Papá al rescate

SOMEWHERE IN ARGENTINA…

You're probably wondering what these crazy guys are doing

running around in their underwear in the Andes.

Well, that's a long story.

No!

Before getting lost here, all I wanted was to marry the man I love.

No, not him.

Raimundo is just my buddy, my best friend.

Clara, his daughter, is my goddaughter.

The love of my life wasn't here.

My life was back in Chile and my boyfriend was far, far away.

Shoot him!

Shoot that one carrying the iron thing, the green dwarf's mom!

But there I was, dragging my best friends to certain death.

Chico!

And what for?

For a child I met when she was born…

Chico.

…and then never saw again.

Chico, no!

That child is my daughter

and her name is Lulú.

Chico, no!

THIRTY HOURS EARLIER

Thank you so much.

Yes, honey.

We are at the center of a national event.

What do you mean…? Oh, how embarrassing, why?

I'm not exaggerating.

This place needs a pop of color.

No! Not on the pisco sour, man!

-But-- -But, Fernando, look.

But…

Do you think this is normal, dude?

This was my home. I lived here with my best friends.

We've known each other since we were kids. We were neighbors and classmates.

We reconnected after we each turned our lives around

and decided to move in together.

Until I fell in love.

Yes, me too.

Bye, honey. Bye.

Hello?

Hello?

Surprise!

ALWAYS WITH YOU, NICO! CONGRATS ON YOUR WEDDING!

I went through so much in this house,

and I spent the most important moments of my life

alongside Raimundo, Chico, and Fernando.

Excuse me. The mail.

Hello, here's your mail.

Hey! The mail!

Mr. Nicolás Velasco?

No.

He's got to be around somewhere. Just come in.

Thank you, but I am on the clock.

Come on, join us.

-Well, this is my last delivery… -That's it!

Come on in! Don't be shy!

Why are you whispering?

-What's with the mystery? -It's a surprise.

A sur…? What surprise?

-It's nothing, man. -I don't like surprises.

It's your niece, she came from Talca.

-Look who's there. -Irina!

We got you, didn't we?

Have a good time!

-You dumbass. -Is your glass broken? It's empty again!

-Pour me a little bit. -There you go.

-That's it! -Yeah!

Hi, queen.

-Congrats. -Thanks, I'm so glad you came.

-Shall we take a picture? -Sure, Godfather.

-Okay. -Let me take it.

-How do I look? -Gorgeous.

So cute.

One, two, three.

So cute.

Back then, everything seemed perfect.

Oh, sorry.

I was moving out because I was marrying the love of my life.

Nacho, my boyfriend. He's a flight attendant.

And on the day of my farewell party,

he was flying thousands of miles away from here.

But very soon, we would all be together again.

Yeah!

Chico, the meat.

-It's coming, man. -I'm hungry.

This barbecue is turning out great.

Did you put salt on it?

No, you got to seal it first, like my mom says.

Uruguayan style.

No, man, Argentinean style.

Chilean style!

-Oh, that's what I wanted. -Look.

-A beer and a barbecue. -Look.

-What's this? Let's see. -No.

THE FIRST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN CHILE

It's all over the world. Check it out.

How embarrassing!

You're a trendsetter!

-Look at you, guys! -I look short, fat and bald.

No! No, you don't!

Come on, let me see.

Look.

"UFO sightings in Mendoza"?

No, idiot, the headline!

You silly.

He's on that alien stuff again.

-Was that your belly? -No, that wasn't me, dude.

Did you shit yourself, Chico?

-How gross. -No, man. It's coming from over there.

Out.

Who's this?

Oh, he had something to deliver.

Yes, for Mr. Nicolás Velasco.

Yes, I'm Nicolás Velasco.

If you don't mind…

could you sign here, please?

Here.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

-Over there. -Sorry.

I REGRET TO INFORM YOU

THAT LAURA PASSED AWAY A WEEK AGO AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

Is something wrong?

What's with the face? Did someone die?

Laura.

Who's Laura?

Allow me.

Is this true?

-This idiot has a child. -What?

SAN FRANCISCO ORPHANAGE MENDOZA, ARGENTINA

Wow! Who are those?

This is me, this is you,

and this is the man who lives on the other side of the mountains.

Do you know that man's name?

Nicolás.

Your mom always spoke to you about him.

Would you like to meet him someday?

"I hereby notify you that,

if you do not appear to claim custody of Lulú within 72 hours,

her custody will be transferred to the Argentine state

for her subsequent adoption. Please call me immediately."

Didn't you ever think of sharing this with your friends?

We are your family, man.

Yeah…

No… I don't know.

What do you mean, you "don't know"? What don't you know?

That happened nine years ago.

Nine.

I was working in Mendoza at the winery and vineyard.

She worked in administration. We became friends and…

And…

and one night, after one wine tasting too many,

things got out of hand.

I don't know if it "got out of hand."

-It just happened. -I don't get it, I mean…

Didn't you like men nine years ago?

You dumbass, do you hear yourself when you talk?

What did I say, man?

Do you think him being gay was, like, an aftereffect of a stroke?

Dude, that doesn't just happen overnight. He was born gay, get it?

-I didn't know. -Okay, calm down.

So, you slept with her once and got her pregnant.

Wow, that's effective.

I know.

We tried living together, but it didn't work.

She wanted to have a child

and I respected that.

And she had the sweetest, cutest girl I've ever met.

It's the greatest feeling

I have ever experienced.

But at the same time, I was terrified.

I don't know, I was lost.

So what happened?

-It didn't work out. -You deserve to be happy, Nico.

Where's that coming from?

You're trapped by your fear of rejection…

and your need for people's validation.

That won't let you be yourself.

She understood it all.

And she set me free.

She was a very, very intelligent woman, and most of all, evolved.

In mind and heart.

Go make your own way,

wherever it may be.

But what will we do about Lulú?

Lulú…

will always know she has a daddy on the other side of the mountains.

-Thanks. -And you never saw her again.

No.

No. I never heard from her again.

I don't understand,

how did you get a letter from a friend of Laura's,

but not an official document from the government of Mendoza?

That's what I'm wondering about. The court should have notified me somehow.

Excuse me, I'm going to "undrink."

-"Undrink"? -Taking a leak. He just made that up.

-Does Nacho know? -Of course, he's my partner.

Actually…

I'd like to call him.