     CC: TELEMUNDO NETWORK      
           YEAR: 2007           
             Hurry!             
            Careful!            
             Hurry!             
                         
              Run!              
                        
           Watch out!           
             Here!              
        Get in, get in!         
             Joel?              
             -Mom!              
         -It's alright.         
        Get in the back         
   and put on your seatbelt.    
       It's okay, honey.        
              Mom!              
           Let's go!            
             Mom...             
       It's okay, honey.        
            Hang on!            
     Hang on tight, please!     
                   
    
    Hang on tight and pray!     
 Our Father, who art in Heaven, 
         hallowed be...         
              No!               
            Come on!            
      We'll be home soon.       
          You'll see,           
    it's real pretty there.     
   Is that wall like the ones   
    at rich people's houses?    
            To keep             
        poor people out?        
               
           Blow hard!           
                      
                 
             Yeah!              
             Bravo!             
   -And now, open Dad's gift.   
           -So soon?            
              Yes.              
       What could it be?        
  This rollercoaster is huge!   
   Look, this one's scarier.    
          Why are you           
        giving us this?         
                
          
            Are we              
    going on vacation, Dad?     
      Sure, that's why you      
       got us passports.        
      No, that's not why.       
             Then?              
  You and your mom are coming   
  to live with me in the U.S.   
           -With you?           
             -Yes.              
           -The U.S.?           
             -Yes.              
          Oh my God,            
        I'm so excited!         
   -We'll see you every day?    
             -Sure.             
           Not crazy            
        about the idea?         
             I am.              
   I like when you come over    
  because you bring presents.   
       Well now we'll all       
      be together, Tomas.       
         That's better          
       than any present.        
     I want to be with you      
        every day, Dad.         
        Alright already.        
     We need to eat as much     
           as we can            
    because then this needs     
       to get picked up.        
 I guess you didn't invite any  
 friends since you're leaving.  
         Go on, honey.          
     That's cheating, Dad!      
     Don't be a sore loser!     
           Go ahead.            
          Kick it up.           
             Mom...             
   why do I have to wear this   
        to Dad's party?         
 
  
        Don't even try          
        to convince me.         
            No, Mom!            
         I'm speechless         
      you're so beautiful!      
    -You look so beautiful!     
     -I don't like dresses.     
        You look pretty.        
  And your dad gave it to you.  
          -It's ugly.           
     -What? It's beautiful.     
         
                 
   Plus protocol requires it.   
 Talk to protocol and tell them 
         I like pants.          
            Please?             
         Pretty please?         
    Pretty please with sugar    
            on top?             
         -For your mom?         
      -I'll do it for you.      
            Thanks!             
      Do it just for Mom.       
        Give me a kiss.         
         Go get ready.          
    It's almost time to go.     
              
     
             -Okay.             
           -Love you.           
         Love you too!          
             Eliza.             
          Hi, Eliza.            
          How are you?          
          -Mrs. Sofia.          
      -Sorry, are you busy?     
       We're celebrating        
      the twins' birthday.      
    Please send them kisses     
            from us.            
 I need you to please add more  
 desserts to tomorrow's party.  
  -More guests have confirmed.  
      -Don't worry, ma'am.      
   Fortunately, I've already    
      got the ingredients.      
  -I'll start making them now.  
            -Honey.             
   -Don't start working now.    
       -Thank you so much.      
            -Kisses.            
       -See you at noon.        
             Honey!             
I've had this order for months. 
         There's no way         
   I'll let Mrs. Sofia down.    
 Especially not now that she's  
    the state's First Lady.     
            Really?             
So a customer is more important 
       than her husband?        
            Well...             
   put it to you this way...    
    and I think this fits...    
     you snooze, you lose.      
             Right?             
      Let's hurry, honey.       
         We don't want          
          to run late.          
           Yes, Mom.            
        We'll finish up         
       real quick, honey.       
           I promise.           
          Did you like          
        the cake, kids?         
           I hope so.           
       Because I'm really       
       in the mood to...        
      Cultural, political,      
       and sports figures       
         have descended         
     upon the inauguration      
      of the new governor,      
       Ernesto Martinez.        
        As we all know,         
   Mr. Martinez won the July    
    elections by a landslide    
         thanks to his          
      enormous popularity       
     and that of his wife,      
    Ms. Sofia Villavicencio,    
    who a decade ago gave up    
    her title of Miss Mexico    
       in order to marry        
      the governor-elect.       
      She's been known as       
the Queen Who Gave Up the Crown 
          ever since.           
   It's amazing just how much   
    love our city has shown     
        the governor-elect      
     and his beautiful wife.    
        She looks good.         
         Is she natural         
   or a surgical masterpiece?   
        Didn't you hear?        
   She won a beauty pageant.    
     
        
            Exactly.            
They all get surgeries in order 
      to win those things.      
            Not her.            
        Wow, you sure do        
          defend her.           
       Let's see if she's       
       still your friend        
         now that she's         
          flying high.          
    She's been my customer,     
   not my friend, for years.    
           And she's            
      real down to earth.       
   It hasn't gone to her head   
            at all.             
              Max!              
 Your kids are waiting for you. 
        Eliza, hurry up.        
             Mom...             
          are you mad?          
       Nope, not one bit.       
        Come on, get on         
        that whip cream.        
Statistics indicate an alarming 
 increase in criminal activity. 
        What will you do        
           about it?            
               
                    
         The only thing         
            we can.             
  
 
      Make organized crime      
feel the full weight of the law.
      We've got the means,      
 but above all, the enthusiasm  
 to rid this wonderful town of  
 all of the nation's criminals. 
         God bless you.         
     So you're not worried.     
        Well, a leader          
       must always worry        
         when there's           
         so much to do,         
    and especially with such    
 a beautiful wife by his side.  
  -You look beautiful, ma'am.   
     -Thank you very much.      
   I especially want to thank   
  Mexican designer Nacho Reyes  
        for this design.        
        We must support         
  our Mexican talent. Thanks.   
     Thank you. Excuse us.      
           Good day.            
      Please listen to me!      
          -Governor...          
    -Guys, give me a minute.    
  -What's the problem, ma'am?   
         -The problem?          
  My daughter's been kidnapped  
 and you all don't do anything! 
        We will, ma'am.         
Just allow me to take possession
  of my government post first.  
   Then I'll use all my power   
          to help you.          
         None of that           
       is necessary, sir.       
    Your buddy Juan Estevez     
            has her.            
         Just tell him          
        to release her!         
          I've no idea          
   what you're talking about.   
 If you need to file a report,  
          please go to          
  the state attorney general's  
            office.             
  This young man can help you.  
           Excuse me.           
    You're truly heartless!     
       She's my daughter!       
          Let me go!            
         Please let go!         
           Hold on.             
         What was that?         
  Darling, these things happen  
          in politics.          
          It's fine.            
          Don't worry.          
         Together we have       
       a historic challenge     
      to achieve peace and      
social stability for the state. 
       Therefore we must        
 work together to also achieve  
  the progress and prosperity   
          we deserve.           
              
        
   Today, before all of you,    
    I promise to do my best     
     to reach these goals,      
        even if it means        
    putting my life at risk.    
  If I am not successful, may   
  the people demand it of me!   
    I've missed you so much.    
I hope you don't miss missing me
   once we're living together   
      and no longer having      
  these passionate encounters.  
            [Risas]             
     We'll have them still,     
         but every day.         
           Every day?           
            Why not?            
    You're really sure about    
 taking us to go live with you? 
  
   
      You're not doing it       
    because I pressured you?    
         Of course not.         
     I didn't do it before      
      because I couldn't,       
          not because           
       I didn't want to.        
     Sometimes we wouldn't      
    see you for six months.     
         Are you going          
       to scold me again?       
       No. You're right.        
      That's in the past.       
         Tell me about          
       where we're going.       
           For now,             
      we'll be in a hotel       
     because I'm remodeling     
           the house.           
   Why are we spending money    
          on a hotel?           
        Couldn't we stay        
        in the apartment        
     you've been living in?     
             No...              
     it's too small for us.     
        Doesn't matter.         
      We can make it work.      
Trust me, I'm doing what's best 
     for you and the kids.      
           Trust me.            
      Let's get to sleep.       
  I need to get to the airport  
        early tomorrow.         
          You really            
         want to sleep?         
      Darling, as always,       
         you're a hit.          
       People adore you!        
        Why did she say         
      Juan Estevez's name?      
          You know how          
   my political enemies work.   
   They'll try to destroy me    
       any way they can.        
       No, I don't think        
          she's lying.          
      If that's the case,       
        we'll help her.         
            Really?             
             -Sure.             
-Just put yourself in her shoes.
     Imagine that happening     
          to Alondra.           
            I'd die!            
            Me too.             
        But don't worry,        
 the police are investigating.  
      They'll catch them.       
         I'll be back.          
-You're going out at this hour? 
              -No.              
   I just need to give Pablo    
       some instructions.       
    Don't forget you've got     
  an important event tomorrow.  
      -Don't stay up late.      
      -I know. Thank you.       
           JUNE 2007            
    Max wanted to take some.    
 He got to the airport on time. 
             
         
       He was eating them       
        when he called.         
  -They came out nice, right?   
            -Mm-hm.             
         I'm so excited         
     about this trip, Mom.      
        There's so much         
            to do...            
        pack our things,        
      sell other things...      
        don't look at me        
           that way.            
  Listen, you can do whatever   
    you want with your life.    
        But don't ask me        
        to jump for joy         
    over you taking the kids    
     to live with that man.     
You always complained about Max 
    being an absent husband,    
       never here to help       
    when the kids were sick,    
      or to raise them...       
         we're finally          
       moving in together       
    and you're still upset?     
           Yes. I am.           
           Sure I am.           
   The kids have a life here.   
    You have your business.     
        What are you all        
       going to do there?       
    Their friends are here.     
    I told you, I asked him     
     to take us to the U.S.     
           What for?            
        You're Mexican!         
     The kids are Mexican!      
 Why go to a country you don't  
   know and don't care about?   
       The kids will have       
  better opportunities there.   
  Better schools, better jobs   
       when they grow up.       
              Wow.              
  You see that Karina's smart.  
  She'll want a good college.   
          As if there           
        were none here!         
           You've got           
    a family business here.     
    When I die, it'll belong    
     to you and your kids!      
      You should be here.       
    Your whole life is here.    
           Not there.           
         Geez! Damn it.         
            Damn it!            
             -Mom.              
             -What?             
      You're moody because      
    you're going to miss us.    
      It's not just that,       
             honey.             
    I'm terrified something     
    could happen to you all.    
  -I have this awful feeling.   
      -What could happen?       
         -I don't know.         
  -If you weren't so stubborn   
         you could come         
            with us.            
 What? And live like a moocher  
in a country I don't even like? 
     I don't like the food,     
     the language, nothing.     
           In fact,             
     I can't stand gringos.     
             Why?               
  What'd they ever do to you?   
         Build a wall!          
      A big, ------- wall       
       so that it's clear       
         to us Mexicans         
           that they            
      don't want us there.      
       Isn't that enough?       
       So you are leaving       
        to Los Angeles.         
          Yes, ma'am.           
              
       I'm happy but sad        
       at the same time.        
 Don't worry, my mom will keep  
      running the bakery.       
 -But we're going to miss you.  
            -Me too.            
         Will you stay          
         for the party?         
   -I left the kids outside.    
      -Let's go get them.       
  -Okay, we'll stay for a bit.  
    -And I'll introduce you     
  to lots of LA friends so you  
     can start building up      
  your client base if you want  
to continue the business there. 
     I haven't discussed it     
    with Max yet, but I do.     
      Otherwise we'll eat       
        all the desserts        
  and weigh a thousand pounds.  
          Don't stray.          
        I want you here         
    when I'm ready to leave.    
           Yes, sir.            
   Sofia, beautiful as ever.    
           Thank you.           
    Ernesto's expecting you     
         in his office.         
     Alright. I'll go see       
           my protegé           
    before all the political    
       kiss-asses arrive.       
        I hope my kids          
       aren't too grungy        
   for such an elegant party.   
            No way!             
       They're gorgeous!        
         -How are you?          
        -Great, and you?        
             
            Great.              
        Please, come in.        
           Thank you.           
              -Hi!              
             -Hey!              
      If you'll excuse me.      
         I'll be back.          
          How are you?          
        Hi, how are you?        
             Hello.             
           Your kids            
       are so happiness.        
      Irving, your Spanish      
           is awful.            
         You think so?          
      Sofia, tell Monica        
          I talk good.          
       You're getting by.       
            Really?             
     Where is your husband?     
           He's busy,           
    but he'll be here soon.     
       He hasn't stopped        
        since yesterday,        
      and we haven't even       
          started yet.          
       You shouldn't have       
   said a word to that woman.   
      Once she went crazy,      
you should've let the bodyguards
         take her away.         
    Juanito... what was our     
   principal campaign slogan?   
     
               
"We're Going to Build Bridges." 
          I said "our"          
  because you agreed with it.   
         I can't avoid          
           my people            
       or else the press        
        will crucify me.        
       Sure, but my name        
         was mentioned.         
       I was very clear.        
       I'll support you,        
 but keep the spotlight off me. 
          Don't worry.          
    My team took care of it.    
       You know the press       
           nowadays.            
           Tomorrow             
      it'll be a scandal        
     involving a soap star      
          and a slap,           
          or soccer...          
    these days we're always     
 "on the way to the World Cup!" 
         They'll forget         
        everything else.        
    I'm just saying if this     
    happens again, I'm out.     
     Don't be so dramatic.      
       You knew the press       
        would get tough         
    once I became governor.     
        It'll get worse.        
           So relax.            
   You can take the pressure    
     because of your power.     
      But I'm telling you.      
  Either you put a stop to her  
           or I will.           
            Darling.            
        Senator Cummings        
     and his wife are here      
      and waiting for you.      
        -Let them wait.         
             -Juan.             
       Excuse us, honey.        
      I'll be right there.      
      You're in my house,       
   so please respect my wife.   
 Show me you've got the stones  
  to do what needs to be done,  
         Mr. Governor.          
       Then I'll respect        
       whatever you want.       
  Your name isn't on the list.  
       Must be a mistake.       
       I'm a close friend       
         of Mrs. Sofia.         
        Why don't you go        
            ask her?            
      I doubt she'll enjoy      
   being interrupted, though.   
           Wait here.           
        Irene Skorlich.         
       Nice to meet you.        
         Paula Duarte,          
   the Governor's assistant.    
   I don't believe your name    
     was on the guest list.     
      With all the things       
   she's had to do this week,   
      she probably forgot.      
     I'll go scold her now      
        for that lapse.         
           Excuse me.           
  Ma'am, might I have a word?   
    -Do we know each other?     
        -I'll be brief.         
            
                  
       I have information       
       you need to know.        
       Please watch this        
       when you're alone.       
       Many girls' lives        
         are in danger.         
            Find me             
     at the Francis Hotel.      
   Please leave or you'll be    
       forcibly removed.        
            No need.            
      If you'll excuse me.      
      Please see her out.       
        These reporters         
 will do anything for a scoop.  
       I hope she didn't        
          say anything          
     that could complicate      
      your husband's work.      
    I know what it is to be     
      the governor's wife.      
  I don't need you supervising  
 and evaluating my performance. 
  Next time you want to remove  
     someone from my house,     
        you ask me first        
      if I agree with it.       
          Yes, ma'am.           
             What?              
    I'm not taking anything.    
          Mrs. Sofia...         
      you're a mother, too.     
            If anyone           
      took your daughter        
     you'd do the impossible    
           to save her.         
        I'm begging you.        
  Please help me get mine back. 
   Juan Estevez kidnapped her.  
       He doesn't just have     
           my daughter,         
     he has other girls, too.   
           I know he's          
      your husband's friend.    
       Once you understand      
   who Juan Estevez really is,  
      you won't even let him    
      near your front door.     
   I'm begging you, Mrs. Sofia, 
             help me.           
     The Lord will repay you.   
