ALL BRENDA CAMILA CANTORA CESAR CHINO DON_EPIFANIO EL_VIEJO GATO GUERO MAN MEN POTE TERESA TERESA_FUTURA THERESA TONY TONY_MONTANA TERESA My name is Teresa Mendoza. I am from México. I was born poor, not that that's bad. But take it from me, I've been poor. And I've been rich. Rich is better. Believe me. Because now I run the biggest drug empire in the Western hemisphere. You could say, I'm living proof that the American dream is alive and well. And I've become good at it. And you may not agree with how I got here, but I don't care. And you shouldn't judge.Thanks to me, you always had weed for your stupid weekend dinner parties or a gram for your shitty bachelorette thing. You're welcome. But the trick... is to stay alive long enough to enjoy the fruits of this labor. In this business, your shelf life is only so long. I knew this day would come. People have been trying to do this since Sinaloa. Hola, buenas. How much? MAN A thousand. THERESA And I kept my nose clean sort of. I had a drug of choice. His name was Guero. A Chicano from Texas. Hola. Do you need money changed? GUERO Just watching you change money is enough. TERESA How much? BRENDA Oh, my God, Guero. What's taking you so long? GUERO BRENDA Oh, my God! Look how pretty you are. Look at those legs. Chino, look how pretty this girl is. She is so pretty. Oh, honey, you're too pretty to be working here. CHINO What? Okay, she's pretty. Hey, you're beautiful. The two of you could be twins. BRENDA He's always exaggerating! Chino, that hurts! Don't do that! I don't like that! Ow! MAN GUERO You ever do that to another girl, I'm gonna find you. All right? MAN All right. THERESA I got to be honest this was the sweetest thing anyone had ever done for me. GUERO So now that you're out of a job, you coming with us? THERESA Shit, man. When I fell, I fell hard. THERESA I never really had friends or much of a family, so fate sent me a new one. Guero, his cousin Chino, and Brenda. BRENDA I can tell he really likes you. I know this things 'cause I'm like a witch. Bueno, a sexy witch. BRENDA I can teach you so many things. What do you think about Chino? He's so cute, huh? He talks a lot, but that's men, am I right? I mean, you always have to be like, "Ay, you're so handsome. Your cock is so big," blah blah blah. I mean, he's not the brightest, but at least he's not complicated, huh? Are you blushing? Ay. Toma, mi'ja. You'll be doing me a favor. I got to dump this shit. I think I might be pregnant again. TERESA Congratulations. BRENDA Ay, gracias. CANTORA THERESA The men I knew before treated me like shit, but Guero-- I felt like he saw me, protected me. So what if he was a drug runner? If you came from where I come from, you'd have done the same damn thing. It was like... heroin. I wanted it to last forever. I know that a lot of you hear the word "cartel" and think drugs and guns, but for me, being with Guero was the first time I felt connected to someone. On our first Christmas, Guero took me to meet his godfather, Don Epifanio, the head of the cartel. I knew that meant something. Perdón. Perdóname. GATO Don Epifanio and Batman are asking for you, Guero. And you, too, cabrón. GUERO I'll just be a minute. Don't get lost out here. DON EPIFANIO I wanted to talk to you about my political plans. CESAR DON EPIFANIO It's going to happen. This time next year, I will be running for governor. CESAR Felicitaciones, Don Epifanio. DON EPIFANIO I know you know that Camila is not happy about this, but if you think she and I are still in a negotiation about it, we are not. During the next year, you're going to see our faces less and less. Campaigns are about impressions. I need to distance myself from the business. So we are making slow changes now. And you will begin to take over day-to-day operations. But I'm a bit worried. CESAR About what? DON EPIFANIO You are aggressive. I was able to cover for you. That's going to stop if I'm not here. CESAR If I'm running our thing, I have to do it the way I see it. DON EPIFANIO Feliz Navidad. GUERO DON EPIFANIO There he is. GUERO DON EPIFANIO My Guero. GUERO Señor. DON EPIFANIO Cómo estás, hijo? GUERO Bien. DON EPIFANIO Ey, que gusto. Hey, guys, did you hear this? In his last delivery up north, he landed on a strip of rock so small, he nearly killed himself and the reception crew. GUERO Hey, you know, I've had a good run. We all got to die sometime. CHINO Speak for yourself, man, I go a son. DON EPIFANIO Your son would thank us. Believe me. CHINO MEN DON EPIFANIO I'd like to thank you all for your loyalty, friendship, your hard work. To my family. Feliz Navidad. ALL Feliz Navidad. DON EPIFANIO And I'm looking forward to the good things that next year will bring. She's the girl you told me about? GUERO Así es. Mm-hmm, Teresa. DON EPIFANIO Perdón. When your wife has to use a cell phone to call you from the room in your own house, your house is too big. Yes, yes, what do you want? CAMILA Come upstairs now. BRENDA Oh, my God. Tere, look at this place. It looks like a castle. Ugh. I want to live here. TERESA Maybe we should go back to the party, Brenda. I don't like snooping around. BRENDA Cabrona, rich people like when people snoop around in their house. Don't worry about it. Look at these shoes. Oh, they're just sitting here. If there's a size six, I'm taking it. TERESA Stop it. BRENDA Ay, nothing's gonna happen. Relax. TERESA Don't touch anything. BRENDA Shit. I got to pee. Is that okay? Keep an eye out. DON EPIFANIO CAMILA No. DON EPIFANIO Yes. CAMILA It is my business too! I built this empire, and you're willing to throw it away and wash your hands of it. DON EPIFANIO You are going to be by my side on the road to governor, like you've done for 25 years. And you're gonna do this. CAMILA I'm not. DON EPIFANIO I'm going to be governor of Sinaloa. And you're gonna help me get there. CAMILA No. DON EPIFANIO Yes, governor. CAMILA It's my business too. I helped build this empire, and now you want to wash your hands of it? You want me to be a governor's wife? DON EPIFANIO You can't run the business and be in an election. I'm talking about legitimacy. People ask questions. Our business will still run, but not with you and I at the helm, at least not for the foreseeable future. When I'm in there, we'll resume. Bigger, better more power. CAMILA How long? DON EPIFANIO One year in office, maybe two. CAMILA The irony is insane. You're asking me to stop doing the only thing I became good at out of necessity. You forced us into this life. If it wasn't for me getting us out of that mess, running our business, you'd be back at being the dirt-poor farmer that you were. DON EPIFANIO When you get like this, you say hurtful things. CAMILA Well, if truth hurts, I'm sorry, but that's just the way it is. We're planning on expanding to Texas. DON EPIFANIO CAMILA I'll take Texas. DON EPIFANIO Texas? You take Texas? CAMILA Yes away from you and your election. And you're gonna provide me with the product I need. Think of it as alimony. It's nonnegotiable, Epifanio. Maria has instructions to finish packing and send me the rest of my stuff. DON EPIFANIO You'll be back. CAMILA You're wrong. I'll call you when I'm settled. Don't come looking for me. And, farmer you still use the wrong fork. TERESA Perdón. I was just just looking for the restroom. DON EPIFANIO It's okay. It's not your fault. It's her fault. Let's blame her. I'm good with that. You? Epifanio. TERESA Teresa. DON EPIFANIO I know. I've heard a lot good things about you from Guero. I'm sorry we met under such circumstances. But go ahead. Enjoy the party. I'll be down soon. TERESA Gracias. BRENDA You cannot believe it. There's heat. There's wiping. There's washing while you're still on the toilet. What's wrong? TERESA Guero moved up the ranks of the cartel fast. We were happy. I know! Wait. Did you meet Batman's new morra? Oh, my God, Brenda. I met her at brunch. Really, she thinks she's so classy. She ate, like, a taco with a knife and fork. BRENDA No, no, no, no. TERESA That's what I thought! GUERO Hey, baby. TERESA Brenda, I'll call you right back. What happened? GUERO We were ambushed. We got to the landing strip, and everyone was dead. There were Federales everywhere. They just opened up and fired on me. Cessna's gone. I don't know what's going on. I don't know where this is gonna end, but I want you to be prepared. Okay, a ver. if this every rings, it's 'cause I'm dead. And you got to run to a safe house. You're gonna have money and you're gonna have blow to trade if needed, okay? And you got a passport there too. All right? Okay. If you're ever in deep shit, all right, you take this notebook, and you take it to Don Epifanio, and you trade it for your life, all right? Don't trust Batman. Go to Don Epifanio. TERESA What's in it? GUERO You don't want to know. All right, I mean it. Just just just don't read it, okay? TERESA Okay. GUERO So he'll help you out. He will. THERESA You want to know the truth? This stuff excited me. I thought, "This guy must really love me." GUERO A ver, mujer, say something. TERESA Teach me how to use this. MAN TERESA Happy anniversary. You like it? GUERO I love it. A bit concerned, though. You got all this in here without me knowing? In my line of business, I'm supposed to sleep with one eye open. TERESA Spoken like a true drug runner. Always looking for a way out. GUERO Not from you. TERESA I'm surprised. You usually only say things like that when I'm naked. Stop it! GUERO Hey, hey, hey. TERESA Shh, shh, shh. GUERO You better not. TERESA Why? GUERO Who's gonna take out the garbage? TERESA Yeah? GUERO Huh? Who's gonna take you swimming? TERESA What else? Aah! GUERO What did I teach you? Never let your guard down. Hey. What's wrong? TERESA I never had a first anniversary before... of anything. And I've always mistrusted people, so. GUERO Hey, hey, hey. I told you. I don't care about the past. The present now, that's ours. TERESA GUERO I love you. TERESA Te amo mucho. GUERO TERESA Aah! TONY MONTANA Say hello to my little friend! THERESA I felt like I was living in a dream. It was too good to last. TONY MONTANA Okay! Come on! Okay! THERESA I was right. TONY MONTANA You want more? TERESA Sí? MAN You don't know me, Teresa. Guero's dead. Get out of the house now. BRENDA Oye. THERESA Listen to me. Get you and Tony and run. You got to run. BRENDA Wait, wait. Teresita, slow down. Toma. TERESA You have to get out of the house. BRENDA What? TERESA They killed Guero. They may be coming after Chino. BRENDA Oh, shit. THERESA What? What is it? BRENDA They're here. Chino! Chino! Chino! Chino! We have to get out of-- Oh, my God. Chino. Come here. Put that down. Vente al closet. Come on. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. TERESA Where are you? BRENDA Tony's room, in the closet. TERESA Okay, I'm coming. Don't make a sound. CHINO Hey, you scared the shit out of me, Gato, eh? Hey, Pote. GATO So, Chino, what's all this? CHINO Just in time, huh? GATO Está bueno. Ooh! So, tell me, how long exactly have you and Guero been running your own coke on the boss's dime, huh? CHINO What? What are you talking about, man? I would never steal from Guemes's take. Hey, hey, hey, Pote, Pote, Pote. POTE Tranquilé! CHINO: Hey, hey, hey, okay, hey! Hey, take it easy. POTE You can die slow, or you can die fast. You keep lying to us, and we go slow. You tell the truth, you go fast. CHINO Hey, hey, but I didn't do shit. TERESA Now. TONY Papi. BRENDA Oh, shh, shh. CHINO Okay, okay, okay. Okay, okay, okay. Look, I'm-I'm in debt, Gato, okay? I have a wife. I have-have a kid. You guys want in, huh? You want in? I cut you in. GATO Y-y-your wife. Tell me more about your wife. Is she here? CHINO S-she-she's at her mother's house, eh? She took Tony, eh? And I hope the bitch stays there, right? GATO If you're lady is gone, then why is her car outside? CHINO What? Hey, hey, hey, Pote, Pote, Pote. No, don't! TERESA Brenda, look at me. You can't look, okay? We have to go. Come on, Tony. Brenda! BRENDA TERESA Tony, get down. Ay, Dios mío. BRENDA Chino. Oh, my God, Chino! He promised me. He was-He would never put us in this danger. TERESA Brenda. Okay, the safe house in the barrio. BRENDA What safe house? What makes you think they don't already know about it, huh? They're everywhere, Tere, everywhere! TERESA Brenda. BRENDA TERESA Brenda! BRENDA Don't look at me like that. I'm not crazy. TONY What about Papi? BRENDA Oh, my God. TERESA He's gonna go too. He's gonna meet us there, right, B? BRENDA TERESA Okay? We just need to find Don Epi. TONY TERESA Guero told me we could go to him if anything happened, okay? BRENDA This is a fantasy. I mean, what do you think? He's not even in the game anymore. You think he's gonna help us? Tony, get down. Get down! TERESA Brenda! Ayudame, senor! Hola. Ayudame! When I was with Guero, I thought I was finally out of the cold. I've never been that wrong before. GATO What are you reading there? This is heavy. Have a seat. All that running around must've made you tired, no? TERESA I don't know anything, Gato. GATO Claro. Ya veo que no. TERESA Where is he? GATO You hear that, Pote? She's asking about Guero. Ay, Guero. Ay, ay, ay. Guero, Guero, Guero. Well, you see, your man thought that he was smart, skimming from Batman with Chino. Your man is nowhere, because he's dead. Hmm? TERESA Hijos de la chingada. GATO What did you say? TERESA Hijos de la chingada. GATO Puta POTE What are you doing, Gato? GATO I always wanted a piece of this. You know that? POTE What are you doing, Gato? Guero was one of ours. GATO Cállate. She's gonna die anyway. It would be such a waste. Don't you think, mamacita? Huh? I got you a present, mamita. TERESA GATO Quieta, quieta! TERESA When you think your life is over and you really hit the bottom, some people say they have a vision of Jesus or the Virgin. But me? All I saw was myself. TERESA FUTURA A moment like this defines your future. GATO TERESA FUTURA Go on, honey. You know what to do. GATO TERESA Don't move. GATO TERESA DON EPIFANIO Hello? Hello? Teresita. Teresa. TERESA Is he really dead? DON EPIFANIO Yes. He was caught playing both sides. And someone finally blew the whistle on him. Have you read what's in here? TERESA No, I just brought it to you like Guero told me to. I don't know anything. DON EPIFANIO You're lucky. For the time being, you are alive. You know these people. They have to make an example when people steal from them. TERESA You could talk to them. Tell them that I don't know anything. DON EPIFANIO They already know you don't know anything. That's not the issue. If they can't let the man get away, imagine letting a woman escape. Teresa. No, I can't get involved. TERESA No. No. Guero said you'd help me. He said, "Bring him the book and trade it for your life." He said that. DON EPIFANIO I'm sorry, Teresa. TERESA No. No. No! DON EPIFANIO Teresa? TERESA I don't have anybody else. You have to help me. Say no, and I'll die, right here, right now. DON EPIFANIO Put down the gun, Teresa. TERESA If I'm already dead. I'd rather do the job myself. And it will be on your conscience because one way or another. I will haunt the living shit out of you. How would that look for a governor? DON EPIFANIO You've got a passport? TERESA Yes. DON EPIFANIO Money? TERESA Yes. DON EPIFANIO All right, then. Let's go. TERESA FUTURA I wonder who he's on the phone with? Well, it ain't his mother, honey. We know that much. Something's changed. Think of something fast. TERESA Stop the car. DON EPIFANIO Teresa, what are you doing? TERESA Let me out. DON EPIFANIO Teresa, you don't understand. You are safe here. TERESA Stop the car. I said, "Stop the car"! DON EPIFANIO TERESA DON EPIFANIO Help me. TERESA If I stay, you'll kill me. DON EPIFANIO You leave me now, you die. That is a promise. You help me. And I'll protect you. Help me, Teresa. My leg. Come on help me. TERESA DON EPIFANIO TERESA Ahh. EL VIEJO Ya, ya, ya. Esto te ayudar. TERESA EL VIEJO Toma. Andale. TERESA Gracias. MAN Busca por allá! Rápido! TERESA Ay. CAMILA Tome tu mano. Tome la. The gas station you stumbled upon is in my mule route. My people always tell me anything strange they encounter. Curiously enough, you found them. My husband has been leaving me messages. He said he was in an accident. He's looking for a girl. A curiosa coincidensia, no? You are that girl. I know you. Where do I know you from? TERESA I met you at your house Christmas. I was Guero's girlfriend. CAMILA Eras? TERESA He's dead. CAMILA Why do you think he went to such lengths? Por que? TERESA Donde estoy? CAMILA Maleducada soy. Dallas, Texas. Welcome to America. TERESA FUTURA America. Let me tell you something. You're gonna love it here.