02x03 - Fernanda Del Carpio

[bunniefuu]

[reverential music playing]

[narrator] For Fernanda del Carpio,

it was the date
she took as her true birth.

For Aureliano Segundo,

it was both the beginning
and the end of happiness.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE

[indistinct chattering]

The queen has arrived!

The Queen of Madagascar
is in Macondo! She's here!

- [woman 1] Bravo!
- [Aureliano II] We're married!

Long live the queen!

- Buendías!
- [excited cheering]

- Let Macondo celebrate!
- [bell rings]

The queen has returned,
and she is now a Buendía!

[man 1] Cheers to the newlyweds!

[Aureliano II] Today, we celebrate!

- [crowd cheers]
- [fireworks explode]

[woman 2] Come on, come on.
Let's go. I wanna see.

[man 2] Who got married?

- [woman 3] One of the Buendías.
- [firework explodes]

Looks like your Aureliano
married his queen, didn't he?

Don't be so sure.

I blow that queen out of the water.

[crowd chanting] Aureliano! Aureliano!
Aureliano! Aureliano! Aureliano!

[lively music playing]

[crowd cheering]

Oh, they're here!

[indistinct shouts of joy]

- [man 3] Congratulations!
- [man 4] Long live the newlyweds!

[crowd cheers]

[fireworks exploding]

[man 5] Long live the newlyweds!

[crowd cheers]

Welcome to the family, my dear.
Welcome to your new home.

- You're glowing, son. Look at you.
- It's all 'cause of my wife.

[lively music continues]

I thought they were lying
when they said you got married.

Congratulations.

My brother, my wife.

José Arcadio.

Fernanda.

Let's go. Why don't we have a drink?

Come on.

[Aureliano] Hmm.

[firecracker explodes]

[crowd cheering]

To the bride and to the groom.

[all] ¡Salud!

To the future children
they'll raise together.

[man 6] Bravo!

Hey, don't be shy. Enjoy yourself.

[lively dance music playing]

[people cheering]

[man 1] Cheers to love!

They say it's bad luck
not to toast to the newlyweds,

so let's get our drink on!

[all] To love!

- [woman 1] To the bride and groom!
- And for the beautiful bride!

[Fernanda gasps, coughs]

Hey, hey!

And one for my friend!

[somber music playing]

[bells ringing]

[muffled music continues in distance]

[breathes deeply]

- Are you the queen of Madagascar?
- [Fernanda gasps]

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't realize
there was someone in here.

- I should've knocked first.
- Don't worry about it.

You're part of the family already.

Excuse me. I'll leave you alone.

You should consider locking the door.
There are lots of people outside.

[accordion music playing]

[in Spanish] ♪ I tell my friends ♪

[man, in English] Sing it, brother.

[in Spanish] ♪ That my time has come ♪

♪ I'm going back to my little ranch ♪

♪ I'm not going to be sad ♪

♪ Because waiting for me there ♪

♪ Is my wife's love ♪

♪ The sun shines on us all ♪

♪ On everyone equally ♪

♪ On the man who does wrong ♪

♪ And on the one who does good things ♪

[reverential music playing]

[muffled lively music playing]

[in English] Fernanda.

Fernanda.

[cheerful music continues]

[Úrsula] Are you all right?

You must be so tired.

Why don't you go and get some sleep?

That would be disrespectful to our guests.

And I shouldn't leave my husband alone.

Does it seem to you
like Aureliano is alone?

[in Spanish] ♪ I feel really happy now ♪

[music stops]

[door opens]

[bottles clatter]

[footsteps approaching]

[Fernanda in English] Wait.

Wait, wait.

What's the matter?

It's impossible.

What's impossible?

Consummating our marriage tonight.

We would be committing a mortal sin.

But how could it be a mortal sin

if we have your father
and the priest's blessing?

You don't believe me?

This is the calendar
Mother Superior gave me,

which lists all the dates
for sexual abstinence.

[mysterious music playing]

[narrator] With Holy Week,
Sundays, holy days of obligation,

first Fridays, retreats, penances,

and her cyclical impediments set aside,

what remained on her calendar

were 42 days scattered
among a tangled web of purple crosses.

What is this nonsense, Fernanda?

The first and most important duty
of every Christian is to love the Lord.

We just have to wait for a date
when nothing stands in the way.

Are you serious?

Well, good night.

[narrator] Aureliano Segundo conceded,

convinced that time
would break down that wired fence.

[music stops]

What's going on with you, son?

Hmm. He woke up
on the wrong side of the bed.

He's never been an early riser.

- Good morning.
- [Úrsula] Good morning.

[Sofía] Good morning, honey.

Tell me what you see.

The real question is,
what the hell are you seeing?

[José Arcadio II] The blueprints
for Macondo's first railroad.

- We'll finally have a train in this town.
- [Aureliano II] Really?

What, sinking that raft of yours
wasn't enough for you?

- Everything's been perfectly thought out.
- [intriguing music playing]

Time and the costs and materials,
manual labor, all that.

It's unbelievable how time really does go
around and around in circles

in this house.

The story repeats over and over.

[music stops]

Good morning.

You must be Aureliano's great-aunt.

I'm Fernanda.

Aureliano's told me so much about you,

and I have to say, you seem much nicer
and younger than they made you sound.

Funny, I've heard so much
about you as well.

The city girl that thinks she's a queen.

- My great-grandmother was queen.
- Your lineage is irrelevant in this town.

I hate to break it to you,
but in this family,

we're nothing
but cattle rustlers and b*stards.

[intriguing music playing]

[Aureliano] Don't think
that I've forgotten what you did.

I may not have any proof yet,

but I know that you had a hand
in the attempt against my life.

I swear I did not.

You've obviously fooled my idiot nephew,

but not me.

I know exactly what you are.

[music stops]

- You're a spy for the Conservatives.
- Fernanda.

Come here, child.

Stop right there.

Put that back.

Just know that I'll be watching you.

Don't pay him any attention.

He's just a grumpy old man, so…

I don't find him as harmless as you do.

He's so resentful.

He is.

You're not wrong.

But he does have his reasons.

He lost his wife at a young age.

Her name was Remedios.

That girl was an absolute angel.

She was poisoned to death by her own blood

with a pair of unborn twins
stuck in her belly.

It was awful.

- That must've been very painful.
- Mm.

- I'll keep him in my prayers.
- Hmm.

Well, praying for him is a wonderful idea,
as long as he never finds out.

[chuckles]

[street vendor] Mangoes! Get your mangoes!

[indistinct chattering]

[José Arcadio II]
Sir, Macondo can have a train.

We could connect the railroad
that goes to Fundación

with a section that reaches our town.

Look. I found a route
in my great-grandfather's maps.

[mayor] This issue does not concern
the mayor's office.

It's the department's governor

who's in charge of authorizing
and also approving,

well, all the permits required
to build new railways.

[man in distance] Hey, how ya doin'?

I'll go where I have to

and convince anyone I need
to get that train to Macondo.

Now, are you with us?

It's your problem.

I doubt they'll help you
get those permits and authorizations.

Hmm?

Things over there
are not like they are here.

They won't applaud whatever idea you have
because your last name is Buendía.

[mysterious music playing]

[music stops]

[narrator] Aureliano Triste,
with the ash cross still on his forehead,

set up the ice factory
that José Arcadio Buendía

had dreamed of in his inventive deliriums.

He had already begun to experiment

and produce ice made out of fruit juice
instead of water.

ICE FACTORY

This is more refreshing
than taking a dive in the river.

It's delicious.

It's good, isn't it?

But I want to diversify my business.

I'm not gonna spend my whole life
making ice.

Speaking of that,

I'm working on something
that's going to change Macondo forever.

Imagine you being able to sell your ice
anywhere you like.

You know me, cousin. I'll find a way.

I just can't do this on my own.

[mysterious music continues]

You know we can't tonight. Stop insisting.

Listen, I spoke to Father Antonio Isabel,

and he said we can do it
because you and I are husband and wife.

Mother Superior warned me
you'd try to find a way

to work around every obstacle.

But I can promise you
I will dutifully and rigorously follow

the calendar of sexual abstinence,
whether you like it or not.

Where are you going?

[street vendor 1] Candy apples.
Get it any way you want.

[street vendor 2] Cotton candy!

Cotton candy for sale!

[piano music playing]

[indistinct chattering]

[indistinct shouting]

[audience cheering]

[man 1] Hey, sit down!

- [man 2] Don't do it!
- [man 3] Hey!

- [woman 1] Don't do it! Don't do it! No!
- [man 4] No!

[piano music continues]

[man 5] Hey! Hey! Get down!

[man 6] Get out of the way!
Get out of the way!

- [man 7] Come on, move!
- [man 8] Get out of the way!

[man 9] Do you have any respect?

[indistinct chattering]

[man 4] What an idiot.

[woman 2] Don't do it. No.

[woman 3] I can't believe it.

No!

[man 10] I can't meet anybody.

[man 11] Turn around, turn around.
Careful!

There, he's grabbing you!
No! Do something!

- Hey!
- He's hurting her!

[woman 4] No! Get away from her!

[indistinct chattering]

[piano music continues]

[music fades]

[narrator] José Arcadio Segundo
crossed the mountain range,

determined to bring the railroad
to Macondo.

And unlike his great-grandfather,

he never lost sleep or his appetite,

nor did he ever torment anyone
with fits of bad temper.

[clerk] Here is the list of procedures
you'll need to follow

in order to obtain approval
for the new railway line.

Once you have everything
properly filled out,

you can come back.

Next in line.

[melodic string music playing]

[narrator] In spite of
the visible hostility of the family,

Fernanda did not give up her habits.

The grand dining table
was adorned with fine linens,

candlesticks, and polished silver.

The doors of the house
were closed during siesta,

under the pretext
that the sun would overheat the bedrooms.

[clattering]

[music fades]

[crunching]

[melodic string music resumes]

[Remedios] Hmm?

[Fernanda] I can't believe they let you
walk around naked like a wild animal.

[music fades]

When was the last time you confessed?

I don't remember.

Mama Úrsula won't let me go outside.

- The last time we went to church I--
- Oh, dear God.

Nothing, absolutely nothing in the world
should stand in the way of a Christian

and the holy sacrament of confession.

[bells ringing]

Mama Úrsula doesn't like it
when I leave the house.

She may have her reasons,
but we are going to church.

Once you confess and are free of sin,
you'll be able to take communion at Mass.

[bells continue ringing]

[bells stop ringing]

[accordion note plays]

[accordion note plays]

[accordion note plays]

[accordion note plays]

[accordion notes play]

[mysterious accordion music playing]

[music intensifies]

[bell ringing]

[crowd shouting indistinctly]

- [man 1] Please!
- [man 2] Wait! Wait!

[man 1] You're my queen!

[man 3] Miss, please wait. Stop!

- [man 4] I love you!
- [man 5] Don't go!

[music stops]

- [man 6] You're so beautiful!
- [both panting]

What the hell are you doing with my niece?

Fernanda took me to confess,
but we didn't make it.

Remedios has nothing to confess.

You are not to set foot near her.

She is the only person in this house
with any sense,

and I refuse to let you fill her head
with any of your superstitious

and Conservative ideas.

I just wanted to help her.

I found her wandering naked
around the house

without the slightest bit of reserve.

[Aureliano] And she'll keep doing it
if she feels like it.

None of you seriously find it indecent
that she's walking around flaunting her--

[Amaranta] Her what?

Her parts.

[speaking Pig Latin]

[in English] She says you're one who
can't tell their own a*s from a mudhole.

[melodic string music playing]

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child
in service to the Lord.

[Aureliano II] What are you whispering?

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child
in service to the Lord.

He sees and knows everything we do.

There.

[Aureliano II laughs]

This might be the stupidest thing
I've seen in my life.

[laughing]

I didn't realize I married an actual nun.

You're really gonna
make me do it like that?

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child
in service to the Lord.

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child
in service to the Lord.

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child
in service to the Lord.

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child
in service to the Lord.

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child in service… [gasping]

…to the Lord.

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child
in service to the Lord.

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child
in service to the Lord.

It's not for vice nor fornication…

It's not for vice nor fornication,

but to offer a child in service…

- [reverential music playing]
- [bed squeaking]

[music fades]

[narrator] All Aureliano Segundo found
in Fernanda

was a deep feeling of desolation.

Sadly, she wasn't able to offer him
the repose he had dreamed of

when he went after her
to the city of 32 bell towers.

[suspenseful music playing]

[both breathing heavily]

[chuckles]

[rooster crows]

[animals squeal]

[Petra moaning]

[music fades]

[Aureliano II] I have to go now.

They're waiting for me at home.

[Petra] Don't you think
you should maybe tell your wife?

[sighs] Fernanda's from the city.
She'll never understand.

What are you saying?

Aureliano.

I know about her,
so she should know about me.

It's what's fair.

Don't make me do that, Petra.

You don't know her.

You can't even imagine.

Listen.

If you don't tell Her Royal Highness
she's not the only one,

you're not welcome here.

And what would you do then?

[mysterious music playing]

All right, fine. I'll tell her.

[music stops]

[narrator] Although no one in Macondo
spoke any longer

of the carnival's tragic end,

Colonel Aureliano Buendía was convinced
that the Conservative government

was still looking for the right time
and place to k*ll him.

They're saying that it was all planned
by a group of fanatics

in the Liberal Party.

[Aureliano] Hmm.

They're cowards.

They didn't have the guts
to m*rder me themselves,

so now they gotta make up this bullshit.

And to make matters worse,

they've sent that woman
to spy on me in my own home.

[laughs] That girl doesn't know
up from down.

If she is a government spy,
I swear she doesn't know yet.

We should've never
laid down our arms, Gerineldo.

I don't think the same way anymore.

The world is nothing more
than complete chaos.

[mysterious music playing]

And yet you and I still lost out
on so many things

because we were away at w*r.

So what is it that we lost out on,
in your opinion?

Happiness, Aureliano.

And a family.

Growing old with someone we love.

I don't know what's worse, to be honest.

That girl from the capital playing stupid,

or you and all your sad old-man bullshit.

[Gerineldo chuckles]

Careful.

[lively music playing]

That cart goes over here.

You've got it, sir.

Do you like your gift?

- I'll name him José Arcadio.
- Whatever you want.

[man 1] I got what we needed, sir!

Whoa. Hey, boys. You gonna work for it?

[man 2] Yeah, yeah.

[Úrsula sighs] Look at this mess.

It's a miracle.

Where are we going to store all this food?

Wherever, as long as it's visible.

Unbelievable.

Son, is all this for me?

So you can show off.

[chuckles] Thank you.

[in Pig Latin]
Thank you for the thread, Aureliano.

[clerk] Next in line.

- [indistinct chattering]
- [lively music continues]

[indistinct shouting]

[lively music continues]

- Gerineldo.
- Amaranta.

- How are you?
- Fine.

APPROVED

[Fernanda] It's not for vice
nor fornication,

but to offer a child
in service to the Lord.

[lively music continues]

[laughing]

Let's have another drink.

Right there.

Ah, got it. I see what you mean.

There.

José Arcadio?

[José Arcadio II] Approved. [chuckles]

You see? I knew we could do it.
It's a miracle!

[music fades]

What are you doing up so late?

I was waiting for you.

We haven't had dinner together in a while.

Do you want me to warm it up?

No, this is fine.

I had a lot of work in the pens today.

And it took all night?

Do you really have to tend to them
till midnight every day?

Look, Fernanda.

[mysterious music playing]

I have to be at the forefront of it all.

Getting the breeding
back on track was tough.

You can't imagine what I had to do.

I can't tell you how happy it makes me
that we're finally going to Mass together.

It's the sweetest thing
you've ever done for me.

I'm going to ask Father Antonio Isabel
about the catechetical schedule.

I wanna do it.

[chuckles]

[donkey brays]

- [bell ringing]
- [music fades]

What's that look for?

No, I know what you're going to tell us.

Aureliano agreed
to build a devotional room.

I'm going to have an altar for the Virgin
and life-size saints.

It'll be like having
our own private chapel.

I never thought I'd see the day

Aureliano Segundo
would fund such devout projects.

- [knocking at door]
- I guess you never know.

The grace of God
has finally come into this house.

And who the hell told you
we were waiting for it?

[Úrsula] Aureliano.

[Fernanda] I understand that you haven't
been happy since your wife's passing…

but that doesn't give you the right
to torment the rest of us all the time.

You haven't even the slightest idea
of what I've been through.

But let me tell you something.

I didn't bleed myself dry all those years
fighting against the church

or holding off the Conservative regime

to die among a bunch of
virgins and saints.

Aureliano, that's enough.

Enough of what?

You shouldn't test me, Fernanda.

You've been warned.

Just ignore him.

Fernanda, your father sent you something.

[melodic string music playing]

[father] Dearest Fernanda.

I hope this letter finds you well.

Since your departure,
I have been dedicating my time

to administering the family estate.

There is nothing new or worthy
of reporting.

I ask that you keep me in your prayers.

Your father, Fernando del Carpio.

[Fernanda] Dear Father.
I'm glad to hear from you.

Thank you for the presents.

It's been quite difficult for me to adapt
to the customs of this unique region

with its suffocatingly hot temperatures

or the disrespect
and continuous discourteous conduct

that certain family members have shown,
as they clearly have no fear of God.

- [Fernanda exhales sharply]
- [music fades]

- Thank you so much, ma'am.
- My pleasure.

[street vendor] Mango, right here!

[man] Hey, buddy. What you got today?

[animal squealing]

[man] Help me out here.

These go over on that side.
These are ripe, so let's put them here.

Where are you off to?

Around.

I swear I was gonna tell Fernanda,
but you know how she is.

- Please.
- Aureliano.

Really?

You know what you need to do
if you wanna come back to my house.

I told you already.

[street vendor] Two for one! Two for one!

Come get your lemons. Lemons!

Come get 'em! Two for one!

[pensive music playing]

[music fades]

So you found the turquoise?

You know the sewing basket
better than I do.

What is it?

Are you all right?

[mysterious percussive music playing]

I've been thinking a lot
about the years I have left to live

and how I wanna live them.

And the truth is, Amaranta,

ever since I started visiting,
I can't imagine being alone.

I never thought that, at this age,
I could feel for someone

the way I feel for you.

That's why I wanted to come here
and propose to you.

You don't have to answer right now.

Take as much time as you need
to think it through.

I don't have to think it through.

You're so in love with the colonel

that you want to marry me
because you can't marry him, right?

[music stops]

It's best if you leave
and never come back.

We're far too old
for this kind of nonsense.

- [sighs]
- [dark percussive music playing]

[melodic music playing]

[indistinct chattering]

[laughter]

There are men
that suffer from a lack of love

and others from an excess of it.

You're fortunate though.

You're one of the latter.

I was until yesterday, Pilar.

[Pilar] You can't win a battle
you don't fight, Aureliano.

That's also how battles are lost.

[laughs]

Only fools walk away

before they completely rid
themselves of doubt.

I need you to listen to me.

But most importantly,
just try to understand me.

Our life is beautiful.

I have so much love
buried inside my chest,

while you have many forbidden dates.

I like to party and spend time
with everyone I love.

And I have a business to run
on top of that.

What are you trying to say?

I love you so much, Fernanda.

I swear I'm going to take care of you
until the day you die,

just like I promised in our vows.

I need you to let me
keep seeing another woman.

I had to do it
so the animals would keep breeding.

It's Petra Cotes.
She's the one that works miracles.

Miracles, Fernanda.

Her animals breed
like there's no tomorrow.

And believe me,
that benefits everyone here.

- Fernanda…
- [smacks]

Rot in hell, Aureliano.

This is the price I pay
for marrying a vulgar,

godless, loose, and depraved man like you.

Please think it over.

- I just want us to be happy.
- Listen to me carefully.

All right?

I will never… permit such a shameful act
that is condemned in the eyes of God.

I would have rather stayed home,
weaving funeral wreaths.

My love…

[music box plays]

[Fernanda sniffles]

I imagine you already heard about
the sinful offer

your great-grandson made me.

[Úrsula sighs]

Thank you

for being the only person
who showed me kindness in this house.

[Úrsula sighs]

He'll never change, my dear.

He likes to party, that's true.

But he's a good man too.

Don't you think it would be best
for the other woman

to fulfill his desires

so you can take care of
what really matters in this life?

What could possibly matter more than
upholding the values of a true Christian?

[stirring music playing]

Giving a father and a real home

to the son you are expecting.

I'm never wrong, Fernanda.

You are pregnant, child.

And this baby is a boy

and the hope of this entire family.

Because you and I will raise him together
to be the pope.

You are
Aureliano Segundo's legitimate wife,

and you will give birth
to the first Buendía

free from the burden of sin.

And you will inherit this house
which is full of old people now.

Fernanda, you will be
the queen of this house.

And you will raise this child
by your own rules and standards.

It's a little boy.

[Fernanda laughs]

- [Aureliano II] My goodness, look at that.
- [man] Good for milking.

- Great for pork rinds.
- [cow mooing]

[animals bellow]

What happened to the horses?

They need a bath.
Let's go, boys. It's getting late.

- [man 1] Come on, boys. To the stable.
- [man 2] Yes, sir.

I accept your offer. All right?

Under certain conditions.

- Mm-hmm?
- Right.

First of all, from now on,

I will be in charge
of making all household decisions.

Mm-hmm.

I will no longer tolerate any more mockery
or blasphemy from the Colonel or Amaranta.

You will have to be by my side,
supporting me.

- I'm done with you playing dumb.
- Whatever you say.

And secondly,

you are not to be surprised by death
in the bed of your concubine.

You will die under our roof,
with your family, as God intended.

I will die at your feet, my love.

There's one more thing.

From now on, we sleep in separate rooms.

I have to take care of myself because…

I'm pregnant.

[mysterious music playing]

You are?

You mean it?

[kisses]

Everyone!

I'm gonna be a father!

- [man 1] Yeah!
- [man 2] That's great news, boss!

- Brother.
- [man 3] Yeah?

Slaughter a heifer.

Bring drinks and musicians
because we're celebrating big tonight.

[man 3] Right away.

[mysterious music continues]

[Fernanda] Up the stairs, please.

[reverential music playing]

[Sofía] Son, come quick!

Hurry up!

Hurry!

- [Úrsula humming]
- [Sofía] He's beautiful.

Look, son. It's a boy!

- [Úrsula shushing]
- [Sofía] Go on. Go ahead.

- Take him, son.
- [baby cries]

Hold him.

[Úrsula shushing]

Don't be afraid.

He has your grandfather's eyes.

We will call him José Arcadio.

Dear father.

José Arcadio grows healthy
under the care of grandmother Úrsula,

in hopes that someday he'll become pope.

Who's the most handsome boy?

[Fernanda] My second pregnancy
progresses without issue.

Aureliano is always looking out for me,
just like the rest of the family.

I am as happy today as the day I arrived,

and you are always in my prayers.

Fernanda del Carpio.

[dramatic string music playing]

[narrator] The circle of rigidity
initiated by Fernanda

from the moment she arrived
ended up closing completely.

She was the only one
in the Buendía household

who would determine the fate
of the family.

[dramatic string music continues]

[narrator] Meanwhile, in Macondo,

railroad crews
began laying ties and tracks,

but no one paid them any attention,

thinking it was just another trick
of the gypsies,

who returned with stories
of the genius inventions in Jerusalem.

[man 1] Okay, let's go, boys!

Dig, boys, dig!

Faster, faster, faster, come on!

[man 2] Pull the rope!

[man 1] Don't stop for anything!
Keep digging! Keep digging!

Don't stop!

Good, good, keep going.

[men shouting indistinctly]

[music fades]

[mysterious jazz music playing]

[dark percussive music playing]

[dark ethereal music playing]

[music fades]