Mexicali

You could have told me. 417 00:34:00,909 --> 00:34:02,342 We could have prepared. 418 00:34:04,478 --> 00:34:06,346 Yeah. Yeah, I, I know. 419 00:34:07,114 --> 00:34:08,550 I, I didn't know... 420 00:34:10,417 --> 00:34:12,687 I was ash-- I was ashamed, Estrella. I... 421 00:34:12,820 --> 00:34:13,821 I understand. 422 00:34:14,856 --> 00:34:15,757 It's okay. 423 00:34:33,307 --> 00:34:34,474 Hello again. 424 00:34:36,044 --> 00:34:37,444 Hope I'm not disturbing you. 425 00:34:38,312 --> 00:34:39,681 I said we don't allow visitors. 426 00:34:39,814 --> 00:34:41,749 Uh, I've neglected to introduce myself. 427 00:34:41,883 --> 00:34:43,350 Tsk. How impolite. 428 00:34:43,483 --> 00:34:45,853 My name is Javier Baptiste Echevarria. 429 00:34:46,353 --> 00:34:48,056 My friends call me Baptiste. 430 00:34:48,221 --> 00:34:51,960 I'm a buyer for the Giacomo Fruit and Vegetable Corporation. 431 00:34:52,092 --> 00:34:56,196 We're interested in purchasing a very significant amount of your avocado crop. 432 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:01,134 Where are my manners? Please come in. 433 00:35:01,268 --> 00:35:02,369 Thank you. 434 00:35:03,671 --> 00:35:06,373 May I offer you, uh, some food? 435 00:35:06,507 --> 00:35:07,709 Uh, we were about to eat. 436 00:35:07,842 --> 00:35:10,878 -Oh, thank you, um... -Estrella. 437 00:35:11,012 --> 00:35:12,112 -Estrella. -Yeah. 438 00:35:12,245 --> 00:35:13,447 What a beautiful name. 439 00:35:13,581 --> 00:35:14,582 <i>Muchas gracias.</i> 440 00:35:14,716 --> 00:35:16,718 The, the, the what corporation? 441 00:35:16,851 --> 00:35:18,920 Um, sorry, my Spanish isn't very good. 442 00:35:19,053 --> 00:35:20,454 It's Italian. Giacomo. 443 00:35:20,588 --> 00:35:22,757 Uh, we're a major supplier in North America, 444 00:35:22,890 --> 00:35:26,259 and have distributors internationally in 40 different markets. 445 00:35:26,393 --> 00:35:28,395 Our crop isn't in season yet. 446 00:35:28,529 --> 00:35:30,064 And besides, it's spoken for. 447 00:35:30,464 --> 00:35:31,866 Take the man's jacket, dear. 448 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,400 Um, I'll keep my jacket on. 449 00:35:33,801 --> 00:35:36,336 I have a slight case of rheumatism. 450 00:35:36,470 --> 00:35:38,006 You know, I was a boxer. 451 00:35:38,405 --> 00:35:40,575 My old war wounds come back to haunt me. 452 00:35:42,342 --> 00:35:43,978 - Yes. - You know how that is. 453 00:35:44,112 --> 00:35:45,013 Am I right? 454 00:35:45,546 --> 00:35:46,814 Sure. 455 00:35:47,214 --> 00:35:48,382 Well, please have a seat. 456 00:35:48,516 --> 00:35:50,183 Uh, may I get you something to drink? 457 00:35:50,317 --> 00:35:52,252 Well, a good tequila, it's always welcome. 458 00:35:52,386 --> 00:35:54,154 Okay. Yes. 459 00:35:54,287 --> 00:35:55,923 Great. Just... 460 00:36:00,962 --> 00:36:01,863 Mm. 461 00:36:02,897 --> 00:36:03,831 Beautiful. 462 00:36:04,264 --> 00:36:05,967 What a delicious feast. 463 00:36:06,100 --> 00:36:07,334 Thank you, Estrella. 464 00:36:08,301 --> 00:36:09,403 Mm. 465 00:36:10,905 --> 00:36:12,707 I'll pay more than current market value 466 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:15,242 for as much fruit as you wish to sell me. 467 00:36:15,375 --> 00:36:18,345 I'll beat any offer you can verify. 468 00:36:19,547 --> 00:36:22,517 We try not to discuss business at the table. 469 00:36:22,650 --> 00:36:24,619 um, <i>Señor</i> Echevarria. 470 00:36:24,752 --> 00:36:26,654 -You can call me Baptiste. -Ah. 471 00:36:26,788 --> 00:36:29,057 -Like John Baptiste. -Yes. 472 00:36:29,189 --> 00:36:31,391 I'm sorry. I hate it when my 473 00:36:31,526 --> 00:36:33,427 working class manners get the better of me. 474 00:36:33,561 --> 00:36:35,462 No, not at all. You couldn't know. 475 00:36:35,830 --> 00:36:37,532 Um, the company that we sell to 476 00:36:37,665 --> 00:36:40,068 has been buying our fruit for several decades. 477 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,170 -Ah. -It's, it's not an answer 478 00:36:42,302 --> 00:36:43,771 we could give you today. 479 00:36:43,905 --> 00:36:45,907 I hadn't meant to pressure you. 480 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:49,544 Uh, I'm very excited, and wanted the news to be joyful, 481 00:36:49,677 --> 00:36:51,979 -not unpleasant. -No, no. And we, we are at fault 482 00:36:52,113 --> 00:36:55,683 for not thanking you for such a generous offer. 483 00:36:59,352 --> 00:37:00,888 Did, did you know that... 484 00:37:01,022 --> 00:37:05,392 ...the, the, the word in Nahuatl for avocado is <i>aguacate?</i> 485 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:07,729 It translates to "testicle..." 486 00:37:07,862 --> 00:37:09,496 -Oh. -...due to its shape and, 487 00:37:09,630 --> 00:37:12,232 and the belief that it's an aphrodisiac. 488 00:37:13,601 --> 00:37:15,937 This is my work as much as my passion, Estrella. 489 00:37:16,070 --> 00:37:18,238 That's why I do what I do. 490 00:37:18,673 --> 00:37:20,641 You know a lot about avocados. 491 00:37:20,775 --> 00:37:21,843 Mm. 492 00:37:21,976 --> 00:37:23,443 I had a dream. 493 00:37:24,011 --> 00:37:26,914 I dreamt of