Chico & Rita Page #5

So are you.

Look.

- What is this?

- It's a contract.

Dizzy Gillespie needs

a piano player for his band.

Tomorrow you fly to Europe.

A month in Paris and then a tour!

The opportunity of a lifetime, Chico!

Sorry, dear, for being late.

- I had no-one to take care of Lily.

- Lily?

My puppy. She's like a baby.

She can't be left alone.

Are you sure

you don't want to go for a stroll?

No! I've been told

this film is really good!

Oh, c'mon.

The music is so lovely,

and she's such a good performer!

Hi, Lily!

Like it?

Another blackout!

What do you need light for

at this ungodly hour?

Go to sleep! Tomorrow

we've gotta work for our country.

He was reading Granma

and the lights went out

just when it was getting

interesting.

I dream

I love you

as I did yesterday.

Sweet scents are reborn

and come into play

My soul takes flight

and recalls moments divine

Echoes of kisses,

two destinies, yours and mine

Rita!

- What a surprise!

- Where is he?

I need to talk to him!

Please Rita,

don't go looking for problems,

just when things are going so well.

- For who?

- For all of us!

And above all, for you!

You can't be fighting with Ron

every night.

Don't you get it?

I can't stand him!

But, you mean everything to him!

Yeah, I'm his biggest investment!

- True, but he made you what you are.

- Yeah.

A miserable wretch!

And who could make you happy, Rita?

Who?

You mind telling me

who the hell Lily is?

Lily?

Yeah, Lily!

What's wrong with you?

Are you deaf?

I met her in Paris.

She used to sit by my side

whenever I played the piano.

You must have been

very fond of her

to write a beautiful song like that.

Well... who hasn't been in love

at least once in their life?

What happened to her?

She passed away.

I'm sorry.

She also used to like

to lick my hand.

B*tch!

She was a tiny dog, silly.

It'd be better ifwe didn't

see each other for a few days.

New Years Eve, I debut

at the Hotel Pelican in Vegas.

Come the day before...

Have you thought about your career?

About your future?

Future, what future?

The future never gave me anything!

All my hopes are set on the past.

I haven't seen

that expression for years!

I'm tying the knot!

Congratulations!

When?

New Year's Eve in Las Vegas.

Are you sure no-one by that name

was on the plane to Vegas?

Ok.

Thanks.

What were you expecting?

He did it before!

And good ol' Ron

is always there for me, right?

Stop drinking!

Don't spoil it all now!

Your passport will be

withheld until further notice.

What?

Chico?

They've cancelled tonight's show!

What?

They don't like

this kind of music any more.

Jazz is considered imperialist.

It's the enemy's music!

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