[folk music playing]
PROCESSION OF THE CHRIST CHILD XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO CITY
[woman] What a miracle!
[sizzling]
[Mom] Smile, Michelle.
What?
Take that look off your face.
- What? - Relax your jaw a little, Michelle!
Oh!
It's a festival, not your grandma's funeral.
You bite your tongue this instant.
My funeral is going to be a lot more crowded than this.
[Fer chuckles]
Hey, Mich, help me for a minute.
Be careful. Be careful. Got it?
- Hm-mm. - [Fer] There we go.
MISCHIEVOUS SOUND
Are you causing hallucinations like Saint Juan Diego?
- Um, okay, the minute's over now. - Seriously? Can't hold him any longer?
Careful now, careful now.
Mich?
Michelle! Michelle!
Son of a...
"THE MISCHIEVOUS" STATIONERY SHOP
["Batimami" by Mami Sandunda & Chaboi playing]
- Oh, oh, oh! - Sorry!
Ay, what are...
- Hi... - Hi...
[laughing]
Oh! Excuse me...
Uhm. Are you... all alone here at your...
[clears throat] little party? [chuckles]
Well the store is my granny's, and she let me borrow it.
But all of this...
this is my thing.
The lights and the sound.
- [giggles] - [Mati] My own business.
Do you like it?
Who?
- My business! - Yes...
Oh! Yes! I really like the... It's wonderful.
I do weddings, quinceañeras...
I even did a gender reveal in Coapa.
Wow, that's cool!
I've always wanted to sing at a wedding. I just... don't know how it would go.
- Really? - Uh-huh.
I don't really get many,
but I was going to start rehearsing for the party. La Fiesta.
- Which one? - They organized this huge party.
It's for some girls who want to buy their dresses for "The Most Beautiful Flower".
FUNDRAISER FOR THE FLOWER!!!
It's at the pageant?
The girls go to your high school. Didn't they invite you?
[gasps]
The party, of course! It's just...
They invite me to these parties all the time.
And they invited me first, of course, so I forgot.
- So I'll see you there? - Yes.
I will see you there. Okay?
- Later, then. - Later... then. [giggles]
[upbeat music playing]
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWER
[school bell ringing]
LAB
I'm so excited!
Who's little bear is this though?
Oh, look how cute he is. It must be for Brenda.
- Here, take it. - No, it's ugly.
"For Mich, from her biggest fan on the planet."
[boy] Mich? Who's Mich?
I'm Mich, I'm Mich. Excuse me. It's mine, it's mine, it's mine.
Aw, sending yourself cards and a gift is an act of self-love.
Congratulations. #Brave.
#Nope. I didn't send myself anything.
I think it may be a gift from her little imaginary lover.
- Come here. - [Mich] I heard that.
I don't have an imaginary lover.
Here, put these on. They are going to look so great on you.
Actually,
I don't even have a boyfriend.
[students gasp]
Fucking hell!
Oh, she's crazy.
Daniel Martínez.
We have to talk, okay?
[Dani] What is it?
You can't go out with Mich.
[chuckles]
I don't want to go out with her.
[laughs]
I heard you the other day in the bathroom.
No one rescues teddy bears that look like that out of the trash bin.
You realize it's social suicide to go out with the invisible girl at high school.
We all know what you would go through if your affair went official.
We'd be... forever happy?
[giggles]
No, you'd break her heart for sure.
Because guys like you don't go for girls like Michelle.
So instead, who do you like as a girlfriend or boyfriend? Hmm?
They're a better fit for you than Mich.
Don't worry about her, Dani. It's for her own good.
[giggles]
That was a good joke.
[laughs]
But he ridiculed you in front of everyone.
Well, yes, but he...
It's just... Imagine how I'd look showing up with Dani,
and if we got to start the dance at the party, oh my God.
[chuckles]
Okay, first of all, who even says, “start the dance” these days?
- That's from the 90s. - [Yadi] More like the '80s.
Second of all, if your best friend is your stepdad from the 90s,
- you'll never be popular, Mich. - Fer is not my best friend.
- Eh... - Mm...
Mm...
Well, he is, okay, but... but we're not talking about that.
And the third thing, going out with Dani isn't going to make you any more popular.
- You shouldn't just use someone. - [Tania] Even though he's a guy.
Come on. Do you really think that I would date someone that... with...
uh... blue hair dye and works making copies?
Do you like Mati?
Wait! Who's Mati?
- [Mich] No one. - At the shop?
Mrs. Elda's grandson?
[loudly] No!
[girl] The stationery shop guy?
No, girls! Um...
A system of equations is a... set of connected equations
with variables that share solutions, and not the other way around.
Eh...
[upbeat music playing]
[school bell ringing]
[Mich] It'll be super cool.
I think if I steal some stuff from my grandma's place
then we could wear cute headdresses with flowers...
How are you going to get flowers to stay on this head?
Oh, you're not that bald. I think if we fix it here, maybe I can pin the flowers...
- Mich, I... - I don't want to wear flowers.
Come on! Please, you guys!
It's our first party, so let's make sure it's fun.
I'll see you tonight at my house.
No argument. See you later!
[Tania] Do you wanna go?
Pfft, of course not.
- Do you? - Not a bit.
[car horn honks]
But it's better than staying home, I guess.
See you tonight, okay?
Love you.
[sighs]
["Shulaguapa" by Caloncho & Gabacho playing]
Don't touch that!
Grandma! I nearly swore at you just now.
- Are you trying to steal my photos? - Oh, yes, Grandma.
Those great photos taken back in the 1300s.
Or my marzipan.
You have so many already, you're so stingy.
And maybe I was invited to a party to raise funds for... The Flower.
So I'm looking for something to wear.
That's all.
Aren't you... going to participate, Mich?
- Of course not. - Oh... my, oh my, oh my.
FIRST PLACE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWER
- Like it was made for you or something! - Oh right, Grandma.
- Ooh. Ta-da! - Hmm!
No! Come on now, Grandma!
But don't you crave the popularity like your lovely cousin Brenda?
How do you know that?
Who do you think brought me my marzipan?
The Flower is much more important than competing with Brenda.
Damn it, Brenda!
Come on, Grandma, you never have the guts to tell her off.
She's mean to me and a gossip...
- [thud] - Ow!
Your little sister is visiting.
No...
Grandma!
Mother!
Bullshit! Stupid brat.
There are 33 joints, six bones, and over 100 muscles, ligaments, and tendons.
Very good! You're so clever! You definitely take after me, sweetheart.
- [sister] But I'm not your daughter. - No? Who's then?
- I'm daughter of your "ex-hasband." - [whispers] What?
You know the joints in the hand but you can't say "husband"?
And stop touching my things! Stop touching my things!
Yeah, but I was talking about the feet. Your hands have 27 bones.
[laughs] Oh, I love it!
- Mom, what's she doing here? - What do you mean? She's visiting.
For three full months.
- Oh! - "Oh!"
But there's no room for her in the house!
- Your room. - She'll stay with you.
No, no, no. No, Mom. What?
Mom! No!
Get her to stay with Grandma. Why should she stay in my room though?
Share with your sister for the time being, come on.
Yeah, but why in here?
Your dad and Candy are going to conference meetings all over Mexico
and he asked me to look after her while they are gone.
- No. - Yes.
Mom, he's your ex-husband.
"Ex-hasband."
I told you not to touch my things!
Aren't you supposed to hate each other after a divorce?
And why would I hate that man after he gave me my most precious treasure?
Honey, I love you. Please.
And go say goodbye to him.
That man hasn't left?*
[sighs]
[humorous music plays]
Oh! Don't fix it too well for me!
Oh, this is just a temporary fix until I return.
Next time I am going to repair it the correct way so it stays intact.
Oh yeah, you said that a year ago as well.
Eleven months.
Okay, whatever.
Basically a year.
But in 11 months, a lot of things can change. I mean,
personally, I've been through a bunch of things.
I've had a fuckload of work, child, you know?
- All those patients... - Yeah, sure, I understand.
I have a boyfriend.
You do?
- A real boyfriend? - Hmm-mm.
Or like when you said you were going out with Juanpa Zurita? [laughs]
[chuckles] No, no... a real boyfriend.
You know, like, "Aah!"
Great, I want to meet this guy.
- Mm. - Hey, how are...?
- Your girlfriends? Y... - Yadi, yes. Yadi and Tania.
Yeah, Yadi and Tania.
They're superb, yeah. But I have so many friends,
Got a whole bunch of them now, you know?
A fuckload of friends, a ton now.
Oh, I cuss a bunch now too, actually.
Like, too much.
"Shit yeah!" "Fuck off, man." "Motherfucker." "Dickhead."
All that, you know. [chuckles]
But, not in front of my parents though.
I wouldn't do that.
Okay.
Okay, I think I've finished with this.
What are you up to now?
Uh... well, tonight I'm going to my first party.
Why don't I take you and your friends to the party?
We can catch up then.
No, that's okay.
Fer always does that, so he's got it.
Thanks, it's all good though.
Okay then. Sorry I'm leaving it kind of dirty.
- I love you, honey. - Hmm.
Tell me you're popular without telling me you're popular.
["We Unstoppable" by Alex Nova, Tom Griffiths, & Dayeaux plays]
[screaming]
♪ BlessedLife, ♪InfluencerLife,
#SaveTheVaquitaPorpoise.
[chuckling]
[Yadi] I prefer the K-Pop ones.
The Mormon ones are great.
- Why do you watch Mormon videos? - 'Cause look.
- Did you see it? - Yeah.
- It's awful, isn't it? - [both] Yeah. [laughing]
[Mich] Super fake, right?
"Tell me you're popular without telling me you're popular." Come on!
We can do it so much better, can't we, girls?
Oh... you... you want to do it?
- Duh... - With cider instead of champagne.
It's the same bottle though. Down to the color.
And you want to use that big fork? Instead of a knife like in Brenda's video.
It's Fer's.
Fi... Film me now.
- Film me. - Alright, here we go.
Ready?
- Now? - [Tania] Oh! Go.
Tell me you're popular without telling me you're popular.
[chuckling]
- Cut. - Horrendous.
Damn. The club soda would've been better.
- Mich, give it a rest. - [Mich] No!
Alright.
- What was our agreement? - What?
We promised each other that this will be the dopest year of high school.
It's our last possibility to let everyone at our school know that I'm...
That we're better and cooler than Brenda. Who is Brenda, anyway?
Do you know Brenda? Do you? I've never seen her before.
Yeah, but Brenda is your cousin, and that wasn't an agreement.
Yeah, well we agreed on Tuesday, don't pretend. And...
Remember this is going to be our first party ever.
Fuck yeah!!
Yay...
[upbeat music playing]
These beauty pageants are the reason we are objectified as women.
- They make us to enter into... - Whoa, whoa, whoa.
The Most Beautiful Flower isn't a beauty pageant.
It's tradition.
Besides, tonight is going to be our first ever party!
[squealing]
Mich, we're not even competing. So why'd we have to put all this on?
Because... Because we need to. Even the flyer said,
"Fundraiser for The Most Beautiful Flower."
Mich, I don't think you need to take it that literal.
It's... super literal.
Uh... so are you saying that there will be some drugs at the party?
Hard drugs.
Heroin.
And cocaine.
- What? - Didn't you see Euphoria, Fer?
Yes, yes, I watch it.
You know what? I'm gonna bring you three home.
No!
- Friends say there are gonna be drugs! - Don't listen to these girls!
They just don't want to go to the party.
Alright Mich, are you sure you're ready for this party?
Born ready, yeah.
[party music playing]
[laughing]
Hey look people, I think were here.
What kinda crazy party is this? And who the hell are these birdbrains?
- [Mich] Fer, they're from our school. - [Fer] Sure they are.
They should be in college, what's this about?
Damn grad school even. They're a mess. Look at them!
Relax! We are going to be great. C'mon, Everything is perfecto.
- Oh, "everything is perfecto?" - [Yadi] Or maybe not.
- No one's wearing costumes. - [Tania] Or a headdress.
Oh, shit.
- Wasn't it about the Flower? - Tried to tell you it wasn't that literal!
- Fer, please, let's go home. Can we? - Yeah, yes, maybe we should go.
No! This... is our first real party okay, guys?
Nothing's going to ruin it, okay?
We're going to have fun, and anyway...
our outfits aren't even that noticeable.
[car door closes]
- You can't come in. - I know the DJ.
I told you, you can't come in.
I bought elastic bands at his store a while ago. We're good friends.
[Jessi] Halloween came early this year. [laughs]
That's why you always need to check the dress code.
- [guard] What's your name? - Oh, God.
- I already told you. - [guard] Macarena?
Yeah, the Macarena! We're back-up dancers.
- [guard] Sorry, you're not in the list. - [Mich] Mati! Mati!
[Tania] Mati, Mati? The one she likes?
I don't like Mati. Okay?
Ew, gross, you like the loser who works for his grandma?
Anyway, let's go. See you all inside.
- If they let you in. - [Jessi] Bye!
- Hello, sir. What's up? - Come back next time.
[guard] Alright, next in line.
[Yadi] What if we just have a sleepover at my house?
No freakin' way, dude. It's...
This is my first party.
I have an idea.
- No. - No.
Doctor, it's your husband. He says it's urgent.
Bring it here.
What is it, Fer?
Sweetie.
I can't... leave her here on her own.
Wait a minute. What happened?
[Fer] Mich. The party.
Didn't you see Euphoria?
Yes of course, we saw it together.
Come on, Fernando. I'm in the middle of surgery. She's not a child.
Sort it out.
- Bu-Bu... Hello? - [busy tone]
I can't believe this.
[playful music playing]
[man] Hey, Ramiro, what's up with these speakers?
Are you drunk or something? It's really heavy.
[party music playing]
Thanks.
- Want some? - Drugs?
No, these are cocktail wieners.
- Oh! Oh... Cocktail wieners. - Uh huh.
Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
- Thanks. - You're welcome, Fer.
Sir. Young man?
- You know me? - Yes. I mean no... No, no.
I mean, Uh, I don't, but I've seen you in photos.
Do you know Mich?
No. Um...
A bit... Kinda... A good amount? Just normal. yes. Uh...
And if I ever had thoughts or something,
like thought about kissing her in a closet or possibly doing everything with her...
it would be out of love, sir... young man.
What are you trying to do with my daughter?
I'll see you.
In the closet with my daughter?
Okay, okay. I saw this in a movie once.
Okay. [breathing heavily]
[screams]
Fuck!
[party music continues]
Wow.
You make copies and you're a DJ.
[laughs] Cool.
Do you have a song request?
No, I was just coming to talk to you.
My cousin, do you know her?
Who is your cousin?
Uhm, Mich?
She's kinda fat, not very pretty. You know her?
[grunts and screams]
Help me!
You know it doesn't matter, actually. She was looking for you, but,
I think she had to go, unfortunately.
Hey!
Better for me. That way I can be alone with you.
[grunts]
My sciatica!
[thud]
Who is she?
It's hot, isn't it?
[man] Cringeworthy!
I work with Mati.
As a cashier?
[laughing]
Okay Mich, we are leaving now.
- Let's go. - No, Fer.
I've got this.
Trust me.
[optimistic music playing]
Mati.
♪ Oh, love me a bit ♪
♪ But don't let me realize And don't let anyone know ♪
♪ Come ♪
♪ Take care of me ♪
♪ But make it look Like you're hurting me ♪
♪ Tie me up ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Pretend you don't like me ♪
♪ Give me a look and then become distant ♪
♪ And accidentally ♪
♪ Look for me and leave me ♪
♪ Call me but don't speak Kiss me and drown me ♪
♪ Tie me up ♪
Go, Mich!
♪ Cure me ♪
♪ And make me ill, bit by bit by bit ♪
♪ Cure me ♪
♪ Make me crazy bit by bit ♪
♪ Tie me up ♪
Woo!
That's my daughter!
[cheering]
[man] Go, Mich!
MISCHIEVOUS SOUND
I know it wasn't the same as singing at a wedding, but almost.
Thank you so much for helping me make my dream come true.
No.
You did it yourself, girl.
So, um, still think we should do the wedding plan?
What? You mean ours?
[both laughing]
No, dummy.
Weddings, quinceañeras, baptisms. We can be the lights and sound.
What do you say?
Are you saying...
we're partners now?
Yeah, you and I.
Partners.
It's a deal.
Deal.
[both laughing]
[Fer whistles]
Let's go.
Oh, it's time to go.
I must go like Cinderella, but... riding in a boat not a pumpkin.
[both giggle]
- See you later, Mati. - See you.
Thanks.
- Hey, Mich. - Mm?
I've been thinking...
I was kinda hoping...
- You think... - I think so! [laughs]
I wanted to know if...
you'd give me your cousin's phone number?
[closing theme music plays]