Teacher: thank you very much, go to your place. Come to the front and introduce yourself, please.

Silvana: hello, i am silvana romero de aro. I am 12 years old and i come from the elementary school buenaventura o'connor student: she's a "dyke".

Student 2: yes, that girl likes girls. Teacher: do you want to come here to the front to introduce yourself?

Facundo: me? Teacher: yes, you.

Go ahead. Facundo: well, uh-- my name is-- my name is facundo ramírez pérez, i am 12 years old and i come from the elementary school benito juarez.

Student 2: he's gay. Student: a dyke and a homosexual in the classroom.

No way. Teacher: okay, little one, come here to the front and introduce yourself, please.

Student 2: when the homosexual arrives, we are going to scare him. Look, here he is.

Hello, homosexual. Student: hello, little woman, do you know something?

We don't like gays, why don't you go home and never come back? Student 3: oh, go away.

Student 2: we don't want you here. Silvana: leave him alone.

Student: oh, the dyke who comes to defend the gay. Silvana: who did you call that?

Student: you, dyke. This is not going to stay like this.

Silvana: -- student 2: we'll see later. Silvana: are you okay?

Facundo: yes, thank you very much for defending me. Silvana: don't let them, never let them.

People are more abusive when you don't defend yourself. Facundo: yes, i know.

Silvana: you and i are going to be friends. Sonia: silvana, stop eating with your hands and use the cutlery.

A young lady has manners, please, daughter, and lower your elbows, you too. Please, silvana.

Andrés: if the most delicious thing is to eat with your hands and lick your fingers. Sonia: look, you take care of working, of bringing money to the house and i of the education of our daughter.

Please, andrés. Andrés: yes, woman.

Would you be so kind as to give me, please, an extra portion of that delicious oviparous--? Chicken, what these beautiful hands prepared?

It's exquisite, isn't it, daughter? Silvana: indeed, father.

Mother, the chicken has turned out delicious. Andrés: sonia: how "funny", right?

Don't lick your fingers. I'm going to serve you more chicken and use the cutlery, okay?

Andrés: okay. Silvana: hello, dad, can i help you with something?

Andrés: what's up, champion? Yes, pass me the toolbox that is there back in the trunk.

Silvana: okay. Sonia: silvana, come help me wash the dishes and tidy up the house.

Silvana: oh, no, mom, how lazy. I'd rather stay and help my dad with the car.

Sonia: no, absolutely not. Come on, silvana, i want you to help me, let's go.

Andrés: oh, my love, calm down. Look, give silvana a chance to help me with the car and then the two of us will help you do the cleaning.

What's more, i'll help you wash the dishes. Sonia: -- andrés: oh, let's see, let's see, let's see.

Who is my "princhecha"? Sonia: well, you're going to help me, huh?

Andrés: yes, you're done. Three eighths.

Silvana: okay. Three eighths.

Sonia: andrés... My love.

It's not okay for silvana to be rough, speak harshly and do men's things. Andrés: so?

Why isn't it okay, sonia? Sonia: well, because she's a woman.

Andrés: and what's the problem? Sonia: well, women, we do women's things.

Women should be pretty, delicate, beautiful. And silvana is the opposite, and you know why?

Because you're teaching her to do men's things. Andrés: what i'm teaching her are skills so she learns to defend herself in life.

They are skills that will help her get out of any problem. I want our daughter to know how to defend herself, not to be weak, that's what i'm teaching silvana, is that wrong?

Sonia: of course it's wrong because a woman is there to be defended. Andrés: well, my daughter won't need anyone to defend her because she will know how to defend herself.

That's why i'm going to teach her to box. Sonia: oh, no, no.

I'm not going to allow it, my love. Remember that she is also my daughter, huh?

And i don't agree. Andrés: excuse me, my love, but i'm not going to allow any man to put a finger on my daughter or hit her.

And that is not up for discussion. Understand me.

I love my daughter and i want the best for her, hm? Sonia: but-- andrés: eh, sh, sh, sh.

Sonia: jerry: what's up, cousin? Aunt, here is the merchandise that i went to pick up.

Hilda: thank you very much, jerry. I'm going to start preparing the orders to go to deliver them, i need the money urgently.

Jerry: that's it, aunt, do you need anything else? Hilda: no, son, thank you.

Jerry: okay, well that's it, i'm leaving, i have a soccer game. What's up, cuz?

You should get out of the house for a while so you can, at least, get some sun. Come on.

Hilda: no, no, no, none of that "taking him out," huh? I don't want facundo wandering around the street, besides, he has many things to do here at the house.

Someone has to help me. Facundo: exactly.

Jerry: well, that's it, too bad, cuz. See you, aunt.

Hilda: bye, jerry. Facundo: bye.

Victoria: what's wrong, sonia? Tell me what's happening.

You call me on my cell phone saying i should come soon, that it's urgent. Don't you want us to be at the house?

Sonia: yes, it's that your granddaughter is at the house and i don't want her to hear what i have to tell you. Victoria: you intrigue me, sonia, tell me what's happening.

Sonia: well, with andrés, he's doing things he shouldn't be doing with silvana. Victoria: sonia: no, calm down, calm down-- victoria: you worry me, sonia, tell me soon.

Sonia: what's happening is that he's raising her as if she were a man. He makes her fix the car, they eat with their hands, they lick their fingers, she wears men's clothes and now, to top it off, he wants to teach her to box.

Victoria: well, sonia, maybe my son was left wanting a little boy. You didn't want to get pregnant again.

Sonia, but in any case, this can't be happening, i'm going to talk to him. Don't worry, honey, huh?

Calm down, we're going to solve it. Victoria: yes, andrés, sonia already told me everything that's happening and i agree with her.

I'm not going to allow you to raise my granddaughter as if she were a macho. Look, son, if you were left wanting a little boy, well, too bad, deal with it, but i'm not going to allow you to damage my granddaughter psychologically.

Andrés: damage her psychologically? Are you serious, mom?

I already told sonia and i'm telling you now too, the times now, are very different. I'm not going to allow my daughter to be a beaten woman, a defenseless woman, a fragile woman.

No, mom, today i'm going to teach her to box. Sonia: see, mother-in-law?

I told you. Victoria: andrés, i'm your mother and i order you to listen to me.

Andrés: yes and silvana is my daughter, mom, you already had time to raise me, to teach me to defend myself in life. Now it's my turn to teach my daughter to defend herself.

I'll teach her to box today. Remember what i taught you, keep your guard up.

One, two, finish it off, come on. Go.

Jab. Jab.

Finish it off, right, good. Keep your guard up.

Jab. Jab.

Finish it off. Good.

Did it hurt? Silvana: not much.

Andrés: not much. Okay, i'm going to throw the punching bag at you.

Remember what we worked on with the waist, waist movement, finish it off, okay? Waist, honey, that's it-- sonia: andrés, are you willing to turn our daughter into a tomboy?

Stop turning her into a lesbian. Andrés: stop talking nonsense.

Trades, sports and self-defense, do not define sexuality. Our daughter is growing up, she's fine, stop expressing yourself as if you were a homophobe.

Sonia: i'm not talking homophobically, i'm worried about silvana's education. I'm worried that she's rude, aggressive, i'm worried that she wears those horrible sweatshirts you buy her.

I'm worried that you're feeding her the wrong information. Andrés: better worry when some jerk sends her to the hospital for not knowing how to defend herself.

Then worry. Don't pay attention to your mom's comments.

Let's keep going, okay? Silvana: okay.

Andrés: keep your guard up. Silvana: yes.

Andrés: come on. Two.

Finish it off. That's it.

With everything, finish it off. Facundo: silvana.

Silvana: hello. Facundo: i couldn't wait for morning to see you, i missed you so much.

Silvana: i missed you so much too, and you know what? So we don't miss each other so much, let's take a selfie, okay?

Student 3: this is my place, get out or i'll kick you out. Silvana: let's see, kick me out, or do you want to discuss it?

Student 3: -- keep it. There's no doubt that the weirdos always go together.

Silvana: what did you say? Student: you were humiliated.

Sonia: oh, mom, i don't accept what andrés is doing with silvana, i can't. Gala: what is it that you don't accept?

What do you find so terrible? That andrés is teaching my granddaughter self-defense?

That? Sonia: no, what happens is that he's making her a lesbian, a tomboy.

Gala: sonia, terrible comment, huh? And if my granddaughter were gay, what?

What would you do? Would you despise her?

Sonia: no. Gala: would you push her aside?

Sonia: no. Gala: would you hate her?

Sonia: no. Gala: then?

Sonia: gala: sonia, i didn't raise you like this and it's terrible to hear you. Yes, silvana is a girl, but now women are raped on street corners, in the streets.

Now, women must learn to defend themselves. I think what andrés is doing with my granddaughter is very good, very good.

Sonia: you're right, now that i think about it, i understand andrés. All he wants is to protect silvana because nowadays there is a lot of crime in the city and women are not safe.

Gala: i'm going to talk to silvana. If what worries you is that she doesn't dress up, between you and me, we are going to turn her into a gorgeous young woman.

Don't worry, honey, you'll see. Sonia: okay.

Thanks, mom. Silvana: i think it was easy.

In part, yes. Facundo: yes.

Student: hey, "gay boy". Hey, dyke.

Facundo: don't call her that. Student: why?

Are you going to defend her? Facundo: well, yes, what do you think?

Student: let's see, try it. Silvana: they messed with the wrong person.

Are you okay? Facundo: yes.

Sonia: silvana, stop being aggressive and getting into fights. You are not a man to get into fistfights, i don't want any more complaints, or claims, understood, silvana?

Silvana: mom, what part don't you understand that i was just defending myself? Sonia: don't answer me back.

Didn't you listen to the principal? If you keep doing this, she's going to expel you from school, is that what you want?

Silvana: mom, it's just that you never understand me, you never listen to me, what do you want? What, for everyone to make fun of me?

Because no, that's not cool, mom. Sonia: do you see what you achieve for your whims of contradicting me?

Silvana is not a man, get that into your head. From now on, no more fights, huh?

And no more "boxing", did you hear me? Facundo: silvana.

Silvana: hi. Facundo: i thought they were going to kick you out.

Hey, thank you so much for defending me. You are like an angel to me, you are like my guardian angel.

Silvana: what? An angel?

No, no, not at all. The last thing i would be, would be an angel.

Facundo: i swear, don't you believe me? Silvana: no.

Facundo: i swear, you are an angel to me because you defend me, you take care of me. Really, you are so pretty and...

Very beautiful, you are like an angel. Silvana: oh, facundo, no.

Facundo: and also, instead of me defending you, you defend me. That's awesome.

Silvana: that's only because i know boxing, because my dad taught me, even though my dad gets very angry about it. Facundo: well, that's great because i don't even have a dad.

But anyway, the other day i was watching this topic and i swear you would love it. Sonia: at least, you both know now that you've been doing very wrong and that i was right about everything.

Silvana: mom, it's not fair-- sonia: from now on, you're going to do girly things. Silvana: but, mom, all i did was defend myself.

Sonia: if you weren't aggressive, rude, everyone would respect you because a modest young lady, no one bothers her and you're going to refine yourself. And you're going to stop wearing those horrible sweatshirts that your dad buys you.

I'm going to throw them in the trash and i'm going to burn them. Don't give me that look, eat.

Come on. Facundo: hey, mom.

Hilda: what's up, honey? Facundo: did my dad abandon us or did he really die?

Hilda: he abandoned us... And for you and me, he's dead, okay?

So i don't want you to mention him again and we have to hurry, okay? Because i need the table to work.

Do you want a tortilla? Facundo: yes.

Hilda: it's hot, here you go. Facundo: how awful it is to live without a father who tells me what to do.

Who teaches me to defend myself from life, damn it. Okay, "jerry", stop exercising and listen to me.

Jerry: i'm all ears, let's see, what do you have to tell me, facundo? Facundo: my mom says you're very "gandaya".

Jerry: oh, really? It's good to know what concepts the family has, and what else does my aunt say about me?

Facundo: well, she says you're a womanizer, that you have many girlfriends, that in the neighborhood they're afraid of you because you know how to fight very well and, well, that's why i came. To have you teach me how to fight.

Jerry: come on. Today you're really surprising me, huh, facundito?

Facundo: my name is not facundito, my name is facundo, but well... The point is that in high school there's a girl, who all the time defends me, so, well-- i want to learn how to fight to be able to defend her, will you teach me?

Jerry: wow, you keep surprising me. You want to learn how to fight to defend a girl.

Facundo: yes, but don't shout it, please. Besides, you're the only one i can turn to, if i had a dad, of course, i'm sure he would teach me, but, well, no.

So, will you teach me how to fight, please? So i can defend her.

Jerry: yes, cousin. Yes, in fact, we're going to start classes right now.

Facundo: now? Jerry: yes.

Here, put these on. You're going to smash the sandbag's face.

I'm just telling you, at first, your fists are going to hurt, but you're going to endure like real men, huh? Facundo: yes.

Silvana: come in. Andrés: hello.

Your mom is in the kitchen preparing the food, i took the opportunity to come and talk to you. Nothing is going to change, we're going to continue training boxing without your mom finding out.

That's going to be our secret, "zaz"? Silvana: "zaz".

Okay, okay, okay, of course, dad, i look prettier when i'm quiet. Oh, thank you so much for being the best dad.

Andrés: gala: very good, son, thank you. Andrés: do you need anything?

Gala: no, my king. Silvana: grandma.

Gala: oh, daughter, you get more beautiful and stronger every time. Silvana: yes, right?

Sonia: and may i know where are you going? Andrés: to the sports center, sonia?

To exercise, sonia? Sonia: to exercise?

Or to continue making silvana aggressive? Gala: sonia, i don't see what's wrong with going to exercise, don't be bitter, please.

I'm the old lady here and look at me, cheerful, happy, enjoying every moment of life. Let them go to exercise.

We have our own plan... To make dinner "naponeta" style sopes.

Sonia: you're right, mom. Gala: go.

Go release your adrenaline. Andrés: with your permission, mother-in-law, you stay in your house.

Gala: that's it, sonia. Can you give me more coffee, please?

Andrés: what did i tell you? Guard up, come on.

Jab, jab. Cross, upper, upper.

Come on, down. Legs, legs, legs.

Jab, jab, cross. Don't get distracted, huh?

Come on, good. Come on, one more.

Come on. That's it.

Upper, upper. Good.

Come on, let's rest. What a nice heat.

These guys play well, right? Would you like to play soccer?

Silvana: they're all men. And?

We're going to leave behind the labels of machismo, of feminism. Let's have fun as human beings, let's do what we like, can you?

Or can't you play soccer? Silvana: i can.

Andrés: come on. I'm going to get in.

Hey, coach. There you have it.

To the left, daughter, to the left. Go, love, go.

There, chase the ball. Go, daughter.

-- shoot it. Good.

Jerry: look, for being so delicate, you sure give the punching bag good hits. Let's see, let's see how good you are, let's see if it's true.

Come on, fight me. Facundo: with you?

Jerry: yes, or what? Are you scared?

Let's see what comes out of this. You learn fast, huh?

That did hurt, you hit like a mule's kick, hard and direct. Beginner's luck, besides--besides, i let you hit me.

Who would have thought? I thought you were gay and look at you, you're learning to fight to defend your girlfriend.

Facundo: eh, she's not my girlfriend. Jerry: well, you're taking too long.

I think that in the conquest thing i'm also going to have to give you some classes. Look, being very shy is not good enough.

Men should not be shy, rule number one. Rule number two-- gala: and the sauces also turned out delicious, huh?

Oh, look at that, it makes my mouth water. Sonia, leave the cell phone aside.

Stop seeing things that put you in a bad mood. Sonia: oh, mom, it's things that andrés does that put me in a bad mood, he puts me in a bad mood.

But he's going to hear from me when he gets here, look. Gala: oh, sonia, what an eagerness you have to always be angry and upset.

Andrés: silvana: hello, grandma-- andrés: hello, mother-in-law. Hello, love.

Sonia: hello. Andrés, i already saw the photos you uploaded of silvana playing soccer with only men, do you want to turn her into a tomboy?

Is that what you want? Turn her into a lesbian?

And you, silvana, tell me, do you like women? You like them.

Sonia: answer me, silvana, are you a lesbian? Andrés: you and your damn labels.

Silvana was coming happy, you managed to steal her happiness. Silvana: i'm not a lesbian, but if i were, what would be wrong with that?

I like facundo, i feel things for him. Professor: from the colonial era, theater was based entirely on european models.

In the late seventeenth century, sor juana inés de la cruz stood out in mexico sor juana inés de la cruz, author of-- facundo: do you want to tell me something? Silvana: no, nothing.

Both: student 2: -- student: what happened? Student 2: how have you been, huh?

Don't do anything. Student: you walk.

Student 2: get in. Student: get in.

Facundo: no, let me out. All: no, where to?

Facundo: -- student 3: oh, very macho the little girl, are you going to scratch or bite us? Silvana: let him go.

Let him out. Stop -- and open the door for me.

Student 3: sh. Facundo: please, stop.

Student 3: oh, all macho and all wet. The three: facundo: please, stop.

Please, let me go. Student: we're not going to let you go, if we let you go, who are we going to have fun with?

Silvana: leave him alone, let him out. Facundo: stop it!

Student: okay, let's go. Let's go, quickly.

Silvana: what did you do to him? Student: we put his head in the toilet bowl.

Silvana: i feel like grabbing them and beating them up. Student 2: why don't you do it?

Silvana: because i'm forbidden to do it at school, but not on the street. So i challenge you to a fight after class.

Student: okay, we accept the fight. Outside the school by the warehouse.

Let's go. Silvana: facundo.

Facundo: don't touch me, don't look at me, don't hug me. I'm dirty, they put my head in the toilet bowl.

Silvana: forgive me, please, they closed the door and i couldn't get in to defend you. Facundo: no, forgive me because i didn't have the courage and i couldn't defend myself.

Silvana: they grabbed you between the three of them, how could you have defended yourself? Look at you, all wet.

Facundo: silvana. Silvana: facundo, do you also think i'm butch?

Facundo: no, no, not at all. I think a girl who knows how to defend herself is better and that doesn't make her butch, do you--do you think i'm gay?

Silvana: no, of course not. I think that-- that a boy is shy and quiet, doesn't make him gay.

I like you a lot. Facundo: and i like you.

The truth is, silvana, i spend all my time thinking about you and... I even dream about you.

Silvana: i spend all my time looking at the photos we've taken together. I really like you a lot.

Facundo: you too. Hey...

Do you want to be my girlfriend? Silvana: yes, of course i want to be your girlfriend.

Yes, i do. Facundo: oh, i'm wet.

Facundo: do you want some? Silvana: thank you.

Facundo: okay. Silvana: oh, i knew they weren't going to come.

Let's go now. Student: hey, hey, where to?

Where to? Where to?

Silvana: we were leaving, we thought you were scared and weren't going to come. Student: well no, you never escape from fun.

We had a setback with a teacher, but here we are. Where were we in the bathroom?

Oh yeah, i remember now. You were furious because we dunked your little boyfriend's head in the toilet, right?

And you want to beat us up, right? Silvana: exactly.

Student 2: did we come to fight or to chat? Silvana: to fight.

Student: silvana, you're a little woman. You're very delicate, we could hurt you and we're not going to hit you, so...

And i doubt your boyfriend will be able to defend you, let's leave it at that, okay? Silvana: no, it's not: "let's leave it at that.

" we agreed that we were going to meet face to face to settle this matter because it wasn't right to dunk his head in the toilet. Student: look at her, she has more courage than her little boyfriend.

Hey, it looks like the very--very is going to pee himself. Silvana: but i'm not, so let's see how it goes for us.

Student: well, i didn't want to, but if you want to, we're going to smash your face and your little boyfriend's too. Silvana: well, let's see.

Student: come on, get up. Go on.

Get up. Facundo: my girlfriend is not alone.

Student: get up. Silvana: are you okay?

Facundo: yes, just-- facundo: silvana. Silvana, please.

Silvana, please, breathe. Student: run!

Get out of here! Facundo: help!

Please, wake up. Please, get up.

No, no, no, no, no, no. Silvana, please, you can't die.

Don't die, please. Help!

Help me, please, an ambulance! Help me, please!

Silvana, please, get up, breathe. Gala: why isn't anyone coming to tell us how my granddaughter is?

Facundo: yes, why isn't anyone coming? Don andrés, why don't we go ask to see what they tell us?

Andrés: let's go. Sonia: andrés, the doctor is here.

Doctor, how is she? Doctor: sir, your daughter is very serious.

Upon receiving the blow, silvana fell backwards and hit her head and that's what has her in a coma. She is very serious.

Facundo: no, no, no, silvana can't die. Silvana can't die.

Gala: facundo: virgin of guadalupe, please, listen... I beg you, truly...

I'm dying of love. Save silvana...

I--i love her and she loves me. Please, i implore you, save her so we can be happy and when we grow up, we'll get married and-- and have children.

Please, because she is a very good boxer and-- and i'll learn to fight so i can defend her. Please, i beg you, save her...

Because--because silvana is-- is an angel to me. She's like a guardian angel.

Please, virgin of guadalupe, save her. Andrés: yes, madam principal, those boys assaulted my daughter and facundo outside the school.

Sonia: now my daughter is fighting between life and death, and all because of them. From the first day they haven't stopped bothering facundo and her.

Facundo: from the first day they've called her a dyke, they've called me gay, homosexual and it's all because-- to laugh at us. Because it's their way of having fun.

Hilda: tell the principal too that they dunked your head in the toilet? And that's why the fight started.

Principal: intolerable. Intolerable.

Intolerable, gentlemen, the behavior of your children is intolerable. They sent a classmate to the hospital who is now between life and death.

Student: we didn't want to hurt her, much less, send her to the hospital. We just wanted to have fun with them.

Principal: well, what a fun. I will not allow this type of abuse in the school.

From this moment on, the three of you are expelled from the school. Andrés: doctor, how is my daughter?

Doctor: fortunately, there is good news. Silvana is winning the battle and is reacting better than we expected.

Silvana is going to be saved. All: doctor: excuse me.

We will keep you informed, don't worry. Andrés: thank you, doctor.

Facundo: thank you, virgin of guadalupe, truly. Thank you for performing a miracle, thank you.

Gala: look, they've arrived. Victoria: oh, they're here.

Andrés: welcome home, daughter. Sonia: silvana, welcome back to your home, safe and sound.

Silvana: thank you very much, mom, although i don't remember anything that has happened in these days. Gala: because you were unconscious all this time, fighting for your life.

Victoria: you are a warrior, my girl, and i am very proud of you. Sonia: silvana my love, in these days that i felt that i was losing you, that made me feel full of fear and pain.

Thinking that i would not see you again broke my heart. Your dad was right, let's stop with labels and be happy, let's do what we like to do.

Let's forget about feminism and machismo, and let's do what we like to do, do you like boxing? Silvana: yes, mom.

Sonia: well, box, my love. Box, play soccer, do what you like to do in life because that's what we came for, my love.

I love you. Silvana: i love you too, mom.

Thank you. Audience: audience: judge: one.

Two. Three.

Four. Five.

Six. Seven.

Eight. Nine.

Out. Commentator: and the champion is silvana romero de aro "the angel".

Audience: all: ♪ a la bim, bom, bam the angel, silvana ra, ra, ra ♪ andrés: daughter, you are the best, you are a champion. Silvana: thanks to the best coach, my dad.

Sonia: oh, silvana, i feel so proud of you. Silvana: thank you very much, mommy.

Mom, grandmothers, family, thank you very much for everything you are always my motivation to fulfill my dreams, i love you all very much. All: sonia: photo.

All: ♪ photo photo photo ♪ facundo: social prejudices can cut our wings, our goals, our dreams and illusions. An occupation, a job, profession, sport or taste, does not define the sexuality of anyone.

Nowadays, women are realizing themselves without fear of anything, without fear of success. Like my silvana, that she for me-- is an angel.