Nails (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

You can't always choose.
If a client calls me
and is paying me a lot of money
to move a meeting up,
what am I supposed to say? Shit.
-Don't worry, I'll get it.
-No, give me that. I'll get it.
What should I say?
That I can't because I have
to take my girl to school?
And, if I take her, I don't have
time to go to the gym.
And if I don't go to the gym,
I get a migraine
and then I can't do anything
all day.
I'm asking you, please. Íñigo,
don't make me feel guilty.
Me?
I never said anything.
But you're thinking it,
I saw you.
I'd love to be
able to be everywhere
but, unfortunately,
I can't.
Why are you following me?
I was wondering the same thing.
Well, you were chewing
me out, so
Otherwise, later
you end up chiding me.
Mom, we're gonna be late.
No, honey.
your father is taking you today.
-I got a call from the office.
-I knew it.
Honey, I can't, really.
I could care less
about you not taking me,
but don't drive me crazy.
Temper, temper.
Dad, can we go?
Hey! What are you doing?
Stop! Stop!
What did I hit?
-My new bike, Lina, dammit.
-I'm sorry, honey.
-If I broke it, I'll pay for it.
-No, it's not
that.
She's unhinged.
Verónica, don't talk
about your mother like that.
That damn woman!
Hmm
I'm her husband.
I can say whatever I want.
Oh!
Forgive me, Vicente,
but I'm not going to
the audit in La Coruña
because it's your daughter's
debutante party.
By the way, I didn't know
that still existed.
No, Vicente,
you have to go,
you always weasel out
of everything.
I don't care what Roberto says.
I partnered up with you
to share the work,
not to get stuck
with all these messes.
Look, it's very early.
I don't want to argue.
OK, ciao.
And then they say
we're complicated.
Have a great time
at school.
Goodbye, miss.
I'm your mom, don't call me miss.
-Guada's my mom.
-No.
-See you later, ma'am.
-Bye.
Let's go, let's go.
Guada, the tupperware!
Oh, sorry, ma'am, when I'm
in a hurry I forget. Sorry.
One day you're gonna forget
your own head.
Antonella, Álex, wait for me!
Guada didn't give birth to you,
sweetheart.
Richi!
Honey, I can't find my pink tights,
the ones with the colored dots.
I haven't washed them yet.
I told you
that I needed them today.
Sorry, honey,
but it slipped my mind.
I've told you
a million times,
you have to load
the washing machine
with my work clothes
-on Tuesdays.
-OK, I'll do it in a second.
No, I have to go now.
And stop playing,
I'm talking to you.
It's just that this game
is red hot.
I want to upload a video
to the networks
and I have to know
what it's all about.
You're gonna find out
what it's all about
if you keep on doing nothing.
Don't get sore at me. You've got
1,000 pairs of tights there.
That's not the point, honey,
you don't do anything.
-I don't do anything?
-No.
Come here
and I'll give you a quickie.
Really, always
the same thing on your mind.
Here!
Fuck you, rat boy!
Yeah! Go to bed.
your mother's coming!
Hi!
Lucía.
Don't be sad,
Grandma will pick you up later.
Of course, darling.
I'll come get you later
and we'll go to the park.
Don't be sad,
it makes you look really ugly.
-Come on.
-Don't tell her that.
With children you have to use
motivational language
-to bolster their self-esteem.
-Ah.
Come on, Lucia, you can do it.
Cheer up.
Come on, here you go, my love.
Come on.
Let's go.
Damn, she's
like Fraulein Rottenmeier.
Come on, man, I'm gonna be late.
Let's go.
Let's go, let's go.
You couldn't park
the van somewhere else?
There was nowhere else, right?
My God!
Sweetheart!
Are you all right?
Are you crazy?
You can't drive like that
when there's a crosswalk!
I'm gonna sue you!
Don't go anywhere
until the police come!
I don't understand
why you're still with that loser.
Because he's hot,
he loves me,
he's really good-looking,
and he screws me every day?
That sounds good enough to me.
I could care less
that he screws you every day.
You have to accept
that the guy is a manwhore
A what?
I've been listening to you for five
years
and I still don't understand
-the words you use.
-Me neither.
A leech,
a sponger, a bum.
Hey! I tell you all these things
to vent,
not for you to badmouth him.
Oh, Lina, what happened?
You look awful.
-I almost ran a kid over.
-Oh, my God.
-Really?
-Oh, come on, that's terrible.
Yes, he stepped out
all of a sudden and
It was a miracle I braked in time.
Someone give her a hug,
'cause I can't.
I will.
Come on here, darling.
Ay, ay, ay.
-What if I'd killed him?
-Don't think about that.
Was the kid alone?
No, with his mother,
who reported me.
Oh, that's terrible, Lina.
Oh, come here.
-I'm going home, OK?
-Yeah.
Let's talk later.
Relax, dear, and get some rest.
Lina, you have appointment.
If you go, you must pay
hour of work.
Oh woman, what an obsession
you Chinese have
with making money.
Let's go! Come on!
Lower.
I can't. If I go any lower,
I won't be able to get back up.
Yes, you can.
Don't sell yourself short.
Come on.
Let's go.
Do 15 more
and drink some water.
Hi, I'm with a student right now.
How I can help you?
I came to get some information
about the training schedules,
the prices and all that.
First I'd have to interview you
to know what you want
to improve,
and to see if you have
any injuries.
Are you the trainer?
-Yes.
-Ah. OK.
Wait, look
I have a slot
on Thursday afternoon,
and Friday morning.
I can't make it on those days.
Forget it.
I'm gonna think about it
and I'll tell you some other time.
Whatever.
Psst!
Yeah?
I'm fat,
but you're flaccid.
-Lourdes!
-Ay, help!!
-Get it off me!
-Lourdes!
-I can't!
-Let's go!
This gentleman
is really doing well
under the circumstances,
but they don't have
the same circumstances
-That message is a little bit
-For God's sake!
You don't get it, Manuela.
Wolfinger says
that happiness is
about sharing achievements
with the people you love.
Yes, but there are many people
who never get what they want.
Well, they must not have tried
hard enough.
I disagree.
Some people have dedicated
their lives to their families,
or they've never had
a clear dream.
Knowing
what you want to do
ever since you're little
is a real blessing,
that happens
to very few people.
To look no further, my sister
Turn on, damn vacuum.
I'm gonna get
one without a cable.
This is what I've found:
the Conrad Brothers Electricians.
María Cudía Street No. 5.
What is she saying now?
Ay
Aha.
And, what's the room's capacity?
What?
No, we wouldn't fit there.
Well, I hope
you'll call me and solve it.
What is it?
What's with that angry face?
The talk is in five days
and I still don't have a room.
In the ten years
I've been working for you,
have you ever ended up
without a room for your talks?
No, Marilís, never.
So, leave me alone
and let me work.
I can't say anything to you.
Ah, I'm off.
-I have therapy.
-Now?
But we have to find
a place
-I'll work on it again later.
-No, not later.
Later soon becomes
never! Do it now!
Íñigo, I didn't tell you
so you could scold me.
I've been through
quite enough already.
Sorry, but you're going around
like a madwoman.
Literally.
I had to take
my bike to the shop.
It's really nice talking to family,
one feels so comforted.
Now we have to tell
Lorenzo.
To see what might happen with
that complaint filed against you.
An angry mother
is dangerous.
A good one, yes.
Oh, I'm not a good mother,
Verónica?
Don't start, please.
Your bad mother
works like a dog
so you can have,
among other things,
that mobile to communicate
with your school friends,
which, by the way, costs us
a thousand euros a month.
Bah, whatever.
Where are you going?
We're talking here.
Where did this girl
get that bad temper from?
-Anything else?
-Really?
Yes. I mean, we already talked.
What else
do you want me to tell you?
Now we have to wait
and see what the lawyer says.
I don't know, you could give me
a hug or something; right, Inigo?
You're not very sensitive
I can't do it.
I'm angry about my bike.
I can't believe it.
I can't believe it, really.
How old are you?
You're not careful with things.
It was very hard for me
to find that bike.
They brought it from Germany.
It was a limited edition.
I had to pull a lot of strings.
Enough, please.
Tomorrow
we have to get up early.
You have to go to bed now.
I want Guada to tuck me in.
Me too.
No, no, no, you little rascals!
I'm your mother.
I'll tuck you in.
Guada! Guada! Guada!
-Enough!
-Guada!
Marilís, darling,
have you found that room yet?
Look, one day I'm going
to grab my stuff
and I'm gonna get the hell
out of here.
What did I say?
Daddy, if mommy leaves,
can we jump
on the bed every night?
Yes.
I mean, no.
Well, look,
do whatever you want.
Yeah!
I'm gonna get in hot water.
She broke
bones in her foot.
All of them?
A phalanx or two and
the metatarsal on her big toe.
Meta what?
What a great word
for Scrabble.
I'm not amused.
What if she sues me?
Lina was sued today.
She won't, you'll see.
-Come over to my place.
-No. If I stay here
to see how the operation goes,
maybe they'll feel sorry for me.
Shit!
Where did that guy come from?
Richi, are you playing?
Eh?
No, no, no
Look, look
Two ram raiders were arrested
with previous convictions
for eight crimes involving
violent robberies.
One of them
Lina had a scare with her car.
She almost ran over a kid.
The poor thing was shaken up.
She was really upset.
The older one,
alias "Windows"
-What are you doing?
-I'm telling you something.
Right, your friend was
about to run over a girl.
A boy!
Well, don't take it out on me.
How is it my fault
that happened to her?
It seems to me
that she works a lot
-and is never with her family.
-That's not true.
She's very focused
on her profession,
but she also takes care
of her husband and daughter.
She'd better, because family
is the most important thing
we have,
an investigation that
Yes, it's the most beautiful thing
there is.
by the Civil Guard.
Ay Shit!
Shit, shit, shit
Where's the towel?
Ay
Ay
It's over, girls.
I'm stepping back.
I'm missing
my daughter's life.
I haven't slept well at night
in years
because of work.
I kill myself at the gym,
and I don't even know what for.
This doesn't make any sense.
I'm going to be
a woman from the old days now.
What do you mean,
a woman from the old days'?
Don't you feel
like your life
doesn't belong to you?
I'm like a fucking robot.
There are days at the office when
I say: What am I doing here?
Making more money to send
my teenage daughter to an
even more expensive school
when she hates me
because I'm never home?
I feel guilty
for what I do and for what I don't.
I no longer know who I am.
I'm a crazy woman
who speeds through cross walks
because I'm running late
to have my damn nails done.
We're not living life right,
not at all.
Our had mothers fewer options,
that's true,
but they were much happier,
that's for sure.
Or maybe not, I don't know,
but I'm not happy this way.
No. I'm out. I've had enough
of this shitty life.
I've also thought
about killing myself a few times.
But I'm a coward.
And then I think about
What are you saying? No.
I'm talking about quitting my job,
dammit.
I think you're still in shock
because of what happened
yesterday.
I've never been surer
about anything
in my whole life, Vanessa.
I can't keep filling
my existence with bullshit
and pretend I'm not feeling
the emptiness
that I have been for years.
It's eating me up inside.
I'm going to do
whatever the hell I feel like.
And really focus
on figuring out who I am
and what the hell I want.
I understand you,
but the life of a housewife
isn't the solution, I assure you.
What are you going to do?
Are you going to live off
your husband?
Because that's not very feminist,
to say the least.
Who says that
it's not feminist?
Because when we finally
break free from men,
a bunch of
femibullies come along and
start giving us orders.
They even tell us
what we can like,
and that we're bad women
if we like penetration.
For God's sake, penetration.
It's invasive and patriarchal.
Well, it feels great,
but it is a little invasive.
Ay, come on, Vanessa.
That's how bodies are made.
The cock sticks out.
And the papaya goes in.
The papaya?
I don't care where the papaya
goes. To hell with 'em all.
We should do
whatever we want, period.
Yes, now that's feminist.
Yesterday I felt
like my vacuum cleaner.
It's very sad to turn 60
and not know who you are.
I'm in, I'll join your rebellion.
I'm also joining the movement.
I can't take Richi anymore.
I have to do everything.
Oh, girls
Well, I can't go on
the same way either.
I'm also signing up
for this madness
As you all say here:
fuck it.
Are you sure
you want to do it too?
-Yes, yes.
-Yes.
Just one thing: I'm already
an old-fashioned woman.
What would my rebellion
consist of?
What do I have to do?
Whatever the hell you want,
Irene.
Just don't be a pussy about it.
What do you like?
Really.
That's your rebellion.
Find out what you want to do.
Pussy, my God.
How vulgar!
-Ugh!
-Ugh! She says.
Every woman
has a pussy, ma'am.
-You can't leave just like that.
-Excuse me, what did you say?
That you can't leave
just like that.
No, sorry,
I'm a little bit hard of hearing.
Can you say that
a little louder, please?
-Dammit, you can't just leave!
-Dammit, you can't just leave?
You said:
-Dammit, you can't just leave?
-Yes.
-Well
Let's see
whether I can or can't.
Let's see
Oh, look, I can
It looks like I can.
Yes. Yes, I'm doing it.
Look, I'm leaving.
But, you're coming back, right?
Look, take a few days off
and then we'll talk.
A little bit of oil
OK, that's enough.
My lawyer will call you, eh?
Now what do we do?
without this bitch?
I don't know, man,
We're screwed.
It's not possible to be
-I
-Come here.
Eh Yes.
-Thiago.
-What?
Come here.
One second, please.
What is it?
I'm in the middle of the talk.
It's my resignation.
What?
I'm sorry, Arturo,
but it's what I need.
I know you're upset,
but
I'm going to do whatever I want
and I'm not going to be a pussy
about it.
Yes, you heard that right.
What is pussy?
The slit.
The beaver, the coochie.
The papaya.
Ah, yes, the cunt.
Wow, your Spanish is quite good.
Do one with me.
You're not even watching it.
-Yes, I am.
-No, you're not.
Dad, don't be a pain.
I'm following it.
Oh, really?
What did Pamela tell her brother
about the inheritance?
Really?
Then you say
we never do anything together.
What are you doing?
We were watching it.
I'm gonna stop working.
I want to take care of my home
and of you two.
Are you serious?
No way, she's a workaholic.
Was, was.
I've realized
that I can't stand my job
or my partners.
Well, I've heard that before.
Of course, because
I've been saying it forever
but there I was, like
I was never gonna die.
Time goes by and I don't want
to keep wasting it.
Bah!
-What?
-You're crazy!
Honey, now I'm gonna be able
to take you to school every day.
No. It's not my fault
that you don't like your job.
Don't make me pay
for your mistakes.
Sweetheart, that's really rude.
If you're gonna become
my 24/7 now,
I swear I'm gonna slit my wrists.
Íñigo, for God's sake,
tell your daughter something.
What do you want me to tell her?
I don't understand
what this is all about either.
I'm telling you.
I want to be an
old-fashioned woman.
You don't approve?
I think it's weird,
but, hey, if you think
you're going to feel more fulfilled
being a housewife, well
You say that
as if it were something bad.
I know you, and you're not going
to last here for even three days.
You're too restless.
Wrong!
How do you know
that's the way I am?
We women always do
what is expected of us.
We don't know
who we are anymore.
You're aware that our lifestyle
is going to suffer, right?
Are we gonna be poor?
No!
It's true that
I've always made
more money than your father.
Excuse me, there was a time
when I made more.
Yeah, but that was
back in the 2000s, eh?
You're really stressing me out.
Are we gonna be poor, yes or no?
No!
Where are you going?
We're talking here.
To tell my bestie.
I need to lower
my anxiety levels.
Wait, maybe it was just a passing
fantasy of your mother's.
Íñigo, you've always told me
that the important thing is for me
to be happy.
Do you support me or not?
No, I don't support you.
Your resignation letter
was a devious move,
you gave it to me when you knew
I couldn't do anything.
It's decided. I'm gonna be
an old-fashioned woman now.
I'm going to take care
of the children, the house,
and to do what my mom did,
-and my mom's mom, and
-This is about the room, isn't it?
Forgive me, honey.
I'm really sorry.
Thiago, that's not what it's about.
Our kids love Guada
more than me.
I have to get them back,
and to figure out what I want
to do with my life.
But you already have
a wonderful life.
You're a mother, a wife,
a working woman
No, that's what I do.
Not what I am.
Who am I?
Let's see, tell me, who am I?
Well, look, I don't know.
I'm in shock.
What about my talks?
Who's going to
manage them?
Neta? That's what you're worried
about?
You're going to stay at home
with us, miss?
You see?
Yes, my love,
and I'm your mommy.
Marilís, honey,
did something happen to you
today?
Did you hit your head,
did you fall down?
You don't get a thing,
do you?
You're acting like a real bastard.
A real bastard!
A real bastard!
A real bastard!
Kids, that's enough, eh?
Learning new words, eh?
-Cold, eh?
-He's so big!
Cold!
Mom, it's the first time
in 30 years
that I've seen you
without makeup.
And it's not gonna be the last.
I'm going to go for a while
without wearing any at all.
And why's that?
You look prettier with makeup on.
And you look better
when you shave.
And on Sundays
you don't feel like it.
That's to let my skin rest.
Well, I'm doing the same thing.
Hey, can you take Lucia to the
pediatrician tomorrow?
I can't. I'm sorry.
-Oh, what do you have to do?
-My things.
Irene, your daughter
is asking you for help.
Don't worry, Dad, I'll take her.
I'm not gonna be able to take
her to school either.
What do you have tomorrow?
Not just tomorrow.
Maybe I won't take her anymore.
You want to be like your
grandmother?
I don't get it.
How long
have we been together?
Five wonderful years.
Well, wonderful for you.
You're at home all day.
I'm working all the time.
In my line of work, it takes time,
you know that.
But I'm on the verge
of making it big.
You've been on the verge
ever since I met you, Richi.
We said that I
would care of the house
and you'd take care of the money
until I break through.
We've been doing great
until now, haven't we?
Oh, Richi,
I'm tired of working.
I'm exhausted and
I've got nothing but problems.
You have to find a job,
man.
Ah, ah, ah.
What are you doing?
Don't stop. Keep going.
Damn, this is
more serious than I thought.
Irene, have you taken
your mood-enhancing
pill today?
They're antidepressants, Arturo.
-It's the same thing, isn't it?
-No.
Call things what they are,
you sound like a politician.
Are you going to tell me
whether you took it or not?
Yes, Arturo.
Goodnight.
We have to talk about this, eh?
What?
Ma'am, those plates
don't go there.
Oh, shit, where do they go?
The ones with the little flowers
go here.
Don't get picky now.
What does it matter
where I put them?
Because later, ma'am,
I can't find them.
Oh, come on. You put them away.
I'm going to take the kids
to school.
Aren't you going
to work today, ma'am?
Not today, or ever again.
-Did your husband leave you?
-Of course not.
I left him.
Kids!
I'm going to take you
to school!
No!
I want Guada to take me!
Me too!
But your mom
stopped working
to spend more time
with you.
Yes, but I want
Guada to take me.
-Me too.
-Well, Guada can take you.
Let's go kids!
Ma'am, be patient with them.
Oh, I think it's great
that they want to go with you.
I love it.
Antonella! Álex!
Now she thinks
she's going
to tell me where to put things
in my own house.
Coming!
What did you forget this time?
Marilís, darling.
Hello, Úrsula.
Woman, you look
like you saw a ghost.
Where's my son?
There.
Hi, mom.
Son!
Oh, you look so handsome.
Well, you sure can't complain
about your husband, eh?
Guadalupe prepared
the guest room for you.
OK.
Well, more than a guest,
I'm the owner of this house.
I gave it to you two.
Come on.
Come here for a moment.
What the hell
is your mom doing here?
I'm worried about you.
You're not well.
I'll kill you, you son of a bitch.
Marilís, asking for help
doesn't make you weaker,
it makes you more human.
Fuck you!
Mythose Yucatan genes.
Every woman seems to be
losing their mind
I know I shouldn't have
left you alone, Lourdes,
but you've been training with me
for a long time.
OK, OK.
We'll talk
in a few days, eh?
I wish you a speedy recovery,
gorgeous.
Shit, I think
she's gonna sue me.
Don't laugh.
Honey, it's just that no one
goes jobhunting looking like that.
What do you want me to wear?
I don't have
anything but tracksuits.
Shit, the black one
with the purple spots
is beautiful
and looks great on you.
-Are you sure?
-For sure.
Do what I say. If there's anything
I know about, it's outfits.
I'm going to change.
OK, but put on some deodorant,
because you sweat a lot
in the Lycra.
That's enough, honey.
It's still not too late
to save this.
Oh come on, go change,
you're so dramatic
Working is
a new feeling for you.
You're gonna flip, sweetie.
Ay
What do I do now?
A little break.
The labor agreement calls for it.
How exciting, eh?
Taking you to school, finally.
Bah.
Be careful with your phone,
there are lots of crazy people
on there.
Bah.
It's so nice
communicating with you, honey.
Alright, don't talk to me.
Call me deluded,
but I had imagined
that this would be,
I don't know, different.
-Speed up, I'm gonna be late.
-No, no. This is a school zone
and you can't go fast;
you can regret it if you do.
Well, drop me off here,
I'll walk.
What are you doing?
Veronica, what are you doing?
Veronica, don't get out until
Veronica, but
But
I'm coming! I'm coming!
Let me live
this moment, which is so
So beautiful.
-Of course. I don't mind.
-How silly.
-Yeah, yeah.
-You know?
Do you have an appointment
today?
No. We don't have appointments.
If you no have appointment,
can't come.
Xiaomi, let us stay for a while,
there's no room at the café.
And we need to talk
about a few things.
Madrid, the city
with the most bars in Europe.
Yeah, but at the café
everyone can hear you.
And there's a lot of noise.
I can't hear either.
Well, then.
Arturo left at three in the morning
to go sleep on the couch.
For the first time in 40 years.
-Right.
-What do I do, Lina?
And Thiago, the bastard,
brought my mother-in-law to live
in our house, to control me.
-Oh my.
-I grabbed my vibrator
and, for the first time in my life,
I felt guilty.
-Because of your boyfriend?
-No, he beats off all day.
Because I hadn't
picked up the kitchen.
For the first time
I didn't come. A disaster.
Okay, but tell us something.
I don't know what to say.
I've got enough on my plate.
But this whole thing
was your idea.
It's normal
that we turn to you.
Of course
Well, how about
we meet up once a week
to talk about these things?
-That's a great idea.
-Where should we meet?
Here.
So, we meet here, right?
That would be great.
Here?
Xiaomi, you don't open
on Sundays, do you?
On Sundays we work
at Italian restaurant
of cousin in Carabanchel.
But Sundays are to rest,
you all want to make
all the money there is in Spain.
Xiaomi, honey, you would rent us
the place on Sundays?
-Four hundred euros.
-Ah!
That's a lot!
No, at any bar
where we spend a while
they're going to charge us
20 euros each.
Here, at least,
we have some privacy.
But you no steal nail polishes,
eh?
Oh come on, really
We're going to call it
The Free Women's Club.
Ah, damn!
That's clever!
Another fixed expense. Wait until
Arturo finds out.
Richi, telling me to think twice,
because I'm making
a big mistake.
Thiago, screaming emoji,
telling me to get back to work.
This is the fifth call.
No one ever said
it would be easy.