Good morning. Stop the machine, please.
- Morning. - Morning.
Excuse me, I'm very sorry,
but I'm afraid we have to stop the project immediately.
There must be a mistake.
- I spoke to the urban planner myself-- - Don't worry. He's up to speed.
- Are you the builder? - Yes.
Your renovation permit doesn't allow for a project of this scale.
My God, man.
We're done here.
Okay, gentlemen.
No, I'm out. I'm leaving.
Let's go.
Yes, Paolo, come stai?
No, I wanted to talk to you.
No, about the channel.
Do you still want to buy it?
Yolanda manages it,
but I don't need her permission to sell it.
Sometimes, you have to punish your kids by taking their toys away.
ROTTEN LEGACY
Dad.
- Hey. - Are you okay?
Yes.
Want to take a dip in the pool?
Are you sad because Grandpa is an asshole?
What did you say?
Edu said it to Mom.
They thought I couldn't hear them.
No. Firstly, I don't want you talking like that.
Secondly, your grandpa is nothing of the sort.
The thing is, your grandpa and Dad were playing a game.
And Mom and Edu wanted Dad to win.
But I lost.
But they didn't mean what they said.
Well, I don't think you've lost yet.
Because Dad never gives up, right, Marcos?
Like when he plays basketball with you and you beat him,
but he always asks for a rematch.
It's the same with Grandpa.
It's time for a rematch.
Does your room look normal to you? It's a pigsty.
Mirella shouldn't have to clean up your shit.
Just yours, right?
See?
Just like that, you've earned yourself a week with no credit card.
Fuck.
Ten days.
That's how it is?
Now we have to pay for the arguments you have with your children?
My apologies if I'm not as cheerful and kind as I should be
after they tried to disqualify me.
So that's a yes then?
- Free rein for rude replies. - I'm sorry.
I understand you are very hurt, and angry.
You have every reason to be.
But how do you think this will all end?
Remember that I didn't want to give the interview.
I wanted you to discuss things like the chancellor's bathroom run.
So don't even try to pin this disaster on me, okay?
Your daughter and I are declining to be a part of this circus you've set up.
Perfect.
Hello.
Are you alone?
That's what happens when you force your daughter to get a divorce.
It affects family gatherings.
You're getting divorced?
Are you surprised?
Surprised or pissed?
Pissed, right?
If you'd known, maybe you wouldn't have halted the renovations.
What about the girls?
Well, I have a feeling you won't be seeing them very often.
And neither will I.
My lawyer says I'll definitely lose if there's a custody battle.
Because Manuel has taken care of them, and I'm almost never home.
But… are they okay?
Yeah, they're just great.
They're the perfect age for their parents to get divorced.
In the end, what matters is I did what you asked.
This lunch is to celebrate, isn't it?
EL BÁLTICO
- Are you leaving? - Yes.
I've been invited to Rimini, to try out the new Rivas. Want to come?
I've never really been into motorboats.
Your family is more into sailing, right?
Want to talk about boats, or why are you here?
My father's gonna demand my head at the meeting.
My God, Andrés. How do I put this?
I don't care about journalism. It's not my field.
I'm here on behalf of some investors who got involved in this,
just like they could have in, I don't know, an insecticide factory.
I don't think your fund would invest
in an insecticide factory that's been losing money for two years.
If you keep pumping money into El Báltico,
it's because we're still useful for manipulating public opinion
and serving your interests. And that's thanks to me.
Don't tell me what our interests are, okay?
Honestly, I'm not going to get involved in a battle I can't win.
You haven't done the math.
Come in. My God.
Fuck.
Look, the voting goes like this.
There are ten board members. Three of them represent your family business,
and will vote according to Mr. Federico's instructions.
Two represent banks.
I do business with them, but so does your father.
Two are from my investment fund, so don't worry about them.
And another three are independent.
And by independent, I mean hand-picked by your father.
I doubt they'll bite the hand that feeds them.
It might not be easy, but…
What if you convinced the bankers, and I worked on the independents?
You're optimistic. I don't doubt our power of persuasion.
But it only takes one to switch sides and stay loyal to your father
for it to be a tie.
And honestly, Andrés, no one wants that.
Right.
Your sister.
Have you ever seen her go against the family vote?
My sister has never stood up to my father in her life.
So there you have it.
I like you, Andrés. I do…
Well, no, let's not kid ourselves. I like you a bit more than your father.
But I won't get involved in a battle that I've already lost.
I already told you. Okay?
I'm leaving. I'm running late.
Aguirre.
You wouldn't be doing it for me.
But if you don't fight this battle,
you might end up losing the war.
What about that chair?
We're still missing that guy, that son of mine.
He's your brother, the oldest one. I've had some memory issues lately.
I think you'll have to disqualify me.
Didn't you find that funny?
Me neither.
Dad, we didn't know Andrés would take it this far.
Don't even try blaming him for everything.
Don't act like you weren't there,
pretending you were so worried about the test results.
At least Andrés had the decency to not show up.
You come here with that innocent look and think everything's fine? No, sweetie.
Okay, I get that you want to punish us now,
but think, what's the point of selling my channel?
- Your channel? - My channel, yes.
So how come the offers are directed at me?
We're profitable.
We have a lot of advertisers, and the audience keeps growing--
Making money doesn't justify everything. It shouldn't at least.
And what you're doing with the channel is contributing to a system
that relies on idiots who consume without asking questions.
I mean, it's called entertainment, Dad.
Entertainment isn't herding sheep.
Excuse me, but maybe some people,
after putting up with their boss all day on a shit salary,
just want to go home and disconnect, you know?
That's the story you tell yourself so you don't feel guilty?
Yolanda, you're at the channel because we put you there.
First, it was the publishing house. Then, the radio show.
Later, the art gallery.
And after we sell, it'll be something else.
Whatever you feel like doing. You're lucky enough to be my daughter.
How unfair.
Excuse me, is that what you think of me?
No, that's what you think.
Like all your siblings, you've had
plenty of chances to do something you're passionate about.
But you've chosen to stay in the shadows,
as "the daughter of."
You've chosen not to stand out, to conform.
And to avoid responsibility,
you let others make the decisions for you.
So that's what I'm doing.
I can't do this.
Yolanda.
Well, Federico, we're leaving.
Baby, it's the best thing that could have happened.
He's done some fucked up things to you. I get why you hate him.
But it's better to let these things out than to keep secrets.
I doubt he's serious about the channel. He's just angry.
Excuse me, can you tell me what the fuck you're doing on your phone?
Nothing. Some girl I was gonna meet.
She keeps sending me dirty messages, trying to turn me on.
But I'm telling her that I can't.
What did we talk about the other night?
Well, I don't know… About you.
And that I don't want to force you into anything you don't want to do.
Are you kidding?
Why? I never thought that implied that I couldn't do it.
It did. Of course it did.
Look, whatever. Just do whatever you want.
But I didn't--
I mean, it blows my mind
that after what just happened with my dad,
you're trying to get laid.
But I didn't know that was going to happen.
Look, if you'd told me
that your brother had the brilliant idea of blackmailing a doctor
and your father caught you, I might not have made plans.
It's not a negotiation. Ibon's our minister and that's it.
- We can't go on like this all day. - Well, we are going on like this.
- Can you listen? - It is what it is.
You just do what you want.
Guys. I love getting out of Moncloa to come and see you.
But is it that hard to pick an independent we're happy with?
Come on, Minister. You're not Vice President yet.
This ministry belongs to us.
Sure, well, we don't seem to be getting anywhere.
Let's take a few minutes.
Does it make sense to dig in like this?
They'll never accept Ibon.
We've got to put a lot of pressure on him today
to make the next option we give him feel like an easy choice.
Hey, are you serious about Manuel?
Of course.
- Are you seeing someone else? - Excuse me?
Come on, we all noticed how you look at Juanjo.
- He's a stud. - What do you mean, Juanjo? I'm not…
I mean, he's cute, yes.
But this has nothing to do with Juanjo.
Seriously, are you okay with the Manuel thing?
Well, yeah.
As okay as I can be, right?
You made the right decision.
Difficult? Sure.
But it'll open a lot of doors for you. You'll see very soon.
Ladies and gentlemen, shall we continue? Some of us have a country to run.
I don't know what else needs to happen for you to confront him.
No. What else needs to happen for you to see that it's pointless?
Yolanda, if I could help you with Feminity, I would.
But I can't.
However, you can stop him from firing me.
- And what do you think he will do after? - No idea, but your channel's up for sale.
Right. And whose fault is that, Andrés?
- Dad's. - No, goddammit. He's hurt.
He's all fucked up. I mean, what you did--
What? What I did?
What we did. Whatever! What we did was truly horrible.
And forcing your daughter to get a divorce is just lovely,
isn't it?
Why are you always so willing to forgive him?
Roger. Was the lock broken? Over.
How are you?
The doctor said he has a cracked rib, but that it's not worth treating.
Those motherfuckers.
- Was it because of the interview? - Yes.
Fuck. I'm sorry, Enrique.
I really am sorry.
Don't worry.
The political police were a lot harder on me back in the day.
- I know. - I'd say this pig learned from them.
You know? He had that air about him…
like those assholes who know they can do whatever they want.
Don't turn the light on.
I'd rather you not see my face.
Anyway, lately I've been loaded up on painkillers,
so it didn't hurt that much.
Enrique can act like he doesn't care
and nothing's wrong with him, with the excuse of being sick.
And you can believe him if you want.
But they won't stop with him.
You're right.
This has gotten out of hand.
Well, I have to go.
But do you really need that interview so badly?
You should consider others, and destroy it.
Before there's another incident.
Thanks, Lola.
She might be right.
What are you scared of?
What they may do to shut you up, or what people will think
if that interview gets leaked tomorrow?
I'm worried about you.
- Vargas. - Lola…
No, shut up! This is not what we discussed.
Yes. I know your methods are a bit unconventional,
but beating up my friends wasn't…
No!
Yes.
Yes, Federico seemed pretty shaken up.
If I destroy the interview…
will you think I'm a coward?
Yes.
But we all are, especially me.
Look, I'm in no position to give lectures, or even advice.
Do what you think you need to do.
LEGACY_FEDERICO_SELIGMAN
DELETE ALL FILES?
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CANCEL
Gabriel, I want to know what the fuck you were thinking
when you gave the order to have Enrique beaten up.
But why would I want to do anything to Enrique?
Please. I love his books.
Let's see.
What's in that interview that would upset me so much?
You don't have to worry. I don't say that you are Mister X.
I wish.
State terrorism wouldn't have been such a mess.
All of this is what's becoming a mess.
So maybe it wasn't us.
No.
You always get others to do your dirty work.
And I want a name.
If I were you, I'd be more concerned about cleaning my house.
It's gotten quite dusty while you were away.
Don't get into any more trouble.
You may be biting off more than you can chew.
Maybe you are too.
You don't want to anger me.
You're half a scandal away from a no-confidence motion.
What are you threatening me with? The Bruno thing was years ago.
That was a different government.
Yes. But you were also part of it.
Well…
Hey, if you want, I can leave.
No, it's better this way.
Until the construction is approved again, okay?
Okay.
Bye.
How's it going?
How do you think?
I hate to be doing all this just for Dad.
Always the same. He decides, and we put our lives on hold.
Look.
Sometimes, something good comes out of your father's boutades.
Remember?
When you dyed your hair? It was the first time Dad left home.
I remember.
In fact, people don't understand the aesthetic struggle of being a leftist.
Oh, my girl.
Andrés came to see me. He wants me to vote for him in the board meeting.
And I'm guessing he's probably doing the same with everyone.
And I don't think he's using only his words to do it.
Why are you telling me this?
Why are you helping me?
I don't know. I think…
I just want everything to be like it used to be.
The important thing is the interview.
That's where we can stand out.
Exactly.
Which is why I think the best move is to interview your dad, right?
He'll open up to you about things he hasn't told anyone.
No.
Besides, my dad's an open book. We'll do Yolanda.
Yolanda?
Yes.
What?
I just think she's kind of boring.
You're talking about my sister, a woman who took over a TV channel
just as streaming platforms were taking off,
who made Turkish soap operas a trend.
- Excuse me. - Well…
While appealing to a female audience…
…that has always been overlooked. I mean, hello? Turkish soap operas?
Only you could see that coming.
Besides, you've nailed the perfect mix of light-hearted reality shows
and bait for hate-watching, which works very well.
- I couldn't have said it better. - Of course.
She's your sister, I'm more objective.
You're just kissing her ass. You haven't asked any questions.
Lara, please. Don't interrupt.
What else? Go on.
Nothing, it's just that I really admire
everything you're achieving in a man's world.
Making entertainment isn't easy.
Not everything is about high culture adapted for the elites, is it?
- Yolanda, do you want to stop or… - No, sorry. How embarrassing.
No.
- The last few days have been-- - Yolanda, are you okay?
Yes, I'm fine.
But that's what happens.
You spend your whole life fighting
for something genuine, and then they take it away.
I don't know, you just sounded so revealing,
so profound, that I…
Anyway, I'm sorry.
What else? Any questions?
Anything you want to know about how… I've thought of something.
Why don't the three of us go out for a drink?
It's on me. Yes?
Sounds good, but I choose where.
- Sounds good to me. - All right, let's go.
DISMISSAL VOTE YES 6 NO 4
YES 5 NO 5
DISMISSAL VOTE YES 5 NO 5
YES 6 NO 4
DISMISSAL VOTE YES 6 NO 4
I know what Andrés is up to. Of course, it's your right to support him.
If that's what you think you need to do.
But first, I'd like to explain how I see your position
within the company I helped establish.
Enlighten me. Yes.
I definitely need a seasoned journalist to explain reality to me.
You and your group showed up like vultures when I got sick.
You saw Progresa as the typical company going through a rough time.
What you wanted was to sell it piece by piece,
squeezing all you could out of the most profitable divisions,
the publishing house, the network, the cable companies in Latin America.
And then you'd get back to what you do best, which is making money.
There's no need to say it with so much contempt.
It's not my intention to insult you.
Your interests are perfectly valid.
However, I don't think the ideological and editorial direction of El Báltico
are among them.
Right.
Rather than coming to me and asking, like you've been forced to do now,
you decide to shit on the group's image with an article and undermine its value.
The market will eventually stabilize, and so will the subscriptions.
The market forgets. I don't.
We can coexist, each in our own corner.
We don't have to be enemies.
DISMISSAL VOTE YES 5 NO 5
YES 6 NO 4
YES 5 NO 5
YES 6 NO 4
YES 5 NO 5
- Yolanda, I really like you. - And I really like you.
Yeah. I want to give you a little something. Look.
- I can't keep up with you two. - Here.
- This one is dangerous. - Come on, Yolanda.
What?
- Okay, just a bit. But it's the last one. - As many as you want.
- The very last one. - No. Just one more.
Oh, it makes me feel warm.
- No? - Warm.
What it's making me feel, is horny.
- You're making my sister horny. - Not him. The Molly.
- It's the Molly, Yolanda. - The Molly.
- Yolanda, the Molly. - The Molly.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Is he coming?
I hope so.
- Really? - What?
- Seriously? Now? - What?
I mean, León's here.
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INCOMING CALL BABY
I know the theory.
At my age, it's best to be free and experiment.
But all I want to do is cuddle him and tell him I love him.
That's it.
I won't do it though.
Could you imagine?
We have this incredible sexual connection.
Really?
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What?
Are you taking a dump?
I'll be right out, Lara.
Of all the guys I've been with, he's right up there.
- At the top. - The top, up there.
How many guys have you been with?
- I don't know. - How many?
- A normal amount for my age. - What's normal?
The first when I was 15--
- The first at 15? - Then five or six a year.
A year? So not…
Well, in America, actually…
Over there it was 15 or 20.
Well…
What? A bit of slut-shaming?
No. A bit of jealousy.
You know? Like saying, "I'm such a loser."
"What have I done with my life?"
Some might say I only did that because I didn't want to face the fact
that my father was dying in hospital. And that's it.
Well, at least you were there.
Not like me, who didn't even…
And now he's back, and there's all this tension and this…
It's normal, isn't it?
He wants to sell your channel, without your say.
He's a lot softer on me.
Maybe you need to stand up to him. That's it.
Because… he can't do that to you.
You can't always be the good girl.
The more you bend over, the more your ass shows.
Damn, I'm seriously tripping right now.
This stuff hits hard.
What's the deal?
Yolanda, do you like tusi?
How about you? You're having some.
But I don't want any.
- Yes, Yolanda. - No.
- Just a little. - A little.
Less, less, less.
- Yolanda. - There.
I know, honey. I know it's a drag.
But we have to do it over and over until you memorize it.
This sucks.
"My parents still love me a lot."
"They separated so they wouldn't fight as much."
"And Mom went to live at Grandma's house."
"The cool thing is I'll get more birthday presents now."
Hey now, what are you saying? What…
Don't overdo it!
No, listen, girls. The main thing is as long as nobody asks you,
you don't have to say anything.
You also have to consider that if this were true,
you wouldn't want to talk about it much, right?
- No. - No.
Mom, will you stay for breakfast?
Oh, honey.
Of course. I'll be here all night.
- Can I have a kiss? - Yes.
Good night.
I'll turn it off.
This is getting out of hand.
No, I think it got out of hand a long time ago.
In fact, I think a fake divorce could be more traumatic than a real one.
That's not funny.
No, but if you don't laugh at my bad jokes,
I'll want a real divorce.
Come here. It'll all be fine, okay?
You came.
- How are you? - Fine.
You! Give some of that stuff to Luis.
- Come with me. - What?
We're all pretty high, and you'll get bored.
No, I'm fine. Really.
I only came to see you for a bit. That's just how I am.
- He's a sweetheart. - What?
He's a sweetheart.
- Yes. - A sweetheart.
We'll be right back.
- Are you coming? - No, later.
Save some.
You look really nice.
Luis!
You're pretty brave, aren't you?
Why?
Because you've got my sister totally fooled.
She's getting her hopes up.
I don't think you really know her.
You obviously don't.
Because she said she didn't want anything serious from the start.
Okay?
Besides, Yolanda, you and I fucked one time.
Only once because I put a stop to it, Luis.
Sure. You're pretty full of yourself, aren't you?
- No. I've got you all figured out. - Oh, yeah?
You're checking me out,
and I can tell what you're thinking.
I think you're the one thinking about it.
- What am I thinking about? - Fucking me.
I'm really starting to come up.
- There's Luis, Luis, Luis. - Right, Luis, Luis, Luis.
You don't feel anything, right?
So if I do this…
nothing happens.
It turns you on, doesn't it? The idea of getting caught.
Yes, it turns me on.
Let's go?
If I make out with you, will you stop me?
Andrés?
Why are you knocking? You know you're always welcome?
I don't want to catch you naked.
Are you drunk?
Just a bit.
But if you fancy a drink, I'll have another one with you.
All right.
Thank you.
Oh man, another one who won't support me.
But that's enough.
No talking about my father,
or the slim chance I have of not being fired by the board tomorrow.
What should we talk about?
Well, I don't know. For example…
about how nice I am…
and how nice it is to be here together.
When everyone said it was crazy,
and that we'd be at each other's throats after two weeks.
Yeah.
Could you say it louder? I like to hear you admit it.
You're such an idiot!
But yes, we're doing great.
What a shame that I feel like ruining it all by kissing you.
Andrés…
I'm sorry.
Wait.
Can't you stay until…
until I fall asleep and…
and then you go home and…
and you don't tell Edu about any of this?
All right. Fine.
I don't care if he's a cop, a soldier, or the Pope himself.
I want to know who broke into Enrique's house.
- I want to know. - Good morning.
Did work run late?
A little. Are you gonna lecture me?
No, honey, no. At your age, doing stupid shit is expected.
Between you and me, anything goes before you hit 30.
But do be careful with drugs.
I'm not saying don't do them. You have to experiment.
- But be smart about it, please. - Okay.
I'll never admit to your mother that I said this.
Come on, time for bed.
No, wait a moment.
Take a seat.
Sit down.
Look, I want to take this moment to…
I'm a little wasted.
- A little? - A little.
To tell you this now, because I won't tomorrow.
Tell me.
That I love you.
And I know you're fucked right now,
and you can't stop fighting with your kids and…
Look, about the others, I mean…
But Yolanda…
The thing is, Yolanda is the shit.
And I think you need to give her a chance.
She's not what you think.
And she didn't deserve what you did to her.
I mean, if you did that to me…
Well, I don't know. But anyway…
If you and me
ever end up like that one day, remember today.
- I may be wasted, but I meant what I said. - That you love me?
Yes, that I love you and Yolanda also loves you.
We all love each other very much.
All right, come on. Go to bed.
Shit, León.
You really fucked up. Hurry and see what they say.
And don't let it happen again.
Having to leave the bar really pissed you off.
Idiot.
LETICIA BELMONTE SOCIAL INTEGRATION CENTER
Andrés Seligman will now make his defense.
Everyone here knows that the problems at El Báltico
aren't due to my management or the paper's editorial line,
as suggested by a competitor's article.
It's not a competitor's article.
It's the opinion of one of our founders,
who has no place in this newspaper.
It's the opinion of someone who's been out of the news industry for two years.
Sure, it's easy to come in and reminisce about better days,
but a newspaper is also a business.
And the accounts have to balance.
But it seems like my father doesn't care about the accounts,
as demonstrated by the group's plummeting stock price.
And he alone caused that with his article.
This seems like a typical family feud that no one really cares about.
No, excuse me,
but I'm not going to put up with being accused
of selling El Báltico's credibility, of all things.
Certainly not coming from someone
who, for years, helped keep a party in power
that was involved in corruption cases, influence peddling,
and even state terrorism.
Difficult decisions have had to be made over the last 40 years.
Questionable, I admit.
But they were always made with the public interest in mind.
Like now?
Who did you have in mind when you published the article?
Seems like it wasn't the employees in this newsroom.
Think of them when it's time to vote.
Don't cast your vote out of habit, or tradition,
or out of loyalty to someone who has betrayed us.
Well, if no one would like to comment,
let's proceed with the vote on Andrés Seligman's dismissal.
I'd like to say something.
I think what Andrés is saying
goes a bit beyond whether we let him keep his position.
It is being alleged very eloquently, thank you, Andrés,
that Federico Seligman has acted deliberately
against the interests of the Progresa Group.
So I regret to say that I feel obligated to file a legal complaint
against Federico Seligman for mismanagement,
leaving it up to the judges to settle this matter.
You've been waiting for an opportunity to attack me, haven't you?
I'm sorry, but it won't work.
El Báltico and the Progresa Group are not like your other companies.
We still have some principles here.
I second the motion.
Shall we vote? Let's see how many loyalists you have left.
Fine.
Those in favor of suing Federico Seligman
for mismanagement,
please raise your hand.
What are you doing?
This is what you get for putting your dumb little daughter
in so many positions.
Especially on the board.
You don't need talent to stab people in the back, Dad.
Let's see you sell my channel now.
The motion to sue Federico Seligman is passed.
Aguirre.
- She's perfect. - You made the perfect choice.
She's the right fit. Let's hope she accepts.
Lupe. I'm going to tell her.
A lawsuit, really?
You could've told me.
My father's expression was priceless, but supporting me would've been enough.
You don't get it, do you?
I don't want you in the position. You've served your purpose.
- You can't fire me. There was no vote. - I'm not going to fire you.
Your contract's up in eight months, and it just won't be renewed.
Someone more qualified, with more potential, will be considered.
Someone who deserves it more.
The best part is no more family drama.
Cheer up, buddy. You're a Seligman.
We've decided to put forward a different name for the ministry
that will have more support than Ibon.
And, well, we've been going through a list of five or six names,
but the truth is we all agree that the ideal person…
is your mother.
She's perfect.
I don't know.
I'm not sure if it's such a good idea to corner Federico like that.
At least this soon.
The stock price will take a hit, that's for sure.
Yes.
But money is the least of our concerns here.
What's at play…
is your government.
Subtitle translation by: Lee Pollard