Abas Dance
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00:00:40 In the quiet of the night there is a journey,
00:00:44 a journey taken by the soul.
00:00:47 It is a journey of the self and its destination is itself.
00:00:53 The route taken is a dream,
00:00:56 and that dream is said to be the landscape of our yesterdays and tomorrows.
00:01:02 With angels as our guide, we embark upon the adventure of finding ourselves.
00:01:09 But what is it for those who do not take the journey,
00:01:13 those who have forsaken the dream,
00:01:17 those who do not explore the landscape of their soul?
00:01:22 Are they destined to remain lost to themselves,
00:01:26 never reaching the kingdom God has given them?
00:01:30 Or within the void of their awareness,
00:01:33 in the quiet of the night,
00:01:36 will they again take the journey in search of the dream?
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00:04:46 Yeah, who is this?
00:04:48 Abba.
00:04:50 Who?
00:04:52 Kwesi.
00:04:54 [birds chirping]
00:04:59 Do you know where he is?
00:05:01 Oh, the police took him. He got arrested.
00:05:05 Tell him don't be coming around here no more.
00:05:08 If he wants his clothes, they're at the shelter.
00:05:12 And don't you be coming around here either looking for him.
00:05:15 You hear me?
00:05:17 Okay.
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00:06:17 It is said that great spirits travel on the rhythm of the drum,
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00:06:29 But when two spirits meet,
00:06:34 their dance is known as the dance of life.
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00:06:44 Alo.
00:06:46 What's your name?
00:06:48 Yeah.
00:06:50 Excuse me.
00:06:52 Yes, what happened?
00:06:54 You're from Ghana?
00:06:56 Yes, I am. Hold on a minute.
00:06:58 I'll call you back with the information later on, okay?
00:07:01 It's me? Yes.
00:07:03 Okay, bye-bye.
00:07:05 Hi, you're from Ghana too?
00:07:07 Yes, I just came from Ghana.
00:07:09 My name is David.
00:07:11 Hi, my name is Abba.
00:07:13 Hi, Abba.
00:07:15 How are you?
00:07:17 I'm fine.
00:07:19 No, no, that's okay.
00:07:21 Do you know where I can change my cities to American money?
00:07:25 Well, banks are closed right now until the morning.
00:07:29 I don't know.
00:07:31 They close around 3.
00:07:33 Do you know where I can do that?
00:07:35 Do you know the place that I can change my money to Ghana?
00:07:38 I know the place, but they're not open until the morning.
00:07:41 I mean, you have to wait until now.
00:07:43 You don't come, you come, you have no money.
00:07:45 I only have cities, you know.
00:07:47 I only have Ghana money.
00:07:49 I don't have American dollars.
00:07:52 I see, I understand.
00:07:54 You're from Ghana? Yes.
00:07:56 I heard you talking on the phone.
00:07:59 Yes, what happened?
00:08:01 How is it over there? How is the city?
00:08:03 Yes, they changed the government.
00:08:07 He came and he built new roads.
00:08:10 He built new houses.
00:08:12 Everything is really nice.
00:08:15 I haven't been there for years.
00:08:17 I miss my family.
00:08:19 I've been here in New York and it's crazy.
00:08:21 It's crazy.
00:08:23 There's crime all over the place.
00:08:25 The cops recently just shot an African-American man with his wallet.
00:08:29 He thought he had a gun.
00:08:31 He held up his wallet and the police officer shot him and killed him.
00:08:35 Recently.
00:08:37 I didn't understand.
00:08:39 The cops called, they were called to a place.
00:08:42 The police officers in New York City.
00:08:46 They thought this guy was robbing some place.
00:08:48 He had a wallet in his hand.
00:08:50 They thought he had a gun.
00:08:52 They shot him dead.
00:08:54 It's crazy.
00:08:56 It's crazy.
00:08:58 I want to go back home.
00:09:00 You come here and you have no money?
00:09:02 No American dollars?
00:09:04 No, I do not have any money.
00:09:06 So, you come with bags?
00:09:08 Yes.
00:09:10 Someone downstairs and I left my bag with her.
00:09:14 I told her to look for it.
00:09:16 Did you eat yet?
00:09:18 No, I did not.
00:09:20 There's a restaurant around the corner.
00:09:22 We can eat and talk about back home.
00:09:24 You have no place to stay?
00:09:26 No, I do not have a place to stay.
00:09:28 I'll put you in touch with people that I know.
00:09:30 Oh my God.
00:09:32 Thank you so much.
00:09:34 No problem.
00:09:36 Oh my God.
00:09:38 I'll go with you.
00:09:40 Hello.
00:09:50 Rita.
00:09:52 How are you?
00:09:54 I'm David.
00:09:56 I have a friend from Ghana.
00:09:58 She came to this country recently.
00:10:00 Are you looking for a roommate?
00:10:02 Yes.
00:10:04 She is looking for a place to stay.
00:10:06 I was wondering if you are looking for a roommate.
00:10:08 She needs a place to stay.
00:10:10 She has no money.
00:10:12 Can you help her out for me?
00:10:14 Good.
00:10:16 Wonderful.
00:10:18 I'll send her over to your house.
00:10:20 I'll send her over to your house for you to meet.
00:10:22 You talk to her.
00:10:24 She is a good person.
00:10:26 Rita, talk to you later.
00:10:28 Bye.
00:10:30 Bye.
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00:10:49 - Ava.
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00:12:29 - Hello, I'm Ava.
00:12:30 That's nice, I don't want any--
00:12:33 - Hello?
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00:12:38 I'm Ava, I came to leave.
00:12:45 - Look, I don't wanna buy anything, okay?
00:12:48 No buy, no buy.
00:12:49 - No, no, no, no, no.
00:12:55 Are you crazy?
00:12:56 - No, I came to leave here.
00:12:59 - What are you talking about, you came to leave here?
00:13:01 - David said I came to leave here.
00:13:04 - Oh, okay, all right.
00:13:05 You're the one that David said.
00:13:06 Come on in.
00:13:07 You should have told me that in the beginning.
00:13:08 - Oh.
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00:13:25 - So what did you say your name was again?
00:13:36 - Ava.
00:13:37 - So where are you from?
00:13:41 - Ghana.
00:13:42 - What, it's like that in Jersey or something?
00:13:44 - No, Ghana, Ghana in Africa.
00:13:47 - Oh, Ghana in Africa.
00:13:50 (speaking in foreign language)
00:13:52 - What did you say?
00:13:53 - Have you been here long?
00:13:56 - Oh, I came two days ago.
00:13:58 - Okay, wait a minute.
00:14:00 You came here all the way from Ghana, Africa
00:14:04 and you don't have no place to live?
00:14:06 - I came to leave with my cousin
00:14:08 and the police took my cousin away.
00:14:11 - Took him away, took him away where?
00:14:14 - To jail.
00:14:15 (speaking in foreign language)
00:14:19 - What did you say?
00:14:20 - Look, you're not involved in anything illegal, are you?
00:14:22 'Cause I don't play that shit.
00:14:24 - No, no, no, no.
00:14:26 - Mm-hmm.
00:14:27 All right, fine.
00:14:29 Take this.
00:14:31 I'll be back in a minute.
00:14:34 - Thank you.
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00:16:05 - So did you finish?
00:16:07 - Finish?
00:16:08 - Yeah, you know, done, completed, (speaking in foreign language)
00:16:12 The application, the paper that I gave you.
00:16:15 - Oh, the paper.
00:16:17 - Yeah, it's an application.
00:16:19 You have to fill it out so I can check your references.
00:16:21 Did you finish filling it out?
00:16:23 - No.
00:16:24 - Look, take this.
00:16:27 Would you fill it out, please?
00:16:33 - Okay, thank you.
00:16:35 - Thank you.
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00:16:45 So how's it going?
00:16:57 - Oh.
00:16:58 - All right, these references,
00:17:02 what kind of phone numbers are these?
00:17:04 - Oh, they're from my home country, Ghana.
00:17:06 - Ghana?
00:17:07 - Yes.
00:17:08 (speaking in foreign language)
00:17:10 - I do not understand.
00:17:12 - Look, don't you know somebody here?
00:17:14 - David.
00:17:15 - Okay, well, how long have you known him?
00:17:18 - I met him today.
00:17:20 - That's just great.
00:17:21 All right, here, where it says employer,
00:17:26 you wrote down looking for job as a dancer.
00:17:29 What is that?
00:17:30 You don't have a job?
00:17:31 - You see, I came to this country to be a successful dancer.
00:17:36 - Oh, really?
00:17:37 - Yes.
00:17:38 - And what makes you think you're gonna be
00:17:39 a successful dancer?
00:17:40 - Because I dance very excellent.
00:17:43 - Oh, is that so?
00:17:45 - Yes.
00:17:46 - Well, what are you gonna do for money
00:17:48 while you're waiting to become a successful dancer?
00:17:51 - Oh.
00:17:52 You see, I brought Ghana money with me.
00:17:57 - Honey, that ain't money.
00:17:58 I'm talking good old American cash money,
00:18:00 you know, dollars.
00:18:02 - This is money.
00:18:04 I will change it to, what do you call it?
00:18:06 Good old American cash money.
00:18:09 Where am I going to stay today?
00:18:13 - Who said I was gonna rent you the room?
00:18:15 - David.
00:18:16 - I don't know.
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00:18:30 - All right, look.
00:18:31 I want one week's rent, one week in advance,
00:18:34 and no wild parties, deal?
00:18:36 - Deal.
00:18:38 - By the way, my name's Margarita Reyes,
00:18:40 but everybody calls me Rita.
00:18:42 - Pleased to meet you, Rita.
00:18:44 - Now let me show you where you'll be sleeping.
00:18:46 - Oh, thank you very much.
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00:19:01 - Morning.
00:19:08 - Morning, Rita.
00:19:10 Oh, do you need a milk yet?
00:19:22 Thank you.
00:19:25 (upbeat music)
00:19:27 I don't know how you can eat that shit.
00:19:48 - I do not understand.
00:19:50 - That stuff tastes like cardboard.
00:19:54 - It is very good.
00:19:56 Coffee is not good for your body.
00:19:58 - What's wrong with my coffee?
00:20:00 - Coffee is not good.
00:20:01 It has caffeine in it.
00:20:03 It's bad for your body.
00:20:04 It's not good.
00:20:06 - There's nothing wrong with my coffee.
00:20:08 - Yes, Rita.
00:20:08 - Whatever.
00:20:10 Hey, don't you have that job interview today?
00:20:19 - Yes, I must get ready and go now.
00:20:22 - You didn't go to work today?
00:20:24 - No, actually I had the day off
00:20:26 because of all that overtime I've been working.
00:20:29 - Overtime?
00:20:29 - Yeah, it's like when you put in more hours
00:20:34 than you're supposed to, they give you extra time off.
00:20:37 - You see, in my country, there is no overtime.
00:20:41 You work until work is done.
00:20:44 Then there is more work.
00:20:47 - Well, all I know is that for me,
00:20:49 I have to work until work is done.
00:20:52 - Well, all I know is that for today, my work is done.
00:20:56 And I'm going out with my boyfriend, Miguel, today.
00:20:59 We are gonna have a blast.
00:21:01 - Well, I hope you have a lot, lots of fun.
00:21:04 - Oh, believe me, I plan on it.
00:21:06 - Okay.
00:21:07 I must sneak now.
00:21:14 (footsteps)
00:21:16 (knocking)
00:21:43 - Who is it?
00:21:44 - [Miguel] Hey, I'm here.
00:21:46 - Miguel, he's early.
00:21:49 - Hey.
00:21:58 - Hi.
00:21:59 (laughing)
00:22:00 You're kinda early.
00:22:01 - I was supposed to see somebody today,
00:22:11 but they canceled, so I thought we'd get an early start.
00:22:15 - Sounds good to me.
00:22:17 Want some coffee?
00:22:18 - Yeah, that'd be nice.
00:22:19 (singing in foreign language)
00:22:26 - Oh, Miguel, this is Abba.
00:22:38 Abba, this is Miguel, my boyfriend.
00:22:40 We finally get to meet.
00:22:42 Rita.
00:22:54 - You callin' me, babe?
00:22:56 - Yes, definitely, I found one that we should go see.
00:22:59 We gotta go see this one.
00:23:00 I heard so many good things about it.
00:23:02 - All right, sounds good.
00:23:04 (door creaking)
00:23:07 - Rita.
00:23:16 - Yeah?
00:23:17 - I'm going for my interview.
00:23:20 - Okay, good luck, I'll see you later.
00:23:22 - Thank you.
00:23:23 - Oh yeah, good luck on your interview.
00:23:26 Hey, maybe we can get together later.
00:23:30 Would you like that?
00:23:31 Would you like that, huh?
00:23:33 - Hey, Miguel, I'm almost ready.
00:23:35 I'll be out in a minute.
00:23:37 - All right, sounds good.
00:23:38 - I'm ready.
00:23:44 - Beautiful, so beautiful.
00:23:49 Now listen, we better hurry it up
00:23:50 because this movie is about to start in 15 minutes.
00:23:54 - Okay, well let me just get my bag.
00:23:56 - All right, I'll get my coat.
00:23:57 What was the name of that guy in that movie?
00:24:00 I got his name on a tip of my tongue.
00:24:01 He's gonna be in it.
00:24:02 - I'm freaking surprised it's not a movie, I'm telling you.
00:24:04 - Yeah.
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00:25:48 - Excuse me, how can I help you?
00:26:13 - Yes, I'm here for the job interview.
00:26:15 - Oh, you must be here for the teaching job.
00:26:16 - Yes. - Oh, okay.
00:26:18 Listen, you did a great job today.
00:26:20 That's it for today.
00:26:21 See you guys at the show.
00:26:23 - Great, okay. - Okay?
00:26:25 Come on over and have a seat with me.
00:26:26 - Okay.
00:26:27 - I'm sorry, what did you say your name was?
00:26:34 - Oh, I'm Abba.
00:26:35 - Okay, I'm Aisha.
00:26:37 - Pleased to meet you.
00:26:38 - Very good.
00:26:39 Why don't we start with you telling me
00:26:41 a little bit about yourself?
00:26:43 - Oh, in my country.
00:26:45 - And your country is?
00:26:46 - Ghana.
00:26:47 - Oh, okay. - Yes.
00:26:49 In my country, I went to a university.
00:26:52 It's called the University of Ghana.
00:26:55 And I studied dance.
00:26:57 My school sent people to abroad,
00:27:01 so I decided to come here and be a successful dancer.
00:27:06 - Wow, a successful dancer, huh?
00:27:08 - Yes. - Okay.
00:27:11 Well, as you know, while there is some dancing involved,
00:27:16 the job is about teaching the history of African dance.
00:27:22 - Okay.
00:27:23 - What do you know about African dance?
00:27:26 - Okay, when we talk about African dance,
00:27:29 Africa is a big continent, okay?
00:27:32 I'm from the western part of Africa.
00:27:36 In the western part, we have so many countries.
00:27:40 We have Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast,
00:27:43 and I can't mention it all.
00:27:45 And each of these, like my country alone,
00:27:48 we have like thousands of different dances.
00:27:52 We have different cultures, different tribes,
00:27:56 and each tribe, they have like a lot of dances, you know?
00:28:01 So, for instance, if I'm gonna do something,
00:28:04 if I'm going to perform one song, one dance,
00:28:07 I'm gonna choose a tribe, and the tribe that I would choose,
00:28:12 I would choose a drum from the tribe
00:28:16 that goes with the dance.
00:28:18 That's what I'm gonna do.
00:28:19 But if I'm saying I'm doing African dance,
00:28:23 there's so many dances that I can't even do today.
00:28:27 - Well, obviously, you know your history.
00:28:32 - Yes.
00:28:34 - Are you prepared to dance?
00:28:37 - Yes.
00:28:38 - Oh, okay.
00:28:38 Do you have something to change in?
00:28:40 - Yes, I've got--
00:28:41 - Well, let me show you where you can change, okay?
00:28:44 - Okay, thank you.
00:28:46 (upbeat music)
00:28:48 - Hey, folks.
00:28:59 Let me do a picture for you.
00:29:02 Put your name in less than a minute.
00:29:05 - All right.
00:29:06 - Okay?
00:29:07 Print the name.
00:29:09 Okay.
00:29:17 Here we go.
00:29:20 A little magic, folks.
00:29:21 - Oh, that's so cool, yeah.
00:29:27 (laughing)
00:29:29 Hey, look.
00:29:30 I think that's supposed to be you.
00:29:33 - Uh-huh.
00:29:33 - Put a little thing in there.
00:29:35 - Oh, look, that's me.
00:29:36 - Oh, look at the little package.
00:29:38 Oh, you got the hair going.
00:29:42 (laughing)
00:29:44 - Hey, is that the other woman?
00:29:50 - Uh, I don't know.
00:29:51 - I think so.
00:29:52 If she is, I'd like to know about it.
00:29:54 - Oh, oh, look at that.
00:29:56 - Oh, there's more than one?
00:29:59 - Oh, that's her brother.
00:30:00 What are you doing?
00:30:02 (laughing)
00:30:05 - Oh, look, there are three women there.
00:30:06 - Check that out.
00:30:08 - I'm a lucky guy, I always do.
00:30:11 - That is too cool.
00:30:14 Look at that.
00:30:15 - Okay.
00:30:15 - This is amazing.
00:30:16 - Wow.
00:30:18 - Miguela Rita.
00:30:19 - And her cousin, and her brother, and her sister,
00:30:23 and her mother.
00:30:24 - The whole family.
00:30:25 - The whole family.
00:30:26 - Check that out.
00:30:27 - Oh, look, I'm a surprise.
00:30:28 - I know, right?
00:30:29 Like, ooh.
00:30:30 - Do you like that, folks?
00:30:31 Let me start it for you.
00:30:34 I just made an artist out of you.
00:30:37 Your lines and my lines made this picture.
00:30:39 (bell ringing)
00:30:42 - Incredible talent.
00:30:43 - Thank you.
00:30:45 Thank you.
00:30:46 - Thank you, thank you.
00:30:47 Here you go.
00:30:48 - Thank you.
00:30:48 - Thank you.
00:30:49 - Have a good day.
00:31:04 - Hey, come on, I think I found the spot.
00:31:08 - This?
00:31:09 - Right over there.
00:31:10 - Cool.
00:31:11 (leaves rustling)
00:31:14 (gentle music)
00:31:17 (leaves rustling)
00:31:20 (gentle music)
00:31:22 (leaves rustling)
00:31:25 (gentle music)
00:31:28 (kissing)
00:31:49 - Your hair looks great.
00:31:54 - Thanks, baby.
00:31:55 You know I always try and look good for you.
00:31:59 You wanna find another spot?
00:32:03 - Yep.
00:32:04 - Maybe near the lake?
00:32:05 - Yeah.
00:32:06 - Let's go.
00:32:07 - Great idea, you lead the way.
00:32:10 (gentle music)
00:32:12 (leaves rustling)
00:32:15 - Spot.
00:32:41 - Yeah, I know, right?
00:32:43 It's so nice out.
00:32:44 (sighs)
00:32:50 I'll keep my jacket on, it's a little chilly.
00:32:54 (sighs)
00:32:57 (gentle music)
00:33:00 (kissing)
00:33:09 (sighs)
00:33:11 I just love it here.
00:33:15 It's so beautiful out today.
00:33:18 - Hey, what do you expect?
00:33:20 It's natural beauty.
00:33:22 Igualita a ti.
00:33:23 - Miguel, we always know exactly what to say
00:33:26 at exactly the right time.
00:33:28 (kissing)
00:33:32 (gentle music)
00:33:34 - Thank you, baby.
00:33:41 (speaking in foreign language)
00:33:45 You know, for this wonderful day,
00:33:48 for always being there for me,
00:33:52 for loving me the way that you do.
00:33:56 You know, just for being you.
00:33:59 - Hey, anything, my baby girl.
00:34:02 - Hmm, anything?
00:34:03 - Anything.
00:34:07 - Well, there's something I wanted to talk to you about.
00:34:15 - Yeah, what is that?
00:34:19 - Well, you know, we've been going out for a while
00:34:23 and everything's been going really well, you know?
00:34:29 Even when we fight, it's like--
00:34:31 - Ah, ah, ah, no fighting.
00:34:33 Disagree.
00:34:35 - Okay, disagree.
00:34:38 Every time we disagree, it's like, you know,
00:34:40 everything always ends up working out
00:34:43 and things are better than they were before.
00:34:47 And I just think that maybe we should start to consider--
00:34:51 - Yeah?
00:34:54 - Well, we should start to consider getting more serious
00:34:59 about our relationship.
00:35:01 - Serious about our relationship?
00:35:05 - Yeah, I just think--
00:35:07 - You mean, you mean--
00:35:09 - Yeah, I just think that we should
00:35:10 further define our relationship.
00:35:12 - What are you talking, what do you mean?
00:35:16 - Well, you know, things are going so well,
00:35:18 I just thought maybe we'd make more
00:35:21 of a commitment to each other.
00:35:23 - Commitment?
00:35:24 I can't believe you, Jesus.
00:35:28 - What?
00:35:29 What is it? - There you go again.
00:35:32 You're doing it again.
00:35:33 - What am I doing?
00:35:35 What?
00:35:36 - Every single fucking time we go out,
00:35:41 we can't go home without you having to ruin it.
00:35:44 - Ruin it?
00:35:46 - Yeah, ruin it.
00:35:47 What is it, you enjoy this shit?
00:35:50 You plan this shit before you leave the house?
00:35:52 - Yeah, that's exactly what the fuck I do, right?
00:35:55 You know the pressure that I'm getting right now?
00:35:58 - Now let me ask you one question.
00:36:02 Why do you have to put this pressure on me, why?
00:36:04 Like, what is it, you don't think
00:36:07 that I get enough pressure from anybody else?
00:36:09 - My family wants me out the fucking house.
00:36:11 - My boss hates me to death, he won't give me a promotion.
00:36:15 And my baby's mother's fucking me in court.
00:36:17 And now you, you think I need this?
00:36:21 The hell is your problem?
00:36:23 - What's my fucking problem?
00:36:25 - Yeah, what is your fucking problem?
00:36:26 Tell me, 'cause I'd like to know.
00:36:28 - I'll tell you what my fucking problem is.
00:36:29 My fucking problem is guys who wanna screw me
00:36:32 in more ways than one.
00:36:33 - Okay, now what is that supposed to mean?
00:36:37 - You know exactly what the fuck it means.
00:36:38 Punk ass, boricua cabrones who wanna come and go
00:36:41 as they fucking please.
00:36:42 - You are one sick fucking puta, you know that?
00:36:45 - Oh yeah?
00:36:46 - That's right.
00:36:47 - Well, you know what?
00:36:48 You can kiss this bitch ass.
00:36:50 - Well, I'm sorry, been there and done that.
00:36:53 - You see, that's exactly what the fuck I'm talking about.
00:36:57 And now you're gonna leave, right?
00:36:59 - As a matter of fact, I am.
00:37:00 - Well, go then.
00:37:01 - Mamao, si quiere una puta, llama a tu madre.
00:37:06 - I can't believe I gotta put up with this shit.
00:37:11 Fuck you!
00:37:12 (leaves rustling)
00:37:15 - Bullshit.
00:37:28 - Asshole.
00:37:30 (car engine roaring)
00:37:33 (car engine roaring)
00:37:37 (door opening)
00:37:39 (door closing)
00:37:42 (upbeat music)
00:37:51 (upbeat music)
00:37:53 - Dearest daughter, I hope you are fine
00:38:13 and the spirits have taken good care of you.
00:38:16 We were surprised when you told us
00:38:18 about your cousin Kwesi being taken by the police,
00:38:21 but happy when you told us that you had found a place
00:38:25 to live the same day.
00:38:27 We have been praying that God will take care of you
00:38:30 and our prayers were answered.
00:38:32 We were expecting your cousin Kwesi
00:38:34 to return home to Ghana soon
00:38:36 because they are making him leave the country.
00:38:40 Once again, we thank God for watching over you.
00:38:43 Now your sister is fine.
00:38:46 We have sent you a picture of your new niece.
00:38:49 Like you, she has been given the name Aba.
00:38:53 We pray that she will grow up to be as strong
00:38:56 and determined as her aunt.
00:38:59 Your father and I send our love
00:39:01 and want you to know that the whole family
00:39:04 is praying for you.
00:39:05 May God keep you in his embrace.
00:39:07 Love, your mother and father.
00:39:10 (upbeat music)
00:39:12 - Rita, are you okay?
00:39:33 - Yeah, I guess I will be.
00:39:39 - You want to talk?
00:39:40 - I broke up with Miguel today.
00:39:44 - What?
00:39:46 What happened?
00:39:47 - You know, he's such a puto.
00:39:52 We had this big fight, he turned into this big asshole
00:39:56 and he left me in the middle of the woods all by myself.
00:39:59 Every time that I tried to talk to him
00:40:04 about being in a relationship, he would freak out.
00:40:09 Same thing happened today, so.
00:40:11 I mean, that's it, it's just over.
00:40:13 - Oh, I'm sorry.
00:40:15 You want me to fix you some tea?
00:40:19 - Actually, I'd rather have some coffee.
00:40:22 - You know coffee is not good for you.
00:40:24 - I'd rather have some coffee.
00:40:30 Let me have some coffee, please.
00:40:33 - Okay.
00:40:34 Coffee.
00:40:35 (soft music)
00:40:38 I just don't know.
00:40:44 - You don't know about what?
00:40:46 Okay, thanks.
00:40:48 - You know, I don't know.
00:40:54 I keep thinking that it's me.
00:40:56 You know, I just try to be everything
00:41:01 that you're supposed to be in a relationship.
00:41:03 I give my heart and I can't give it halfway.
00:41:08 I give it completely.
00:41:09 That's the only way that I know how to love.
00:41:11 - You see, that's not so good.
00:41:14 You have to be careful who you give your heart to.
00:41:17 You see, I don't really think he's worth it.
00:41:20 So we shouldn't even talk about you right now.
00:41:23 Let's just talk about something else, all right?
00:41:26 - Well, what are you doing?
00:41:28 - I went for the interview today.
00:41:32 - Oh yeah, that's right.
00:41:33 - They gave me the job.
00:41:34 - Oh, that's great.
00:41:35 - Yes, at least I can help you to pay the bills.
00:41:38 - Yeah.
00:41:39 At least, you know, it's only been a month.
00:41:42 A lot of people have a hard time,
00:41:44 much harder time finding a job.
00:41:46 - I'm lucky though, 'cause right away, you know,
00:41:49 he said, "Oh yeah, welcome."
00:41:51 So, you want something?
00:41:53 I can fix you up.
00:41:57 I'm gonna make you something.
00:41:59 It's very delicious.
00:42:01 - I don't know, you eat some funky shit.
00:42:04 (laughing)
00:42:06 - You don't know what you're eating.
00:42:07 - Why don't we just order some Chinese?
00:42:09 - Okay, I'll do that.
00:42:11 I'm gonna bring the menu.
00:42:13 - All right, okay.
00:42:15 (knocking)
00:42:22 (water running)
00:42:24 (phone ringing)
00:42:35 - Hello?
00:42:37 - Angelina, is this you?
00:42:51 Of course I know it's you.
00:42:54 And would you please speak English?
00:42:56 - Why?
00:42:56 We forget how to speak Spanish all of a sudden?
00:42:59 - Whatever, anyway, what are you doing here?
00:43:02 I thought that you were supposed to be in California
00:43:04 until the end of next month.
00:43:06 - Yeah, well, Miss Diva Jennifer
00:43:09 decided to walk off set again.
00:43:11 - No way, what happened?
00:43:13 - I don't know.
00:43:16 You know how these things are.
00:43:19 My girl's been pretty hard over here.
00:43:22 My boss has been riding me like crazy.
00:43:24 - Really, why?
00:43:26 - She says I have some sort of attitude or something,
00:43:30 I don't know.
00:43:31 - Man, why don't you just tell that bitch
00:43:34 to take the job and shove it?
00:43:35 - Believe me, I wish I could.
00:43:37 - So what's wrong with you?
00:43:39 Did you and Roberto have another fight?
00:43:42 - Yeah, how did you know?
00:43:45 - Lucky guess.
00:43:46 What is it this time?
00:43:48 - Let me tell you.
00:43:50 I had to beat his ass until the cops came
00:43:52 and took his cheating, lying butt out of my face.
00:43:56 - What?
00:43:56 Not again, you two are always fighting.
00:43:58 What did he do this time?
00:43:59 - I found some puta's phone number in his cell phone
00:44:03 and when I tried to ask him about it,
00:44:04 he tried to tell me she was just a friend.
00:44:07 - Yeah, right.
00:44:08 - You know that Roberto's never met a woman under 40
00:44:12 that he didn't wanna fuck?
00:44:14 - Now, if you actually believe that,
00:44:16 why do you keep going back together with him?
00:44:18 - Oh, I get it.
00:44:26 (speaking in foreign language)
00:44:29 - Uh, hello?
00:44:30 Anyway, you still looking for that girl Alba?
00:44:36 - Yeah, yeah, she's at work right now, actually.
00:44:39 - Man, I told you you need to get a man in there.
00:44:42 What's the deal with you and Miguel?
00:44:45 - Can we just change the subject?
00:44:46 I'd rather not talk about it.
00:44:48 (speaking in foreign language)
00:44:52 Anyway, do you know that your brothers are fighting again?
00:45:00 - Whatever, what's the drama now?
00:45:05 - Well, we had dinner at mommy's house last night
00:45:07 and Luis brought over his lover
00:45:09 and you know how she feels about that whole gay thing.
00:45:12 So Johnny got really pissed off at Luis
00:45:14 and then the both of them started fighting.
00:45:16 After that, it just got really crazy.
00:45:19 - Really?
00:45:20 Man, I don't blame Johnny.
00:45:22 He knows how mommy feels about that gay stuff.
00:45:25 Luis is always starring that shit.
00:45:27 - Angelina, come on.
00:45:29 - No, Rita.
00:45:31 He's always doing that ever since we were little kids.
00:45:34 Man, always pissing her off, I'm sick of it.
00:45:42 - Anyway, he's just lucky that I wasn't there
00:45:44 'cause I would've beat his and his boyfriend's ass.
00:45:47 - Well, it doesn't matter because no matter what,
00:45:49 Luis is still your brother, gay or not
00:45:51 and there's nothing that's gonna change that.
00:45:53 - Whatever.
00:45:55 Rita, hang on, my cell phone's ringing.
00:46:00 - Okay.
00:46:01 - Hello?
00:46:02 Okay, just a minute.
00:46:05 Rita, I gotta go, it's my agent.
00:46:07 I'll talk to you later, okay?
00:46:09 - All right, talk to you later, bye.
00:46:12 (phone beeps)
00:46:14 - What do you mean he's not paying me?
00:46:19 It's not my fault she walked off set.
00:46:22 Listen, you tell him that playing around with my money
00:46:26 would be the last thing that he ever does.
00:46:28 Ladron.
00:46:29 (phone clatters)
00:46:35 (keyboard clatters)
00:46:38 (upbeat music)
00:46:46 - Greetings.
00:47:03 - Greetings.
00:47:04 - How you doing?
00:47:05 - I'm fine, girl, how you?
00:47:06 - Good.
00:47:07 D here yet?
00:47:08 - Nope, not yet.
00:47:09 - Okay, cool, check this out.
00:47:11 Remember the spray set set?
00:47:13 The matching necklace?
00:47:14 I need some earrings, but not too big, Lester.
00:47:16 But I want something with the stones.
00:47:18 You know what I want?
00:47:20 - Show you what I got.
00:47:21 - Let's see.
00:47:22 See if I do it like that.
00:47:28 'Cause I'm gonna take off my jacket.
00:47:32 (chain clatters)
00:47:34 And just have that on.
00:47:35 Yeah, see it goes with the necklace perfectly.
00:47:38 - Perfect, yeah.
00:47:39 - Excuse me, sir.
00:47:42 - Yes, ma'am.
00:47:43 One minute, I'll be right with you, okay?
00:47:46 - Oh, okay.
00:47:47 - They look great.
00:47:51 I love them.
00:47:52 They look fabulous. - Thanks.
00:47:53 - Looks beautiful.
00:47:59 - Look nice.
00:48:00 - Thank you.
00:48:01 Peace.
00:48:04 - Listen, I gotta go.
00:48:05 Tell D I tried to wait for her.
00:48:06 - All right.
00:48:07 - I'll call later on, okay?
00:48:08 - Okay. - Okay, see you later.
00:48:09 Thank you. - You're welcome.
00:48:11 - Yes, can I help you?
00:48:20 - Oh, yes, sir.
00:48:21 Wow, you have a very beautiful place.
00:48:24 You know, I've been going everywhere,
00:48:27 trying to look for a place
00:48:29 that carries all these beautiful African stuff.
00:48:32 - Thank you, thank you.
00:48:32 - I didn't really find any.
00:48:34 I'm very happy. - So where are you from?
00:48:36 - Oh, Ghana.
00:48:36 How long has this store been open?
00:48:40 - Well, I've been here for four years,
00:48:42 but I started back in 1962 in Brooklyn on Broadway.
00:48:45 - Very good. - I've been fighting this issue.
00:48:50 - What issue?
00:48:51 - Black issue.
00:48:52 - Black issue?
00:48:54 - Yeah, you know, to carry our history.
00:48:56 You know, I've been fighting to carry our history.
00:48:58 - Yeah, you see, maybe a lot of people don't know
00:49:02 that you have this store,
00:49:03 and that's the most important thing,
00:49:05 that you have it now,
00:49:06 because I've been roaming all over
00:49:09 to look for a place like this.
00:49:12 Do you have, oh, that's your card.
00:49:14 - Yeah, this is my card.
00:49:15 - Okay, and it's House of a Million Earrings.
00:49:19 - Yes. - Okay.
00:49:20 I'm gonna give it to my friends,
00:49:21 and definitely we will come back here.
00:49:24 - All right. - And get, you know,
00:49:26 more stuff. - Okay.
00:49:28 Anyway, so I'll see you.
00:49:30 I'll definitely come back.
00:49:31 - Okay, my dear. - Nice to meet you.
00:49:32 - My pleasure, have a good day.
00:49:33 - You too, bye-bye. - Bye-bye.
00:49:35 - Oh, these are blessings to you, sister.
00:49:38 - You too. - Did I hear you
00:49:39 was from Ghana?
00:49:40 - Yes. - Oh, I've been there.
00:49:41 I've been to Alamein Castle,
00:49:43 so the slave dungeon. - Oh, you went to Alamein.
00:49:46 - Yes, it was nice, very nice.
00:49:48 - Wow, it was the slave castle, right?
00:49:50 - Yeah, but made me cry like a baby.
00:49:51 - Oh, I'm glad you went.
00:49:54 - Yes, I am too.
00:49:55 Well, it's pleased to meet you.
00:49:57 - Nice to meet you, I'm Abba, what's your name?
00:49:59 - Yaw. - Yaw.
00:50:00 - You know what that means, right?
00:50:01 - I know.
00:50:02 - Yaw means a male child born on Thursday.
00:50:05 - Oh, Yaw!
00:50:06 And Abba is born on Thursday.
00:50:09 Oh my God.
00:50:11 Okay, nice to meet you, Yaw. - Peace and blessings to you.
00:50:13 - Okay, I'll see you around.
00:50:15 - Peace and blessings.
00:50:17 (clattering)
00:50:19 (phone ringing)
00:50:44 (phone ringing)
00:50:46 - Hello?
00:50:55 Yes, this is Margarita.
00:50:58 Yes, I know, Abba.
00:51:02 She's been shot?
00:51:07 What, where?
00:51:09 Where is she right now?
00:51:13 Okay, okay, I'll be there within the hour.
00:51:15 Bye.
00:51:16 (upbeat music)
00:51:20 - The journey of life takes us to many places
00:51:31 between day and night.
00:51:33 By day, it is possible to see clearly
00:51:40 that which is before us.
00:51:42 While the night can only be lit
00:51:48 by the light from the heavens above.
00:51:51 (upbeat music)
00:51:54 (upbeat music)
00:51:56 (upbeat music)
00:51:59 (upbeat music)
00:52:01 (upbeat music)
00:52:12 (upbeat music)
00:52:23 (upbeat music)
00:52:25 - Careful.
00:52:36 Got it?
00:52:39 - Yep.
00:52:40 - All right.
00:52:41 Just take it slow.
00:52:44 - Okay.
00:52:45 - Real careful.
00:52:52 You doing all right?
00:52:53 - Yeah.
00:52:54 - Okay, just take it slow.
00:52:57 Doing all right?
00:53:00 - Yeah.
00:53:01 - Yeah.
00:53:02 - Okay, careful.
00:53:02 Good.
00:53:05 Okay, I'm gonna get you comfortable on the couch.
00:53:08 Give me this.
00:53:09 Okay.
00:53:17 Now, a little back here.
00:53:20 (upbeat music)
00:53:23 Okay, hold on, hold on.
00:53:28 All right.
00:53:33 I'm gonna be as careful as I can be here.
00:53:38 Get you nice and comfortable.
00:53:43 All right.
00:53:50 (upbeat music)
00:53:53 Is that better?
00:53:57 - Yeah, I think so.
00:53:59 - Okay.
00:54:00 - Okay.
00:54:00 - All right, you just relax, get comfortable.
00:54:05 I'll take care of you.
00:54:06 - Okay.
00:54:07 Thank you.
00:54:09 (upbeat music)
00:54:13 (soft music)
00:54:15 - Abba?
00:54:24 Abba, are you awake?
00:54:27 Okay.
00:54:32 I made some tea.
00:54:34 Thank you.
00:54:36 It must feel good to be back home, huh?
00:54:41 - Very good.
00:54:42 - So, what happened?
00:54:47 - I was going down to the subway,
00:54:50 then I heard this noise,
00:54:54 but I didn't know it was a gunshot.
00:54:56 And I walked a couple of steps,
00:54:59 and I couldn't touch my feet on the ground no more.
00:55:03 So this guy came and helped me.
00:55:06 You know, the guy helped me, and he called 911.
00:55:11 - Wow, at least there was somebody there to help you.
00:55:15 - Yeah.
00:55:16 I don't know, I just, gosh,
00:55:24 I just don't know, you know,
00:55:26 why something like this happened to me, you know?
00:55:31 - It's out of our control, you know?
00:55:32 But everything's gonna be all right,
00:55:34 'cause, you know, I'm taking care of everything here,
00:55:37 and, uh...
00:55:38 - I can't.
00:55:40 - Yeah.
00:55:41 - I can't dance like this.
00:55:43 I'm not, I'm not, I'm not gonna, um...
00:55:46 I cannot dance.
00:55:49 I got shot in the leg.
00:55:52 And I can't do anything.
00:55:53 So, I don't even know what's going on with my job.
00:55:58 I don't know.
00:56:00 - Um...
00:56:02 Your job called while you were in the hospital.
00:56:09 - Who did they say?
00:56:11 - They, uh...
00:56:12 They asked about you, and, you know, what was going on.
00:56:18 But, um...
00:56:19 They said that they really needed
00:56:21 to have an instructor for your class.
00:56:24 - So, what?
00:56:26 They can't wait for me?
00:56:28 - Actually...
00:56:30 They've already replaced you.
00:56:35 They have another instructor.
00:56:37 - Yeah.
00:56:38 - Yes.
00:56:39 - I mean, don't pretend that I...
00:56:42 - Look, I stayed a long time to get this job, you know?
00:56:47 And it was perfect.
00:56:49 And now, I have to start...
00:56:51 I have to start all over again.
00:56:55 (crying)
00:56:57 Why me?
00:57:07 (crying)
00:57:09 I just don't know what to do.
00:57:11 It's like I have to start all over again, you know?
00:57:16 Everything that...
00:57:20 Everything I worked so hard for, everything is...
00:57:24 I feel like everything is...
00:57:27 - I mean, you're lucky it could have been worse.
00:57:30 - I have dreams, you know?
00:57:32 I have a lot of things to do.
00:57:35 I want to go to work and teach this little kid, so...
00:57:39 (crying)
00:57:44 I'm sitting here and I can't do nothing.
00:57:48 - I talked to the police officers
00:57:56 that took your report,
00:57:59 and they told me to contact a victim review board.
00:58:04 (crying)
00:58:06 Hoping that that would be something to help you.
00:58:09 And I did that, I took care of that,
00:58:11 but they said that there's nothing that they can do.
00:58:15 - I don't have money, you know?
00:58:18 I do not have money to pay for my bills.
00:58:22 - Did you know that you were in the newspaper?
00:58:28 - What?
00:58:29 - Yeah.
00:58:31 So you made a couple of newspapers.
00:58:33 - What did they say?
00:58:35 - It said that the shooting was gang related,
00:58:39 but it said that you were a member of one of the gangs.
00:58:43 - And they wrote the story?
00:58:45 They should have come and listened to my story.
00:58:48 You know, I'm a dancer, and I'm shouting,
00:58:51 and I'm like, how am I gonna eat?
00:58:54 How am I gonna pay my bills and stuff?
00:58:57 - Just focus on getting back, you know,
00:59:01 getting back to where you were,
00:59:03 and then everything else we'll hand it together.
00:59:06 I'm here for you, I want you to know that.
00:59:09 - Thank you very much.
00:59:11 (crying)
00:59:13 (upbeat music)
00:59:27 (sad music)
00:59:29 (upbeat music)
00:59:32 - You've gotta give it to Abba.
00:59:34 After she came home from the hospital,
00:59:36 she cried for a while.
00:59:37 Yeah, she was really angry about it.
00:59:40 Wouldn't you be?
00:59:41 Anyway, she tried to go on dancing.
00:59:44 In fact, I have never seen anyone work as hard as she did
00:59:48 to overcome her injury.
00:59:50 But no matter how hard she tried, it was never the same.
00:59:55 I remember when the doctors at the hospital told her
00:59:57 that she could never dance again.
00:59:59 Ave Maria purissima.
01:00:02 I thought they were gonna arrest her or something.
01:00:05 I mean, she just wasn't having it.
01:00:07 But after losing her job at the dance school
01:00:09 and running out of money,
01:00:11 she finally decided she had to go back to Ghana
01:00:13 to be with her family.
01:00:14 A dancer, getting shot in the leg, damn.
01:00:20 But you know, life has a strange way
01:00:24 of showing you what it wants you to know.
01:00:26 You know, like what works for one person
01:00:28 may not work for somebody else.
01:00:30 I don't know about Abba,
01:00:32 but if there's one thing she taught me,
01:00:36 it was that I should have never given up on my dream.
01:00:40 (upbeat music)
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01:01:58 - Girl, I'm so glad that was done.
01:02:01 - Yeah, that was done pretty quick.
01:02:03 With my help.
01:02:03 - Thanks, by the way.
01:02:07 - So what are you gonna do with that since Abba's gone now?
01:02:11 - I don't know.
01:02:12 I mean, at least I have my space back, but.
01:02:15 - Who buys this shit?
01:02:17 Damn it, man, it's commercials.
01:02:19 I freaking hate them.
01:02:20 Change it, change it.
01:02:21 - Hey.
01:02:26 - What were you saying?
01:02:27 I'm sorry.
01:02:27 - No, yeah, I don't know.
01:02:29 I was just,
01:02:30 I was thinking about a couple of things.
01:02:34 - Well, I told you you gotta get a man in here.
01:02:37 You have way too much free time.
01:02:39 - Oh, don't start with that again.
01:02:41 - Why not?
01:02:42 - I don't know, I just,
01:02:45 I'm thinking about maybe, you know,
01:02:47 doing a lot of different stuff.
01:02:48 Maybe, I've been thinking about going back
01:02:51 to dancing salsa.
01:02:54 - Oh, cool, cool.
01:02:55 That's awesome, you gotta get into it.
01:02:57 Why don't you do that more often?
01:02:58 - Well, I gotta get back into shape first.
01:03:02 - Wanna go work out right now?
01:03:04 - Yeah, sure.
01:03:04 - Come on, I got tons of energy.
01:03:05 What you talking about?
01:03:06 - You're killing me.
01:03:08 I'm done with this cleaning.
01:03:09 I'm done for the day.
01:03:11 - I can't believe they can shoot movies like this.
01:03:15 My agent's an idiot.
01:03:17 Gonna get me out of this.
01:03:18 You know I had an audition for this film?
01:03:20 - What?
01:03:21 - I laughed at his ass.
01:03:21 I'm like, what the hell are you talking about?
01:03:23 Jesus Christ already.
01:03:25 Hang on.
01:03:27 Hello?
01:03:28 Oh, really?
01:03:29 Okay, cool.
01:03:31 All right, bye.
01:03:32 Since I already gotta go.
01:03:34 - All right. - Nice seeing you.
01:03:35 - Thanks.
01:03:36 - They got one night total super to come tomorrow.
01:03:47 Hello?
01:03:48 Is somebody there?
01:03:54 Ay, basta ya.
01:03:55 It's probably those damn kids.
01:03:57 Look.
01:04:07 - That's always been one of my favorite positions.
01:04:14 - Miguel?
01:04:18 - Here, let me help you with that.
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01:04:24 - Miguel?
01:04:27 - That's right, baby, it's me.
01:04:30 - What are you doing here?
01:04:31 - What do you mean, what am I doing here?
01:04:33 I came to see you.
01:04:35 - Why?
01:04:36 - First of all, I want to apologize
01:04:39 for what happened in the park that day.
01:04:41 And I'm hoping that you'll forgive me.
01:04:43 - Wait a minute.
01:04:45 You came here to apologize for being an hijo de puta
01:04:48 that day in the park?
01:04:50 And then you expect me to forgive you
01:04:51 because you buy me some cheap-ass flowers?
01:04:53 Is that right?
01:04:54 - Well, yeah, I guess so.
01:04:58 - Excuse me.
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01:05:04 (singing in foreign language)
01:05:08 - I'll kill you!
01:05:34 - Jesus, Rita, what the hell's wrong with you?
01:05:36 - What's wrong with me?
01:05:37 - Yeah.
01:05:38 - I haven't cut your balls off yet and fed them to my cat.
01:05:40 (speaking in foreign language)
01:05:41 - You stop and put the fucking knife down, Rita.
01:05:44 - Well, I'll put the knife down, all right.
01:05:45 Right down your pants and cut up that bitch
01:05:47 all you love so much.
01:05:48 - Please, Rita, put the knife down
01:05:50 before somebody gets hurt.
01:05:51 - Oh, somebody's gonna get hurt,
01:05:52 and that somebody's you!
01:05:53 - Jesus Christ, Rita, would you stop for a minute
01:05:56 and please listen to me?
01:05:57 - Listen to what?
01:05:59 Listen to how I always ruin everything?
01:06:00 Or how you can give me everything that I want?
01:06:02 - Yeah, everything except my commitment.
01:06:04 Why don't you take your tired anthropology
01:06:06 and your cheap ass flowers and get the hell out of my house?
01:06:09 Get out, get out, get out!
01:06:11 (Rita crying)
01:06:18 - Rita, please, listen to me.
01:06:27 You've gotta believe me when I'm telling you,
01:06:30 I'm telling you the truth.
01:06:32 I'm very sorry about hurting you.
01:06:34 (knife thudding)
01:06:36 I know that I can be a mijo de puta sometimes,
01:06:43 but I'm very sorry for that.
01:06:45 And I'm extremely sorry for all those stupid things
01:06:48 that I said and all the stupid things
01:06:49 that I've been doing to you.
01:06:50 Believe me, if I could take everything back right now,
01:06:55 this second, I would, but I don't have a choice.
01:07:00 All I can do is,
01:07:02 is just apologize and beg for your forgiveness.
01:07:08 I'll be all Miguel, I got rid of him a long time ago.
01:07:13 I just, I fired him.
01:07:14 - You fired him, huh?
01:07:16 - Yes, I gave him his walking papers.
01:07:19 I told him I didn't wanna see him anymore, out of my life.
01:07:22 He ruined my life, he ruined my job, he ruined everything.
01:07:28 But most of all, he ruined the best thing
01:07:31 that ever happened to me.
01:07:32 And that was the relationship that I had with you.
01:07:36 Now, please Rita, if you can just give me one chance
01:07:42 to show you the new Miguel.
01:07:44 The one that wants to love you,
01:07:46 the one that wants to take care of you,
01:07:48 the one that's not afraid to commit.
01:07:50 Please.
01:07:56 Tell me it's not too late to start over.
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01:09:10 (alarm ringing)
01:09:13 - Miguel, it's ready.
01:09:23 - Be right there.
01:09:37 - Wow, this food smells delicious.
01:09:39 - Thank you.
01:09:42 - Wow, this is really good.
01:09:48 I'm telling you, nobody can cook this stuff better than you.
01:09:52 Hey, that girl you had stay in here, is she around?
01:09:58 - Abba?
01:09:59 - Yeah, that's her, Abba.
01:10:02 - No, she left and she moved back to Ghana.
01:10:05 - Really?
01:10:07 Didn't she wanna be like a dancer or something?
01:10:10 - Yeah.
01:10:11 - I guess that didn't work out, did it?
01:10:15 Anyway, listen, I've been meaning to tell you something.
01:10:19 I really did miss you.
01:10:21 What about you?
01:10:23 - What?
01:10:23 - Did you miss me?
01:10:25 - Well, honestly, I'd like to tell you
01:10:33 that you were the furthest thing from my mind.
01:10:37 But I'd be lying if I did.
01:10:38 So how's work?
01:10:45 - I told you already, I fired the old Miguel.
01:10:49 - So are you looking for a new job?
01:10:52 - No.
01:10:53 - Then what?
01:10:54 - Okay, you remember Tito.
01:10:57 I introduced you to him one night at the club.
01:11:01 - Oh yeah, mm-hmm.
01:11:02 - Okay, well check it out.
01:11:04 Him and I, we get together, right?
01:11:06 We'll throw these ideas around.
01:11:08 We come up with this final plan.
01:11:10 We started our own business together.
01:11:12 - Wow, that's great, Miguel.
01:11:14 - It gets better.
01:11:15 Last week, we landed a seven-figure contract with the city.
01:11:20 - Wow, I'm really happy for you, Miguel.
01:11:24 - What do you mean happy for me?
01:11:25 Happy for us.
01:11:28 - For us?
01:11:29 - That's right, for us.
01:11:30 Listen, if there's one thing that happened
01:11:33 from us breaking up,
01:11:36 was that I learned how much you really mean to me.
01:11:39 Now, I didn't come here
01:11:40 with like an engagement ring or anything,
01:11:42 but I'm here now, okay?
01:11:45 And I'm ready to make a commitment to you.
01:11:48 I don't ever wanna go without you again.
01:11:54 You know, in Puerto Rico, my grandma used to tell us,
01:11:58 (speaking in foreign language)
01:12:02 Which means--
01:12:04 - I know what it means.
01:12:06 It's better to have loved and lost
01:12:08 than never to have loved at all.
01:12:10 I speak Spanish too, you know?
01:12:11 - Well, what do you say?
01:12:16 Are you ready to make a commitment to me?
01:12:19 (sighs)
01:12:21 - I don't know.
01:12:30 - What do you mean you don't know?
01:12:35 - I'm telling you, I don't know.
01:12:37 - Look, Rita, I'm not trying to force the issue here,
01:12:41 but I just thought that maybe with this contract
01:12:43 with the city, I'd finally have enough money
01:12:45 to take care of you.
01:12:46 - Take care of me?
01:12:48 What makes you think I wanna be taken care of?
01:12:50 - You know what I mean.
01:12:51 I mean like to take you to nice places,
01:12:53 buy you nice things.
01:12:55 You could even quit that job.
01:12:57 I mean, don't get me wrong.
01:12:58 Don't rush on the job thing.
01:13:00 - Oh, well, thank you very much.
01:13:02 - Rita, why do you have to sound so condescending about it?
01:13:14 - I'm sorry, Miguel.
01:13:15 You know, I'm really happy for you,
01:13:18 and I appreciate you wanting to take care of me,
01:13:20 but I've changed a lot
01:13:22 since the last time we saw each other.
01:13:25 - Changed?
01:13:26 Changed how?
01:13:27 Are you seeing someone?
01:13:31 - No, Miguel.
01:13:35 You know I don't sleep around.
01:13:36 I'm no puta.
01:13:37 - So what is it then?
01:13:40 - Well, you know, I became here
01:13:45 to become a dancer,
01:13:46 and you know, even though she tried really hard,
01:13:49 she still gave up on her dream.
01:13:51 And...
01:13:54 - And?
01:13:55 - Well, it reminded me about how I'd given up on my dream.
01:14:01 And...
01:14:03 - And?
01:14:06 - Well, I've decided to start dancing salsa again.
01:14:12 - Oh, Jesus Christ, Rita.
01:14:13 You have got to be kidding me.
01:14:15 - Why do I have to be kidding?
01:14:17 You know, there's a saying in Puerto Rico,
01:14:20 you know, "La vida es muy corta para no vivirla."
01:14:23 - Yeah, life isn't too short not to live it.
01:14:25 I know the saying.
01:14:26 - Well, it's right, Miguel.
01:14:28 Don't you remember?
01:14:29 That's how we met.
01:14:31 At the ballroom.
01:14:33 And even though we only won second place,
01:14:37 living with you was like winning the grand prize.
01:14:42 - Yeah, I remember, those were the best times of my life.
01:14:45 But you know, that was then, this is now.
01:14:47 - Yeah, well, it's never too late to live your dream.
01:14:53 - Yeah, it's too late.
01:14:55 It's too late when your dream is so far behind
01:14:57 that it can hardly catch up to where you are right now.
01:15:00 Look, Rita, when I was younger,
01:15:01 I used to have dreams too, you know.
01:15:04 But you know what finally woke me up?
01:15:06 Needing a job woke me up.
01:15:08 Having to pay bills woke me up.
01:15:10 Needing a roof over my head
01:15:11 and having to feed myself, that woke me up.
01:15:14 - Look, I've been there too, Miguel,
01:15:18 but I've realized that money alone
01:15:20 is not gonna make me happy.
01:15:22 - Money can't bring you happiness,
01:15:24 but it sure as hell can prevent you from starving to death
01:15:26 while you're looking for so-called happiness.
01:15:28 - Real happiness is not found on the outside, Miguel.
01:15:31 It's found on the inside.
01:15:33 And the only way to find it
01:15:34 is by living the truth that is on the inside.
01:15:38 - Are you listening to yourself?
01:15:39 Jesus Christ, are you?
01:15:41 - Sure you've changed.
01:15:42 You sound like a philosopher or something.
01:15:43 - And what's wrong with that?
01:15:45 - What's wrong with that?
01:15:45 I'll tell you what's wrong with that.
01:15:46 It's not realistic.
01:15:48 That's what's wrong with that.
01:15:49 Please, don't miss this opportunity.
01:15:54 For just once in your life, please don't mess this up.
01:15:58 - Don't mess this up, huh?
01:15:59 Well, let me tell you something, Mr. Businessman.
01:16:02 You come here with your tired-ass apology
01:16:04 and your cheap-ass flowers
01:16:05 talking about how the old Miguel was fired.
01:16:08 He wasn't fired.
01:16:09 He was on vacation.
01:16:11 And now he's back with his macho, manly attitude,
01:16:14 a place for everything and everything in its place,
01:16:17 including women.
01:16:18 - Well, yeah, that's their place, but by the man's side.
01:16:22 - Yeah, by his side, not on a leash like a pet.
01:16:25 Just because you gave up on your dreams
01:16:27 doesn't mean I have to give up on mine.
01:16:29 Not for you, not for money,
01:16:31 not for anybody or anything else.
01:16:32 You can all go to hell.
01:16:34 - So it's like that, huh?
01:16:38 - Just like that.
01:16:39 - I see.
01:16:43 - (speaks in foreign language)
01:16:44 Why don't you see yourself to the door?
01:16:46 - Listen, Rita.
01:16:48 - Forget it, Miguel.
01:16:51 Just leave.
01:16:53 And while you're at it,
01:16:54 take your cheap-ass flowers with you.
01:16:56 - All right, if that's the way you want it.
01:17:08 Hey, don't forget to take--
01:17:10 - Yeah, I know, my cheap-ass flowers, right?
01:17:12 - What was I thinking?
01:17:31 (people chattering)
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01:18:20 - Please, Rita, before you say anything,
01:18:43 just hear me out for one minute.
01:18:47 I just wanted to start by saying that you were right.
01:18:49 You were right about everything.
01:18:52 You were even right about me abandoning my dream
01:18:56 for dancing and for what, for money?
01:18:57 You know, you're the only one that can see right through me,
01:19:02 the only one that can tell it to me like it is,
01:19:04 and for that alone, I'll always love you.
01:19:07 - Miguel. - Please, please, please.
01:19:10 Let me finish.
01:19:12 Thanks to you, I finally got a chance to wake up
01:19:17 and realize that a real man is one that stands by his woman.
01:19:22 So I'm here, I'm ready to stand by your side.
01:19:27 If you'll allow me, I'd like to be that man for you.
01:19:30 Right here, right now, tonight,
01:19:34 if you'll let me be your dance partner, please?
01:19:38 How about it?
01:19:39 (sighing)
01:19:41 - What?
01:19:45 You couldn't stop and buy some cheap-ass flowers?
01:19:49 - What can I say, they were closed.
01:19:54 - Come on, let's go.
01:19:56 Aren't those the same shoes you were wearing when we met?
01:20:06 - Yep, they're my lucky shoes.
01:20:09 - And those shoes, you don't look lucky, you look broke.
01:20:13 - You think?
01:20:14 - Come on.
01:20:15 - What?
01:20:17 (water rushing)
01:20:32 (waves crashing)
01:20:35 - So beloved, as your glorious days unfold before you,
01:20:44 look not to the heavens for miracles,
01:20:47 for life is your miracle given to you
01:20:50 from the loving heart of God.
01:20:52 Follow the song of your spirit.
01:20:57 Its journey will lead you to your destiny.
01:21:02 Believe in the magic that is you,
01:21:04 for dreams do come true.
01:21:07 The journey is as distant and near
01:21:11 as the beating of your heart.
01:21:12 Dance the dance, live the dream.
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