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People. Bill - Chicano, 47-55, pa o a a Uni a ian ch ch. Ani a - M e ican, 42-50, li ing in Nogale , M e ico. Ch i ian - Chicano, 23-31, d eam of being a M a ine. E a - Chicana, 17-25, he ca e ake . Aa on - Chicano, 14-22, lo e cience.
Place. T c on, A i ona. The pla pan 8 ea f om 2008-2016
Punctuation. Da he -- indica e c e o c e, he e' no b ea h f om line o line. Sla h / i an in e p ion. Ellip e ... ho gh ailing off. Pa . a ho bea , a change in ho gh . S . long and ncomfo able momen , of en beca e no one kno
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Production Notes. W a A a' . Thi ho ldn' be e agge a ed in an a . No image , no p ojec ion , no ac o on age, no god mic. J he oice coming f om he ac al phone. Almo a ho gh he i a gho ... The e ho ld be no black o happen.
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"La e pe an a le pe enece a la ida, e la ida mi ma defendi ndo e." -- J lio Co
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"Hope belong o life, i ' life i elf defending i elf."
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I don hink I e een he oom hi f ll in m 30 ea p eaching he e. Ya ll eall e ci ed o ee me go?
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Tha a m a emp a a joke. The e a ea on he Good Lo d made me a p eache and no a comedian. I keep h o ing hem o , b
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Well, folk , e e ince I anno nced m e i emen , I a ed o king on he e mon fo m final S nda . I e had o mon h o eall p epa e and p ac ice. I o e a lea a do en e ion , hen finall e led on one. I p ac iced on m kid n il he opped alking o me. I p ac iced on m ife n il he h ea ened di o ce. Ya ll a e o gh. We go
a back, and o
e ill hi o gh on me?
I pen mon h and mon h o king on hi e mon, ing o ge e e o dj Hoping o lea e hi cong ega ion I lo e o deepl i h ome o d ha ll ick af e I m gone... B
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BILLY (CONT'D) The olde I ge , he mo e I eali e ha a i no he g and e en ha gi e o li e meaning and p po e. I he mall e e da momen e ake fo g an ed. Like he fi ime I a m ife... He big e e , he hape of he no e, he di finge nail hen I handed he a a e bo le.
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O m kid ... Thei li le ba e fee pa e ing a o nd he ho e, he mell of hei kin and hai af e pla ing o ide all da . The fi e of ... Si ing a o nd he able, ea ing a meal oge he and making mall alk abo home o k o a eekend picnic o a ong on he adio. I e gone back o ho e memo ie o e and o e , picking hem apa , i hing I had paid eno gh a en ion o e e li le de ail. B he h i I a al a o p eocc pied i h a million o he hing . A o k deadline o a bill e e e behind on o m o n bbo n p ide and ego. I don kno
h an of ho e eemed mo e impo an a he ime. B
he did.
I ea o d ell on he b ll hi . And ince e e a Uni a ian ch ch o in he middle of a de e , I fig e e can call b ll hi f om he p lpi hen e ee i . Beca e e ee a lo of i . And no ha I m anding he e in f on of all of o , I can help b a k h e don eali e ho p ofo nd and bea if l and ac ed he e e e da momen a e n il he e gone?
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EVA Take a deep b ea h. Aa EVA Wh a e o p o ea l ? I ll ake o pancake i h hip c eam?
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p in an ho . Wan me o make chocola e chip
AARON And bacon. EVA Oka , I ll make bacon. AARON Wha if no one like me?
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o ! Pl
EVA o ll ha e S e e and Diego.
AARON We e no in an of he ame cla e .
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EVA an hing o o , he ll be in he bigge
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AARON P omi e? EVA I p omi e. Go back o bed. AARON I can leep. I d eamed he e a hi h ge flood and i po ed in o o ho e and no one co ld im e cep me, b I co ldn hold o and Dad and M om and Ch i ian and hen e all d o n // and EVA Shhh... Feel m face. Aa
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EVA All o ha e o emembe i ha pi i eek i e e hing o o ha e o ho co ga p ide, P incipal T jillo i eall cool, he like o gi e high fi e , oh, and don i a he l nch able b he oda fo n ain beca e ha a ed fo he Special Ed kid .
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Wha if I fo ge co ga p ide? Yo
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AARON
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EVA Yeah. I made o man ne f iend . Rebecca! I me Rebecca in home oom. AARON Wha if Diego make ne f iend and hen he doe n Aa on, o ha e o
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AARON eek . When i he coming home? EVA BILLY
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an o be m f iend // an mo e?
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AARON E a gonna make pancake and bacon. BILLY
I can do // ha . B J
AARON i h chocola e chip and
o ha e o make i le me make i // Dad.
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na and noodle . a aple! He ,
EVA BILLY
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hip c eam like // E a doe .
AARON
BILLY ha do o call a fake noodle? EVA
Wha ? BILLY An Impa a. Ch i ian didn come home.
AARON
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EVA He p obabl
a ed a Angela .
...He a g o n man. I kno
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BILLY o an o p o ec him, b
e go a le him li e hi life.
AARON he peed and he ho ldn e en be d i ing!
Well I ll ha e a alk
BILLY i h him abo ha // oka ? AARON
He ho ldn // Dad. BILLY Wha a e o mo e ci ed abo ? AARON Biolog . Yo ge o di ec f og , hich I didn p hem o leep nicel and he aid i he onl ha .
an o a fi , b S e e aid he j a o be a e e ina ian. So I g e
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CHRISTIAN He b dd . AARON Yo ha e o call if o don come home! FUCKING ASSHOLE! BILLY He , he , lang age!
EVA Aa on!
CHRISTIAN Whoa, oka , d de. Rela . I b o gh o don . AARON I m no h ng .
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Fine. No one gonna fo ce o
CHRISTIAN o ea don . M o e // fo me. AARON
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I m anding igh // he e. BILLY I ll ea one. Yo go a bea cla in he e? CHRISTIAN I b o gh hem fo E a // and Aa on.
I don
EVA an mine, // o o can ha e i , Dad. BILLY
A do en don
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And? BILLY Al igh . I ll make pancake . AARON I
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CHRISTIAN fine. AARON
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EVA Oka , o g do no ge o be a hole in M Y oom on M Y fi da of enio ea . If o an o be dick go o in he a d and do i o o don in M Y good mood!
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ANITA Hola, mi p ecio o // hijo CHRISTIAN Speak Engli h // BILLY He ! CHRISTIAN She go a ac Ame ican if he e e gonna come home.
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EVA p, Ch i ian. Hola, mam , c mo e
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ANITA I m fine, bab . T
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AARON I changed // m mind. ANITA Yo e gi ing him don ? Do no feed him j nk food. If he ge fa -- E a, o ha e o cook n il I come home. Onl ege able and mea and heal h . E a
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ANITA ea ing o chool? AARON
M pajama . ANITA Yo
e le ing him ea pajama ?
EVA Ye , M om. I m le ing him ea pajama o hi fi i oned hi fa o i e hi . He ll be fine.
Don
ANITA ea oo m ch make p. Tha bl e e e hado
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EVA e e he e.
da of chool. I a hed hi clo he , I
make
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CHRISTIAN M e oo. ANITA Be nice o Bill , oka ? I need o bo h o...make p. Fo me. He been
AARON a ing a hi gi lf iend -CHRISTIAN ing o ge me in // o ble?
He ! Yo
ANITA Don ge he p egnan . CHRISTIAN We e ca ef l. Ye , b
ANITA ome ime hing happen. And... I don ... I don Pa
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ANITA I poke i h M . Gome la nigh . He a I can appl fo a eq e fo e-en app o e i , I can appl fo h mani a ian pa ole. Then I can come home fo a fe CHRISTIAN If he don ? ANITA The
ill.
. If he eek .
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CHRISTIAN M om -ANITA THEY WILL! I am NOT mi ing m da gh e A e o aking he b ? EVA Eddie i picking //
p. AARON
The
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We don // ong e ki !
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M om, E a
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EVA We don e en ha e a ho g n! BILLY I be e go b
Im o
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ANITA I m no he e o h g o . And hoo Eddie if he ong e ki e m da gh e . AARON
M om? Can
e come ee o ?
ANITA No, bab . No he e. No like hi . I ha e o go.
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afe, j
BILLY ... Don go o a nigh .
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ANITA o I m afe. I mi
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BILLY Yo ll be home oon. I p omi e.
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ANITA a ... I m o , Ch i ian. Engli h...b e babie . A a a T
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EVA enio ea . I need m licen e o I can ee M om.
BILLY eapon . Do o an o fl
h o gh he ind hield and die?
EVA Fine. I ll a b eakfa . E a
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BILLY We e e happ o e home, b a long a o li e nde m oof, o li e b hi famil le . We ha e a plan in place. Yo al a call. Al a . Tha i non-nego iable. CHRISTIAN I m no a eenage , Bill .
The kid need o . La
Yeah,
ell, i
BILLY ime he a gone, i almo
CHRISTIAN a n e ac l f n fo me --
killed hem -- e peciall Aa on.
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BILLY an a a -CHRISTIAN
No like I had a choice -BILLY Yo didn ha e o li e i h he ab ence e e da . Yo go ahead, b no in f on of hem.
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