Maspalomas (2025)

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Come here! Come!

Champ!

Did you miss me?

Hello, Ramn.

Hey! Heading back already?

What?

What do you mean, what?

Name...

Vicente Aldalur.

Seventy-six.

Seventy-two.

One eighty.

All lies.

Seventy-four?

Young guys like them a bit chubby.

Which photo do you want me to use?

How about this one?

Very handsome.

- I'm not so sure...

- Oh, come on.

Done!

Now I'm going to block my profile from you.

You know you're not my type.

- Here.

- Come on, give it here.

And this diamond, what does it mean?

Rent boys.

Thanks, Ramn.

What?

Yeah, go ahead and laugh.

I've taken over your room.

If I keep this up,

I'll leave you without a home.

Having to get by like this at my age...

You can stay at my place

as long as you need.

I wouldn't want to have to go back

to San Sebastin.

We're family, you hear me?

As long as I'm here,

you have a home.

Thanks, Ramn.

Arturo, the tall one,

I think he's single.

Want me to ask Rubn about him?

For me?

No, no...

He's too young.

Too young?

I should have left Esteban sooner.

Now it's too late.

Too late for what?

To f*ck like there's no tomorrow.

Don't you think so?

Fifty years in the closet,

twenty-five with the same partner...

You tell me.

You're a slow mover.

Sure, give me a hot 40-year-old guy,

and see if I'm slow.

Yeah, yeah.

Hang in there!

When did he have the stroke?

Three months ago,

on November 10th.

From what I can see,

he was admitted in Las Palmas.

Yes, but since he wasn't waking up,

we brought him here a month ago.

What is the reason for bringing him here?

Well,

he had nobody there

to take care of him...

No, I mean the reason

for bringing him to this care home.

I don't have room at home.

I have a son and the house is small.

Besides, he doesn't have the income

to afford anything else.

So until we see how he progresses...

Vicente, do you agree

with the admission?

She's explained it well,

there's no alternative.

Well, tell me about yourself, Vicente.

About me?

What do you want to know?

What medications are you taking?

Atorvastatin, acenocoumarol,

enalapril for blood pressure,

and paracetamol.

And any conditions or allergies

prior to the stroke?

Not that I know of.

I have high cholesterol,

but I don't think that...

And what do you like

to do in your day-to-day?

Nothing in particular.

No hobbies?

I don't know.

Sunbathing?

He'd been living in the Canary Islands for years.

How nice...

Is there anything else we should know?

Three, four, five...

Eight socks...

Very good.

I've put his name on everything,

as you told me to...

- Sorry.

- Okay, very good.

Eight T-shirts.

Dad, I've put your things

on the bottom shelf.

The one that was free.

Aren't you coming down for dinner?

I'm tired,

I'm going straight to bed.

I'll let someone know

to come help you.

Do you want to say goodbye to the dog?

To Argi?

Yes, to Argi.

I already have.

Well...

I'll come on Saturday

so you can spend time with him.

Dad, try to cooperate a little.

We'll think of an alternative.

Nerea, please, stop overthinking it.

Well, see you Saturday then.

Well, tomorrow will be better.

- Goodnight.

- Goodbye Xanti, enjoy yourself.

Xanti.

Sorry, Vicente.

You speak Basque...

I saw you in the hallway.

And I thought:

"I bet this guy ends up in my room."

And look, here you are.

Hey,

was that girl your daughter?

Yes.

Are you a widower?

Well, divorced.

Damn, divorced.

How modern!

I'm a widower.

It must seem strange to see me here,

looking so well. Right?

Doesn't it?

Yes, yes.

I'm wonderful here.

I manage just fine.

I was bored at home.

I've already lived what I had

to live out there.

Good morning!

Good morning, Amaia!

Hey,

she's pretty, huh?

- Huh?

- Yeah, yeah.

- Hello, dears.

- Good morning.

How did our newcomer

wake up this morning?

Hi, Vicente. I'm Iaki.

I'll be your aide.

- Hello.

- Just what we needed...

With all these pretty girls around,

they assign you Iaki?

Xanti, sweetheart,

watch what you say,

because if I start

running my mouth too...

Yeah...

Watch out for this one, Vicente.

I'll be right back, one moment.

Yeah, go ahead and wink at me.

Of course.

Hey, Vicente,

if you want,

you can ask

to have your aide changed.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

I'll be right back, Vicente.

Come on, I'll take you to your seat.

Is next to Xanti okay?

Wherever you like,

he was calling me over but...

Sure, because that's your spot.

Sit there, Vicente.

This is Flix,

and this one is Antonio.

Great, another man.

In this care home

there aren't many men

and healthy ones, practically just us.

Well, healthy...

Who's healthier than us?

Angelita, Felisa, Puri...

Well yeah, those are women.

We're talking about men.

Women live

much longer than us.

I know you.

Well!

Don't you remember me?

Doesn't my face ring a bell?

I can't place you...

Flix Gorostiza.

We did our military service together.

In Loiola.

Yes, yes...

It's been so long

I didn't recognize you.

I remember you used to date

a very pretty girl.

Her name was Marisa, right?

Damn, Flix, what a memory.

Marisa... was she your wife?

- Are you a widower?

- No.

No, he's divorced.

Yes, but she died last year.

That's a different story.

You, technically, are divorced.

Divorced?

Ahead of his time.

And what does that make us married folk? Backwards?

No, that's not it,

but I'm sure you've been with

fewer women than him.

For sure!

- How are you getting on with these three?

- Great!

By the way, don't you think

I've made him look handsome with the mustache?

- Yes, I noticed.

- Of course.

You look like Clark Gable!

I heard you were living in the Canary Islands.

Wow!

Don't you like it there?

I go there a lot on holiday.

To Maspalomas.

What area were you living in?

Near Las Palmas.

I think I've been there sometime.

Put your hand in front.

That's it.

It's very important to sit properly.

That's it.

Look straight ahead.

Place your right hand

inside the mirror.

Here... That's it.

Look at the mirror.

Extend your left hand.

Up, down...

That's it.

It looks like your right hand

is moving too. Do you see it?

Keep going.

It's very important

that your mind believes it's happening.

Remember, your problem

isn't in your arm or your leg,

it's in your head.

Do you think I'll be independent again?

- Or will I be stuck here forever?

- Well, let's see...

Every case is different.

Sometimes it may seem like you're not improving

and when you least expect it,

you notice a big difference.

But how long will it take to find out?

Easy...

Don't rush it.

Step by step.

Little by little, okay?

- Alaitz, Mariasun is outside.

- Yes, I'm coming.

Mariasun, wait here,

Alaitz is coming now.

See you later.

If you want to recover,

take the rehabilitation seriously.

You need discipline,

that's the most important thing.

Discipline.

Feel it.

No need, I can see it.

Feel it!

See?

I've still got the g*ns.

Yeah, yeah.

It's nothing but discipline.

There's a gym

next to the care home.

They let me go.

I go every day.

I've been working out my whole life.

If you'd seen me a few years ago...

I was strong as a bull!

Grab my arm tight.

No, not with that hand.

With the bad one.

Grip hard.

Not like a little girl,

- grip hard, like a man!

- I can't do any more!

- You can't.

- No.

Vicente, we have to do this

every night.

Every night!

Until I can feel you gripping hard.

Okay.

We have to get in shape,

you hear me?

Vicente, it's Ramn.

I'm worried.

I've called you a thousand times...

Hi!

Hi!

Do you speak Basque?

- Good morning, gorgeous.

- Good morning.

There we go. Parked.

Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Vicente, not with that hand.

Try to use the right one.

Easy...

I'll work on it little by little,

but no pressure.

What an appetite this woman has!

This is for you, Vicente.

Can you manage with the left hand?

Either way,

you should try with the right one.

That's exactly what I told him.

You should try using the right one.

What's going on with these two?

Hello.

Did you bring Argi?

What were you talking about with Xanti?

About separations.

He says people nowadays

separate too easily.

Do you think the same?

Dad, I'm divorced.

And why did you bring up that topic?

I don't know... Why not?

I don't know...

He seems a bit nosy to me.

Hello?

Yes, I'll put him on.

Dad, it's for you.

- For me?

- Yes.

Go on, off you go.

Yes?

Vicente, it's Ramn.

Dad! Did you hang up on him?

Why is he calling you?

What else is he supposed to do

if you won't answer?

Did you ask him to call me?

Me?

He's worried. It's not his fault.

Of course it is! He's the one who found you.

I made it clear to him that I didn't want

to go back to San Sebastin.

He's only complicated things,

both for you and for me.

The only one complicating things

is you.

- Nerea.

- Ramn...

You can talk,

I'll put it on speaker.

Vicente...

Dad!

I just wanted to say...

- I don't want to.

- Dad, people are watching.

- ...that I'm very sorry.

- Get away!

- Dad!

- Nobody is to blame.

Dad, he's crying.

In my situation,

I couldn't take care of you.

- You're acting like a child!

- I don't want to!

Vicente, are you there? Vicente!

Listen to him!

Vicente?

I don't understand why

you took responsibility for me.

Because you're my father.

Your father, after 25 years

with no relationship?

Why did you bring me here?

They must do something with people

who have nobody.

They'd probably put them

in a care home.

Spread your legs, "hun."

- Careful.

- Yeah, yeah...

Let's see, a little water...

Damn it, be careful, for f*ck's sake!

I'm sorry, "hun."

Enough with "hun, hun..." What?

I've told you a thousand times!

Are you stupid?

Vicente.

Don't talk to me like that, okay?

I'm not "hun," you hear me?

I'm Vicente!

Damn.

sh*t...

You look serious, Iaki.

Did you have a bad night?

Are you okay?

I'm fine, Xanti.

Chin up, man!

We need your cheerfulness here.

Are you angry?

You have every right

to be angry.

You're going through a grieving process.

After the stroke,

a part of you has disappeared,

and that loss requires grieving.

I've already told you

I don't want to talk about that.

That's fine.

And what do you want to talk about?

Why can't I

stay in my room during the day?

We try to encourage

socializing among residents.

Right... And what if I don't want to?

I should be able to choose what I want, shouldn't I?

I'm not a child.

I know.

We try to accommodate

the wishes of each resident.

Unfortunately,

some rules are general.

Otherwise,

the care home would be chaos.

Why did you assign me

Iaki as my aide?

We thought you'd get along.

Why?

I'd prefer a different aide.

How come?

Has something happened?

Has he done something to you?

No...

We're just very different, that's all.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Iaki?

There's been a change.

From now on I'll be

Vicente's aide.

Are you okay? Here's the remote.

Everything alright?

Well, good night.

Good night.

Hey...

You can't complain, huh?

They gave you the "Chinese girl."

Come on.

Grip hard.

Damn...

Hey,

you're improving.

Xanti, I didn't like

what you said.

And what did I say?

"Chinese girl."

Chinese girl?

Yes, "Chinese girl."

So?

I didn't like it at all.

What is it you didn't like?

I find it offensive.

Well, I didn't mean it that way.

Excuse me.

So sensitive!

It's not about that.

But just because I stay quiet

doesn't mean I think the same as you.

Of course.

We don't have to think the same.

You say your thing,

and I'll say mine.

Yeah, sure...

Are you upset?

Me, upset?

No.

You're the one who's upset. Give me a break...

I'm not upset,

I just wanted to tell you.

Vicente,

I was only trying to cheer you up.

You're always so tense.

Listen...

I'm not your enemy.

Shall I turn off the light?

Yes.

Great.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Hang in there, Vicente.

Well!

Look who's here!

My little Xabier!

- Have you come to see grandpa?

- Yes.

How are you doing?

The body of Christ...

The body of Christ...

They're going to wreck the economy.

It's very easy to say

we should support public services,

but people always want more.

Look at teachers.

What about teachers?

What?

They live like kings.

And always on strike and complaining.

I'd put them to work in the mines.

It's not that simple.

This, for example,

is a public gym

and you're here.

But that's a different topic.

Careful, I'm no capitalist, eh?

What?

Vicente...

You look stronger.

You've built up your back.

Me?

Come on, Xanti...

I'm telling you!

Turn around.

No...

Come on, turn around, man!

No, Jesus...

What, are you embarrassed

to show your thing?

You're being really annoying today.

Dad,

we're going to Lekeitio for Christmas.

Lekeitio?

You don't have to explain yourself to me.

You don't owe me anything.

I know, that's not why I said it.

Do you still keep in touch

with the family in Lekeitio?

Of course.

They're my aunts.

Just because Mom is gone doesn't mean

I'm going to cut ties with them.

And what do they think

about you taking charge of me?

They don't understand it.

- Happy New Year!

- Happy New Year!

- Vicente...

- Happy New Year.

Chin up, young man!

- Happy New Year!

- Xanti...

Happy New Year!

Pass it to me.

Here.

Hey,

have you been sitting on my bed?

Me? No.

Well, someone sat there.

So?

You didn't sit on my bed?

I did not sit on your bed.

Are you sure?

Sure.

Are you sure?

Sure, yes.

What the hell are you doing?

What a face you made.

Come on, get out of here.

- Hey, good morning.

- Good morning.

Which of the two?

- This one.

- No, no...

The other one.

- This one?

- Yes, that one.

But, wait...

Are you going to let me do

what I want?

Well, put like that

it sounds a bit superficial,

but you're adults, so...

And if I want to spend

all day in bed?

Please...

Not bad, right, Vicente?

Much better.

We wanted to suggest

that you bring photos, furniture from home...

After all,

we want the care home

to become a true home.

That's regarding the decor.

We also want

to make changes to your daily routine.

Vicente,

right now,

what is it that you want?

What do you wish for in life?

I don't know...

I'm fine.

Is there something you miss?

Something you'd like to have?

Or maybe something that bothers you.

I don't know what you want now.

We're already used to things as they are,

what's with all these changes?

Dad...

Answer...

Don't get involved in this.

For example,

you've mentioned several times

that you'd like to spend

more time in your room.

Yes, yes...

That, yes.

And to do my own thing...

and be able to go to the cinema if I want,

just like I go to the gym.

Dad, can I ask you something?

A question?

Why do you want

to ask me a question?

I never say anything to you,

because it's your life,

- but shouldn't you say that you...?

- Hold on, hold on...

I'm not getting into that.

You said it yourself.

It's my life.

I don't ask anyone for explanations.

Why should I have to give them?

Nobody at the care home knows?

What for?

I don't know, it's who you are.

It's an important part of you.

Please, can't you see where we are?

Do you think those things

matter here?

That's what they're trying to change.

Besides, I'm many things.

Not just that.

Yes, but that's not just anything.

You turned our lives upside down.

You left everything for that "thing."

Everything.

Great shot!

What a volley!

There they go...

There they go again!

Argi!

Argi!

What's going on?

- What are you doing here?

- Argi!

Argi!

Come here!

He's very beautiful.

Is he yours?

Well,

he belongs to a friend of my mom's,

but I take care of him now.

I see...

Mikel!

Mikel!

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye.

Good night, Oscar.

What are you doing around here?

What happened here?

This place used to be packed.

Time.

That's what happened.

And people have come out of the closet.

So where are they?

Where have they all gone?

You're right,

I see fewer and fewer

q*eers on the street,

and not just here,

but on the street, in general.

Now I don't know where

people go.

They say we're out of the closet,

but where?

Before we used to hide in bars

and now on the apps.

You can't complain, though...

You're in Maspalomas.

And what do you think Maspalomas is

for some people?

A giant closet.

But a well-equipped closet

and full of people.

Heading home?

No, I'm going to stop by the sauna.

Is the sauna still open?

Of course.

When the bars close,

people go there.

Want to come?

Wait here, please.

What were you thinking?

The police were looking for you

all night!

- Keep your voice down.

- The police!

Sure, now keep it down...

We didn't know if you'd

had an accident.

And on top of that you show up

reeking of alcohol!

Yesterday I met Mikel.

What?

Yesterday I met Mikel.

Which Mikel?

Isn't your son's name Mikel?

I saw him in front of the cinema with Argi.

He told me the dog...

belonged to a friend of his mother's.

Don't worry, I didn't tell him who I was.

I'm looking for the right moment

to explain everything to him.

Nerea, I've never asked you

why you don't bring your son.

You don't have to give me

any explanation.

Not this again?

I don't have to explain myself,

and then why are you

throwing Mikel in my face?

I'm not throwing anything in your face.

I just wanted you to know.

Dad, please.

What?

Isn't it true that in these ten months,

I haven't asked you anything about him?

That I haven't asked for explanations?

Congratulations then.

And that's a good thing?

Does it seem normal to you not to ask anything

about your grandson in ten months?

Does that seem normal to you?

Then what is it you want?

Do you want me to ask for explanations

or not?

Just talk about it naturally, for once.

That's what I want.

Well, it seems like you don't

talk about it naturally either.

Because nobody taught me

how to do it.

Do you want to talk?

Then let's talk.

I haven't told him about you.

Not Mikel, not anyone.

Do you know why?

Because I've inherited

all of your fears and shame.

Always afraid

to bring up this subject.

Dad. Dad.

Don't you see the dynamic

you create around you?

I don't have to give you explanations,

I don't have to take care of you...

Then can you explain to me why

I feel so terrible if I don't?

Vicente,

if you want, take my armchair.

You'll be more comfortable.

Do I look that bad?

Here.

Take it!

You haven't read anything to me in days.

Well!

Kirk Douglas has died.

Yes, I heard.

Poor man...

And Spartacus?

Don't they mention it?

Yes, down here.

With a photo and everything.

What a movie!

And what a man!

103 years, just think about it...

Think we'll make it that far?

Hey!

Another 25 years.

That would be nice, huh?

Very good.

That's it...

Very good.

The onion goes closer,

make a hole and put it there.

The other one here, and the other.

And when you're done, water it.

Without water, the soil is nothing.

There are also some

from when you were little.

Did you keep these photos?

Yes.

Wow!

Who knows when this one is from.

The village you can see behind...

- Doesn't it ring a bell?

- Santa Marina.

Santa Marina. That's it.

You always said

you looked just like grandma,

but in this one I think

you look more like grandpa.

I don't know...

- That's enough, isn't it?

- You'll have to pick some.

I don't feel like

hanging anything on the wall.

Don't you like looking at old photos?

I don't like seeing myself in old photos.

It gives me the creeps.

I didn't remember this one. It's nice.

Back then you didn't know

the King was grandpa.

How would I have known?

I was convinced

he was King Gaspar.

I asked him for a doll.

Really?

I thought I was asking

Gaspar for it, of course.

And did they bring you the doll?

They brought me a toy truck,

which is what I asked my parents for.

That's when I realized...

that the Three Kings were actually the parents.

What a letdown!

And grandpa didn't say anything?

Nothing.

What was he going to say?

I couldn't have known he was the King.

Nobody said anything there. I...

pretended that the truck

made me very happy...

and some time later,

when I saw the photo, I discovered...

that your grandfather already knew

I wanted a doll.

But we never talked about it.

I'm exhausted.

I envy you, Xanti.

You're everything I wish I could have been.

What are you talking about?

The truth.

Always so sure of yourself.

So kind...

You know how to win people over.

What nonsense!

You've won me over too.

Don't say that, Xanti.

Why not?

It's true.

It's not true.

I think I know if it's true.

It's very nice talking with you.

Xanti!

Are you okay?

I'm very cold.

Call the aide.

Easy.

- Can you rub me a little?

- Yes.

Wait...

Give me your hands.

Your hands.

Turn over.

I'm going to warm your back.

Come on, easy.

- What are you doing?

- Easy.

When I was little, when I was cold,

my father used to do this.

Did you call?

He's very cold,

I think it's a fever.

Let me see, Xanti...

Xanti.

What are you feeling?

Hey, Vicente...

Isn't Xanti coming?

He had a bad night.

I think it's the flu.

Careful, let them through.

- How are you doing?

- I don't know what's wrong with me.

I'm not feeling quite right.

Hang in there!

I'm so sorry.

I'll miss him very much.

I loved him very much.

Easy, easy...

So, Vicente, how are you?

Strange.

You miss Xanti.

I suppose so.

Why did you request this meeting?

What do you want to talk to me about?

You know that what you say

stays here if you...

I'm h*m*.

There it is.

I've said it.

It was almost harder

than the first time.

Thank you, Vicente.

I know how difficult it can be

to share this.

I'm glad you've

shared it with me.

What are you thinking now?

It's the first time in my life

I've said that sentence.

"I'm h*m*."

I didn't use that word

with my wife and daughter.

I told them I had fallen in love

with another person.

Just that.

And that his name was Esteban.

I think I had it pending...

to say that sentence.

It's important to call things

by their name.

And how do you feel now?

Empty.

You build this whole thing up

in your head,

always going around and around

with this subject and when you finally tell someone...

"Thank you."

"I'm glad you shared this

with me."

A pat on the back and...

that's it.

And what did you expect to hear from me?

The worst part is...

that it's the best possible response.

I don't want to go on like this.

I want people to know who I am.

You mean the care home?

Yes.

Are you sure?

You should know that coming out

is not obligatory.

Who are you doing this for?

For yourself or because of outside pressure?

For me.

Vicente,

from the organization's side,

you have our full support.

We'll be with you

for whatever you need.

But the people living in the care home

are very old

and you won't get them to change

their way of thinking.

I just want to know

if you could handle

someone insulting you...

or treating you badly.

Do you feel strong enough

to deal with that?

At their age...

Is it worth it to you?

We already know now,

and you've gotten it off your chest.

And you can come talk to me

whenever you want...

Eight T-shirts... Very good.

Here.

Better not these...

Hello.

Hello.

How are you?

In Maspalomas, always good, you know.

I thought of you today.

Oh yeah?

They're getting everything ready

for carnival.

Ramn,

I need your help.

What is Mikel like?

He's a good kid.

He has his tantrums sometimes, but...

he's good.

And he cares about his friends.

Does he have many friends?

Well, not many.

But he has some.

The other day he was sad

because a friend from school

didn't invite him to his birthday party.

And why didn't he invite him?

Well, Dad, that's life.

We can't be liked by everyone.

Nerea...

I haven't treated you well.

Always...

fearing what others would think.

Fearing what you might say.

Vicente!

Look at this.