Translation: I Call You At Night
Summary: Mari just wanted to get over her fucking stage fright and play her guitar. She didn't mean to catch anyone's attention, especially that of a good looking man.
CAST:
Oscar Isaac as himself
Mari as Catalina Sa...
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Movie Star Oscar:How do you feel about movies?
The text arrives at 3pm on a Thursday; 2 days after Oscar gave Mari, his phone number. She didn't really think he would ever text her. She stares at his text longer than is probably socially acceptable.
"¿Mari?"
Her father's voice breaks her concentration and she immediately pockets her phone, when she meets his eyes.
"Sorry, Pa. ¿Qué decias?" ("What did you say?")
Her father, Amando, smiles fondly at her.
"¿Té estaba preguntando sí querías mas?", he motions to her plate, already overfilled with food. ("I was asking if you wanted more?")
She smiles, "No, Pa. Sit down, eat."
He nods, gathering his plate from the counter and brings it to the small table near her. It's then that she hears her phone beep once more.
She smiles apologetically towards her father as she quickly checks her phone again.
Movie Star Oscar:& movie stars?
Mari wants to desperately answer but one look at her father's face tells her that Oscar can wait.
"¿Y quien té esta molestando tanto?" ("And whose bothering you so much?")
She blushes, "Nadie, Pa. No mas un amigo." ("Nobody, Dad. Just a friend.")
Amando raises her eyebrow as he begins to eat. The food calls to Mari as she begins to grab a tortilla and dig into her meal of frijoles, queso fresco and salsa roja. (...beans, fresh cheese, and red salsa.)
"Pues no mas ten cuidado. Uno nunca sabe quando esos niños se ponen bravos." ("Well, just be careful. One never knows when those boys become aggressive.")
He frowns and fixes her with a stern look in her direction; one that she ignores, knowing exactly who her father is talking about.
"Oscar no es así," she whispers as she stuffs a scoop of tortilla and frijoles in her mouth. ("Oscar isn't like that.")
"¿Oscar? ¿No es Emilio?" ("Oscar? It's not Emilio?")
"No."
"¿Y éste Oscar, cómo lo conocistes?" ("And this Oscar, how did you meet him?")
"En la calle con su gata." ("In the street with his cat.")
"¿Mari, que tipo de persona-?" ("Mari, what kind of person-")
Mari laughs, cutting off her dad's question. She loves teasing her dad.
"Oscar, no más es un amigo. Me ayudo a conseguir el trabajo alla en Brooklyn. No se preocupe." ("Oscar is only a friend. He helped me get the job in Brooklyn. Don't worry.")
Amando finishes chewing his food before speaking.
"Lo quiero conocer." ("I want to meet him.")
Mari's blush comes back, redder than before.
"¡Pa! ¿Para qué?" ("Dad! For what?")
He stares at her, a solemn expression on his face.
"No más quiero ver que te tranta bien, mija." ("I just want to make sure he is treating you right.")
And with that Mari knows that her dad is still seeing his little girl, who six months ago had a bleeding messed up face from just 'talking' Emilio.
Mari reaches out and intertwines her hand with his.
"Okay, pues, voy a ver si quiere. Y sí dice que no, pues ya no lo voy a ver." ("Okay, well, I'll ask him. If he says no, then I'll stop seeing him.")
