Sueno Americano

By

Adriano Manzano

WGA-E Adriano Manzano

Registered 320-626-9266
INT. VAN

A woman is crying in pain in the back of a van. DAN ABRAMS

is driving with a trucker hat. He’s as hill billy as it
gets.

DAN
Fuck, what the fuck is going on.

MEXICAN
Senor, hay que parar el carro. Se
va morrir.

DAN
Que paso, will someone fucking
translate

MEXICAN
She says this woman is dying in the
back. We need to stop and get help.

DAN
You fucking beaners need to chill
the fuck out. There ain’t no way we
stopping do you want to get to
America!

Cryies of young woman, FATIMA holding her stomach. And a few

people trying to console her.

FATIMA
Se me revento. Hay dios mio.

DAN
Oh my God. I got that.

MEXICAN
She says it broke.

DAN
What broke?

MEXICAN
I don’t know. Que se revento?

DAN
Is she preggers? fucking serious.

MEXICAN
No, She no look pregnant.

(CONTINUED)
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DAN
So what the fuck is it then?

More commotion in the back. They are about to reach border

patrol.

DAN
Alright everyone. Silencio.
Silencio. Llegamos a la Border.
Tienen que estar Siliencio. No
Hablar.

Dan pull up to the border and out comes Patrol office

CONRAD.

CONRAD
Hello Dan.

DAN
Evening Conrad.

CONRAD
Dropping off some more fruit?

DAN
Actualy I got a shipmnet of
sombreros. Mexican Restaurants
ain’t complete without them
sombreros.

CONRAD
Mind if I take a look?

Dan gives him a nervous look. Without looking away from

Conrad he hits the unlock back of the Van.

DAN
Knock yourself out.

Conrad circles the van with a flash light lights in through

the windows. And opens the back. He see’s tightly packed
Mexicans. They all avert there gaze. In the corner he sees
Fatima trying her best to quietly cry. He shuts the door
quickly. and Signals the gate operator.

CONRAD
let them through!

Conrad comes around the driver’s side.

CONRAD
I think you got a fucking mule back
there.

(CONTINUED)
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DAN
No Shit.

CONRAD.
You pull this shit one more time
...

DAN
Don’t worry I’ll make sure Santa
leaves you something real special.

CONRAD
Get the fuck out of here and drop
the mule.

DAN
Roger.

The Van slowly passes the gates, and is off into the night
highway.

DAN
Christ, fucking christ, I’m getting
too old for this. Senorita eres
Mula?

FATIMA
Si.

DAN
Es muy malo. Muy muy malo.

FATIMA
Por Favor ayudanme.

DAN
Vas a Morir. No puedo hacer nada.

FATIMA
Ay dio mio! ay me duele.

MEXICAN
Por Favor, senor llevalo a un
hospital.

DAN
Hospital, you crazy? Show up to St.
Vincents with Van full of beaners.
Out yo goddamn mind. I’m sorry but
that girl is toast. Dead. There
ain’t nothing we can do.

(CONTINUED)
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MEXICAN
You have to help her.

DAN
Aint gotta do shit. That bitch lied
to me. Trying to smuggle coke
through a border. You out of your
fuckind mind. Putting all of us at
risk, putting my business at risk.

CUT TO

INT. WAREHOUSE.

Dan pull in with his van and unloads all the mexicans.
Fatima appears to be half dead in the back. all sweaty and
pale. TATE sizes them all up and hands them colored cards.
Red to those who look strong and healthy. Yellow to those
who do not.

TATE
Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos.
Todos sus suenos se Realizaran en
este Pais. Por favor mantengan sus
tarjetas que esos son que te van
ayudar conseguir trabajos. Los
Rojos Se van con el senor Gustavo
esta noche a sus plantaciones. Los
amarillos se quedan aqui esta noche
y manana les conseguimos trabajo.

DAN
We got a little mix up.

Dan motions Tate.

TATE
Fuck another Mule. Is she dead.

Dan checks her pulse.

DAN
Yea.

TATE
Fuck.

DAN
Lets open her up and take the Coke.

(CONTINUED)
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TATE
Check to see where she’s going.

Dan takes a piece of paper from her pocket.

DAN
469 Regents Place.

TATE
Regents place. Fucking Rodriguez
crew. Those fucking dicks. Why
can’t they get there own fucking
drivers. Have to come fuck with out
shit. I should fucking take the
coke.

Dan pull out a huge machette.

DAN
Let’s doit.

TATE
No, No, no. I don’t want nothing to
do with those gangsters. Crazy
spics come over here start a war
over a fucking mule. Dump her by
South Side hill and if they come
smelling here you tell them where
they can find their mule and if
they every fucking pull this shit
again We’re gutting her taking
half.

DAN
Roger

TATE
Hey, Dan, give me the machete.

DAN
I’m not gonna cut her up man.

TATE
Let her be. They’ll find her soon
enough. I don’t want to get mixed
up.

DAN
We should atleast take fucking cut.
Conrad was pissed.

(CONTINUED)
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TATE
No, Dan. I’ll deal with the
Rodriguez Crew later.

DAN.
Ok.

TATE
South side. Go.

Dan takes off in the van. As he drives away from the

wharehouse. FATIMA WAKES UP.

FATIMA
Great Job sweety.

DAN
Geez, fucking scared me. Lay low
till we are few blocks away.

FATIMA.
Oh relax. He can’t see us now. For
a second there I thought you were
gonna cut me open. I know I’m a
good actor but I can’t take getting
cut.

DAN
Oh sweety, You know I’d never cut
you. Come here. I love you
mamacita.

They kiss through the window pane.

cut to:

Moments later. Dan and Fatima are driving and singing Take
me home country rode.

FATIMA & DAN

...to the place... I belooong.
TIJUANA!!!

She reaches for the glove compartment

FATIMA.
mmmm... Did you get my stuff.

DAN
Hey don’t go through that.

(CONTINUED)
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FATIMA
What’s the big deal

DAN
what stuff

FATIMA
my stuff.

DAN
can you be less specific

FATIMA
I told you I needed my purse with
my make-up.

DAN
you didnot tell me that

FATIMA
yes I did

CUT TO:

INT. HOTEL ROOM.

Dan is checking a gun on the bed loading it up.

Fatima is on the toilet shitting out the cocaine.

FATIMA
I’m telling you I did.

Dan ignores her and loads the gun. Fatima catches some of
this in her mirror as she cleans the white balls. She looks
around for an exit.

DAN
How many balls did you swallow?

FATIMA
30.

DAN
You got them all?

FATIMA
Yea. Their in the sink.

Dan gives her a look. He walks past her and checks the sink.
Looks alright.

(CONTINUED)
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FATIMA
So what you gonna kill me now.

He pulls out the gun.

DAN
You think you’re so slick. Don’t
move.

He grabs the bag of coke balls. Throw her a few pelates

DAN
Here. Buy yourself something nice.

FATIMA
Fuck you.

DAN
I love you too.

He storms out with the coke. She’s alone with a few balls of
coke.