01x05 - The Chosen One

[bunniefuu]

- What are you doing here?

- [party music playing]

I got bored at the apartment,

so I came over.

I felt stupid sitting there like an idiot.

What the f*ck are you doing in my house?

I didn't come here to fight, man.

Just relax, okay?

We're leaving, all right? It's fine.

- Don't worry, Mateo.

- No, we don't have to go.

- [Antonia] We're leaving.

- Don't go.

It's chill. It's not a party

unless someone crashes it, right?

But that's no reason for us

to ruin the night for our newest star.

[uneasy music playing]

Come on.

I want to introduce

the new lead actor in our show.

Karina Rojas.

[uneasy music rising]

Why didn't you say anything?

Well because I didn't

accept the part yet.

Looks like your friend's

a little two-faced.

I'm two-faced?

What the f*ck are you talking about?

- Karina, don't

- Stop, this is f*cked up!

God, Karina. Just chill, okay?

All of you can just stay

in your palace of sh*t.

Karina Karina, wait.

- Tell me the truth.

- What truth, huh?

What do you want?

You know what I think?

I think you broke up your group

so you could stay in the Royal.

You got me into this.

I'm here because of you!

- No one lied to you.

- [Chama] Karina.

It's Álex. Answer, it's urgent.

Is Grandma okay?

Uh, yeah, Grandma's all right.

Um It's, uh

I kinda need a favor, okay?

Can you come pick me up?

What happened?

I don't get it. Where are you?

Yeah, I was at Vincent's house,

and the police came looking for Checho,

and I got arrested.

- Oh, m*therf*cker!

- What's wrong?

The cops went to Vincent's house

and arrested my brother.

Wait, what?

- They're looking for Checho.

- What?

[uneasy music continues]

Officer.

Yes, it's Mateo again.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, I know.

No, he's not there

because he's here at my house.

[Checho wincing, grunting softly]

[exhales]

Ah, man.

This sh*t hurts.

[door handle rattling]

What the

Hey!

Hey!

Hey, I'm locked in here!

[intriguing music playing]

- [pounding on door]

- [Checho] Dude, come on, open the door!

- Let me find the key. Hold on.

- [Checho] f*ck, man!

- [sirens wailing]

- Hang on. Don't break my door.

- What are you doing, Mateo?

- [Mateo grunting]

- [Checho] What's up?

- [Antonia] I'm coming. Just chill.

- Let's go. Come on.

- [Checho] Okay, this way.

- [Antonia] Okay, let's go.

- [Mateo groans loudly] m*therf*cker!

- [door crashes open]

- [police 1] Police. Hey, it's over, guys.

- It's over, move.

- [police 2] That's it! Party's over!

[police officers] Come on!

Stay where you are!

[police 2] You two. Don't move.

- Who is Sergio Parra?

- [Mateo groans]

[police 1] Let's go, let's go!

- What happened?

- [Mateo] Where is he?

- [María] Where's who?

- [Mateo] The as*h*le.

[police 2] IDs out!

In your hands, everybody. IDs!

- [police 3] Dammit.

- [police 1] They're not here!

[Antonia] Karina said they went

to look for you at Vince's.

- How'd those f*ck know I'd be there?

- I don't know.

Those assholes have a snitch.

[Mateo] He's not here.

None of these is him.

He has an orange shirt on. Must've left.

[police 1] All right, you heard him.

Orange shirt. Let's go!

[Álex] Karina's gonna k*ll me, man.

Why, dude?

She doesn't know you do this?

[scoffs] No, she has no idea.

And why do you do it, Álex?

You need to knock it off with that sh*t.

You can find

you know, something that you like

that would pay the bills eventually.

What do you like?

Wow.

A jail cell with a shrink included.

[both chuckle]

- Ridiculous.

- [scoffs] You are.

You gonna say it?

[sighs]

I really love to dance.

[warm music playing]

But that sh*t's useless.

Look at my sister.

Why don't you try?

Hey, I'll help you.

I mean

Some of us don't have the luxury

of doing what we like, right?

[guard] Which one of you is Vincent?

- Why?

- [guard] They're here for you.

- Come on.

- And him?

No, he stays here. No one came for him.

[cell door opens]

Just chill. Relax, I'll get you out.

Okay?

All right.

[intriguing music playing]

Hey. Could you do me a favor?

I need to stay for a few days.

No, sweetie. I don't want any trouble.

Come on, honey. Just a couple of days.

I don't have the money right now,

but I'll pay you later.

No, I can't do any more favors, Checho.

No, wait, it's not a favor.

My boyfriend and I want a room.

Here, wait. With these,

it has to be enough, right?

They're from my First Communion.

They're quality.

No, wait a minute. Manolita,

just do me a favor. I'll pay you.

- Please.

- [Antonia] Please take them.

- Wait

- Thanks.

It's all good.

[sighs] Man, I'm so pissed at Checho.

- Yo, he had nothing to do with this.

- Oh really? So he's not involved?

Then why were you at Vincent's?

So, you're delivering drugs now?

m*therf*cker. I begged him

not to get you involved in this.

I'm saying it wasn't his fault.

I asked him to get me into it.

- Dude, I'm over not having a f*cking peso.

- And what about me?

What, you can't talk to me now?

What for? Where are you getting

that money from anyway? For real.

Yo, at that shitty job you had?

And you're fired now.

[scoffs]

I don't get it.

Did you forget

what happened to Mom or what?

That whole shitty mess?

No.

I didn't forget.

But now I understand

where she's coming from.

She did the only thing that would solve

her family's financial problems.

The only thing.

Ah, right.

So that's what you'll say

when Grandma asks about it, huh?

I do what I do for you guys.

No, no, no. Don't put that sh*t on us.

Money can be made in many ways.

That's bullshit.

No, it's not bull.

Do you think you can solve

your life's problems by being a waiter?

Now that's some bull.

Don't f*ck with me, Karina, for real.

You know we don't have

a lot of opportunities in our lives.

You know that.

Well, let me come pick you up, then.

[Checho] No, Liliana.

You stay there and be good, okay?

I'd rather stay here.

And I'm fine.

[Checho] Take care.

I love you.

I love you too.

You know that you're

the best thing in my life, right?

I know.

All right. Later.

You two will get along well.

[Antonia chuckles]

I mean, Liliana still has some stuff

to learn, but she's a badass chick.

You'll see.

If you say so.

Has it always been just you two?

Well, not always,

but it's been a while, so

And your parents?

[chuckles softly] Long story.

[Antonia chuckles]

I'll keep it short, though.

I don't have a dad.

I've never even met the as*h*le.

And later, when I met my baby sister,

I found out my dad

had left her on the coast.

And when she became an orphan,

she found me.

And that is the end of the story.

[both chuckle]

What about you?

- Me?

- Any siblings?

[Antonia sighs]

[exhales]

That's also a long story.

[warm music playing]

But I'll keep it short.

Let's say my mom is my family.

But, we're

not great at the moment.

- And that is the end of the story.

- [both chuckling]

[warm music continues]

[Checho] You know what?

BOMBITA

YOU SON OF A b*tch!

We've got one life,

and we have to keep evolving.

We can't get stuck on stupid things.

And the people we love,

we have to tell them that we love them.

I mean, you have to

while they're here now, right?

Make today count.

They could be gone tomorrow.

So I think it's better

that we say those things

instead of keeping quiet

and having regrets.

You feel me?

[Antonia] Mm-hmm.

I love you.

[chill pop song playing in Spanish]

[Antonia breathing heavily]

[pop song continues]

[cell phone ringing]

[cell phone ringing]

[cell phone ringing]

- Hello.

- What's up? It's Karina.

Karina.

So I know that everyone's

gonna hate me for this, but

I have to think about stuff like

my future, my family, and

If you think I can do this

then I'm gonna give it my all.

[song continues on radio]

Why do you keep going to that prison

that stresses you out?

[chuckling] It's not a prison.

It's the Royal. [scoffs]

Who cares?

It's the best company there is

for what I do.

And you're happy there?

In my own way,

yes.

Okay. So you like to dance, right?

Well, if it's your passion, shouldn't you

have fun and not be such a drag?

Well, yeah.

But a passion without effort

gets you nowhere.

Well, I just feel like this company

is giving you a lot of frustrations.

I grew up at that place.

And

this way, I can make a living

doing what I love.

[knocking on door]

[suspenseful music playing]

Who is it?

[Mario] Checho.

- [Antonia] What's up? Who is it?

- Shh.

- [Antonia] What? What's wrong?

- No talking.

Checho, who is it?

- What's up? Who is it?

- Just chill.

If you wanna get out of here alive,

you gotta do exactly what I say.

Got it?

[suspenseful music continues]

[knocking continues]

What's up?

- You good?

- Yeah, all good.

Excellent.

So you got stuck at this sh*thole, huh?

They told us you had some nice company.

Nope, you guys are too late.

She left, dude.

- But hey, I'll introduce you guys later.

- What's up?

- Nah, man, take a sh*t at home, not here.

- I'm gonna take a piss.

[Mario] So, Checho

How are you? You good?

- [Checho] I'm fine.

- [Mario] You sure?

- [Checho] Yeah, I'm good.

- [Mario] What you been up to?

The boss is really worried about you.

He didn't like that mess

that went down in your hood and sh*t.

Okay, tell him I'll keep selling,

but when things cool down, yeah?

Yeah, but when?

When is that, man? We got a lot to do.

And you have a very important assignment.

It's juicy.

[Mario] Tasty.

Let me give you some advice, Checho.

You should obey and act right.

Don't be stupid.

Sure, man. Okay.

Then we're all right.

So I don't lose you again.

Hey, what's the hold-up?

What are you doing, taking pictures of it?

Come on.

Wassup?

- [suspenseful music stops]

- [footsteps receding]

[door closes]

[exhales in relief]

[engine turns over, revs]

- [Mario] Keep your eye on him, okay?

- [man] Yes, sir.

[Antonia] Checho, who were those guys?

Tell me, dude.

I almost had a heart attack in there!

Who were they? What do they want?

Nothing. Don't worry, okay?

Those guys don't matter. It's all good.

What do you mean

they don't matter, Checho?

Will you tell me what's happening already?

Tell me, please.

- Tell me.

- What's up is I'm screwed.

Thanks to your f*cking ex,

those guys have got me by the ba*ls.

That's what's up.

[tense music playing]

[Jacob] María José,

unfortunately, despite your best efforts,

I don't think we'll have enough time

to get you to the level we need

for this show to work.

Come on, Jacob, why don't you just say it?

We all know

who you offered the lead role to.

And she won't accept it.

She did, though accept it.

[Jacob] Karina will be our new lead.

[dancers whispering in astonishment]

That's totally not fair.

This girl's going to learn everything

we've been rehearsing for months

in two weeks?

[Karina] There wasn't

much of a future there.

All right, guys, guys.

I'm not here to screw you over.

I'm here to help you recover the place

you lost in the Iberoamericano.

We have to present

something unique and fresh.

So, please.

I want you to put your egos aside and

begin to work as a team toward this goal.

And there's a lot of work ahead.

Mateo and

Karina.

All right, everyone. Stand up.

I want you to start from

"'Tis but thy name."

[speaking rapidly] 'Tis but thy name is

my enemy. Thou is there, not a Montague.

[in normal voice]

Sorry, hold on a sec. How's it go again?

[Antonia exhales]

[uncertainly] 'Tis but thy name

that is my enemy?

- That I don't know, sorry. I'm sorry

- [Jacob] Look, from here.

"Thou art thyself, though not a Montague."

- Okay.

- May I?

[tense music playing]

So at least she knows how to start.

Go ahead, Antonia.

[melodic synth music playing]

[emotionally] 'Tis but thy name

that is my enemy.

Thou art thyself,

though not a Montague.

What's Montague?

It is not hand, nor foot,

nor arm, nor face,

nor any other part belonging to a man.

O, be some other name!

That which we call a rose

by any other name would smell as sweet.

So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,

retain that dear perfection

that he owns without that title.

Doff thy name, which is no part of thee.

So, you still think that your rising star

can get there? Hmm?

[distant traffic sounds]

[sighs]

And here I was thinking Juliet

would wake up in a cell

after she helped a criminal to escape.

You owe me, you know.

- [Antonia] Mm.

- An apology.

And two and a half million pesos.

- Seriously?

- Yeah.

You're gonna have to keep waiting.

[Mateo] Mm-hmm?

I'll get you the money when I have it,

which I still don't.

Uh, when?

[uneasy music playing]

I don't know, Mateo, as soon as I have it.

Owing you money is the last thing I want.

Hey, what will your mama say

when she hears you're with this guy?

I wonder.

- I don't know.

- Hmm?

No, but she never said anything

about us dating.

And you almost k*lled me.

- You his girlfriend?

- Let me by.

- Mateo, enough. What are you doing?

- So soon?

- Such a hurry?

- [Karina] Hey!

Let go of her, man.

Stay out of it.

That's trouble you don't want.

[Karina] Antonia.

Wait.

- [Antonia] What do you want?

- [Karina] What would you have done?

Well, obviously, I would say yes.

This is my dream, Karina, not yours.

I'm also a dancer.

For years, I've busted my a*s

and looked for an opportunity like this.

Tell me, what was the chance

of landing this?

What can I say?

Go for it while you can.

You're the savior of the Royal.

No way.

- Didn't you see me back there?

- Yeah.

And it was not good.

I honestly don't know

what you did to get that part.

Yeah, well, you keep thinking

what you want.

I really wanted to be cool with you,

- but it looks like we can't.

- Okay, I have an idea.

How about you call me,

we'll do acting lessons,

which you clearly need,

and the moment you relax,

I'll do to you what you did to me.

Later.

[door closes]

[cell phone ringing]

- Hello?

- [Jacob] If I was in your shoes,

I'd rehearse every minute.

Well, I've got work now, but, uh

when I get time,

I'm gonna make sure I study.

This is a full-time job, Karina.

And this play requires all of your effort.

I need you here.

Present. All-in.

- Otherwise this will never work.

- Bernardo, this is Jacob.

- The new artistic director of the Royal.

- A pleasure.

Jacob, this is Bernardo,

one of the Royal's sponsors.

- Ah, great.

- Possibly.

Well, I think that after you see

everything we're doing here,

you'll be very impressed.

- [Bernardo chuckles]

- This way.

[unsettling music playing]

[gasps]

GET LOS

GET OU

[whispers] Oh f*ck.

[sighs]

[man] The most important thing is

you memorize everything on that passport.

When do you go?

Why?

I have a friend who needs a package

brought to the US.

He'll pay for your ticket.

- And he'll pay you well to do the job.

- [cell phone ringing]

Any interest at all?

How much are we talking about?

Five thousand dollars.

[dark music playing]

[Antonia] 'Tis but thy name

that is my enemy.

Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.

So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called

[cell phone ringing]

[cell phone ringing]

What's up, sweetie?

If I asked you to do

something important for me, would you?

Like what?

It's something important for my life, my

My career.

Would you do it?

Obviously.

Why, what's happening?

Why are you asking me that?

I just need your help with something.

[Ximena] Honestly,

I don't know why we came here.

[Liliana] Well, the thing is,

Checho wanted me to get us all together.

[Ximena] Checho?

[Liliana] Yeah, he told me

he needed to ask us something.

Wow, you really think I want

to do your brother a favor?

- He can eat sh*t and die.

- Well, we're already here.

- Let's see what he says.

- I guess we'll see.

[Antonia] Checho's not coming.

You're here because I asked him

to get you together.

[Liliana] Yeah? What for?

[sighs]

I wanna bring back Pure Street.

[mid-tempo pop song playing in Spanish]

[song continues]

[song fades]