Dos estaciones (2022) - full transcript

Is the fire too low?

Okay, that's better.

-Everything is here.

-It's more than enough for everyone.

I work on the land

right over there.

And there is a really bad plague.

Have you seen it here?

Yeah, there's some here. That's why

we're harvesting this now.

But it's also the right

age at five years.

It's almost ripe, too.

So it's old enough to harvest.

-Good morning, Juan.

-Good morning.

-Coffee?

-Thanks.

You're welcome.

Motherfucker.

-It doesn't want to start, ma'am?

-No, Juan. Can you take care of it?

If it starts, give the keys to Rosa,

please.

Of course.

DOS ESTACIONES

Good morning!

Good morning!

Place the sticker upward Juanita,

otherwise you will be here all night.

Sounds good.

-Good morning Cirilo.

-Good morning señora María.

-Beto, how many have you done?

-One palette ma'am.

-Is there sufficient fuel?

-Yes, we have enough.

-We're ready to start it up.

-Great, we should let everyone know.

-Did they fix the pump?

-Yes, it's ready too.

-And you saw it working?

-Yes I did.

-Here comes Pepe.

-Good morning Cirilo!

-Good morning!

-What's up?

-How's it going?

-All good.

-How's it going here?

-Excuse me, I'm going.

-Go ahead.

Cirilo, will you leave the gate open,

I'll be coming back this week.

I wanted to tell you María that

the Fusarium plague is coming back.

-And so, I want to come by more often.

-Thank you.

It's ready! Move the car forward a little,

so I can close the doors.

Go around and get the

paperwork from Cirilo!

-Thanks.

-You're welcome.

Beto.

-Thank you.

-Welcome.

Cirilo.

Hello.

-How's it going ma'am?

-How's Sofi doing?

She's recuperating ma'am.

Thank you.

That's good.

Look. I'll make up your

salary as soon as I can.

It's okay. Don't worry about

it ma'am, I understand.

Say hello to all the family.

Of course, ma'am.

I'll see you later.

-Rosa!

-Yes?

Bring me warm tortillas

and take these.

I'll bring them right away.

-Good afternoon ma'am.

-Good afternoon Juan.

I'm starting my shift.

-Good.

-Excuse me.

Go ahead.

Sorry ma'am, could I borrow

the plow that's in storage?

I'd like to try

growing some corn.

In storage...oh, yeah take it.

-Thank you, ma'am.

-Sure.

Let me know

if it's too tight.

Same as always?

Yes.

Take a spoon

or a fork, Gael.

Fabián, can you pass me a fork

for Gael... Give it to Gael.

No Gael, don't play

with your food.

Ah, María is here.

Hot dog!

Good afternoon.

Hi ma'am. It's great that

you could make it.

Hi Rosa, here is the gift.

-Thank you, Rosa.

-You can put that on the table.

There's a seat for you here.

-Do you want something to drink?

-Yeah, you know...

-Tequila?

-Yes, please.

One tequila for Señora María, please.

-Are you hungry? Can I bring you food?

-The tequila first, please.

-Thank you.

-Of course.

-Hello.

-Hi.

Are there any more plates?

They're gone.

Who didn't get a piece of cake?

Me!

Do you want some also?

I'll serve you.

Wait! Wait!

Ok, ok, ok!

Everyone sing to her!

Go! Go! Do not lose the target because

if you lose it, you'll lose your way!

-Can I sit?

-Of course.

-How's the party going for you?

-Too many children, no?

Obviously...

Is it tequila?

-Do you want some?

-Yes.

Flaco!

No! Pour it in

one like mine.

Yes, ma'am.

-It doesn't taste the same.

-I bet.

Thank you.

Alright, cheers!

Wow, it's really tasty.

I can taste the barrel.

-You know?

-Of course.

I worked for more than

ten years in a tequila factory.

There were layoffs

and I got the bad news.

And I moved here;

I haven't been here for too long.

What did you do?

So many things...

Where do I begin?

Well, look...

I oversaw the warehouse, I did inventory,

I helped my boss manage employees.

I handled payroll. You see,

a little bit of everything.

I helped my boss with

tequila inventories.

I handled merchandise

entering and leaving the factory.

Many things...

I also oversaw government regulations.

You must know that's a challenge.

Sometimes I even managed

the janitors...

And even fed the horse!

Why not? A little bit of everything.

You must've charged a lot

of money for all of that.

Only what was fair.

Yeah...

You know.

Do you also cook?

Not really.

I'm joking.

I almost fell for it.

I'm actually looking for someone

with your profile.

Yeah?

Señora María!

Oh, I see...

-Wait a second.

-Of course.

You tell me...

I can't promise you anything,

but come by the factory tomorrow.

Really? Just tell me

what time and I will be there.

-Come in the afternoon.

-Alright. I won't be late.

Señora María,

will you take a photo with us?

-It was nice to meet you.

-But it's a family photo Rosa.

You are part of the family.

Cousin, get over here!

-Me too?

-Yes!

Yamis, come!

-Do I leave my hat on?

-However you like!

Come here,

next to María.

Hey, Mauricio you're blocking me.

Get a little bit

closer.

Gael, look at

the camera, honey.

One, two...

Hey, smile a little bit!

Cheese!

And here are

my ovens.

Two on this side.

-Can I go in?

-Yeah, just be careful.

The four of them

are made of clay.

They're quite spacious.

They're big... The agave pines arrive

there and then go to the grinding belt.

Five mills and

the chopping machine.

And here are the tanks for

juices and nectar.

We produce our own yeast.

Oh, yeah?

My yeast is preserved in the National

Polytechnic Institute... My mother yeast.

-No way! Really?

-Yes.

Wow, that must cost you

a good chunk of money.

It's worth it.

Then, from the twenty-liter tank

it goes to the three hundred one...

and then flows down to

these of three thousand.

Yeah.

And here's where it's

mixed together...

...of juices, nectar and yeast.

-That's what they call mosto. You know?

-Yes, I know.

Our fermentation begins here.

Look, here's where they should

put the final product.

And here all the materials.

Like it should be.

And there put the empty boxes

and caps. Because it looks a mess.

-Look at where the boxes and caps are.

-Exactly.

That's why I need someone

with your profile.

To help me.

Those details really matter.

They really do.

But you know there's

a serious agave crisis right now.

Yes.

But this factory is projected to expand,

we're going to do really well.

It's just that right now

I can't pay you a full salary.

-But I could give you housing and food.

-Seriously?

Well, if it's not too much to ask for,

I'd be grateful.

Not at all, we'll help each other!

Look...

Where?

Oh, yes. They're here.

These are the bank

statements for the year.

Look.

Check them.

And know what?

You're going to come with me

on Saturday when I pay the workers.

So, they can meet you.

Ok.

Eventually you

can do it on your own.

Look. This is my list

of agave farmers.

The ones with the asterisks...

It's urgent for you to call them.

Ok.

Because it's urgent to

buy agave from them.

-Yes?

-Yeah, I will.

This one especially,

I have dealt with him for months.

And I don't know why he won't answer

my calls now. Insist.

This one, right?

-Yeah, that one.

-Right.

You said this is urgent right?

What?

-The agave.

-Obviously.

I have a relative that

does that for a living.

What's his name?

His name is Eduardo Fuentes

but they call him Lalo.

I don't know him.

He's been doing it for years.

And he really...

He gets really good quality agaves

at respectable prices.

You see how people are stealing

agave now.

And the foreign factories

are buying everything up.

If you want, I'll give you his contact.

I'm interested, but you

speak with him first.

You know him better.

Okay, I'll try to reach

him tomorrow.

Talk to me before you agree

on anything.

Price, anything... you let me know.

-Okay.

-Yes?

Yeah, that sounds good.

Tomorrow I'll keep you posted.

You can count on it.

Are you on a diet?

No.

You're very skinny.

I've always been this way.

It's a compliment.

Thanks.

Fucking Americans.

Ma'am, I'd like to introduce you to Lalo.

Can you come for a second?

Let's go.

Cirilo!

-Tell me ma'am

-This is Lalo.

-How are you?

-Nice to meet you.

-Cirilo is my right-hand man.

-Good to know.

What'd you think of the

size and sugar levels?

It's quite good.

Sugar levels are at 25,

which is very good.

The second truck will

arrive shortly.

-It's from the same plot I assume?

-Yes, of course.

-Very good.

-Same land, yeah.

I'm taking you to a place

where hot water comes from the ground.

Volcanic.

It boils so much that people

put their chickens and hens there.

-Alive?

-No! Dead so they can de-feather them.

So that's why the town is named

this way.

Yes.

Oh, they're setting up fireworks.

My village is bigger and they

don't have fireworks castles like this.

-What's the name of your village?

-La Palma.

Smile! For memory's sake...

You don't like my new truck?

I'm messing with you.

I borrowed it.

Really?

I thought you were being serious.

And now I'm only going to blend

this section with your layers.

So we don't see layers and your bangs

connect organically with your hair.

Because if we don't connect it you'll

feel this separation too violently.

This section looks great.

You having straight hair helps a lot.

I do have very straight hair.

-Look at this...

-Wow, even my face looks different.

You're so fast...

What do you think?

You like it?

-I love it.

-It's a very comfortable length.

Yes...

Brush yourself off because

you have a bit too much blush.

-Look.

-You see?

-It's pretty, no?

-Yeah, I do like it.

I like it a lot.

You're going to put your

hair up in a half ponytail?

Yes.

And some flowing locks below...

or straight. How do you like it best?

The flowing locks...

I like them.

-The ends?

-The ends curled a little.

Great.

Excuse me.

In the past we used coins.

-Could you help me?

-Okay.

Of course.

You have to put the card in there.

-Like this?

-Yeah.

I think you need to take it out

and put it back in.

So you've never played

with a card before?

No, it's my first time.

Let's try again,

it didn't recognize it.

There you go.

Now all you have to do is

choose the game you want to play.

You can pick one of these

or look for other games.

Use the arrows.

-That one was nice.

-Yeah?

-I won.

-Yes.

-Here?

-No, that sign right there tells you.

What's your name?

Tatis.

-And you?

-Fernando.

Very nice.

Look, they are almost in a row.

Ah, that's good.

Hey mom.

-No luck over there?

-Nope, I'm going to try this one again.

How long ago

did your dad pass?

It's been eight years.

Since he died...

It's been a long time.

Although it still feels like

it was yesterday.

-Yeah, it's not easy.

-No, no it's not.

More so when it happens suddenly.

When you expect it,

and there's no visible sickness.

Not that it makes it easy

to know ahead of time.

But everything happened

that way, so sudden.

That's life.

I painted different landscapes

of the town and of my village.

-You didn't tell me you painted.

-Oh, I hadn't told you?

Yeah, I like to paint.

I actually did it when I was young

but then stopped.

But I've always loved painting.

Especially nature.

-Of course.

-Landscape painting.

It's very beautiful.

I also use colors when I do makeup...

because I'm a make-up artist.

It's such an art to utilize color

combinations, shades and tones.

It's beautiful.

-They call that hill the Sleeping Lady.

-Really?

Yeah, if you look closely

you can see her shape.

Like if someone had carved her features.

Of course.

-Her nose, her lips.

-Yes exactly!

Have you been dying

hair for a long time?

Yeah, many years.

-I see.

-It's been a while.

Have you done

anything to your hair?

Only once...

about a year ago.

What'd you do?

I had it bleached...

I think that's what they call it.

Like partial highlights from the roots?

No, more like California style.

From the chin down.

Oh, gotcha. That's cool.

Well your hair is pretty thin,

so I think it was damaged a little bit.

-Is your hair long?

-Not really.

That's why I haven't touched it since.

I'm letting it grow out.

Still, it'd be nice if

you tried something.

-Because you can't really see...

-Look, I'll show you.

You can't see the color.

Look.

-Oh, this is nice.

-It's nearly out, right?

Yes, in fact, you can

see it only on the tips.

It's almost gone.

Well, you should really do something

to it; it could look really nice.

Again, it's almost gone...

So maybe we could use a color

that will make your face shine.

Like a caramel tone.

That would look really cool.

As long as it makes you

feel comfortable, of course.

-Tatín, I'm ready!

-Yes, I'm coming.

Let me see

when I can go to your salon.

Yes! Of course.

How's it going with the salon?

It's going really well.

I have lots of clients right now.

It's going great.

Actually, I wanted to tell you

that I'm going to remodel it.

To make it prettier and more spacious.

Why are you telling me this?

I already told you that it's yours.

Thank you.

In fact, my mom and I are very grateful

for all the help you've given us.

With what money

are you going to remodel?

Well, I'm going to use my savings

and I'm looking at a loan.

Go to Rafa.

For what?

So that she can see

how we can help you.

No, I'm going to do it myself.

It comes from the well

I mentioned earlier.

-The one we just passed?

-Yes.

We used to play there

when I was a kid.

When I was little I used to walk

all the way from here to there.

All the way down there?

-Do you see that strip of big trees?

-Yes.

-There is a river beneath them.

-Really?

-I used to bathe there.

-Wow.

It must be beautiful at this time of year.

Yes.

It's not what it used

to be though...

-I can imagine.

-People can be quite dirty, suddenly.

-What are those tiny balls, by the way?

-Coffee.

Oh, it's coffee?!

I didn't know how it looked.

It's very rare that they grow

in these temperatures.

But, I'm telling you,

this land is really fertile.

Pepe, helped me with it.

You met Pepe, right?

Yes.

Pepe helped me by bringing somebody...

an agricultural engineer.

We did an experiment and it worked.

All because these trees provide shade.

Were you the one who built everything

and planted all the trees?

My father started it.

But I've expanded it. That wasn't even

a shadow of what I've built.

The pesticide didn't work, right?

No María, it's not showing results.

I tried two insecticides and nothing.

They're sick and I'm worried because...

It looks like it's the same plague that

hit the Ramirez's last year.

That was all lies.

Lies? It almost wiped out

their entire field, María.

I'm sure it was jimadores

who stole that agave.

Ma'am?

I was revising the accounts and I saw

that you have a lot of debts. Look...

I organized them from

biggest debts to smallest.

I think that with the tequila

that we have in stock...

...we could cover the small debts.

-What do you think?

-Yes, it's fine.

Also, I noticed you had some very good

offers to sell the factory.

Do you want me

to evaluate them further?

No.

You could pay the larger

debts in full if you sold.

I said no.

Take care of this.

I want to thank you for all these years

that you gave me a job

and for all your help.

It pains me because I feel a part

of the family... of your company.

But I have to go, ma'am.

It's a done deal?

Yes, ma'am.

I would've liked for you

to tell me earlier.

It's because everything

happened so fast, ma'am.

When do you start?

Next week.

Where?

Oh, sorry.

-Sorry for what?

-I was just looking for a mug.

-Are you going out or what?

-No, I just came in.

The cups are there.

Do you know how to dance?

More or less.

Let's see.

I'll lead.

Yeah, you know.

Just a little.

Where did you learn?

Just looking.

Rosa!

Rosa!

The factory can't

operate at this time.

You can all go rest.

Rafa will call you when

we're ready to begin working again.

So, you'll let us know?

-Okay, thank you.

-Bye.

Do you know what you're

going to do?

No.

That was "Recordar es vivir"

from the quartet Legado Norteño.

Dedicated to Soledad Ríos Mata

from Las Margaritas village.

from her husband

Liborio Sierra.

In other news,

this morning we inform you that the

roads of El Nacimiento and El Sabino

are currently closed due to a fire at

the Coleman Spirits Company fields.

It's estimated that

the fire started last night...

...and due to the strong winds,

it spread rapidly...

...until it completely surrounded

the hills of Ranch La Providencia,

owned by the foreign company.

Authorities have been notified

of the incident

and are working to resolve the issue.

Please do not go near the impacted

area so that firefighters can...

-Hi Beto, good morning.

-Good morning.

Can you give me one

kilo of steak, please?

Of course.

-Whole or chopped?

-Chopped, please.

The old road to Agua Caliente has been

opened to reroute traffic...

Pass me that.

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The total affected area has not been

confirmed but it's estimated

lime, corn and beans.

We bring you this

information first hand...

thanks to the

Atotonilco Fire Department,

and their quick response

to the scene.

In the name of the people of this

municipality and its surroundings...

We thank our heroic firefighters,

paramedics,

and hospitals in the region...

for assisting our

affected population...

Good Morning Vero,

is there any chicken left?

No, I'm already out.

Ah, what a shame.

I think people came by earlier

because of the fire, I guess.

Oh yes, I was with a customer

that couldn't stop coughing.

I know!

The smell is still in the air.

Yeah, I know... I guess I'll have to

come earlier next time.

Bye...

Thanks Vero.

-See you later, bye!

-Bye

After our news report, we end

today's program with a request

This was Radio Taretan

from Radiofónica Las Antenas,

I am Fermín Parra and we had

the great Chulis Vargas at the dials!