Maradona by Kusturica Page #3

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The way in which Diego was

accepted only went to prove

that for gods all is forgiven.

My dad was the only one

who worked.

He had nine mouths to feed,

my mother and eight kids.

We always had food on the table.

Not much, sometimes more,

sometimes less,

but we always had food.

This is my house.

But that's what unites a family.

I'd share my food with my sister,

or she'd give me some of hers

when she'd eaten enough.

When was the last time

you've been here?

Over 15 years ago.

We made paper balls

and we'd throw them out there.

This was the goal. We'd throw

the ball like this, and head it.

The patio was my stadium...

I have two dreams:

to play in the World Cup

and to be a champion.

I realized later,

when I was much older,

that my mother,

whenever she'd see

there wasn't enough food,

would get a stomach ache.

But it wasn't true,

it was because

she wanted us to have more.

At the table, my dad

didn't need to say: "Be quiet."

The look in his eyes,

the exhaustion from his work,

commanded respect.

I remember when my dad

came home from work

my mom would put

the old suction cups on his back.

It was a ritual, my mom

cupping and us all around.

It was like a massage.

Exactly,

because my dad carried sacks.

I think the people around here

have greater dignity

than all the people

who may live in other areas.

In my country,

politicians get rich,

but give nothing to the people.

I've often been asked

to go into politics,

and I say:
"No, I don't want to

rob the people."

I've met with politicians

and they never want to

meet with me again.

Because I say what I feel.

The gap between rich and poor

has grown much bigger in my lifetime.

Not only here in Argentina,

you can see it in Brazil,

or Venezuela or Cuba,

with the embargo.

The Americans are trampling

all over those countries,

they won't let them

get back on their feet.

If they give them a loan,

they demand ten times more in return.

When was that

sense of justice born?

It comes from seeing the world,

and then from reading

a lot of Che Guevara,

and from studying. And from Cuba.

Gabriel Garcia Marques told me:

if no Castro in the history

of Latin America,

Yankees would have been

in Patagonia already

and all of you would have

spoken English already.

I think we're part of the U.S.

So, what does he think

the whole world will be

American colony?

- Obviously.

- China?

No, not China.

I met Fidel in 1987.

The Americans gave me

an award

and the Cubans

were giving me an award.

I said to the Americans...

"Keep your award,

I'm getting one in Cuba."

Fidel and I spent

five hours talking about Che,

about Argentina, about Cuba,

and I fell in love with Fidel.

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