- 6/15/2025
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00:00:00To be continued...
00:00:30Loca por ti estoy, loca por ti, mi amor.
00:00:34No puedo esconder, loca por ti sabor, tu mirad, tu olor.
00:00:40¿Buen libro?
00:00:42Es el mejor libro que he leÃdo.
00:00:45Cada dÃa te quiero cerquita de mÃ, no puedo ya.
00:00:50Loca por ti estoy, loca por ti, mi amor.
00:00:55No puedo más esconder.
00:01:00Loca por ti sabor, tu mirad, tu olor.
00:01:04Oh, oh, oh, oh, no puedo ya.
00:01:09Thank you so much for making the detour.
00:01:12I just wanted to see it on the shelves, you know, in the wild.
00:01:15About that.
00:01:15Wait a second.
00:01:17The bargain table?
00:01:18It's only been out for a month?
00:01:20What, do people not like it?
00:01:21Why, it's not selling?
00:01:22Did you look at Goodreads?
00:01:23Wait, you told me to never look at Goodreads.
00:01:27Say it, Beth, what?
00:01:29Basically, some people said it felt like it was written by someone who's never been to Barcelona.
00:01:35Well, I haven't, but I did Google Street View and I walked all over the city.
00:01:39Hi.
00:01:40Can I sign this for you?
00:01:40Mm-mm.
00:01:41Isn't that basically the same thing?
00:01:46Isn't that what the internet's for?
00:01:48They also said it felt like it was written by someone who's never been in love.
00:01:52Isn't that also what the internet's for?
00:01:56Just kidding.
00:01:56I don't get it, Beth.
00:01:59My last book was a huge hit.
00:02:01What happened?
00:02:02The first time, the publisher put you with a better editor.
00:02:05She did a lot to shape your first book.
00:02:07You know what?
00:02:08I was going to mention this to you.
00:02:09I didn't really click with that editor.
00:02:10I think I need a new editor for the third book.
00:02:13Except they haven't picked up your option for a third book yet.
00:02:20What?
00:02:20Oh, just me and Mateo.
00:02:31Hey, me.
00:02:32Hola, Erika.
00:02:33Hola.
00:02:34Now, I want you to know it took every ounce of my willpower not to eat your Madalena.
00:02:39Well then, here's your reward.
00:02:42Oh, you should keep it.
00:02:44Give it to me in a couple weeks.
00:02:45You're probably the only man who's going to give me a rose on San Jordi's Day.
00:02:49Again.
00:02:49You don't think you might get one from, perhaps, a certain someone that owns a certain bookstore?
00:02:54You know, the one that calls you Rubia?
00:02:56He just calls me that because I'm blonde.
00:02:58We both know in Spanish it means more than that.
00:03:01And you know, anything can happen on the day of Books and Roses.
00:03:04I can guarantee what's not going to happen.
00:03:07Barcelona, mi amor?
00:03:10What did you think of it?
00:03:12I haven't read it yet.
00:03:13This one is for my sister, San Jordi.
00:03:15I heard it's the book that everyone is exchanging this year.
00:03:17I will read it when she's done.
00:03:19I can't wait to hear what you think.
00:03:24I'll let her know.
00:03:26If it's more bad news, I'll need another one of these.
00:03:29Actually, this is good news.
00:03:31What?
00:03:31As it turns out, there is one place your book is a smash hit.
00:03:35Where?
00:03:35It's flying off the shelf!
00:03:36Yeah!
00:03:37Yeah!
00:03:52Muchas gracias.
00:03:54Esto es para ti.
00:03:55Que lo disfrutes.
00:03:55Gracias.
00:03:58Buon dÃa, ojitos azules.
00:04:00Buon dÃa, ojitos rojos.
00:04:03I stayed late doing inventory.
00:04:05I must look terrible.
00:04:07No.
00:04:10Good.
00:04:12Barcelona, mi amor is the number one book.
00:04:15We can barely keep it in stock.
00:04:17Have you read it?
00:04:21Should I read it?
00:04:22Oh, yeah.
00:04:23This is simply the best book I've ever read.
00:04:28And I haven't even told you the best part.
00:04:31I've invited the author to come to Barcelona for San Jordi.
00:04:34What?
00:04:41They want me to sign books in Barcelona?
00:04:43And do a reading.
00:04:45Apparently, the owner of the bookstore is a huge fan of the novel.
00:04:49That's him.
00:04:50That's him.
00:04:51P.S.
00:04:51I convinced the publisher to cover your expenses.
00:04:53Well, why would they do that if they don't like my work?
00:04:55They're really happy it's connecting with people there.
00:04:57And since they own the Spanish rights, it's great publicity for them and for you.
00:05:01Your reading is going to be the centerpiece of the bookstore of St. George's Day.
00:05:06St. George's Day?
00:05:08You wrote a novel set in Barcelona, and you don't know one of their most cherished holidays.
00:05:13St. George's Day.
00:05:14I thought you meant St. George's Day.
00:05:19I have your phone.
00:05:21L'Avra de San Jordi, or San Jordi, as the locals call it for short, is celebrated in Barcelona.
00:05:27The city is transformed into a blooming spectacle of romance and literature.
00:05:32The streets lined with vibrant stalls brimming with roses and books,
00:05:36as couples, families, and friends exchange these gifts in a beautiful blend of tradition and love.
00:05:44I totally should have used this in the book.
00:05:46I totally should have used this in the book.
00:06:02Nico.
00:06:04Buenos dÃas, rubia.
00:06:04Hola.
00:06:05¿Qué tal?
00:06:06Bien.
00:06:08Are you alone?
00:06:10Si, claro.
00:06:12Of course, but, uh, just...
00:06:14Espera.
00:06:15One second.
00:06:16One second.
00:06:35Okay.
00:06:39Yeah, of course.
00:06:46Good morning.
00:06:47How are you?
00:06:49Good.
00:06:50How are you?
00:06:52Can I get you something to, uh, something to drink?
00:06:56Yeah.
00:06:58Do you have any...
00:06:59Orange peel tea?
00:07:00Yes.
00:07:01Of course.
00:07:02And maybe some...
00:07:03Canela?
00:07:04Yes.
00:07:05I have cinnamon.
00:07:06And do you have a dash of, um, uh, haluigi?
00:07:09Yes, saffron.
00:07:12That's correct.
00:07:13You know me so well.
00:07:14Well, we've been friends for, um, five years.
00:07:17It feels like we've been friends our whole lives.
00:07:21An eternity.
00:07:23Which is why I know what you want.
00:07:27You do?
00:07:28Yeah.
00:07:28How did you know?
00:07:41Se acabo.
00:07:42Se acabo.
00:07:43So, you didn't just come here because you know I have your favorite tea, right?
00:07:50I mean, not that you have to have a reason.
00:07:51Sometimes no reason is the best reason.
00:07:54Well, I do have a small reason.
00:07:57I brought you a book.
00:07:59But it's not St. Jordi's.
00:08:00I mean, not that you would give me a book on St. Jordi's.
00:08:07This isn't some romantic gesture.
00:08:09It's just a book, right?
00:08:11That you want me to read.
00:08:12I get it.
00:08:13Well, it's the one we were talking about.
00:08:19Anna Kelly's writing is...
00:08:22It isn't just about Barcelona.
00:08:24It's a celebration of her deep understanding of human nature, relationships.
00:08:30It's...
00:08:31Yeah, but I want you to read it.
00:08:35Gracias.
00:08:37I'll put it on the list.
00:08:38I was hoping you could put it on the top of the list because...
00:08:44Anna Kelly ha aceptado venir a Barcelona por St. Jordi.
00:08:48She's coming here?
00:08:49Yes, tomorrow.
00:08:51So, I have a favor to ask.
00:08:54If I can't be around as much because of work, maybe you can keep her company?
00:09:01Oh, uh...
00:09:03I thought it would be nice if she had a fellow American to talk to.
00:09:07Maybe you can translate a letter for her if she needs it, since that's what you do.
00:09:12Well, I mean, I do it for books, you know, not real-life people.
00:09:16I'll owe you one.
00:09:19Oh, no, you don't.
00:09:21I'm happy to help.
00:09:23That's what friends are for.
00:09:24I can't wait to meet the woman whose words have made me fall in love with Barcelona again.
00:09:30So, let me get this straight.
00:09:35Nico has a literary crush on the writer of this book, and now you have to be her Barcelona buddy?
00:09:41He just asked me to do a favor, but I don't think I can.
00:09:44Why?
00:09:45Why not?
00:09:48Cone of silence.
00:09:49Mm-hmm.
00:09:52Okay.
00:09:53I did the translation.
00:09:57You did?
00:09:59Why didn't you say anything before?
00:10:00Because that's part of my contract with the publisher.
00:10:03I have to be invisible.
00:10:04A ghost.
00:10:05Totally anonymous.
00:10:07So, is the author of this book as brilliant as Nico says?
00:10:12Well, Nico didn't really read Anna Kelly's version.
00:10:16Of course.
00:10:16Sorry.
00:10:17He read your translation.
00:10:19It's a smidge more than a translation.
00:10:21Erika, what did you do?
00:10:25I rewrote it.
00:10:26Un poquito.
00:10:28How much is un poquito?
00:10:29A little.
00:10:31Okay.
00:10:32Maybe a lot.
00:10:34Maybe a little more than a lot.
00:10:36It just happened.
00:10:38You know, I didn't mean to, but the words, they just started flowing, and then it was really good,
00:10:42and, you know, they give you a little wiggle room when you're doing a translation,
00:10:45but I think I wiggled more than I was supposed to.
00:10:47Now, this is the version that all of Barcelona is going wild over.
00:10:51Wait, but that means that Nico's literary crush is actually on you.
00:10:58This is fantastic.
00:10:59You should tell him about this, so you can finally have what you always wanted.
00:11:03My name is never going to be on that book.
00:11:06I mean the other thing you wanted.
00:11:07Nico and I are just friends.
00:11:11That was clear two years ago, clear last year, and clear five minutes ago when he gave me a book not on St. Jordy's Day.
00:11:19Well, can you at least tell him that you wrote the words that he's so in love with?
00:11:25No.
00:11:26I can't.
00:11:27When the publishers figured out what I did, they said they loved it.
00:11:31And then they reminded me that I signed a non-disclosure agreement.
00:11:33So I am not supposed to tell a soul that I had anything to do with this.
00:11:37And you can't tell anyone either.
00:11:39Fine.
00:11:41But I hate this call of silence.
00:11:44Hmm.
00:11:46I need to.
00:11:56Whoa!
00:11:57Excuse me.
00:11:58I actually wrote this book.
00:12:00Look.
00:12:01You want me to sign it?
00:12:03Oh, wow.
00:12:04This is so cool.
00:12:06Look at this.
00:12:08Enjoy.
00:12:09Thanks.
00:12:09Hi, Anna.
00:12:10Hi.
00:12:11I'm friends with Nico Olivera from the bookstore.
00:12:13And he asked me to come here.
00:12:15I'm Erica.
00:12:16How do you spell that?
00:12:17With a C.
00:12:18He asked me to come here to talk to you, answer any questions you have about the city.
00:12:22And, you know, just help in any way I can.
00:12:24You seem like a really good friend.
00:12:26Oh, yeah, we are.
00:12:27So, what can I do?
00:12:29I mean, I would love like a fruit plate maybe or a sparkling water.
00:12:32Just to clarify, I'm not an assistant so much as a fellow American who's here.
00:12:37Oh, my God.
00:12:37I'm sorry.
00:12:38I'm going to introduce you to Barcelona.
00:12:39No, it's okay.
00:12:40Of course, you're American.
00:12:41I was just thinking you spoke really, really good English.
00:12:45Wow.
00:12:46Well, I've lived here for 10 years now.
00:12:48My boyfriend broke up with me.
00:12:49I came here, fell in love with the city, and found a way to stay.
00:12:53He turned out to be a professional bowler, so I think I made the right call.
00:12:57Me too.
00:12:57I have no idea why I just told you that.
00:13:01Oh, no, no.
00:13:02It's okay.
00:13:03You know what?
00:13:04This happens to me all the time.
00:13:05I think I just, I have one of those faces.
00:13:07People tell me things.
00:13:08I'm so sorry.
00:13:08No problem.
00:13:10So, where is my assistant?
00:13:12You don't have one.
00:13:14Oh.
00:13:15But I need to get you to the bookstore.
00:13:16Let's do it.
00:13:17Here, you hold that.
00:13:19I'll do it.
00:13:19Look, we're holding things.
00:13:20This is why we need an assistant.
00:13:21It's fine.
00:13:23We'll manage.
00:13:29Señorita Kelly.
00:13:31Bienvenida a Barcelona.
00:13:33Oh.
00:13:34I forgot about the kiss on both cheeks thing.
00:13:37You can call me Anna.
00:13:39Anna, la bella poetisa.
00:13:42What does that mean?
00:13:44The beautiful poetess.
00:13:45Oh.
00:13:47Are you hungry?
00:13:49I'm literally always hungry.
00:13:51You know what?
00:13:52The hotel clerk told me that I had to try.
00:13:55Hold on.
00:13:56Fuet de Vic.
00:13:59Fuet.
00:14:00Fuet de Vic.
00:14:01De Vic.
00:14:02De Vic.
00:14:03People really do tell you things.
00:14:04It's good to tell me.
00:14:06Shall we then?
00:14:07Yes.
00:14:07Let's go.
00:14:09Eddie, will you join us?
00:14:11Oh, yes, please.
00:14:13In case I can't find the words.
00:14:14Or me.
00:14:16Of course.
00:14:17Perfect.
00:14:18Come on.
00:14:19Please.
00:14:20Try this.
00:14:20Amazing.
00:14:22Tell me how you pronounce it.
00:14:23Pana.
00:14:24Pana.
00:14:25Pana.
00:14:25Yes.
00:14:25Pana.
00:14:26Yes.
00:14:26Pana.
00:14:27Yes.
00:14:27Okay.
00:14:27Pana. Yes.
00:14:28This is from Catalan's oldest bakery.
00:14:31Erica is our resident pastry specialist.
00:14:34We have to tell me where all the secret spots are,
00:14:36because that's my first time in Barcelona.
00:14:38I think I've always thought I belonged in Europe.
00:14:40But your writing perfectly captures the beating heart of the city.
00:14:47Right?
00:14:48Mm-hmm.
00:14:48I mean, how is that possible?
00:14:51You've never been here yet.
00:14:53You know so many of the, and, como se dice, intangibles.
00:14:59Intangibles.
00:15:00Mm.
00:15:00Intangibles.
00:15:01Um, you know, I think I've always thought I belonged in, in Europe.
00:15:06Maybe I've lived here in a past life.
00:15:09I believe it.
00:15:09Otherwise, how could you know so many of the details?
00:15:13It's, it's, I don't know what's wrong with me today.
00:15:18My mind is jumbled.
00:15:20Oh.
00:15:20¿Cómo se dice milagroso?
00:15:23Miraculous.
00:15:25Miraculous.
00:15:32Perdón.
00:15:33Eh, Eddie, Ara, this is my new assistant manager, Josep.
00:15:37Oh, hola.
00:15:38Mucho gusto.
00:15:38Nice to meet you.
00:15:39I'm so obsessed with your book.
00:15:41Will you sign my copy of Mi Amor?
00:15:42Oh, of course.
00:15:45Is that why you're here?
00:15:47Uh, also the computer has crashed and we can check anyone out.
00:15:50Okay, I'll be right back.
00:15:52Yeah, go.
00:15:54Thank you so much.
00:15:58Oh, my gosh.
00:16:01Hey, did you feel that?
00:16:03I mean, I have chills.
00:16:04That was, like, there's, like, serious sparks between us.
00:16:06Yeah.
00:16:06I've never felt anything like that.
00:16:08What, what do I do?
00:16:10Why are you asking me?
00:16:11Well, because you're really dear friends with Nico, right?
00:16:15Unless, are you a Nico?
00:16:17No.
00:16:17No, you're not.
00:16:18No.
00:16:18Okay.
00:16:18Not even close.
00:16:19All right, so, thoughts?
00:16:21What do I do?
00:16:23On.
00:16:25Well, like, how do I get close to him?
00:16:27Like, like, what's his favorite food?
00:16:29I can talk to anybody about food.
00:16:30Aren't you only going to be here for a week?
00:16:32Unless I have a reason to stay longer.
00:16:35You just met Nico five minutes ago.
00:16:38Oh, you're not a romantic, are you?
00:16:40Hi.
00:16:41Thank you so much.
00:16:42Ah, I'm in heaven.
00:16:45That's not where I am.
00:16:46I don't know.
00:16:48You try to, try to brag my eye.
00:16:50I'm back.
00:16:51Oh, hola.
00:16:52Hola.
00:16:53So, Ana.
00:16:55Yes.
00:16:56Please tell me.
00:16:57What was your inspiration behind the scene of the, the scenario?
00:17:02What's he saying?
00:17:05The, uh, fishing scene?
00:17:07Mm.
00:17:08Yes.
00:17:09I wanted Jorge to, to feel more masculine, you know, spearing his fish rather than just buying
00:17:16it from the market.
00:17:19I'm sorry.
00:17:19I didn't understand.
00:17:22Dinner?
00:17:24Um, dinner.
00:17:25How do you say?
00:17:25Los delfines.
00:17:27Like, eran una metáfora por el flor de la vida.
00:17:32I knew it.
00:17:34I've always said this about dolphins.
00:17:37It's funny.
00:17:37I don't remember writing anything about dolphins.
00:17:39Oh, don't worry about it.
00:17:40It's one of those things that just gets lost in translation.
00:17:43Okay.
00:17:44Nico, tell me.
00:17:46What were some of your other favorite parts?
00:17:47The symbolism of Silvia serving Jorge jamón ibérico, somehow knowing it would be his
00:17:55last meal, it brought me to tears.
00:17:58Jamón ibérico.
00:17:59What is that?
00:18:00Oh, the, uh, Spain's very famous acorn-fed ham.
00:18:04Oh.
00:18:05Yes, I was just reading about that.
00:18:06I'm dying to try it.
00:18:09In that case, you're about to be very happy.
00:18:12Yeah.
00:18:14Oh.
00:18:14Here you go.
00:18:15Gracias.
00:18:17What was that?
00:18:18Oh, you know what?
00:18:19I'm trying that Barcelona TH thing.
00:18:21Is it working?
00:18:23No.
00:18:23Oh.
00:18:25Can I ask you something?
00:18:26It's a little funny.
00:18:27I don't remember writing about ham in the book either.
00:18:30I know.
00:18:31You do?
00:18:33How?
00:18:35What?
00:18:35What did you say you did for a living?
00:18:38I'm a literary translator.
00:18:40What was the last book you translated?
00:18:44You translated my book, didn't you?
00:18:46Yeah, I did.
00:18:47Yeah, I knew it.
00:18:49I knew it.
00:18:50Because I don't remember writing about dolphins or stained glass windows or St. Jordan's Day.
00:18:56It's St. Jordi's Day.
00:18:58Would you stop it?
00:18:58Who cares?
00:18:59Just tell me what else you changed.
00:19:00Are you even allowed to do that?
00:19:04Oh, yeah.
00:19:05The publisher gives translators room for interpretation.
00:19:08And you just interpreted the word little as the entire thing?
00:19:11I didn't intend to.
00:19:12I swear.
00:19:13I mean, your name is on the book.
00:19:14I am totally anonymous.
00:19:15No one ever has to know.
00:19:17Yes, but now I know.
00:19:18And I'm the one that's going to go around signing this book that I didn't really write.
00:19:22I don't think I can stay here.
00:19:23I don't know.
00:19:53But Nico has focused his entire St. Jordi's Day on you.
00:19:57Just enjoy the ride, huh?
00:19:59If I ride, you mean the kind that whips your head around until you feel like you're going to throw up?
00:20:03No, thank you.
00:20:05I really started to feel like I was connecting with people here, you know?
00:20:09Like my career was really taking a turn.
00:20:14What am I supposed to do now?
00:20:15I mean, if no one wants to read what I write, am I even a writer?
00:20:18Okay, wait a second.
00:20:19You already published a book before this one, right?
00:20:21That's more than 99% of people can say, including me.
00:20:26I mean, I really thought that would have happened by now.
00:20:30What, get published?
00:20:32Yeah.
00:20:33And love and marriage and having a family?
00:20:36I've never said that a lot before.
00:20:42Now I know why, because it's really depressing.
00:20:43Let's just forget it.
00:20:45Your hotel is that way.
00:20:48I'm right there with you.
00:20:49I really thought at this point I'd be living like a Nancy Meyers character, in the Hamptons, with my beautiful desk overlooking the ocean.
00:20:59Pretty romanticized vision of life.
00:21:01Well, what's wrong with that?
00:21:02Nothing.
00:21:02It's just, you know, I mean, it's not very realistic.
00:21:06Right now, real life stinks.
00:21:07Romance is all I have left.
00:21:09Maybe that's it.
00:21:18Maybe it was never about the book.
00:21:26No, it's about the book.
00:21:27You have to stay.
00:21:28You have to do the reading.
00:21:30No.
00:21:31Maybe I was meant to come to Barcelona for something more.
00:21:36Like what?
00:21:37Love.
00:21:39Of course.
00:21:40Oh!
00:21:41This all makes sense now.
00:21:43If you hadn't done what you did, then I never would have come to Barcelona.
00:21:47I never would have met Nico.
00:21:48This is it.
00:21:49This is my real life love story.
00:21:51This is fate.
00:21:52Okay, okay.
00:21:53I know it's been an emotional day, but fate?
00:21:55Love?
00:21:56You just met him.
00:21:57What are you talking about?
00:21:58You saw how he looked at me.
00:22:00He's super into me.
00:22:01This is it.
00:22:02This is my second chance to do the two things everybody told me I had to do before I wrote
00:22:08the book.
00:22:09Um, what's that now?
00:22:10Come to Barcelona and fall in love.
00:22:14There you are.
00:22:16Here I am.
00:22:17Please come.
00:22:18I want to ask you something.
00:22:20Yes.
00:22:20Okay.
00:22:21Here, hold this.
00:22:23Okay.
00:22:26Eddie.
00:22:27Are you coming along?
00:22:29Oh.
00:22:30Oh.
00:22:30I don't want to be a third wheel.
00:22:32How do you say it in spain a camel holder?
00:22:35Sujeta Velas?
00:22:36Yeah, I would never see you like that.
00:22:38Ah!
00:22:38No!
00:22:38No!
00:22:38No!
00:22:38No!
00:22:39No!
00:22:48This is where my great-grandfather, Leo, would find books a hundred years ago.
00:22:54Does all the equipment still work?
00:22:56Of course.
00:22:57It's part of Spanish literary history.
00:23:00Hmm.
00:23:01The Spanish are famous for loving their literature.
00:23:03Which makes sense, because they've got an entire holiday around it.
00:23:06Exactly.
00:23:07And we have great writers like Cervantes or Calderón Lorca.
00:23:13Have you read Rosa Montero's short stories?
00:23:17I don't really have.
00:23:18Oh, she's an amazing author, one of my favorites.
00:23:21She believes that love isn't just about the epic romances.
00:23:24It's also in the everyday.
00:23:26I have to say, I agree with her.
00:23:28I do as well.
00:23:28I think I'm more of a grand, gesturous kind of girl myself.
00:23:33Great, because that's basically what San Jordi is.
00:23:38I was thinking, what better way to mark the occasion than have an original short story
00:23:46written, printed, and bound right here, and sold only on San Jordi.
00:23:52That's a wonderful idea, Nico.
00:23:55Who would you want to write a cuento?
00:23:57I was hoping you would, Anna.
00:24:05What?
00:24:06You could write the cuento.
00:24:09Uh, wait, what's the cuento?
00:24:11A short story for San Jordi's day.
00:24:13Oh.
00:24:14Yes, your writing was as much a love letter to Spain as anyone I've read.
00:24:20Wow.
00:24:21It's basically the best compliment you can give to a writer.
00:24:27Will you do it?
00:24:29Yes, I will.
00:24:30I will write a short story.
00:24:34This means so much to me and the bookstore.
00:24:36It isn't easy to stay ahead in business these days.
00:24:39But between your cuento and the book signing, this store will be the center of Spanish literature once again.
00:24:47Well, it's a big deal.
00:24:56I'm really excited.
00:24:57This is like my second chance to prove myself.
00:25:00Just remember that writing short stories isn't easy.
00:25:02You have to fit a lot in a little space and sometimes they don't turn out the way you want them to.
00:25:06Does it have to be in Spanish?
00:25:08Yes, but I will find you a translator.
00:25:10Don't worry.
00:25:10Why can't it be you?
00:25:11Well, I didn't think you'd want it to be me after what happened last time.
00:25:14Well, I thought you were here to help me with all things Barcelona.
00:25:16I meant more like restaurant recommendations.
00:25:18There's something I do really need help with.
00:25:21I like Nico.
00:25:22Like, a lot.
00:25:23I need your help finding the words that I mean to say, but, like, better.
00:25:30Like a Spanish Cyrano?
00:25:32Cyrano.
00:25:33Remind me.
00:25:34Ides of March, Rome.
00:25:35That's Caesar.
00:25:36Oh, Cyrano wrote the words that made the person fall in love.
00:25:38Peter Dinklage movie.
00:25:39Steve Martin.
00:25:41Roxanne!
00:25:42Yes!
00:25:42But I don't think it's a good idea.
00:25:44Will you think about it?
00:25:46Please think about it.
00:25:50And you said no, right?
00:25:51I said I would think about it.
00:25:54Does the publisher know that you and Anna have met?
00:25:57No.
00:25:58What happens if they find out you told Anna you translated the book?
00:26:01Well, then I'm in breach of my NDA.
00:26:03It ruins my professional career, and I'll never get hired again.
00:26:06What are you going to do?
00:26:08I think I just need to get ahead of it.
00:26:09I'm going to call them and follow my literary sword.
00:26:17You can start at the shop on Monday.
00:26:19They didn't fire me.
00:26:22What?
00:26:22I know.
00:26:23They said they like the publicity the book's been getting.
00:26:26And since I told Anna, and she didn't threaten to sue, they're happy to let it go.
00:26:31That's wonderful.
00:26:32You're free.
00:26:34Well, as long as I do another project for them.
00:26:38Which one?
00:26:39Her short story.
00:26:40How do they even know about that?
00:26:43Nico called them and asked for permission.
00:26:45So they said yes.
00:26:48But they want me to mold it and translate it and stay anonymous again.
00:26:55That's ridiculous.
00:26:57You have done enough to help.
00:26:59You deserve your name on that cover.
00:27:02It's okay.
00:27:02I'm happy to help.
00:27:03Besides, Anna didn't deserve to get blindsided the way that she did.
00:27:07This is the least I can do to make it up to her.
00:27:10You know that's going to bring her closer to Nico, right?
00:27:14Nico's my friend.
00:27:16I want him to be happy.
00:27:17Even if it's not with me.
00:27:19Whatever you say, girl.
00:27:26Don't open them.
00:27:27Close your eyes.
00:27:28No, don't lie to me.
00:27:31Come, come, come, please.
00:27:33Come with me.
00:27:36Here.
00:27:37Stay there.
00:27:38Okay.
00:27:39So, and now, open them.
00:27:47Here it is, La Sagrada Familia.
00:27:49Oh, it's even more beautiful than I imagined.
00:27:53I still can't believe you've never been here.
00:27:57In the novel, you've described this place so eloquently.
00:28:00Eloquently.
00:28:02Yeah.
00:28:02Did I?
00:28:03Yeah.
00:28:05The spires grow higher and higher, ensuring they'll be seen from heaven.
00:28:08This was one of my favorite passages in the novel.
00:28:17For recommending the book to me.
00:28:20Sure.
00:28:22Come on.
00:28:22Yeah.
00:28:22Anna, what inspired you to use the basilica's metaphor for Jorge's refusal to give up on Sylvia?
00:28:32Oh, you know what?
00:28:36I think I just got a text message from my agent.
00:28:38Just give me one sign.
00:28:41Yes.
00:28:41Um, yeah, you know, the basilica's always evolving, just like Jorge and Sylvia's relationship.
00:28:49Yeah.
00:28:50Wow.
00:28:51Whatever they're doing over there smells really good.
00:28:53Look, our favorite croqueta card.
00:28:57I was hoping he'd be here.
00:28:59I remember the first time you tried one.
00:29:01You were so happy.
00:29:03And you did that adorable dance.
00:29:05I don't know what you're talking about.
00:29:06You do.
00:29:07No, I don't.
00:29:08Do it.
00:29:09What?
00:29:09No.
00:29:10Do it.
00:29:10No, no, no, do it.
00:29:12Fine, I will.
00:29:13Croqueta, croqueta, croqueta, croqueta, croqueta.
00:29:27This is so surreal.
00:29:30I know, right?
00:29:31It's like waking up from a beautiful dream and you just want to hang on to it before it fades.
00:29:36I feel the same way.
00:29:38You've always been so good at finding just the right words.
00:29:41Well, it is my job, right?
00:29:44I know you always told me that you don't have time to write your own stories, but I think you should.
00:29:52Claro, Rubia.
00:29:53Escribir tus propias palabras en lugar de traducir a de otro.
00:29:57My own words.
00:29:58SÃ.
00:30:00Yeah, yeah, I'll think about it.
00:30:04Ana.
00:30:05Hmm.
00:30:07Hi.
00:30:07Hey.
00:30:08So, how is your search story coming along?
00:30:12It's good.
00:30:12It's good.
00:30:13I mean, I'm still brainstorming on the ideas, you know, noodling, letting them fester.
00:30:18Right.
00:30:18Do you mean simmer?
00:30:21Depends on the idea.
00:30:24Mm-hmm.
00:30:24This is where Sylvia worked?
00:30:33This is where Sylvia worked.
00:30:35Yeah.
00:30:36Wow, it's beautiful.
00:30:38Did I do it justice?
00:30:39Of course I did.
00:30:41What do you think?
00:30:42Oh, I mean, it's amazing.
00:30:45It's like, you know, the window's our eyes staring in our eyes.
00:30:51Yes.
00:30:53Yeah.
00:30:53To me, it seems like a...
00:30:55A daydream.
00:30:58Yes, yes.
00:30:59Like when you have a fior.
00:31:00Wait, do you see the inside?
00:31:02Oh, every room is like it melted on a hot day.
00:31:04It's almost overwhelming.
00:31:06Wait, before we go inside, can we just grab a bite to eat?
00:31:09There's this restaurant down the street I'm dying to try.
00:31:11Yeah, of course.
00:31:12But what's it called?
00:31:13I mean, we know every place.
00:31:15Oh.
00:31:15You don't want to end up in a tourist trap.
00:31:16Yeah, it's called Supermarcat.
00:31:18This lady in the bathroom at Sagrada Familia told me about it.
00:31:22She said it's not in any of the guidebooks, and it's this local secret.
00:31:25A local gives a tip about that secret spot to a tourist.
00:31:30What kind of magic power do you have?
00:31:32Williamie, it's just her thing.
00:31:34Let's go see if we can find it.
00:31:35Come on.
00:31:38I don't know, Anna.
00:31:39I think the bathroom lady was messing with you.
00:31:41No, no.
00:31:42Check it out.
00:31:43This isn't the real entrance.
00:31:45Follow me.
00:31:45What?
00:31:47Hola.
00:31:47Recarious gratis.
00:31:49Free referrals?
00:31:50Free referrals?
00:31:50Free referrals?
00:31:50Free referrals?
00:31:59No.
00:32:02Wow.
00:32:04No.
00:32:05No way.
00:32:05This is crazy.
00:32:07Told you so.
00:32:19Te lo dije.
00:32:21See, I don't have to rely on Erika for everything.
00:32:25So, this is very typical.
00:32:28They are pinchos.
00:32:30What do you want to start with?
00:32:32Well, the publisher is paying,
00:32:33so I think we should get one of everything.
00:32:34Uh-huh, the perks of being a brilliant louser.
00:32:38Oh, no, I'm really not.
00:32:41I'm modest, too.
00:32:47Patatas Bravas.
00:32:48Oh, I love Patatas Bravas.
00:32:50I have this at this famous Spanish restaurant in Boston.
00:32:53They are the heirs of Spain,
00:32:56transformed, offering a bite
00:32:58that is both fierce and comforting.
00:33:01I actually wrote that.
00:33:02Yeah, I know.
00:33:03Oh, you did.
00:33:05Of course.
00:33:06Yes, please.
00:33:07Mm-hmm.
00:33:09Yeah.
00:33:12Mm-hmm.
00:33:13Oh, oh.
00:33:14Okay, you are the definition of comer con ganas.
00:33:18That means eating with joy or gusto.
00:33:22But in your case,
00:33:23it's with pasión, with passion.
00:33:25It's very nice to meet someone that...
00:33:27Oh, well, in English, we have an expression
00:33:36where your heart on your sleeve.
00:33:38Yes.
00:33:39Well, I'll take that as a compliment.
00:33:41You should.
00:33:41Hey, Kiko, ¿qué tal?
00:33:43¿Dónde has estado?
00:33:44Hey.
00:33:45There's a friend of mine to be back.
00:33:47Mm-hmm.
00:33:50Mm.
00:33:51Oh, God.
00:33:56Ideas for your cuento?
00:33:58Oh, no.
00:33:59I was actually just writing notes on the food.
00:34:02Are you having trouble starting a short story?
00:34:04Do you want to bounce ideas off of me?
00:34:06Eric, no.
00:34:07I'm going to write this one myself.
00:34:09Trust me.
00:34:10Okay, of course.
00:34:12This is from the owner.
00:34:14Oh.
00:34:14He's a huge fan.
00:34:16Gracias.
00:34:17I've never seen anyone make so quickly friends.
00:34:22You never know who will be the next step in your journey.
00:34:26Yeah.
00:34:28Do you believe in fate, Kiko?
00:34:30Oh.
00:34:32And an American poet once said,
00:34:36fate weaves its tapestry in mysterious ways.
00:34:41Mm.
00:34:42And, ¿me ayudas?
00:34:44SÃ.
00:34:45Que a veces uno no sabe por qué las cosas fallan.
00:34:51Sometimes it's hard to understand why things fail.
00:34:54Pero luego con el tiempo, todo cobra sentido.
00:34:56But with time, everything becomes clear.
00:35:01Mm.
00:35:02Bien.
00:35:04Let us toast.
00:35:05Que?
00:35:06To life's invisible threads that tie us together
00:35:10and make things beautiful.
00:35:13Por el tapiz.
00:35:14Yeah.
00:35:16To the tapestry.
00:35:17To the tapestry.
00:35:19Cheers.
00:35:20Yeah.
00:35:20Yeah.
00:35:20I love this place.
00:35:31Everything feels like we're in a movie.
00:35:33But you do realize you're living
00:35:34a very idealized version of Parcellona.
00:35:36Which is why I'm making the most of every moment.
00:35:39I'm living a real-life romance novel
00:35:40and I'm not missing a second.
00:35:42More like a telenovela.
00:35:43Oh, okay.
00:35:44So, Nico texted.
00:35:46He wants to know if I want to have lunch.
00:35:47So how do I write back and say yes
00:35:49in a way that makes it sound like I'm interested
00:35:51but not desperate
00:35:52and flirty but casual
00:35:53and romantic but witty?
00:35:55I'm gonna need a drink for this.
00:35:57It doesn't have to be a Shakespearean sonnet.
00:35:59Just tell him yes
00:36:00that you're already out with Mateo and me
00:36:02and he's welcome to join us.
00:36:03Oh, and now he's texting saying
00:36:04that he's out with Joseph.
00:36:05Can he bring him?
00:36:05Yes, of course.
00:36:07Yes, comma, of course.
00:36:09Parenthetical?
00:36:11No.
00:36:12It's two separate.
00:36:12Two separate what?
00:36:14You know what?
00:36:14You just do it.
00:36:15You're better at this than me.
00:36:19Mateo,
00:36:20es un gusto por fin conocerte.
00:36:22Igualmente.
00:36:23Oh, that's right.
00:36:23You two have never met.
00:36:24No, nunca.
00:36:26So, this is my assistant manager,
00:36:28Joseph.
00:36:29¿Qué tal?
00:36:29Encantado.
00:36:30Igualmente.
00:36:31You look familiar.
00:36:33Have we met?
00:36:35Oh.
00:36:36Oh, yeah.
00:36:38Yeah, you own that beautiful flower shop in Gracia.
00:36:41Have you been?
00:36:43I'm sure I've remembered.
00:36:44I always wanted to come in
00:36:46but I didn't have a reason to buy flowers.
00:36:51Well, let's hope you find one soon.
00:36:55I love your glasses.
00:36:59And I love yours.
00:37:02Why don't you and I switch spots?
00:37:04Can I see the chef over there?
00:37:05I'm going to say hi.
00:37:10Hey.
00:37:11What is happening here?
00:37:12What do you think is happening?
00:37:16Amor.
00:37:17I thought you were in love with him.
00:37:20With Mateo?
00:37:21Yeah.
00:37:22Are you joking?
00:37:24Las and Jordi,
00:37:25you're together.
00:37:26You weren't very close.
00:37:29Yes,
00:37:30he was just being a good friend.
00:37:33Besides.
00:37:35Yeah.
00:37:35Yeah.
00:37:36Now I see you.
00:37:39Right.
00:37:39Hold on.
00:37:51¿Dónde está that?
00:37:52Por allá.
00:37:52Por allá.
00:37:53Gracias.
00:38:01Mmm.
00:38:03Mmm.
00:38:05Mmm.
00:38:07You like?
00:38:07I love
00:38:09you.
00:38:13Por eso hay tantas iglesias en Barcelona.
00:38:17La comida es una experiencia maravillosa.
00:38:20It's okay.
00:38:21For someone with your smile,
00:38:22I speak English.
00:38:24This recipe is as old
00:38:25as some of the cathedrons.
00:38:27Well,
00:38:27for 500-year-old food,
00:38:29it tastes amazing.
00:38:30Can I get a picture with you?
00:38:31Me?
00:38:31Not of the food.
00:38:32Everyone usually takes a photo of the food.
00:38:34I like to know the people behind the food.
00:38:37Say queso.
00:38:38Queso.
00:38:38Rubia.
00:38:40Hola.
00:38:41Hola.
00:38:42Mico.
00:38:44It's cool.
00:38:45I'm so sweaty.
00:38:47No pasa nada.
00:39:01Yesterday you left the restaurant so quickly.
00:39:04Is everything okay?
00:39:05Yeah.
00:39:06Yeah,
00:39:07everything's fine.
00:39:08I had some work to do.
00:39:09Yeah,
00:39:10the publisher told me
00:39:11they hired you
00:39:11to translate
00:39:12an ascuento for San Jordi.
00:39:14Congratulations.
00:39:15Yeah.
00:39:15I'm sure you'll stay true
00:39:17to her vision.
00:39:18I'll try.
00:39:19Yeah.
00:39:20Yeah.
00:39:20Nico,
00:39:24I just still can't believe
00:39:25that you thought
00:39:25I was in love with Mateo.
00:39:28Well,
00:39:29I didn't know him
00:39:30and I saw you give him
00:39:32a book on a rose
00:39:33on San Jordi.
00:39:35He's my friend.
00:39:37He was alone.
00:39:39Just like me.
00:39:40We are friends
00:39:41and you never gave me
00:39:43a book on a rose.
00:39:44Well,
00:39:45you never gave me one either.
00:39:46Yeah.
00:39:50You once told me
00:39:52you never wanted
00:39:53a book on a rose
00:39:54from just a friend
00:39:55that San Jordi to you
00:39:56is all about romance.
00:39:58I said that?
00:39:59Yeah.
00:40:00You made it very clear
00:40:02that we are just friends.
00:40:07Well,
00:40:07you made it clear to Maria
00:40:08when you were dating her last year
00:40:10I heard you tell her.
00:40:12Because she was worried
00:40:13we were more than just friends
00:40:15because we watch football together
00:40:17and play in that league together.
00:40:22You know,
00:40:23I think your shop's going to have
00:40:24a great San Jordi's dance here.
00:40:26Yeah, yeah.
00:40:28If Hannah's short story
00:40:30and...
00:40:31¿Cómo se dice?
00:40:32Si el cuento de Hannah
00:40:34toca el alma
00:40:35de nuestros clientes.
00:40:37If Hannah's short story
00:40:38touches the souls
00:40:40of your clients.
00:40:41¿Cómo le hizo nuestra subnovela?
00:40:42The same way
00:40:43her book did.
00:40:45Nuestra librerÃa tendrá una cola
00:40:47hasta el océano.
00:40:49We'll have a line of customers
00:40:51all the way to the ocean.
00:40:53Yeah.
00:40:55Well, I hope I can
00:40:56faithfully
00:40:58translate it for you.
00:41:04Gracias.
00:41:05No hay de qué.
00:41:07Necesito corre.
00:41:08Gracias.
00:41:09Gracias.
00:41:16Gracias.
00:41:17Gracias.
00:41:30Gracias.
00:41:31Pisa, ¿cómo se dice?
00:41:32Oh, Anna. Hi. Hi. I thought Nico was meeting me here. Well, actually, he got a big shipment of books for St. Jordi's Day, so you're stuck with me. Sorry. I've been coming here for years. I have so many recommendations. But first, you have got to get the calamari at Gregorio's. I was just there. Do you know that the grandmother was the private chef for Picasso? Didn't. Yeah. How do you know that? Is that in the guidebook? No, they told me.
00:42:00Wait a second. They only speak Spanish and Catalan. Well, they also speak English if they like you enough. You know, really amazing. My favorite, asetinos. Hola. Gracias. Thank you for the review. No, thank you, Donara. Wait, you wrote a review? Where? It's not important. No, it's important to him. That's amazing, Anna. Like, you write about food so well.
00:42:28In the book, you described Barcelona cuisine perfectly. I think you should consider making that a career. Writing about food isn't a job for me. It's a hobby. Besides, I'm an author. I'm not an influencer. It's a little late for me to be changing careers now, don't you think? Maybe.
00:42:44Since St. Jordy's is one week away, I would love to just take a look at what you've worked on so far. If that's okay.
00:42:56I need some air.
00:42:57You haven't even started writing, have you? There's so much pressure. No, you just have to sit, okay? Just sit down at the computer, and the words will come. I promise.
00:43:13Maybe for you. It's not that easy for me. You've already done this. You've been published twice, Anna. No one ever wanted to take a chance on me.
00:43:20So you just stopped trying?
00:43:23When you step out on the road, and you keep getting hit by cars, you learn to stay on the sidewalk.
00:43:28Wow. That is dark.
00:43:29In one year, my boyfriend dumped me, and the magazine I was working at folded, and then I tried to put myself out there, submit, and basically every publication rejected my work.
00:43:42So I decided to come here and teach English, which was amazing. And I thought I would stay here a few months, lick my wounds, and then go home, and then this became home.
00:43:51So I decided to stay, and I got a career translating books, and I really love it.
00:43:57But you know, all the best authors were all rejected before they made it. Like, rejected a ton. J.K. Rowling, Agatha Christie, you know, Bob McTemberson.
00:44:07Wait, who's that?
00:44:08You wouldn't know who he is, because he stopped trying.
00:44:12So you working on anything right now?
00:44:14Well, I mean, I am working on a short story, and I don't know if I like the direction it's going.
00:44:20I don't even know if I should be trying, honestly.
00:44:23And sometimes I wonder if I'm just making myself believe that I'm happy because I don't want to stick my neck out.
00:44:30Stop making me confide things.
00:44:32This is not something I'm trying to do. This just happens.
00:44:35Anyway, that's what friends are for, right?
00:44:38Right.
00:44:42Oh, I have to go.
00:44:44I thought you were going to be writing today.
00:44:48No, actually, Nico needs me to swing by the bookstore and sign a couple hundred books.
00:44:52I thought you were signing on Santority's Day.
00:44:53No, this is for the stacks. I guess the books sell a lot faster when they've been signed.
00:44:59By the author.
00:45:00Sorry.
00:45:00No, no, are you kidding? I brought this on myself.
00:45:04I got us in this mess. I'm going to get you out of it.
00:45:06You know, right now, it's not really feeling like a mess. It's feeling like...
00:45:09If you say fate, I'm going to...
00:45:11I'm going to keep saying it until I'm proven otherwise.
00:45:14I like your optimism. I wish it was contagious.
00:45:18Laughter is contagious. Optimism is a choice.
00:45:21Oh, gracias.
00:45:22So are you coming?
00:45:23I'll meet you there.
00:45:24I want to jot down some ideas for my short story.
00:45:28Your optimism is inspiring.
00:45:31Finally, I'm helping you.
00:45:33Bye.
00:45:34Adios.
00:45:35Next one.
00:45:40Okay.
00:45:43I'm getting a carpal tunnel, like I'm getting a finger cramp or something.
00:45:47Let me see it.
00:45:48Oh.
00:45:48Okay.
00:45:51Let me see.
00:45:52Oh, that feels good.
00:45:54Yeah?
00:45:55Okay.
00:45:56Okay.
00:46:01Better?
00:46:02How's it going?
00:46:05Wonderful.
00:46:05So well.
00:46:06But I think it's time to take a break.
00:46:10Joseph, order some amazing bocadillos.
00:46:12Yeah.
00:46:13Really?
00:46:13Sandwiches.
00:46:14Great.
00:46:18Come on.
00:46:18Okay.
00:46:19I'm going to go say hi to Mateo.
00:46:41Oh, okay.
00:46:42I'm going to show you others that we have there.
00:46:52If you accompany me, please.
00:46:53Okay, claro.
00:46:56So are you regretting this whole Cyrano thing yet?
00:46:59No.
00:46:59I think it's working great.
00:47:00Anna is clearly head over heels in love with Nico.
00:47:03And I think he's smitten with her.
00:47:05Who am I to stand in the way of true love?
00:47:07You're the writer whose works he fell in love with.
00:47:10Oh, girl.
00:47:11What?
00:47:15How's your cuento going?
00:47:17Good.
00:47:18Good.
00:47:19How did I get so lucky to have you here to write this story for us?
00:47:24It's a good question.
00:47:29Anna, after we're done here, may I take you to the Barcelona Cathedral?
00:47:36A little fast for a wedding, don't you think?
00:47:38Just kidding.
00:47:41If one doesn't see a future from the very beginning, what's the point in staying on that road at all, right?
00:47:49I couldn't agree more.
00:47:51But yes, a little soon for a wedding.
00:47:53Oh, I can't wait to hear what you think of the cathedral.
00:48:00I'm sure everything you say will be like poetry.
00:48:05Yeah.
00:48:05Uh, is Erica coming, too?
00:48:11Maybe this time, it can be just us.
00:48:17Okay, he wants to take me to the cathedral, just the two of us.
00:48:28What do I do?
00:48:29You go.
00:48:30Just the two of you.
00:48:31No, you have to come.
00:48:33He's expecting me to say poetic things, and all I want to do is check out the food carts in the front.
00:48:37I don't know.
00:48:38Oh, come on, just this one last time.
00:48:40You can stay hidden, please.
00:48:41I just, I don't want to sound however my words sounded before you fixed them.
00:48:46I can't hold your hand forever, Anna.
00:48:48It's not forever.
00:48:49It's just, it's until I can slowly introduce him to the real me.
00:48:52You shouldn't have to hide who you really are.
00:48:55We're all hiding things right now.
00:48:59Fair enough.
00:49:00I have an idea.
00:49:03You do?
00:49:04I knew you would!
00:49:14Anna.
00:49:15Hmm?
00:49:15Your book.
00:49:16Oh, I wrote that!
00:49:18See?
00:49:18Yeah.
00:49:19Oh, thank you.
00:49:21Yeah, write something inspirational, something from your soul.
00:49:27W-O-O.
00:49:29Woo?
00:49:30Woo?
00:49:30Woo?
00:49:30It's like, woo!
00:49:33Anna Kelly.
00:49:35Here you go.
00:49:36Thank you so much.
00:49:37What do you think of the cathedral?
00:49:39Oh!
00:49:40What does your heart think?
00:49:44I can't think of the words.
00:49:45Come on.
00:49:46Come on.
00:49:47That is not like you.
00:49:49Please, please, tell me.
00:49:51Please.
00:49:52Oh, okay.
00:49:55Thanks.
00:50:01Yeah.
00:50:02So you want to know what I really think of the cathedral, is that right?
00:50:13Very much.
00:50:14I just need a minute.
00:50:15I just need a minute.
00:50:18Okay.
00:50:19No, that wasn't for you.
00:50:20It wasn't for me.
00:50:21You really didn't like it?
00:50:27Anna, repeat after me.
00:50:29And don't say, repeat after me.
00:50:30To me, the cathedral is like the ending of a story, but the middle part is ours to eat.
00:50:44Create.
00:50:45Create.
00:50:46Create.
00:50:47Create.
00:50:48Then you like it?
00:50:50Oh, yeah.
00:50:51I love it.
00:50:52I love everything about this city.
00:50:54Great.
00:50:55Great.
00:50:56So is that where this story of ours ends?
00:51:00In Barcelona?
00:51:05The end of the story hasn't been written yet.
00:51:08I'm still writing it.
00:51:11Well, in that case, I hope the ending is a good one.
00:51:19Oh, me too.
00:51:22Me too.
00:51:23I just said that.
00:51:26What?
00:51:27What?
00:51:28Nothing.
00:51:29Good.
00:51:30I just, no, what I wanted to say was thank you so much for a really wonderful day.
00:51:35The pleasure was all mine.
00:51:47Rubia.
00:51:48Oh, Nico.
00:51:49Hola.
00:51:49Hola.
00:51:50Have you come to help set up for St. Jordi?
00:51:53Oh, uh, oh, I was looking for Anna.
00:51:57Huh?
00:51:58She's here.
00:51:59She's being interviewed by the local TV station.
00:52:03There's some honesty there.
00:52:05About the book?
00:52:06Yeah, yeah.
00:52:07About the book and her cuento.
00:52:09Yeah.
00:52:10It is getting so much more attention than I ever thought.
00:52:17I can't imagine how it feels to move so many people with one's words.
00:52:22Imagine it's a wonderful feeling.
00:52:23I was just writing about the truth.
00:52:28Like a dream come true.
00:52:31Okay.
00:52:31Can I do this?
00:52:34Yeah.
00:52:35There we go.
00:52:36Yeah.
00:52:37Rubia, why don't you ask Anna for help with finding your own, you know, passion.
00:52:44you think i don't have passion no yes yes yes you have i can see it sometimes like when we are
00:52:54watching football or or when you are talking about a book that you love i can see it but most of the
00:53:02days rubia i don't know how you feel you keep things inside you think i should just wear my
00:53:12heart on my sleeve like anna does would that be so bad it's not that i don't feel deeply nico i do
00:53:21i just don't like to show it why because every time i do i end up getting hurt i'm so sorry
00:53:29oh those interviews took so much longer than i thought i was gonna meet you at your place but
00:53:34a lot of questions about the book answer them all in english sure did yeah i wish you'd been there
00:53:40that was great great i'm sorry sure so nice that you've become so close oh
00:53:47i don't mean to pressure you but how is your quinto coming along we need to bind them as
00:53:54soon as possible i'm gonna spend the rest of the day on it yeah yeah thank you
00:53:58you're doing it you're really writing i knew you could do it anna this is so great it's great
00:54:07yes i'm i'm totally on it you know what meet me tomorrow morning at the hotel 10 a.m yeah
00:54:1210 a.m good good job thank you it's perfect it's gonna be perfect
00:54:18hello hello abajado anna kelly sà de hecho es que le han hablado de este nuevo carrito de
00:54:33empanadas que está ahà en montjuic y ha ido a buscarlo montjuic sÃ
00:54:37mm so spicy are you kidding me i thought we were meeting at 10 o'clock i was taking a snack break
00:54:47okay okay that's fine we just need to get back so i can work on what you did yesterday
00:54:52anna you did do work yesterday didn't you because you said you were gonna work all day yesterday
00:55:00i can't believe it she's not even working on it who is not working on what anna el cuento i mean
00:55:17i promised the publisher that i would help them get it across the finish line but she has to do
00:55:21her part otherwise it's going to ruin all our reputations are you worried about the publisher
00:55:25or nico well it's important to him too i wonder what would happen if he actually knew how much
00:55:30you helped him doesn't matter he knows that i'm a good friend but not how you really feel
00:55:34what are you waiting for what can you just tell him because i don't want to risk our friendship
00:55:39and para mi corazón it's safer just to let it go honey a ship is safe in the harbor but that's
00:55:47not what ships are built for would you get that off a fortune cookie
00:55:51hola hey rubia what are you doing selling books in english now i have to say it was my idea
00:56:03for the tourists good idea thank you and look barcelona my love the english version maybe i should
00:56:14read it you don't have to do that i mean you've already read it sometimes things get lost in
00:56:19translation do you have a minute to talk of course but we are going to watch the barca game at the pub
00:56:27right right right um maybe i should text anna and see if she wants to join us she must be very busy
00:56:34writing the guento of course of course she is besides i always thought that watching football
00:56:41together was our thing yeah right
00:56:46i'm so glad we're so glad to do this together no matter what happens
00:57:11what do you think will happen rubia of course we'll always be friends but the woman you end up
00:57:23with will probably not be too happy about that and i'll be with the wrong woman
00:57:28hey hey have you just stopped and looked at one rose petal you've always seen the world in a different way
00:57:51it's one of the things that i mean can't about you rubia you should share it more like anna does
00:57:58yeah right she has a way with words doesn't she yeah so do you think she has any plans to stay in
00:58:07barcelona after san jordi i don't know you should ask her yourself i will in san jordi
00:58:12isn't that what the day is all about great gestures taking a chance
00:58:18i have to go
00:58:25i have to go
00:58:25are you okay yeah fine but um
00:58:29i have something i have to do
00:58:34i have to do
00:58:51Anna, hi.
00:59:04Hi.
00:59:05How's the story going?
00:59:06It's fine.
00:59:07Great.
00:59:07Solid, yeah.
00:59:08Oh, good.
00:59:09Amazing.
00:59:11You know, I just really want you to know that Nico really cares about you.
00:59:17He does?
00:59:18Yeah.
00:59:19And not just because of what he thinks you wrote.
00:59:21It's your passion.
00:59:23It's that you wear your heart on your sleeve, that you put yourself out there.
00:59:30But you need to know he's really counting on this short story.
00:59:33Erica, I know that.
00:59:34Don't you know I know that?
00:59:36I'm paralyzed by it.
00:59:37I understand.
00:59:38But I want to help you.
00:59:39No.
00:59:41You don't get it.
00:59:42I have to do this.
00:59:44Like, for myself.
00:59:45I need to prove to myself that I'm a good writer.
00:59:47that my first book wasn't just a fluke.
00:59:52I get it.
00:59:53I do.
00:59:55I have a lot to prove, too.
00:59:59You got this.
01:00:00Okay.
01:00:09Perfecto.
01:00:10Do you like it?
01:00:11Yes.
01:00:11Yes.
01:00:13Great.
01:00:13Oh.
01:00:14I never realized how much beauty and magic was right in front of me.
01:00:25Yeah, well, that happens sometimes, you know?
01:00:28You're so busy focusing on one thing that you can't see everything else.
01:00:32It's like when you're looking at one rose petal.
01:00:37You missed the whole flower.
01:00:42Here you go.
01:00:47Gracias.
01:00:49Here you go.
01:00:49This looks incredible.
01:00:52Anna.
01:00:54I thought you were at the hotel, right?
01:00:57So did I.
01:00:57Oh, yeah.
01:00:58No, I'm just taking a little break.
01:01:00Okay.
01:01:01Yeah.
01:01:01In that case, let me take you to lunch.
01:01:04Oh, I would love that.
01:01:06Would you like to come?
01:01:07Yes.
01:01:08Oh, no, no, no.
01:01:09I'm going to go on a walk in Los Robles.
01:01:11Oh, please.
01:01:11Come on.
01:01:12Oh, this is beautiful.
01:01:17This smells real.
01:01:19It's real.
01:01:19What?
01:01:20Yeah.
01:01:25Hola.
01:01:26Hey.
01:01:28I think you really have more friends than I do.
01:01:31Oh, nothing connects people more than food.
01:01:34Well, you have a special way of writing about it.
01:01:39I do, don't I?
01:01:41Yeah.
01:01:42Do you like sports?
01:01:44Yeah.
01:01:45Do you like football?
01:01:46Yeah.
01:01:48I like books.
01:01:50Yeah, me too.
01:01:51I just, you got to admit, there's not a lot of scoring in soccer.
01:01:54Well, it's more than just the score.
01:01:57Is it?
01:01:58Yeah.
01:01:58There's so much beauty in the moments between the goals.
01:02:02Yeah, that's funny.
01:02:02It reminds me of something that Erica said about that writer,
01:02:05that the best moments in life are the little moments in between the big moments.
01:02:09She did say that, didn't she?
01:02:14She's got a pretty good way with words, too.
01:02:18Yeah.
01:02:18She's got a pretty good life.
01:02:21Yeah.
01:02:22She's got a pretty good life.
01:02:23I mean, you know?
01:02:23It's so funny.
01:02:24I mean, you know, you know, it's a pretty good thing.
01:02:26I love it.
01:02:26I love you.
01:02:28Yeah.
01:02:29I love you.
01:02:30You know?
01:02:30What is this guy?
01:02:46He's amazing.
01:02:47How was lunch?
01:02:49It was good.
01:02:49Why is your voice high?
01:02:51What do you mean?
01:02:51It's getting higher.
01:02:52What?
01:02:53What's wrong?
01:02:53It wasn't great.
01:02:54Lunch was not great.
01:02:55I wish you'd been there.
01:02:57You know, I'm starting to feel like maybe
01:02:59I don't actually have feelings for Nico at all.
01:03:02Like, maybe I'm just obsessed with the idea
01:03:05of a Barcelona whirlwind romance,
01:03:07but that's not how that works, is it?
01:03:09Well, I wouldn't know.
01:03:11I always go for the just friends thing,
01:03:12and then once that's established,
01:03:14even if I change my mind, it's too late.
01:03:17Oh, one of those.
01:03:20Have you written anything?
01:03:21Yeah, I've been writing.
01:03:23I mean, I haven't been working on the story,
01:03:25but I've been writing.
01:03:26Then what have you been working on?
01:03:27Um, it doesn't matter.
01:03:29No, it does matter.
01:03:30It matters to Nico.
01:03:31He's counting on you,
01:03:32well, in romance or not.
01:03:34I'd be happy to help you.
01:03:36Even if your name wasn't on it?
01:03:37Yes.
01:03:38You're my friend.
01:03:39Nico is my friend, too.
01:03:42If we do it right,
01:03:42we can all get what we want.
01:03:44Let's start now, shall we?
01:03:45Yes, let's do it!
01:03:46All right.
01:03:47Wine.
01:03:48Let's get wine!
01:03:51Hola.
01:03:51Oh!
01:03:51Hola.
01:03:52Oh!
01:03:52I know I keep eating
01:04:01these weird Spanish wheat crackers.
01:04:03Cortezas.
01:04:04But what I wouldn't give
01:04:05for a good old-fashioned
01:04:07American potato chip.
01:04:10You know how I tell you things
01:04:11that I wouldn't normally tell people?
01:04:13Mm-hmm.
01:04:14Mm-hmm.
01:04:14Well, I do have a big secret.
01:04:17What?
01:04:18It's in the cupboard,
01:04:19above the microwave.
01:04:21Is it a pony?
01:04:22Not as good as a pony.
01:04:24Let me see him.
01:04:26This one?
01:04:26No!
01:04:28You've been holding out on me!
01:04:31Wait!
01:04:33You think they put
01:04:34the red-eyed 40 back in it?
01:04:36Why'd you separate out
01:04:38all the green M&Ms,
01:04:39you weirdo?
01:04:42Please tell me.
01:04:44These are all friends.
01:04:46La Boqueria is a feast.
01:04:48It's pure chaos.
01:04:49But that's why you're here.
01:04:51It's not about the food.
01:04:52It's about the hunt.
01:04:53The noise.
01:04:54The dance.
01:04:55It's loud.
01:04:56It's crowded.
01:04:57Borderline aggressive.
01:04:59But that's its charm.
01:05:00You fall in love
01:05:01the second you walk in.
01:05:04Oh, my word.
01:05:06This is amazing.
01:05:09So, have you thought about
01:05:10what kind of career
01:05:11you want to have
01:05:12for your protagonist?
01:05:13Mm-hmm.
01:05:14I was thinking, like,
01:05:15maybe something
01:05:17in interior design
01:05:18or, like, fashion?
01:05:20Mm-hmm.
01:05:21That's interesting.
01:05:22I mean, great.
01:05:23Totally great.
01:05:24But just thinking out loud,
01:05:25maybe she could be
01:05:27the owner of a local restaurant.
01:05:29That way you can really
01:05:30tap into the food culture
01:05:31of the city.
01:05:32And also,
01:05:33you know a lot
01:05:34about that stuff.
01:05:34You love those secret
01:05:35restaurants and everything.
01:05:36Yeah.
01:05:37And it's like,
01:05:37she thinks she's in love,
01:05:39but actually she's in love
01:05:40with the city itself.
01:05:41And just by being who she is,
01:05:44she falls in love
01:05:45with herself.
01:05:46I like it.
01:05:47So do I.
01:05:48Okay.
01:05:49Here we go.
01:05:49Ready?
01:05:50Yeah.
01:05:50Yeah.
01:05:50I still have to translate it
01:06:20into Spanish,
01:06:21but I think it's good.
01:06:23It's really good.
01:06:25It's, like, really good.
01:06:29There's a problem.
01:06:30What?
01:06:32Your name's not on it.
01:06:35It's okay.
01:06:36We just have to keep this up
01:06:37until after San Jordi's day.
01:06:38And then we can move on.
01:06:41What are you gonna do next?
01:06:44I'm gonna do what I should
01:06:45have been doing all along.
01:06:48Trying to make my dreams come true.
01:06:50You know,
01:06:51I've been in the safe harbor
01:06:52long enough.
01:06:53It is time for me
01:06:54to set sail.
01:06:56It's time for me.
01:07:00But she's doing all the things
01:07:01that Do this.
01:07:01We are all as good.
01:07:04Why?
01:07:05Oh.
01:07:05.
01:07:26Mateo.
01:07:27Hello.
01:07:28Hello.
01:07:29Hello.
01:07:30Hello.
01:07:31Hello.
01:07:32Hello.
01:07:33I'm giving me a rose every year, you know.
01:07:35Come on, it's just about romance.
01:07:37It's about friends, family, anyone that brings joy into our lives, like you do to mine.
01:07:42I brought you something, too.
01:07:44Is this the one you helped Anna write?
01:07:46Nope.
01:07:47You wrote this.
01:07:48I had it bound this morning, three copies, one for you, one for me, and-
01:07:51One for Nico?
01:07:55For whoever.
01:07:56You know, when the time is right, I will know who I want to give it to.
01:07:59Okay.
01:08:00Hey guys, how are you?
01:08:02Oh, Feliz San Jordi.
01:08:03Feliz San Jordi.
01:08:04This is for you.
01:08:05Thank you so much.
01:08:06Feliz San Jordi para ti.
01:08:08Oh, thank you.
01:08:09I love it.
01:08:11You're so pretty.
01:08:12You're so pretty.
01:08:15You're so pretty.
01:08:15I love it.
01:08:16You're so pretty.
01:08:17You're so pretty.
01:08:18You're so pretty.
01:08:19Wow, what a turn out.
01:08:48Yeah, yeah, but they are getting very impatient.
01:08:51Well, where's Anna?
01:08:52I was hoping she was with you.
01:08:54She isn't here?
01:08:55No, and she's not answering my calls.
01:08:58I'm afraid something is wrong.
01:09:00Okay, well, I'll go check her hotel.
01:09:02Yeah.
01:09:03Don't worry, I'll find her.
01:09:07Rubia.
01:09:15I'll find her.
01:09:18Good morning.
01:09:25Good morning.
01:09:26Do you know where Anna Kelly has gone?
01:09:27Well, she said she was going to her...
01:09:31How did she say it?
01:09:32A happy place?
01:09:34Okay.
01:09:37Anna, what are you doing here?
01:09:48Everyone's waiting for you at the bookstore.
01:09:50I know.
01:09:52Erica, I can't do it.
01:09:53I can't go.
01:09:54What?
01:09:55Why not?
01:09:57Anna?
01:09:57Anna?
01:09:58Anna, just stop!
01:09:59Would you please wait?
01:10:01At least tell me why.
01:10:03Okay, they want me to read Mia Moore out loud in English.
01:10:09Well, that's wonderful.
01:10:10Wonderful.
01:10:15Doesn't feel wonderful.
01:10:17It feels wrong.
01:10:22I can't do that to you.
01:10:24Oh, don't worry about me.
01:10:25I was supposed to translate your words, and I didn't do that.
01:10:28So if something good for you can come from this, I'm happy for you.
01:10:32I promise I am.
01:10:33And once we get through this book reading, I'm going to move on.
01:10:37I'm going to put myself out there the way that you have.
01:10:39But what am I supposed to do?
01:10:42The publisher's never going to pick up my option.
01:10:47I've read your food reviews.
01:10:49They're great.
01:10:50They're lush and joyful and descriptive and funny.
01:10:59Do you really mean that?
01:11:00Yes.
01:11:01The best part about them is that they are authentically you.
01:11:05And that is what you're supposed to be writing.
01:11:07That's who you're meant to be.
01:11:08Wait a second.
01:11:08How did you know that they were written by me?
01:11:12Because they were all posted anonymously.
01:11:15I saw them on your computer when you left the room.
01:11:20Your short story turned out great.
01:11:22Everything you wrote about the food was so good.
01:11:24We didn't have to change any of that.
01:11:25The rest of it was yours.
01:11:27Just like last time.
01:11:29This is not what I wanted.
01:11:30It's not a restaurant on the map.
01:11:38I'm looking for a very special convenience store with a secret entrance.
01:11:41Excuse me.
01:11:43Excuse me.
01:11:44Are you paying any chance looking for a supermarket?
01:11:46Yes.
01:11:47I read the most incredible review of the bar online, and I'm desperate to find it.
01:11:52This writer is me.
01:11:52Isn't that you?
01:11:57Yes.
01:11:58Yeah, no.
01:11:59It's complicated.
01:12:01Can I take a selfie with you?
01:12:02Yes.
01:12:03Of course.
01:12:08This means so much to me.
01:12:10You too.
01:12:12That was a sign.
01:12:14You don't understand me?
01:12:15That's why you should be proud of what you write.
01:12:17It's your voice, and people obviously respond to it.
01:12:20You should embrace it.
01:12:23Well, I could ask you the same thing.
01:12:25I offered to put your name on the short story.
01:12:27You said no.
01:12:27Why?
01:12:28I just said it wasn't part of the deal.
01:12:29What deal?
01:12:31Oh, it doesn't matter.
01:12:33Yeah, it does.
01:12:34What deal with him?
01:12:34We need to hurry.
01:12:36The line to see Anna Kelly is already down the block.
01:12:39That is what I'm talking about.
01:12:41You have to do the reading.
01:12:44No.
01:12:46Not until you tell me how you made it deal with.
01:12:54With the publisher.
01:12:56Yeah, to translate the short story.
01:12:59I knew about that.
01:13:00It was more than that.
01:13:02They asked me to do what I did before.
01:13:04They wanted to pair something strong with the retranslation,
01:13:07and they wanted to make sure that the voice sounded like you.
01:13:12Because it was.
01:13:13I mean, not really.
01:13:15It's both of us.
01:13:15You did the food.
01:13:17Wait, stop with the food.
01:13:18You know it's about so much more than that.
01:13:22You know what the worst part is?
01:13:23I didn't realize that the only reason you were helping me
01:13:25was because of some deal.
01:13:26I thought you were helping me because we're friends.
01:13:28I am.
01:13:29I want to help you and Nico.
01:13:31I care about you both.
01:13:34What?
01:13:34You care about Nico.
01:13:36That's right.
01:13:40I think it's more than that.
01:13:43I think you're in love with him.
01:13:48Oh, I can't believe I didn't see this sooner.
01:13:51Why didn't I?
01:13:52Oh, I know.
01:13:53It's because I've been falling for all this stupid love stuff.
01:13:57Anna.
01:13:57I'm sorry.
01:13:58Beavis and Jordy.
01:13:59Anna?
01:14:00Yep.
01:14:00Anna, just stop.
01:14:02Nico and I are just friends.
01:14:05Honey, if you really believe that,
01:14:06you're lying to yourself.
01:14:08I'm telling you.
01:14:09It's way past time for that, okay?
01:14:11We both moved on.
01:14:12So you're admitting you have feelings for him?
01:14:15Of course I do.
01:14:17How could I not?
01:14:18He's the most incredible man I have ever met.
01:14:21Is that what you want to hear?
01:14:22No.
01:14:24But you know what?
01:14:25Elise is the truth.
01:14:27There you are.
01:14:53I was worried.
01:14:56Did Erika find you?
01:14:57She did.
01:14:59What is she?
01:14:59She...
01:14:59Very good night.
01:15:10Welcome to el laberinto de los libros 115th saint Jordi Celebration.
01:15:18we are so lucky to have a reading this year from an author that helped us all fall in love with
01:15:33barcelona again ladies and gentlemen please welcome por favor un fuerte aplauso para la
01:15:41autora de barcelona mi amor anna kelly and as the sun dipped behind the skyline casting a golden glow
01:16:02over the city i realized it wasn't barcelona that had changed it was me the streets i once wandered in
01:16:10search of belonging were the same but now they pulsed with a rhythm i could finally hear
01:16:15i'd found home in the cobblestones in the salt of the sea breeze in the echo of church bells and most
01:16:23of all in the silence of my own heart barcelona had offered me its stories but it was my own
01:16:32that i fell in love with and for the first time i wasn't afraid to listen
01:16:39that's miraculous yes you are i didn't mean me miko it's time for me to stop being the writer i wish i
01:16:52was and become the writer i don't understand you will i have to say something
01:16:56the words that i just read to you
01:17:03they weren't written by me
01:17:07the real author is eric goals
01:17:16erica please come up here
01:17:26anna anna please anna wait i don't understand
01:17:38the version that you read the words that you fell for they they weren't mine they were hers
01:17:47except for the part about the food that was me but that's not important right i mean it's important
01:18:02to me but just not right now the point is erica i can't believe this all those conversation we had
01:18:09about the book the things i said i feel so stupid you were just following your heart
01:18:14here erica wrote this story about everything that happened read it
01:18:22where are you going i'm gonna bring her back
01:18:26you know i wish you hadn't told everyone about my work on your book
01:18:54what good did it do
01:18:56i'm sorry
01:18:59i couldn't keep up the lie
01:19:02and in terms of what good it did it helped me figure out who i really am
01:19:05you know what i was really meant to do and why shouldn't the whole world know who you are
01:19:10just not that way you know miko's gonna be really upset and
01:19:15if i could just find a way to help him understand
01:19:19i think if he knew the whole story he would understand everything
01:19:24the whole story
01:19:26then i would have to tell him that you're in love with him
01:19:32i'm sorry if i broke your theory about love and faith
01:19:37yeah i mean believe me i'm rethinking everything
01:19:41but you know the thing about fate
01:19:44is i don't think it was actually ever about nico and me
01:19:49i think the fate thing was about you and me becoming friends
01:19:54and changing each other's lives
01:19:58you know what i already signed this
01:20:20what is going on
01:20:27well we told the truth everyone in the city wants a copy signed by both of you
01:20:30gracias
01:20:31really yeah here you are have you check your socials
01:20:35no the store is everywhere look how many new followers you have
01:20:39is nico okay yeah where is he oh he's in the cafe
01:20:45you need to go to him erica and so what i mean it's a long story
01:20:51that's why i gave him the shorter version
01:20:54it's el dia de saint geordi you two
01:21:13don't mess it up this time
01:21:17so i guess you read it
01:21:22i did
01:21:23it's wonderful
01:21:25well um i'm really sorry nico
01:21:33i should have told you everything
01:21:35i should have told you about the book
01:21:36i should have told you what i did
01:21:38i should have told you how i felt
01:21:41i wish you had
01:21:42especially the part about how you feel
01:21:45i guess i just thought
01:21:46and then anna came
01:21:49rubia anna es una mujer maravillosa
01:21:51pero la mujer de la que siempre he estado enamorado eres tú
01:21:54nico slow down i don't think i understand what you're saying
01:21:57feliz santa jordi
01:22:09you know two people who love words we haven't been using them very well
01:22:28maybe you can help me with one last translation
01:22:37i love you too nico
01:22:47i love you too nico
01:22:47i love you too nico
01:22:49i love you too nico
01:22:50i love you too nico
01:22:51i love you too nico
01:22:52i love you too nico
01:22:52i love you too nico
01:22:53i love you too nico
01:22:54i love you too nico
01:22:55i love you too nico
01:22:56i love you too nico
01:22:57i love you too nico
01:22:58i love you too nico
01:22:59i love you too nico
01:23:00i love you too nico
01:23:01i love you too nico
01:23:02i love you too nico
01:23:03i love you too nico
01:23:04i love you too nico
01:23:05i love you too nico
01:23:06i love you too nico
01:23:07i love you too nico
01:23:08i love you too nico
01:23:09i love you too nico
01:23:10i love you too nico
01:23:11i love you too nico
01:23:12i love you too nico
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