Aquí no hay quien viva (2003–2006): Season 1, Episode 3 - Érase el reciclaje - full transcript
Hey, this thing's taken 6 euros from me again!
Mm let's see Señora, let me have a look
You're gonna break it if you're not careful
All day here just to get one bloody pack of fags! It's not good enough!
There you go
It's about time you got this thing fixed!
Every day it's the same story
Right, that's all I need
Let's go girls, I've nicked another pack of fags from that loser now
Marisa, you're killing yourself!
What a nerve you've got!
With the pension I get, what do you want me to do?
Fair enough
What the fuck have they dumped in here? It's like a ton of bricks
Ah, hello Señor Juan
What's happening?
Nothing, he's got the hump about something
What's wrong little man?
I don't like going to taikwondo anymore but he doesn't get the point
You've gotta do exercise, son. Your body's developing
Shit, I don't get it. You're paying for them to beat me up
Well, defend yourself then boy!
You're preparing for life as an adult
Life's a fight, Jose Miguel
Life is knowing how to give punches and take punches, my boy
That's right
Well, well, well, look who it is!
When are you going to convene the meeting?
We want the new girl as president
These things take time
Until I finish the accounts for the financial year, it can't be done
Yeah, whatever! We'll convene the meeting on our own then
Yeah, this bloke's like a leech. Even when you hit him, he doesn't leave you alone!
Look, listen, look...
Quit, Señor Cuesta! Quit!
Oh no, now the lift's not working
Nothing works round here!
What are you doing with our money?
Thief!
Yeah, you can say that again. Thief! Thief! Thief! That's what you are
Making me climb the stairs with my legs the way they are
What you want is to make us have a fall so we snuff it and you'll be rid of us
See that, boy. That's taking punches
Your Dad's a master at taking punches
Every day's always the same
I couldn't imagine it when I moved to this place
All I was looking for was a bit of peace and quiet
And I wake up every day in the middle of a riot
This is no kind of life for anyone, anyone
The house is falling down about my feet
The caretaker's nowhere to be seen
The neighbours are always spying on me
I can't take this place
Put together and give a good shake
to a volcano and an earthquake
and you'll get this staircase
This is no kind of life for anyone, anyone, anyone
Off to a wedding, are you?
No. To serve hamburgers
at least I work though
Hey, hey, hey! I got a call from the casting agency
and they picked me for the advertisement
Brilliant!
But I said no
But why?
Didn't you say they were paying 2 thousand euros?
Yeah but it's the usual ad for skin cream when they make you show your butt and I'm not doing that
Fuck, show them it, Alicia! They're gonna cut off our electricity
Belen, I've got my career as an artist to think about!
Going nude isn't good for my image
Yeah right you've got a career, Alicia!
Phone them and tell them I'll do it
Yeah but you haven't got the right kind of body
Didn't you say it was for skin cream?
Well I can do the photo of the person before they start using the cream
Hey, bring me back some onion rings or something when you come home, ok?
Piss off!
Come on, it's to save money, girl
Ok, so everything's finished now then, right?
Look how lovely your flat looks now lad
it's unbelievable
and all this in just 2 weeks!
3 weeks
Oh ok, but to me it feels like they've flown by
Yeah well, you haven't shown your face round here
Ok, come on then. The cheque
Oh! Lucia said...
Just messing with you, man!
What a life you’ve got!
Your father-in-law pays for the flat
Your girlfriend pays for the refurbishment
What do you pay for, boy?
Are you a royal or something?
Hi! You two seem to be getting along well
Yeah, this guy's killing me
the things he comes out with
Here you go, the cheque
Well then? Do you like how it's turned out?
Loads
Come on then, let's go look at furniture
Right now?
Yeah
That's it boy, now you're being taken shopping like in Pretty Woman
Doesn't this guy ever shut up or what?
Alright! Alright!
Stop pressing the buzzer now! You just need to press it once
Are you the caretaker of this building?
Yeah
I'm from the council.
Shit! Next month I'll pay all the fines, I swear
No, I'm from the department for the environment
And I've come to tell you about the new system for sorting and collecting refuse
And to bring you the new rubbish bins
But I've already got bins
Yes but these are for organic waste
From now on, the yellow one is for metal, plastic, and containers
the blue one for paper and cardboard, and the green one for glass
ah, how convenient
So you mean now I have to put out 4 bins instead of 1!
Look, here are some leaflets for the occupants
everything's explained very clearly there
Oh, and here are some posters to promote awareness
If you have any questions, check our webpage. Good day
Hang on a second! What am I supposed to do with all this now?
Bins over here. Who's left that bike there!
Seriously, one of these days, I'm gonna flip
Paloma, I need to do something
The neighbours don't want me, they’re being hostile
No Juan. Why do you say that?
They insult me whenever they see me
That doesn't mean they don't want you as president
You trust me!
I'm off out, see you later
Bye sweetheart, mind how you go
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Where are you going dressed like that?
To a birthday party Dad
What's your part in it then? Are you gonna jump out of the cake or what?
Stay there a second. Why don't you wear this, sweetheart?
I've just ironed it. It goes with your trousers
That's a pijama top
Sure! Less tight. You'll be more comfortable
Natalia, you can't go out on the street like that!
Calm down, you seem very tense to me
What you need to do is make the most of being left alone
go to your bedroom and relax a bit
It's ages since I last heard you doing it
Right! See you later
What did she say?
I'm in shock, Juan!
Hey!
Hi Natalia
Hey Emilio
Natalia!
Señor Cuesta, have you got a minute?
Hey Emilio, don't you think what my daughter's wearing is a bit too much?
No. She looks fine. That's what all girls wear nowadays. She looks very nice
Well? What did you want?
Erm...oh yeah. Look, the council have been here
And why did you let them in?
No, they said they're engaged in urban waste and that we've got to recycle
Oh, ok
But I reckon it's best if we ignore it because this is a right old pain in the arse
Emilio, we need to support them. Recycling is the future
Ecology, sustainable development, you see?
Yeah, that's all very well but what do you want me to do with 3 rubbish bins? Put them in my house?
Wow, that's what I like! For you to show a bit of initiative
Also, this is gonna be really good for me with the neighbours, you know
They'll be glad to see they’ve got a president who cares about the environment
Oh, hand out the leaflets and explain the system to everyone
Oh, you mean on top of that, I've got to explain it to them?
Of course
Thanks, just what I needed
Recycling, ok? See that?
3 bins, 3 rubbish bags
A little effort from you brings a big benefit for everyone
So the cardboard has to go in the yellow one?
No! That's where the glass goes. And the plastics have to go in the blue one
No. No. No. Listen
In the blue one, you put the carboard. In the green one, the plastic.
In the yellow one, the...the glass
And then all the other rubbish you put in the grey one, the one we've always had
Look man, make up your mind because every time you explain it, you say something different
Where do we have to put the cake wrappers?
Because what are they? Paper, cardboard, or organic waste?
How do I know Señora? You need to check that in the leaflet
It's not in the leaflet
Yes it is. I'm sure it is.
How could that not be in it? This leaflet covers everything
What you do with this is look in the little window and turn it round and round
until you get dizzy from reading the little letters. This makes a brilliant fan. You give yourself a bit of fresh air
and here we go again. Round and round
Look, sorry, I'm going because I've got to explain this to the neighbours opposite you
the ones upstairs, the ones downstairs
You understand, right? It's not that complicated
I didn't get that at all. Did you get any of that, Vicenta?
Not much
I'm gonna fan myself. That was the only part I understood
Ok, ok, brilliant initiative.
But how am I supposed to fit three rubbish bins in this kitchen?
What are you asking me for? I'm just a messenger!
They say we've gotta protect the environment!
Oh, the environment! What about all the cars polluting the atmosphere then?
And the factories dumping waste in the rivers?
And the tree logging left, right and centre?
And the hole in the ozone layer?
Come on, tell me, I'm listening!
Come on, get out of here. I've been telling people about this stuff for years
Unbelievable! The lecture that dick's just given me!
I'll throw it all out together. If you want it sorted, do it yourself!
That way you can earn your salary
And don't come pestering me with any more of your crap! I'm very busy
I'd recycle you if you gave me the chance!
What?
Now look here, you've got to recycle! And if you don't like it, you can lump it!
I've had enough of your shit!
Really!
Watch out, you nearly knocked me over
Doña Concha, you need to walk on the right
Concha's coming!
Get the money out, Concha's coming
What money? I don't get paid until the end of the fortnight
It's me. Concha
I'm coming in
Where are you?
I've come for the rent
If you'd just shown your butt!
That woman frightens the life out of me
Alicia, we can't keep running away from our problems
we've got to face up to them
Do you think I'm stupid or what?
No! We just went outside to smoke so you wouldn't smell it
My money
Yes, right, look, Doña Concha, I'm working in a...
You haven't got it
No but if you could just be a bit understanding, we...
Of course. Don’t worry if you haven't got the money
Really Doña Concha?
I want you out of here and on the street in 2 days
and clean the flat!
whores!
What are we gonna do?
I reckon a little push like this on the stairs...
I'm being serious
Me too
Marisa, stop smoking, please!
I've already come out onto the balcony. Give me a break!
I can't carry on watching you kill yourself without doing anything about it
Give me that packet!
What are you doing? Give that back or I can't answer for the consequences
No more smoking in here
Hey sweetheart, you've got your bad habits and I've got mine
Yours is praying to that cross and mine's the fags
I don't care how you take it. This is my house and I ban you from smoking here
Right then, I'm going
Where are you going?
I'd rather carry on living as a real person and die with dignity
than lose my dignity and die as a real person!
What are you talking about?
I don't know. There! See, I can't quit smoking
because it's bad for my nerves! Can't you see that?
Listen, if my husband says we have to recycle then we have to recycle
end of story!
because he's the President so he knows what has to be done
You've put the steaks in here, Doña Vicenta!
They go in the plastic!
Well she did the right thing because you should have seen the state of them
And I said I'm not recycling and I'm still not recycling!
Look out, this is dirty
What have you put in there?
What's wrong? Do you wanna search it?
Come on, show a little respect. This is for the environment
What's the big deal? There's a hole in the ozone layer because of her steaks, is that it?
What am I supposed to do with my magazines?
Well it depends. If they're celebrity gossip ones put them in the organic waste
What about used batteries? Where do they go?
How do I know what you're supposed to do with them!
I take them to church. Next to the candles, there's a little box to drop them in
Vicenta, that's the offering box
Paloma, what are you doing? How come you're taking so long?
Here's the one who’s to blame for everything!
But this is my husband!
Well he's to blame for that too
Yeah, great idea to recycle
Hang on a second. I always do what I feel is best for the community
No! Because if you did that, you would have quit
If we'd elected the new girl President
Come on, that's enough. I'm sick of so much scorn and slander about my leadership
Do you want me to quit?
Yes!
Well I quit then!
I don't want to hear another word about this community! I'm done with it!
Wait, what happened?
I'm done with it!
But until the next meeting, my husband is still the President of this building!
whether you like it or not! Enough!
Of course
Hi, good evening
Is something wrong?
Congratulations! You're gonna be proclaimed first lady
Right then, tomorrow I'll get the caretaker and we'll do a check of all the building
to see what needs doing and request a budget
Do you want a beer?
Come on, you've not been made President yet
There'll have to be a meeting for that, right?
Yeah but in the meantime someone will have to make the decisions
Haven't you seen how they treat the Presidents in this place?
They haven't killed the one downstairs because they don't know what bin to dump him in. Otherwise...
Don't worry, honey. They're gonna love me
Fuck Lucia. You're getting yourself in some deep shit
Hey, hey, hey, none of that Lucia! From now on, Mrs President
President, that's a bit of a turn on, you know
It is, right?
Let's make a toast
I've had enough of getting kicked around
I've dedicated 12 years of my life to this community
and look how they thank me for it!
Ungrateful!
Calm down, sweetheart, calm down
If that snob wants to be President, then let her!
We'll see how long she lasts!
Trust me!
The last time I trusted you, we had Jose Miguel
Huh? What we need to do now is pester her all the time
That'll be them coming up to apologise
Well now I'm the one who doesn't want you!
Err..what's up? Come in, Emilio
Señor Juan, I wanted to say that for me you'll always be the President
Thanks, thanks Emilio
But no, that's all water under the bridge for me now
In the 12 years that I've been President of the community
I've neglected the most important thing in a man's life
Your car
No, my family
From now on, I'm going to dedicate myself to my wife and kids
about time
how lovely, how lovely
But don't you worry Emilio because this isn't goodbye
it's just see you later
Right, ok then. See you later
Bye Emilio
Your people love you, Juan, they love you.
I don't know
There you go!
Mum, you've made a mistake
You've given me bird food instead of cereal
It's wholemeal cereal and it's delicious
Why can't I have the chocolate one?
Because as you already know the doctor said you need to lose a bit of weight
But he's even fatter than me
Kids, this afternoon when you leave school, we're gonna go to the park together
What for?
What do you think for?
To do what kids your age do in a park
Get pissed!
Play!
Oh, and on Friday we're gonna go to the cinema together
Dad wants to spend a bit more time with you
But what have we done to you?
Don't keep telling me to take you to see the bulls
I love you, I adore you
Don't keep telling me to take you to see the bulls
I can't anymore, I can't anymore
and this toast is gonna burn, I can't anymore
and this toast is gonna burn
how nice it looks, how nice it looks
I add a bit of salt to my eggs
Good morning
Fuck, what a fright you gave me!
What are you doing here?
Today's my first day as President
Come on, let's go, we've got a lot of stuff to do
but I haven't had breakfast
Yeah but don't you start work at 9?
Come on then, it's already ten past nine. Get dressed! We need to check over the building
Wow, these look lovely. Can I have one?
Eat whatever you want!
I'm ready now
Take this
Right then, Emilio. You've been here a long time
What's the first thing you’d change?
Me? My salary
What's wrong with your salary?
It's been frozen even longer than Walt Disney
Alright, we'll talk about that later
No, we don't need to talk about it. We need to raise it
Yeah ok but we need to talk with all the neighbours
Write everything down
Right. Emilio's salary
The first thing that needs to be done is to get them two upstairs to pay me the rent
Yes but I can't get involved in that Señora
If they don't pay the rent, I can't pay for the maintenance of the building
I've got a lot of expenses
Right. Anything else?
The lift. The lift needs changing now!
Right, Emilio. Put change the lift
Change the lift?
Yes
But do you know how much a lift costs?
Shall I cross out lift then?
No, don't cross it out because Concha's complained!
Well let her complain! And let her take the stairs
it'll help her a lot with her arthritis
Plus, if she falls no-one's gonna care
What do you propose then?
That my husband returns as President because he's the only one who knows how to manage this
because you seem a bit out of your depth to me, sweetheart
What should I put down, Señorita Lucia?
Nothing, come on, let's go
See you later
I've been saying for ages that we need to paint the hallway
because every time I come in, it gets me down
and I don't know, put in a plant or something
something with a bit of joy of life in it
Plastic flowers
What do you mean plastic flowers?
They don't need watering
No no Emilio, not plastic ones. Real flowers!
Anything else you can think of?
What position do you like best in bed?
Sorry?
It's just that I'm writing an article on it
On the bottom because it wears you out less
Not you! Her
Come on, let's go. We've got lots to do
on the bottom
Wow, same as me
On the bottom, right, sure
What we need to do is put boilers in every flat
Because there are four of them upstairs and only 2 of us
so we're paying for all the hot water, damn it, and that's not fair
Here are the biscuits!
They told you they didn't want any! You're so annoying!
How are they not gonna want any? Eat up, silly
Ok, but I'll just take one
Ok, anything else to improve the building?
Ashtrays. We need ashtrays in the hall, on the landings, and in every corner of the staircase
Cigarettes! She used to be so pretty and look how thin she is now
I'll show you some pictures
No, no, no, really, we need to be going now, we need to work
We won't be getting out of here
Right then, this is the flat. Nice, right?
How many metres is it?
Lots! 80 or 100
What are the neighbours like?
Well, same as everywhere
Hey, what's going on here?
Wow, great, it comes with a cleaning lady
What do you mean cleaning lady? I'm the tenant!
Not anymore because you stopped paying
Doña Concha, you need to stop coming in the flat whenever you feel like
What if I'm naked?
Well you get dressed
I won't show you the bedrooms because
who knows what a state these two have got them in
Who are these people?
She wants to rent them the flat
How's that then? Are we included in the price?
Well, are you going to take it then?
I suppose the flat doesn't come with any extra charges
Sure, these two are leaving tomorrow
No, financial charges I mean.
No, what do you take me for? I'm very serious
Yeah, that's true. I've never once seen her laugh
Right then, have you got the security deposit with you or do you need to nip to the bank?
If you don't mind, we'll think about it
Yes, sure, think about it
but I warn you there are lots of people interested in this flat
Yeah, like us!
Belén I can’t move back in with my parents
Me neither, they've changed the locks
Alicia, we need to get money now!
Hey, why don't you call one of your ninety boyfriends?
If I don't remember their names, I'm hardly likely to remember their phone numbers, am I?
Fernando!
Fernando downstairs?
Sure!
But I haven't slept with him yet!
No, no, I mean he's a lawyer. Maybe he can advise us
Come on, let's go ask him
Fernando! No, no, I need to change first
No, no, Concha can't kick you out like that
You need to owe at least 3 months' rent
Look, how long has it been since you signed the contract?
What contract?
Haven't you got a contract?
No
Well in that case it's her who could get in a lot of trouble then
Seriously?
Yes as long as you can prove that you live here
And do bank statements prove that?
Of course
Wow, finally they're useful for something
Next time she comes poking around the flat, I'm gonna throw the book at her, she won't know what’s hit her
Hang on, hang on. She comes into your flat?
Every day!
She says, it's Concha, I'm coming in
Yeah but you're the tenants. It's as if it were your house
God, how I like this guy!
Mm ok, you know there are cases of tenants not paying rent
and it takes years for them to be evicted
Did you know your room is right above mine?
What? No, no I didn't know that
I heard the two of you the other day
Really? Does the sound carry a lot?
Enough. Also, you were at it for a good while. Champ!
What about you? What year are you in?
You're blushing
Me?
I'd best be off because the fish is melting
Don't think too much about me
No, no
Hey, where are you going?
Me? To my house
Right
Wow, you're here
You're back from work a bit early, aren’t you?
Nah. I didn't go to work
How's it all going?
Badly. Every neighbour's asking for something different. They can't agree.
For the love of God
Now I understand why we pay so little for the building maintenance
The caretaker hasn't got a contract
And the building hasn't passed the council's safety test
What a disgrace
And on top of that, the lift hasn't been checked since 1994
Oh well, that makes it more exciting when we come up in it
And really I don't know how anyone can understand this guy's paperwork
Life's full of mysteries
Right, I'm gonna see if he's at home, ok?
I'm gonna go talk with him
We'll carry on in a bit
Well I'll wait here for you
When you're free, I'm here for you, alright?
We'll work something out
Wow, it's Mrs President, what an honour!
Good afternoon. Could I speak with your husband for a minute please?
Well Juan's not here. He's gone for a walk with the boy
because now he's got so much time on his hands
Ok, I'll come back another time
No, come in, come in! Tell me about it
Come on, you know I'm here to help you with whatever you need
Right well, I've been checking the accounts that you gave me
Great, that was quick, how are they?
They're a mess
Ok, but now you're here you can sort them out, can't you?
Also, we've got a problem with the caretaker's contract
What problem?
He hasn't got one! Do you know how much trouble he could get us in?
What if he has an accident?
Poor man, what do you wanna do to him?
Nothing Paloma, but we need to give him a contract and get him a National Insurance number
Ah, alright sweetheart but there are only 6 flats
and that would cost us an arm and a leg
Well either we pay more building maintenance or get rid of the caretaker
Mmm, well they both sound like great ideas to me
See what you've done? The first thing she's gonna do is make you pay more building maintenance
How do you know that?
Because she told me. 200 euros every month.
How much?
Oh look who it is? It didn't take you long to show your face, Señora
Could you shout quietly please? Some of us have to work, you know
Well work, work! You wait and see the bill you're gonna have to pay
What bill? Why?
The girl wants to change the lift as well
But why does she want to change it?
Just get Emilio to fix it like we always do
It'll break down again but it's cheaper
Sure, but she'll probably get her dad to do it and make commission on it
What are you saying? That she's stealing from us?
Of course, she's seen what her husband does and she decided she wants a piece of the action
Hey, my husband's never stolen a cent! Not one cent!
Well I've got a few savings but I wanted to use them to get my legs waxed
What she wants is to get rid of all of us so her dad can get his hands on the building
And that's when you'll miss Juan
Marisa! What are you doing smoking?
Fuck, what a fright you gave me!
But what are you all doing up there?
This looks like the House of Commons, I'm off
A cheeseburger to go with onion
You know where you can stick your cheeseburger, moron!
Have you seen what you’re wearing, Belen? The guys won’t be able to keep their eyes off you
Hey, the circulars go in the letter boxes!
Wait till I catch you, you little shit
Emilio! Do you like your job?
Do I like it? I love it! Doesn't it show?
Well the new President's gonna get rid of you
Really?
Yeah
But why?
Well she says you're very expensive
But she told me she was gonna check my salary
Well she's checked it good and proper
She says in such a small building we don't need a caretaker
But in Madrid the buildings are smaller and they have 3 caretakers!
I'm so sorry Emilio, so sorry.
because we all really appreciate you here
and for you to have to go just because that girl's got the idea into her head
is really sad, Emilio, really sad
Well you know what? If they're gonna fire me, it's because I’m not needed
and if I'm not needed, then I'm not working anymore!
and tell that girl to watch out for me because I did my military service in the artillery
Unbelievable, these posh bitches!
Try not to make any noise
Why? What's wrong?
The neighbours are really nosy
I love your tattoo
I'll show you the other one in a minute
Don't tickle!
I'm horny
Wow, you're enjoying yourselves, aren't you?
Marisa, for God's sake, what are you doing sitting there?
If your mum sees you, you'll be for it!
Do you live with your mum?
And with his son
No, no, don't listen to her. She's senile
Get him to show you the bedroom at the back. That's where he's got them hidden
Right, ok, let's meet up another day, alright? I'll call you
No, wait, Vanessa!
Carmen! Carmen! Sorry. I've got a friend who's called Vanessa who looks like you
Fuck off!
Marisa!
Come on, don't make that face, if you need me for a quickie, you know where I am
Right, don't worry, I won't be knocking on your door
He'll be going to bed with a hard on tonight
You should have seen their faces when I told them everything the new girl wants to do
There were sparks flying, Juan. Sparks!
Tomorrow they'll all be here begging you to return as President
What do you think of your Paloma then?
You're so hot
What? No, no Juan! The kids are gonna hear us
Let them hear
Kids! Your parents are gonna make love, at last!
Juan, keep still, will you! We've got more important things to think about
Get your head together!
Didn't you say you wanted to spend more time with the kids?
Yeah but not right now
Right well go and talk with Natalia
Me? What for?
Find out what she does when she goes out
I reckon she's got a guy
Oh come on, she's just a little girl!
A little girl? You know I found a condom in her bag
What?
Come on Juan, if you just walk past her, you can see how full of hormones she is
Hormones?
From head to toe, hormones all over!
Right I'll go talk to her right now
Yeah, that's it. That's what fathers are there for. To talk with their daughters
Take your time!
How comfy this bed is!
Hi
Wow, that didn't take the two of you long, did it?
Can I come in?
No
Natalia, we need to talk
Are you alright Dad?
Yeah but from now on, I want us to talk more
Ok
Well, look...how are things?
Good, good
How are things with you?
Good, good
Natalia, now you've reached the age when you're not a little girl anymore
That's plain to see
and you've probably begun to notice changes in your body
maybe you've even started to become interested in boys
And that's important. And we've got to deal with it together
Yes Dad, I'm a virgin
Ok
Hey, don't you think instead of worrying so much about my sex life
you should worry about yours?
What are you talking about sweetheart? How can you expect me not to worry?
When you become a mother, you'll understand
Yes Dad
Don't rush into it anything, though! These things will happen naturally
You just relax. Bye
Some story you sold him there
I thought you were asleep
So you're a virgin, are you?
Mind your own business
What's wrong? What's wrong?
What time is it? For God's sake, who's calling me now?
What?
Emilio, it's Vicenta. I'm really worried
What's the matter Señora?
I think I put the silver paper from the yoghurts in the yellow bin by mistake
And you wake me up to tell me that?
Show a little respect, it's 2 in the morning
What should I do?
Well for serious issues like this, phone the President directly
But how can I call the President at this time of night?
You mean you won't call her but you can call me!
I'll call her tomorrow at a more respectable hour
Right ok, you do that. Goodnight Doña Vicenta
Goodnight. Nutcase! You're off your fucking nut!
Hello?
Hello, good morning, it's Vicenta
Can I talk to Lucia?
For you, Mrs President
Hello?
It's Vicenta. Did I wake you?
Of course you woke us up, damn it. It's 7 in the morning
No, don't worry Vicenta, we needed to get up now anyway
I didn't sleep a wink all night because I was so worried. You need to warn the council
What's wrong?
Yesterday I made a mistake and put the silver paper from the yoghurts in the yellow bin
Oh ok, that's great, right?
No because that's paper. It needs to go in the blue one
Oh ok but don't worry, Vicenta. If you don't do it right, it doesn't matter
Oh really? Why do we bother recycling then?
Ok, right, well let's talk about it later, ok? I've got to go to work. Have a good day
Fuck Lucia, this takes the biscuit
What are they gonna call you for next time? To programme their TV? Fuck's sake!
Listen Roberto, I need you to do me a favour
Oh thank God! I thought you were never gonna be in the mood
No, I've got to go to work. But the lift engineer is gonna come
Oh no! You're not getting me mixed up in that!
Come on!
No, you wanted to be President, so you sort it out
Go on, it'll only take a minute. He's just gonna take a look and give us a quote
I'm gonna take a shower
No shit! I'm going out of my mind
Hello?
Hey, what about the paper in the cake wrappers?
Look Señora, eat biscuits, they're much healthier!
She's coming, she's coming! She's here now!
Take the chain out, I don't want any problems
No! I don't want to, Alicia!
It's Concha, I'm coming in
No, you're not coming in here anymore
Let me in. What have you put on the door?
You can't come in the house without our permission
But it's mine!
Yeah but we've rented it so it's as if the house was our own
The lawyer in 1B told us
You're whores, both of you!
Watch what you say to us! You didn't give us a contract and we could report you
I'll be back!
Yeah, you do that! We'll be waiting
You two! What's your problem with me?
Sorry?
You got together with those 2 whores from upstairs to make my life a misery!
Señora, truly I don't know what you're talking about
You'd better steer clear of me!
Shit! She's scary!
What's up with her?
Nothing. The girls asked me for a bit of advice about their lease
and it looks like it hasn't gone down well
What do you mean advice?
When did you talk to Alicia?
Oh yesterday. The two of them came downstairs
Ah so they were here too?
Yeah
and why didn't you tell me?
Well because it's no big deal
Of course it's no big deal
Deep down, you love it that Alicia's coming on to you
And you don't give a damn about how I feel about it
Mauri, next time I see them I'll tell you, I swear
Oh so you're gonna see them again?
Plus Fernando, why do you have to go poking your nose into other people's business?
Because I'm a lawyer. It's my duty
Oh so now you're out to set the world to rights
That woman frightens me
Did you notice her eyes?
They're just like Frankenstein's
You're exaggerating. She's just a poor old helpless lady
Yeah that's what they said about Pinochet to stop him going to prison and look at him
What's she gonna do to us anyway? We’re neighbours
Come on, don't you watch TV?
There are neighbours who are always stabbing each other!
She just got a bit upset, that's all
Come on, you love to think the worst of people
Why on earth are these wires like this?
If you don't know, we're hardly likely to
Who did the last repair on this lift?
Me. What's wrong with it?
You've done an interesting job. These 2 wires are stuck together with chewing gum
Sure, they're supposed to be stuck together
Don't listen to him, he doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about
Fuck!
See? You don't know what you're doing
I know I've damaged my box from the kick I just gave it
But can something be done with the lift?
Yeah, you need to change the fuse box, the motor, the buffers, the chains
See? He didn't say anything about the control panel
The control panel's wrecked. Tomorrow someone'll come give you a quote
That's 90 euros
What?
But do I have to pay you out of my own pocket?
No! I'm from Lifts without Borders
90 euros for a 2 minute glance!
But who do you think you are? A notary?
Look here, you clown, didn't you see how I nearly hurt myself because of your shit work?
You're gonna get really hurt if you don't watch your mouth!
Hey, hey, one at a time, one at a time
I'll smash your face in
Yeah right
Hold it please, calm down, you can't fight here
Ok, alright, come on, outside, let's go
Oh alright then, let's take a walk
Actually maybe you'd better go with him and I'll stay here and sort this out
Look, this lift's been tampered with by unskilled people
It hasn't passed the maintenance checks and it hasn't got a single safety feature
I could have told you that for free, you idiot
Come on, Emilio
Listen, I'm gonna contact the manufacturer so they report you
and you're gonna go down!
Don't show your face round here again, you idiot
Mate, they charge you 90 euros to go and report you
You've got natural talent for business, you know that
But what the fuck man, what's the matter with you?
I don't know, ask the President. Maybe she'll tell you
Eat it all up now
Where have you been? We've almost finished dinner
I've rented Little Mermaid so we can all watch it together!
Little Mermaid?
Dad, have you been mixing pills?
Come on! Come and sit down over here! It's starting now
I've got loads of homework to do
Yeah I'm meeting Danny
But what about the dessert?
What's wrong? Don't you want to watch it or what?
Juan, honey, really, Little Mermaid!
They're not that young anymore
What's the big deal? It's a nice film
Yes, yes it's nice
The singing's great in it
And what about the crab?
And the little fish?
And the witch with her tentacles who stops the wedding. She's beautiful!
Yeah but...
It's ok, I'll watch it by myself
No, no, I'll watch it with you to keep you company
You paid to rent it after all
This can't be happening. Fernando!
What's up?
Look!
What have you done to it?
It was that psycho upstairs
She's poured bleach on it!
Smell, smell. It's bleach
But are you sure it was her?
Come on, Sherlock Holmes. Who hates us and lives above us?
Concha
Well do something! Arrest her! Put her in prison!
How can she go to prison for this? Come on, Mauri
Ruining a Dolce Gabbana shirt like this is a capital offense
I'll show her!
Wait, wait, I'll go talk to her
Why can't I go?
Because when you get angry, it's really obvious that you’re camp
What?
I mean...
Sorry but I am not camp! You're much more camp than me! I've seen you
See? You get all worked up and you start talking like Meryl Streep
like a drama queen
This takes the biscuit. So now I've got to change how I speak
so people won't realise that you're gay!
Look! Another fag end. That woman can't smoke here
because afterwards all the smoke ends up in my house
Look, I'm not the President
Talk to Lucia about it in the meeting tomorrow
Your girlfriend! Your girlfriend's a slut
We make her President and then she disappears
No, she hasn't disappeared. She's at work
Roberto! I’ve found you at last
Where do I need to put Valentin's poo?
In the yellow bin or the grey one?
because it's organic waste but the bag's made of plastic
Hang on, hang on, why are you asking me about it?
Ask Emilio
Look, throw it where you want but don't bring it inside in the building
Out of the way please, I'm dangerous
What's the matter with you then?
What's the matter with me? Look at my shirt
Why did you wash it with bleach? That needs to be washed in the sink in cold water
Yeah but what do you expect from men living alone?
It wasn't me. It was Concha
She washes her clothes in bleach!
You're still first lady, come on, upstairs, there's gonna be trouble
I can't wait to see you try and sort it out. Without your girlfriend
Mauri, calm down please
I'm perfectly calm
But I'm not leaving until she apologises
Ok, but leave it to me, alright?
Concha, open up, they're bitching about you
Aren't you gonna call the President or something?
What do you think I'm doing, Señora? Ordering a pizza?
I don't know
Hello
Ok, calm down, I'm on my way up
Ok, I'm coming
Tomorrow neighbours' meeting in the snob's house
What a cheek!
What on earth...what's going on here?
Don't let them in, son!
Look Armando, we think your mum...
No! We don't think anything. Your mum's poured bleach on my shirt
Lies! It must have been them on the third floor
My mum's a saint! If it was her, she must have done it by accident
I see what you're saying but...
What if I'd stuck my head out of the window at that precise moment?
She'd have left me blonder than Madonna
Alright, don't worry, we can sort this out. How much was the shirt?
250 euros
Right, well never mind. You can buy yourself another one
I'm off because I’ve got a date
What? Say something to him Fernando!
Look, maybe it's best if I buy you a new shirt
Hello Mrs President
Hello, what's wrong?
Nothing
About time, sweetheart.
What's this all about?
Nothing. Just a little friction from living together
Concha poured bleach on my shirt from her balcony
Do something about it!
What do you want me to do? That's your problem
Oh so we've got a psycho in the building and it's my problem
The only psycho round here is her
expecting us to pay 200 euros in building maintenance
What's she talking about?
Señora, can you come out for a second please?
No, no, no, that guy there terrifies me. He might try and hurt me
Look Lucia, I'm off
Looks like this is all getting too much for you, sweetheart
Oh by the way, where do you have to put the dog poo?
Wherever the hell you want. She's driving me insane with the bloody dog poo
See? None of this happened when Juan was President. Bye
Alright
What's up? Have you got the hump with me too?
Me? Why would I be annoyed? I love having to sort out shit
Just as well cos since we came here that's the only thing I've been doing
It's not the only thing you’ve been doing! You've been making problems about everything
I told you, don't be President, it's a drag. Didn't I tell you that?
Yeah but I thought the neighbours were gonna be a bit more supportive
All neighbours are shit. That's why people with money buy a house in the country
Yeah but what do you want me to do? I've promised to do it now
Well say no. Ignore them. It's easy, just cancel tomorrow's meeting
Yeah but I can't. Besides, they're not gonna get the better of me
Ok, fine, brilliant, I'm leaving then.
Choose. It's either the neighbours or me
Excuse me, can I talk to you for a second?
Yes, yes, of course
It's my dad. He doesn't know what to do with himself anymore
Today he rented Little Mermaid and he wanted us all to watch it together
He keeps giving my sister talks and taking me to the park
He's become such a pain in the arse
Don't worry about it mate. When you're 30, you'll move in with your girlfriend
then you'll miss your parents
Right, well what's all this got to do with me?
Well when my dad was President, he left us alone to do what we wanted
If you could just let him be President a bit, even if it's just in the afternoons
Please, I'm begging you, be cool
Ok, I'll think about it
Alright. Bye
See you later
Look how bland the colour of their wallpaper is. Some refurbishment!
And with all the noise they made
They haven't even put out any titbits or anything
Hi, welcome everybody
Let's start the emergency meeting
Hold on a second. I want to say my last words as President
Come on! Give us a break!
I resign! That's it
Short and sweet for once
Ok then, let that stand for the record
Right, well what I wanted to say to you is...
What I don't want is to pay for more building maintenance
What you're gonna pay for is my shirt
Hold on a second
I want to say something too
Fuck!
No, listen. I've been working in this building for 7 years
without a contract
without any resources or technology or computer. Without anything
Have I ever complained about it? Well?
When you wouldn't buy me the steam cleaner, what did I do? I kept my mouth shut
even though my back was killing me when I had to mop the floor
Now you're firing me. What a disgrace!
Yeah right! You only bend down when the girl from the third floor goes upstairs in a mini-skirt
And how do you thank me for it? Kicking me out on the street
Calm down, Emilio. Nobody wants to kick you out on the street
I'm the one who's quitting their job
but didn't you want to be President?
Yes but not at any price
What she wants is to be paid
No, the problem is here everyone wants the stairs cleaned up
the walls repainted, the lift fixed, and all that without paying a penny
Yeah, that's just what we want
Finally someone that understands us!
Yeah, well I can't work like that. So that's it, I quit
Well done honey. Come on, let's go home
This is our home
Oh shit, you're right
Come on, everyone out, the meeting's over. Come on!
Hold on a minute. If she's quitting, we'll have to choose another President
I volunteer
What? Come on, enough joking around
Yeah but someone's gonna have to be President, right?
Of course, Doña Paloma
Well, any more volunteers?
Anyone who's not Juan Cuesta?
Come on, please someone volunteer
In this type of situation, by law you have to pull a name out of a hat
and the person whose name comes out has to be President for a year
whether they like it or not
Oh ok, let's do that then, come on
Alright, let's start
I vote for Juan Cuesta
Me too!
Ok me too, it's not like we’ve got a choice
If Bush can be a President, this guy can be a President as well
Working majority! My husband's President!
Señor Juan, we've won!
Thanks thanks
I inform you...
Show a bit of respect, your President is speaking...
Where are you going?
Speak Juan, I'm listening to you
No no no, speeches from the landing, go on
I'll distribute a leaflet with my manifesto. And I want to tell you
I don't bear any grudges towards any of you. And I say that without bitterness
I thought you wanted to fire me
No, of course not
Well? Happy?
Yeah. I bet you did it for me
No, I did it because being President here is the worst thing in the world
Yeah, it's easier to be President of the country
Kids, I need to give you some bad news
I know I promised to take you to the zoo tomorrow
but it's not gonna be possible
because I've been unanimously reelected President
Oh, what a shame Dad
Yeah we were really looking forward to it as well
Well, if it means a lot to you, I can try and fit it in
No, no, no, we wanted to go but don't worry, we'll get over it
Yeah Dad, you devote yourself to the neighbours, they need you
Juan, what great kids we've got
You tell your sister about this next time she says her kids are better
Goodnight kids
Goodnight
We were lucky to get out of that
You should be thanking me. If I hadn't talked with the neighbour upstairs
tomorrow you'd be feeding monkeys
You haven't had a smoke for 4 hours
I bet you're dying to light up a fag
No, what I'm dying to do is wring your neck
In a few years you'll thank me for it, you'll see
Right! But in the meantime, don't come too close to me
Goodnight
Marisa, I can see you!
Well don't look, for fuck's sake
You here again! Would you mind telling me what you're doing in our house?
Collecting the rent which your friend paid me
I shudder to think how she got it
Same here. Alicia!
Did you see that? Tell me you love me
Where did you get the money from then?
Hey, can I empty the wardrobe now?
Yeah, yeah, Belen's gonna get her stuff now
Belen! I'm Nuria. How's it going?
You smell of something, it's like hamburgers or something
What do you expect me to smell of?
It's just that I can't stand meat
Hey, get a move on with the wardrobe, alright?
Who's that?
Our new roommate. How do you like her?
Oh, great. The thing is that's my bedroom
Where am I gonna sleep?
With me in my room
I thought you said you were fed up of sleeping by yourself
Belen!
Coming
I swear I'm gonna get you back for this!
But we're gonna have so much fun
Yeah, I can't wait!
Seriously, I don't get it. 6 families and 500 rubbish bags
Look at the state of the bins
Hey Emilio
Alright Paco, I'll catch you later
Hey man, what are you looking for in the rubbish?
Are you short of food or what?
No Paquito, it's just that this lot are pigs
Look, this one's for glass but it smells of fish
This one's for cardboard but I don't know what they’ve chucked in it
but look, it's dripping something
No wonder the planet's fucked. No forests left, no whales, no eskimos...nothing
Seriously, not much has changed with the new bins
Nothing has changed! Nothing!
Oh well, see you later
Right, see you tomorrow man
Paquito no! What did you chuck in here?
Oh wow, what have we here?
What a nice shirt, I reckon I'll recycle this for myself
Who would have said I was going get a new shirt this week?
The logo's great. So it's true that proverb which says
one man's trash is another man's treasure
It's true you know, all those proverbs are true
Mm let's see Señora, let me have a look
You're gonna break it if you're not careful
All day here just to get one bloody pack of fags! It's not good enough!
There you go
It's about time you got this thing fixed!
Every day it's the same story
Right, that's all I need
Let's go girls, I've nicked another pack of fags from that loser now
Marisa, you're killing yourself!
What a nerve you've got!
With the pension I get, what do you want me to do?
Fair enough
What the fuck have they dumped in here? It's like a ton of bricks
Ah, hello Señor Juan
What's happening?
Nothing, he's got the hump about something
What's wrong little man?
I don't like going to taikwondo anymore but he doesn't get the point
You've gotta do exercise, son. Your body's developing
Shit, I don't get it. You're paying for them to beat me up
Well, defend yourself then boy!
You're preparing for life as an adult
Life's a fight, Jose Miguel
Life is knowing how to give punches and take punches, my boy
That's right
Well, well, well, look who it is!
When are you going to convene the meeting?
We want the new girl as president
These things take time
Until I finish the accounts for the financial year, it can't be done
Yeah, whatever! We'll convene the meeting on our own then
Yeah, this bloke's like a leech. Even when you hit him, he doesn't leave you alone!
Look, listen, look...
Quit, Señor Cuesta! Quit!
Oh no, now the lift's not working
Nothing works round here!
What are you doing with our money?
Thief!
Yeah, you can say that again. Thief! Thief! Thief! That's what you are
Making me climb the stairs with my legs the way they are
What you want is to make us have a fall so we snuff it and you'll be rid of us
See that, boy. That's taking punches
Your Dad's a master at taking punches
Every day's always the same
I couldn't imagine it when I moved to this place
All I was looking for was a bit of peace and quiet
And I wake up every day in the middle of a riot
This is no kind of life for anyone, anyone
The house is falling down about my feet
The caretaker's nowhere to be seen
The neighbours are always spying on me
I can't take this place
Put together and give a good shake
to a volcano and an earthquake
and you'll get this staircase
This is no kind of life for anyone, anyone, anyone
Off to a wedding, are you?
No. To serve hamburgers
at least I work though
Hey, hey, hey! I got a call from the casting agency
and they picked me for the advertisement
Brilliant!
But I said no
But why?
Didn't you say they were paying 2 thousand euros?
Yeah but it's the usual ad for skin cream when they make you show your butt and I'm not doing that
Fuck, show them it, Alicia! They're gonna cut off our electricity
Belen, I've got my career as an artist to think about!
Going nude isn't good for my image
Yeah right you've got a career, Alicia!
Phone them and tell them I'll do it
Yeah but you haven't got the right kind of body
Didn't you say it was for skin cream?
Well I can do the photo of the person before they start using the cream
Hey, bring me back some onion rings or something when you come home, ok?
Piss off!
Come on, it's to save money, girl
Ok, so everything's finished now then, right?
Look how lovely your flat looks now lad
it's unbelievable
and all this in just 2 weeks!
3 weeks
Oh ok, but to me it feels like they've flown by
Yeah well, you haven't shown your face round here
Ok, come on then. The cheque
Oh! Lucia said...
Just messing with you, man!
What a life you’ve got!
Your father-in-law pays for the flat
Your girlfriend pays for the refurbishment
What do you pay for, boy?
Are you a royal or something?
Hi! You two seem to be getting along well
Yeah, this guy's killing me
the things he comes out with
Here you go, the cheque
Well then? Do you like how it's turned out?
Loads
Come on then, let's go look at furniture
Right now?
Yeah
That's it boy, now you're being taken shopping like in Pretty Woman
Doesn't this guy ever shut up or what?
Alright! Alright!
Stop pressing the buzzer now! You just need to press it once
Are you the caretaker of this building?
Yeah
I'm from the council.
Shit! Next month I'll pay all the fines, I swear
No, I'm from the department for the environment
And I've come to tell you about the new system for sorting and collecting refuse
And to bring you the new rubbish bins
But I've already got bins
Yes but these are for organic waste
From now on, the yellow one is for metal, plastic, and containers
the blue one for paper and cardboard, and the green one for glass
ah, how convenient
So you mean now I have to put out 4 bins instead of 1!
Look, here are some leaflets for the occupants
everything's explained very clearly there
Oh, and here are some posters to promote awareness
If you have any questions, check our webpage. Good day
Hang on a second! What am I supposed to do with all this now?
Bins over here. Who's left that bike there!
Seriously, one of these days, I'm gonna flip
Paloma, I need to do something
The neighbours don't want me, they’re being hostile
No Juan. Why do you say that?
They insult me whenever they see me
That doesn't mean they don't want you as president
You trust me!
I'm off out, see you later
Bye sweetheart, mind how you go
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Where are you going dressed like that?
To a birthday party Dad
What's your part in it then? Are you gonna jump out of the cake or what?
Stay there a second. Why don't you wear this, sweetheart?
I've just ironed it. It goes with your trousers
That's a pijama top
Sure! Less tight. You'll be more comfortable
Natalia, you can't go out on the street like that!
Calm down, you seem very tense to me
What you need to do is make the most of being left alone
go to your bedroom and relax a bit
It's ages since I last heard you doing it
Right! See you later
What did she say?
I'm in shock, Juan!
Hey!
Hi Natalia
Hey Emilio
Natalia!
Señor Cuesta, have you got a minute?
Hey Emilio, don't you think what my daughter's wearing is a bit too much?
No. She looks fine. That's what all girls wear nowadays. She looks very nice
Well? What did you want?
Erm...oh yeah. Look, the council have been here
And why did you let them in?
No, they said they're engaged in urban waste and that we've got to recycle
Oh, ok
But I reckon it's best if we ignore it because this is a right old pain in the arse
Emilio, we need to support them. Recycling is the future
Ecology, sustainable development, you see?
Yeah, that's all very well but what do you want me to do with 3 rubbish bins? Put them in my house?
Wow, that's what I like! For you to show a bit of initiative
Also, this is gonna be really good for me with the neighbours, you know
They'll be glad to see they’ve got a president who cares about the environment
Oh, hand out the leaflets and explain the system to everyone
Oh, you mean on top of that, I've got to explain it to them?
Of course
Thanks, just what I needed
Recycling, ok? See that?
3 bins, 3 rubbish bags
A little effort from you brings a big benefit for everyone
So the cardboard has to go in the yellow one?
No! That's where the glass goes. And the plastics have to go in the blue one
No. No. No. Listen
In the blue one, you put the carboard. In the green one, the plastic.
In the yellow one, the...the glass
And then all the other rubbish you put in the grey one, the one we've always had
Look man, make up your mind because every time you explain it, you say something different
Where do we have to put the cake wrappers?
Because what are they? Paper, cardboard, or organic waste?
How do I know Señora? You need to check that in the leaflet
It's not in the leaflet
Yes it is. I'm sure it is.
How could that not be in it? This leaflet covers everything
What you do with this is look in the little window and turn it round and round
until you get dizzy from reading the little letters. This makes a brilliant fan. You give yourself a bit of fresh air
and here we go again. Round and round
Look, sorry, I'm going because I've got to explain this to the neighbours opposite you
the ones upstairs, the ones downstairs
You understand, right? It's not that complicated
I didn't get that at all. Did you get any of that, Vicenta?
Not much
I'm gonna fan myself. That was the only part I understood
Ok, ok, brilliant initiative.
But how am I supposed to fit three rubbish bins in this kitchen?
What are you asking me for? I'm just a messenger!
They say we've gotta protect the environment!
Oh, the environment! What about all the cars polluting the atmosphere then?
And the factories dumping waste in the rivers?
And the tree logging left, right and centre?
And the hole in the ozone layer?
Come on, tell me, I'm listening!
Come on, get out of here. I've been telling people about this stuff for years
Unbelievable! The lecture that dick's just given me!
I'll throw it all out together. If you want it sorted, do it yourself!
That way you can earn your salary
And don't come pestering me with any more of your crap! I'm very busy
I'd recycle you if you gave me the chance!
What?
Now look here, you've got to recycle! And if you don't like it, you can lump it!
I've had enough of your shit!
Really!
Watch out, you nearly knocked me over
Doña Concha, you need to walk on the right
Concha's coming!
Get the money out, Concha's coming
What money? I don't get paid until the end of the fortnight
It's me. Concha
I'm coming in
Where are you?
I've come for the rent
If you'd just shown your butt!
That woman frightens the life out of me
Alicia, we can't keep running away from our problems
we've got to face up to them
Do you think I'm stupid or what?
No! We just went outside to smoke so you wouldn't smell it
My money
Yes, right, look, Doña Concha, I'm working in a...
You haven't got it
No but if you could just be a bit understanding, we...
Of course. Don’t worry if you haven't got the money
Really Doña Concha?
I want you out of here and on the street in 2 days
and clean the flat!
whores!
What are we gonna do?
I reckon a little push like this on the stairs...
I'm being serious
Me too
Marisa, stop smoking, please!
I've already come out onto the balcony. Give me a break!
I can't carry on watching you kill yourself without doing anything about it
Give me that packet!
What are you doing? Give that back or I can't answer for the consequences
No more smoking in here
Hey sweetheart, you've got your bad habits and I've got mine
Yours is praying to that cross and mine's the fags
I don't care how you take it. This is my house and I ban you from smoking here
Right then, I'm going
Where are you going?
I'd rather carry on living as a real person and die with dignity
than lose my dignity and die as a real person!
What are you talking about?
I don't know. There! See, I can't quit smoking
because it's bad for my nerves! Can't you see that?
Listen, if my husband says we have to recycle then we have to recycle
end of story!
because he's the President so he knows what has to be done
You've put the steaks in here, Doña Vicenta!
They go in the plastic!
Well she did the right thing because you should have seen the state of them
And I said I'm not recycling and I'm still not recycling!
Look out, this is dirty
What have you put in there?
What's wrong? Do you wanna search it?
Come on, show a little respect. This is for the environment
What's the big deal? There's a hole in the ozone layer because of her steaks, is that it?
What am I supposed to do with my magazines?
Well it depends. If they're celebrity gossip ones put them in the organic waste
What about used batteries? Where do they go?
How do I know what you're supposed to do with them!
I take them to church. Next to the candles, there's a little box to drop them in
Vicenta, that's the offering box
Paloma, what are you doing? How come you're taking so long?
Here's the one who’s to blame for everything!
But this is my husband!
Well he's to blame for that too
Yeah, great idea to recycle
Hang on a second. I always do what I feel is best for the community
No! Because if you did that, you would have quit
If we'd elected the new girl President
Come on, that's enough. I'm sick of so much scorn and slander about my leadership
Do you want me to quit?
Yes!
Well I quit then!
I don't want to hear another word about this community! I'm done with it!
Wait, what happened?
I'm done with it!
But until the next meeting, my husband is still the President of this building!
whether you like it or not! Enough!
Of course
Hi, good evening
Is something wrong?
Congratulations! You're gonna be proclaimed first lady
Right then, tomorrow I'll get the caretaker and we'll do a check of all the building
to see what needs doing and request a budget
Do you want a beer?
Come on, you've not been made President yet
There'll have to be a meeting for that, right?
Yeah but in the meantime someone will have to make the decisions
Haven't you seen how they treat the Presidents in this place?
They haven't killed the one downstairs because they don't know what bin to dump him in. Otherwise...
Don't worry, honey. They're gonna love me
Fuck Lucia. You're getting yourself in some deep shit
Hey, hey, hey, none of that Lucia! From now on, Mrs President
President, that's a bit of a turn on, you know
It is, right?
Let's make a toast
I've had enough of getting kicked around
I've dedicated 12 years of my life to this community
and look how they thank me for it!
Ungrateful!
Calm down, sweetheart, calm down
If that snob wants to be President, then let her!
We'll see how long she lasts!
Trust me!
The last time I trusted you, we had Jose Miguel
Huh? What we need to do now is pester her all the time
That'll be them coming up to apologise
Well now I'm the one who doesn't want you!
Err..what's up? Come in, Emilio
Señor Juan, I wanted to say that for me you'll always be the President
Thanks, thanks Emilio
But no, that's all water under the bridge for me now
In the 12 years that I've been President of the community
I've neglected the most important thing in a man's life
Your car
No, my family
From now on, I'm going to dedicate myself to my wife and kids
about time
how lovely, how lovely
But don't you worry Emilio because this isn't goodbye
it's just see you later
Right, ok then. See you later
Bye Emilio
Your people love you, Juan, they love you.
I don't know
There you go!
Mum, you've made a mistake
You've given me bird food instead of cereal
It's wholemeal cereal and it's delicious
Why can't I have the chocolate one?
Because as you already know the doctor said you need to lose a bit of weight
But he's even fatter than me
Kids, this afternoon when you leave school, we're gonna go to the park together
What for?
What do you think for?
To do what kids your age do in a park
Get pissed!
Play!
Oh, and on Friday we're gonna go to the cinema together
Dad wants to spend a bit more time with you
But what have we done to you?
Don't keep telling me to take you to see the bulls
I love you, I adore you
Don't keep telling me to take you to see the bulls
I can't anymore, I can't anymore
and this toast is gonna burn, I can't anymore
and this toast is gonna burn
how nice it looks, how nice it looks
I add a bit of salt to my eggs
Good morning
Fuck, what a fright you gave me!
What are you doing here?
Today's my first day as President
Come on, let's go, we've got a lot of stuff to do
but I haven't had breakfast
Yeah but don't you start work at 9?
Come on then, it's already ten past nine. Get dressed! We need to check over the building
Wow, these look lovely. Can I have one?
Eat whatever you want!
I'm ready now
Take this
Right then, Emilio. You've been here a long time
What's the first thing you’d change?
Me? My salary
What's wrong with your salary?
It's been frozen even longer than Walt Disney
Alright, we'll talk about that later
No, we don't need to talk about it. We need to raise it
Yeah ok but we need to talk with all the neighbours
Write everything down
Right. Emilio's salary
The first thing that needs to be done is to get them two upstairs to pay me the rent
Yes but I can't get involved in that Señora
If they don't pay the rent, I can't pay for the maintenance of the building
I've got a lot of expenses
Right. Anything else?
The lift. The lift needs changing now!
Right, Emilio. Put change the lift
Change the lift?
Yes
But do you know how much a lift costs?
Shall I cross out lift then?
No, don't cross it out because Concha's complained!
Well let her complain! And let her take the stairs
it'll help her a lot with her arthritis
Plus, if she falls no-one's gonna care
What do you propose then?
That my husband returns as President because he's the only one who knows how to manage this
because you seem a bit out of your depth to me, sweetheart
What should I put down, Señorita Lucia?
Nothing, come on, let's go
See you later
I've been saying for ages that we need to paint the hallway
because every time I come in, it gets me down
and I don't know, put in a plant or something
something with a bit of joy of life in it
Plastic flowers
What do you mean plastic flowers?
They don't need watering
No no Emilio, not plastic ones. Real flowers!
Anything else you can think of?
What position do you like best in bed?
Sorry?
It's just that I'm writing an article on it
On the bottom because it wears you out less
Not you! Her
Come on, let's go. We've got lots to do
on the bottom
Wow, same as me
On the bottom, right, sure
What we need to do is put boilers in every flat
Because there are four of them upstairs and only 2 of us
so we're paying for all the hot water, damn it, and that's not fair
Here are the biscuits!
They told you they didn't want any! You're so annoying!
How are they not gonna want any? Eat up, silly
Ok, but I'll just take one
Ok, anything else to improve the building?
Ashtrays. We need ashtrays in the hall, on the landings, and in every corner of the staircase
Cigarettes! She used to be so pretty and look how thin she is now
I'll show you some pictures
No, no, no, really, we need to be going now, we need to work
We won't be getting out of here
Right then, this is the flat. Nice, right?
How many metres is it?
Lots! 80 or 100
What are the neighbours like?
Well, same as everywhere
Hey, what's going on here?
Wow, great, it comes with a cleaning lady
What do you mean cleaning lady? I'm the tenant!
Not anymore because you stopped paying
Doña Concha, you need to stop coming in the flat whenever you feel like
What if I'm naked?
Well you get dressed
I won't show you the bedrooms because
who knows what a state these two have got them in
Who are these people?
She wants to rent them the flat
How's that then? Are we included in the price?
Well, are you going to take it then?
I suppose the flat doesn't come with any extra charges
Sure, these two are leaving tomorrow
No, financial charges I mean.
No, what do you take me for? I'm very serious
Yeah, that's true. I've never once seen her laugh
Right then, have you got the security deposit with you or do you need to nip to the bank?
If you don't mind, we'll think about it
Yes, sure, think about it
but I warn you there are lots of people interested in this flat
Yeah, like us!
Belén I can’t move back in with my parents
Me neither, they've changed the locks
Alicia, we need to get money now!
Hey, why don't you call one of your ninety boyfriends?
If I don't remember their names, I'm hardly likely to remember their phone numbers, am I?
Fernando!
Fernando downstairs?
Sure!
But I haven't slept with him yet!
No, no, I mean he's a lawyer. Maybe he can advise us
Come on, let's go ask him
Fernando! No, no, I need to change first
No, no, Concha can't kick you out like that
You need to owe at least 3 months' rent
Look, how long has it been since you signed the contract?
What contract?
Haven't you got a contract?
No
Well in that case it's her who could get in a lot of trouble then
Seriously?
Yes as long as you can prove that you live here
And do bank statements prove that?
Of course
Wow, finally they're useful for something
Next time she comes poking around the flat, I'm gonna throw the book at her, she won't know what’s hit her
Hang on, hang on. She comes into your flat?
Every day!
She says, it's Concha, I'm coming in
Yeah but you're the tenants. It's as if it were your house
God, how I like this guy!
Mm ok, you know there are cases of tenants not paying rent
and it takes years for them to be evicted
Did you know your room is right above mine?
What? No, no I didn't know that
I heard the two of you the other day
Really? Does the sound carry a lot?
Enough. Also, you were at it for a good while. Champ!
What about you? What year are you in?
You're blushing
Me?
I'd best be off because the fish is melting
Don't think too much about me
No, no
Hey, where are you going?
Me? To my house
Right
Wow, you're here
You're back from work a bit early, aren’t you?
Nah. I didn't go to work
How's it all going?
Badly. Every neighbour's asking for something different. They can't agree.
For the love of God
Now I understand why we pay so little for the building maintenance
The caretaker hasn't got a contract
And the building hasn't passed the council's safety test
What a disgrace
And on top of that, the lift hasn't been checked since 1994
Oh well, that makes it more exciting when we come up in it
And really I don't know how anyone can understand this guy's paperwork
Life's full of mysteries
Right, I'm gonna see if he's at home, ok?
I'm gonna go talk with him
We'll carry on in a bit
Well I'll wait here for you
When you're free, I'm here for you, alright?
We'll work something out
Wow, it's Mrs President, what an honour!
Good afternoon. Could I speak with your husband for a minute please?
Well Juan's not here. He's gone for a walk with the boy
because now he's got so much time on his hands
Ok, I'll come back another time
No, come in, come in! Tell me about it
Come on, you know I'm here to help you with whatever you need
Right well, I've been checking the accounts that you gave me
Great, that was quick, how are they?
They're a mess
Ok, but now you're here you can sort them out, can't you?
Also, we've got a problem with the caretaker's contract
What problem?
He hasn't got one! Do you know how much trouble he could get us in?
What if he has an accident?
Poor man, what do you wanna do to him?
Nothing Paloma, but we need to give him a contract and get him a National Insurance number
Ah, alright sweetheart but there are only 6 flats
and that would cost us an arm and a leg
Well either we pay more building maintenance or get rid of the caretaker
Mmm, well they both sound like great ideas to me
See what you've done? The first thing she's gonna do is make you pay more building maintenance
How do you know that?
Because she told me. 200 euros every month.
How much?
Oh look who it is? It didn't take you long to show your face, Señora
Could you shout quietly please? Some of us have to work, you know
Well work, work! You wait and see the bill you're gonna have to pay
What bill? Why?
The girl wants to change the lift as well
But why does she want to change it?
Just get Emilio to fix it like we always do
It'll break down again but it's cheaper
Sure, but she'll probably get her dad to do it and make commission on it
What are you saying? That she's stealing from us?
Of course, she's seen what her husband does and she decided she wants a piece of the action
Hey, my husband's never stolen a cent! Not one cent!
Well I've got a few savings but I wanted to use them to get my legs waxed
What she wants is to get rid of all of us so her dad can get his hands on the building
And that's when you'll miss Juan
Marisa! What are you doing smoking?
Fuck, what a fright you gave me!
But what are you all doing up there?
This looks like the House of Commons, I'm off
A cheeseburger to go with onion
You know where you can stick your cheeseburger, moron!
Have you seen what you’re wearing, Belen? The guys won’t be able to keep their eyes off you
Hey, the circulars go in the letter boxes!
Wait till I catch you, you little shit
Emilio! Do you like your job?
Do I like it? I love it! Doesn't it show?
Well the new President's gonna get rid of you
Really?
Yeah
But why?
Well she says you're very expensive
But she told me she was gonna check my salary
Well she's checked it good and proper
She says in such a small building we don't need a caretaker
But in Madrid the buildings are smaller and they have 3 caretakers!
I'm so sorry Emilio, so sorry.
because we all really appreciate you here
and for you to have to go just because that girl's got the idea into her head
is really sad, Emilio, really sad
Well you know what? If they're gonna fire me, it's because I’m not needed
and if I'm not needed, then I'm not working anymore!
and tell that girl to watch out for me because I did my military service in the artillery
Unbelievable, these posh bitches!
Try not to make any noise
Why? What's wrong?
The neighbours are really nosy
I love your tattoo
I'll show you the other one in a minute
Don't tickle!
I'm horny
Wow, you're enjoying yourselves, aren't you?
Marisa, for God's sake, what are you doing sitting there?
If your mum sees you, you'll be for it!
Do you live with your mum?
And with his son
No, no, don't listen to her. She's senile
Get him to show you the bedroom at the back. That's where he's got them hidden
Right, ok, let's meet up another day, alright? I'll call you
No, wait, Vanessa!
Carmen! Carmen! Sorry. I've got a friend who's called Vanessa who looks like you
Fuck off!
Marisa!
Come on, don't make that face, if you need me for a quickie, you know where I am
Right, don't worry, I won't be knocking on your door
He'll be going to bed with a hard on tonight
You should have seen their faces when I told them everything the new girl wants to do
There were sparks flying, Juan. Sparks!
Tomorrow they'll all be here begging you to return as President
What do you think of your Paloma then?
You're so hot
What? No, no Juan! The kids are gonna hear us
Let them hear
Kids! Your parents are gonna make love, at last!
Juan, keep still, will you! We've got more important things to think about
Get your head together!
Didn't you say you wanted to spend more time with the kids?
Yeah but not right now
Right well go and talk with Natalia
Me? What for?
Find out what she does when she goes out
I reckon she's got a guy
Oh come on, she's just a little girl!
A little girl? You know I found a condom in her bag
What?
Come on Juan, if you just walk past her, you can see how full of hormones she is
Hormones?
From head to toe, hormones all over!
Right I'll go talk to her right now
Yeah, that's it. That's what fathers are there for. To talk with their daughters
Take your time!
How comfy this bed is!
Hi
Wow, that didn't take the two of you long, did it?
Can I come in?
No
Natalia, we need to talk
Are you alright Dad?
Yeah but from now on, I want us to talk more
Ok
Well, look...how are things?
Good, good
How are things with you?
Good, good
Natalia, now you've reached the age when you're not a little girl anymore
That's plain to see
and you've probably begun to notice changes in your body
maybe you've even started to become interested in boys
And that's important. And we've got to deal with it together
Yes Dad, I'm a virgin
Ok
Hey, don't you think instead of worrying so much about my sex life
you should worry about yours?
What are you talking about sweetheart? How can you expect me not to worry?
When you become a mother, you'll understand
Yes Dad
Don't rush into it anything, though! These things will happen naturally
You just relax. Bye
Some story you sold him there
I thought you were asleep
So you're a virgin, are you?
Mind your own business
What's wrong? What's wrong?
What time is it? For God's sake, who's calling me now?
What?
Emilio, it's Vicenta. I'm really worried
What's the matter Señora?
I think I put the silver paper from the yoghurts in the yellow bin by mistake
And you wake me up to tell me that?
Show a little respect, it's 2 in the morning
What should I do?
Well for serious issues like this, phone the President directly
But how can I call the President at this time of night?
You mean you won't call her but you can call me!
I'll call her tomorrow at a more respectable hour
Right ok, you do that. Goodnight Doña Vicenta
Goodnight. Nutcase! You're off your fucking nut!
Hello?
Hello, good morning, it's Vicenta
Can I talk to Lucia?
For you, Mrs President
Hello?
It's Vicenta. Did I wake you?
Of course you woke us up, damn it. It's 7 in the morning
No, don't worry Vicenta, we needed to get up now anyway
I didn't sleep a wink all night because I was so worried. You need to warn the council
What's wrong?
Yesterday I made a mistake and put the silver paper from the yoghurts in the yellow bin
Oh ok, that's great, right?
No because that's paper. It needs to go in the blue one
Oh ok but don't worry, Vicenta. If you don't do it right, it doesn't matter
Oh really? Why do we bother recycling then?
Ok, right, well let's talk about it later, ok? I've got to go to work. Have a good day
Fuck Lucia, this takes the biscuit
What are they gonna call you for next time? To programme their TV? Fuck's sake!
Listen Roberto, I need you to do me a favour
Oh thank God! I thought you were never gonna be in the mood
No, I've got to go to work. But the lift engineer is gonna come
Oh no! You're not getting me mixed up in that!
Come on!
No, you wanted to be President, so you sort it out
Go on, it'll only take a minute. He's just gonna take a look and give us a quote
I'm gonna take a shower
No shit! I'm going out of my mind
Hello?
Hey, what about the paper in the cake wrappers?
Look Señora, eat biscuits, they're much healthier!
She's coming, she's coming! She's here now!
Take the chain out, I don't want any problems
No! I don't want to, Alicia!
It's Concha, I'm coming in
No, you're not coming in here anymore
Let me in. What have you put on the door?
You can't come in the house without our permission
But it's mine!
Yeah but we've rented it so it's as if the house was our own
The lawyer in 1B told us
You're whores, both of you!
Watch what you say to us! You didn't give us a contract and we could report you
I'll be back!
Yeah, you do that! We'll be waiting
You two! What's your problem with me?
Sorry?
You got together with those 2 whores from upstairs to make my life a misery!
Señora, truly I don't know what you're talking about
You'd better steer clear of me!
Shit! She's scary!
What's up with her?
Nothing. The girls asked me for a bit of advice about their lease
and it looks like it hasn't gone down well
What do you mean advice?
When did you talk to Alicia?
Oh yesterday. The two of them came downstairs
Ah so they were here too?
Yeah
and why didn't you tell me?
Well because it's no big deal
Of course it's no big deal
Deep down, you love it that Alicia's coming on to you
And you don't give a damn about how I feel about it
Mauri, next time I see them I'll tell you, I swear
Oh so you're gonna see them again?
Plus Fernando, why do you have to go poking your nose into other people's business?
Because I'm a lawyer. It's my duty
Oh so now you're out to set the world to rights
That woman frightens me
Did you notice her eyes?
They're just like Frankenstein's
You're exaggerating. She's just a poor old helpless lady
Yeah that's what they said about Pinochet to stop him going to prison and look at him
What's she gonna do to us anyway? We’re neighbours
Come on, don't you watch TV?
There are neighbours who are always stabbing each other!
She just got a bit upset, that's all
Come on, you love to think the worst of people
Why on earth are these wires like this?
If you don't know, we're hardly likely to
Who did the last repair on this lift?
Me. What's wrong with it?
You've done an interesting job. These 2 wires are stuck together with chewing gum
Sure, they're supposed to be stuck together
Don't listen to him, he doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about
Fuck!
See? You don't know what you're doing
I know I've damaged my box from the kick I just gave it
But can something be done with the lift?
Yeah, you need to change the fuse box, the motor, the buffers, the chains
See? He didn't say anything about the control panel
The control panel's wrecked. Tomorrow someone'll come give you a quote
That's 90 euros
What?
But do I have to pay you out of my own pocket?
No! I'm from Lifts without Borders
90 euros for a 2 minute glance!
But who do you think you are? A notary?
Look here, you clown, didn't you see how I nearly hurt myself because of your shit work?
You're gonna get really hurt if you don't watch your mouth!
Hey, hey, one at a time, one at a time
I'll smash your face in
Yeah right
Hold it please, calm down, you can't fight here
Ok, alright, come on, outside, let's go
Oh alright then, let's take a walk
Actually maybe you'd better go with him and I'll stay here and sort this out
Look, this lift's been tampered with by unskilled people
It hasn't passed the maintenance checks and it hasn't got a single safety feature
I could have told you that for free, you idiot
Come on, Emilio
Listen, I'm gonna contact the manufacturer so they report you
and you're gonna go down!
Don't show your face round here again, you idiot
Mate, they charge you 90 euros to go and report you
You've got natural talent for business, you know that
But what the fuck man, what's the matter with you?
I don't know, ask the President. Maybe she'll tell you
Eat it all up now
Where have you been? We've almost finished dinner
I've rented Little Mermaid so we can all watch it together!
Little Mermaid?
Dad, have you been mixing pills?
Come on! Come and sit down over here! It's starting now
I've got loads of homework to do
Yeah I'm meeting Danny
But what about the dessert?
What's wrong? Don't you want to watch it or what?
Juan, honey, really, Little Mermaid!
They're not that young anymore
What's the big deal? It's a nice film
Yes, yes it's nice
The singing's great in it
And what about the crab?
And the little fish?
And the witch with her tentacles who stops the wedding. She's beautiful!
Yeah but...
It's ok, I'll watch it by myself
No, no, I'll watch it with you to keep you company
You paid to rent it after all
This can't be happening. Fernando!
What's up?
Look!
What have you done to it?
It was that psycho upstairs
She's poured bleach on it!
Smell, smell. It's bleach
But are you sure it was her?
Come on, Sherlock Holmes. Who hates us and lives above us?
Concha
Well do something! Arrest her! Put her in prison!
How can she go to prison for this? Come on, Mauri
Ruining a Dolce Gabbana shirt like this is a capital offense
I'll show her!
Wait, wait, I'll go talk to her
Why can't I go?
Because when you get angry, it's really obvious that you’re camp
What?
I mean...
Sorry but I am not camp! You're much more camp than me! I've seen you
See? You get all worked up and you start talking like Meryl Streep
like a drama queen
This takes the biscuit. So now I've got to change how I speak
so people won't realise that you're gay!
Look! Another fag end. That woman can't smoke here
because afterwards all the smoke ends up in my house
Look, I'm not the President
Talk to Lucia about it in the meeting tomorrow
Your girlfriend! Your girlfriend's a slut
We make her President and then she disappears
No, she hasn't disappeared. She's at work
Roberto! I’ve found you at last
Where do I need to put Valentin's poo?
In the yellow bin or the grey one?
because it's organic waste but the bag's made of plastic
Hang on, hang on, why are you asking me about it?
Ask Emilio
Look, throw it where you want but don't bring it inside in the building
Out of the way please, I'm dangerous
What's the matter with you then?
What's the matter with me? Look at my shirt
Why did you wash it with bleach? That needs to be washed in the sink in cold water
Yeah but what do you expect from men living alone?
It wasn't me. It was Concha
She washes her clothes in bleach!
You're still first lady, come on, upstairs, there's gonna be trouble
I can't wait to see you try and sort it out. Without your girlfriend
Mauri, calm down please
I'm perfectly calm
But I'm not leaving until she apologises
Ok, but leave it to me, alright?
Concha, open up, they're bitching about you
Aren't you gonna call the President or something?
What do you think I'm doing, Señora? Ordering a pizza?
I don't know
Hello
Ok, calm down, I'm on my way up
Ok, I'm coming
Tomorrow neighbours' meeting in the snob's house
What a cheek!
What on earth...what's going on here?
Don't let them in, son!
Look Armando, we think your mum...
No! We don't think anything. Your mum's poured bleach on my shirt
Lies! It must have been them on the third floor
My mum's a saint! If it was her, she must have done it by accident
I see what you're saying but...
What if I'd stuck my head out of the window at that precise moment?
She'd have left me blonder than Madonna
Alright, don't worry, we can sort this out. How much was the shirt?
250 euros
Right, well never mind. You can buy yourself another one
I'm off because I’ve got a date
What? Say something to him Fernando!
Look, maybe it's best if I buy you a new shirt
Hello Mrs President
Hello, what's wrong?
Nothing
About time, sweetheart.
What's this all about?
Nothing. Just a little friction from living together
Concha poured bleach on my shirt from her balcony
Do something about it!
What do you want me to do? That's your problem
Oh so we've got a psycho in the building and it's my problem
The only psycho round here is her
expecting us to pay 200 euros in building maintenance
What's she talking about?
Señora, can you come out for a second please?
No, no, no, that guy there terrifies me. He might try and hurt me
Look Lucia, I'm off
Looks like this is all getting too much for you, sweetheart
Oh by the way, where do you have to put the dog poo?
Wherever the hell you want. She's driving me insane with the bloody dog poo
See? None of this happened when Juan was President. Bye
Alright
What's up? Have you got the hump with me too?
Me? Why would I be annoyed? I love having to sort out shit
Just as well cos since we came here that's the only thing I've been doing
It's not the only thing you’ve been doing! You've been making problems about everything
I told you, don't be President, it's a drag. Didn't I tell you that?
Yeah but I thought the neighbours were gonna be a bit more supportive
All neighbours are shit. That's why people with money buy a house in the country
Yeah but what do you want me to do? I've promised to do it now
Well say no. Ignore them. It's easy, just cancel tomorrow's meeting
Yeah but I can't. Besides, they're not gonna get the better of me
Ok, fine, brilliant, I'm leaving then.
Choose. It's either the neighbours or me
Excuse me, can I talk to you for a second?
Yes, yes, of course
It's my dad. He doesn't know what to do with himself anymore
Today he rented Little Mermaid and he wanted us all to watch it together
He keeps giving my sister talks and taking me to the park
He's become such a pain in the arse
Don't worry about it mate. When you're 30, you'll move in with your girlfriend
then you'll miss your parents
Right, well what's all this got to do with me?
Well when my dad was President, he left us alone to do what we wanted
If you could just let him be President a bit, even if it's just in the afternoons
Please, I'm begging you, be cool
Ok, I'll think about it
Alright. Bye
See you later
Look how bland the colour of their wallpaper is. Some refurbishment!
And with all the noise they made
They haven't even put out any titbits or anything
Hi, welcome everybody
Let's start the emergency meeting
Hold on a second. I want to say my last words as President
Come on! Give us a break!
I resign! That's it
Short and sweet for once
Ok then, let that stand for the record
Right, well what I wanted to say to you is...
What I don't want is to pay for more building maintenance
What you're gonna pay for is my shirt
Hold on a second
I want to say something too
Fuck!
No, listen. I've been working in this building for 7 years
without a contract
without any resources or technology or computer. Without anything
Have I ever complained about it? Well?
When you wouldn't buy me the steam cleaner, what did I do? I kept my mouth shut
even though my back was killing me when I had to mop the floor
Now you're firing me. What a disgrace!
Yeah right! You only bend down when the girl from the third floor goes upstairs in a mini-skirt
And how do you thank me for it? Kicking me out on the street
Calm down, Emilio. Nobody wants to kick you out on the street
I'm the one who's quitting their job
but didn't you want to be President?
Yes but not at any price
What she wants is to be paid
No, the problem is here everyone wants the stairs cleaned up
the walls repainted, the lift fixed, and all that without paying a penny
Yeah, that's just what we want
Finally someone that understands us!
Yeah, well I can't work like that. So that's it, I quit
Well done honey. Come on, let's go home
This is our home
Oh shit, you're right
Come on, everyone out, the meeting's over. Come on!
Hold on a minute. If she's quitting, we'll have to choose another President
I volunteer
What? Come on, enough joking around
Yeah but someone's gonna have to be President, right?
Of course, Doña Paloma
Well, any more volunteers?
Anyone who's not Juan Cuesta?
Come on, please someone volunteer
In this type of situation, by law you have to pull a name out of a hat
and the person whose name comes out has to be President for a year
whether they like it or not
Oh ok, let's do that then, come on
Alright, let's start
I vote for Juan Cuesta
Me too!
Ok me too, it's not like we’ve got a choice
If Bush can be a President, this guy can be a President as well
Working majority! My husband's President!
Señor Juan, we've won!
Thanks thanks
I inform you...
Show a bit of respect, your President is speaking...
Where are you going?
Speak Juan, I'm listening to you
No no no, speeches from the landing, go on
I'll distribute a leaflet with my manifesto. And I want to tell you
I don't bear any grudges towards any of you. And I say that without bitterness
I thought you wanted to fire me
No, of course not
Well? Happy?
Yeah. I bet you did it for me
No, I did it because being President here is the worst thing in the world
Yeah, it's easier to be President of the country
Kids, I need to give you some bad news
I know I promised to take you to the zoo tomorrow
but it's not gonna be possible
because I've been unanimously reelected President
Oh, what a shame Dad
Yeah we were really looking forward to it as well
Well, if it means a lot to you, I can try and fit it in
No, no, no, we wanted to go but don't worry, we'll get over it
Yeah Dad, you devote yourself to the neighbours, they need you
Juan, what great kids we've got
You tell your sister about this next time she says her kids are better
Goodnight kids
Goodnight
We were lucky to get out of that
You should be thanking me. If I hadn't talked with the neighbour upstairs
tomorrow you'd be feeding monkeys
You haven't had a smoke for 4 hours
I bet you're dying to light up a fag
No, what I'm dying to do is wring your neck
In a few years you'll thank me for it, you'll see
Right! But in the meantime, don't come too close to me
Goodnight
Marisa, I can see you!
Well don't look, for fuck's sake
You here again! Would you mind telling me what you're doing in our house?
Collecting the rent which your friend paid me
I shudder to think how she got it
Same here. Alicia!
Did you see that? Tell me you love me
Where did you get the money from then?
Hey, can I empty the wardrobe now?
Yeah, yeah, Belen's gonna get her stuff now
Belen! I'm Nuria. How's it going?
You smell of something, it's like hamburgers or something
What do you expect me to smell of?
It's just that I can't stand meat
Hey, get a move on with the wardrobe, alright?
Who's that?
Our new roommate. How do you like her?
Oh, great. The thing is that's my bedroom
Where am I gonna sleep?
With me in my room
I thought you said you were fed up of sleeping by yourself
Belen!
Coming
I swear I'm gonna get you back for this!
But we're gonna have so much fun
Yeah, I can't wait!
Seriously, I don't get it. 6 families and 500 rubbish bags
Look at the state of the bins
Hey Emilio
Alright Paco, I'll catch you later
Hey man, what are you looking for in the rubbish?
Are you short of food or what?
No Paquito, it's just that this lot are pigs
Look, this one's for glass but it smells of fish
This one's for cardboard but I don't know what they’ve chucked in it
but look, it's dripping something
No wonder the planet's fucked. No forests left, no whales, no eskimos...nothing
Seriously, not much has changed with the new bins
Nothing has changed! Nothing!
Oh well, see you later
Right, see you tomorrow man
Paquito no! What did you chuck in here?
Oh wow, what have we here?
What a nice shirt, I reckon I'll recycle this for myself
Who would have said I was going get a new shirt this week?
The logo's great. So it's true that proverb which says
one man's trash is another man's treasure
It's true you know, all those proverbs are true