Casa De Mi Padre

Armando,

why do you care for the calf, when all of our money is in the herd?

Esteban, one day my father's ranch will be passed on to my brother and l.

We will want this calf and many more like it.

l still say you care more for the baby cow than for a woman.

Yes, it's true, Manuel,

but only because l have not found the right woman.

l propose a contest.

Let's race back to the house!

l hope nothing bad happens on the way home!

l'm riding a horse!

Get down.

This is not good.

He's a drug dealer!

We should ride down and help this man.

And get killed?

Maybe he just wants to talk to him.

Holy mother.

Praying will not help that man.

Perhaps praying is all we can do.

What are we doing here?

Your brother may already be home!

Fuck, yeah!

Quiet.

Come in.

Father, is this a good time?

What do you want?

Pardon, nothing, sir. l was just...

Where have you been?

We were taking the cattle to a new pasture as you asked.

What took you so long? There is much work to do around here, Armando!

ls there something wrong, Father?

Leave me alone.

Armando.

Yes, Father?

Come over here.

Armando, forgive me.

l have many worries.

Please let me help, Father.

You are so much like your mother.

She had such a good heart.

And l know your heart is in the right place,

but like your mother, you are not smart.

You have never been smart.

But l am smart, Father.

Yes, of course, Armando.

For my trouble, l need someone who is very smart.

lf you were truly smart,

you would know that you are dumb.

Look at your fat head.

Raul!

Raul, your brother.

lt's Raul.

You arrange everything with the Japanese and then give them the merchandise.

-Raul! -Brother!

We are close brothers.

We have shared so much, man.

Raul!

Papa!

Finally, the one with brains has returned!

You're the son l've always loved!

Fuck, l almost forgot.

Sweetheart.

May l introduce to you Miss Sonia Lopez?

Sonia Lopez.

lt's an honor to meet you, sir.

lt's nice to meet you.

Let me look at you.

You look amazing.

You must be Armando.

Armando Alvarez, Miss Lopez.

Welcome to our house.

Thank you, but please call me Sonia.

And l can call you Armando?

l would like that, Sonia.

Esteban de los Santos Escobar Chavez.

Sir.

Thank you, Esmeralda.

You're welcome.

Sir.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

Thank you, sweetheart.

Raul, you have brought so much happiness to our father.

l am an Alvarez, no?

lf only we could keep the drug dealers off the ranch.

Just this morning, l was out with Manuel and Esteban,

and we came across a killing.

Why was l not told?

l saw that you had many worries.

They killed a man.

l believe it was by the Onza.

The Onza?

Miss Lopez. Sonia.

How nice to see you.

lt's a pleasure that you're here,

because here...

Armando has never done anything with a woman.

lt seems like he's not interested in women.

ls this true, Armando?

Do you have no interest in women?

l would not say that, Miss Lopez.

l just have not found the woman for me.

What would this woman be like?

My woman, Miss Lopez,

must love the land as l do.

More than all the gold in the world,

she must find pleasure in the scent of the cactus flower.

She would sleep beneath the stars

and let the wild west wind caress her body

and blanket her soul.

Her passions would be my passions,

her dreams, my dreams.

And our love would be a great song,

and the song would be true.

Armando is a ridiculously hopeless romantic!

What woman would sleep in the dirt with him, please?

Sonia.

Come over here.

Sonia.

Father, l...

Excuse me. Miss Lopez, Sonia and l,

would like to ask your permission to be married.

To get married?

You two? What a delight!

The Lord has blessed the Alvarez house.

Thank you!

For Raul and for Sonia.

Much happiness.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

-For you, brother, cheers. -Cheers.

So it's true?

lt says here that Raul is getting married to this woman.

lt's true.

She is the most beautiful woman l have ever seen.

She is very pretty.

You don't sound happy, Armando.

Are you jealous of your brother?

Jealous?

No, Manuel, l could never be jealous of Raul.

Maybe l love him too much, and l am concerned.

Concerned?

l don't know.

He has changed.

l think you are jealous.

l am jealous.

lf l had a woman like this...

l would never get out of bed.

Can l not share in yourjoke?

l'm afraid not, Miss Lopez.

The joke was about you.

Do you ride?

l haven't in a long time,

but l would like to.

Esteban, please check on the herd.

-l shall meet you there later. -Of course.

You ride well, Miss Lopez.

Good control, nice poise.

That is a difficult horse.

You have ridden before.

From the time l could walk, my father put me on the back of a horse.

l see.

When l was nine, my father was murdered in his bed.

They took me to the city to live with my uncle.

lnteresting.

My uncle was very mean.

He drank rubbing alcohol, and he hit me and burned me with his cigarettes.

lnteresting.

l ran away from him when l was 1 2.

But he found me, and beat me, and said he would marry me when l was grown up.

lnteresting.

And your uncle?

l have not seen him in a long time.

l have to ask you something.

Do you love Raul?

Raul has been very good to me, and l have been good to him.

Do you love him?

l must know.

A race. l will show you how well l ride! Giddy up!

Not if l can help it!

This is beautiful.

What is this place?

lt is called

The Pond of the Seven Tears.

l swam here as a boy.

lt is the most beautiful spot l have seen in all my life.

How did you know to ride here?

The wind told me.

Sometimes the wind talks to me.

This is the place my mother was killed.

This was her favorite place.

l have much work to do.

Go then. l am only drying my hair.

Okay, but do not be long.

There are bandits in these hills.

Armando will protect me.

Yes.

My son,

this was my father's rifle.

He passed it on to me when l was a boy,

and today l am giving it to you.