SOME CHARACTERS AND EVENTS ARE FICTIONAL.
My dear friend, you ask if I'm happy now and I'm not.
My days here will be spent regretting my actions.
Even if it was my boyfriend who took a life,
I allowed it to happen.
CC: TELEMUNDO NETWORK
"A MOTHER'S LOVE"
Who diagnosed your daughter Bibi with muscular dystrophy?
I'd like to see a copy of her medical record.
Dr. Sakura, from New Orleans.
Do you have his contact information?
I'll need her medical history.
Last I heard, he'd passed away. Poor thing.
Like us, he was victim of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
All of my daughter's medical files were lost.
I find her diagnosis strange.
Her tests and MRI came back normal.
What's this?
I need medication for her muscle spasms.
A muscle relaxer will do.
I thought you'd agree to come here
because you understood our situation.
I can't prescribe something unless I know she needs it.
My license is on the line.
She's a minor.
Why'd you lift her shirt up?
Trying to get a peek? Touch her?
What are you saying?
You touched her inappropriately in my presence.
You don't know what it's like for her to be unable to move.
What kind of doctor are you? And in my house?
This prescription will be valid for a year.
I suggest you find a new neurologist.
I won't be following your daughter's case.
Thank you, Doctor.
You moved your legs because you wanted the doctor to know.
What did I tell you?
To stay still.
Is that so hard?
Sorry, I didn't mean to. It moved on its own.
Bibi, you're very ill
and I've devoted my life to caring for you
because I know what's best for you.
We need that medication for your muscle aches.
And you let the doctor lift your shirt.
I'm sorry, Mom.
Don't.
No one can know your breasts developed.
If you're not a child, no one will help us.
How are we going to survive then?
It won't happen again. I'm sorry.
Bibi, sweetheart, everything I do, everything, I do for you.
What have I told you about men?
They're animals who use us to pleasure themselves,
that they're liars and they abandon us.
Just like your father.
Three months after you were born
he decided we weren't what he wanted for himself.
We haven't needed him, though. No, we don't need that bastard.
He sends me gifts.
To ease his guilt!
But you can't put a price on the time I've devoted to you!
Don't forget you're forbidden from talking about your father.
Dina, I hope you're not busy.
Not at all.
The Hogares de Esperanza Foundation
is always welcome here.
If it weren't for you, I don't know where we'd be.
You're an example in every sense of the word.
Our foundation would like to recognize you and Bibi
as mother and daughter of the year.
Oh! Thank you!
Bibi, sweetie, come here!
Sweetie, you'll always be my biggest blessing.
I'd like to record an interview
we can play during the award ceremony.
Oh... Yes, of course.
Bibi can't speak very well. I'd hate for her...
We're interviewing you.
Excuse me.
Hi, Ms. Dina. Hello.
I'm here to play with Bibi. May I?
Maybe we can do the interview now?
Alright. Go on.
Bye.
Can we sit over here?
Yes, yes.
Get the camera.
Is it okay if I sit here?
This is the dating site for you to find a boyfriend.
Look.
Am I old enough?
Love knows no age.
Here's what you have to do.
Create a profile and upload a pretty picture of yourself.
Sexy, you know?
You think I'm pretty?
Of course!
We have some time. Let me take a picture of you.
Yes!
Put these on.
Remember to look sexy.
Okay.
I love it! I got it!
This is the one.
Let's make you a profile on Cool Boyfriends Online.
You'll have to wait, though.
Guys take their time to make the first move.
They're a little shy.
Pick a picture.
Her father was a drug addict.
As soon as he heard I was pregnant with Bibi,
he abandoned us.
That was the start of the many illnesses
that have plagued my daughter since birth.
First she suffered from sleep apnea, then leukemia...
The epileptic seizures,
the muscular dystrophy that keeps her from walking...
That's why our foundation gave you this house.
And we're very grateful to you, to the state agencies,
and to every foundation that has helped Bibi.
I've decided that as long as I live
I'll give her a reason to smile.
Ms. Dina, come quick! Bibi isn't well!
What?
She's a diabetic!
How could you, Linda?
She wanted some...
Did she?
Do you want to kill her? You're so careless!
Out of my way!
You're going to be okay.
Should we call 911?
No, there's no need.
She's seeing her pediatrician tomorrow.
Let me...
It's okay, Bibi.
Wake up, sweetie.
You're an ingrate.
You don't appreciate what I do for you.
And careless, too.
I just want to be normal. An average girl.
When will you understand that you're not normal?
You're sick!
You have cancer, you can't walk...
-You're a monster! -And you're a paralytic!
Next time I see you with that meddlesome Linda
I'll make mincemeat out of you.
Do you understand, sweetheart?
Or do shall I beat the idea into your head?
No. No, Mom.
I understand.
Your good-for-nothing father sent you that.
And some money we'll use
to buy you something decent to wear to Sunday's ceremony.
Open it.
I want to see what he sent you. Wait, though.
I'm going to record you so he knows you got it.
A computer and a phone! Are they for me?
Yes.
You can only use them for two hours a day in my presence.
Got it?
Thanks, Dad!
Are you asleep?
"I'M LOOKING FOR A PRINCE WHO'S WILLING TO SLAY THE DRAGON
IN ORDER TO RESCUE HIS PRINCESS, I.E., ME."
Picture!
This acknowledgement is well-deserved, Dina.
Especially for a mother like you.
Despite her many illnesses,
you make sure your daughter smiles
and lives a dignified life every day.
I'm overwhelmed to have been named mother of the year
by Hogares con Esperanza.
And the $30,000 check will help a lot
when it comes to paying for Bibi's medical bills.
Anything to help Bibi get ahead.
You know, if I were born again,
I'd ask God to make me Bibi's mom again.
Despite her limitations, she's able to get up and smile.
She's a pillar of strength.
She's my best friend too.
My mom is everything to me.
I don't know where I'd be without her.
I love you, Mom. I love you.
Time for bed!
What are you doing?
Taking some pictures.
Oh, yeah? Let's see.
Who do you think you are?
A whore?
Were you planning on posting this crap online?
It's just a picture!
You can't control me!
I'm not sick! There's nothing wrong with me!
I don't need a wheelchair! I'm perfectly healthy!
Oh, she sure is brave.
Are you confronting me?
Everything I do is for your sake.
I'll teach you the meaning of respect, you brat.
-I'll show you. -Don't tie me up!
-No, please don't! -You'll obey your mother!
No, don't tie me up!
Stop fighting me or it'll be worse!
Come here!
You're going to spend the rest of the night like this!
Maybe that'll teach you to respect me!