Naufragio

Naufragio (1978)

SHIPWRECK

He'll arrive tomorrow. I am sure tomorrow he'll come.

Amparito.

It's very late, hurry up. The water is hot.

If you keep washing those clothes, you'll ruin them.

It's just that a lot of dust gets in the closet.

I told you it's better to keep everything in a box.

Today I was certain

I would flnd Miguel Angel in his room.

I dreamed I was searching for the building...

but since so many look alike, I couldn't flnd it.

Can you believe it?

We bumped in the street, but didn't recognize each other...

and didn't speak to each other.

Do you have a needle and thread I can borrow?

My hem came undone.

Thread yes, but I can't find a needle.

That's alright, we'll be late.

They might have some at the office.

Amparito.

Lety, Lety.

Thank you.

Put it on your desk where you can see it.

I am worried about my dream.

Miguel Angel has never seen you, Lety.

You could see and not recognize each other.

But I'll know it's him when I see him. Don't worry.

Don't expect him to be the same as in the photos.

People change a lot in six years.

He might have a beard.

The dream must have been a warning, don't you think?

I am sure he's on his way. I know it. I feel it.

He's closer.

He'll get here next week. Tomorrow, maybe.

And when he meets you, he'll fall in love With you, Lety.

And he'll never leave again. Never.

Lety, the boss is calling us.

Hey, don't forget to ask for permission to leave at noon.

No, I don't agree.

Mr. Romay from the Gustavo A. Madero office.

Nice to meet you.

- We had met before. - No problem.

Everything can be fixed. Of course.

Saturday? Very well. I'll see you there.

My regards. Goodbye.

Lety, let's see if you can help us.

- With your permission. - Go ahead.

This administration's procedure is urgent.

Mr. Romay is a good friend of mine.

Help him in whatever he needs.

You too, Gustavo.

And who should sign it? Mr. Paz isn't here.

The director. I'll talk to him.

It's better if Norma requests the signature.

Just tell her I asked for it, OK?

You didn't ask for his permission.

When? He didn't even let me speak.

I'll just stay and wait for him to be free.

- What Will you say? - That I am going to the clinic.

Mr. Romay takes care of urgent issues.

Well, he gets them into motion, see?

Then we just come and see how they are doing.

The receipt from the fund administration.

After everything has been approved by accounting...

you have to submit it at payment control...

With Tere and Amparito. I'll take you to them.

Tere is great, she'll hit on you immediately.

Amparito is harder, you see?

But you'll Win her over if you ask her about Miguel Angel.

Her son.

He used to work at the cashier's desk but he left...

five years ago and nobody heard from him again.

What if I tell her we were together in school?

Perfect. She gets very happy when someone asks about him.

Just follow along and she'll treat you great.

- Give me a cigarette? - Yes, man. Of course.

What was the name?

- Amparito. - The son's, idiot.

Miguel Angel.

What happened? Did you get permission to leave?

Thank you.

What's this?

Do you belong to tomorrow's club, too?

Damn it. It's like an epidemic.

When you give me your picture...

I'll put it in my desk also.

If you'll be that way why don't we leave?

There's no sense in wasting our time.

What I want is for you to remove the photo.

No.

Why not?

Because I don't like it when you order me around.

And because I promised to put it there.

What for?

So I don't forget his face.

Nobody forgets Miguel Angel's face.

Fine. I'll remove it.

Tomorrow.

What I want is for you to not think of him.

Tomorrow.

I Wish he came back. He'll disappoint you.

He's not so handsome?

He's not ugly, but he was very selfish...

and you don't like selfish people.

Don't say things like that in front of Amparito.

With Amparito you can only speak...

about Miguel Angel's virtues.

You speak about him With a lot of enthusiasm.

He was my best friend.

You should have gone With him.

Yes.

And to think I was the one who used to speak about...

sending everything to hell and being adventurous.

I used to complain every day about the routine...

of our job as bureaucrats.

Of being so confined in there.

It was you who planned the trip to Veracruz, right?

No, we didn't plan.

By the time we sobered up we were at the beach.

You should have seen his face when he saw the sea.

- He hadn't seen it? - No.

I've told you this a thousand times.

And then?

And then? And then we went to the dock.

And he told us to pick him up after lunch.

And when we returned we found him on a ship.

It was an English ship.

It was a Polish ship.

I don't know how he did it...

soon after he was already talking to the sailors...

unloading the merchandise and speaking in Polish.

Then in the afternoon it was getting dark...

and we went to get him to come back together.

We had no money left, we couldn't stay any longer.

And he gave us his money.

Imagine he was so stingy he wouldn't even buy you a beer.

I said "This guy is insane."

So I agreed With the others...

to force him into the car and bring him back.

He fought like a Wild animal.

He tried to kick our balls and punch us.

If he was any other, we could have forced him...

but not Miguel Angel. Not at that moment. Bastard.

We loved him so much.

You should have seen the people at the office

when they learned he wasn't coming back.

I couldn't find my place.

I often thought about leaving...

to search for him, to catch up With him.

I haven't forgotten Miguel Angel's image.

Standing in front of the ship.

All beaten up, With a bruised eye...

blood running down his nose.

With his fists closed.

With the Will to not let us bring him back

to this mediocrity.

I often thought about leaving, about searching for him...

I used to say tomorrow or as soon as I pay for the car.

How I envy him, damn it.

You know what the only thing that consoles me is?

That he might have all that...

the sea, the freedom. But I have you.

- What time is it? - Damn, it's one.

We won't have time to shower.

- Are you going to college? - Yes.

Hernández Pimentel Will be very mad.

He didn't give me permission just because...

he told me to return at night.

Be careful because he likes you.

Don't worry, I know how to handle him.

It's not my job to wash dishes and take out the trash.

Lety? Leticia, marry me.

Tomorrow.

I am serious. We would make a great couple.

Hey, you want to know something?

Although I am not certain yet...

but the upheaval is fierce.

Hernandez Pimentel...

is struggling to be assistant director, then leader.

Does your silence mean...

you don't want to marry me?

It means I don't know.

It means I don't.

I can't leave Amparito right now.

She doesn't need what you pay for the room.

I wasn't talking about that.

I can find a different companion...

and persons who could rent the room.

Maybe I am the one who needs her.

No. You're there for Miguel Angel.

For Miguel Angel?

For the memory of Miguel Angel, which is worse.

I don't understand.

Lety, I asked you to marry me and you rejected me.

I think we should speak frankly.

Fine, let's speak frankly then.

Look, I think you are With me...

just to hear me talk about Miguel Angel.

We always end up talking about him.