01x08 - Happy Birthday

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Amsterdam!

I AM AT LÓPEZ'S

- Yo, yo, López!
- How's it going?

You rock! Thanks.

- Where's the beast?
- This way. He's sleeping in.

- Did he spoil your evening?
- Not at all.

Just some Russian
lessons I started taking.

There's this Russian teacher
that has great references.

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

I want to read Dostoevsky
in the original Russian.

It's something else.

- For sure.
- There he is.

Hello, you! Hello,
sweetie. How are you?

- Somebody's angry at me.
- Still, he missed you.

Amsterdam! He's ignoring me.

He likes my Crocs.

Hey, stop it! What's cracking?

I'm exhausted!

Happy birthday, dude!

Thanks, dude.

Hey, man. I saw you
left with Marina!

No way! That's a hell
of a present, man.

- How was it?
- Weird. It was OK, but confusing.

Weird? Get outta here, man!
You're the weird one, dude.

Aren't you both single? So?

That chick is hotter
than ever, man.

As for you... Anyway, I don't
know what women see in you,

but getting it on with an
ex is always cool, right?

I mean, you know what she's
into. She knows what you're into.

It doesn't get any easier than
that. What's f*cking weird about it?

- It was a one-night stand, right?
- Yes, no. I don't know, man.

- Are you going back with her, or what?
- No.

It was all very nice, but...

She brought breakfast to bed,
she sang me "Las Mañanitas."

And then she saw me off just like
that through the backdoor, man.

She's f*cking crazy, man!

Here it is.

A typical Buenos
Aires breakfast.

- What? A Buenos Aires breakfast?
- Yup.

Where did you get
the croissants?

- I made them. Yes, ma'am.
- No, you did not!

Of course!

López!

Try one.

Well, it had to happen
some time, right?

How did you two meet?

He's one of Martín's students.

Okay. Uncomplicated.

It was an accident. I
didn't even know his name.

It was literally an accident.

I was at this party, and came
rolling down some stairs.

I fell flat on the
floor. I was on MDMA.

A terrible trip.

And there he was: at
the foot of the stairs.

And you liked him better
than you expected.

How can you tell?

- Because you need to talk about him.
- Is it horrible I'm dating him?

Well... It's not horrible, bad.

But it's okay. Some bad is not
bad at all. It makes you human.

Who doesn't screw up
every now and then?

Martín's dating Amsterdam's vet.

So it would have been
fairer to date a dog walker

- than a piano student.
- You're so mean!

- Is that your old man?
- Yeah.

- Answer, man. Don't be a jerk.
- I'm making a point.

I can't go on living like this.

No home.

I don't know whether I
still want to date Laura.

I don't even know what's
going on with Marina.

How long are we
gonna do cover songs?

Hang on, man. The band is
not open for discussion.

This is our best time, dude.

We rocked it. Did you check Instagram?
Man, that sh*t went through the roof.

Listen to this.

Hi, Martín. Happy birthday.
I reckon you're still asleep.

I made a reservation at The Cardinal.
Let me know if you're coming.

I was thinking you were born on
Sunday, just like today, at 12:05 pm.

If you want to, we can haven
a toast at the exact time.

Here comes the present part.

Hey, I'd like to give you a present,
but I'm not sure what you'd like.

Buy yourself something, and I'll
pay it back. What do you think?

Anyway, call me.

It's almost the same
message as last year.

Obviously, he's the only one who
leaves messages in my voice mail.

f*ck off.

Happy birthday, Martín.

How about a proper brunch at
The Cardinal to celebrate?

I made a reservation. I don't know
what to give you as a present.

- Same thing.
- Get something and let me know.

Call me when you wake up.

I can keep going back, man.

- sh*t, man.
- This sh*t's crazy.

Ready?

Fetch!

No!

- No!
- Anyway.

- It's Crocs time.
- What?

- Are you sure?
- Sure.

López!

Never mind. I'll go get it.

No.

Looks like somebody mistook
it for a wishing well.

If you pull it out of the water,
the wish will never come true.

It was never coming true
anyway. It came up heads.

- So?
- If it comes up tails, wish granted.

If it's heads, keep trying.

- You're such a source of wisdom.
- Anyway, that's how the myth goes.

The coin is the price you have
to pay to be heard by the gods.

Amazing!

Look, a time paradox forced you to
be born in the wrong generation,

but you're generation X,
dude. One hundred percent.

- Maybe a seventy...
- Thanks.

Or eighty percent,
man. You're depressive,

grungy big time.

You're eighty percent Kurt Cobain and
twenty percent Ariana Grande, man.

- So, what's the game plan for tonight?
- I should see Laura, man.

She texted at midnight to wish me a
happy birthday. She's waiting for me.

She's totally into you, dude.

She rocks, man.

We have a nice time together.
We have amazing sex.

I love the way she smells.

What does she smell like? A dog?

- I don't think we want the same, man.
- Give me a break!

Then don't play the
boyfriend, dude.

Look, you should
tell her like it is.

If she's not into it, she can
leave, man. It's up to her.

But you warned her, dude.

You've made me feel guilty, man.

I'm not playing the boyfriend.
We have a nice time.

It's all very comfortable.

Comfortable, man? Give me a
break! What is she? A shoe?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HEY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Hi, Nush, Nush. What's cracking?

Hey, I wanted to ask if you
could come slightly late today.

I'd like to be alone
with Lola for a while.

Alone with Lola.

It doesn't have to be long.
Maybe half an hour or so.

And today's Martín's birthday!

Do we love or hate him? Should I text
him, or give him the silent treatment?

Bye. Love you.

Drum roll! There! Open it.

- It's so beautiful!
- Wow!

- The keys are so big!
- It's so big!

Hey. Do you want me to
ask Martín to teach you?

- He already said he'd teach me.
- He did?

What else do you know? Show me.

- Are you happy?
- Yes, so much!

It worked!

- Do you remember the G key?
- I think so.

Push it.

That's it! Okay, now
play two Gs and then a C.

That's it! Right on! Go
back to C, go one back,

back to C, and then one forward.

- What's the song?
- "Las Mañanitas!"

Thank you. As it happens,
today is my birthday.

What?

- Today is your birthday?
- Yeah.

-What should we say? Congratulations!
-Congratulations, uncle! I love you!

I love you too. Thanks.

Hello.

- How are you?
- Alright, you?

I'm fine.

- Your house is so nice!
- You think so?

- Yeah, I love it.
- Thank you.

I brought "rosé" wine, and I thought
we could open so it doesn't get warm.

I don't want wine, but
we can open it for you.

Anyway, you can have
a sip or whatever.

For real. Look, I'm preparing
some delicious juice

with apple, kale,
cucumber. It's all green.

Okay, just one toast.

I want to celebrate.
Come on, just a sip.

I'd love to toast, but
I can't have alcohol.

I'm pregnant.

I was dying to say it, but...

I didn't want to get ahead of
myself before I was three months in.

- You're the first one to know.
- Really?

Nadia.

- What happened?
- I'm pregnant.

What?

I didn't expect it.
How did it happen?

Well, it was weird. Like everything
else in my life. How else?

- Remember Vidi?
- The hairdresser?

No, no. That's Vindy.
"Vidi," with a V.

- The DJ.
- Of course I know who he is!

Well... He knew I was
dying to have children.

I told him a million times.

And a few months ago he
surprised me with a proposition.

He said he was also
considering having a child.

But none of his partners
were up for it. He's g*y.

So, he started thinking, "Who's
gonna get everything I have?"

As for close relatives, he only has
an unbearable, h*m* sister.

Anyway, he said he wanted
to father my child.

He said, "Look, I don't know
whether I'm gonna be a good father.

I hang out all night.

I don't know whether I'll end
up living in Berlin, New York...

But the child will never
lack love or money."

He said he's adamant

that I will be the best mother
in the whole wide world.

- That's amazing!
- Yes, sweetie.

I took such a burden
off my shoulders!

You know what it was like to
look for my child's father

in every single guy I met?

He was where I least
expected it: Vidi!

- He rocks! I love him.
- Cheers.

- To the baby!
- To the baby.

Cheers. To... frozen eggs.

- Hello.
- Hey.

Go.

It seems the water that was
over there ended up here,

and made this paradise-like
view to which I only come.

- The man who was hard to access.
- How so? Be my guest.

- To your castle?
- Of course.

- Aren't there any crocodiles?
- No.

- Just water.
- Thanks.

What are you doing here?

- I was trying to write something.
- Am I interrupting?

Fortunately, you are.

What are you writing?

I don't know yet. A tale, a story...
I don't know what it'll end up in.

I've always been interested
in this... thing there.

- "The b*mb."
- "The b*mb." What an offensive name.

They could have called it something
more romantic. "The fountain," maybe.

Totally. Yeah, you're
completely right.

Does it echo?

Well, it should.

I don't know, since
I've never been. So...

Why don't we find out?

- We can't get in there.
- Yes, we can.

- It's a public fountain.
- No, there's no water.

There's nothing.
We can walk here.

- You're breaking the law.
- No.

Look. Nobody's saying a thing.

Look. There's a lamp
instead of the sun.

Since there's echo
here, I was thinking...

This is a very good
spot to say those things

one's not brave enough
to say out loud.

Things that one...
barely mutters

out of embarrassment
or prudence.

It's the perfect spot
for the other person

to listen to your most
intimate, secret thoughts.

It's the perfect place to
propose to somebody, to confess.

That's so romantic, López.

So romantic, or so
old? Which one is it?

Don't they go hand in hand?

Men my age are hopeless when it
comes to dealing with emotions.

Disney dazzles you with
men that don't exist.

I should sue them.

Hi, Mom. I'm putting on make up.

Are you going out?

- With whom? If I may ask.
- With somebody.

That's great, sweetie.

I just saw a shocking story.

I sent you a link. Is that
Martín on the picture?

WHO'S MARINA ESCALANTE'S
NEW BOYFRIEND?

- Yeah, that's Martín.
- I knew it.

They're all the same.

Marina's a celebrity now, and
off he goes, drooling after her.

Can somebody be more
predictable? Please!

- How many channels does it have?
- Four? Cool, right?

We should look for
the one with six.

- She remembered.
- She remembered.

I just saw a picture of you
with Marina leaving a party.

It's all over the celebrity gossip
sites. I can not believe you guys!

How long has it been going on?

And I played the fool trying so
hard for us to stay together!

How long have you been together?

I even had to put up
with her sh*t in that ad

where she played pretty while I
was putting her blouse together!

You're a piece of sh*t!

A piece of sh*t! You don't give
a sh*t about anything or anybody!

You're just like your dad!

The only difference is that
you do put on a condom!

It just dawned on me why you were
reading the "Medianeras" script.

Does the vet know
you're screwing Marina?

I'm not with Marina or the vet.

Please, Martín! Don't
take me for an idiot, OK?

In any case, you can do
whatever the f*ck you want!

Which is what I'm doing.

Actually, I gotta go, because
I'm going to screw Antonio.

- Antonio who?
- Antonio, your piano student!

The one who's in
love with me? Yeah.

Well, here's the confirmation. He
is in love, and he's also very hot!

Happy birthday, Martín!

AMSTERDAM AVENUE

This is the morning song
That King David sang

Because today is
your saint's day

We're singing it for you

Wake up, Martín, wake up

Look it is already dawn

The birds are already singing

And the moon has set

Make three wishes.

Hold it, man. She
said only three, dude.

What did you wish for?

I can't say.

You were thinking hard.

They're three a year.

What are we?

Changing the subject.

I mean it. What are we?

Why does it matter?

You answered with another question.
The answer is pretty clear to me.

What did you want me to say?

The truth.

I feel great when I'm with you.

Yes, but when we're not
together, it's as if...

you got off my radar
completely, with no signal.

You get completely disconnected.

Besides, I'm not stupid, Martín.

Do you think I haven't
seen your pics with Marina?

What is it? Just a one-night
thing, or something else?

Just one night.

I'm in love with you.

So, whatever.

We can go on like this.
Just don't hurt me, okay?

- Where are you going?
- Home.

I don't wanna get used
to sleeping with you.

It's what I'll end
up missing the most.

Stay.

Come on.

No.

I bit the bait.

But you better throw me back into
the water if you're not gonna eat me.

- What are you doing with Amsterdam?
- Nadia's got company.

And he likes how I
cook. That and my Crocs.

By the way, that doesn't
speak well of my cooking.

I don't know. I've
never tasted your Crocs.

I've been doing some research
on the square fountain.

I found some amazing stuff.

- Just let me share my screen.
- Show me.

- That's it, right after its unveiling.
- That's great.

It doesn't look like itself.

And there's a fountain
below the dome.

Yeah, the hole in the dome was
probably to light the water jets.

It's much nicer, isn't it?

And look at this.

So beautiful.

Look. I also found this
photo, which is even older.

You can see all the
neighborhood distribution here.

It's like Google Earth.

And the red circle house used
to be at the end of the street.

- Which doesn't exist anymore either.
- That's right.

That used to be the
López-Cruz mansion.

You're López, and I am
Carolina Ramírez... Cruz!

When did we part?

We should claim what is ours.

No animals were harmed in
the making of this series