see.

To see my sacrifice.

Please, get me out of here.

Please, please, please,

please get me out of here.

Get me out of here.

Please get me out of here.

Please,

please get me out of here.

U.S. Border Patrol!

Pull over the vehicle.

Nobody move.

Stop right there!

Stay where you are!

Ma'am!

Don't move!

Don't move! Get back here!

-Get down!

-Stop!

Hey, hey! Him, him!

You're not my mother.

My mother made those sacrifices

because she loved me

with everything she had.

She wasn't spiteful

or deceitful like you.

Kobayende,

I've got a deal for you:

eternity trapped inside

my grandmother's corpse.

Mija!

Rosario?

Rosario?

Rosario.

-Mija. Mija, it's me.

-Yeah.

What happened to your face?

-Dad?

-Yeah.

The storm is over.

The storm is over.

Hey, come here.

Come on. Come on, sit down.

Come on. Come on.

No, slow, slow.

Oh, you're bleeding.

-You okay?

-Yeah, yeah.

I think I'm...

I think I'm okay, Dad.

What are you doing with this?

Uh...

long story.

Abuela cared about me,

didn't she?

What she went through

when she crossed over,

it was horrible.

Well, how do you know

about that?

I saw it.

You know, she was three months

pregnant when we crossed.

And the coyotes,

they separated us,

and, uh, she was never

the same after that.

She got sick.

You know, the ambulance

is coming, so, uh...

...did you say a-a prayer?

We should say a prayer for her.

Dad, my Spanish

is not the same--

No, we'll do it together.

Okay.

Wait, no, there's, um,

there's a prayer in here

for lost loved ones.

Wait.

Were you close?

Towards the end, we were.

Let's go inside.

How'd all this glass break?

-You don't want to know.

-Huh.

Well, talk about it

over breakfast.

Are you gonna take

Grandma's old photos?

I think I'm taking all of them.

What is this?

What is that? An air fryer?

Abuela had it in the oven.

She was full of surprises,

wasn't she?

Mm-hmm.

We need to, uh,

warm up the truck.

Mija, come on.

-Hmm? Yeah, okay.

-Warm up the truck.

I'm gonna just go to

the bathroom for a minute, okay?

-Okay, Dad. I'll clean up.

-Okay.

Dad?

You weren't supposed

to know any of this.

You made the deal?

I swear, I never thought

any of this would happen.

How could you?

It was your first Communion.

I saw your face so full of hope

and beauty and...

...I just thought

of all the things

I could not provide you.

I had known

your grandmother practiced Palo.

She learned it in Chiapas

from a Palero,

so I broke into her chamber.

And on your grandma's Nganga,

I wished for

the life you'd always wanted,

the life I could never give you.

I had no idea

what it would do to you.

I was desperate.

Abuela found me and...

My mistake came at a price.

Required a sacrifice.

Blood sacrifice.

To keep Kobayende away.

She said she would fix it.

She used that Nganga

to protect me

from the deal you made.

She put her blood in this

every day.

The scars on her arms.

She stopped this monster

for years till the day she died.

No, I'm gonna protect you now.

I'm going to.

I'll put my blood in it

every day

if that's what it takes.

If the Palero who made the deal

places their blood

in the Nganga,

their body and soul

is sacrificed to Kobayende.

What do you mean?

Rosario.

Hey, Dad? Dad.

Tell me you didn't just put

your blood in that pot.

Dad.

No.

No.

Dad.

Dad, it's me.

Dad.

Love you back, Dad.

I'm not even sure if we meet

the minimum balance

to open an account here.

But...

this is all we have.

Fuentes Financial.

Yeah.

Oh, she's in a meeting

right now.

Would you like

to leave a message?

Don't worry about it, Miguel.

I think we can make

an exception.

You work hard for this money.

Now I'm gonna make this money

work hard for you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Fuentes.

Please, Miguel, call me Rosario.

Tranquility base here.

The Eagle has landed.

Roger.

We copy you on the ground.

Thanks a lot.

Thank you.