Isidro Hernández?
Yes, that's me,
Come with me, please,
I brought my CV, if you want,,,
-No, no, -Very well,
Well, here it is,
Go ahead,
Right then,,, See you later,
-Good morning, -Good morning,
Well, here I am,
I'm Isidro,
Hello,
I'm grateful for this opportunity,
Yes, it's a privilege to be here,
No, I'm not,,, no, no,
I'm here for the interview too,
Hello, good morning,
-Hello, -Good morning,
Sit, please,
As you know, we're going to do some group dynamics,
I imagine it's not the first time, so you'll know how it works,
Excuse me,
I came for an interview, maybe I've made a mistake,
-You're Isidro, aren't you? -Yes,
Manolo told me you'd come, Don't worry, there's no mistake,
Well, I don't know what this dynamic thing is,
It's just a modern version of the classic interview,
But to understand it, it's best to start with one,
The situation is as follows,,,
You're on a desert island,
You're the only survivors of a shipwreck,
Each of you has to suggest an item
and explain why it's necessary in order to survive,
Then, you have to agree which one is the best,
Go ahead,
-If it's alright with you, I'll start, -Very well,
I suggest a water desalination device,
You can't live without water, It's a basic element of survival,
True,
But I imagine there'll be some kind of river,
We'd just have to find it,
It's better if we suggest the items first,
then get into the debate,
Okay, Then I,,,
I'd bring matches,
Yes, fire is fundamental to survival,
And it's not something you find walking around the island,
-Go on, Anyone else? -Well,,,
A radio transmitter,
Like those in the movies,
To ask for help and send Morse Code messages,
And you know Morse Code?
-Alright, next, -A box of tools,
We'll need to build a shelter, traps for hunting,
fishing tackle, a boat, furniture,,,
Very good,
-Go, -I,,,
I'd take a medical kit
with bandages, analgesics, antipyretics, antihistamines,,,
Great,
And you?
An extreme survival book that explains
how to make fire without matches, shelters without tools,
how to survive without medicines, desalinate water
and even to learn Morse Code, We'll need it,
because it looks like no one here did military service,
Sorry,
I got out of it, Flat feet,
-Is it my turn? -Yes,
I think my companions here have said it all,
I'm sorry, you have to think of something they haven't said,
Right, but I can't think of anything,
I really don't get what this has to do,,,
with a job interview,
Isidro, group dynamics, or role-playing,
allows us to check a skill set that we need for the position
that a simple interview doesn't show,
Such as teamwork, the ability to make decisions,
reactions to the unforeseen, expressivity,,,
Hold on, if that's it,,,
I've brought a CV that shows
I've been a salesman for 30 years,
Yes, I'm sure, But we'd like to see these skills in person,
So, please, what would you take to the island to survive?
-Something they haven't said, -Exactly,
A blanket,
In case it gets chilly,
Sorry,,,
I'm totally blocked, I really don't understand,,,
Never mind, We'll go to the next one,
You can't sell this,
Think of a possible advantage of the product,
It's absurd,
It says "a cup for left-handed people",
Okay, never mind,
-Next, -Me,
I have to give reasons why my companion isn't apt for this job,
Old, outdated, from another era,
I don't mean he wasn't a good salesman, but his techniques are antiquated,
Even his image is old, not fashionable,
I don't think it's the best image for a company,
He should enjoy a deserved retirement, his grandchildren,
and make way for new generations,
GRANDPAS
I swear, it's not about the money, Miguel,
No!
I'm climbing the walls, two years I've been like this,
Just if you hear of anything, please, tell me, okay?
Antonio? It's me, Isidro, How are you?
That's exactly why I called,
All the companies are looking for young people,
That's what I say, experience isn't valued anymore,
Yes, I understand, sure,
Don't worry, Thanks for everything,
Right, Julián, but,,,
I know it's a young man's game,
but if you give me a chance I'll work so hard,,,
Never mind, Don't worry,
No, I don't to cause you any trouble,
Thanks anyway,
Yes, it's,,, it's Isidro,
Again,
Sorry to bother you again,
I just wanted to find out if your calls were working,
I'm waiting, if you have a moment, please call me,
And sorry to bother you,
You have nothing to do, right?
Sorry, Dad, but they can't go to day-care with a fever,
-I'm really messed, -Leave him here, go on,
I'll pick him up right after work, okay?
What's this?
A devil's device, Better you don't know,
This is a mucus extractor,
Mouth on this end and breathe through here,
Understood,
I'm leaving, I'm late,
Oh, Dad, Don't let him play with your phone all day, okay?
-Trust your dad a little, -Thanks, Dad,
You're the best granddad in the world,
What can I say? The other one is dead,
Alright,
Salva!
Good God,
What are we going to do the whole darn day?
-Do you want my mobile? -Yes,
Yeah? Let's get it,
She was a beautiful, mysterious woman,
Her elegant movements mesmerized men and women
and awakened equally desire and envy,
She bored her seductive eyes into his,
Another coffee, please, Do you want anything?
We have to hand in the final draft to the editor,
I'm about to finish it, I was actually working on it,
Excuse me, Hi, Aren't you Arturo Solano, the writer?
Yes, I am,
I'm a huge fan of your work, Can I get a photo with you?
Of course,
Would you mind?
Thank you so much,
When I put this on my friends' chat, they'll be so jealous,
You're our inspiration,
Please, I'm just a writer,
You're much more than a writer,
No one can capture the hearts of women the way you can,
I'd settle for just a writer,
I won't bother you any further,
I hope to see you again,
Thank you,
Working, right?
-Yes, working, -Yes, work, work,
If you don't meet your deadlines, you won't get any more work,
Joaquín, inspiration is capricious and elusive,
Yes, I know, Like love,
Exactly,
But business isn't, Arturo,
I got the publisher to give us another month to hand in the draft,
I don't mean anything by this, but they're looking out for newcomers,
-I always come through, -Right,
Late, but I come through,
One month,
How does he want me to write love stories unless I don't seek them out?
Here it is,
Look,
It smells great,
You'll see when you taste it, it's finger-licking good,
Well, here I am,
What was so important that you had to tell me?
Look, Dad,,,
Just a second,
This has to be immortalized,
Get together,
There,
Cheese, Cheese,
-Cheese, -There you go,
Look, You two look so nice,
Thanks, honey,
Dad, listen,,,
They raised the rent on the flat and we can't afford it,,,
We wanted to ask you if you could lend us some,
What?
It's a loan, We'll give it back soon,
The tour with my band fell through, but another one will come along,
Sure, Of course,
No problem,
Really, only if you can,
Of course I can,
I had something saved for the child,
What child?
I mean, for you,
For anything unexpected,
Dad, you are really something,
I don't mean now, In the future, who knows?
No, Dad,
How can we have a kid if we can't pay the rent?
Carlos, please,
I don't mean now,
If things change,,,
Maybe you could leave your band
and find more stable work,
-Like working on a highway toll? -Carlos,,,
I'm going to the bathroom,
It's a relaxed job,
He'd have time there to compose and such,
I have my contacts,
She bored her seductive eyes into his and said:
No one can capture the hearts of women the way you can,
You're much more than a writer,!
Arturo?
Yes,
-Is it you? -Yes, that's me,
I'm Violeta,
Violeta?
You don't recognize your daughter?
Sure, Violeta,,,
You've grown so much,,,
About 15 years,
Do you want to meet your granddaughter?
What a surprise, eh?
I should've warned you, sorry, it was all so fast,
It's fine, relax,
A job came up here in Madrid, It's only for three months,
Great,
Where are you going to stay?
I thought,,,
Well, maybe you should've warned me, yes,
I wanted to make sure you wouldn't run off,
What's her name?
Marcela,
Like your mother,
She's as pretty as her,
-And how is your mother? -She died,
Six months ago, Cancer, it was faster than we imagined,
Jeez,,,
I'm so sorry, How are you?
I came here because of that too, I needed to get away,
-And her father? -A nutcase,
Right?
Well,,,
There's room for everyone here,
It's just three months, right?
Just three months,
Do you want to go with Granddad?
Yes?
No need to call me "Granddad",
Does it make you feel old?
No,
Come on, you're going to have to become friends,
Marcela didn't tell her?
No, She didn't know who the father was,
Come on,
She had her doubts, She didn't like talking about it,
And you didn't tell her?
She'd just told me that Marcela died 6 months ago,
It wasn't the time to tell her
that when her mother and I met,
she'd already been born,
I think it's good that Marcela didn't tell her,
You played her father during her childhood, then left,
I didn't leave, Marcela threw me out,
-But it's not the girl's fault, -And is it my fault?
I just mean that I guess it's better for Violeta
to think her dad's a rogue
than to tell her you don't know who he is,
Whose side are you on?
When it's the right time, I'll tell her,
I don't know how, but I'll tell her,
Luck befalls those in no need of it,
-Let's drop it, okay? -Yes,
And how are you? How was the interview?
Terrible,
It wasn't an interview,
It was a group dynamic,
It's like a circus where you had to do dumb crap,
Like what?
Like selling a cup for left-handed people,
Seriously?
Yes, it's absurd,
I've got one,
I give up,
Let them keep hiring kids
that spend all day clutching onto their mobile phone,
If the work won't come to Mohamed, Mohamed,,,
,,,starts his own business,
What?
It's not a bad idea,
What are you saying?
Why not?
At my age?
Didn't you say you're young enough to work?
Are you kidding?
You just need to think of a business,
No risk, no reward,
You get up this early just to talk crap,
Go on,
She finally went to sleep,
-I'll buy a cot tomorrow, -Violeta,
-I wanted to talk to you, -Me too,
Tomorrow's my first day at work
and I doubt they'll let me take the little one in,
No, I don't think so,
And I've no one to leave her with,
What are you going to do?
How about she stays with her granddad?
With me?
-I have to work,,, -You work at home,
-Right? -Yes, but not always,
And I know nothing about kids,
It's easy, don't worry, I wrote it all down,
Plus, she's a girl, and you understand women, right?
See you tomorrow,
,,,and feeling the body contact they relax and fall asleep,
It's very easy,
You put the baby in the sling
and your hands are free to work,
go shopping, strolling, everything,
I made a list of possible businesses,
How about a gym?
A gym?
They're really in right now,
They just closed mine,
Right, I'm off, List, bear,,,
FOR MY GRANDSON
A betting shop?
They're more common than parking meters,
Next day tell you parents
to at least bring a packet of biscuits,
No, son, please!
FOR MY SON
The question is: what does the world need from us?
Apart from looking after the kids, you know?
That's it,
Here's our business!
Are you serious?
Absolutely,
-Do you really want to start a,,,? -A day-care centre, yes,
Desi would be my partner and Arturo will help out,
Arturo will help you out? That's a good one,
If we look after the baby,
What baby?
Never mind, What do you think?
I don't know, Isidro,
That's bad, When you call me Isidro,,,
What does Desi say?
If work won't come to Mahomed,,,
So?
I don't know,
You, starting a day-care centre?
At your age people think of retiring, not starting a business,
At my age?
At our age,
Don't get mad,
But I don't understand the need to get into a mess like this,
Look, Amalia, it's,,,
a question of self-esteem, of justice,,,
Or pride,
Yes, pride, So?
Why don't you keep looking for a job?
Because they won't give me one!
You know lots of people, be patient,,,
I'm sick of asking favours!
I'm not useless,
I didn't say you were,
Amalia, I need to work,
And I can work,
The only way to do it
is by starting my own business,
If you think it's alright, otherwise, we'll forget it,
Where will you get the money?
Our bank finances projects,
but first we have to study its viability,
-Don't you like the idea? -No, it's not that,
But we need to see a business plan,
A business plan,
Without that, we can't even start evaluating it,
Right, very well,
In a couple of days
you'll have our business plan,
Look, it's not done in a couple of days,
If you go on with this idea, there's a coworking nearby,
A what?
A collaborative workspace
where entrepreneurs meet up,
You can rent a work desk and prepare the business plan,
Good, good,
Thanks a lot,
We'll go to the co,,,
Coworking,
So my advice is that you follow the Canvas model with its 9 blocks:
Customer Segments, Value Propositions, Channels, Customer Relationships,
Revenue Stream, Key Activities,
Key Resources, Key Partnerships and Cost Structure,
Did you get any of that?
Any questions?
It's all Greek to me,
Yes, go ahead,
Hello,
You started your first business with limited resources
and helped loads of entrepreneurs to get ahead,
It's a simple question,
Please, tell us your secret,
Success doesn't fall from the sky,
An entrepreneur doesn't wait, he goes out looking,
You want money?
Innovate,
Think differently,
Fight for your dreams,
An entrepreneur takes baby steps
that later become giant leaps,
You are anonymous heroes
capable of making this world better,
Insist,
persevere, never give up,
Fall in love with your idea and devote yourself to the max,
With tenacity, heart,
with passion,
For you there are no bad days,
There are good days and days when you learn,
For you there are no obstacles, only challenges,
And for you, defeat does not exist,
only fresh opportunities,
This is the secret to success,
Well, that and having a great advisor like me,
Thank you for your attention,
Excuse me,
I loved your talk,
Thanks very much,
I totally agree with everything you said,
Thanks, that makes two of us,
I'm starting a business
and I'd like you to help me with the business plan,
No offence, but I doubt you can afford me,
You just told us to insist, to persevere
and to never give up,
Arturo Solano,
Yes, that's me,
I don't believe it,
I've been trying to contact you for so long,,,
I need to talk to you,
The thing is,,,
my relationships,,,
don't even last two weeks,
I'm missing something,
I don't see how I can help you,
I want to be like one of the men in your books,
You're an expert in love,
Those are made-up stories,
Yes, but they convey something I want to experience,
My maid left one of your novels behind,
and since then,
I've been hooked, it's like a drug,
And I want that, You have to teach me,
I don't think it can be taught,
I'll pay you, of course, as a personal advisor,
It's not about the money,
Arturo,
Arturo, please,
Actually, I do have experience in these matters,
Of course,
-I know a trick or two, -That's what I want,
I don't need the money,
but you could help me with a little something,
Whatever you want, really,
Good,
Hi, Dad,
Carlos,
I've been calling you all morning,
Sorry, son, I was tied up, Where's Lola?
In the car, With the stuff,
What stuff?
We've been evicted from our flat,
I don't know if you'd mind us staying here till we find something,
Sure,
It'll be just a couple of nights,
Son, please, This is your home,
Go on, tell Lola to come in,
I'll get some supper, you must be hungry,
Go on,
Calm down, will you?
No, I haven't done the ending yet,
I'll get on it tonight,,,
I got a bit blocked, that's all,
A family hassle,
I'll get out of it, don't worry,
A family hassle?
We'll talk later,
What are you doing here?
Weren't you going out?
Yes, but I got thrown out of the theatre,
It turns out the mothers are banned from feeding their babies,
Onstage you can whip out a tit and it's fine,
but in the audience it's a scandal,
They kicked you out for that?
Dogs aren't allowed, or babies,
How could you go to the theatre with a baby?
What did you want me to do?
You said you couldn't mind her today, you had to work,
I'd already said I'd go,
What are you going to do?
Report them, of course,
I mean now,
I don't know, We can have dinner,
I'm having dinner with someone,
Didn't you have to work?
It's a work dinner, with a lady friend,
Here,
And you want me to leave,
You said you were going out until late,
Until late,,, How late?
I don't know,
We can sleep somewhere else and come back tomorrow,
She'll have gone by midday, right?
A little respect, please,
I'll open up,
A little respect,,,
Hello,
I'm Violeta,
Hello,
Come in, come in,
Hi,
Don't worry, I'm just his daughter, And this is his granddaughter,
How gorgeous! Hello,
We won't bother you, We'll take a stroll and leave you be,
A stroll? At this hour?
Yes, you're right, It's very late for the little one,
You stay, we'll eat out,
Or we could all have dinner here,
Fine by me,
Sure! Come in,
Only another woman truly understands a woman,
Men don't have the sensitivity,
You're absolutely right,
Well,
Arturo's the only one who gets somewhat close,
Yes, his feminine side is more developed,
Elena, how about I see you home?
It's getting late,
Though that's in the novels,
In daily life he's not so feminine, On the contrary, he's quite a bloke,
Really? Tell me,
From what they say in Argentina,
he's a ladies' man, a seducer,
he can't help falling hopelessly in love with a woman,,,
every week,
Well, you know that in Argentina
they often exaggerate
and the story might not be exactly what you were told,
Oh, yeah?
And what's your story?
I don't think this is the time,
Why not?
We both admire your wonderful love stories,
Go on, tell us,
I think it's getting late for me,
Why a day-care centre?
Do you have experience in the sector?
Well, we're granddads,
Right,
Look,
if you want this to be a success,
you have to know the tiniest detail of the service you're offering,
First, the customer,
the parents,
Find out about maternity and paternity leave,
working hours, part-time, etc,
Then, the legal requisites, permits, admin licenses,
qualified staff, graduates, and of course,
the final recipient of the service: the babies,
The toys they like most,
the beds they sleep in better, comfy urinals,,,
No one, absolutely no one in this country,
can know more about day-care centres than you,
Fine,
Have you thought of a location?
It's not a deal-breaker in some business, but in your case
finding the perfect place may mean success or failure,
A place with lots of children and very few day-care centres,
No, A place with lots of parents and very few day-care centres,
Sure,
A day-care centre near work, Great idea,
Fine, So you have no business plan, no experience, no premises,
No, fine, It's fine
You're keen and that's essential to begin a start-up,
What's a "starstruck"?
An Anglo-Saxon term for a newly-created business,
So, how about the dinner?
What dinner?
Friday with my sister, I just told you,
Oh, yes, dinner with your sister,
The bank's going to be knocked out by our business plan,
The Canvas will make them,,,
Sure, you don't know what a Canvas is,
What's wrong?
Nothing, I'm worried about those two,
Who?
Who else? My sister and Alberto,
They're having a rough patch,
They've been that way since they were married,
Your sister's so stubborn,
Relax, these things happen in a marriage,
It all works out in the end,
I have a good feeling,
It'll turn out alright,
You really think so?
I'm absolutely certain,
This business is going to succeed,
This omelette's goddamn good,
Carlos,,,
Carlos!
How was your day?
Fine, You?
Fine,
Nacho called me to see if we're going to the gig,
I don't feel like it,
Look at this, Look,,,
Fantastic!
What did you put in it?
Professional secret,
Thanks for taking us in,
Really,
Thank you,
Carlos is very grateful too,
It's hard for him to express it, It's a tricky situation for him,
He's lucky he can count on you,
We're lucky we can count on you,
Lucky and with a lot of nerve,
No, really, I needed company,
I find that hard to believe, You're never at home,
Because I'm an entrepreneur,
Really? In what?
We're setting up a business,
What business?
I don't know if I can tell you,
Okay, don't worry,
A day-care centre,
What?
No,,,
That's nice,
That's nice, it's great, And,,,
,,why are you into that now?
You know I've always loved kids,
And it's never too late to be enterprising,
Besides, it amuses me and I make a little money, never a bad thing,
Listen, Desi,,,
if money's tight,
we don't want to be a burden, really,
No, no, it's not for me,,,
it's for a friend that needs it,
He must be a good friend,
Yes,
Hello, good morning,
We wanted to rent a work table, is that what it's called?
Good morning, everyone,
Hello,
We've come to work,
Here we are,
Want to try it?
No, thanks,
It's very simple,
You can't consider the financing,,,
You're in the world because it takes all kinds! Hold the baby,
What I mean is that if we have income,
all the problems are solved,
How do we get revenues?
There you go,
She bored her seductive eyes into his,,,
What do I have to do to get you to sleep?
If I sing you a lullaby, you start dancing,
If I hold you in my arms, I can't write,
"And that's how she confronted her destiny,
For the first time in her life, she listened to her heart,
She didn't let fear defeat her and entered, determined and brave,
the bedroom of her lover",
I think I'll skip this part,
Okay, okay,
There was once a knight errant,,,
who had a mission:
to free himself from an evil witch and her pet,
a tiny spitting dragon,
Honey, you won't believe the Finnish teaching method,
Do you know it?
I've been calling you, Why won't you answer?
What's wrong?
I've been waiting for an hour, Let's go,
-We'll be late, -Go where?
Susana and Alberto's dinner,
Oh, right, I can't,,,
-You can't what? -I can't go,
You're kidding me, right?
No, I have a lot of work to do,
Sorry, I seem to recall that you don't have a job,
I'm sorry,
But we're meeting my sister,
She needs us, Really,
Honey, your sister needs you,
She can't stand me,
When I disagree with her, she goes berserk,
I don't belong there,
I don't believe it,
You're really not coming?
If you're going to be like that,,,
No, relax, there's no need for you to come with me,
Stay here,,,
playing "professions",
"They kept him at the top of the highest tower,
stopping him from rescuing the princesses of the nearby kingdoms,
who cried in despair at the absence of such a noble,
elegant, attractive and seductive knight",
-You're back, -Hello,
Hello,
Hello, Hello,
How are you?
Thanks,
And sorry for the other day, I spoke too much,
Relax, It's fine,
What were you telling her?
A story,
She wouldn't sleep,
You made it up?
Yes, she didn't like my novels,
It seems she liked the story, Right?
So it seems,
In the end you'll get a knack for babies,
Listen,,,
Violeta, I have to tell you something,,,
My mum told me a story every night,
I loved it,
And I thought you'd written
all the stories in the world,
You'll want to put her to bed, I'll put the cot in its place,
This is perfect,
But I told you, the owner doesn't want to rent it,
He just wants to sell,
If only we had the money to buy it,
This is the only place that has
all the legal requisites,
Half an hour from here we have the perfect premises,
It was a day-care centre, near a school,
No, it has to be in this business area,
It's key to the business, Can't you do anything?
I can talk to the owner again,
But I can't guarantee anything, It's hard,
Try, We'll be so grateful,
Get to know the competition,
Mind if I record you?
No, of course not,
There you go, the competition,
Get to know it in order to improve on it,
Visit day-care centres, see their strong points
and find a competitive advantage that differentiates and lifts you,
Wow! Where'd you get it? Amazing!
With its tape and everything,
It's very cool, Awesome,
-You like the vintage thing? -Vintage?
I don't know, I've had it a while,
Cool, Have you got any more?
-Of these? -Yes, antique-style,
I bet you write on an Olivetti, I'm mad about antique stuff,
No way, My generation still writes on stone tablets,
Okay, Sorry, Arturo, I didn't mean to offend you,
Let's get to it, What do you want to learn from this old guy?
My problem's not getting a date,
These days it's easy with the social networks,
press a button, and bam,
But when I start a relationship, since there's no,,,
no communication, no feeling, no spark!
Poetry is missing,
Poetry?
Yes, You have read poetry?
I'm not much into poetry,
It's the seduction game,
Hint, but don't show,
With patience, you simmer the moment on a low heat,
Right, you're not into cooking either,
Right, now you have homework,
So if the schedule is until 4:30 pm
and the parents get out at 8:00 pm, what happens with the girl?
She'd stay with the grandparents,
And if she had none?
She'd stay in extended hours,
And that's extra, sure,
Yes,
My daughter's lucky to have me,
Your granddaughter,
My granddaughter, I mean,
It's like she's my daughter,
I'm no longer at the age to,,, nor do I have anyone,
I'm a widower,
Gee, I'm sorry,
It was a long time ago,
I'm widowed too,
That was a long time ago too,
You didn't remarry?
No,
No, no, Why?
I don't know,
A woman like you,,,
It's strange,
Really?
Anyway,,,
Yes, about the extended hours,
does the centre hire extra staff
or do the teachers look after the children?
Excuse me, Desiderio, but I have to go,
Look, here's a suggestion,
This afternoon we're holding the centre's autumn festival,
Why don't you come? There'll be parents and teachers
and you can talk to them too,
-Alright, -Yes?
Great, I'd love to see you again,
Bring your granddaughter,
She looks like her granddad,
Yes, on her mother's side,
I'm the granddad on her father's side,
Right, It's been a pleasure,
Same here, Thanks for the information,
Well, up you go,
Shall I help you?
Yes, please,
Alright,,,
That's it,
Beautiful,
Did you have any more questions for me?
No, I got everything,
Well, I'll be going,
-Can I see you home? -Don't bother, I live nearby,
It's no bother, I can take the girl for a stroll,
It's here,
It really was close!
-Well, I'm going, -Me too,
When I get home,
I'll work out more questions for another day, if you don't mind,
I hope so,
Well, 'bye,
'Bye, see you later,
Aren't you forgetting something?
I mean the stroller,
I'm dying to hear those questions,
"And that's how our three errant knights got on their way,
Not without a certain fear, but resolutely and bravely,"
Hey there,
I wanted to leave some survey sheets to,,,
No, I'm sorry, we cannot take any documents,
"The people watching them depart saw nothing strange,,,"
Sorry, may I stop you a moment for a survey?
"Or saw only old, crumpled capes
tattered by time, the cold wind and rain,
But if they'd taken full stock,,,
they would've noticed the fire burning inside them
that, lighting up their faces, return to them
in a way, the flush of youth,"
Well, that's it,
My God,
It's much bigger than I remembered,
And it's so joyful, with all this light!
-And it's ours! -That's it, that's it,
-It's ours! -That's it, that's it,
"And so they set about crossing seas and rivers,
hills and mountains,
Listen, do you have children?
Forests and deserts,,,
,,,paying no heed to the dangers they'd face along the way,
I'm going to sleep,
Nor whether their risky endeavour would be successful,
But they had no doubt
that if one day they returned home safe and sound,
they'd never be the same again",
Hello, you two,
You look happy, Where have you been?
Having a drink,
You should go out, It's a lovely night,
Who were you with?
A wonderful woman,
Are you joking?
-Seriously? -Completely,
And we are dating in a very formal way,
I asked her to go out with me and she said yes,
I think I'm in love,
I don't know,,, Congratulations!
What are you laughing at?
It sounds like a joke,
Ignore him,
What's her name?
Teresa,
I felt those flutters today that I hadn't since I was with my wife,
Let's drop it, you're way too old for this nonsense,
What is it with you?
Why?
You could show a bit of respect,
And gratitude,
Did you see him?
It's a bit embarrassing,
So that's the problem,
What problem?
You're ashamed of your father,
What's wrong with you?
Do you see how you treat him?
You barely speak to him, and that's only to mock him,
I don't mock him,
Do you know why he got into this business?
That's another thing,
A 70s crisis?
To help us,
To make money for us,
No, for his future grandchild,
He's been obsessed with it for years,
And what's so bad about that?
He wants us to have a child, And why not?
You really want to discuss this now?
Yes, How about that?
I don't, How about that?
You're a coward,
You're bitter and neurotic,
Always whining about how badly life's treated you,
You should learn from your dad,
Oh, yes? Learn what?
His ambition, for example?
His whole life in a tollbooth,
Admirable,
Yes, his lust, His lust for living,
He's alive, He loves living, cooking, singing,
He's in love, damn it,
At 70 years old, And it's not a fucking joke!
It's amazing,
And you?
What about you?
We never go out anymore,
we never do anything,
You don't even like music anymore,
You're the old man, You're 700 years old,
You haven't called her?
No, it wouldn't have worked out, I'm not ready,
Sure you are, Believe in yourself,
If I screw up, I won't get any more chances,
What do you mean?
If it doesn't work out, get another girl from your app,
No, Arturo, She's different,
I went out with her some time ago,
She's the only girl I've loved,
So all this was just
to get back your great love,
Yes, I suppose so,
Then,,,
forget my novels and everything I've told you,
For this there are no tricks or shortcuts,
You have to be yourself,
No, that won't work, I assure you,
With the girls on the Internet, maybe not,
But you said she's different,
No, it won't work out,
What if you try it with another girl first?
One you haven't met on the Internet,
A normal girl,
Are you going to pretend to be Pamela again?
I know a girl who can help you,
My daughter,
You have a daughter?
Meet her, try to be yourself,
If she doesn't run off in 5 minutes, then this might work,
I don't know, Arturo, I've got a bad feeling,
Do you want your girl back or not?
More than anything in the world,
Then listen to me,
Alright, Thanks,
Thank you for helping us on this,
It's very good,
but you still need something very important, Record it,
BUSINESS PLAN - DAY-CARE CENTRE
It's fundamental,
How many great ideas have failed just for not having the right name?
You have to find your name,
who you are, why the world needs you,
what makes you unique,,,
A name that talks about your origin, your history
and that's also new,
original and modern,
A word that defines you,
GRANDPAS - BUSINESS PLAN
You star,
Oh, sole mio,
I don't think that's Italian,
We've come to fine fruition,
I'm going down to,,,
"O, angel of love, do you see that on this secluded shore
the moon shines clear and pure
-and one breathes more easily?", -Much more,
-That's no angel, that's my wife, -And you're my friend,
That's enough!
Lady,
Let's go, my squire, here it's,,,
-Don't let me down tomorrow, -No, no,
Honey, look,
This is fine by you?!
-Beautiful, -I'm sick of calling you,
-We've finished, -You had to pick up the kids,
-With this they've give us the loan, -I had to do it!
-I'm starting a day-care centre, -And I had a work meeting,
A dream come true,
Are you listening to me?!
To start my own business,
You made a commitment to your son, a commitment,
Champions,,,
You can't do whatever you want,
Champions,,,
I missed an important meeting because of you,
Will you stop acting like a kid?! This isn't a game!
Go on, go to bed,
Got to bed, go,
Grounded! Sleep on the sofa!
I must apologize to you,
I didn't think you could do it, and you did,
My bosses are knocked out,
Thanks a lot,
The business seems viable,
When you show us collateral, we'll approve the loan, Well done,
Just a moment,
What do you mean 'collateral'?
Collateral or any guarantee that ensures repayment of the loan,
But didn't you just say the project was viable?
Please, no tears from the baby,
because this collateral thing and the baby,,,
Didn't you say the project was viable?
I said it seemed so, so we support it,
but in the case that it's not,
the bank can't take on so much risk, obviously,
So that sign there, "all you need is an idea",,,?
I said the bank supports you,
Yes, but it won't take a risk, We take the risk,
So there has to be collateral, right?
That's right,
Property, a pension plan,,,
Very well,
Would our houses do?
Yes,
No way, My house?
It's fine, My house,
Would my house be enough collateral?
Yes, it would,
What are you saying? You'd risk your house?
I'm not risking a thing,
This man, a professional from top to toe,
just said the project's viable, that the business will be a success,
Right, And what will Amalia say?
Get the baby to shut up, please! Really!
We have to go everywhere with kids!
Jesus Christ on the Cross!
Honey,,,
Do you know Arturo has written a new book?
It's nothing like what he's written before,
I think you'll like this one,
Are you really not going to talk to me all day?
But I can talk to you, right?
We presented the business plan at the bank and they loved it,
But in turn they need us to,,,
Don't you dare talk to me about it,
Hold on a moment,
I know you're mad at me, but I have to consult with you,
Do what you like,
I don't want to know anything about your business,
But it's very important,
I see you're married with separation of assets
and the property is your private asset,
But when it's a primary residence
your spouse's consent is necessary,
No, it's not my primary residence,
Good, then I'll read the terms of the contract,
Didn't I tell you?
So could you reduce it here?
Yes, I think that here,,,
The main thing is if you can supply 20 to 25 the same,
Exactly the same as this?
Look, the bathrooms there,
Yes, give me 4 units of each,
None of this stuff,
What's this party?
I was with my sister, They're separating,
Jeez!
How is she?
A mess,
They've been estranged for a while,
A lot of work, they were arguing,,,
But she didn't expect it,
I'm so sorry,
She told me something that made me think,
For some time they never told each other important things,
So this dinner is my way of saying I'm sorry,
I'm sorry I didn't listen to you,
No, I'm the one who should say sorry to you,
No,
You've never let me down, ever,
You've always been by my side, supporting me,
trusting in me,
So it's not fair that I turn my back on you now,
I'm so sorry,
So, tell me, I'm all ears,
What?
This important thing for your business,
Yes,
How do I tell you this?
We're going to offer,,,
extended hours in the evening,
With no extra charge,
Oh, good,
We won't make as much, sure,
but we'll stand out from the rest,
And that's it,
Sure,
Well, a toast, right?
Hello,
Is something wrong, Violeta?
I was moved,
I've never read such a beautiful love story,
I'd love to experience something like that,
That only happens in novels,
Was it not like that with Mum?
Kind of, at least at the beginning,
Why did you two end it?
That's complicated,
-Was it because of me? -What?
Maybe it was silly, but I always thought it was my fault,
Yes, that is silly,
Then why did you ignore me for 15 years?
Look, Violeta,,,
there's something I should've told you,
Well, your mother should've told you,
When your mother and I met, your mother,,,
I don't want to talk about my mum,
I know she wasn't perfect,
And maybe you're right, she got crazy jealous,
I can even understand why you left,
I didn't leave,
-Your mother kicked me out, -And me?
You didn't fight for me,
You didn't come back,
No letter, Not even a call,
Nothing, ever,
Look,
some people want to be a parent and look forward to it,
and for others, it comes more as a surprise,
When I met your mother,,,
I'm talking about later,
I waited for you every day for a long time, Dad,
I was seven,
I felt so alone,
I even thought it was better to have never met you,
But those seven years were beautiful,
And now you're here,
I should feel lucky to have you,
A lot of people don't have anyone they can call "Dad",
I guess,,,
I wasn't good at being a dad,
You weren't good at it,,,
Sure,
Why did you give the space to someone else?!
I'm so sorry, Isidro, but it wasn't my doing,
The owner got an offer to buy that he couldn't refuse,
But this is impossible, no way,
We'd signed a contract!
Yes, but it was a down payment contract,
We'll reimburse you,
I don't want reimbursement, I need that venue!
I can't do anything, Isidro,
This isn't the way things are done, my God!
What a country!
Now how do I pay back the loan?!
I put a mortgage on my house!
Fuck, we bought half of IKEA!
You'll have to speak to the bank,
Very well,
Thanks,,, for nothing,
It's a children's story,
Yes, for children,,,
I know it's not what you asked for, but it's much better,
Can't we look for another place in the same zone?
We did, It was there or nothing,
Bastards!
Obviously, someone's word is worth nothing anymore,
Now what do we do?
Nothing, It's over,
It's come to this,
It slipped through my fingers,
I'm losing my way,
I haven't told Amalia about the house,
She's going to kill you,
I have to tell her,
They're not publishing my book,
Isidro said the book was great, it was going to be a hit,
He just doesn't get it,
Not one thing right,
What?
The bank needed collateral and,,,
I mortgaged the house,
What does that mean?
If I don't pay back the loan in time,
they'll keep it,
Then pay it back,
I can't,
We've spent a lot of money,
You spent the money,,,
and have no place to rent?
We did, but they took it away,
They took it away from you,
Okay,,,
Find somewhere else,
You don't get it, I'm not going on with it,
You're not?
I've done a lot of stupid shit, but,,,
Now you're going to do more?
What?
Alright, Isidro, let's see if I get this,
You decide all by yourself to start a business,
I think it's crazy,
but you carry on because, hey, it's your dream,
The Finnish method,,,
the Norwegian business model,,,
-Swedish, -Swedish,,,
Great,
You ignore the family, yes,
but you keep fighting for your ideals,
you must understand that,
Then one day you decide, calmly and all by yourself,
to risk our home,
Am I right so far?
Yes,
Okay,
Then you make your big play,
You spend the money before you have the premises,
I explained to you,,,
And what occurs to the great business genius then?
Withdraw from the game,
That's it, isn't it?
Yes, I've made a lot of mistakes,
Yes, that's for sure,
But what about the house?
I don't know, I'll find another job,
You already have a job,
To start this business, because I'm not leaving this house, got it?
Look, Amalia, there's no way, I don't have the venue,
If there's no venue, you have to draw it,
you hear me?
Stop feeling sorry for yourself and fight for your little dreams,
Alright?
There you go,
What are you thinking?
You set up a date for me to teach some guy to score?
I thought you did it for me,
so I'd meet new people, but no,
it's so your pal can practise on me,
Both,
You're a fraud,
It's no big deal,
The kid's got a kind of mental block,
I thought if he did a dummy run with you, he'd get confidence,
He needs to get back the love of his life,
And you know about that?
Yes, I do, that's why I tried to help him,
By using me,
That's how you treat people, you use them and toss them away,
Mum was right, you're a phony,
Excuse me, this is not the time to talk about this,
I'm an idiot,
I'd hoped that maybe you weren't what I was told,
but no, you're worse,
Oh, really? And what were you told?
That you're a Spanish bastard
who writes about love but doesn't know what it means,
Sorry, honey, but sometimes things aren't what you've been told,
The bad guy's not so bad nor the saint is so saint,
Explain it to me,
Tell me what my mum did that was so bad you shunned me,
Come on! Stick to your tragic story,
so you can keep freeloading with no regrets,
-How much do I owe you? -What?
I'll pay you and go,
What is wrong with you?
What's wrong with me?
That's not bad, is it?
After 15 years, my dad finally wants to know what's wrong with me,
Violeta, I don't get you,
You turn up here, suddenly, without warning,
I take you into my home, I look after your daughter,
Did I ask you for anything in return?
No, Instead of thanking me, you throw it in my face,
What more do you want?
Nothing, I've imposed on your generosity enough,
Violeta, forgive me,
Where's Marcela?
Hello,
Why are you here?
Your son's doing,
What?
But why?
Dad, keep it down, Lola's trying to get the little one to sleep,
What little one?
She never wants to sleep until she's seen her granddad,
Her granddad?
Oh, her granddad,
I'm her granddad,
-And a fun granddad, -Yes, she adores him,
Well, I'll leave you, Lola and I are going out,
With the little one, of course,
She's asleep, Leave her with us,
You'll wake her up,
No, it's better if she goes out, a walk will do her good,
Your son is so nice,
Yes, he's surprising sometimes,
And your granddaughter,,,
is gorgeous,
She attracts love,
Sure, Your friend brought her around before, Handsome, elegant,,,
-Arturo, -Arturo, that's him,
He treated her like his own granddaughter,
The baby held onto him, she didn't want to go with her parents,
Teresa, don't you want to sit down?
Feel like some wine?
Yes, thanks,
Well then,,,
I think it's what I like most about you, your family
and how you love them,
And how you're so proud of your granddaughter,
That's very sexy, you know?
Teresa, I have something to tell you,
We're leaving,
-See you later, -See you later,
So attractive, and so brave,
Young folks today don't dare have children,
No, they don't,
I'm thinking,,, You're the grandfather, right?
The thing is,,, Look,,,
I'm the granddad's girlfriend, so I'm her almost-grandma,
Life, huh?
I never had kids and I find myself with an almost-granddaughter,
No, but the thing is,,,
I'm not,,, my son isn't,,,
Forgive me, Desiderio,
I talk too much, I always do,
We just met and now I'm appropriating your family,
Forget what I said, please,
It's not that, I'm delighted that you like my family,
But my family isn't really my family,
What?
It's so hard to explain,
It's all happened so fast,
Do you mean us?
No, not us, no, No, Teresa,
God, this is so hard, Hold on a moment,
My granddaughter,,,
isn't,,, Wait a moment,
I'll explain,
Where's my daughter?
I'm sorry,
-Hello, -Hello,
Where's my daughter?
Her daughter?
She just left with Carlos and Lola,
For a walk in the park,
What?
Do you always do this?
Lend out babies in order to get women?
What?
You're pathetic,
I'm sorry, Desiderio,
Is it true? She's not your granddaughter?
No, she isn't,
You used a baby to score with me,
No, that's not true,
It's not a question,
I find it hard to believe someone could be,,,
so low,
So?
Look,,, Why was our day-care centre going to be a success?
Location, a business district,
We would've helped
to reconcile family life
with working life,
We can't put the day-care centre near the workplace,
Fine,
What if we put it inside the workplace?
I spoke to a company,
In a few days we can present the project to the Board,
How do you do a presentation?
We'd need a helping hand,
I can talk to Bruno,
I thought it'd be better someone from the sector,
someone who really knows day-care centres,
What do you want? I only have a minute,
I'm sorry,
Okay,
Aren't you putting them in water?
Later,
I don't want to end up like my friend Anselmo,
He's a widower too,
His wife, Amparo, departed a year ago,
The other day I saw him and asked him how he was,
He told me: "How else would I be?"
He said: "Ampowerless",
From his wife, Amparo,
Is that your way of apologizing?
Gee,,,
It's just to break down the first wall,
No,,,
"Do I need to tell you
that I'm dying to be with you?"
Few paths are left to me,
and though it may seem some kind of inanity,
I wouldn't want to die without being with you,
Well, that's better,
Now I might accept a dinner invitation from you,
You were going to invite me to dinner, weren't you?
Of course,
Good
But I've got a lot work now,
One second,
I wanted to ask you something,
Now I understand why you haven't remarried,
But are you going to help us?
How much time do we spend on the truly important thing?
Everyone complains that they have short holidays
or no free time
or that retirement is a long way off,
Life is what happens
while we're making other plans,
In what? In work,
It seems that work is the enemy of life,
Business versus Family,
But why must it be like that?
Why don't we get them to sign a truce?
To become allies, friends? In a nutshell,
Our project wants to take a step further,
to create a day-care centre inside the company,
First, thank you for thinking of us
for the development of your business project,
It's admirable that three people of your age,
sorry, your profile,
are venturing to create a business in these times
and I admit that it could work,
But I don't think a day-care centre is profitable for our company,
I mean, the idea of renting the lobby is good,
but perhaps there are other businesses
with which our company could make greater profits,
Well, you may be right,
But then why do so many other companies already do it?
What's the essence of this place?
Allow me,,,
José Ignacio Muñoz Gallo,
I don't know if you know him,
He's been at this company for ten years,
He has two children
and lives an hour and a half away from work,
He never sees his kids, Why?
When he gets home from work, his kids are already asleep,
and when he leaves first thing in the morning,
they're still in bed,
Piedad Serrano, Five years working with you,
She confesses that she'd love to have children,
but she won't because she's sure
that she wouldn't have enough time to devote to them,
Eloisa Vargas,
Five years she's been with you, You don't know her either?
She has two children
who spend all week with their grandparents in her hometown,
She could put them in day care,
but she can't afford the extended hours,
Teresa de los Llanos,
You hired her seven years ago,
She said, I quote: "I don't want to be a mother
because I'm scared I'll be fired for asking for reduced hours",
And there are many more,
Can you imagine
what a huge advantage it'd be for your employees
to have a day-care centre at work?
Gentlemen, they could bring them to work in the morning,
When they had spare time they could see them,
even eat with them,
You'd be making family and work,,,
,,,compatible,
I'll tell you one thing, your employees
are the company's greatest treasure,
So a lobby full of children
is a bad image for a company,
But ignoring the needs of your workers isn't,
It's incredible,
Look, they don't want a day-care centre, fine,
But they're renting the lobby, right?
We just need to think of another business,
We still have money left from the loan,
No, Desi, no,
I'm the one risking his home here,
We have to return the money somehow, I don't know how,
What about that thing of "an entrepreneur never gives up"?
That's fine for a talk, life is something else,
-Where are you going to stay? -Say 'bye to Arturo,
My contract is over, we're going back to Argentina,
Argentina?
Yes, we're going home,
You can't leave because of one quarrel,
You think I'm leaving because of a quarrel?
I came here for a reason, to find out the reason,
I don't understand how a father can abandon his 7-year-old daughter,
Why didn't you come back for me?
That's it, that's everything,
In the time I was here I realized one thing:
to be a father, blood ties aren't enough,
Yes, you gave me life, but a father is more than that,
You just don't get it,
We have the same blood, Arturo,
That's all,
Hi, honey,
-What's this? -I invited my sister and Alberto,
Have they sorted it out?
No, not yet,
Then,,,?
I think we can help them,
-If they don't mind, -I hope not,
What do you mean?
They don't know that I invited both of them,
What? Amalia, are you crazy?
She'll throw a vase at your head, you know what she's like,
-I know my sister very well, -Look here,
she may never speak to you again,
You're going to risk your relationship with your sister? Are you sure?
No, I'm not,
Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe not,
But I'm standing around doing nothing, not trying,
"In the uncertainty of the storm the hero's heart rises",
-What's that? -That?
Arturo wrote it in his book,
-He's talking about all of you, -It's just a story for children,
For children? Everyone should read it,
Do you think so?
For the first time, Arturo's written something worthwhile,
They're not going to publish it,
Then someone should,
It may be good,
but they're not publishing it,
SIX MONTHS LATER
Do you want a snack?
Here's the music sheet, Shall we begin?
Let him have a snack,
Alright, but because it's the last class in your home,
In the academy, snacks will be forbidden,
You'll have to discuss that with your partner,
Hi,
-You caught me, -Relax, eat all you like,
I don't know what's wrong with me, lately I'm hungry all the time,
You're not,,,?
No! What are talking about?
Oh, okay,
But do you know something?
Yesterday we went to see a place,
Really?
With two bedrooms,
Never too late to make a start,
A pleasure, really, Bruno is a great person,
-Thank you so much, -We've learned a lot from each other,
-A real pleasure, -We won't bother you any more,
Thanks for everything, Arturo, Really,
We have to run, we'll be late for dance class,
It's a beautiful story,
-You can tell you're a granddad, -What?
You can tell you're a granddad,
"NEVER TOO LATE TO BE AN ENTERPRENEUR"
-What's the matter? -Listen to me, Isidro,
Violeta was right,
Violeta?
I am her father, Isidro,
What are you saying?
Being a father is more than blood ties, and I didn't want to see it,
-I'm going to Argentina, -What?
With my daughter, And my granddaughter,
Argentina?
It's about time I took care of my family,
What about the new project?
I can't deal with it alone,
What was it? "For an entrepreneur there are no obstacles,
only fresh opportunities",
What's up, Sura?
-Morning, Alex, -Morning, Isidro,
The people who come here aren't 25 years old,,,
and probably never thought of being enterprising,
but now they need to do it,
And you may think they can't
or they're too old for this,
but you're wrong, they can,
Do you know why?
Because they've spent all their lives being entrepreneurs,
That means taking risks,
Persevering, making mistakes, failing and carrying on,
It's fighting for something
and fighting for someone,
It means hoping again,
And now all they need
is an advisor to accompany them on this passionate journey,
And that's the reason you're here,
Alright, let's get to it,
I guess it's not the first time you've done a group dynamic,
So you know how it works,
This is the situation,
Imagine,,,
you're on a desert island,,,
and you have to sell,,,
a cup for left-handed people,
GRANDPAS' COWORKING
You're happy today,
"When family comes, it's a great joy",
"And when they go, it's even greater",
Get me some grapes,
No, not those! The expensive ones,
-Who's getting married? -Today they're coming to visit
with some news for me,
Be very careful,
because "bad news travel fast",
But "grapes ripen in their own good time",
And "a watched pot never boils",
And "if at first you don't succeed,,," Right?
I'm sure you're right,
I'll tell you all about it,
What a nice guy,