1. Abuelita, how are you
so happy in the morning?Copy !req
2. Oh, it's easy, Mamita.Copy !req
3. Every night I dream of your abuelo,Copy !req
4. and we are playing dominoes
and I win.Copy !req
5. - Over and over and—
- Okay, I got it!Copy !req
6. Hey, guys, you're in luck.Copy !req
7. I finally found a vintage store that had
a chair that matches your dining set.Copy !req
8. Why do we need an extra chair?Copy !req
9. It's not really extra. There's five of us.Copy !req
10. I know. It's not a perfect match.Copy !req
11. But it's hardly the sorest thumb
in the room.Copy !req
12. Not the chair!
What the hell are you wearing?Copy !req
13. Oh. Che Guevara? Yeah.Copy !req
14. Viva la revolución, am I right?Copy !req
15. You are wrong.Copy !req
16. - Do you have any idea—
- I got this.Copy !req
17. Do you have any idea—Copy !req
18. Kids, relax.Copy !req
19. Do you have any idea
what this comemierda did?Copy !req
20. Grew an awesome beard
and modeled for T-shirts?Copy !req
21. First of all, he wasn't even Cuban!Copy !req
22. He was Castro's right-hand man.Copy !req
23. He burned books. He banned music.
He personally oversaw execution squads.Copy !req
24. He was a mass murderer!Copy !req
25. But...Copy !req
26. He has a cool hat.Copy !req
27. It's like if you walked into a Jewish home
wearing a Hitler shirt.Copy !req
28. Or into Taylor Swift's home
wearing a Kanye shirt.Copy !req
29. Oh, my God! You guys. I am so sorry.Copy !req
30. - I had no idea.
- Okay.Copy !req
31. We forgive you, Schneider.Copy !req
32. We know that sometimes you are a bobo
and don't know what you're doing.Copy !req
33. It's okay.Copy !req
34. Okay, now I kind of miss the shirt.Copy !req
35. Hey, everybody.Copy !req
36. Oh, finally you're home.
I have great news.Copy !req
37. That reminds me! Papito has great news!Copy !req
38. I do.
In school, we have our nation projectCopy !req
39. and today we picked our countries.Copy !req
40. We chose alphabetically by last name.Copy !req
41. Finally, makes me proud to be an Alvarez.Copy !req
42. So, not the brave military mom
wounded in the line of duty?Copy !req
43. Okay.Copy !req
44. Let me guess. You went for the easy A
and picked America?Copy !req
45. No. Stupid Travis Aarons got America.Copy !req
46. I chose Cuba.Copy !req
47. No, papito. Cuba chose you.Copy !req
48. It'll be nice for you to do some research
on where we're from.Copy !req
49. Yeah, I'm probably just going to film
abuelita blabbing for a while.Copy !req
50. You know her, "Cuba, Cuba, Cuba.
Ay. ¡Azúcar!"Copy !req
51. You have captured my essence.Copy !req
52. I won't even have to write a paper.Copy !req
53. It's like no work.Copy !req
54. Be less excited about that part.
Put some effort in.Copy !req
55. Hey, why are you so hard on him?Copy !req
56. Are you kidding me?Copy !req
57. What happened to,
"An A is an A, but a B is an F,Copy !req
58. and a C stands for China, because that's
where you're going to live now."Copy !req
59. Okay, that's true.Copy !req
60. But papito has such a pretty face
to fall back on.Copy !req
61. Worst-case scenario,
I'll just marry some rich lady.Copy !req
62. That's my boy.Copy !req
63. Remember me?Copy !req
64. Can I finally share my news?Copy !req
65. I'm sorry, mama.Copy !req
66. Please tell us.Copy !req
67. Sister Fidelis told me that I'm a finalist
for the Voices of Tomorrow.Copy !req
68. The singing show?Copy !req
69. Nietecita, I could not be more proud.Copy !req
70. It's a writing program.Copy !req
71. Oh.Copy !req
72. Kookie, that's great.Copy !req
73. It's a really big deal.Copy !req
74. Only 30 students get chosen
out of the whole country.Copy !req
75. But wait—Copy !req
76. How much does it cost?Copy !req
77. All expenses paid.Copy !req
78. That's what I'm talking about!Copy !req
79. I mean, they say it's an Ivy League
stepping stone.Copy !req
80. Not that I buy into the aristocracy
of the Ivy League,Copy !req
81. but it will be rewarding
to turn Harvard down.Copy !req
82. You get into Harvard, you're going.Copy !req
83. Columbia even better, 'cause it will be
easy for Abuelita to pronounce.Copy !req
84. Columbia.Copy !req
85. So, if they pick you...Copy !req
86. what do we get to put
in the Alvarez Museum?Copy !req
87. Come on! A trophy? A medal? A ribbon?Copy !req
88. And don't say
the value of a job well done.Copy !req
89. We need hardware!Copy !req
90. - I don't think I get anything.
- There's got to be something.Copy !req
91. I need a visual record of how hard
you guys are killing it.Copy !req
92. Because that means you're killing it.Copy !req
93. Because that means I'm killing it!Copy !req
94. - But I'm not even in yet.Copy !req
95. We're going to have to make some space.Copy !req
96. Can we take down the shadow box
with our baby teeth in it?Copy !req
97. Why would we do that?Copy !req
98. Abuelita has a whole necklace planned.Copy !req
99. Who would ever wear that necklace?Copy !req
100. Your bride, at your wedding.Copy !req
101. I love that they think we're serious.Copy !req
102. You're in a good mood.Copy !req
103. - Is it because you—
- Stop!Copy !req
104. Think. Is it appropriate?Copy !req
105. Never mind.Copy !req
106. But I am in a good moodCopy !req
107. because Elena is up
for a very competitive writing program.Copy !req
108. It's pretty huge.Copy !req
109. - She wants to be a journalist.
- Like on E! News?Copy !req
110. - No, like someone who writes the news.
- So like Us Weekly.Copy !req
111. At least you're reading.Copy !req
112. But I'm proud of her.Copy !req
113. She has a dream
and she's making it happen.Copy !req
114. I remember when I had dreams.Copy !req
115. When I was her age,Copy !req
116. I wanted to be the next Allan Sherman!Copy !req
117. The famous song parodist?Copy !req
118. "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh"?Copy !req
119. "Shticks and Stones"?Copy !req
120. And, instead of "Hava Nagila,"
"Harvey and Sheila."Copy !req
121. I used to dream of competing
in the X Games.Copy !req
122. I had my own street luge.Copy !req
123. You probably can't tell this by looking
at me, but I was a big luger!Copy !req
124. Oh, we can tell.Copy !req
125. A singer, a street luger
and a person who could read.Copy !req
126. What was your crazy,
unrealistic dream, Penelope?Copy !req
127. I wanted to be a doctor.Copy !req
128. Well, that's not a crazy dream.Copy !req
129. It's just a regular, attainable dream
that you didn't attain.Copy !req
130. Oh.Copy !req
131. No, it's fine.
Life went a different way.Copy !req
132. Army, marriage, kids...Copy !req
133. I guess 18-year-old me
would be disappointed in my career,Copy !req
134. but she also wore brown eyeliner
on her lips,Copy !req
135. so what'd that fool know?Copy !req
136. So...Copy !req
137. Yeah, I mean, I...Copy !req
138. I've made sacrifices, but...Copy !req
139. that just means Alex and Elena
can have an even better life than I did.Copy !req
140. Just like my parents did for me.Copy !req
141. I know that's supposed to sound sweet,
but it really bums me out.Copy !req
142. So I had to flee Cuba
and come here to America.Copy !req
143. Your abuelo and I were separated for yearsCopy !req
144. before we found our way back
into each other's arms.Copy !req
145. There was an earthquake
the day we were reunitedCopy !req
146. and I am convinced that the passion
of our embrace moved the Earth.Copy !req
147. Not sure the science checks out,
but who cares?Copy !req
148. That was beautiful.Copy !req
149. Oh. Gracias.Copy !req
150. What are you doing?Copy !req
151. History is coming alive before your eyes!Copy !req
152. And that's too small a camera
for too big a star!Copy !req
153. - What?
- Keep talking.Copy !req
154. You are so lucky she's here.Copy !req
155. I know nothing about my grandparents
and I never will.Copy !req
156. And they live in Pasadena!Copy !req
157. I mean, the traffic's just...Copy !req
158. Anyway,
this is a huge opportunity for you.Copy !req
159. With the right production value,Copy !req
160. this might qualify
for a Student Academy Award.Copy !req
161. - Oh, yeah. The Soscars?Copy !req
162. It's a thing.Copy !req
163. I could win a trophy?Copy !req
164. Something for the Alvarez Museum
besides my teeth?Copy !req
165. Don't forget your umbilical cord.Copy !req
166. What the hell kind of museum is this?Copy !req
167. I'm gonna make a movie!Copy !req
168. I'll write a script, cast it, edit it...Copy !req
169. Wait, am I making more work for myself?Copy !req
170. Am I excited about it?Copy !req
171. Is this what it's like to be Elena?Copy !req
172. I will start my beauty regime now.Copy !req
173. I will be ready at dawn.Copy !req
174. - Okay, but I have to go to school.
- Oh, good. 'Cause dawn was pushing it.Copy !req
175. Okay.
So we're doing this tomorrow afternoon?Copy !req
176. Ah, I was supposed to have jury duty,
but you know what?Copy !req
177. I'm just gonna call my guy.
This is more important.Copy !req
178. Oh, hey, Pen.Copy !req
179. Do you have a 50-foot extension cord
and some dry ice?Copy !req
180. You know what?
I'll make a run to the depot.Copy !req
181. There's this great one
I like to hit in Pasadena.Copy !req
182. - Do I wanna know?
- Tomorrow, I'm filming the whole familyCopy !req
183. for my Cuba project.Copy !req
184. It's a lot of extra work,
but I'm really excited.Copy !req
185. What is happening to me?Copy !req
186. Elena, something came in the mail!Copy !req
187. - Ow!Copy !req
188. Look, here!Copy !req
189. - Is it from the Voices of Tomorrow?
- Yes, it is!Copy !req
190. Looks like someone's gonna be
the next Danielle Steel!Copy !req
191. - What? She's a writer.Copy !req
192. - "Dear, Ms. Alvarez...Copy !req
193. Every year, thousands of students apply
nationwide to fill 30 prestigious spots.Copy !req
194. We are pleased to inform you...Copy !req
195. of your acceptance
to the Voices of Tomorrow."Copy !req
196. I did it! Screw you, Harvard!Copy !req
197. No, no.
She didn't mean that, Harvard!Copy !req
198. "It is our pleasure to inform you that
you are this year's diversity candidate."Copy !req
199. Diversity candidate?Copy !req
200. Diversity candidate!Copy !req
201. "Being a diverse person..."
That's not even grammatically correct.Copy !req
202. "you have a unique perspectiveCopy !req
203. and we value your contribution
to our conversation."Copy !req
204. - Ugh!
- What? That all sounds great.Copy !req
205. No, they're saying I only got in
'cause I'm Cuban.Copy !req
206. An award for being Cuban?Copy !req
207. Finally!Copy !req
208. You should take opportunities
when they come.Copy !req
209. 'Cause when you're my age,Copy !req
210. you might regret
having missed your chance.Copy !req
211. I want a spot, not a diversity spot.Copy !req
212. What happened to, "Diversity programs
are part of our national responsibility,Copy !req
213. to level out a systemically
uneven playing field"?Copy !req
214. - Well said.
- You said that... when you were eight.Copy !req
215. I'm sorry. It just feels weird!
It's, like, tainted.Copy !req
216. I'll have to think about it.Copy !req
217. Where's the letter?Copy !req
218. Penelope...Copy !req
219. I need a consult, stat.Copy !req
220. - What's that?
- Lyrics.Copy !req
221. I was so inspired
by our conversation yesterday,Copy !req
222. I started writing parody songs.Copy !req
223. Doc, there's, like, 20 patients
waiting outside.Copy !req
224. Just tell me which one you like better.Copy !req
225. Or...Copy !req
226. Wow, this... It's just so hard to pick.Copy !req
227. - I have others—
- No. Okay, the ham. I like the ham one.Copy !req
228. Don't do the Zumba.
Please don't do that again.Copy !req
229. I— I am really enjoying myself,
you know?Copy !req
230. It's never too late to do what you love.Copy !req
231. Okay. So, I've been thinking.Copy !req
232. Theoretically, if I still wanted
to become a doctor—Copy !req
233. Yes, yes, yes!Copy !req
234. Okay! Now I'm excited!Copy !req
235. Break it down.
Tell me, what do I do?Copy !req
236. First, you take the MCAT.Copy !req
237. Then you take it again when you fail.Copy !req
238. Most people do. Me, three times.Copy !req
239. And then, just four years of med school.Copy !req
240. Okay. Five years, that's not bad!Copy !req
241. Then three years of residency.Copy !req
242. And you never know
where they're gonna send you,Copy !req
243. or what adventure awaits you.Copy !req
244. You may get Honolulu. I got Toledo.Copy !req
245. Why people say, "Holy Toledo,"
I'll never know.Copy !req
246. Nothing holy about it. It's hell.Copy !req
247. Okay. Eight years.Copy !req
248. Oh, and then your fellowship.
Three more years.Copy !req
249. So, 11 years?Copy !req
250. Wow.Copy !req
251. You are going to ace the math portion
of the MCAT.Copy !req
252. And don't you worry,Copy !req
253. you will be shocked
at how quickly a decade goes by.Copy !req
254. Especially when you don't see your family.Copy !req
255. But, in the end...Copy !req
256. it will all be worth it,
because you will be a doctor.Copy !req
257. And $200,000 in debt!Copy !req
258. - I still haven't paid mine off!
- You haven't?Copy !req
259. Looks like the sweet release of death
will come first.Copy !req
260. I win!Copy !req
261. Isn't this better?Copy !req
262. A good camera, proper lighting,
and a cast in wardrobe.Copy !req
263. I look like a fruit salad.Copy !req
264. I look like Cousin Consuelo.Copy !req
265. Don't let the beard throw you.
It actually looks really natural.Copy !req
266. Lights, camera... Talk now!Copy !req
267. I am a farmer.Copy !req
268. I grow— coffee beans...Copy !req
269. one of Cuba's most important exports.Copy !req
270. I work every day from sunrise
to sunset.Copy !req
271. But I am happy with my simple life.Copy !req
272. Cut!Copy !req
273. Can we do it again?Copy !req
274. It doesn't really seem
like you're a farmer.Copy !req
275. 'Cause I'm not really a farmer.Copy !req
276. It's not too late to recast.Copy !req
277. You auditioned and didn't get the part.
Move on, man.Copy !req
278. Okay, Elena, you're up.Copy !req
279. Great. But I have some notes
on the script.Copy !req
280. Oh, here we go.Copy !req
281. I hate it when the talent has thoughts.Copy !req
282. What are you trying to say about Cubans?Copy !req
283. You're making us out to be
total stereotypes.Copy !req
284. We're not this different
from everyone else.Copy !req
285. Elena, get over the diversity thing.Copy !req
286. A committee of people think
you're a smart Latina,Copy !req
287. and they wanna help you
achieve your dreams.Copy !req
288. How is this not a good thing?Copy !req
289. Because I only got chosen
to fulfill their race quota!Copy !req
290. They probably think I dress like this,Copy !req
291. and that I came over
on a raft, rolling a cigar, and yelling,Copy !req
292. "Say hello to my little friend."Copy !req
293. - Can we please finish shooting?
- Yes.Copy !req
294. We'll talk about this later.Copy !req
295. There's nothing left to talk about.Copy !req
296. I already e-mailed them
and told them I'm not accepting it.Copy !req
297. You did what?Copy !req
298. What...Copy !req
299. You don't get it, kiddo.Copy !req
300. You don't get it! This is a big deal.Copy !req
301. And you don't have the luxury to be like,
"Oh, it hurts my feelings." Come on!Copy !req
302. When I was 15, I would've jumped at this.Copy !req
303. You have no idea what life
is going to throw at you,Copy !req
304. and right now, you have the chance
to pursue your dreams.Copy !req
305. And not everybody gets to do that.Copy !req
306. But it's my future!Copy !req
307. I wanna do it my way.Copy !req
308. Elena!Copy !req
309. Oh, how do you storm off in this thing?Copy !req
310. I have never seen such un-professionalism.Copy !req
311. This is why I don't work!Copy !req
312. It's okay. Let's get to the star.Copy !req
313. Abuelita, you're up.Copy !req
314. Oh, hello.Copy !req
315. I didn't see you there.Copy !req
316. It is I, Lydia Riera,
the most famous dancer in Cuba.Copy !req
317. I can do flamenco, salsa, mambo,Copy !req
318. pachanga, and the Funky Chicken.Copy !req
319. Okay, abuelita.
Time for your story.Copy !req
320. Make me laugh. Make me cry.Copy !req
321. Get me an A.Copy !req
322. Well, when I was in Cuba...Copy !req
323. the peoples would line up
for blocks and blocks just to see me.Copy !req
324. I was the iPhone of my time.Copy !req
325. But then Castro took over.
My family was forced to flee.Copy !req
326. And that's when I came to America.Copy !req
327. Ooh! You know what would be good?Copy !req
328. Talk about being
one of the Pedro Pan kids.Copy !req
329. Ah!Copy !req
330. Pedro Pan was a programCopy !req
331. that started during the revolution
to fly children out of CubaCopy !req
332. and give them safe haven
in the United States until Castro left.Copy !req
333. Okay... so you were put on a plane
to a new countryCopy !req
334. where you didn't know the language?Copy !req
335. Oh, yes.Copy !req
336. Without your parents?Copy !req
337. Yes.Copy !req
338. And you were Elena's age,
which would have made Tía Maruchi my age?Copy !req
339. And Mimi would've been really young.Copy !req
340. Yes.Copy !req
341. Wow, Abuelita. I can't even imagine.Copy !req
342. That must have been so hard,
taking care of your sisters,Copy !req
343. since you were the oldest.Copy !req
344. Mami...Copy !req
345. Are you okay?Copy !req
346. Ah...Copy !req
347. You know, I am sorry.
I'm a little tired.Copy !req
348. I'm sorry, papito.Copy !req
349. I think I am done talking. Hmm?Copy !req
350. You want me to do her part?Copy !req
351. Is Alex okay?Copy !req
352. - Did I ruin his movie?
- No. Alex is fine.Copy !req
353. He's a little confused. Frankly, so am I.Copy !req
354. I know how much you like talking
about all the good times in Cuba.Copy !req
355. And I also know
that there are certain thingsCopy !req
356. that are hard to talk about.Copy !req
357. But I've never seen you react like that.Copy !req
358. What's going on?Copy !req
359. It might be good for you to talk about it.Copy !req
360. That's what I've been doing in therapy.Copy !req
361. Okay, forget therapy.Copy !req
362. But you came here alone, with nothing...Copy !req
363. and you made an amazing life.Copy !req
364. Someday, maybe you could
talk to me about it.Copy !req
365. I would love to hear your whole story.Copy !req
366. I remember being at the airport.Copy !req
367. We were only allowed one suitcase.Copy !req
368. And my mami was so clever.Copy !req
369. She sewed two dresses together,Copy !req
370. one inside the other...Copy !req
371. so I could have more clothing.Copy !req
372. Then it was time to say goodbye...Copy !req
373. but I couldn't let go of Blanca.Copy !req
374. Who's Blanca?Copy !req
375. My sister.Copy !req
376. Mami, you don't have
a sister named Blanca.Copy !req
377. There's Mimi, Maruchi, Mirtha.Copy !req
378. She was my older sister.Copy !req
379. Oh.Copy !req
380. She couldn't come with us
because she was 19.Copy !req
381. Too old for Pedro Pan.Copy !req
382. And she kept telling me...Copy !req
383. "It's okay, we'll be seeing
each other again in a few months."Copy !req
384. She said...Copy !req
385. "Pucha, you have to go.Copy !req
386. Walk through the pecera
and don't look back.Copy !req
387. If you look back,
you will never go forward."Copy !req
388. So I did it.Copy !req
389. Because I did everything
Blanca told me to do.Copy !req
390. I never looked back.Copy !req
391. She died when you were little.Copy !req
392. They said that she died of the flu...Copy !req
393. Pero quién sabe.Copy !req
394. Every day,
I wish I hadn't listened to her.Copy !req
395. Every day...Copy !req
396. I wish I had looked back.Copy !req
397. Ay, Mami.Copy !req
398. Mami, I'm so sorry.Copy !req
399. No, no. It's okay.Copy !req
400. I'm glad I told you.Copy !req
401. Leaving was the hardest thing
I have ever had to do.Copy !req
402. And I am happy that I did it.Copy !req
403. Because look what I made.Copy !req
404. So, I guess you heard everything?Copy !req
405. It's just a curtain!Copy !req
406. Abuelita...Copy !req
407. I had no idea
what our family's gone through.Copy !req
408. I'm gonna take that diversity spot.Copy !req
409. I'm sorry I was so stubborn.Copy !req
410. It's okay.Copy !req
411. Just get in there and outshine everyone
and they won't even remember you're Cuban.Copy !req
412. Oh, no.Copy !req
413. I'm going to make sure
that they don't forget that I'm Cuban.Copy !req
414. Pa'lante!Copy !req
415. Abuelita...Copy !req
416. I'm sorry I made you upset.Copy !req
417. Oh, no, no. It's okay, honey.Copy !req
418. It's okay.Copy !req
419. I will tell it again.Copy !req
420. Oh, you don't have to do that.Copy !req
421. Just let me reapply my makeup.Copy !req
422. I didn't come all this way
for you to get a B.Copy !req
423. But every sacrifice was worth it,Copy !req
424. so that my family could be
whatever they wanted to be,Copy !req
425. and do whatever they wanted to do.Copy !req
426. Increíble!Copy !req
427. But that is only one story.Copy !req
428. There are many rich stories
from Cuba that must be told.Copy !req
429. Oh, no.Copy !req
430. The wind is picking up.Copy !req
431. Un huracán! Un huracán!Copy !req
432. Oh, Lydia,
I'm so thrilled to be your dateCopy !req
433. at the premiere
of the greatest story ever filmed.Copy !req
434. You exaggerate, Leslie.Copy !req
435. Date.Copy !req
436. That was great, Alex.Copy !req
437. Thanks.Copy !req
438. And I finally have my contribution
to the Alvarez Museum.Copy !req
439. My script with an A-plus on the cover.Copy !req
440. And don't forget your signed headshot
of the producer.Copy !req
441. That's not going on my wall.Copy !req
442. We'll see.Copy !req
443. Uh... but I may have something
to add to the wall soon.Copy !req
444. After giving it a lot of thought...Copy !req
445. I have decided to go back to school
to become—Copy !req
446. No, no, no! Don't become a doctor!Copy !req
447. Please, I've been regretting it
ever since we talked.Copy !req
448. I'm so sorry I inspired you.Copy !req
449. Relax, Doc.
You didn't inspire me.Copy !req
450. They did.Copy !req
451. I'm not gonna be a doctor.
I'm gonna be a nurse practitioner.Copy !req
452. It's all the things that excite me
about being a doctor,Copy !req
453. but the training
takes a fraction of the time,Copy !req
454. and it still comes
with a pretty sweet salary bump.Copy !req
455. - Wonderful. That's...
- Thank you.Copy !req
456. Hey, maybe we could both be
nurse practitioners.Copy !req
457. Nah, I couldn't.
I enjoy the white coat too much.Copy !req
458. NPs get a white coat.Copy !req
459. Son of a bitch!Copy !req
460. Pobrecito Leslie.Copy !req
461. Maybe this will cheer you up.Copy !req