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00:00:40In the quiet of the night there is a journey, a journey taken by the soul, it is a journey
00:00:48of the self and its destination is itself.
00:00:53The route taken is a dream, and that dream is said to be the landscape of our yesterdays
00:01:00and tomorrows.
00:01:03With angels as our guide we embark upon the adventure of finding ourselves, but what is
00:01:11it for those who do not take the journey, those who have forsaken the dream, those who
00:01:18do not explore the landscape of their soul?
00:01:23Are they destined to remain lost to themselves, never reaching the kingdom God has given them?
00:01:31Or within the void of their awareness, in the quiet of the night, will they again take the
00:01:39journey, in search of the dream?
00:02:11Dr.
00:03:13Welcome to Journalist Kennedy International Airport.
00:03:16For security reasons, please keep your luggage with you at all times.
00:04:45Yeah, who is this?
00:04:47Abba.
00:04:58Do you know where he is?
00:05:00Oh, the police took him.
00:05:03He got arrested.
00:05:05Tell him don't be coming around here no more.
00:05:08If he wants his clothes, they're at the shelter.
00:05:12And don't you be coming around here either looking for him.
00:05:15You hear me?
00:05:18Okay.
00:05:19Okay.
00:05:23Okay.
00:05:46You hear me.
00:05:49I'll see you in the next one.
00:05:50Whoa!
00:05:50Hey, see ya.
00:05:53Whoa!
00:05:55Whoa!
00:05:56Whoa!
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00:06:10Hey!
00:06:17it is said that great spirits travel on the rhythm of the drum and their movement is like
00:06:24the dance of the trees with the wind but when two spirits meet their dance is known as the
00:06:37dance of life
00:06:49yeah excuse me oh hold on hold on a minute yes where are you you from ghana yes i am
00:06:55oh hold
00:06:55on a minute oh yes uh i tell you i'll call you back with the information later on okay
00:07:00it's your e yes okay bye bye hi you from ghana too yes i just i just came from ghana
00:07:07you
00:07:08know my name is david hi my name is abba hi abba hi how are you i'm fine do you
00:07:15do you
00:07:15know where um um oh i hope i didn't take you no that's okay okay do you know where i
00:07:21can
00:07:21change my cities to um american money uh well banks are closed right now until the morning
00:07:27um i don't know i mean banks they close around three but do you know where i can do that
00:07:34do
00:07:35you know the place that i can change my money to ghana i know the place but they're not open
00:07:40until tomorrow morning i mean you have to wait tomorrow you don't come you come in you have
00:07:43no money you come here you have no money i only have cities you know i only have ghana money
00:07:48i do not have um american dollars i see i understand well you're from ghana yes yeah yeah i heard
00:07:57you talking um yes yes wow how's it over there how's the city out yes um they have um they
00:08:05changed the government the government and he came and he do like new roads and he built new
00:08:11houses and everything is really nice oh really i haven't been there for years i miss my family
00:08:18i've been here in new york and um it's crazy i think it's crazy nothing about crime all over
00:08:24the place the cops recently just shot an african-american man with his wallet you know they thought he
00:08:30had a gun you know he held up his wallet and the police officer shot him and kill him recently
00:08:35recently recently i do not i do not understand for the cops you know the cops called they were
00:08:41called to a place and and this is again the police officers here in new york city uh they thought
00:08:47this guy was robbing someplace and he had a wallet in his hand they thought he had a gun and
00:08:51they
00:08:51shot him there oh it's just crazy crazy crazy i mean it's crazy i i want to go back home
00:08:58but you
00:08:59come here you have no money or no american dollars no i do not have any money so you come
00:09:06with bags
00:09:07did you yes um there was a woman downstairs and i i left my back with you know her i
00:09:15told her to look
00:09:16for me to eat yes no i did not here's a restaurant around the corner you can eat you know
00:09:21we can talk
00:09:21about back home and all that stuff and you have no place to stay no i do not have a
00:09:26place to stay
00:09:27well i'll put you i'm not talking i'll put you in touch with people that i know oh my god
00:09:31thank you so
00:09:32much thank you very much oh my god oh my god okay i will go with you
00:09:50hello hey rita how you doing it's david how you doing yeah listen um i have this friend of mine
00:09:56i just met from ghana just came to this country recently and she's looking are you looking for a
00:10:01roommate yeah oh good because she's looking for a place to stay and um i was wondering if you're looking
00:10:09for a
00:10:09roommate and she needs a place to say she has no money um can you help her out for me
00:10:13good okay wonderful
00:10:16what i'll do is i'll send her over to your house okay okay i'll send her over to your house
00:10:21for you to meet
00:10:22and you talk to her okay she's a good person all right okay rita talk to you later okay bye
00:10:32all right
00:10:35all right
00:12:31That's nice.
00:12:31I don't want anything.
00:12:33Hello?
00:12:45I don't want to buy anything.
00:12:48No, no, no, no.
00:12:55Are you crazy?
00:12:56No, I came to leave here.
00:12:59What are you talking about?
00:13:00You can't leave here.
00:13:01David said I came to leave here.
00:13:03Oh, okay.
00:13:04All right.
00:13:05You're the one that David sent.
00:13:06Come on in.
00:13:07You should have told me that in the beginning.
00:13:08Oh, okay.
00:13:08Oh.
00:13:09Oh.
00:13:33so what did you say your name was again Abba
00:13:39so where are you from Ghana it's like that in Jersey or something no Ghana Ghana in Africa
00:13:46oh Ghana in Africa what did you say have you been here long oh I came two days okay wait
00:14:00a minute
00:14:00you came here all the way from Ghana Africa and you don't have no place to live I came to
00:14:07leave
00:14:07with my cousin and the police took my cousin away took him away took him away where to jail
00:14:19what did you say look you're not involved in anything illegal are you because I don't play
00:14:23that shit no no no no all right fine um take this I'll be back in a minute thank you
00:15:15Joe
00:15:15oh
00:15:15oh
00:15:15oh
00:15:15oh
00:15:30so
00:16:04so did you finish finish yeah you know done completed every now the application the paper
00:16:15that I gave all the paper yeah it's an application you have to fill it out so I can check
00:16:20your
00:16:20references did you finish filling it out no look take this would you fill it out please okay thank
00:16:35you
00:16:55so how's it going oh
00:17:00all right these references what kind of phone numbers are these oh they're from my home country
00:17:06Ghana yes I do not understand look don't you know somebody here David okay well how long have you
00:17:17known him I met him today that's just great all right here where it says employer you wrote down
00:17:27looking for job as a dancer what is that you don't have a job you see I came to this
00:17:33country
00:17:33to be a successful dancer oh really yes and what makes you think you're going to be a successful
00:17:40dancer because I dance very excellent oh is that so yes well what are you going to do for money
00:17:48while
00:17:48you're waiting to become a successful dancer oh you see I brought Ghana money with me honey that ain't
00:17:57money I'm talking good old American cash money you know dollars this is money I will change it to
00:18:05um what do you call it good old American cash money where am I going to stay today who said
00:18:13I was
00:18:13going to rent you the room David I don't know
00:18:30all right look I want one week's rent one week in advance and no wild parties deal deal by the
00:18:38way my name is
00:18:38Margarita Reyes but everybody calls me Rita pleased to meet you Rita now let me show you where you'll be
00:18:46sleeping oh thank you very much
00:19:06good morning
00:19:08morning
00:19:08oh
00:19:20Do you need a milk?
00:19:23I think you don't know.
00:19:46I don't know how you can eat that shit.
00:19:49I do not understand.
00:19:51That stuff tastes like cardboard.
00:19:54It is very good. Coffee is not good for your body.
00:19:58What's wrong with my coffee?
00:20:00Coffee is not good. It has caffeine in it.
00:20:03It's bad for your body. It's not good.
00:20:05There's nothing wrong with my coffee.
00:20:08Yes, Rita.
00:20:09Whatever.
00:20:17Hey, don't you have that job interview today?
00:20:19Yes, I must get ready and go now.
00:20:24You didn't go to work today?
00:20:27No, actually. I had the day off because of all that overtime I've been working.
00:20:31Overtime?
00:20:33Yeah, it's like when you put in more hours than you're supposed to, they give you extra time off.
00:20:39Oh, you see in my country there is no overtime. You work until work is done. Then there is more
00:20:49work.
00:20:50Well, all I know is that for today, my work is done. And I'm going out with my boyfriend Miguel
00:20:56today. We are going to have a blast.
00:20:59Well, I hope you have lots and lots of fun.
00:21:02Oh, believe me, I plan on it.
00:21:04Okay.
00:21:10I must leave now.
00:21:18We're just close to the camera because I have to like a couple of scenes of my camera.
00:21:19Okay.
00:21:24I'm together.
00:21:39I'm just going to be close to you.
00:21:39I'm just going to be close to you.
00:21:40Yeah, you're going to be close to me.
00:21:40I'm not even close to you.
00:21:40Okay, you're going to be close to me.
00:21:43who is it? Miguel, he's early
00:22:09I was supposed to see somebody today, but they canceled, so I thought we'd get an early
00:22:14start. Sounds good to me. Want some coffee? Yeah, that'd be nice.
00:22:35Oh, Miguel, this is Abba. Abba, this is Miguel, my boyfriend. You finally get to leave.
00:22:53Uh, Rita. You calling me, babe? Yes, uh, definitely. I found one that we should go see. We gotta
00:22:59go see this one. I heard so many good things about it. All right, tell us again.
00:23:15Rita! Yeah? I'm going for my interview. Okay, good luck. I'll see you later. Thank you.
00:23:24Oh, yeah. Good luck on your interview. Hey, maybe we can get together later. Did you like
00:23:30that? Did you like that, huh? Here we go. I'm almost ready. I'll be out in a minute.
00:23:36All right, sounds good. I'm ready. Beautiful. So beautiful. But listen, we better hurry
00:23:49it up because this movie is about to start in 15 minutes. Okay. Well, let me just get
00:23:55my bag. All right, I'll get my coat. What's the name of that guy in that movie, um, I got
00:24:00to be in it. It's a five-star movie. I'm telling you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:24:21Bye-bye.
00:26:12Yes, I'm here for the job interview.
00:26:15Oh, you must be here for the teaching job.
00:26:16Yes.
00:26:17Oh, okay.
00:26:18Listen, you did a great job today.
00:26:20That's it for today.
00:26:21I'll see you guys at the show.
00:26:23Great.
00:26:24Okay.
00:26:25Come on over and have a seat with me.
00:26:32I'm sorry, what did you say her name was?
00:26:34Oh, I'm Abba.
00:26:36Okay, I'm Aisha.
00:26:37Pleased to meet you.
00:26:38Very good.
00:26:39Why don't we start with you telling me a little bit about yourself?
00:26:43Oh, in my country.
00:26:44And your country is?
00:26:46Ghana.
00:26:47Oh, okay.
00:26:49In my country, I went to a university.
00:26:52It's called the University of Ghana.
00:26:54And I studied dance.
00:26:58My school sent people to abroad.
00:27:01So I decided to come here and be a successful dancer.
00:27:06Wow.
00:27:07A successful dancer, huh?
00:27:08Yes.
00:27:09Okay.
00:27:10Okay.
00:27:10Well, as you know, while there is some dancing involved, the job is about teaching the history
00:27:20of African dance.
00:27:22Okay.
00:27:22What do you know about African dance?
00:27:26Okay.
00:27:27When we talk about African dance, Africa is a big continent.
00:27:32Okay.
00:27:32I'm from the western part of Africa.
00:27:36In the western part, we have so many countries.
00:27:39We have Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and I can't mention it all.
00:27:45And each of these, like my country alone, we have like thousands of different dances.
00:27:52We have different cultures, different tribes.
00:27:56And each tribe, they have like a lot of dances, you know?
00:28:01So, for instance, if I'm going to do something, if I'm going to perform one dance, I'm going
00:28:08to choose a tribe.
00:28:10And the tribe that I would choose, I would choose a drum from the tribe that goes with
00:28:16the dance.
00:28:17That's what I'm going to do.
00:28:19But if I'm saying I'm doing an African dance, there are so many dances that I can't even
00:28:26do today.
00:28:27Right.
00:28:28Okay.
00:28:28Well, obviously, you know your history.
00:28:32Yes.
00:28:33Are you prepared to dance?
00:28:37Yes.
00:28:37Oh, okay.
00:28:38Do you have something to change in?
00:28:40Yes.
00:28:40Okay.
00:28:41Well, let me show you where you can change, okay?
00:28:44Okay.
00:28:58Hey, folks.
00:29:00How?
00:29:00Let me do a picture for you.
00:29:02Put your name in less than a minute.
00:29:04All right.
00:29:05Okay.
00:29:07Let me print the name.
00:29:09Okay.
00:29:17Okay.
00:29:19Here we go.
00:29:20Little magic, folks.
00:29:26Oh, that's so cool.
00:29:27Look at that.
00:29:28Oh, it's me.
00:29:29Oh, you look.
00:29:31I think that's supposed to be me.
00:29:33Uh-huh.
00:29:33That's a little thing in the middle.
00:29:35Oh, look.
00:29:35That's me.
00:29:36Oh, look.
00:29:36That's a little fucking thing.
00:29:41Oh, you got the hair going.
00:29:42Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:29:48Hey, is that the other woman?
00:29:50Uh, I don't know.
00:29:51I think so.
00:29:52There she is.
00:29:53I'd like to know about her.
00:29:54Oh, look at that.
00:29:57Oh, there's more than one?
00:29:59Oh.
00:29:59That's her brother.
00:30:00What are you doing there?
00:30:02Ha, ha, ha.
00:30:05Wait a minute.
00:30:05There are three women there.
00:30:06Check that out.
00:30:07Oh, it's so cool.
00:30:07Oh, it's so cool.
00:30:13Look at that.
00:30:14Okay.
00:30:15This is amazing.
00:30:18Miguel Arreda.
00:30:20And her cousin, and her brother, and her sister, and her mother.
00:30:23The whole family.
00:30:26Oh, check that out.
00:30:27I look surprised.
00:30:28I know, right?
00:30:29Like, ooh.
00:30:30Do you like that, folks?
00:30:31Let me sign it for you.
00:30:32Okay.
00:30:34I just made an artist out of you.
00:30:36You.
00:30:37Your lines and my lines make this picture.
00:30:44Wow.
00:30:47Here you go.
00:30:55Have a good day.
00:31:04Hey, come on.
00:31:05I think I found a spot.
00:31:08This?
00:31:09Right over there.
00:31:10Cool.
00:31:36You're incredible.
00:31:40Um...
00:31:40Ok, so...
00:31:48Mmm...
00:31:50Mmm.
00:31:52Your hair looks great.
00:31:54Thanks, baby.
00:31:55You know, I was trying to look good for you.
00:31:56You know, I always try and look good for you, you know,
00:32:02You want to find another spot?
00:32:03Yep. Maybe near the lake?
00:32:05Yeah. Let's go.
00:32:07Great idea. You lead the way.
00:32:41Yeah, I know, right? It's so nice out.
00:32:50I'll keep my jacket on. It's a little chilly.
00:33:12I just love it here. It's so beautiful out today.
00:33:18Hey, what do you expect? It's natural beauty.
00:33:22Igualito a ti.
00:33:24Oh my god, we always know exactly what to say at exactly the right time.
00:33:39Thank you, baby.
00:33:44You know, for this wonderful day. For always being there for me. For loving me the way that you do.
00:33:56You know, just for being you.
00:34:00Anything for my baby girl.
00:34:03Anything?
00:34:06Anything.
00:34:12Well, there's something I wanted to talk to you about.
00:34:15What's up?
00:34:39Yeah, what's up?
00:34:43Nothing.
00:34:43Things are better than they were before. And I just think that maybe we should start to consider...
00:34:57getting more serious about our relationship.
00:35:03Serious about our relationship?
00:35:05Yeah, I just think...
00:35:06You mean, you mean...
00:35:09Yeah, I just think that we should further define our relationship.
00:35:12What are you talking? What do you mean?
00:35:16Well, you know, things are going so well. I just thought maybe we'd make more of a commitment to each
00:35:22other.
00:35:24Commitment? I can't believe you. Jesus.
00:35:28What?
00:35:30There you go again. You're doing it again.
00:35:33What am I doing?
00:35:35What?
00:35:39Every sick fucking time we go out, we can't go home without you having to ruin it.
00:35:44Ruin it?
00:35:46Yeah, ruin it.
00:35:48What is it? You enjoy this shit? You plan this shit before you leave the house?
00:35:52Yeah, that's exactly what the fuck I do, right?
00:35:55You know the pressure that I'm getting right now.
00:35:59Now let me ask you one question.
00:36:02Why do you have to put this pressure on me? Why?
00:36:05Like, what is it? You don't think that I get enough pressure from anybody else?
00:36:09My family wants me out the fucking house?
00:36:11My boss hates me to death. He won't give me a promotion.
00:36:15And my baby's mother is fucking me in court.
00:36:18And now you. You think I need this?
00:36:21What the hell is your problem?
00:36:23What's my fucking problem?
00:36:24Yeah, what is your fucking problem? Tell me, cause I'd like to know.
00:36:27I'll tell you what my fucking problem is.
00:36:29My fucking problem is guys who want to screw me in more ways than one.
00:36:35Okay, now what is that supposed to mean?
00:36:37You know exactly what the fuck it means.
00:36:38Punk ass boricua cabrones who want to come and go as they fucking please.
00:36:43You are one sick fucking puta, you know that?
00:36:45Oh yeah?
00:36:46That's right.
00:36:47Well, you know what? You can kiss this bitch ass.
00:36:50Well, I'm sorry. Been there and done that.
00:36:53You see, that's exactly what the fuck I'm talking about.
00:36:56And now you're gonna leave, right?
00:36:59As a matter of fact, I am.
00:37:00Well, go then.
00:37:02Mamau.
00:37:04Si quiere una puta, llama a tu madre.
00:37:07Shit, I can't believe I'm gonna put off the shit.
00:37:11Fuck you!
00:37:27Bullshit.
00:37:28Asshole!
00:38:11Dearest daughter, I hope you are fine and the spirit have taken good care of you.
00:38:16We were surprised when you told us about your cousin Chrissy being taken by the police,
00:38:21but happy when you told us that you had found a place to live the same day.
00:38:26We have been praying that God will take care of you and our prayers were answered.
00:38:32We were expecting your cousin Chrissy to return home to Ghana soon because they are making him leave the country.
00:38:40Once again, we thank God for watching over you.
00:38:44Now your sister is fine. We have sent you a picture of your new niece.
00:38:50Like you, she has been given the name Abba.
00:38:53We pray that she will grow up to be as strong and determined as her aunt.
00:38:59Your father and I sent our love and want you to know that the whole family is praying for you.
00:39:05May God keep you in his embrace.
00:39:07Love, your mother and father.
00:39:31Maria, are you okay?
00:39:35Yeah, I guess I will be.
00:39:38You want to talk?
00:39:42I broke up with Miguel today.
00:39:45What? What happened?
00:39:49you know he's such a puto we have this big fight he turned into this big asshole and
00:39:57he left me in the middle of the woods all by myself every time that i tried tried to talk
00:40:04to him about being in a relationship he would freak out same thing happened today so i mean
00:40:12that's it it's just over oh i'm sorry um you want me to fish you some tea actually i'd rather
00:40:21have some coffee
00:40:22you know coffee smells good for you i'd rather have some coffee let me have some coffee please
00:40:41i just don't know you don't know about what
00:40:50you know i don't know i keep thinking that it's me you know i just try
00:40:59to be everything that you're supposed to be in a relationship i give my heart
00:41:05and i can't give it halfway i give it completely that's the only way that i know how to love
00:41:12you see that's not too good you have to be careful you give your heart to you see i don't
00:41:18really
00:41:18think he's worth it you know so we shouldn't even talk about you right now let's just talk about
00:41:24something else all right well what are you doing um i i went for the interview today oh yeah that's
00:41:33you gave me the job oh that's great yes at least i can help you to pay the bills yeah
00:41:38well you know at least you know it's only been a month a lot of people have a hard time
00:41:43a much harder time finding a job i'm lucky though because right away you know
00:42:00i don't know you eat some funky shit
00:42:04i don't know why don't we just order some chinese okay i'll do that
00:42:11i'm gonna bring you all right okay
00:42:36hello
00:42:45angelina is this you see can we have a set no gonna say mana of course i know it's you
00:42:53and would you please speak english why we forget how to speak spanish all of a sudden whatever
00:42:59anyway what are you doing here i thought that you're supposed to be in california until the end
00:43:04the next month yeah well miss diva jennifer decided to walk off set again no way what happened
00:43:14i don't know you know how these things are well girl's been pretty hard over here my boss has
00:43:22been riding me like crazy really why she says i have some sort of attitude or something i don't know
00:43:31man why don't you just tell that bitch take the job and shove it believe me i wish i could
00:43:38so what's wrong with you did you roberto have another fight
00:43:43yeah how did you know lucky guess what is it this time
00:43:49let me tell you i had to beat his ass until the cops came and took his cheating lying butt
00:43:55out of my
00:43:56face what not again you two are always fighting what did he do this time
00:44:01i found some putas phone number in his cell phone and when i try to ask him about it he
00:44:06tried to tell me
00:44:06she was just a friend yeah right you know that roberto's never met a woman under 40 that he didn't
00:44:14want to
00:44:14fuck now if you actually believe that why do you keep going back together with him
00:44:25oh i get it
00:44:27te esta dando duro verdad
00:44:30uh hello
00:44:34anyway
00:44:35um you still looking at that girl alba
00:44:37yeah yeah she's at work right now actually
00:44:41man i told you you need to get a man in there
00:44:43what's the deal with you and miguel
00:44:46can we just change the subject i'd rather not talk about it
00:44:49coño
00:44:59anyway do you know that your brothers are fighting again
00:45:03whatever what's the drama now
00:45:06well we had dinner at mommy's house last night and luiz brought over his lover and you know how she
00:45:11feels about that whole gay thing
00:45:13so johnny got really pissed off at luiz
00:45:15and then the both of them started fighting after that it just got really crazy
00:45:20really
00:45:20man i don't blame johnny
00:45:23he knows how mommy feels about that gay stuff
00:45:26luiz is always starring that shit
00:45:28and jelena come on
00:45:30no rita
00:45:31he's always doing that ever since we were little kids
00:45:35man always pissing her off i'm sick of it
00:45:43anyway
00:45:43he's just lucky that i wasn't there cause i wouldn't be his and his boyfriend's ass
00:45:48well it doesn't matter because no matter what luiz is still your brother gay or not and there's nothing that's
00:45:53gonna change that
00:45:55whatever
00:45:58rita hang on
00:45:59my cell phone's ringing
00:46:01okay
00:46:02hello
00:46:04okay just a minute
00:46:06rita
00:46:07i gotta go it's my agent
00:46:08i'll have to talk to you later okay
00:46:10alright talk to you later bye
00:46:18what do you mean he's not paying me
00:46:21it's not my fault she walked off set
00:46:23what
00:46:24listen
00:46:25you tell him that playing around with my money would be the last thing that he ever does
00:46:30ladron
00:46:40you
00:46:41you
00:46:41you
00:46:42you
00:46:44you
00:46:44you
00:47:02you
00:47:03you
00:47:05you
00:47:06you
00:47:07you
00:47:07you
00:47:09you
00:47:09you
00:47:09okay cool check this out remember the sprayz that's set
00:47:12the matching necklace i need some earrings but not too big lester but i want something with this you know
00:47:18with the stones you know what i want
00:47:20show you what i got
00:47:21lets see
00:47:26See if I do it like that, because I'm going to take off my jacket.
00:47:33I just have that on.
00:47:36Yeah, see, it goes with the necklace perfectly.
00:47:38Perfect, yeah.
00:47:41Excuse me, sir.
00:47:42Yes, ma'am.
00:47:43Just one minute.
00:47:44I'll be right with you, okay?
00:47:46Oh, okay.
00:47:50They look great.
00:47:51I love them.
00:47:52They look fabulous.
00:47:58Looks beautiful.
00:47:59Look nice.
00:48:00Thank you, ma'am.
00:48:03He's...
00:48:04Listen, I got to go.
00:48:05Tell Dee I tried to wait for her.
00:48:06All right.
00:48:07I'll call later on, okay?
00:48:08Okay.
00:48:08Okay, see you later.
00:48:09Okay.
00:48:10Welcome.
00:48:18Yes, can I help you?
00:48:20Oh, yes, sir.
00:48:21Well, you have a very beautiful place.
00:48:24You know, I've been going everywhere, trying to look for a place that carries all these beautiful African stuff.
00:48:32Thank you, thank you.
00:48:33I didn't really find any.
00:48:34I'm very happy.
00:48:34So, where are you from?
00:48:36Oh, Ghana.
00:48:37How long has this store been open?
00:48:40Well, I've been here for four years, but I started back in 1962 in Brooklyn on Broadway.
00:48:46Very good.
00:48:47I've been fighting this issue.
00:48:50What issue?
00:48:51Black issue.
00:48:53Black issue?
00:48:54Yeah.
00:48:54You know, to carry our history.
00:48:56You know, I've been fighting to carry our history.
00:48:58Yeah, you see, maybe a lot of people don't know that you have this store, and that's the most important
00:49:04thing that you have it now, because I've been roaming all over to look for a place like this.
00:49:12Do you have, oh, that's your card?
00:49:14Yeah, this is my card.
00:49:15Okay.
00:49:16And it's House of a Million Earrings.
00:49:19Yes.
00:49:19Okay.
00:49:20I'm going to give it to my friends, and definitely we will come back here.
00:49:24All right.
00:49:25And get, you know, more stuff.
00:49:27Okay.
00:49:28Anyway, so I'll see you.
00:49:30I'll definitely come back.
00:49:31Okay, my dear.
00:49:31Nice to meet you.
00:49:32My pleasure.
00:49:32Have a good day.
00:49:33You too.
00:49:34Bye-bye.
00:49:34Bye-bye.
00:49:36Oh, these are blessings to you, sister.
00:49:38You too.
00:49:38Did I hear you was from Ghana?
00:49:40Yes.
00:49:40Oh, I've been there.
00:49:41I've been to Alamina Castle, sort of slave dungeon.
00:49:44Oh, you went to Alamina?
00:49:46Yes, it was nice.
00:49:47Very nice.
00:49:48Wow, it was a slave castle, right?
00:49:50Yeah, but made me cry like a baby.
00:49:51Oh, I'm glad you went.
00:49:54Yes, I am too.
00:49:55I am too.
00:49:55Well, it's pleased to meet you.
00:49:57Nice to meet you.
00:49:57I'm Abba.
00:49:58What's your name?
00:49:59I'm Yael.
00:49:59Yael.
00:50:00You know what that means, right?
00:50:01I know.
00:50:02Yael means male child born on Thursday.
00:50:04Oh, y'all.
00:50:06And Abba is born on Thursday.
00:50:09Oh, my God.
00:50:11Okay, nice to meet you.
00:50:13Okay, I'll see you around.
00:50:15Peace and blessings.
00:50:54Hello.
00:50:56Yes, this is Margarita.
00:51:00Yes, I know, Abba.
00:51:05She's been shot?
00:51:08Where?
00:51:10Where is she right now?
00:51:14Okay, okay.
00:51:15I'll be there within the hour.
00:51:17Bye.
00:51:18Bye.
00:51:20Bye.
00:51:20Bye.
00:51:21Bye.
00:51:21Bye.
00:51:22Bye.
00:51:23Bye.
00:51:23Bye.
00:51:24Bye.
00:51:24Bye.
00:51:25Bye.
00:51:25Bye.
00:51:32Bye.
00:51:38Bye.
00:51:40Bye.
00:51:41Bye.
00:51:47Bye.
00:51:48Bye.
00:51:49Bye.
00:51:50Bye.
00:51:55Bye.
00:52:32Okay.
00:52:35Careful.
00:52:38Got it?
00:52:39Yeah.
00:52:40All right.
00:52:43Just take it slow.
00:52:44Okay.
00:52:49Just be real careful.
00:52:52You doing all right?
00:52:53Yeah.
00:52:55Okay.
00:52:59Careful.
00:53:04Good.
00:53:05Okay.
00:53:06I'm going to get you comfortable on the couch.
00:53:08Give me this one.
00:53:16Okay.
00:53:18Okay.
00:53:18I'll move back here.
00:53:23Okay.
00:53:25Hold on.
00:53:26Hold on.
00:53:32All right.
00:53:35I'm going to be as careful as I can be here.
00:53:37Okay.
00:53:38All right.
00:53:42Get you nice and comfortable.
00:53:48Is that all right?
00:53:55Is that better?
00:53:57Yeah.
00:53:57Okay.
00:54:00All right.
00:54:00You just relax.
00:54:02Get comfortable.
00:54:04I'll take care of you.
00:54:06Okay.
00:54:25Are you awake?
00:54:27Yeah.
00:54:30Okay.
00:54:32Mm.
00:54:33Mm.
00:54:33I made some tea.
00:54:47I was going down to the subway and then I heard this noise but I didn't know it until
00:54:55it was a gunshot and I walked like a couple of steps and I couldn't touch my feet on the
00:55:01ground no more so this guy came and helped me you know the guy helped me and he called 9
00:55:09-1-1
00:55:12at least there was somebody there to help you
00:55:14yeah
00:55:21I don't know I just gosh I just don't know you know like something like this happened
00:55:29you know it's out of our control you know but everything's going to be alright because
00:55:34you know I'm taking care of everything here and uh I dance you know I can't dance like
00:55:42this I'm not I'm not I'm not gonna I cannot dance I got shot in my leg and I can't
00:55:52do
00:55:52anything no more I don't even know what's going on with my job I don't know
00:56:05your job called while you were in hospital what did they say they uh they asked about
00:56:16you and you know what was going on but they said that they really needed to have an instructor
00:56:23for your class
00:56:25so what they can't wait for me
00:56:33actually they've already replaced you they have another instructor
00:56:36yeah yeah I mean don't pretend that I look I stayed a long time to get this job you
00:56:46know and it was perfect and now I have to start I have to start all over again
00:56:55you know everything that everything I worked so hard for everything is I feel like it's
00:57:12like I have to start all over again you know everything that everything I worked so hard for
00:57:25I mean you're lucky it could have been worse I have dreams you know I have a lot of things
00:57:34to do
00:57:35I have to go to work and teach these little kids you know you know look at me
00:57:44I'm sitting here and I can't do anything
00:57:52I talked to the police officers that took your report and they told me to contact a victim review board
00:58:05hoping that that would you know be something to help you and I did that I took care of that
00:58:10but
00:58:12they said that there's nothing that they can do
00:58:15I don't have money you know I do not have money to pay for my bills
00:58:24did you know that you were in the newspaper?
00:58:28what?
00:58:29yeah you actually made a couple of newspapers
00:58:33what did they say?
00:58:36it said that the shooting was gang related but it said that you were a member of one of the
00:58:43gangs
00:58:43and they wrote the story they should have come and listened to my story
00:58:48you know I'm a dancer and I'm shouting and I'm like how am I going to eat?
00:58:54how am I going to spill my bills and stuff?
00:58:57just focus on getting back you know getting back to where you were
00:59:03and then you know everything else will hand it together
00:59:06you know I'm here for you
00:59:07I want you to know that
00:59:09thank you very much
00:59:32you've got to give it to Abba
00:59:34after she came home from the hospital she cried for a while
00:59:37yeah she was really angry about it wouldn't you be?
00:59:42anyway she tried to go on dancing
00:59:44in fact I have never seen anyone work as hard as she did to overcome her injury
00:59:50but no matter how hard she tried it was never the same
00:59:55I remember when the doctors at the hospital told her that she could never dance again
01:00:00Ave Maria Purisima
01:00:02I thought they were going to arrest her or something
01:00:04I mean she just wasn't having it
01:00:07but after losing her job at the dance school and running out of money
01:00:11she finally decided she had to go back to Ghana to be with her family
01:00:15a dancer getting shot in the leg?
01:00:19damn
01:00:21but you know life has a strange way of showing you what it wants you to know
01:00:26you know like what works for one person may not work for somebody else
01:00:31I don't know about Abba
01:00:33but if there's one thing she taught me
01:00:36it was that I should have never given up on my dream
01:00:39music
01:00:41music
01:00:43music
01:00:43music
01:00:46music
01:01:58I'm so glad that was done.
01:02:01Yeah, that was done pretty quick.
01:02:02That might help.
01:02:05Thanks, by the way.
01:02:08So what are you going to do since Alva's gone now?
01:02:11I don't know.
01:02:12I mean, at least I have my space back, but...
01:02:15Who buys this shit?
01:02:17Damn it, man.
01:02:18It's commercials.
01:02:19I freaking hate them.
01:02:20Change it.
01:02:20Change it.
01:02:25Hey.
01:02:26You know what you're saying?
01:02:27I'm sorry.
01:02:27Oh, um, yeah, I don't know.
01:02:29I was just...
01:02:31I was thinking about a couple of things.
01:02:36Well, I told you you've got to get a man in here.
01:02:38You have way too much free time.
01:02:39Oh, don't start with that again.
01:02:41Why not?
01:02:43I don't know.
01:02:44I just...
01:02:44I'm thinking about maybe, you know, doing a lot of different stuff.
01:02:48Maybe...
01:02:50I've been thinking about going back to, uh, dancing salsa.
01:02:53Oh, cool.
01:02:54Cool.
01:02:55That's awesome.
01:02:55You've got to get into it.
01:02:56Why don't you do it more often?
01:02:59Well, I've got to get back into shape first.
01:03:02Want to go work out right now?
01:03:04Yeah, sure.
01:03:04Come on, I've got tons of energy.
01:03:05What are you talking about?
01:03:06You're killing me.
01:03:08I'm done with this cleaning.
01:03:10I'm done for the day.
01:03:12I can't believe they can shoot movies like this.
01:03:15My agent's an idiot.
01:03:17They're going to get me out of the...
01:03:18You know I had an audition for this film?
01:03:20What?
01:03:20I laughed at his ass.
01:03:21I'm like, what the hell are you talking about?
01:03:23Jesus Christ already.
01:03:25Hang on.
01:03:27Hello?
01:03:28Oh, really?
01:03:30Okay, cool.
01:03:31All right, bye.
01:03:32Jesus, I already got to go.
01:03:33All right.
01:03:34Nice seeing you.
01:03:35Thanks.
01:03:44The guy would not told Super to come tomorrow.
01:03:47Hello?
01:03:49Is somebody there?
01:03:54Oh, he's busted by yachts.
01:03:56Why those damn kids?
01:04:11It's always been one of my favorite positions.
01:04:17Miguel?
01:04:18Here.
01:04:19Let me help you.
01:04:26Miguel?
01:04:27Miguel?
01:04:27Miguel?
01:04:28Miguel?
01:04:28That's right, baby.
01:04:28It's me.
01:04:29What are you doing here?
01:04:32What do you mean, what am I doing here?
01:04:33I came to see you.
01:04:35Why?
01:04:36Well, first of all, I want to apologize for what happened in the park that day.
01:04:41And I'm hoping that you'll forgive me.
01:04:43Wait a minute.
01:04:44You came here.
01:04:46You came here to apologize for being an hijo de puta that day in the park, and then you expect
01:04:51me to forgive you because you buy me some cheap-ass flowers?
01:04:53Is that right?
01:04:55Well, yeah.
01:04:56I guess so.
01:04:58Excuse me.
01:05:03Excuse me.
01:05:16I'll kill you.
01:05:17Jesus.
01:05:17I'll kill you.
01:05:17Jesus.
01:05:17I'll kill you.
01:05:34Jesus.
01:05:35Rita, what the hell's wrong with you?
01:05:36What's wrong with me?
01:05:37Yeah.
01:05:38I haven't cut your balls off yet and fed them to my cat.
01:05:40Maldito!
01:05:41You stop and put the fucking knife down, Rita.
01:05:44Well, I'll put the knife down, all right.
01:05:46Write down your pants and cut off that beetro you love so much.
01:05:48Please, Rita, put the knife down before somebody gets hurt.
01:05:51Oh, somebody's going to get hurt, and now somebody's you.
01:05:53Jesus Christ.
01:05:55Rita, would you stop for a minute and please listen to me?
01:05:57Listen to what?
01:05:58Listen to how it's ruined everything?
01:06:00Or how you can give me everything that I want?
01:06:02Yeah, everything except for commitment.
01:06:04Why don't you take your tired-ass apology and your cheap-ass flowers
01:06:08and get the hell out of my house?
01:06:09Get out!
01:06:10Get out!
01:06:11Get out!
01:06:24Rita, please.
01:06:26Listen to me.
01:06:28You've got to believe me when I'm telling you.
01:06:30I'm telling you the truth.
01:06:31I'm very sorry about hurting you.
01:06:39I know that I can be a little de puta sometimes, but I'm very sorry for that.
01:06:45And I'm extremely sorry for all those stupid things that I've said and all the stupid things
01:06:49that I've been doing to you.
01:06:53Believe me, if I could take everything back right now, this second, I would, but I don't have a choice.
01:07:00All I can do is just apologize and beg for your forgiveness.
01:07:10The only girl, I got rid of him a long time ago, I just, I fired him.
01:07:15You fired him, huh?
01:07:16Yes.
01:07:17I gave him his walking papers.
01:07:19I told him I didn't want to see him anymore, out of my life.
01:07:22He ruined my life.
01:07:23He ruined my life.
01:07:24He ruined my job.
01:07:24He ruined everything.
01:07:28But most of all, he ruined the best thing that ever happened to me.
01:07:33And that was the relationship that I had with you.
01:07:37Now, please, Rita, if you can just give me one chance to show you the new Miguel, the one
01:07:45that wants to love you, the one that wants to take care of you, the one that's not afraid
01:07:49to commit, please, tell me it's not too late to start over.
01:07:58Okay.
01:09:37Wow, this food smells delicious.
01:09:46Wow, this is really good.
01:09:49I'm telling you, nobody can cook this stuff better than you.
01:09:53Hey, that girl you had stay in here, is she around?
01:09:58Abba?
01:10:00Yeah, that's her, Abba.
01:10:02Now she left and she moved back to Ghana.
01:10:06Really?
01:10:08Didn't she want to be like a dancer or something?
01:10:11Yeah.
01:10:12Oh, I guess that didn't work out, did it?
01:10:15Anyway, I didn't need to tell you something.
01:10:20I really did miss you.
01:10:21What about you?
01:10:23What?
01:10:24Did you miss me?
01:10:30Well, honestly, I'd like to tell you that you were the furthest thing from my mind.
01:10:37But I'd be lying if I did.
01:10:45So, how's work?
01:10:47I told you already, I fired the old Miguel.
01:10:51So, are you looking for a new job?
01:10:53No.
01:10:54Then what?
01:10:57Okay, you remember Tito.
01:10:59I introduced you to him one night at the club.
01:11:02Oh, yeah.
01:11:03Okay, check it out.
01:11:05Him and I, we get together, right?
01:11:07We're throwing these ideas around.
01:11:08We come up with this final plan.
01:11:10We started our own business together.
01:11:12Wow, that's great, Miguel.
01:11:14It gets better.
01:11:15Last week, we landed a seven-figure contract with the city.
01:11:21Wow, I'm really happy for you, Miguel.
01:11:23What do you mean happy for me?
01:11:26Happy for us.
01:11:28For us?
01:11:29That's right, for us.
01:11:30Listen, if there's one thing that happened from us breaking up,
01:11:36was that I learned how much you really knew to me.
01:11:39Now, I didn't come here with like an engagement ring or anything,
01:11:43but I'm here now, okay?
01:11:46And I'm ready to make a commitment to you.
01:11:49I don't ever want to live without you again.
01:11:53You know, in Puerto Rico, my grandma used to tell us,
01:11:57It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
01:12:10Well, I speak Spanish, too, you know.
01:12:14Well, what do you expect?
01:12:16Are you ready to make a commitment to me?
01:12:28I don't know.
01:12:33What do you mean you don't know?
01:12:35I'm telling you, I don't know.
01:12:38Look, Rita, I'm not trying to force the issue here,
01:12:40but I just thought that maybe with this contract with the city,
01:12:44I'd finally have enough money to take care of you.
01:12:46Take care of me?
01:12:47What makes you think I want to be taken care of?
01:12:50You know what I mean.
01:12:51I mean like to take you to nice places, buy you nice things.
01:12:55You could even quit that job.
01:12:57I mean, don't get me wrong.
01:12:58Don't rush on the job thing.
01:13:00Oh, well, thank you very much.
01:13:10Rita, why do you have to sound so condescending about it?
01:13:13I'm sorry, Miguel.
01:13:15You know, I'm really happy for you,
01:13:17and I appreciate you wanting to take care of me.
01:13:21But I've changed a lot since the last time we saw each other.
01:13:25Changed? Changed how?
01:13:29Are you seeing someone?
01:13:33You know, Miguel, you know I don't sleep around.
01:13:36I'm no puta.
01:13:39So what is it then?
01:13:41Well, you know, Abba came here to become a dancer,
01:13:46and, you know, even though she tried really hard,
01:13:49she still gave up on her dream.
01:13:53And...
01:13:54And?
01:13:56Well, it reminded me about how I'd given up on my dream.
01:14:04And...
01:14:05And?
01:14:08Well, I've decided to start dancing salsa again.
01:14:12Oh, Jesus Christ, Rita.
01:14:13You have got to be kidding me.
01:14:15Why do I have to be kidding?
01:14:17You know, there's a saying in Puerto Rico,
01:14:20you know,
01:14:21La vida es muy corta para no vivirla.
01:14:23Yeah, life isn't too short not to live.
01:14:25I know the saying.
01:14:26Well, it's right, Miguel.
01:14:28Don't you remember?
01:14:29That's how we met.
01:14:32At the ballroom.
01:14:33And even though we only won second place,
01:14:37living with you was like winning the grand prize.
01:14:41Yeah, I remember.
01:14:42Those were the best times of my life.
01:14:45You know, that was then.
01:14:46This is now.
01:14:50Yeah, well, it's never too late to live your dream.
01:14:53Yeah, it's too late.
01:14:54It's too late when your dream is so far behind
01:14:57that it can hardly catch up to where you are right now.
01:15:00Look, Rita,
01:15:01when I was younger,
01:15:01I used to have dreams too, you know?
01:15:04But you know what finally woke me up?
01:15:06Needing a job woke me up.
01:15:08Having to pay bills woke me up.
01:15:10Needing a roof over my head
01:15:11and having to feed myself,
01:15:12that woke me up.
01:15:16Look,
01:15:17I've been there too, Miguel,
01:15:18but I've realized that money alone
01:15:20is not going to make me happy.
01:15:22Money can't bring you happiness,
01:15:24but it sure as hell can prevent you
01:15:25from starving to death
01:15:26while you're looking for so-called happiness.
01:15:28Real happiness is not found on the outside, Miguel.
01:15:31It's found on the inside.
01:15:33And the only way to find it
01:15:34is by living the truth that is on the inside.
01:15:37Are you listening to yourself?
01:15:39Jesus,
01:15:39sure you've changed.
01:15:42You sound like a philosopher or something.
01:15:43And what's wrong with that?
01:15:44What's wrong with that?
01:15:45I'll tell you what's wrong with that.
01:15:46It's not realistic.
01:15:48That's what's wrong with that.
01:15:49Look, Rita,
01:15:51please,
01:15:53don't miss this opportunity
01:15:54for just once in your life.
01:15:56Please don't mess this up.
01:15:58Don't mess this up, huh?
01:15:59Well, let me tell you something,
01:16:00Mr. Businessman.
01:16:01You come here with your tired-ass apology
01:16:04and your cheap-ass flowers
01:16:05talking about how the old Miguel was fired.
01:16:08He wasn't fired.
01:16:09He was on vacation.
01:16:10And now he's back
01:16:12with his macho, manly attitude,
01:16:14a place for everything
01:16:15and everything in its place,
01:16:17including women.
01:16:19Well, yeah,
01:16:19that's their place,
01:16:20but by the man's side.
01:16:21Yeah, but his side,
01:16:23not on the lease,
01:16:24like a pet.
01:16:25Just because you gave up
01:16:26on your dreams
01:16:27doesn't mean I have to give up on mine.
01:16:29Not for you,
01:16:29not for money,
01:16:30not for anybody
01:16:31or anything else.
01:16:32You can all go to hell.
01:16:36So it's like that, huh?
01:16:38Just like that.
01:16:41I see.
01:16:43Why don't you see yourself
01:16:44out to the door?
01:16:47Listen, Rita.
01:16:49Forget it, Miguel.
01:16:51Just leave.
01:16:53And while you're at it,
01:16:54take your cheap-ass flowers with you.
01:17:01All right.
01:17:02If that's the way you want it.
01:17:08Hey!
01:17:09Don't forget to take...
01:17:10Yeah, I know.
01:17:10My cheap-ass flowers, right?
01:17:30What was I thinking?
01:17:44If you were out of man,
01:17:49you go.
01:17:59You're so close,
01:18:02and you're so close.
01:18:04I cry in my eyes
01:18:06and kisses.
01:18:10You're so close to me, you're so close to me, you're so close to me.
01:18:41Please Rita, before you say anything just hear me out for one minute.
01:18:46I just want to start by saying that you were right.
01:18:50You were right about everything.
01:18:52You were even right about me abandoning my dream for dancing, for what, for money?
01:18:59You know, you're the only one that can see right through me.
01:19:02The only one that can tell it to me like it is and for that alone I'll always love you.
01:19:08Miguel, please, please, please, let me finish.
01:19:12Thanks to you, I finally got a chance to wake up and realize that a real man is one that
01:19:21stands by his woman.
01:19:23So, I'm here, I'm ready to stand by your side.
01:19:27If you'll allow me, I'd like to be that man for you.
01:19:32Right here, right now, tonight.
01:19:35If you let me be your dance partner.
01:19:37Please, how about it?
01:19:44What?
01:19:46You couldn't stop and buy some cheap-ass flowers?
01:19:51What can I say, they were closed.
01:19:55Come on, let's go.
01:20:02Aren't those the same shoes you were wearing when we met?
01:20:06Yep, they're my lucky shoes.
01:20:08And those shoes, you don't look lucky, you look broke.
01:20:13You think?
01:20:14Come on.
01:20:15Why?
01:20:39So, beloved, as your glorious days unfold before you, look not to the heavens for miracles.
01:20:46For life is your miracle given to you from the loving heart of God.
01:20:54Follow the song of your spirit.
01:20:57Its journey will lead you to your destiny.
01:21:01Believe in the magic that is you, for dreams do come true.
01:21:08The journey is as distant and near as the beating of your heart.
01:21:13Dance the dance, live the dream.
01:21:17Dance the dance, live the dream.
01:21:47Comeple.
01:22:04Theaw Code Self.
01:22:06Dance the dance, live the dream.
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