Veneno

Hey! Are you having another one of those?

You're going to have a diarrhea like never before!

The doctor said I could eat up to eight!

-Eight? -Eight of them? You silly cow!

-That's the highway to diabetes! -That's how the diet is!

I'm having sugar-free ice cream. Heaven!

The doctor said I could eat big quantities of one same food.

If I wanted to eat eight whole chickens, I would!

If I wanted eight oranges, I would eat it too.

And if I feel like having eight crème caramels,

-I can binge them to death. -Jesus Christ!

Death is always on the menu! It sounds like an omen.

-You're so annoying. -I'm not scared of death.

The day I die, I'll be like Lola Flores!

I will be missed all over the world!

Here we go again, talking about death!

"Dead in the bath tub but still in the spotlight".

-She's always talking about death. -Write this down!

Go on, kid. Let's see what comes next.

-When I die, -Oh my...

I want my ashes dispersed in West Park!

Isn't there a better spot?

With all the millions you earned you deserve a mausoleum!

Why West Park?

Because I once was a happy hooker over there,

with all the faggots and trans. With all my friends.

When they're all out there hooking up at night,

I'd manifest in spirit and say: Faggots, it's me, Veneno...

And I'm Paca the Piranha, ready to devour your cunts!

-Look at this whore... -Quit those spirit fables!

-Shut up, faggot! -Death is all she's about...

-Alright, let's watch this. -Come on, crazy ass.

-Play it. -Okay.

This tape you see was Tamara's. You know, the gypsy?

-She was a very close friend of mine! -I was there when you met!

This was the first movie ever out about transvestites.

-Transsexual women, Paca! -Back then we were transvestites.

No matter how many new generations come in, they were the pioneers.

All the shit we've been through...

It's good you spared yourself from that.

Look at their tiny hormonal titties, like yours.

The waxing and all... You like that, right?

You do like all those peculiar little things about us. Look.

To God I might be a man, but to Planet Earth I'm not a man,

nor a woman, I'm a transvestite. I'm the fool of this planet.

I'm the undoable, the unspeakable and the unseen.

It's something I think about every day:

Well if I'm not understood in this planet,

there must be at least one person, a being or just a thing,

who at least knows who I am.

VENENO EPISODE 8 VENENO'S THREE FUNERALS

There is nothing more tell-tale than the polls.

Between 3 and 6 points difference in favor of Clinton against Trump,

another poll presents the republican as the winner by one to two points.

Clinton has now 47,2% of votes and Trump has 44,2%

which places her in total 3 points ahead of her republican rival...

-Help! -Oh my God, what happened?

I don't know.

-What happened? -I found her like that.

Cristina!

-Call an ambulance! Cristina! -I don't have a mobile.

-What's the floor number? -Second floor, flat A.

My God, Cristina!

Hurry up, please!

-Fuck, Cristina! -What did you do?

I didn't do anything, stop it! Jesus!

Cristina, can you hear me?

-Hello. Are you family? -Yes.

-What happened? -I don't know.

-Does she suffer from any allergies? -No, none.

-Her pulse is weak. -Saturation?

-Put her down. -What happens?

-Here. Careful. Perfect. -Ok guys, very good.

Pablo? Where's Pablo? Pablo try to hold her I.V,

while we fix her tract, sedation for intubation. Ok?

I'm monitoring her myself.

What is she on? She's definitely had something.

Yes, tranquilizers, benzos and alcohol. Medication then.

Pablo, when you're ready. Come on. Good.

I'll be holding the tube, alright? Ainhoa, better from here.

-At three. -One, two, three.

-Let's go. -Cristina...

-Come on. -Cristina, I'm here with you.

NOVEMBER 5TH, 2016

-Excuse me, hi. -Hi.

I'm looking for books about the democratic transition.

Everything about nudity's here. You got "The nudity of a nation",

"Erotic cinema",

"Sentimental chronicles of a transition"...

Except Rosa Villacastín's book, everything else is written by males,

so you do know the content won't be that smart.

-Thank you very much. -Don't worry, love.

Hey, sorry to bother but...

you're Valeria Vegas, right?

-Yes. -I knew it!

You have no idea how much I admire you.

And I loved your book! The one about La Veneno.

-Really? -Yes.

I've never been a huge fan of Cristina's,

I never really liked her, as a referential figure, I mean.

She was fun and all,

but I had always felt she was that very stereotypical trans woman,

very obsessed with her appearance, and just to fit into

the binary scheme of a cisgender female, right?

But after I read your book, I realized that she...

had paved the way for us to be able to run free, right?

You're absolutely right. It's great to hear you say that.

Are you writing something new?

-Well, I'm trying. -What is it about?

Provided you want to tell, of course!

I'm just the little gossip library rat, you know?

I don't really know. I came here looking for inspiration.

Well, keep browsing.

I'm sure you'll find something when you least expect it.

I hope so!

HI, ARE YOU VALERIA? I'M CRISTINA'S NIECE

WE'RE GETTING IN TOUCH AS A MATTER OF URGENCY

WHAT HAPPENED? ARE YOU REALLY HER NIECE?

YES SHE'S IN HOSPITAL, IN A COMA

Morning! Today is November 5th, 2016

and this is our number one ranked artist out of 40!

They could turn the volume down.

-Calm down, please. -This is disrespectful!

Maritere, I can see us having it coming...

Please come in.

-How's Joselito? -Cristina you mean?

-Yes. -Still in a coma, but stable.

Hey, excuse me!

You mustn't take photos!

-Why not? -Because!

-Hey! -Fine, stop it now!

-He's my brother! -Stop it!

No, she's your sister. And you mustn't take photos.

-Drop that mobile! -Get off!

-Please! -Have some manners and be quiet!

Look, please...

-Hey, don't you touch my sister! -You have to leave, now.

Ok, fine I'll call security.

Call whoever you like, just don't touch her!

What a shame...

-Asunción, how are you feeling? -Very good.

-Enjoy your meal. -Thank you!

Paca,

the nurses said you went back into Asunción's room.

I feel so sorry for her.

-They say you're there very often. -She's lonely and has no visits.

Your job is essentially cleaning.

And I do it well.

Sure, but you don't get paid for looking after patients,

that's the nurses' job and they do it well too.

Fine.

The men in room 115 has just passed away,

-so please change the bed sheets. -Room 115? On my way, now.

The poor man...

Paca, call me whenever you hear this, please.

It's about Cristina, it's important.

I don't know what happened but... Please call me back.

-What are you hiding? -There's something weird!

-What is weird? -Please, leave the hospital now.

No we won't! We have to be by our brother's side.

Then you have to process a legal query!

-What are you talking about? -I'm gonna sue you!

-And don't you dare to shout at me! -We've come straight from Adra.

We're free to do whatever we want. We're family!

Are you? This woman has been here for suicide attempts

and none of you has ever shown face.

What are you talking about?

I won't let you say such things about my brother, you rascal!

-I won't leave my brother alone! -Are you the book lady?

-I am. -Go down to the stores,

get some snacks and wait for me there.

Paco, take the kid with you, and don't you pick up any calls.

-Let's go. -Please, you...

I heard you! My car is down in the parking lot!

Go get some lunch with your mates!

You said you were gonna go for a lunch break! So just go!

-Please. -Let's go. We can't stay here.

-What happened? -My brother's in a coma,

-a vegetable, literally. -What?!

I think it's because of the book. She used to be with important people.

But none of them is named in it, they aren't important people.

I can't believe my ears... What happened?

We can't talk here, can't you see?

Was she with someone? Or lived with someone?

-She lived with her boyfriend. -Did she have a boyfriend?

Hey, what's going on here? Valeria, what are you doing here?

-Who's this? -Carlos, the neighbor.

-She's Cristina's sister. -Nice to meet you, I'm Cebollina.

-What? -That's just my nickname.

You can also call me Cebo.

-Do you know what happened? -No clue.

I was asleep because I stayed up last night.

But then I woke up...

to some epic odyssey.

You have no idea the crazy rows they used to have here.

-Who are you talking about? -Mihai and Cristina.

There used to be violence. The police was here all day.

And where is he? I need to talk to him.

Let me tell you something:

I know the guy and he's no murderer, but...