01x07 - The Big Leap

[bunniefuu]

[Cocó] Ever since Caterina
took her first steps,

I've been preparing her for this moment.

PREVIOUSLY

[Caterina] I want to write, Mom.

If she's chosen,
she'll quit Eleven O'Clock.

-[Caterina] I thought you were my friend.
-[Allegra] I need to apologize.

-You're Oliverio Gerard, right?
-Yes.

I know you didn't accept Caterina
at Cocó's request.

-[doorbell rings]
-Come in.

I want you to join my workshop.

-Seriously?
-Yes.

[Allegra] I need your help.

[Lucía] Time is an illusion.

It's up to you to discover
why the bracelet brought you to this time.

What are the knots in your own history
that you need to untie?

Cocó, I know who needs to play the lead
in Freaky Friday.

Me.

Thanks for listening to me.

I'm so sorry.

I know. Oliverio came to see me.

And? What did he say?

-He accepted me in the workshop.
-[gasps]

It's not that simple.

I need time to forgive you.

I trusted you,

and I'm afraid to do it again
because we haven't known each other long.

I know,
and you have every right to mistrust me.

But I don't want to lose you.

I feel...

like we have a connection...

that's very strong.

I just need a little time.

Well, I'd better go.

I have to get ready for the audition.

Laura.

I can help you.

Help me rehearse?

Yeah. I know Ellie better than anyone.

I thought you were done with the theater.

I'm done with the theater. But
I'm more done with Greta playing Ellie.

INTERTWINED

[upbeat music plays]

[music stops]

If you want to beat Greta
and get the part,

there's something you need to know.

My mom always corrected my stance
when I played Ellie.

Because in that moment,

Ellie isn't the same person
as she was at the beginning.

She's struggling to find herself.

-Of course. Katherine is in her body.
-Exactly.

You need to be aware
of what the character is feeling

and express it in your chest

and line of sight.

Something like... I'm hiding, I'm hiding.

I open.

Good.

Something I've never been able
to get right

-is the great leap.
-Great leap.

I know. I don't think anyone has ever
done it better than Cocó,

but if you can land it better than Greta,

the part of Ellie could be yours.

[music resumes]

[Cocó] Caterina!

[sighs]

[music stops]

I hope she hasn't heard the music

and thinks that I'm rehearsing
because I want to rejoin the company.

[Cocó] Time to rest!

Just one day of not hearing her, one day...

It's the only thing I ask of you.
The only thing.

It's so minor.

Why don't you sleep over?

-No, because I don't know if I can...
-Come on. Why not?

Call home and let them know.

-No, because today I have to...
-Come on, please. You can't say no.

Mom loves you.
With you here, she'll sheathe her claws.

Come on. Do me this favor. Please.

Please?

[Greta] You can't deny
that you feel something for me.

I already told you I'm dating Laura.

You're going to play
the faithful boyfriend?

I don't want to play anymore.

What I feel for her is...

different.

[laughs] Come on, Marco. I know you.

I think it would be better if you go.

[Marco sighs]

[door slams]

[sighs]

I don't know why I can't be with Marco.
When I'm here, this is my time.

I don't want you to get hurt. That's all.

-Why do you think I'm going to get hurt?
-I just ask that you trust me.

It's better if you stay away from him.

You're not answering me.

You need to live your own experience.

All I can tell you is that falling in love
with someone from another time

can cause a lot of suffering.

I prefer to risk getting hurt for love

than to suffer
for not acting on what I felt.

I'm not just talking about you.

-[scoffs]
-You're putting Marco at risk.

You need to stay away from him.

I can do it better. One more time.

[door opens]

-Great.
-No. What are you doing?

What, Félix? Don't you know how to knock?

Yeah. Remember that it's my room too, eh?

I know. But we're finishing up
practicing for the audition.

-Can you come back later?
-I have to scout locations for the short.

-What short?
-Nothing.

Félix is sh**ting a short
to get into film school.

-So what's it about?
-It's nothing.

A horror short set in the '90s.

I love '90s horror films.

I saw The Blair Witch Project
thousands of times.

Really? Well,
that's exactly the vibe I'm going for.

I wish I had a 16-millimeter camera
to sh**t it properly, but...

Well, it's a story
based on paranormal events,

-and the idea...
-I could help you.

Yeah, yeah, we'll help you later.

Let's go somewhere else
so we can keep practicing.

Okay.

[door opens]

-[sighs]
-[door closes]

PLAYLISTS - QUEST AND MYSTERY
Suspense

ABANDONED SPACES

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Horror stories
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Fire Completely Guts
the Eleven O'Clock Theater

SECTIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS

Tragedy on Opening Night
of Freaky Friday

Yes, yes. Thank you very much.
I knew I could count on you.

Talk soon. Talk soon.

[phone beeps]

[sighs] If you want to convince me
to come back to the company...

If you don't have the courage
to play the lead,

I can't force you to go on stage,

but while you live in this house,
I make the rules.

Well, are you going to tell me
something new, or can I go now?

-You'll find out tomorrow.
-What are you talking about?

Since you decided
you won't be part of Eleven O'Clock,

I have another option for the rest
of your summer, and it's non-negotiable.

I want you ready tomorrow at 8:00.

Luckily, by the time the witch came home,

Oliverio had already left.

I say that with love.

-Hmm.
-[chuckles]

I can't forget to pick up a book
I put on hold.

It's called Poems From Madness.

By Hölderlin.

You've read it?

My mom read me some of his poems
when I was little, before I went to bed.

You're going to love it.

My mom never read anything to me.

But I'm lucky that I had my grandmother.

She read everything to me.

And she told me stories about time travel.

I wish I had her imagination.

And what did she tell you
about those travels?

If you want to know,
you're going to have to read my novel.

But tell me something.

-I'll still read it, even with spoilers.
-Even with what?

I mean, even if you tell me the ending,
I'll read it.

Mmm.

Speaking of stories...

how is yours and Marco's going?

It's going well.

And? Tell me more.

Come on. Don't be shy.

-It's going very, very well.
-Ah.

[sighs] He's amazing.

Well, it's obvious
that Marco is on the same page.

You're lucky.

I don't know what I'm going to do
about Diego.

Why? Aren't you guys okay?

We're very good,
but the tour is going to take forever.

And aren't you going to miss your mom?

We have a complicated relationship.

I don't know.
She's my mom, and I love her,

but she doesn't understand me.

I suppose I have to learn to love her
the way she is.

I love my mom so much.

I don't know how many times I've told her.

And now that I know her a little better,

I like her much more.

Before, we would fight all the time.
We were worse than you and Cocó.

Well, not that bad.

But recently

she had an accident...

and it was the first time
that I felt afraid.

It was horrible.

Right then,
I realized how much I need her.

[exhales]

In Search of Lost Time

[door opens, shuts]

[rustling]

Thank you very much
for giving Caterina this opportunity.

No, please. Thank you.

Right now, Greta is going crazy with
the rehearsals, so I can't count on her.

Perfect, because Caterina can replace her
all day, all summer.

-Mom, I don't...
-Calm down.

She'll help you understand the job.

Well, she's worried because she thinks
that she has no work experience.

Please. This job is very, very simple.
You'll get the hang of it in no time.

-[phone rings]
-Great.

This one in particular, as you can see,
is out of order.

-Why? What happened to it?
-There's a problem with the brake.

-The brake.
-Hi, Mike.

What a surprise.

Yes.

Sorry, Mike. Can I call you later?
Talk soon. Ciao.

Hi, Greta. Good to see you.

I wanted to let you know that
Caterina is not going to be in the show.

-Which means that...
-I've decided to hold new auditions

for you and Laura for the part of Ellie.

That's not fair!

I mean, the part of Ellie should be mine.
I'm the understudy.

Ellie needs to be the best.
And we'll see that on stage.

Magic Ink

I don't understand why Lucía wants me
to stay away from Marco.

I think she's right.
You don't actually have a future together.

[dramatic orchestral music playing]

Félix.
Diego isn't sure that Marcos is dead.

[scoffs] We saw his grave.

I know.

Let's see. Why would someone
who's "alive" have a grave, hmm?

I don't have a grave.
You don't have a grave. So?

What I'm getting at is that
you have to stop thinking about Marco.

Focus on what happened
with your grandmother.

I was hardly with her on this trip.
I spent the whole time with my mom.

In spite of their differences,
my mom loved Cocó.

Something happened to cause her
to separate from my grandmother for good

and hate theater so much.

[rattling]

Another knot gone.

Maybe it has something to do with what
happened on opening day with the fire.

[phone beeps]

[gasps] I have to go and scout
some locations for the short.

-If you want to come, we can check out...
-No. I can't.

I have to rehearse to face off with Greta.

I suppose that you can't come
to the makeup demo tomorrow either, right?

If I don't have everything settled,
I can't go out and sh**t.

I know. When I have time, we'll do it.

I can't turn it in whenever I want.
I have a deadline.

We're in preproduction now,

and according to my schedule,
we should already be in postproduction.

-I have to go sh**t now.
-Félix, try to understand. I can't now...

"I, I, I."

Can you stop thinking about yourself
and what you want?

Well, ask nicely.

It's important to me
to join Eleven O'Clock.

And it's important to me to study film.
Hmm?

If you don't commit to helping me,

I'm going to find another actress.

But you wrote the script with me in mind.
That's what you told me.

Maybe that was my mistake, huh? [scoffs]

You can count on me. I won't let you down.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[electronic zapping, warbling]

Greta! I have the secret
to you getting the part of Ellie.

Do you know what I have here? Guess.

I don't know.

I found a recording
of the first staging of Freaky Friday.

-And?
-Cocó was the lead.

You'll see
how she performed the great leap.

Laura's never going to be able to do it.
Not even Caterina managed to.

Very good.

I owe you one.

No. No, you don't owe me anything.

I owe you.

Yeah, I owe you one.

At Caterina's party, you really wanted
to help me, and I didn't listen to you,

and I ended up making the biggest fool
of myself with Diego.

Calm down. Nobody remembers that anymore.

Bárbara. How are you feeling?

Did you come to apologize?

It seemed like you wanted to say something
to Diego at my birthday party.

Do you want to tell me
since I'm his girlfriend?

No, thank you.

But why don't you tell me
how you're feeling

on the first day of the rest of your life

as a failure?

I don't know.

Why don't you ask your friend
who's worked here for years?

The Arcade won't even exist for me
after the opening of Freaky Friday.

I'm sure the part of Ellie
is going to be mine.

As sure as you were
when you were up against me and lost?

It's very easy to win when your mom is
the director of the company,

and her dream is to play the lead
with her daughter.

-You're never going to accept you lost.
-What about you?

[coins clatter]

I don't know why
you haven't cleaned this up yet.

Didn't my mom tell you to make sure
everything is spotless before you leave?

Come on, Mom. I need to speak to you.

I can't right now, Allegra.
We'll talk later.

I have to go to physical therapy.

Where did I put my purse?

But first answer me. What happened
between you and Cocó on opening night?

I don't know what your grandmother told
you, but that's none of your business.

No. What happened between Cocó
and you is my business too.

Why do you never tell me anything?

Because that night I lost everything.

I lost my friend.

I lost my boyfriend.

And I lost my mom.

I have to go.

We'll talk later.

[door opens, shuts]

[phone: busy signal]

[rhythmic shouts]

[playing guitar riffs]

♪ Big bang
Everything exploded ♪

♪ I'm about to disappear ♪

♪ Big bang
Everything changed ♪

♪ Today is a gray that invites color in ♪

♪ Big bang
It was your arrival ♪

♪ It was enough to understand ♪

♪ In your eyes, I could see ♪

♪ I wasn't wrong, nor was I okay ♪

♪ Calm down ♪

♪ Time breaks down ♪

♪ It's no longer the same... ♪

[music stops]

[electronic keyboard playing arpeggio]

What do you think? What did you feel?

[keyboard stops]

I don't know why.

I have the feeling
we already discussed this.

-The producer's not going to like it.
-What do you know?

Let's see. If he heard the arrangements
I made at CD Room and called us,

it's because he liked it.

And he also listened to my song.
It doesn't have to do with what you did.

-But this is the music I want to make.
-But I don't.

Marco, I'm not interested
in being a groundbreaker.

But why do you close yourself off, Diego?
Listen to me.

How are we going to explore our sound
if we don't explore?

I don't need to explore.

I don't need to.

I'm very clear on what our sound is,
and it's not that.

-[door opens]
-That's why I say...

Your dad's coming this way.

What's all this?

-A whim.
-[door bells jangle]

Franco.
What... What a surprise to see you here.

How are you, boys?
I'm looking for my son. Have you seen him?

-Your son. Marco?
-[door bells jangle]

Marco. Marco.

-Marco.
-Yes.

Dad. Is everything okay?

Marco.

What are you doing here?
I was looking for you at the university.

One of the professors was absent,

and the guys and I decided
to come and study here.

That's just great.

And turns out this place is amazing
for quiet study, right?

-Get your things. We're going home.
-Dad...

No, "Dad" nothing.

[door bells jangle]

[electronic zapping, warbling]

-Miriam. Perfect.
-Yes?

I need to leave for a little while.
I have a very important meeting...

I'd love to say yes, but I can't
because I have to leave myself.

I need to go to the bank,
pick up a few things. I can't.

-But that's...
-Listen. I need some things from you.

Go around and collect all the tokens,
okay? From the games.

And the ones that are emptying out...
[imitates spraying] ...go and clean them.

-It's your second day, right?
-Yes.

You're in charge of the Arcade.
Please, don't go anywhere.

Fine.

[distorted audio]

[video game beeping]

Can I make you a deal?

If you work the till for a while,
I'll sell you tokens at half price.

I can't move. I'm winning.

OUT OF
ORDER

I challenge you to a race.

If I win, you stay a while at the till.

If you win, I'll give you free tokens.

Mmm...
No, I don't play with girls. It's boring.

Well, if you think about it,
it would be a gimme.

I mean, there's no chance
that a girl could beat you.

How many tokens are we talking about?

More than you can imagine.

[exhales]

-[door opens]
-[sighs]

[Cocó] Do you need help?

I thought you had left.

Don't you have a workshop in Moscow?

I canceled it.
I still have important things to do here.

Yes. Talk to Mom and apologize
for everything that you did.

Believe me, Allegra, If I could turn back
the clock, I would do things differently.

It's not easy to change the past.

It's impossible.

Call me whenever you want.

Before I go, I want to tell you something.

[male computer voice, in English]
Gentlemen, start your engines.

[tires screeching]

[tires screeching]

[tires screeching]

Congratulations. You lose.

Today you learned a valuable lesson
that some guys never learn.

Never underestimate a girl.

[Tomás] Sorry, sweetheart.

I promise you that I would have loved

to have found a way
to talk to you beforehand.

No, no, no. I'm the one who's sorry.

I won't do it again. Believe me.
I've learned my lesson.

You can't defeat fear and shame
with alcohol, eh?

Courage has to come from within.

I know that I haven't been
around much lately. I admit it.

[scoffs] And with everything
that's happening around here too...

Yeah. What Cocó did is crazy.

How could she propose the new girl
take the lead?

[Tomás] I'm not that surprised, eh?
Cocó has acted on whims her whole life.

[Bárbara] I mean, it's obvious
that Greta is going to beat Laura.

Bárbara. Your friend doesn't have even 1%
of the marketing clout of the Sharp name.

Caterina was supposed
to be Cocó's successor.

That was a marketing smash, you know?
And now...

-Everything is marketing.
-Everything is marketing. That's it.

Maybe you're exaggerating. You'll see
that everything's going to be all right.

I wish it were that easy.

To finance the show...

I had to go into debt.

-How much?
-A lot.

Can I tell you something? Sometimes
I don't know if it would be better

to run a bulldozer over the theater,

collect the insurance and be done with it,
you know?

[Bárbara] No. No, no, no. Not that.
You'll come out on top.

Everything will be all right,
like you've always done.

I hope you're right.

Mmm. Shall we toast?

-Just kidding. Kidding.
-[both chuckle]

-[Tomás] Let's go.
-Okay.

[indistinct conversations]

[Tomás] Let's go. Hurry.
Cocó hates t*rd.

[Bárbara] Maybe Laura isn't up
to the task. Remember what I told you.

I NEED TO SEE YOU NOW. I'LL WAIT
IN MY SECRET ROOM. - MARCO

Hello!

Marco!

Don't tell me that this is
another one of your surprises.

Come on. The audition is about to start.

[clattering]

[lock clicks]

-[indistinct conversations]
-[clock ticking]

But I've already seen this.

Where's Laura?

Okay, attention. Attention.

Now Laura and Greta
are going to perform "No More Fear"

without the rest of the company,
so you can relax.

I'm ready.

What about Laura? Where's Laura?

She probably chickened out.
Is the audition canceled?

No. There are still five minutes to go.

Let me out!

[grunts] Hey!

[pounding]

[whispering, indistinct]

-What did you do to Laura?
-Excuse me?

Don't play dumb with me.

Sweetie, don't go around accusing people.

Besides, Greta is 130% innocent.

The one who's some place she shouldn't be
is lost little Laura.

What place? What are you talking about?

No, you misunderstood. You misunderstood.
I never said anything about your place.

What she meant is my place as...
as the lead.

[pounds on door]

Hello! Can anyone hear me?

Laura?

Marco?

Yeah.

Get away from the door!

[indistinct conversations]

Congratulations, Greta.

-The part of Ellie will...
-[Allegra] I'm here!

Where were you?

-I'm sorry. I can explain...
-Save your explanations.

-Go and get changed for the audition.
-What?

-She was late. That's not fair.
-Are you questioning me?

Places, please.

I was thinking about makeup
for a B horror,

something very crude, exaggerated,
like a little bit of...

Okay, little brother, time to disappear.
We need to rehearse.

Yeah. And we have to do the makeup demo
for the lead in my short.

Well. You're going to wear makeup?

We're waiting for Allegra.

Félix, I have to go now.

Already?

I have another sh**t. A real one.

One that's paid. Can we reschedule?

-Wait. You told me we would have one day...
-[Alan] Stop.

Stop. What if you make a short
about an invisible girl?

What if I play the part?

I don't know if she's a good actress,
but she has gorgeous skin.

Good genes.

Sorry, Sofía,
but I don't think it's going to work.

I wrote the lead for my short
with Allegra in mind.

Is there ever a time
you're not thinking about Allegra?

I can't wait any longer.

Are you that afraid of me?

I'm not afraid of anyone.

Then why did you lock me up?

To save you the frustration of losing.

Thank you for your concern.
You're so kind.

But I'm better,
and I'm going to prove it to you now.

This is my future. You have no idea
how much I've sacrificed for this part.

I understand you more than you think.
I'm sacrificing my present to be here.

And I don't intend to miss this chance.

"Absolutely no one could ever imagine

the exhausting feeling
that the lonely and decisive girl

experienced intensely

on that dark night when she met him."

-The idea is very interesting, isn't it?
-[people murmur assent]

But the text is full of adjectives
and adverbs.

If the story is powerful,
you don't need to make it flowery.

Less is more.

You need to know how to choose
and trust in the beauty of simplicity.

Eh? [chuckles]

And this? Cut.

Luckily you promised me
that Caterina would play Ellie, eh?

We'll talk later, Tomás.

Attention.

Greta.

Laura.

This is your chance
to show what you're made of.

Good luck.

[pop music playing]

♪ Today the fear disappears ♪

♪ No more being afraid of being afraid ♪

♪ I will walk with you ♪

♪ With no sadness or pain ♪

♪ Unstoppable from today on ♪

♪ Walking forward ♪

♪ And trusting in your lead ♪

♪ It's a risk to decide not to fight ♪

♪ If fighting's needed ♪

♪ It's fine to ask permission ♪

♪ But not to stay behind ♪

♪ Being nice is not the same ♪

♪ As showing weakness ♪

♪ And I'll say it again ♪

♪ Out loud until the end ♪

♪ Don't wait anymore ♪

♪ Don't hide ♪

♪ Because the fear disappears ♪

♪ Today it disappears... ♪

[applause]

Good. It looks like we have our new Ellie.

Congratulations, Laura.

[exclaims, sighs]

That was incredible. How did you do it?

A magician never reveals her secrets.
[chuckles]

I saw you practicing the lead-up
to the great leap.

The most important thing is
to not lose the symmetry of your hips.

-What are you doing?
-Pay attention.

Every time you move your hips,

you'll see the shine of the clips
reflected in the mirror.

That will let you correct
the stance quickly.

See?

All you have to do is always rehearse
in front of the mirror.

Now, let me see you.

[sings note]

Sorry, Félix. I'm super late.

Only two hours late. No stress.

I know, and I'm so sorry.
But I have good news.

I got the part of Ellie.

So? Aren't you going to say anything?

Yes. You let me down. Again.

I didn't have a choice.

The bracelet took me back to the past.
You know I can't control it.

Allegra, you had more than enough time,

but you decided to do your own thing
like always.

I'm asking you for once

to stop blaming the bracelet and take
responsibility for your own decisions.

You're right.

And the last thing I want to do
is let you down.

You're very important to me.

[sighs] If I'm so important to you,

why are you trying to stay in the past?

[sighs] I already explained
it to you, Félix.

No, wait. This is your time, right?

Your family is here. I'm here.
It's like we don't matter to you.

You're wrong.

You know what? You're right.
I don't feel like arguing with you.

[sighs]

So what happened to you this time?
Tell me.

[sighs] I think what happened
on opening day was no accident.

-It was intentional.
-Why do you think that?

I'll explain it later.

Now we need to go to the theater.
I'm sure we'll find something

that will help me figure out
what happened that night.

Yeah, well, count me out. Hmm?

-Please, Félix. I need you.
-[scoffs]

I needed you too. Hmm?
And you didn't show.

And now I have stuff to do for the short.
Hmm?

What happened here?

That's what I'd like to know.

How on Earth could you leave the Arcade
in the hands of a guy who, of course,

had no better idea than
to bring all his friends to play for free?

I can explain.
I had to go out for a while...

I asked you nicely to not go out.
I asked you nicely to stay.

Look at this place. I had to close it.

Forgive me.
I didn't think they were going to do that.

Honestly, I... I'll clean up. Don't worry.

I'm going to have to tell your mom
about this, Caterina.

No. Please don't. Not that. Please don't.

-You'd better clean everything.
-Yes.

-[Bárbara] It's not that bad.
-[Greta] Are you kidding? I lost the lead.

Well, don't take it out on me.
It's not my fault!

So shut your mouth.

What happened here?

And what are you laughing about?

I'm happy that Laura will play Ellie.

Then again,
I was sure she was going to beat you.

[sighs]

Look, I don't know
where that girl came from, okay?

But if she thinks she can appear
out of the blue and take my life,

she's very wrong.

You're here again?

Hey!

[gasps]

-[gasps]
-[shouts]

-[gasps]
-You shall not pass!

I always wanted to say that.

-What are you doing here?
-We'll talk about it later.

-At another time, okay?
-[screams]

-We'd better go!
-Easy, easy.

This is the scene where the hero arrives
and saves his belov...

best friend from the villain.

[groans]

Or maybe it's the part where they both die
at the hands of the monster.

That could be a scene too.

We were looking for something!
We didn't mean to bother you!

-Everything here is mine!
-Who wouldn't want a set of burnt tables?

You think it's funny, sweetie?

I know you. Bárbara?

Bárbara Diz?