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Inmates from the theater workshop,
please come to the assembly hall.

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Inmates from the theater workshop,
please come to the assembly hall.

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Have you ever been to the theater?

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I always liked it,
even as a little girl.

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No.

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Yes.

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I've been to a zarzuela,
to the opera...

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Yes. Here and there,
a long time ago.

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I saw Don Juan Tenorio,
Fuenteovejuna...

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The one about
Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote...

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The typical,
the most popular ones.

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My favorite one is
Romeo and Juliet.

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In fact, my dream is to play Romeo.

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-Is that so?
-Yes!

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What about cinema?

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-I work just like them...
-Louder!

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-I work, work...
-I work just like them...

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-I work just like them...
-But I get paid half.

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-Tra la la.
-But I get paid half, Tra la la.

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-And I get paid half.
-And I get paid half.

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Well, this is just too much, right?
Not anymore. For real.

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This is just too much!
That "much".

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We're fed up!

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A woman makes a man
respectable and ridiculous.

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Him, not her, and if he's funny,
that's "cojonudo".

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And if he's boring,
he's a "coñazo".

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No, no! He's a "coñazo".
Don't sing, ok?

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What does "cojonudo" mean?
That he's freaking awesome?

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-That he has balls.
-That he's the deal.

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And that he has "cojones".
It names the male parts.

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-And if it's boring...
-It's a "coñazo".

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And "coñazo" refers
to the female parts, right?

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-...and the bad is feminine.
-Very good. That's it.

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That's what this phrase means.
I'm very interested in this part.

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MADRID 1 PENITENTIARY. WOMEN'S SECTION

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Good morning,
you're listening to Radio Activa...

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"Between Us" on 91.5 FM,

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coming live from
Madrid 1 Penitentiary.

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Today we have a special show,
as we have here with us...

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...Elena Cánovas,
director of the Yeses Group,

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at Madrid 1, who will talk to us
on a very promising interview.

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You're listening to Radio Activa,
"Between Us".

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Elena Cánovas, criminologist,
prison officer, and later on...

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...graduate in drama
and stage direction.

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It was 32 years ago, in Yeserías,
a former Madrid female prison,

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that she decided to bring down
the walls, and let the theater in,

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by creating the Yeses theater group.

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Elena is preparing a new show
with the girls, and funnily enough,

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two girls from the radio workshop,
Aris, known as Dominic.

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Hi.

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-And Nidia...
-Hi.

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...are also part of Yeses Group.

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Two great actresses!
-You don't say!

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We hope she likes what we do.
We put love into it, and do our best.

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-Had you done any acting before?
-No, never.

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Monday,

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Tuesday,

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Wednesday,

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Thursday,

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Friday,

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Saturday,

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Sunday.

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You need to, we are...
Because we must vocalize, ok?

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And we must end as we started, ok?

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With the same strength in our voice.

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Monday,

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Tuesday,

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Wednesday,

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Thursday,

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Friday,

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Saturday,

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Sunday.

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Me, I have two daughters,
and a mother,

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-three demons for the father.
-It's demons, not chorizo rolls.

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-Right?
-Ok.

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Two daughters, and a mother,
three demons for the father.

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It's a lot of work, but I love it.
I was looking forward to joining...

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...this workshop.
When I was sent here,

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and heard about the theater group,
I said: "As soon as I have my permits,

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I'll apply to join.
I've always loved the theater.

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Even though we're here with girls
from different wings or from ours,

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we've been sharing for some time now,
we know each other, and...

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...makes things more fun, easier.
It's great.

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I'm more open now, I'm discovering
things about me that I was unaware of,

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things I could do, and I like that.

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I'm more reserved, I like doing things
in my own time, when I feel like it,

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without any pressure or rules, and...

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That's actually the hardest part,
because I can't do what I want, or...

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That's the hardest part about
being in a prison, being like this.

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"Women and goats, on a long leash".
What does this mean?

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-No idea.
-And why don't you ask me?

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-Well...
-Listen up. Every word that you...

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...say on stage, needs to
be clear to you.

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You can't play a part
if you don't understand it.

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Do you all know the meaning
of the proverbs you're saying?

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Is their sense clear?
All of them, I mean all...

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...are degrading to women.
Did you notice that?

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-Yes.
-Yes.

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So, do you criticize that
or is that fine by you?

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-No, we criticize it.
-I want to see that here.

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I want to see your criticism here.
Every time you say it, ok?

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Right?
Now say it to me.

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"A rich widow weeps with one eye
and signals with the other."

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What I mean is that the widow,
since she has lots of money...

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-Why is that?
-Because she got it from her husband.

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-Her husband died, he was rich...
-The husband was rich,

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She's now a widow,
which was exactly what she wanted,

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but to the rest of the world,
she wants to look like a good person.

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So, she lies, she's a complete liar,
who cries, but...

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...with her other eye,
she wants to smile.

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Can she pull it off?

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-Yes.
-Do people buy her tears?

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-Yes, they do.
-Is she mischievous?

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-Yes.
-Then say it mischievously.

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"she weeps with one eye
and signals with the other",

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with the other she's ecstatic, right?
Let's see then.

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-"A rich widow...
-"A rich widow...

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...weeps with one eye
and signals with the other."

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You feel guilty because...

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...you think: "Your kids shouldn't
have to come here."

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Had I not done this,
nothing would've happened.

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But despite all the therapy sessions,
all the soul searching, and...

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...despite what they say,
I will always feel guilty.

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I've been in prison for so long,
that I'm kind of used to it.

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I know this sounds bad, but
getting away from this routine...

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...that I have is complicated,
and it's pretty scary.

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I wasn't fearful, not even when
I was working on that.

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I felt it when the police caught me.
I had never felt so afraid.

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What was to be of me?
And my father, mother and children?

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That's when you tell yourself:
My God, what have I done?

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Now, what will happen to you?
That's fear.

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When you go out, you're scared to do
anything, because even if it's not...

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...something bad, what if
it's bad for my freedom?

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You link everything to your freedom.
You set your own rules.

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I lived...
I felt worthless for many years.

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-Abused
-Not, abused, no. Worthless.

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I felt like I wasn't worth anything.

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I was in a circle, in which I felt
so, so trapped,

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but that's not why I ended up here.
It's not that, but all that led me...

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...to travel to Colombia,
where I found myself under...

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...special circumstances that led me
to travel to Spain, and here I am.

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I won't cry over spilled milk.
I lost many things when I came here.

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My home, for example.
But not my family.

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I lost my marriage, but
that has given me the upside of...

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...getting to know my soul,
and my real feelings.

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I met a wonderful person, and so,
with regards to that,

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I know my soul and my limits.
Prison has been to me a source...

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...for inner knowledge, for things
I never thought I could feel.

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I landed in the prisons.
I was given...

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...a green uniform, similar
to the Civil Guard's.

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and a set of keys, and they told me
that I had to count the inmates,

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and write reports.
I had to see if they misbehaved,

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and make a record on my report.

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Of course, I wasn't keen on that.
I had these ideas, influenced by...

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...two great women,
Concepción Arenal and Victoria Kent,

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who had humanized prisons,
and did so much for women,

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and women inmates.

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They said it clearly:
"Come close to the criminal,

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understand him, but above all,
educate him."

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And this is proven beyond any doubts:
Theater is a therapy.

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It's an emotional lab that needs
to be channelled by someone.

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Theater has been my life passion.

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So I decided to attend Drama School,

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and study acting and stage direction.

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From then on, I had to direct.
I loved it so much, and well,

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I had this group at my workplace
to actually do it.

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And so, I suggested the idea
to the Director, and she agreed to it.

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Of course, we had to try and see
how the experience worked.

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And we premiered on the feast
of Our Lady of Mercy.

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I had to decide whether
I could really set...

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...a theater workshop into motion
with a prison officer as leader,

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and all the inherent obstacles,
and our limited financial resources.

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Things started really bad with
the prison officers,

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but they ended up liking theater.

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Anything can be liked,
if something is good, you like it.

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And since it was good,
they had to give in and...

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...recognize that it was great,
and the girls...

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...were good at it, and
they were funny and could act.

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And did things right.

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It's hard to be in a prison.

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To leave everything you have,
and your life out.

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There are sad moments,
but also glorious ones.

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There were moments of all kinds.

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Prisons were filled with sick people.
Drug addicts falling into pieces, and...

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they were all very young, girls
who were 18-20 years old,

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falling in the prison yard,
they were in such a state,

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going through the withdrawal syndrome.
It was very hard to see that.

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It was heartbreaking.

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These were the years of heroine,
the years of heroine, and...

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...the years of trafficking with
toxic substances, when the...

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...tobacco traffickers
became drug traffickers.

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I saw women come in as non-smokers,
and leave fully addicted.

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I saw them lose their lives serving
2-3 years.

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They just couldn't bear it.

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But the thing is I was quite young
and somehow reckless,

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and I went ahead and said:
"I'm on this boat, and I need to...

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...bring out my strength, and
pass it on, so that they change...

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...their attitude.
And theater made them change.

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We had this group where we could
get away from the bad.

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Away from the prison yard, the drugs,
the fights, the monotony,

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the sadness, the boredom,
and do something that made...

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...our life a bit happier.
And getting into character...

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...helped us escape our skin,
our flesh that hurt so much...

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...from being there.
And it helped us a lot,

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I think that was what
got us all hooked.

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Inmates from the theater workshop,
please come to the assembly hall.

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If you're thinking
about something else, it shows.

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You start looking away, seem lost,
with no body coordination or control.

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You need some stress
when performing.

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A stress from concentration.

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Concentration and focus.
Everything that goes on affects you.

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Every one of you.
And if one gets lost,

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it doesn't matter if someone else
makes a perfect jump,

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or speaks very well,
because the one lost in the corner...

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...is affecting the whole scene, ok?
Be generous, we're all super friendly.

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Be generous when you work,
and during the scene.

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First, I need to be focused,
and then I need to focus on the group.

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On Saturday, before lunch,
a little girl went out to play.

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But she couldn't play,
because she had food to make.

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-She cooked like this, just like this.
-She cooked like this, just like this.

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-She cooked like this, just like this.
-She cooked like this, my eyes told me.

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On Thursday, before lunch,
a little girl went out to play.

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But she couldn't play,
because cleaning she had to stay.

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Wrong. Say it altogether.
Everything I said is useless.

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You just didn't apply it.

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Let's see.
I mean...

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I-can-barely-breathe,
I-just-finished-it.

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I thought it was going to be easier.
I thought: "they'll give me a part,

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I would read it, this and that,
and then we'd go on stage,

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we'd get dressed", but I didn't know
there would be so much work behind it.

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It's something that you want to do,
but you think about it, you feel...

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...ashamed, but it's something
that I feel that I want.

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I want to evolve,
I want to expell my fears.

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Suddenly you see there's someone
leading the scene, giving orders,

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teaching how to do things,
how to intonate and move,

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and telling you off if you don't
follow her instructions,

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asking you to repeat again,
and here we're also talking about...

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...tolerance for failure,
something that many of the inmates...

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...are not used to.
After living a number of...

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...experiences that led them to prison,
they lack tolerance for frustration.

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You need to be patient
if you want to learn...

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-Yes.
-Because you need interest in learning.

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That's what you told me
on your first day.

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I am interested in doing,
but not only that,

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-but also in learning.
-Yes.

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So, whenever we have a gap,
we need to repeat over and over, ok?

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So, it's actually good
that you now need to work...

00:19:07.244 --> 00:19:10.605
...with almorzar,
as much as it bothers you.

00:19:11.769 --> 00:19:17.769
It's a matter of taking each syllable
and saying "al-mor-zar".

00:19:18.520 --> 00:19:19.705
"Al-mor-zar"

00:19:19.905 --> 00:19:22.801
Until it comes out as one word,
"almorzar".

00:19:23.001 --> 00:19:27.589
Don't worry about stopping the scene
because it takes you longer.

00:19:28.030 --> 00:19:31.408
You are now overcoming
the challenge of "almorzar".

00:19:32.015 --> 00:19:36.464
Due to failure, the mistakes made,
or because you break down,

00:19:36.664 --> 00:19:41.701
and can't seem to deal with the role
you engaged in doing,

00:19:41.901 --> 00:19:46.619
you regret getting involved
in a play that you know longer...

00:19:46.819 --> 00:19:49.520
...feel capable of doing,
but that makes you get up,

00:19:49.720 --> 00:19:54.704
move on,
and overcome all obstacles.

00:19:55.124 --> 00:19:57.633
And I think that is
tremendously positive for them.

00:20:07.466 --> 00:20:12.801
Now you will each say a word fast,
the first word that comes to your head.

00:20:13.001 --> 00:20:15.745
If a word doesn't come up,
then say "R" and a vocal.

00:20:15.945 --> 00:20:21.191
Pronounce the "R" intensely,
reinforce it.

00:20:21.391 --> 00:20:23.993
Imagine three "Rs" together.

00:20:24.193 --> 00:20:27.253
-"Rosal".
-"Ronquera".

00:20:27.453 --> 00:20:30.146
-"Rosario".
-"Rocinante".

00:20:30.346 --> 00:20:32.100
-"Romina".
-"Romero".

00:20:32.300 --> 00:20:34.218
-"Raquel".
-"Ritmo".

00:20:34.608 --> 00:20:36.209
-"Irlanda".
-"Rodar".

00:20:36.808 --> 00:20:38.511
-"Pensar".
-"Redondear".

00:20:38.711 --> 00:20:39.770
-"Caserío".
-"Raza".

00:20:39.970 --> 00:20:40.683
"Caserío"?

00:20:42.755 --> 00:20:43.778
"Caserrío"!

00:20:59.627 --> 00:21:02.328
We started with skits by Arniches,

00:21:02.528 --> 00:21:05.448
because we needed
to start with short stories.

00:21:05.648 --> 00:21:11.657
And also because the characters
were witty and easy to connect with.

00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:17.103
After Arniches came other authors
that shared this humoristic style,

00:21:17.303 --> 00:21:20.421
who used sarcasm, and irony,
which was great for Elena to...

00:21:20.621 --> 00:21:25.797
...mitigate the drama that is
inherent to being locked up,

00:21:25.897 --> 00:21:27.208
and deprived from freedom.

00:21:27.846 --> 00:21:29.833
"The Bald Soprano" was something big.

00:21:30.033 --> 00:21:33.248
It was Theater of the Absurd,
and we didn't understand anything.

00:21:33.448 --> 00:21:38.605
None of us was prepared,
or had read that much about theater...

00:21:38.805 --> 00:21:42.086
...to understand
what the Theater of the Absurd was.

00:21:42.621 --> 00:21:47.318
Indeed, it was absurd because
what I said had nothing to do with...

00:21:47.518 --> 00:21:51.538
...what the other replied, and then
the story was totally surreal,

00:21:51.738 --> 00:21:56.938
but it was a lot of fun,
fun and charming.

00:21:57.272 --> 00:22:00.546
because there we started
creating a family.

00:22:00.746 --> 00:22:03.389
With people coming in and out,
just like with every family.

00:22:03.824 --> 00:22:09.069
One left for Germany for good,
others stay, others come back...

00:22:09.690 --> 00:22:13.721
When we were at Yeserías,
we performed during the local feasts.

00:22:13.921 --> 00:22:16.257
We never thought about
about going any further.

00:22:16.457 --> 00:22:19.332
It was unthinkable.
You just didn't go out.

00:22:19.532 --> 00:22:21.217
We performed in the prison,
and that was it.

00:22:21.552 --> 00:22:28.104
But then we received a newsletter
from the Trade Union about a contest.

00:22:28.304 --> 00:22:31.562
They knew about us,
about our performances,

00:22:31.762 --> 00:22:36.783
and so, we signed up.
They then replied saying that...

00:22:36.983 --> 00:22:39.560
...the jury would show up
at the prison.

00:22:39.760 --> 00:22:42.422
There were three or four men.
They looked very serious.

00:22:43.458 --> 00:22:46.003
They didn't even smile.
I thought they didn't like the play.

00:22:46.203 --> 00:22:47.783
But they did,
because they chose us.

00:22:48.190 --> 00:22:51.556
And so the Director realized
that if they've been chosen,

00:22:51.756 --> 00:22:54.392
she had to let them go.
They did all they could to let them out.

00:22:54.592 --> 00:22:57.538
They sealed the building,
there were police officers,

00:22:57.738 --> 00:22:59.687
some in plainclothes...
The audience asked:

00:22:59.887 --> 00:23:02.415
Who's coming? Felipe González?

00:23:02.615 --> 00:23:07.556
And so, a Civil Guard van came in
with these girls that,

00:23:07.756 --> 00:23:11.446
of course, came out in cuffs,
and they didn't remove them...

00:23:12.200 --> 00:23:15.978
...until the time of the play.
They were hand-cuffed on stage.

00:23:16.255 --> 00:23:19.999
And so I had to tell them:
They need to move their arms,

00:23:20.199 --> 00:23:22.940
and express themselves.
It was like that.

00:23:23.150 --> 00:23:28.006
The police did not trust us at all
when they drove us there.

00:23:28.206 --> 00:23:32.116
But when we came back,
they were super friendly,

00:23:32.316 --> 00:23:35.771
they praised our work,
they said we were great,

00:23:35.971 --> 00:23:37.378
and we told them:
"You say that now".

00:23:37.578 --> 00:23:39.675
And they said: "Bear with us".
Of course,

00:23:39.875 --> 00:23:46.038
We brought sandbags, helmets,
fake rifles for the play.

00:23:46.238 --> 00:23:50.364
If something had gone wrong,
and they shot, you can imagine...

00:23:50.564 --> 00:23:55.767
Police were very nervous, because
they thought the girls would...

00:23:55.967 --> 00:24:00.120
...mingle with the public,
or someone would go on stage...

00:24:00.320 --> 00:24:02.766
...to say hi, and then
escape as part of the public.

00:24:02.866 --> 00:24:04.259
In short, to escape.

00:24:04.459 --> 00:24:08.169
I think we didn't even think about it,
which is even more incredible.

00:24:08.369 --> 00:24:10.030
We could've thought about it
and not go through with it.

00:24:10.230 --> 00:24:15.032
But what's really big
is that it didn't cross our minds.

00:24:15.470 --> 00:24:20.122
We just wanted to go back
and tell everyone about it,

00:24:20.522 --> 00:24:27.258
and talk about it amongst us,
and to be all there, together.

00:24:28.139 --> 00:24:35.060
We had to be there, all of us,
to enjoy it, and discuss it,

00:24:35.260 --> 00:24:37.998
and to revel in it.
Because we enjoyed it.

00:24:38.198 --> 00:24:44.847
They gave the group a special prize,
but the acting prize went to Sebis.

00:24:45.047 --> 00:24:52.699
I brag about my diploma,
and this note on the paper.

00:24:53.935 --> 00:24:56.355
It talks about me,
with my picture and all.

00:24:57.657 --> 00:25:00.994
That's when I felt like
a real actress for the first time.

00:25:06.848 --> 00:25:10.849
Ri-ro-ri-ro-ri-ro-ri-ro.

00:25:10.982 --> 00:25:17.652
Now that we go in a hurry,
now that we go in a hurry,

00:25:18.123 --> 00:25:23.879
let's just sing the truth, tra la la!
Let's just sing the truth, tra la la!

00:25:24.079 --> 00:25:27.815
Let's just tell the truth!

00:25:28.501 --> 00:25:34.521
My dad, when I was seven...
My dad, when I was seven...

00:25:34.721 --> 00:25:38.913
I am now fully devoted to this,
because I find it very interesting.

00:25:40.100 --> 00:25:46.437
It's what I have right now,
it looks like a good experience...

00:25:48.607 --> 00:25:54.409
And they throw me out in the street,
and they throw me out in the street...

00:25:54.727 --> 00:25:56.466
I've never liked
to be bossed around,

00:25:56.962 --> 00:25:59.497
but that's the law.
To learn, you need to listen.

00:25:59.697 --> 00:26:05.926
And well, I'm learning about
listening more, you know?

00:26:06.792 --> 00:26:13.034
-I work just like them...
I'm a lot like that. If I sign up...

00:26:13.234 --> 00:26:14.588
...for something,
I have to do it right.

00:26:14.788 --> 00:26:15.953
Or just don't sign up.

00:26:16.916 --> 00:26:21.337
Try to give your best,
but make an effort...

00:26:21.537 --> 00:26:25.032
...so things work out.
That's it.

00:26:27.349 --> 00:26:34.891
And now that I can't remember...
I always wanted to know the insides...

00:26:35.091 --> 00:26:38.601
...of a stage from within,
but I didn't know it required...

00:26:38.801 --> 00:26:42.698
...so much discipline, preparation,

00:26:43.053 --> 00:26:44.486
repetition...

00:26:46.729 --> 00:26:48.372
...and perfection.

00:26:49.460 --> 00:26:52.992
Tra la la!
The show has now started!

00:27:13.195 --> 00:27:14.900
Blam, blam, blam, blam,
blam, blam, blam.

00:27:15.983 --> 00:27:17.796
Blam, blam, blam, blam,
blam, blam, blam.

00:27:17.996 --> 00:27:19.759
Blim, blim, blim, blim,
blim, blim, blim.

00:27:19.959 --> 00:27:21.977
Blim, blim, blim, blim,
blim, blim, blim.

00:27:22.373 --> 00:27:25.957
I think we can start
with the song now, ok?

00:27:26.157 --> 00:27:28.805
-Uh-huh.
-How is your voice now? Better or not?

00:27:30.703 --> 00:27:35.898
-Let's see.
-Ay, Cipriano, Cipriano...

00:27:36.098 --> 00:27:38.958
Cipriano!
Bah!

00:27:39.647 --> 00:27:42.743
You need to make an effort,
because when you do,

00:27:43.044 --> 00:27:49.866
you risk being out of tune,
but it's the only way to tackle it.

00:27:50.066 --> 00:27:54.864
So when you say "Cipriano", no...
"Cipriano", no,no... Don't do that.

00:27:55.064 --> 00:27:57.277
"Cipriano"!
You can do that.

00:27:57.477 --> 00:28:04.067
So, call Cipriano, who's far away,
far in the land, out there on a tree.

00:28:04.704 --> 00:28:07.113
Call him!
Ay, Cipriano!

00:28:07.181 --> 00:28:11.705
Come here, Cipriano!
Cipriano!

00:28:11.805 --> 00:28:14.881
You're going to fall!
Come on, he's on the tree out there.

00:28:15.053 --> 00:28:15.945
-Come on.
-Ok.

00:28:16.712 --> 00:28:23.426
Ay, Cipriano, Cipriano...
Cipriano!

00:28:23.570 --> 00:28:25.237
Cipria-ano, no!

00:28:25.509 --> 00:28:29.193
Cipria...
You make that note because...

00:28:29.393 --> 00:28:32.265
...you like to sit on it,
but I don't see any couches here.

00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:36.760
Ok? So, Ay, Cipriano, Cipriano...
And then you breathe in...

00:28:37.196 --> 00:28:41.244
Cipriano! Cipriano!
You're going to fall!

00:28:41.327 --> 00:28:42.557
For goodness sake!

00:28:43.043 --> 00:28:45.723
I want you to imagine that.
Him falling from the tree, ok?

00:28:46.050 --> 00:28:48.082
You can move your hands
from the balcony.

00:28:48.518 --> 00:28:51.486
You can do this with your hands,
you are great at it.

00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:54.727
You move them beautifully.
That's how the Princess is.

00:28:55.261 --> 00:28:55.609
Right?

00:28:56.421 --> 00:28:58.894
The Princess is like that.
She can be like that, right?

00:28:59.094 --> 00:29:01.116
Just the way you are
and the way you move.

00:29:01.316 --> 00:29:05.554
You use your arms when you sing,
and that's a great discovery.

00:29:05.827 --> 00:29:08.417
Remember when you came,
you were so tight, you didn't...

00:29:08.617 --> 00:29:11.469
...move them, right?
Or you put your hands in your pockets.

00:29:11.565 --> 00:29:14.480
You talked to me, and you were acting,
like a bunny.

00:29:22.957 --> 00:29:27.760
Ay, Cipriano, Cipriano...

00:29:27.960 --> 00:29:31.690
Cipriano!

00:29:32.718 --> 00:29:39.708
Don't put your hand in,
don't exagerate...

00:29:44.185 --> 00:29:47.479
-Maribel!
-Oh, Anabel!

00:29:47.679 --> 00:29:50.753
Girl, how are you, doll?

00:29:50.953 --> 00:29:57.265
Oh, just great! Muack! Muack!
I've thought so much about you!

00:29:57.465 --> 00:30:01.292
But you know, you just
leave it for later, and later...

00:30:01.492 --> 00:30:02.511
With all the fun
we've had together!

00:30:02.711 --> 00:30:05.344
-We were the Creme de la Creme!
-The top of the top!

00:30:05.544 --> 00:30:07.996
-The plus of the plus!
-The super of the super!

00:30:08.196 --> 00:30:11.757
-The hottest of the hot!
-That's so hot!

00:30:16.134 --> 00:30:21.635
Here, emotions are
conflicting, intense,

00:30:22.211 --> 00:30:25.830
often exaggerated.
It's often...

00:30:26.030 --> 00:30:30.867
...difficult to deal with
certain things,

00:30:31.460 --> 00:30:32.970
But I feel free here.

00:30:33.306 --> 00:30:38.382
La Tarara, sí, la Tarara, no.

00:30:39.120 --> 00:30:43.846
La Tarara, hija, que la bailo yo.

00:30:44.046 --> 00:30:46.068
Who are you singing that song to?
Your father, right?

00:30:46.268 --> 00:30:52.106
But, the ruffles and the rattles,
who has them? Your daughter?

00:30:52.306 --> 00:30:56.594
You want your father to see that?
Look at my beautifu daughter!

00:30:58.440 --> 00:31:02.730
La Tarara is wearing a green dress...

00:31:03.320 --> 00:31:07.943
...filled with ruffles and rattles.

00:31:08.530 --> 00:31:13.057
La Tarara, sí, la Tarara, no.

00:31:13.709 --> 00:31:17.977
La Tarara, hija, que la he visto yo.

00:31:18.177 --> 00:31:20.020
That's very good, that's great!

00:31:20.220 --> 00:31:22.353
You are going to do great!
Yes, yes...

00:31:22.553 --> 00:31:27.114
Ay, Tarara, you crazy,
swing your waist.

00:31:27.510 --> 00:31:32.059
Do it for the boys picking olives.

00:31:32.259 --> 00:31:36.986
La Tarara, sí, la Tarara, no.

00:31:37.835 --> 00:31:43.114
La Tarara, hija, que la bailo yo.

00:31:43.314 --> 00:31:44.645
Very good, very good.

00:31:44.845 --> 00:31:47.730
When I first came in,
I was overwhelmed.

00:31:48.336 --> 00:31:50.605
Because I lost both my parents.

00:31:52.020 --> 00:31:56.919
These were great losses for me.

00:31:57.220 --> 00:31:58.595
Great losses.

00:32:00.732 --> 00:32:04.344
I also went through health issues,
I've been really sick.

00:32:05.843 --> 00:32:11.779
I had cancer surgery,
I am now fine, thank God.

00:32:12.641 --> 00:32:16.877
But these three events,
and not having my children with me...

00:32:17.077 --> 00:32:22.855
It's just not worth
having done what I did.

00:32:27.156 --> 00:32:29.706
It's very difficult, very hard...

00:32:30.081 --> 00:32:33.982
But, as I say to myself,
I'm on the final lap.

00:32:34.280 --> 00:32:40.698
And you need to move forward,
I try to engage in activities.

00:32:41.049 --> 00:32:45.154
I try to keep myself busy,
and keep my mind in a different state.

00:32:48.452 --> 00:32:52.653
It'll eat your feelings, your thoughts,
emotions alive.

00:32:53.292 --> 00:32:56.557
And I do try to keep myself busy
and think about my kids.

00:32:56.657 --> 00:32:58.057
That's comforting.

00:32:58.257 --> 00:33:01.493
And as my mother once told me:
They are the driving force of my life.

00:33:01.626 --> 00:33:05.502
And my life is for them.
So I need to be strong,

00:33:05.702 --> 00:33:07.749
and need to find strength
to move on.

00:33:33.148 --> 00:33:35.948
When people ask me:
How many girls have been in the group?

00:33:36.148 --> 00:33:38.459
-Probably more than 1,000.
-More than 1,000?

00:33:38.659 --> 00:33:40.544
More than 1,000 women
have been in the group.

00:33:40.744 --> 00:33:43.024
And with different plays every year.

00:33:43.224 --> 00:33:48.395
Yes, so I think over 60 plays,
and we're talking about intense tours.

00:33:48.595 --> 00:33:53.721
I had been working as Director for
Women Affairs in Madrid for six months.

00:33:53.921 --> 00:33:58.906
And I found out through a friend
who worked as prison officer...

00:33:59.106 --> 00:34:01.284
...about the existence
of the Yeses Group.

00:34:01.484 --> 00:34:05.989
And I thought it was something
worth supporting from my office.

00:34:06.738 --> 00:34:11.285
These were women, a group of women
who had had less opportunities.

00:34:11.778 --> 00:34:15.067
So I looked for her number
and called her home.

00:34:15.267 --> 00:34:18.287
It was Christimas Eve,
and she thought it was a prank.

00:34:18.987 --> 00:34:25.743
We had a kind of surreal talk,
but in the end it was clear to her...

00:34:25.943 --> 00:34:28.178
...that I was indeed the Director.

00:34:28.378 --> 00:34:30.507
I know it wasn't probably
the best day for such a call.

00:34:30.707 --> 00:34:32.732
But I didn't want to let
any day go by.

00:34:32.932 --> 00:34:37.237
I told her that our office
would support them,

00:34:37.437 --> 00:34:38.733
because it was
the right thing to do.

00:34:38.933 --> 00:34:43.328
A public institution had to fund
a project like that.

00:34:43.528 --> 00:34:46.340
And a women's project, to top it off.
I thought it was...

00:34:46.774 --> 00:34:48.892
And it was something
that didn't exist elsewhere.

00:34:50.045 --> 00:34:53.579
In the program for Women's Day,
on March 8th, three months...

00:34:53.779 --> 00:34:55.791
...after our collaboration started,
they were part of it.

00:34:55.991 --> 00:35:00.024
And Yeses became a protagonist
of a week that commemorates...

00:35:00.224 --> 00:35:02.733
...the fight of women for
making a life for themselves.

00:35:02.933 --> 00:35:07.539
And of course, Yeses had
a key role to play in this.

00:35:08.326 --> 00:35:10.897
FROM PRISON TO THE STAGE

00:35:11.578 --> 00:35:16.180
Indeed, there are often
theater groups in prisons.

00:35:16.380 --> 00:35:21.876
There are also music groups.
But I haven't heard of any with...

00:35:22.076 --> 00:35:24.589
...such a long life,

00:35:24.910 --> 00:35:30.657
or so focused on
the pursuit of excellence,

00:35:32.101 --> 00:35:38.728
of permanent improvement that,
let's say, resigned to just be an...

00:35:38.928 --> 00:35:42.123
...original initiative in a prison.

00:35:42.323 --> 00:35:45.977
Instead, it's been ambitious enough
to create a product...

00:35:46.177 --> 00:35:49.183
...not confined to the prison walls.

00:35:49.517 --> 00:35:55.762
It was Elena who suggested
that the group should grow...

00:35:55.962 --> 00:35:58.160
...and professionalizes.

00:35:58.953 --> 00:36:03.299
First, with the introduction
of male professional actors,

00:36:03.499 --> 00:36:06.155
because all the male roles
were played by women.

00:36:06.995 --> 00:36:10.778
And later on,
with great effort by her,

00:36:10.978 --> 00:36:16.676
she managed to professionalize
the group to the extent where...

00:36:16.876 --> 00:36:21.374
...they starting touring
outside the prison.

00:36:21.550 --> 00:36:25.181
Actors give a lot,
and thanks to those who allowed...

00:36:25.381 --> 00:36:31.061
...actors into the prison
to share their experience with us,

00:36:33.611 --> 00:36:37.312
we were able to create
a warm environment.

00:36:37.800 --> 00:36:42.619
I remember, when I started,
we went there with public forces.

00:36:42.819 --> 00:36:46.532
And as an anecdote,
there was a police officer who...

00:36:46.732 --> 00:36:49.173
...didn't know that there were
actors, and we were in...

00:36:49.373 --> 00:36:52.556
..a play, and he saw me
and said: It's a guy!

00:36:52.756 --> 00:36:55.448
I said to myself:
Who's that ugly and tall inmate?

00:36:55.648 --> 00:36:57.352
Who's that? It's a guy!

00:36:57.552 --> 00:37:00.002
-Who are you?
-I'm an actor, and so on...

00:37:00.202 --> 00:37:01.509
And he said: Body search!
What's that?

00:37:01.669 --> 00:37:03.787
-What am I supposed to have?
-I don't know who you are!

00:37:03.987 --> 00:37:06.116
What did you bring?
And he body-searched me.

00:37:06.316 --> 00:37:07.528
We included that story in a play.

00:37:07.728 --> 00:37:10.704
On "Café de Circe", the anecdote
that happened to me,

00:37:11.084 --> 00:37:12.971
and the ugly and tall inmate was me.

00:37:14.767 --> 00:37:17.391
What they give you through
the process, everything...

00:37:17.591 --> 00:37:22.128
...you see when you work
with them here, and...

00:37:22.328 --> 00:37:25.841
...what they teach you from
their stories, their daily life,

00:37:26.041 --> 00:37:28.947
and what they tell you...

00:37:29.147 --> 00:37:34.837
That teaches me to realize
that we can all make mistakes,

00:37:35.037 --> 00:37:36.949
there are not good or bad,

00:37:37.414 --> 00:37:41.098
and that anyone could end up here.

00:37:41.672 --> 00:37:45.252
Honestly, I felt really humbled
and proud to be there.

00:37:45.739 --> 00:37:49.328
That experience made
an imprint in my life.

00:37:49.977 --> 00:37:54.386
You often think that your life
is filled with problems, and...

00:37:54.586 --> 00:37:57.873
...you can't move on, and there are
lots of obstacles.

00:37:58.223 --> 00:38:02.366
Those were real problems,
real lives,

00:38:02.566 --> 00:38:07.814
much more complicated than yours.

00:38:08.014 --> 00:38:11.224
And they lacked something essential:
Freedom.

00:38:26.091 --> 00:38:27.274
I'm leaving! I'm leaving!

00:38:27.474 --> 00:38:31.327
-I'm leaving! I'm so happy!
-Don't go!

00:38:31.527 --> 00:38:35.010
I'm so happy, Elena!
I'm so happy!

00:38:35.210 --> 00:38:37.491
Honestly, I can't believe it!

00:38:38.279 --> 00:38:40.690
I now get people,
when they got their leave.

00:38:40.890 --> 00:38:44.235
I didn't get their feelings.
Now I get it.

00:38:44.435 --> 00:38:49.743
Now I share that emotion with them.
Honestly, it's...

00:38:50.197 --> 00:38:54.408
It's a feeling, because it's not
freedom, but it's the beginning...

00:38:54.530 --> 00:38:56.640
...of your new freedom.

00:38:57.139 --> 00:39:02.981
And so, I feel so proud, so happy.

00:39:04.272 --> 00:39:09.115
I'm ecstatic.
I feel complete.

00:39:09.291 --> 00:39:11.854
Everyone has sung to me
in the module.

00:39:12.054 --> 00:39:14.957
Olga, you deserve it!
Well, all that...

00:39:15.525 --> 00:39:20.344
...fills me with joy,
with feelings that unless...

00:39:20.703 --> 00:39:24.639
...you experience,
you just can't imagine...

00:39:25.253 --> 00:39:27.442
It's just extraordinary.

00:39:28.240 --> 00:39:30.827
My dad picked me up,
we got into the car, and...

00:39:31.027 --> 00:39:33.556
we sang a song by Estopa,
the one that says...

00:39:33.756 --> 00:39:36.188
We left jail, na, na, na...

00:39:36.929 --> 00:39:39.299
And I was on the car
looking at the streets.

00:39:39.499 --> 00:39:41.813
Look, McDonald's!
Look at this! Look at that!

00:39:41.854 --> 00:39:44.450
I was freaking out
with everything I saw.

00:39:44.650 --> 00:39:47.346
To wander the streets,
and feel the cars going by...

00:39:47.546 --> 00:39:51.424
...fast next to to you,
to enjoy a meal with a regular plate,

00:39:51.647 --> 00:39:55.726
with regular cutlery.
Going into a bar for coffee,

00:39:56.788 --> 00:39:59.540
not having a strict timetable
as we have here.

00:39:59.740 --> 00:40:02.999
And many other strong emotions.

00:40:03.199 --> 00:40:07.830
People who've never been
in prison can't understand that.

00:40:08.640 --> 00:40:10.255
But they're definitely strong.

00:40:11.055 --> 00:40:15.820
People will say: Isn't that this girl?
It's been a while...

00:40:16.994 --> 00:40:20.084
For example, people from
my son's neighborhood...

00:40:20.759 --> 00:40:24.455
I'm sure the neighbors will say
something when they see me.

00:40:26.861 --> 00:40:30.530
I'm sure they'll say:
This girl, I don't know...

00:40:32.086 --> 00:40:34.445
She left that poor kid
with his father and fled,

00:40:34.645 --> 00:40:36.093
she just left, I don't know.

00:41:36.158 --> 00:41:38.874
We're going to make bubbles
and sounds discontinousily.

00:41:39.074 --> 00:41:42.746
Discontinously means that we
make a sound and stop, and again...

00:41:45.982 --> 00:41:46.624
I stop.

00:41:47.658 --> 00:41:49.286
-Don't stop.
-I stop.

00:41:49.386 --> 00:41:51.018
You need to control it, come on.

00:41:53.952 --> 00:41:54.365
Stop.

00:41:54.900 --> 00:41:56.488
Stop, but not the bubbles.

00:41:58.569 --> 00:41:59.763
I stop, just like you.

00:42:06.765 --> 00:42:09.053
To control this, you need
to go slowly and say:

00:42:09.253 --> 00:42:12.081
I'll be here, little by little,
making bubbles and...

00:42:12.281 --> 00:42:15.854
...tell my brain to make a sound
here and there.

00:42:16.295 --> 00:42:19.967
-Keep going, don't stop.
-I have to stop. I have no air!

00:42:20.167 --> 00:42:22.867
If that happens, it means
you're blowing too hard!

00:42:23.067 --> 00:42:25.686
Don't give so much.
First, take a deep breath...

00:42:25.886 --> 00:42:29.414
...and blow softly, as if
you were very cheap with your air.

00:42:29.614 --> 00:42:31.762
Blow just a little, just a little...

00:42:31.962 --> 00:42:34.243
This moves with just a tiny bit.

00:42:34.447 --> 00:42:35.728
I can't do this, I can't.

00:42:36.955 --> 00:42:39.702
Well, we're done with
exercises for today.

00:42:43.112 --> 00:42:45.491
Because you're making
the sound with your mouth...

00:42:52.127 --> 00:42:53.171
Don't stop!

00:42:54.691 --> 00:42:57.696
Antón, Antón, Antón pirulero.

00:42:57.896 --> 00:43:02.169
cada cual, cada cual,
que atienda su juego.

00:43:02.369 --> 00:43:05.934
Y el que no lo atienda,
pagará una prenda.

00:43:06.134 --> 00:43:07.866
-No, it wasn't like that!
-No!

00:43:08.066 --> 00:43:10.490
Yes, it was! That's how
my grandma told me!

00:43:10.690 --> 00:43:13.163
-No!
-Antón, Antón...

00:43:13.700 --> 00:43:15.213
You ask them:
Do you know Antón, and you are...

00:43:15.413 --> 00:43:17.388
Antón, Antón...
So cute!

00:43:17.588 --> 00:43:19.266
They won't let you play.
Well, you know what?

00:43:19.466 --> 00:43:22.456
I'm the one who knows the song!
I say so, my grandpa taught me!

00:43:22.656 --> 00:43:25.178
And play with your breath,
make it clumsy.

00:43:25.431 --> 00:43:28.554
That's key because the girl
is really angry.

00:43:28.692 --> 00:43:31.500
She thinks she's the victim
of an injustice, and she's so mad...

00:43:31.867 --> 00:43:34.657
that it's a way
to blow off some steam.

00:43:35.326 --> 00:43:37.614
By saying how terrible the song is.

00:43:37.814 --> 00:43:40.666
And one gets like...
I'd kill you, I'd do this to you.

00:43:41.421 --> 00:43:42.743
So you need to be...

00:43:44.910 --> 00:43:48.188
And also, when you do that, I think
there should be a space for darkness.

00:43:48.388 --> 00:43:51.058
You're rattled,
and you remain rattled.

00:43:51.476 --> 00:43:52.789
And then when the fade to black comes,
you relax.

00:43:53.167 --> 00:43:57.275
I feel much identified with
the Antón Pirulero song.

00:43:57.475 --> 00:44:00.724
Not, because of me,
thank God, I've never been...

00:44:00.924 --> 00:44:03.779
...through such
an experience, I won't...

00:44:03.979 --> 00:44:07.845
Or at least, I don't want to,
although you never know.

00:44:08.045 --> 00:44:11.787
But, because of bringing
your anger out.

00:44:13.853 --> 00:44:17.587
I often leave things unsaid,
so bringing your anger out...

00:44:17.787 --> 00:44:21.139
...that happens to me.
That's why I like so much.

00:44:21.712 --> 00:44:23.317
I look forward to seeing
the final version.

00:44:23.703 --> 00:44:27.781
I need an angry voice.
You're really, really cross.

00:44:27.981 --> 00:44:29.194
-You're very upset.
-Ok.

00:44:29.394 --> 00:44:32.290
The girls didn't let you play!
You went there, and...

00:44:32.490 --> 00:44:33.818
...they said no, as they did
in the other place.

00:44:34.018 --> 00:44:36.975
Antón, Ant...
What the hell are you talking about?

00:44:37.175 --> 00:44:41.342
I know a different song, you'll see!
There are many situations here...

00:44:41.542 --> 00:44:44.339
-...where one feels really bad, right?
-Yes.

00:44:44.539 --> 00:44:49.725
So why don't you do it now?
Maybe a problem with an officer?

00:44:49.925 --> 00:44:53.441
-Yes.
-Well, let's see that, then.

00:44:53.641 --> 00:44:55.972
Let's see if you've had
a problem in your life,

00:44:56.172 --> 00:44:58.425
because in front of the camera,
it's like it's been a bed of roses.

00:44:58.625 --> 00:45:01.190
Antón, Antón, Antón...

00:45:01.390 --> 00:45:04.361
...pirulero.
Cada cual, cada cual...

00:45:04.438 --> 00:45:07.363
...que atienda su juego.
Y el que no...

00:45:07.563 --> 00:45:10.210
...lo atienda,
pagará una prenda.

00:45:11.119 --> 00:45:14.187
Antón, Antón, Antón pirulero.

00:45:14.387 --> 00:45:18.244
Cada cual, cada cual,
que atienda su juego.

00:45:18.662 --> 00:45:21.926
Y el que no lo atienda,
pagará una prenda.

00:45:22.220 --> 00:45:23.532
Antón, Antón...

00:45:23.732 --> 00:45:24.684
Antón Pirulero.

00:45:24.884 --> 00:45:25.685
He killed his wife!

00:45:25.885 --> 00:45:26.924
He cut her to pieces!

00:45:27.124 --> 00:45:27.962
He sold them!

00:45:28.162 --> 00:45:29.057
For a little money!

00:45:29.283 --> 00:45:30.431
People said:

00:45:30.531 --> 00:45:32.366
That's a fine lamb!

00:45:32.649 --> 00:45:35.470
But it was the wife
of Antón Pirulero!

00:46:12.865 --> 00:46:17.169
A few days back,
I received amazing news.

00:46:17.971 --> 00:46:20.768
Also for our company.
That's why I wanted you to be here.

00:46:21.174 --> 00:46:23.039
We are going to be given a MAX Award.

00:46:23.499 --> 00:46:25.999
-Wow!
That's great! Holy cow!

00:46:26.608 --> 00:46:29.179
The MAX Awards,
in case you haven't heard,

00:46:29.379 --> 00:46:31.265
are the most important
theater awards.

00:46:31.715 --> 00:46:35.755
It's the Goya for cinema,
and the MAX for theater.

00:46:36.193 --> 00:46:41.113
This is an incentive,
and boost to keep...

00:46:41.313 --> 00:46:43.231
...up the good work
and do things better.

00:46:43.528 --> 00:46:48.944
Because if the jury chose us
it's because of our trajectory...

00:46:49.144 --> 00:46:51.257
...and the time devoted
deserves recognition.

00:46:51.388 --> 00:46:54.166
So, we need to...
Not just do the same, but...

00:46:55.079 --> 00:46:58.393
...be much better and better!
-You're going to be tougher now!

00:47:01.383 --> 00:47:05.656
In reality, this experience
is new to us, it completes us,

00:47:05.856 --> 00:47:09.503
and takes away a lot
of the grief, of the conviction.

00:47:09.639 --> 00:47:12.133
It's not just about the prison,
but conviction because...

00:47:12.333 --> 00:47:16.844
...this time makes us forget
that we are in prison.

00:47:18.038 --> 00:47:19.899
I come here and I forget
about being in prison.

00:47:20.099 --> 00:47:22.692
I've told you already.
This is very demanding.

00:47:23.127 --> 00:47:28.606
And if you get into this theater vibe,
it will require your full attention.

00:47:28.806 --> 00:47:31.907
You'll be obsessed, even after class,
with your character.

00:47:32.107 --> 00:47:37.105
And you're so focused on this
creative work, that there's no room...

00:47:37.305 --> 00:47:41.252
...for other things out there.
-That's why it's twice deserving.

00:47:41.452 --> 00:47:43.453
You are not serving a sentence,
unlike us.

00:47:43.653 --> 00:47:46.032
We're forced to be here,
we can't go out.

00:47:46.232 --> 00:47:50.433
But you do this willingly.
That makes it more beautiful,

00:47:50.633 --> 00:47:53.549
-more deserving to you.
-Well, but we love doing it.

00:47:53.749 --> 00:47:54.890
-We love theater.
-Of course.

00:47:55.090 --> 00:47:57.678
Many people do,
but they don't come here to...

00:47:57.878 --> 00:48:00.870
...teach a bunch of convicts.
-We love it. Convicts, you say?

00:48:01.070 --> 00:48:03.230
No, we just love doing it,
regardless of the group.

00:48:04.073 --> 00:48:07.773
That award is also mine.
That's clear to me!

00:48:07.973 --> 00:48:09.783
-Of course!
-It's crystal clear to me!

00:48:09.983 --> 00:48:12.621
-I don't know how you feel, but...
-Great!

00:48:14.016 --> 00:48:16.761
That's great, Elenita!
Let's see what we get next year!

00:48:17.313 --> 00:48:18.915
What are you talking about?

00:48:26.801 --> 00:48:30.720
You're listening to Radio Activa,
"Between Us", on 91.5.

00:48:30.920 --> 00:48:35.334
We'll go now to the Message section.
We have girls who look for a pen pal.

00:48:36.135 --> 00:48:40.194
We have Marcela, who is
looking for a man to write to.

00:48:40.394 --> 00:48:43.969
She doesn't have a long sentence,
but while in prison,

00:48:44.169 --> 00:48:46.804
she'd love to have a pen pal,
as she loves meeting people.

00:48:47.004 --> 00:48:47.660
She's Spanish...

00:48:47.776 --> 00:48:50.411
and prefers someone...
This is a first...

00:48:50.611 --> 00:48:53.281
People usually mention
nationalities or the likes...

00:48:53.481 --> 00:48:56.133
But she tells us:
Someone from this planet.

00:48:56.333 --> 00:49:00.480
It's the first time
I read something like this.

00:49:01.243 --> 00:49:05.379
To wrap up: Thanks for being here...

00:49:05.579 --> 00:49:10.163
And to Nidia, Aris, and Elena:
Break a leg!

00:49:10.363 --> 00:49:12.220
Yes, well, that's what...
Break a leg!

00:49:14.611 --> 00:49:19.447
Hey, I'm Dominic, I just want
to say hi to the women from M3.

00:49:19.647 --> 00:49:22.526
And to the boys across,
hi there, and write more.

00:49:22.726 --> 00:49:26.111
I send you lots of kisses,
I don't have much to say today.

00:49:26.311 --> 00:49:27.966
-Hey, you forgot something!
-The tigers!

00:49:28.166 --> 00:49:31.149
Or you're not saying it
because it's a special day?

00:49:32.311 --> 00:49:34.477
-I'm a bit upset.
-Uh?

00:49:35.865 --> 00:49:38.701
-It's a way to make peace.
-Hi there to the Tigers,

00:49:38.901 --> 00:49:42.423
and Fray, I know you're hot
with me today.

00:49:42.623 --> 00:49:48.081
You know what I mean,
don't spill too much coffee.

00:49:48.281 --> 00:49:50.128
-You know it.
-You know it.

00:49:51.417 --> 00:49:52.441
Kisses everyone.

00:49:53.950 --> 00:49:58.879
This is Natalia, I just wanted
to say hi to my girls from the module,

00:49:59.618 --> 00:50:02.536
to the boys across, and the CIS.

00:50:03.187 --> 00:50:05.000
Vane, I need to write you a letter.

00:50:08.834 --> 00:50:12.331
Well, you're keeping an eye on what?
Saying your line and the ball.

00:50:12.929 --> 00:50:16.304
When the ball is bouncing
you see lack of coordination.

00:50:16.504 --> 00:50:18.438
And the rhythm
of the scene also stops.

00:50:18.869 --> 00:50:20.936
Rhythm means catching
the ball on time,

00:50:21.136 --> 00:50:23.835
knowing when to throw it
without hindering the next,

00:50:24.035 --> 00:50:27.050
but it's also being part of
the dynamics of getting here,

00:50:27.250 --> 00:50:28.758
opening your eyes,
and communicating.

00:50:28.958 --> 00:50:30.406
That's what I need to see.

00:50:36.928 --> 00:50:37.989
Give the donkey...

00:50:39.639 --> 00:50:42.093
Give the donkey with the stick,
and the women gifts!

00:50:57.777 --> 00:50:59.750
When the nest is cold...

00:51:00.816 --> 00:51:04.213
-When the nest is cold,
-the husband finds elsewhere his coal.

00:51:07.231 --> 00:51:09.014
I will not rehearse anymore.

00:51:10.172 --> 00:51:13.170
I will not rehearse anymore
because I don't come here to...

00:51:13.370 --> 00:51:16.155
...see one of you staggering
every day.

00:51:16.721 --> 00:51:19.236
I think you need to work on this.

00:51:19.436 --> 00:51:24.758
Tomorrow, you have an Italian scene
full speed, and if you don't step in...

00:51:24.958 --> 00:51:26.288
...on time, will lose her line.

00:51:26.488 --> 00:51:29.971
Let's stop this, because it's absurd.
Get off the stage.

00:51:59.271 --> 00:52:02.407
We were on Cloud 9.
We are now more fully aware.

00:52:02.842 --> 00:52:06.375
But when you're there,
you're in a moment that's kind of...

00:52:06.742 --> 00:52:09.915
-Well, we'll see what happens.
-I felt like I was part of a movie.

00:52:10.115 --> 00:52:13.216
Just like a movie.
We did so much paperwork...

00:52:13.591 --> 00:52:17.253
First, we had to request authorization
to the Secretariat General,

00:52:17.510 --> 00:52:19.529
be granted approval
by our Directorate General .

00:52:19.949 --> 00:52:22.799
Then, we had to ask for authorization
from judges, one by one,

00:52:23.431 --> 00:52:25.965
-for each of their causes.
-Exactly, because we were...

00:52:26.165 --> 00:52:28.809
...leaving the country.
Then, the Prison Supervision Court.

00:52:29.225 --> 00:52:32.166
And when it was all set up,
one of the girls was on methadone,

00:52:32.307 --> 00:52:35.343
so we needed an authorization
for transporting toxic substances.

00:52:35.443 --> 00:52:36.227
It was madness!

00:52:36.867 --> 00:52:41.276
So they performed in Germany.
And they adored them there.

00:52:41.675 --> 00:52:45.834
They were the stars of the show,

00:52:46.232 --> 00:52:50.390
because it meant the inmates left...

00:52:50.590 --> 00:52:52.261
...prison to show their work.

00:52:52.267 --> 00:52:53.966
Suddenly, the project turned into...

00:52:54.043 --> 00:52:57.395
...something big, not only here
but in Berlin as well.

00:52:58.646 --> 00:53:00.199
PRISON THEATER FESTIVAL

00:53:00.399 --> 00:53:04.470
-No, most of the girls have been great.
-They've always been great to us.

00:53:04.670 --> 00:53:06.918
-They've been great.
-With us, I mean Yeses.

00:53:07.633 --> 00:53:10.373
With the DOC it's different,
because...

00:53:10.573 --> 00:53:14.249
I mean, there are some people,
as it happens everywhere,

00:53:14.484 --> 00:53:17.104
who've decided to break the law,
and they've done it.

00:53:17.307 --> 00:53:20.900
But never while on tour.
For example, someone not returning...

00:53:21.189 --> 00:53:24.277
...after a leave has happened,
but never while on tour.

00:53:24.617 --> 00:53:27.931
These women think and say:

00:53:28.054 --> 00:53:31.807
We need to behave,
this is sacred, and demands respect.

00:53:34.432 --> 00:53:34.432
And more importantly,
there's a person that trusts us,

00:53:35.007 --> 00:53:36.761
and we can't betray that.

00:53:37.458 --> 00:53:41.203
She gave more than we ever did.

00:53:41.945 --> 00:53:46.905
She made a bigger effort,
and she was giving us...

00:53:47.105 --> 00:53:53.882
...a wonderful gift that we
never could thank for properly.

00:53:54.295 --> 00:53:56.893
I think we never knew
how to thank her enough.

00:53:57.594 --> 00:54:01.969
I mean, she's a teacher,
a director, and deserves her place.

00:54:03.274 --> 00:54:06.911
Because sometimes a kiss
or telling you off is what...

00:54:07.111 --> 00:54:10.008
...a mother does, and it's
what teaches you to live,

00:54:10.208 --> 00:54:12.551
to be a good person,
and get ahead.

00:54:13.387 --> 00:54:15.623
She was tough, but she had to.

00:54:16.197 --> 00:54:19.338
Otherwise, it'd have been impossible.

00:54:20.451 --> 00:54:22.220
I wonder why she never gave up.

00:54:22.890 --> 00:54:25.738
I ask myself that many times.

00:54:26.093 --> 00:54:30.232
Maybe I lack patience
and she has lots.

00:54:31.075 --> 00:54:34.724
Or maybe she loves her trade
so much that obstacles are...

00:54:35.703 --> 00:54:36.969
...nothing to her.

00:54:38.394 --> 00:54:43.414
But, I've lived things where
I would have given up.

00:54:43.908 --> 00:54:46.809
And lived to just open
and close doors.

00:54:47.076 --> 00:54:48.721
And to hell with the rest.

00:54:49.501 --> 00:54:51.910
She's an outstanding woman.

00:54:52.390 --> 00:54:58.441
Because it's not easy to lead
a group of women who are...

00:54:58.641 --> 00:55:00.418
...so different and complicated.

00:55:01.286 --> 00:55:05.519
And I always admired
her deft to manage the group.

00:55:06.876 --> 00:55:12.398
She was sweet but,
at the same time, she was tough.

00:55:13.272 --> 00:55:16.398
To me, Yeses without Elena
is just unthinkable.

00:55:28.396 --> 00:55:30.268
YESES GROUP PRESENTS:

00:55:32.883 --> 00:55:36.671
"NOW THAT WE GO IN A HURRY,
LET'S JUST SING THE TRUTH"

00:55:36.871 --> 00:55:38.326
I want to start already.

00:55:38.426 --> 00:55:44.849
But I want it to be flawless.
And there, I can't...

00:55:45.453 --> 00:55:48.117
I hope it goes without a hitch.
Otherwise, Elena would kill us.

00:55:49.456 --> 00:55:51.727
She'd kill us all!

00:55:53.498 --> 00:55:56.001
She'd have a heart attack
and we'd follow her.

00:56:19.898 --> 00:56:23.292
I'm already nervous to see
how this goes,

00:56:23.777 --> 00:56:26.238
if the public will like it,
or if I'll forget a line,

00:56:26.438 --> 00:56:28.610
or forget a phrase,
if I go blank...

00:56:29.086 --> 00:56:32.919
I told most of my mates:
Don't miss the show on Friday!

00:56:35.943 --> 00:56:39.650
If at any time,
the light hits the public,

00:56:39.850 --> 00:56:42.193
don't look at the faces,
or you'll lose focus.

00:56:42.476 --> 00:56:44.670
You need to look at the
back of the room,

00:56:44.976 --> 00:56:46.241
and keep your focus...

00:56:46.441 --> 00:56:47.943
...until leaving the stage.

00:56:48.232 --> 00:56:50.931
This is an example of
self-improvement for all of them.

00:56:51.057 --> 00:56:55.058
It shows what you can
achieve with some effort.

00:56:55.333 --> 00:56:58.861
And also with
some courage and sacrifice.

00:56:59.337 --> 00:57:03.125
But it's also a way to convey
a sense of achievement to the inmates.

00:57:03.885 --> 00:57:08.532
The assembly hall gets packed
when we perform.

00:57:09.301 --> 00:57:11.902
Everyone who's free,
and others as well, come.

00:57:12.885 --> 00:57:15.996
And we get lots of applauses
because it's great entertainment.

00:57:16.764 --> 00:57:18.435
And we can use a good laugh here.

00:57:27.338 --> 00:57:32.705
In the end, we'll all
show something good.

00:57:35.387 --> 00:57:36.899
Bravo!

00:57:44.891 --> 00:57:48.337
-Maribel!
-Oh, Anabel!

00:57:48.537 --> 00:57:51.149
How are you, doll?

00:57:52.297 --> 00:57:53.428
-Muack!
-Muack!

00:57:53.736 --> 00:57:55.094
That's so hot!

00:57:55.535 --> 00:57:57.720
I still remember what it said:

00:57:58.296 --> 00:57:59.864
In Social Sciences,

00:58:00.171 --> 00:58:02.668
animals are not welcome!

00:58:04.477 --> 00:58:07.979
Arroz con leche,
I want to get hitched...

00:58:08.179 --> 00:58:12.199
...by a young lady
who knows how to stitch.

00:58:18.391 --> 00:58:22.172
Antón, Antón Pirulero.
Cada cual, cada cual...

00:58:22.372 --> 00:58:25.934
...que atienda su juego.
Y el que no lo atienda,

00:58:26.134 --> 00:58:27.291
pagará una prenda.

00:58:27.491 --> 00:58:29.782
Antón, Antón,
Antón Pirulero.

00:58:29.982 --> 00:58:32.239
He killed his wife,
he cut her to pieces,

00:58:32.439 --> 00:58:34.856
and sold them for a little money!

00:58:35.056 --> 00:58:38.008
People said: That's a fine lamb!

00:58:38.208 --> 00:58:40.395
But it was the wife of Antón Pirulero!

00:58:40.795 --> 00:58:42.092
-No!
-No!

00:58:42.292 --> 00:58:45.284
Yes! It's like that!
My grandma taught me that!

00:58:45.597 --> 00:58:47.202
-It's not like that!
-It's not like that!

00:58:47.402 --> 00:58:49.694
It is!
Antón, Antón...

00:58:49.894 --> 00:58:51.196
...Antón Pirulero!

00:58:51.396 --> 00:58:54.530
He killed his wife,
he cut her to pieces and sold them...

00:58:55.052 --> 00:58:56.324
...for a little money!

00:58:57.094 --> 00:58:59.543
People said: That's a fine lamb!

00:58:59.829 --> 00:59:01.765
But it was the wife of Antón Pirulero!

00:59:08.604 --> 00:59:11.902
Each play was a success,
an award, it was a...

00:59:13.090 --> 00:59:15.023
...a joy that we all shared.

00:59:15.223 --> 00:59:18.244
We're the best!
We did great!

00:59:18.514 --> 00:59:21.525
People came to us...
It was like having fans.

00:59:21.725 --> 00:59:26.822
We had 400 fans.
We were the stars,

00:59:27.022 --> 00:59:29.801
the artists, and
we were treated as such.

00:59:30.097 --> 00:59:34.209
That earned us some respect.
Not too much, but a little...

00:59:34.409 --> 00:59:39.504
...because of what we did.
Theater gave us that as well.

00:59:40.213 --> 00:59:44.567
Theater, for starters,
and for working...

00:59:44.767 --> 00:59:46.949
creates a family bond.

00:59:47.149 --> 00:59:50.560
And this is much needed
when being secluded...

00:59:50.760 --> 00:59:51.998
...and deprived of freedom.

00:59:52.330 --> 00:59:55.566
You miss family,
but you're given this.

00:59:55.990 --> 00:59:58.939
You needed to be taught
how to eat, how to speak...

00:59:59.139 --> 01:00:04.783
You needed to be educated
because you give in, and...

01:00:04.983 --> 01:00:07.374
...become a piece of furniture.

01:00:08.497 --> 01:00:13.272
You become part of the decor,
of this gloomy decor.

01:00:23.967 --> 01:00:26.120
-Break a leg!
-Break a leg!

01:01:28.705 --> 01:01:32.650
Who dares to wake me up?
Who's houling like that?

01:01:33.071 --> 01:01:36.248
Who comes into my castle
screaming like that?

01:01:36.448 --> 01:01:42.038
I'm Prince Pepe,
I seek a warm heart.

01:01:42.472 --> 01:01:45.419
Then go back to where
you came from!

01:01:46.594 --> 01:01:50.677
The powerlessness of not being
able to share with your loved ones,

01:01:51.093 --> 01:01:52.865
the bad news you get
from the outside...

01:01:53.460 --> 01:01:55.806
All of that prevents you from...

01:01:56.086 --> 01:02:03.024
...being relaxed, or friendly,
or happy, because there were...

01:02:03.224 --> 01:02:07.137
...plays that required being happy,
and you just didn't feel that way.

01:02:07.337 --> 01:02:10.960
Your mind was elsewhere,
so was your heart.

01:02:11.749 --> 01:02:15.147
And just your chained body remained.

01:02:15.738 --> 01:02:19.817
To me, it's plain simple:
I don't want to go to jail ever again.

01:02:20.704 --> 01:02:24.241
When I was granted an
open regime, they told me:

01:02:24.441 --> 01:02:26.035
"Don't look back,
or you'll come back!"

01:02:26.235 --> 01:02:28.851
But I did look back and said:
I'm looking back to tell you that...

01:02:29.051 --> 01:02:31.877
I'm never coming back!

01:02:34.453 --> 01:02:38.356
But it's hard, it's not that easy.

01:02:40.788 --> 01:02:45.125
I'm learning from this...
This happened to me...

01:02:45.506 --> 01:02:48.716
Well, I just hope...
I always say:

01:02:48.956 --> 01:02:51.825
This is my first and last time
in jail, but you never know.

01:02:53.896 --> 01:02:56.888
With the sound of the judges...

01:02:57.088 --> 01:03:03.434
With the sound of the judges,
the idiot declared, tra la la!

01:03:03.634 --> 01:03:10.393
the idiot declared, tra la la!
The idiot went and declared.

01:03:10.593 --> 01:03:17.786
I was taught to be a good girl,
I was taught to be a good girl,

01:03:17.986 --> 01:03:23.689
but I already forgot, tra la la!
But I already forgot, tra la la!

01:03:24.206 --> 01:03:27.533
But I already forgot.

01:03:38.099 --> 01:03:43.692
After receiving such an ovation,
and feeling so good because of...

01:03:43.892 --> 01:03:47.705
...their great performance,
they go back and talk to...

01:03:47.905 --> 01:03:51.684
...their friends about what
they told them at a city hall here,

01:03:51.884 --> 01:03:56.489
the gifts they were given there,
the warm welcome by the public,

01:03:56.689 --> 01:04:00.364
the warmth of their families,
who sometimes attend the show.

01:04:01.075 --> 01:04:04.100
The recognition from your family
who sees how you've been able to...

01:04:04.300 --> 01:04:06.887
to do something while serving, and...

01:04:07.087 --> 01:04:10.829
that being in prison was
somehow constructive,

01:04:11.334 --> 01:04:12.552
and not completely negative.

01:04:12.752 --> 01:04:16.958
I think that is what really
satisfies and comforts the inmates.

01:04:17.158 --> 01:04:20.761
And it helps to convey that
tremendously positive message that...

01:04:20.961 --> 01:04:23.690
...the Yeses inmates
represent for the others.

01:04:23.890 --> 01:04:29.984
It gives you the strength to work,
to live, to love yourself,

01:04:30.184 --> 01:04:34.410
to move on with your life, to grow...
That's what really matters.

01:04:35.192 --> 01:04:38.019
I got hooked on the theater,
as one can get hooked on heroin.

01:04:38.219 --> 01:04:39.836
I was hooked to the theater...

01:04:42.599 --> 01:04:44.207
...and it saved me.

01:04:44.708 --> 01:04:47.041
I don't know how things
would've ended otherwise.

01:04:47.251 --> 01:04:48.468
I tell you.

01:05:07.782 --> 01:05:11.370
When you're in prison,
you realize that being...

01:05:11.570 --> 01:05:18.330
...deprived from freedom is actually
a big thing, and it's just not about...

01:05:18.620 --> 01:05:21.915
...the bars and not seeing anyone.

01:05:22.383 --> 01:05:24.911
No, it's also what's inside.

01:05:25.366 --> 01:05:29.280
I lost my freedom,
and I know what that meant.

01:05:29.765 --> 01:05:32.344
So now I cherish it
and want to keep it.

01:05:32.884 --> 01:05:36.584
It's the best I can do for myself.

01:05:37.700 --> 01:05:40.157
To maintain it intact.

01:05:40.699 --> 01:05:42.860
To have freedom to go
wherever I want,

01:05:44.020 --> 01:05:48.173
to come and go,
and do as I please without...

01:05:50.067 --> 01:05:53.297
...anyone calling me by a number.
My name is Sebastiana.

01:07:28.433 --> 01:07:31.651
And the MAX Special Award
for Amateur Theater goes to...

01:07:31.851 --> 01:07:36.827
...Yeses Theater Group, represented by
Elena Cánovas and Elena Kolodesneva.

01:07:42.429 --> 01:07:43.741
Elena looks so pretty!

01:08:05.701 --> 01:08:09.490
First of all, I'd like to
thank the jury for bringing...

01:08:09.690 --> 01:08:15.340
...awareness, for putting the
spotlight on a theatrical activity...

01:08:15.540 --> 01:08:20.719
...that takes place in a
somewhat dark space, a prison.

01:08:21.651 --> 01:08:25.269
We want to share this award
with the two pillars on which...

01:08:25.469 --> 01:08:30.973
...the Yeses Theater Group is based:
The Secretariat General for Women's...

01:08:31.173 --> 01:08:37.136
...Penal Institutions, and
in particular, Madrid 1 Penitentiary...

01:08:37.336 --> 01:08:40.362
...in Alcalá, the current
headquarters of the Yeses Group.

01:08:40.859 --> 01:08:43.952
Secondly, the Directorate General
for Women of the Madrid Region,

01:08:44.152 --> 01:08:47.046
which for over 20 years...

01:08:47.271 --> 01:08:50.382
...has sponsored this
very particular company.

01:08:51.250 --> 01:08:54.733
This award also belongs to
these actors who come in...

01:08:54.933 --> 01:08:58.450
...every day to work with
the Yeses actresses.

01:08:58.650 --> 01:09:04.625
They add more value, rigor,
good work to our project.

01:09:05.118 --> 01:09:07.684
And of course, this award belongs to...

01:09:07.884 --> 01:09:13.122
...the real protagonists:
the Yeses women, who with their...

01:09:13.322 --> 01:09:17.409
...courage and enthusiasm,
embrace this theatrical activity...

01:09:17.609 --> 01:09:19.332
...for their social rehabilitation.

01:09:20.099 --> 01:09:26.351
I've had the privilege of witnessing,
through these years,

01:09:26.965 --> 01:09:28.930
all the work they've done,

01:09:29.768 --> 01:09:33.665
and I can assure you that theater
helps in achieving their goals.

01:09:37.048 --> 01:09:39.526
I've brought a Yeses girl with me.

01:09:40.499 --> 01:09:41.189
Hi!

01:09:45.716 --> 01:09:47.332
I'm a Yeses actress...

01:09:47.532 --> 01:09:50.082
...and I'm here on behalf of
my colleagues.

01:09:50.484 --> 01:09:52.471
The former and the current ones.

01:09:52.989 --> 01:09:55.962
And I would only like to say is:

01:09:57.163 --> 01:10:00.487
Thanks to the theater,
which has given me so much!

01:12:11.583 --> 01:12:15.437
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