-Here. -Thank you.
-Uh-huh. -You have gorgeous eyes.
Thanks.
-This way! -Hmm.
-Nice! -Hey.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EMBASSY
All right. Let's play.
TWO HOURS EARLIER
Okay.
Hi. I'm sorry. María Pérez?
María Pérez?
Uh… Excuse me. María Pérez?
-No. -No?
-María Pérez? No? -No, sorry. No.
Oh, excuse me.
Excuse me. Do you have any idea where I can find María Pérez?
You would think diplomats would be friendlier.
María?
No. Natalia.
-Oh. -Nice to meet you.
I'm a friend of one of the guests.
-Yourself? -Eva.
I was supposed to meet someone for a college assignment today.
Not the best day for that.
Why do you say that?
-Eva? -Mm?
Ah! There you are.
-It's a pleasure. I'm María Pérez. -Eva Samper.
-How are you? -Doing very well. Thanks.
It's funny. I've been asking every single woman in here if she was you.
-Oh, I was doing the same. I was just… -Oh, really?
So, I… I was told that you were interested in learning about Abigaíl Mejía.
-Is that right? -Yes. That's right.
Great. Well, look, I have this for you.
So you can get a better idea of who this extraordinary woman was.
I didn't know she was also a photographer.
Abigaíl was many things.
She wanted to show that women were more than the stereotypes of the time.
Although, to be honest with you, Eva,
those stereotypes haven't evolved much since then.
Abigaíl was a photographer.
But she was also a teacher, a journalist, an essayist, and a poet.
And, most importantly, she was an activist.
But, wouldn't you know,
our governments have insisted on ignoring all of the work she was doing.
-Mm. -Which is why I'm excited you're here.
A young woman such as yourself, showing this much interest,
wanting to write about her.
In fact, I brought you a gift. Here.
This is for you.
-This is amazing. -Right?
I've been looking for this book everywhere.
It's very hard to get.
-Very. -But this copy is yours.
Thank you.
Thanks to her, all women can now vote in the Dominican Republic.
-She was-- -Listen up, motherfuckers!
Get down! Get down!
We are the M-19!
This is Operation Freedom and Democracy!
-On the floor now! Get down now! -Get down!
Get down and stay down!
Get down!
Silence! Stay still!
-Go! Get inside! -Okay!
Our Father, who art…
Let's go! Move! Move!
Quick!
-Come on! -Get inside! Go! Go!
I said now!
Get off me!
Stay down there! Don't move!
Go!
Get down!
Oh my God! No!
EVA LASTING
"FEMINIST IDEOLOGY" "EPISODE 2"
We still don't have the full picture. No reported deaths or injuries.
Apparently, 16 guerrillas kidnapped 16 diplomats and 30 civilians.
And, according to the radio,
they're demanding the release of 300 members of their organization,
who they claim are political prisoners.
They also want five million and a plane to Cuba.
Have we heard if the government's responded?
No, I'm going there now.
You're a sportswriter, Granados. Don't you forget that, okay?
I know, sir, but Eva's in there too.
You're kidding. What's she doing there?
She was supposed to go to meet a woman
who was gonna help her with a project about a Dominican poet.
I called, but I couldn't get through.
I'm sure she's in there. I need to get to the embassy.
Fuck!
Go with Quiróz and a photographer.
-But stay in your lane. -Okay. Yes, sir.
Quiróz, get a photographer and go with Granados to the embassy right away.
A rag! Give me a rag!
-That's it. Okay. Just breathe. -Everyone, freeze! Stay still!
Stay still! Don't move!
Use the ambassadors as shields. One for each of us.
Take them to the windows! Make sure they can see them!
Get 'em to yell out and say who they are!
Don't shoot!
He's gonna die!
Move! Move! Come on! Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Get down! Get down!
Please, don't kill me!
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
Commander One!
He didn't make it.
Listen to me, Commander Nine.
Call the newspaper.
Tell them to contact the government.
And tell them to stop shooting at us, to stop the siege.
Tell them if they don't meet our demands,
then we'll be forced to kill one hostage every two hours until they do. Understand?
JOSÉ MARÍA ROOT DISTRICT SCHOOL
I spoke with the director
of the Luis Enrique Osorio District School of Theater.
They won't take Janet.
What? Why not?
They feel they don't have sufficient resources for her.
But she's been able to do just fine here at José María.
That's because she's had you as her honorary advisor, Rosario.
Well, I can do exactly the same thing over there.
I told them that, but you know things are complicated
regarding the district education system.
It's always bureaucracy, isn't it?
It's always standing in the way of what's important to these kids.
This is ridiculous.
Well, to be honest with you, I'm glad they won't be taking her at that school.
Actors always end up as starving artists.
It's not a real profession.
And let's be honest, it's hard enough for an average actor to find work.
But Janet? Forget it.
Oh, José.
I swear you don't even bother to try to understand any of this.
-Christ. -José. Sorry to interrupt.
It's the M-19. They just took over the Dominican Republic embassy.
-What? -Camilo says that Eva is in there.
What?
Emergency.
Please, stay clear of this area. There is a state of emergency.
Leave your personal belongings
and evacuate immediately until further notice.
Keep moving forward!
Move forward, now!
Knowing Eva was so far away but so close
filled me with an anxiety I had never experienced before.
And, at that moment, I decided I wasn't going to leave
until she came out alive.
And that, if I had to risk my own life to save her,
I wasn't going to hesitate for a second.
M-19 FREE COLOMBIA
I saw that boy earlier today.
You saw him where?
They were playing football in front of the embassy.
They were, I suppose, waiting for a signal to move in.
Mm.
It's so awful he died so young.
It's so sad.
Look.
Half are women.
Should we talk to them?
-What? -Yes.
We could try to negotiate with them.
They might be willing to listen because we're women too.
Oh, come on. How can you think they would--
Since the government refuses to understand how serious this all is,
we are now forced to act.
And one of you is going to die.
-No. No. -What do you mean?
Take it easy. Please.
-Are they serious? -Hold on. Please.
-Please. -Enough.
What are you gonna do?
-Oh no. -Silence. Silence!
You! The Mexican.
No, no. Sir, no. Please. No. Sir, we are diplomats. We can talk--
-Hold on! I know… -Eva. Eva!
I know the director of an important newspaper.
I'm sure, through him, we can reach the president.
No. We don't need intermediaries.
And the government has to understand that they have to deal with us directly.
Sir, it's just that,
none of us has anything to do with any of that.
That's how war is, ma'am.
-Execute him. -No. Please, don't do it.
I'm begging you.
No! No!
No, Commander, no! No!
No.
They've just contacted us.
They're sending two negotiators in the morning.
We're still waiting for any updates on the situation.
The area around the embassy has been completely sealed off by police…
What's going on? Son, what happened?
-What's up? What are you doing here? -We called the newspaper.
They said you'd be here all night waiting for news.
Okay, but how did you get in? They're not supposed to allow--
You don't know how convincing your mother is when she wants to be.
So? Have you heard about Eva?
No, we still don't know much.
The government just said
they were going to send in two negotiators to speak with the guerrilla.
Well, that's good news.
-Yeah. Let's hope it works. -I hope so.
We brought you a few things. Here's some coffee for you.
Oh, that's right.
-Let me get the sandwiches. -No. Really.
-I made a lot. -Take 'em now! She made them for you!
-You've got to eat, Camilo. Okay? -All right.
We also brought… blankets, gloves, and pillows.
-Yeah. -He brought the whole house.
Oh, and, uh… I also brought you a book to read.
-Here you go. -I already read that, Dad.
Yeah? Well, take it anyways. Here you have a radio.
I also brought your grandmother's rosary so we can all pray together, okay?
-No one's gonna pray here-- -Well, you have to! You have to!
There was no doubt that I was still my parents' son.
And that ended up being a rite of tacit reconciliation with José
after the book incident.
I think I was the only journalist in all of Villa Chiva…
That's what we started calling this improvised camp.
…who had parents that brought everything necessary
to cope with the long wait.
If it had been up to them,
they would have stayed with me until everything was settled.
Wait. So is this for everyone?
-Go ahead. Come up here. -Okay.
This one says she speaks multiple languages.
Get down. Get down.
Do you speak other languages?
Yes, I can speak a few.
Why? What do you need?
First, the foreign press has to catch wind of what's happening here.
Okay. And you have their numbers? You know who to call?
Of course.
What we don't have is… someone that can, uh… translate our message
for the rest of the world, be our interpreter.
But be careful here, miss.
We may not speak other languages,
but we are not fools.
Don't try anything funny.
Okay, fine. I'll do it.
But on one condition.
Release the women, and the older men as well.
All right.
Have you not noticed who has the weapons here?
Do you see who has control here at the embassy?
Yes, but…
-You need help. -I don't give a fuck!
You'll do whatever we tell you to. Without question.
And you're gonna do it for us without conditions.
Yeah. Yeah.
Okay, yeah, I'll do it.
It's okay.
So far, little is known about what is happening inside the embassy.
We have tried to communicate by phone with the diplomatic headquarters,
but there is no answer.
We will remain here on standby and inform you of any updates
as we receive them.
-Look, my love. -Thank you.
It's been uneasy across Colombia as the nation…
-Eva. -Yes, sweetheart.
-Eva. -Godmother Eva will be fine after this.
-Hey. -Hmm?
Can I ask you a question?
Here's what I'd like to know. How you learned so many languages.
Um…
I was enrolled in a bunch of language programs
while I was studying abroad.
So you're a rich girl, then?
Mm.
Oh, well.
It's nothing to be ashamed of.
Did you forget that Miss Abigaíl was a woman that came from high society?
Well, she was able to go and study over in Europe.
Thanks to that, she had all kinds of different views and thoughts.
But that also brought about discrimination from three different groups.
First, by her family. They wanted her to be normal.
The second was her group of friends.
They said she was a traitor. Imagine that.
And the final one, patriarchal society.
They told her she was an enemy.
That was after she told them they were all abusers and retrogrades.
But she always said that, when you receive an education like that,
privileged,
then you have a responsibility to the whole world.
There's no way to avoid that Eva.
And that is why she did all the work she could.
Despite what was happening at the embassy
and the fact that my life had been put on hold,
the rest of the world kept going on.
And everyone around me continued to deal with their little big dramas.
So you're saying that I won't go to school for acting?
Not at the one you wanted to, Janet.
-Why not? -Because all of them are idiots.
We have to look for another option.
Acting is not all there is. Besides, they don't understand.
-What don't they understand? -It's not that they don't.
They don't feel they're prepared for you at the school you wanted.
And why not?
-You know, Janet. You know you're-- -Different.
Different. Right.
Yeah, but I was able to go to class, to make friends, and graduate.
Yes, but that was because we were prepared for you.
So why can't you do that with the theater school then?
Sorry. Not right now.
I don't like being different.
And I don't want to study anything else.
If I can't be an actress, I won't do anything else.
JOURNALIST
The next morning,
talks began between two government representatives
and the representative of the M-19…
Freedom and democracy!
…La Chiqui.
At this moment, a female representative
has emerged from the building
and will begin conversations with the negotiators.
We can only hope that this will be a productive conversation,
leading to the end of this terrible situation.
All right.
"If they weren't targeting us,
we would say that feminism, rather than aspiring to masculinize women,
intends to feminize men a little."
"To soften them, to sweeten them, so they don't mock us."
"Through their stories, we discover that there is,
in the noblest models of humanity,
Christ, Buddha, Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Pestalozzi,
feminine delicacy and sentiments in their character."
…our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive…
Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses…
There was talk of gunfire inside the diplomatic headquarters,
of marijuana use,
of romances between guerrillas and negotiators,
and even of birthday parties with liquor and sexual activities.
The only thing that was certain was that the negotiations were prolonged,
without the government and the M-19 reaching an agreement.
Eva continued to be the M19's interpreter.
She was their mouthpiece to the rest of the world…
DAY 5
…as they put pressure on the government to give into their demands.
Why aren't the negotiations progressing?
They won't release our prisoners.
The government thinks that giving in is a sign of weakness.
That it will encourage other groups to do the same thing we're doing.
And what do you think?
That they are the ones under pressure.
We are prepared to wait for as long as we have to.
And we're not leaving without them.
And us?
It depends how much the government cares about you.
Hey, did you know the boy who was killed?
Mm-mm. Not well. Why?
I don't know. He seemed very nice.
I saw him before I came in.
In fact, I passed him the ball, and… we spoke very briefly.
I can't believe he's dead.
It's the risk we all take.
Aren't you afraid of dying?
Yes.
Hmm.
How long have you been a guerrilla?
Five years.
Before?
I was a teacher at a small school in Cartago.
You live there?
You're asking a lot of questions.
I know. Sorry.
I just find it interesting to see all the women in here.
And, above all, that they chose you to negotiate.
Revolution is not a matter of sex.
I studied anthropology and sociology.
And I worked in politics.
That's the last thing I'm answering.
There was a time when I wanted to be a model.
-Did you? -Mm-hmm.
Yeah. But my height didn't help me.
The eternal problem of the female standard.
Exactly.
The call we've been waiting for.
You have to read this. Speak clearly.
DAY 10
After a few days without leaving Villa Chiva,
I went back home to take a shower and change my clothes.
What's up?
Hello.
The extreme circumstances we were living in really brought
my emotional dependence on Eva to the surface.
They were days of thinking about her, remembering her, and longing for her.
I felt that, without her presence, nothing fell into place.
It could be said that Eva was never more present in my life
than she was in her absence.
What's up, Granados? Any updates?
Hmm?
According to what the government negotiators told me,
we're at a standstill here.
Because, on one hand, the president doesn't want to give in.
And on the other, the M-19 don't wanna give up on their demands either.
What will happen, then?
I don't know, brother. I have no idea. But we have to do something.
Meaning us?
Hmm? Of course us.
The way I see it, it's gonna take a long time.
And every day I spend without Eva, knowing she's in danger…
…I just feel like I'm dying inside.
And that's exactly how all the hostages' families must feel.
I understand, brother. But what… what… what do we have to do?
I don't know. Put pressure. Join forces.
Just join the citizens and… and do whatever we can
to get the government and the M-19 to release the hostages, brother.
I don't know.
It'll be complicated to get everyone on board with us. No?
It's complicated, but… but not impossible.
Well, um, how can I help you out? Tell me.
Join forces.
Tell everyone you can to join.
You have any concrete ideas?
-What do we want? -Freedom!
Freedom for all held hostage right now!
-What do we want? -Freedom!
Freedom for all held hostage right now!
-What do we want? -Freedom!
-What do we want? -This Saturday. Please come.
We need all of your support. This Saturday.
So be sure you arrive there early, okay?
There are 30 hostages who have nothing to do with the problem.
They have been held for over a week,
and no one knows what will happen to them while they're still in there.
Which is why, though we are young, we cannot stay quiet.
We are all citizens. We cannot be indifferent.
-Please, pass them around. -Freedom!
RELEASE THEM! THIS SATURDAY
The idea is to have a really badass march, happening this Saturday,
so the government and guerrillas
understand they need to start negotiating right away.
-Yes! -That's right!
And above all, they have to get all those innocent citizens out of there.
So come in. It's on the house. And I'll see you all this Saturday.
-Okay? -Yes!
We have a march we're organizing this Saturday.
In case you wanna join. I have two children.
And my boy, his girlfriend is one of the hostages.
Now, if you're up for it, tell everyone to be there. Okay?
Okay, okay, okay, okay!
Before we continue, I wanna talk to you about something important.
Music, please!
It's the situation that's going on over at the embassy right now.
If you are concerned for the hostages being held inside,
we are organizing a march.
We need you all to join us this Saturday for your newscasts, your newspapers,
and your radio stations, okay?
Help us make noise, as much as possible, so that these people understand
that they have to release them immediately.
Okay? Here.
DAY 15
I've never handed out so many flyers in my life.
-You have never handed out flyers. -I told the truth.
I got the impression they were all receptive.
Yes, and we have to keep that going. We need flyers all over the city.
Hmm. I just have one question, Ana.
How are we gonna pay for all of those prints?
Well, I went over to the printing press, and they're going to join our cause.
Wow. Way to go, Miss Ana.
Hey! Hey!
The government negotiator's on the TV right now.
-Oh, really? -Let's go!
Come on.
So far, the government has done everything possible
to find a way out of this crisis.
Even the, uh, President of the Republic
has held a meeting, in recent days,
with the Organization for Human Rights
and also all of the governments that have diplomatic representation in the embassy,
to analyze and find a solution.
A final solution.
However, we must make it clear to the country
that the state will never bow down to violence,
and that we are never going to break the institutional order to please them.
Colombia has been, and will continue to be, a state of law.
So there are no releases, then?
Th… That is a question that you should direct towards the group inside.
Yeah, but what exactly are you doing in that regard?
-Well, young man, our focus… -Camilo?
-Camilo is on TV. -…is with our international collaboration.
Freedom for all held hostage right now!
Freedom!
Freedom for all held hostage right now!
-What do we want? -Freedom!
Freedom for all held hostage right now!
What do we want?
Freedom!
What do we want?
Freedom!
Freedom for all held hostage right now!
As we had foreseen, Saturday's march was a success.
Freedom!
We managed to get a good number of citizens to demonstrate,
putting pressure on the government and the guerrillas to find a way
to unblock the negotiations.
Freedom for all held hostage right now!
-The results were immediate. -Freedom!
The national government,
and, in particular, the President of the Republic…
DAY 20
…listening to the feelings of the citizens,
has decided to resume, with renewed spirit,
the conversations with the group in the embassy of the Dominican Republic.
But what does that mean, exactly?
It means that we will insist
on a negotiated and peaceful solution to the crisis.
Of course, safeguarding the institutional order above all.
That's all you've been doing. Negotiating and negotiating.
-And still no progress. -Let him have it.
Yes, but this time, we have a concrete proposal…
As long as they're taking action.
…that, for obvious reasons, I am unable to reveal here.
But we are sure will lead us to a solution in the shortest possible time.
What about the hostages? What's gonna happen to them?
Well, so far, we have agreed with the M-19 group
that a journalist, from a recognized media outlet,
will enter to talk to them and verify that the hostages are well.
-Gentlemen, gentlemen, I have a meeting. -Please, one more question!
-We're giving them too much press, Camilo. -Which media outlet is it? Is it us?
Last night, the president called me directly
and asked if we would send someone.
Hmm. Who's going in there?
The newspaper's director allowed me to be chosen.
And the single thing the guerrillas demanded
was that I enter in my underwear.
Because they still didn't trust the government
and didn't want to fall into the trap of me entering with a weapon,
or something like that.
The idea is that this journalist comes in here
to take pictures, to ask you questions,
to listen to you talk about this.
Just tell him how you're feeling
so the world can see we're telling the truth
and all of you are okay.
We're not okay.
All of us are here against our will, right? Or no?
-Yes. -Yeah, we are.
But that's different. You know that's different.
And, unfortunately, this is the position we find ourselves in.
But you're doing fine, right? You play your games.
We have our afternoon gatherings.
Some of you had birthday celebrations.
We even let the priest hold mass here.
All of you have been treated with dignity and respect.
Come in.
Welcome, young man.
Nice to meet you. Commander One.
Nice to meet you. I'm Camilo Granados.
M-19 FREE COLOMBIA
You are completely out of your mind, Camilo.
I needed to check that you were okay.
How did you get them to choose you for this?
I insisted so much that they had no other choice.
The president reached out to our newspaper,
and I begged Manosalva until he agreed that I was the one who should come today.
What?
"When you are a hostage, time is plentiful,
forcing the mind to work as it never has before,
making a painful transition from hope
to resignation, and finally, to sadness."
"This is what I gathered from my conversations
with the people who remain detained
inside the embassy of the Dominican Republic."
"All of them are tired. They are disheartened."
Camilo, did you have anything to do with the protest?
Uh…
Yeah, well, it was me, the boys.
Even my parents got involved with everything.
Look.
Um, let them know…
that I love them all and miss them very much.
We feel the same way.
We're working hard to get you out, okay?
The house is sad without you there.
Camilo…
Hmm?
Please, don't forget me, all right?
How could you think I would ever forget you?
I would die before doing that.
"It is true that, fortunately, no one is sick,
the basics have been covered,
and the treatment of the hostages has been, in general, considerate."
"However, the people inside all still remain in a situation
that no one sought and no one deserves."
"Everyone thinks of their families and worries about what they are thinking
and the anguish they must be experiencing."
Camilo… this is for you.
Really?
No, no. Leave them alone.
"That is why, perhaps, the most common feeling
among this group of castaways on 30 Street… is helplessness."
"No longer unease or fear."
"It is the helplessness that the common citizen feels
when he finds himself caught between two forces
on which his life depends
and over which he has no influence."
"And in the midst of this helplessness and anxiety…"
Welcome.
"…living together in misfortune also generates solidarity,
and a sense of unity in pain, that does not let hope die,
that stubbornly clings to the dream of returning to the world,
of embracing loved ones again."
"And why not?"
"To wake up again in their arms."
"To greet the promise of a new day."
"My conclusion, after spending a few hours at the embassy,
having shared some time with the hostages, is that we cannot abandon them."
"We cannot abandon them to the sway of what the government and the guerrillas,
each with their own agenda, decide."
"Each one of them belongs to us,
and we must demand that they return to us."
"Finally, I would like to conclude
with a quote from the book Feminist Ideology By Abigaíl Mejía."
"'Justice and love is our motto.'
'But in the name of love, no act of injustice should be committed
either towards the highest or the weakest.'"
The guerrillas have committed
to releasing
several citizens tomorrow morning.
The women and a group of older men as well.
-There we go! -Is this the end of the siege?
Well, we don't know for sure yet, but we do anticipate that.
-However… -Oh God.
…what we do want to tell the country
is that the government
is always looking for the best solution for these trying times of crisis.
THIRTY DAYS LATER
We are all waiting in front of the embassy today.
And a female member of M-19 has stepped out.
The country is watching with hope.
You can see them coming out.
They look to be part of the hostages. They are out.
The hostages look exhausted and overwhelmed.
It's staggering to see this many.
It appears there are several older individuals as well.
We're told this first group includes embassy staff
and the guests who were inside the embassy.
Come here.
Eva!
Eva! Eva!
Eva!
-Camilo! No, no! Wait! Wait! -Miss!
Mm!
-Are you okay? -Uh-huh.
It's okay.
Oh, Eva.
I've never been so happy to see you in my whole life.
-I missed you so much! -Oh!
Promise me one thing, okay?
You're never allowed to die. You have to live forever.
-She's not gonna die. -We are both living forever.
I'm only going to say this once,
and who knows if I'll feel the same way tomorrow,
but… we missed you, Eva.
How sweet.
-Seriously. We missed you. -I love you very much.
-Me too. -Mm.
Okay. It's my turn for a hug.
-Welcome back, Eva. -Thank you. Oh no.
Really, you have no idea how often I thought of you guys.
I was afraid I wouldn't see you again.
Thank you for everything that you all did for me.
Mm. Thanks especially to Camilo.
-Stopped at nothing to get you released. -That's right. Man of the house.
Well, let's not exaggerate, okay?
I mean, that's not the only reason they let you out of there, Eva.
-Okay, brother, give me a break. -Yeah. You always gotta be a buzzkill.
So, what?
Do we lie about how important we are? Act like we're all heroes?
Well, whatever it was, all of you are my heroes.
That's right.
-Granados is a hero, and so are all of us. -Yeah.
Let's not minimize what we did.
Yes, it's true. At the embassy, we read the article he wrote.
And it seemed instrumental.
The important thing is not who did what, but that you're here. So, salud.
Mm.
-Ooh! -Quiet.
-But there are still hostages in there. -Yeah.
-We've got to keep pushing. -Whatever. Just talk about it tomorrow.
But right now, all of us are together, so let's celebrate.
-Exactly! So salud! -Salud!
Let's party.
-Salud! -Toast to Eva!
-Salud. I'm glad you're home. -This drink is for the 364.
And for Samper, who bought us the beers again.
-Back to normal. -Come on.
After 61 days of complex comings and goings
between the government and the guerrillas,
without the alleged political prisoners of the M-19 being released,
and without it being clear whether any kind of ransom had been paid,
the commando that had taken over the embassy
traveled by bus to the airport, and from there to Cuba,
where the last hostages were released.
It was the end of Operation Freedom and Democracy.
But it was a fact
that the political landscape of the country had changed forever.
"That is why I want to end this essay
with a quote from Abigaíl Mejía
that speaks precisely about war.
'In war, everything changes.'
'Collective slaughter is prepared with order.'
'It is directed. It is glorified.'
'And yet,
is the murder of many, by many,
less serious than the crime of a single man?'
'The Nations have agreed that it is.'
Death must give life to victory.'"
-You like it? -I love it.
-Yeah? -Yeah, it's incredible.
Well, I finally got around to writing the essay.
Because, with all the time we had there at the embassy,
and with an expert on Abigaíl right next to me, well…
Of course. Best time for it.
Really, it's powerful, the way that the theme of war is there,
and the takeover too.
It makes it all feel very timely, very current.
It's so nice you're here.
I feel like…
seeing you again, after not knowing if you… were going to die,
it made me
have a revelation.
I don't know.
I guess I figured out that life is very short
and fragile as well.
And that I don't wanna waste time waiting for things that don't make any sense.
You know?
So I wanna make a proposal.
What?
I want us to…
to live like a real couple.
I want us to share everything permanently.
A room and a bed.
-Hmm? -So you wanna bring your stuff in here?
Or you could move into my place.
Whatever you want, really.
I want you here, always and forever.
To sleep with me for all eternity.
My Neruda.
Well, okay.
Yeah?
Let's sleep together for all eternity.
-Really? -Mm-hmm.
It was the beginning of a new stage in my life with Eva.
A stage that was going to be happy, but wasn't going to be without problems.
Particularly, the enemy of love.
Living together.
EVA LASTING
Juliet
The dice was loaded from the start
And I bet
And you exploded into my heart
And I forget, I forget
The movie song
When you gonna realize It was just that the time was wrong?
Juliet
Come up on different streets
They both were streets of shame
Both dirty, both mean
Yes, and the dream was just the same
And I dreamed your dream for you And now your dream is real
How can you look at me as if I was Just another one of your deals?
When you can fall for chains of silver
You can fall for chains of gold
You can fall for pretty strangers
And the promises they hold
You promised me everything
You promised me thick and thin, yeah
Now you just say, "Oh, Romeo, yeah"
"You know I used to have A scene with him"
Juliet
When we made love, you used to cry
You said, "I love you Like the stars above"
"I'll love you till I die"
There's a place for us
You know the movie song
When you gonna realize It was just that the time was wrong?
Juliet
I can't do the talks
Like they talk on the TV
And I can't do a love song
Like the way it's meant to be
I can't do everything
But I'll do anything for you
I can't do anything Except be in love with you
And all I do is miss you
And the way we used to be
All I do is keep the beat
The bad company
All I do is kiss you
Through the bars of a rhyme
Julie, I'd do the stars with you
Any time
Juliet
When we made love, you used to cry
You said, "I love you Like the stars above"
"I'll love you till I die"
And there's a place for us
You know the movie song
When you gonna realize It was just that the time was wrong?
Juliet u gonna realize It was just that the time was wrong?