:02:00
surrounded by trees,
animals, and people
:02:03
who were indifferent
toward me.
:02:15
Grandmother: Reinaldo!
:02:18
Reinaldo!
:02:23
Niño, apúrate con esa agua,
Dios mío!
:02:25
Mira que hay que esperar
en esta casa!
:02:27
My early life was surrounded
by a room full of unhappy women
:02:30
who were all bossed around
by my grandmother,
:02:34
the heart of the house,
:02:37
the only woman I ever saw
who peed standing up
:02:39
and talked to God
at the same time.
:02:43
My mother was a very beautiful
and very lonely woman.
:02:47
She had only known one man,
my father,
:02:50
and had enjoyed the pleasures
of love for only a few months
:02:54
and then, gave that all up
for the rest of her life,
:02:59
creating in her
a great sense of frustration.
:03:03
Her chastity was worse
than that of a virgin.
:03:06
Hijo de puta!
:03:08
Vete de aquí!
:03:11
Animal!
:03:25
Hijo de puta!
:03:33
Desgraciado!
:03:35
The most extraordinary
event of my childhood
:03:37
was provided by the heavens.
:03:39
Water rushed down gutters,
:03:42
reverberating over
the zinc roof like gunfire
:03:46
a massive army marching
across the trees,
:03:49
overflowing, cascading,
thundering into barrels,
:03:54
a concert of drums,
:03:56
water falling on water,
:03:58
drenched and whistling
and out of control,