What is a wormhole?
Think of it like a short-lived portal.
It allows us to connect two points in space-time
and lets us jump from point A to point B.
To pass through it, you have to generate particles
that travel much faster than the speed of light.
Those particles are called tachyons.
There's a theory that every 30 years, wormholes form,
thanks to a specific planetary alignment with Earth
and the rest of the solar system.
The neat part?
This theory opens up the door
to time travel.
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That's all for today. See you tomorrow.
And remember, keep your minds open.
Doctor, did you think about what I asked you?
I could be your assistant professor.
I'm just… not sure, Julia.
All the other professors have one, and I need to be close to you.
I think all your work and achievements at this university are amazing.
Let me check, okay?
Thanks.
Good afternoon.
Hey there, Bertita.
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-Good afternoon, Sandra. -Hey.
Hey, I heard the Soviet shipment came in?
Oh, Dr. Quijano has that information, Nora.
But you know? If your husband asks, they'll probably tell him quicker.
Doctor, I'm heading out, but is there anything you need?
I heard the Soviet shipment arrived.
I assume it includes my transducers.
Oh, yes, I am sorry.
I forgot to tell Dr. Esquivel.
But they've arrived.
Dr. Esquivel didn't request them. I did.
On another note, I'd like to have an assistant professor.
-There's a volunteer. -An assistant?
Look, sweetie.
You already have what you've been asking for.
Your class.
We'll talk about the assistant professor later, okay?
Excuse me, sweetheart.
Luzma!
Luz María!
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Let's get the romantic music going.
A song that's already climbing the charts
and surely making hearts dance this afternoon.
You've got it.
This is it.
Let's go.
It works.
The portal is open, Héctor.
Let's go.
Come on!
Yeah.
-Should we test it? -Let's do it.
No.
But why? It hasn't even started spinning.
I think we'll need a larger budget.
Do you have a plan to get it?
I invited Dr. Carrasco to dinner at the house tonight.
Why? We could've just met him at his office.
I know, but he came to interrogate me about what we've done with the funding.
I really can't stand him.
I know. I can't stand him either.
Come here.
But we need to sweeten him up a little so the funding keeps coming.
We're so close, Nora.
So close. Almost there.
Shut up and kiss me.
Did you see, honey?
Mexico City's starting the subway project.
-Really? -Construction should start in a year.
They're showing off now.
Finally, decent public transport for this traffic-mad city.
Now we're living in the future.
Say, Héctor.
What are we going to tell Carrasco?
What we've been doing, right?
Yeah, but this time we'll have to show him something.
No, we're not ready for that, Nora.
-Sweetheart! -Sweetheart!
-Glad you came. -Hi, Rebeca.
Hi, Héctor.
What's that look in your eyes?
I'll give you a hint.
It starts with a "P"
and ends in nine months.
Congrats.
-Congrats, sis-in-law. -Thanks, Héctor.
Since you didn't want kids, you're stuck being aunt and uncle.
And we'll be the best ones.
-What did Vicente say? -I haven't told him yet.
-You're the first to know. -He'll be thrilled.
Come for dinner later and see his face when I tell him.
-Please? -We can't tonight.
Carrasco is coming over for dinner.
About the project? The super-secret one?
-Yeah… -Come on, tell me about it!
You know we can't. University policy.
But let's do this.
Dinner tomorrow, and I'll bake you that apple pie you love so much.
Sis,
you'll be the best mom ever.
So sweet.
Okay, I'm off.
-Bye, Héctor. -Bye, Rebeca.
-Bye, sweetheart. -Bye, sweetheart.
-Cheers. -Cheers, doctor.
To science.
-How about this one? You like it? -Very nice.
What do you make of students wanting to remove ex-president Alemán's statue?
Oh, please.
They'll have to blow it up.
Well then, shall we get down to business?
So, Doctor, what's the status of your research?
Well…
Doctor, I've stood up for you for years,
but the university has invested a fortune on this research.
-Right. -I need your help.
Give me something.
Yes, Doctor. I appreciate that, obviously.
I'll be frank with you.
-We need more time and more funding… -Oh, no.
Well, are you trying to give me a stroke?
-Not at all, I… -We have a theory.
No, little lady, no.
The university didn't shell out that money so you could hand me a theory.
I need a clear account of your work.
Where has the funding gone?
I understand, but we just need two more weeks.
Oh, no. Out of the question.
I need results. I'm facing a great deal of pressure.
Once we show you what we have, you'll have what you need--
You're going to put Mexico on the map.
You, UNAM, us.
This will change the history of science, of physics.
This… is going to change the history of humankind.
Yeah…
I once had the honor of meeting Kennedy when he visited with his wife.
Watching them together, I understood the secret behind their success.
He takes care of the important things.
She takes care of the cameras.
And each has their role to play.
If you have all the right pieces, but they're not in the right place,
nothing fits.
That's it, Héctor.
That's it.
That is it.
That's it.
Is she all right?
That's it.
Since you haven't been able to show any results,
I have no choice but to inform the board the research is concluded.
Doctor, it's years of work. Please.
Doctor, we can show you something as soon as tomorrow.
All right then.
Good evening, and thank you for dinner, Dr. Esquivel.
Now, your wife's buñuelos are outstanding.
-Right? -Thanks.
Give my regards to Mrs. Eréndira. I'll send some another time.
Good evening.
-Walk him out. -Allow me.
Thank you.
Héctor, we've got the answer.
What answer?
Carrasco, that annoying man, he just gave it to us.
We have the right pieces, but in the wrong place.
And what does the machine's malfunction have to do with water in the toilet?
The Coriolis effect.
If I flush the toilet in the Southern Hemisphere,
the water swirls one way,
but in the Northern Hemisphere, it swirls…
Let's make the machine spin in the opposite direction.
Hand me a screwdriver.
What's Carrasco's problem, huh?
He's such an idiot.
Give me a Phillips.
Yes, he is, but you didn't say anything.
You want me to argue with him?
Don't mix up the cards, all right?
I'm not asking you to fight him. Just stand up for me.
And no, I'm not mixing them up.
This one goes here.
This one here.
This…
is ready.
Insert the transducer.
Héctor, the portal is still open.
And it's still on.
Nora.
Shall we travel?
-All right. -Let's do it.
Doors.
Héctor.
Are we going to the past or the future?
The future.
How far into it?
No more than 15 minutes, okay?
Fifteen minutes.
Turbines.
Turbines activated.
Oxygen.
Oxygen on.
Power.
At 100%.
Tachyons.
Tachyons generating.
Gauss meter level?
Gauss meter steady in the green.
Ready.
Nora.
You're a genius.
I don't want to leave.
Come on.
We'll come back.
This really is the future.
No, Auntie. They didn't come separately, but together.
This…
is you and me.
Are you okay, Nora?
-Yeah, I think so. -Yeah?
You?
My head is spinning.
Don't you feel a tingling all over?
-Yeah. -You do?
Crazy.
Nora, where are we?
Why…?
Why aren't we in the lab?
Let me see.
What…?
-No. -What's going on?
No!
-Wait, did you do something? -No…
There's no power.
Nora, the transducer.
It burned out.
This can't be right. That's a…
We definitely traveled further than 15 minutes.
The university should be…
somewhere nearby…
Or a couple kilometers out.
That depends on…
On how far into the future… we traveled.
Héctor…
We made a mistake calculating the speed of the tachyons.
We traveled…
in time.
We did it, baby. We did it.
-Yes! -Nora, we did it.
What now?
First things first…
We need a new transducer.
And analyze the calculations to find the error.
Let's find the university.
Let's find it. Yes.
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So…
Is this a grocery store or something?
Much more modern, right?
Héctor, how far did we travel into the future?
I don't know. Come on.
Good evening.
Excuse me, miss.
Miss?
No, she can't hear us.
-She may have a condition or something. -She's got those…
Which flavor?
-Excuse me? -Yeah, these condoms come in flavors.
-We also have textured ones. -No.
Cond…? No.
I couldn't ask for that in front of two ladies.
Right, nope.
Wait… Flavored?
There's the cherry one, pineapple. Blackberry came out last year.
Look, Nora.
Look.
We traveled…
Fifty-nine years into the future.
Excuse me.
Do you happen to know how to get to the National Autonomous University of Mexico?
-UNAM. -Right.
Are you guys driving?
Not exactly, no.
The easiest way is the subway.
Out the back, to the left, and two blocks down is the station.
-The subway. -Yup.
I want to see that.
Good evening. Thank you.
'Night.
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What are those gadgets?
Everyone has one.
Maybe…
I don't know, but they look hypnotized, don't they?
Yeah.
Excuse us, could you tell us how to get to UNAM?
-Two more stops. -Then transfer to the green line.
-Thanks. -Two more and the green line.
Incredible.
There it is.
Héctor!
Nora.
Where's President Alemán?
I told you.
-Everything's just like before. -Yeah.
A little faded, but yeah.
If everything's the same, the storage room should be open.
Yeah, let's hope so.
Héctor.
What is all this?
I mean… the students, right?
Yeah, but "Death to the patriarchy"?
Patriarchy from where?
-How should I know, Doctor? -Let's go.
-Is it working? Yes? -Wait.
There.
Go ahead.
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Héctor, this isn't the physics storage room anymore.
Without a doubt.
Looks like the architecture department.
How are we going to find the transducer?
I don't know, maybe… upstairs.
"No smoking"?
What's their deal against smoking?
-Hey, lady. -Héctor…
-Put that back. -Good evening.
-Evening. -Good evening.
What are you guys doing here?
We weren't stealing, officer.
'Cause you couldn't.
Tell them we're looking for the physics storage room.
We're looking for the… Okay.
Officer, truth is, we work here.
I'm Dr. Esquivel, this is Dr. Cervantes.
Take us to the dean. He knows us well.
-Yeah. -"The dean."
"Doctors."
As if.
Hired by the university, and all you've got are ID cards.
From 1966.
Cute little Pee-wee Herman bow tie.
-Pee-wee what?
Right. Don't you remember Pee-wee's Big Adventure?
What's Pee-wee's Big Adventure?
Jeez… You guys been living under a rock?
We're from 1966.
Our time machine broke down
and brought us here, to 2025, by mistake.
We just need a new transducer to get it running,
check everything, and return to our time. That's it.
Sit down, young man.
Ask for a tox screen.
-A tox screen? -Toxicology?
-We're not addicts, officer. -Sit down.
Ma'am, good morning.
Good morning.
You may go.
Good morning.
-Excuse us. -You too. Wait outside.
I knew it.
You two
went through a wormhole.
-Yes. -Incredible.
Yes, exact--
Excuse me, but…
Who are you?
Julia Villalba.
I was your student.
Now I'm the dean of this university.
-Julia, my student! Julia? -Yes.
-Child! -Yes.
The dean?
Julia.
I always knew you'd go far, Julia.
Maybe not as far as you did.
I knew you two had traveled in time.
I said it.
But no one believed me.
What do you mean no one? I always believed you.
This is Alondra.
Your grandniece.
One of the top students in the faculty.
It runs in the family.
-Are you the daughter of…? -Whose daughter?
Becky's.
Rebeca's my mom.
-Of course. -Rebeca!
Rebeca had a daughter.
All girls!
So sweet!
I never thought I'd meet you, the brilliant Dr. Nora.
My great aunt?
I study physics because of you.
-You do? -Yeah.
-What a cute little nose! -You think?
I'm glad you already knew each other.
-And that you're aware of what's going on. -Yes.
Julia, dean, we need your help.
The portal we came through was still open, but it could close at any moment.
It might be days or just hours.
We won't know for sure until we manage to power the machine back up,
check all the instruments, see if any are damaged, fix them,
and analyze where our calculations went wrong.
Do you want to go back?
It's absolutely crucial
that the reason for your presence here remains top secret,
at least until I can figure out how to explain and justify it.
The world has changed.
Technology has gone places we never imagined.
-Where do we even start? -Yeah.
Door is now open.
-Mom, I'm home. -Coming.
I want you to meet someone.
Héctor.
-Good morning. -Hi, how are you?
And… Nora.
Hi, Nora.
I'm your aunt.
Uh, what now?
On my dad's side? How?
You are…
You look just like your mom.
I don't get it.
Don't.
Aunt Nora?
Yes.
It's a miracle!
-The specialty of the house. -The famous apple pie.
That's right. It's legendary, Auntie.
-We never go without it, right? -Never.
I found the recipe in Mom's old cookbook and…
Here it is.
-Thank you. -Why didn't she teach you to bake it?
She knows the recipe by heart.
Is she still living in the same place? I'd love to see her.
Mom d--
She passed not long after you disappeared.
After I was born.
What? How?
In a car accident.
She moved heaven and earth looking for you.
No…
Héctor… we have to go back.
If she hadn't gone looking for me, she wouldn't have died.
No, don't think like that. No one ever saw it that way.
Besides, changing that would alter everything.
Why don't we just… go rest?
We'll get the guest room ready, sweetie.
-Sure, Mom. -That won't be necessary, Rebeca.
Dean Julia arranged a place.
Uncle, don't you have anyone to see?
No one you'd like to see?
I'm an only child, Alondra.
Nora's the only family I have.
Hey.
Well?
How do I look?
-Nice. -Yeah?
But… weird, right?
I feel like…
the pants are much too short.
But if I wear them the right way, look.
You can see my underwear.
Let me see.
I think it's better like this. Yeah.
I'd rather see your ankles than your underwear.
-Perfect. -And me?
Take a look.
Wow, didn't they have your size?
-They're my size. -Are they?
You look gorgeous.
But all day I'll be thinking that you dressed up as a man.
So much to take in.
Yeah, I know.
Did you see the little TV?
Looks like the ones everyone's carrying.
-But this one's a bit bigger. -Yeah, I noticed.
-How does it work? -No idea. I see them tapping it.
Try tapping there.
Baby, shake that booty We're dancing at the party
We're rough and we've just got here
We live for the nightlife
I stand by myself I don't mingle with the trash
Oh yeah Baby, shake that booty for me
For me Baby, shake that booty just for me
She fell for a rascal like me
I stay on the streets where I feel--
-Yeah, let's turn that off. -Right.
Okay.
Such poets.
Silence sounds better.
That never goes out of style.
So many apartment towers.
It seems this city can only grow upward.
Héctor.
I just can't believe… we're in the future.
Iodine.
Livermorium.
Uranium.
And I love you.
Oh, yeah?
I wonder what it feels like…
to make love… in the future.
-Good morning. -Good morning.
The documents in front of you are strictly confidential and classified.
Please do not share them with anyone.
I'm sorry, but I'm having a hard time processing this.
I've dedicated my life to studying space-time theories,
and now every one of them is proven just by you two sitting here.
As the dean says, we have to keep this top secret.
At least until we understand its impact on humankind.
Doctor, we've been asked to help fix their machine.
-Yes. -Let's agree that we will.
But can we take a moment to think about paradoxes?
The consequences of them traveling to the past?
Won't that affect the present we're living in now?
He makes a very valid point.
-May I, doctor? -Please.
We have already traveled to the future, as you can see with your own eyes.
Now, traveling into the past is still a hypothesis.
And as such, it comes with risks and most likely, some surprises.
But the theory…
our theory, states the most important thing
is to pinpoint the exact moment for the return.
Our analog counter failed,
but with today's technology, that won't be an issue.
That's why we traveled 59 years instead of 15 minutes.
It's all in the report you have in front of you.
That's right.
Doctors, what would you say is the next step right now?
Well…
-The thing is getting the machine to work. -Yes.
Obtaining components compatible with this technology,
and your knowledge and support.
We urgently need to measure the existing magnetism
to confirm the wormhole is still open, so we can travel through time.
If it closes, we'd have to wait another 30 years to return.
Please, Rogelio.
We're giving you each a cell phone.
Exchange contact info
and be ready 24/7 for whatever the doctors might need.
If everyone agrees, I'll request the institute
to let you pause your current research
and dedicate yourselves entirely to this.
Now let's set up the work schedule.
Excuse me.
How does this work?
It's a touchscreen. Please, Alondra.
This one's not working. It's…
Like this, look.
Tap this button and hold it down.
And you, that one.
It's a touchscreen with all these semiconductors,
and when you touch them, they close.
Brilliant.
This really is the future.
Héctor, did you figure out what the Internet is?
Yes, according to the Internet, it's a network
of interconnected computers around the world to share information.
They connect through 2.4 wireless and radiofrequency networks…
Oh, boy.
…and up to 5 gigahertz.
Gigahertz?
The waves must be everywhere at once.
It's omnipresent.
This place is completely different.
I prefer the chaos. It's more romantic.
All these little screens make me dizzy.
Incredible that so much data can fit into this tiny thing.
Why don't you use yours?
Auntie, Uncle, the transducers.
-No longer Russian. -Russian?
Chinese. The university gets them on República del Salvador.
The street?
Downtown.
Doctors, it seems we've got continuity in all electrical connections.
Great.
All instruments are working.
The turbine's pulsing too.
Let me see.
Let's see.
The magnetism level is dropping.
The portal could close at any second.
The instrument's working, the needle's moving, but…
It's not generating tachyons.
How is that possible?
The machine's working.
we've checked the tachyon meter four times, but…
Not sure why it won't generate tachyons.
Doctor, what you need is a break.
Now.
-Cheers. -Doctor Handsome.
That's good.
It's from our times.
No.
I'll never grow tired of admiring your beautiful eyes, Nora.
Ever.
Shut up and kiss me.
Oh, you two are working so hard, huh?
-Hi. -Hi.
Hi, Alondra.
-How's it going? -Well…
Not great.
It's getting late, you need some rest.
Want a ride to your place?
A what?
This is so good.
A lift. I mean, I can take you home.
A ride.
No, thanks, honey.
We'll stay and work a little longer.
All right.
See you tomorrow then.
Sure. Thanks.
Thank you, guys.
Bye-bye.
So, here's the plan.
A friend invited me to her place for beers.
It'll be fun, you'll relax.
You'll have a good time.
It's fieldwork. You must live the future.
I'm down.
-Down. -What?
New lingo. Catch up, Nora.
Nice, Uncle.
Are you coming?
Then I'm down too.
All right. Cheers.
Please, don't do anything weird, okay?
I don't want people finding out you're from the '60s.
Please.
-Alondra! -Hey.
-I thought you weren't coming. -I always show up.
Who are those geezers?
They're my aunt and uncle.
They're Mennonites.
What?
Like, they make cheese,
and when they leave their community, everything's weird to them.
-Shall we? -Let's go.
Paloma?
No. My name's Nora.
A pleasure.
Nice to meet you.
I see you, bitch!
Oh, girl.
That guy likes the chase, not the catch.
-Guess who I hooked up with. -Who, bitch?
Pablo.
The dude you did at Corona?
What happened with Denise?
That chick doesn't know what she wants.
Like, I don't know if she's serious or if I'm just her backup.
Make up your mind. Chick or dude?
I don't go by gender. I go by love. I don't discriminate.
Yeah, me neither.
And you, ma'am?
Do you discriminate?
Me?
About…
Just kidding!
It's a joke! Cheers!
Cheers!
They're dancing together, see?
Do you dance like that?
-Depends on the song. -Don't dance like that, Alondra.
-Why not? -No.
Everything's so different now.
Going to a party alone was impossible in my day.
I always had to go with Héctor.
Or my male cousin.
Or my dad.
Someone had to chaperone. Always.
See those girls.
Drinking and drinking. Smoking and smoking.
And they don't discriminate.
Well…
Just look at them.
They look happy.
And they came alone.
No, Auntie, they didn't.
They come together.
Héctor.
I can't stop thinking about what happens if we can't go back.
We will go back.
I know it.
When that happens,
we'll return to the exact same point in time and space that we left.
Nothing will have happened.
I know this because our love is like that.
Strong in the past.
Strong in the future.
It's… omnipresent.
It's everywhere.
I'm waiting for you to shush me so I can kiss you, but you're speechless.
-It's omnipresent! -Yeah.
It's everywhere like the Internet, Héctor!
That's the only thing that's changed.
-Waves of… -Waves.
5-gigahertz wave freq--
-Exactly. -Nora.
-That's what's affecting the machine! -The machine…
-Now shut up and kiss me. -All right.
That's definitely what we need.
Doctor, what did you call those…?
-Signal jammers. -Jammers.
Mechatronics engineers are on it.
Wow, Doctor.
Thanks for reminding me why I love physics.
The ability to adapt to variables is the difference between talent
and genius.
Well, I have to go.
Better get started. Work hard.
And doctor, let me know as soon as the machine is working.
-I will, Julia. Thanks. -Thanks, doctor.
-Let's push the mechatronics team. -Yeah.
Doctor, care to come with me pick up batteries?
-Sure. -I must get to school.
-Thanks. -Bye.
-See you.
-Bye. -Thank you.
What is it?
You know I love seeing you shine, right?
But it sort of sucks.
It's like…
you invented all this and I'm just your assistant, you know?
Héctor, that might be what they think, but it doesn't really matter.
This,
is you and me.
I know.
Nora!
The portal is closing.
I hope the engineers don't take long with the jammers.
The mechatronics guys go the extra mile. They'll have it today or tomorrow.
I hope so.
Hey, what do you think of this one?
For what?
Look, they pop up like this.
If you don't like that one, you swipe to the next.
And then the next, the next, and so on.
That's neat.
Is this how people get married now?
Not married, no.
What's wrong with getting married?
How about giving up your career and financial goals for someone else's?
Or others, if you have kids.
Okay, but… marriage has its upside too.
Companionship, safety, stability.
Plus, marriage comes with…
with you know what.
Sure, but hey, that also comes without marriage, Auntie.
Yeah, I mean…
It's possible, sure, but not--
Oh, trust me, I certainly have.
Sweetheart. What?
You're a good girl.
You wear glasses.
Auntie, look, those ideas have changed.
You can start letting go of that.
Besides, people don't just fuck to get pregnant, Auntie.
It's also for fun.
Yeah, I know that.
Well…
That's neat.
Okay, I'm going to ask you something.
You gotta answer honestly and fast.
All right.
Do you masturbate, Auntie?
-What? -Quick.
-Quickly now. -What kind of question is that?
-Please. -Come on!
-What? Your hands grow hair or something? -Alondra!
-Don't! -Auntie…
This is not a topic you should be asking--
-You can't even talk about it! -No, well… No!
No, young lady.
No.
I'm taking you to a sex shop.
Oh, wow.
Nora, did you try the electric toothbrush?
It's my favorite thing in--
Nora, your beauty is…
like the color spread of a refract--
No, it's like the implosion of a quasar that--
Héctor.
Do you like it or not?
I love it.
Wait.
Look what I bought.
You bought condoms.
Not just condoms.
These condoms come with a vibrating ring.
This one's a portable wireless vibrator.
And I love this one.
Male delay spr--
Why did you get male delay spray, Nora?
What do you mean "why", Héctor?
Alondra saw you buying all this?
Yeah.
She's the one who took me to the sex shop.
You went to a brothel?
A brothel?
No.
It's a store.
That's also… where I bought this for you.
And why are you talking about our sex life with anyone other than me?
How are you, Nora?
How do you feel?
Fine,
I guess.
What do you think about these times?
There is overwhelming scientific progress.
Highly specialized technology.
-I never imagined… -Let's sit down.
No, I wasn't asking for your opinion as a scientist.
I want to know what you feel as a woman.
I was so used to the place we held
that it's hard to understand the new one.
Yes, it must be tough.
But these are better times than the '60s to be a woman.
Even more so for a scientist.
And look, your mind is so active, so sharp, so busy, that I thought…
it would be great if you joined a conference tomorrow.
A conference?
Weren't we keeping the whole time travel thing super confidential?
We don't have to say where you come from.
I just want you to share your research.
Give us the gift of your incredible intellect.
It would be a great honor.
I'll ask Héctor if he wants to give a talk.
No. In this particular case,
we are only asking for your participation, not Héctor's.
See, it's a conference held as part of 8M.
8:00 a.m. seems early, hardly anyone will show up.
No, Nora, March 8th.
International Women's Day.
There's an International Women's Day?
There is now.
Well…
Well, yeah…
But what could I say to women, Julia? I'm…
I'm literally the voice of the past.
No, Nora.
In a way that is hard to explain and understand,
you are the voice of the future.
I saw Julia at the campus.
She told me about a conference.
Conference?
To speak about our ultra-secret invention?
No.
To speak about our theory.
-Well, I don't like it. Count me out. -Don't worry.
She only invited me.
Only you?
She says the faculty is organizing this as part of 8M.
International Women's Day.
International Women's Day?
And when is International Men's Day?
Alondra says all other days are International Men's Day.
Nora, haven't you noticed?
They only see me as your assistant.
No, I've never said anything like that.
I wouldn't know. I wasn't allowed to have one.
I had nothing to do with that.
But here and now, you're not standing up for me.
Standing up for you?
If it bothers you that much, talk to Julia and ask her to put you on the conference.
Like I did in our times.
That's exactly my point, Nora.
What people see here is…
different.
Their eyes see other things, you get me?
Well, maybe it would be okay to try seeing those things too.
Of course you'd say that.
You're biased, because this situation benefits you.
It would be a mistake to let our eyes get used to it,
because when we go back to the '60s,
we won't see things clearly anymore.
Héctor, today more than ever,
I'm seeing everything with total clarity.
Good afternoon.
I thank the Faculty of Sciences for the honor of opening this forum,
Women Scientists Changing Physics
to commemorate International Women's Day.
The first conference will be given by Dr. Nora Cervantes,
who comes from far away to share her important research.
Thank you, Doctor.
8M FORUM WOMEN SCIENTISTS CHANGING PHYSICS
Just a quick word.
A few words, Julia, please.
Why is he doing this?
Good afternoon, everyone.
I'd like to offer a thought in honor of International Women's Day.
"Be kind,
but not easy."
"Be dignified, but not proud."
"Laugh, but not loudly."
"Look, but modestly."
"Be gentle, but not compliant."
"Be joyful, but not frivolous."
"Speak, but with restraint."
"Be a woman,
not a doll."
Congratulations, little ladies.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Well, time and age don't go unnoticed.
When the Faculty of Physics was founded, back in '38 or so,
this auditorium didn't even exist.
Where there were once jacarandas, there's now a gym.
And someday, maybe this place won't exist either.
Everything is constantly changing and science is no exception.
This is a good introduction to the theory
that has kept me busy for the last 15 years.
Three revisions to Einstein's field equations,
in collaboration with my colleague, my husband,
Dr. Héctor Esquivel.
Together, we have discovered, we have come to realize
that over past decades, us physicists have overlooked
four major problems in Einstein's field equations.
Tell them about the tachyon emission.
What?
If you don't explain tachyon emission, they won't understand anything, Nora.
Right.
All this is related to what we call tachyon emission, which--
With the doctor's permission, I'd like to quickly explain what tachyons are.
It's a particle with the unusual ability
to travel at or even faster than the speed of light.
Yes, exactly what I was about to explain.
Why don't you let me help?
I can explain it. May I?
Héctor, you're jumping ahead of what I'm about to say.
Yes, but I'm the tachyon expert, Nora.
If I don't explain it, nobody's going to get it.
Héctor, I don't need your help.
Please!
He's messing it up.
Women, right?
Women.
Speaking of women,
I, as a woman scientist,
want to take a moment to thank the dean, Dr. Julia Villalba,
for inviting me to give this talk.
Colleague.
Hi, I'm Professor Cossío. Nice to meet you.
-Dr. Esquivel. Héctor. -Nice to meet you.
-Don't tell me they kicked you out. -Of course not.
I totally understand.
Well, maybe so.
We're fed up with the dean's misandry.
I mean, look. Why isn't your name on this?
What about your picture?
That is just not fair.
That isn't right. Why can't they give you credit?
I don't care anymore.
Hey, what are you doing? You can't smoke in here.
Oh, right.
We're getting a beer. Want to come?
Let's go.
That's how the possibility of time travel opens up.
Thank you, good afternoon.
Bravo!
Doctor, congratulations.
Thank you very much.
Auntie, that was so exciting.
I didn't really understand much, but you obviously own that subject.
Well, I didn't fully understand what happened in there either, but…
Where's Héctor?
-What are you singing, Doc? -The new one by Durcal.
That's old news.
You know what I think?
Things used to be…
just fine.
Right?
Everything was the way it should be.
Now, don't get me wrong.
I'm all for more opportunities for women.
Leveling the playing field, sure.
What I don't agree with is how now we're treated like we're the damn devil.
-Right on. -You can't even touch them.
Now we're supposed to feel guilty and ashamed
just for giving a compliment.
The devil, man.
Wise words from Dr. Esquivel.
Right on.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Cheers, Doctor.
The talk was extraordinary.
You won over the toughest ones.
The most demanding.
Thank you so much, Julia.
I wanted to tell you.
The faculty is about to change the Physics Department management.
So, we'd like to propose that you enter a sort of updating period.
Get familiar with changes the university's gone through,
and then, at the right time, put your name forward
as the next Head of Physics Department for the Faculty of Sciences.
Oh, my God.
You are most needed here.
Please.
Remain with us.
You are considering it.
Do you think you have more to contribute to the world today?
Or is it that the present world has much more to offer you?
I don't know.
What I do know is that I have to go back for my sister.
I need to stop that accident.
Nora,
my mom's death wasn't your fault.
Things might've been different if you'd been there.
Maybe, or maybe not.
She might've died the next day for another reason.
You… don't owe anything to anybody.
People just die, Nora.
You'll learn that in time.
I made peace with my mother's death years ago.
Alondra did too.
We're at peace with our story.
Where were you?
Why didn't you answer your cell phone?
I didn't hear it.
I did very well.
I mean, in case you're interested.
How could things not go well with you? You're a successful woman in 2025, right?
What is that supposed to mean?
-That I don't deserve success? -Sure you do.
Of course you deserve good things.
But right now,
you're all confused, Nora.
All that applause for you, Doctor.
-Right? -No, that's not it.
No.
-What happened was-- -What happened?
What's happening is I'm fucking off with my machine.
-Your machine? -My machine!
Mine.
Which one of us said, "I solved a time paradox"?
Which wouldn't have meant a thing
outside the context of my research on field equations.
What? The one you got published after I introduced you to Dr. Erasmo?
So it's all thanks to you.
I'm sure you're thrilled,
so proud to be part of your merry gang of… mediocre chauvinists.
I can't wait to get back
so I can be in my club of mediocre chauvinists like me.
So, if you're already tired of this,
of our work together,
of us,
there's nothing left for us to do!
You go. I'll stay.
Fine.
The jammers finally arrived.
We're almost ready to go home.
Why did you say those things?
What things?
This. Those things.
Now we're treated like we're the damn devil.
Turn that off.
I know exactly what I said. Turn it off.
I was there.
Do you really believe that?
Yes, Nora.
So what?
Everything there, everything I said in my time,
is what made me a good man.
You said it yourself.
Now their eyes see differently. Their ears hear differently.
What about you?
You believe it, don't you?
Do you think I'm a chauvinist?
A misogynist? Really?
A stalker?
-I don't. -You don't?
-No. -No?
Nora, you know me.
You do know me. You know that in my time, I was a good man.
I was a gentleman, charming, respectful, loving, caring.
Isn't all that what made you fall in love with me?
Yes.
That's what made me fall in love with you.
But now…
we are both victims of our times.
The portal is closing, Nora.
Forgive me.
I was wrong.
Now, let's go home.
I don't want to go back, Héctor.
Nora.
The comments are very negative.
At this university,
we have a commitment to reject any sexist or patriarchal language.
I'll say something in Héctor's defense.
The unfortunate comments he made weren't meant to offend anyone.
He was simply raised in a different time.
In our times, Julia. You know this.
Yes.
I know that, because I know where you both come from.
But people don't.
These times… they've changed us.
We're not the same anymore.
See you later, okay?
Auntie!
-Hi, sweetheart. -Hi.
I've been thinking about you two.
How are you?
Well…
I think now I'm more suited to live in this time, right?
-What do you mean? -It's like you said.
Marriage is kind of
an outdated concept now.
I… did say that,
but it doesn't mean it has to be for you and Héctor, Auntie.
For many years,
I was happy with Héctor.
So happy.
Well, yeah. Of course.
I'm sure back in his day, Héctor was a great guy.
More than that.
Héctor is the love of my life.
Oh, no.
No.
No, Héctor.
My love, we've spent our lives trying to understand time.
We thought we had finally mastered it this time,
but our times worked against us.
Together, we not only challenged science.
We challenged our own love story.
And absolutely nothing can erase what you and I built.
Now, I see you are free.
Thriving in these days that belong to you.
You're meant for greater things than you ever imagined.
And that's why, even though it hurts deeply,
I can't allow this man from the past to become an obstacle in your life.
Goodbye, Nora.
Nora.
I'll carry in my heart every "I love you."
Every song we danced to.
Every time you told me to shut up and kissed me.
Forever yours, Héctor.
What happened?
Are you okay?
Héctor's gone.
What do you mean?
Imaginary mass is a theoretical concept in mathematics and physics
obtained from the square root of a particle with negative mass.
Imaginary mass is associated with tachyons.
But what are tachyons?
They are particles that travel…
Please wait outside.
Where's the machine?
Did he take it?
The portal is already closed, Julia.
I have to wait 30 years.
I don't know what I'll do.
Nora.
You've been the inspiration of my life.
And he was yours.
Now it's your turn.
This is your moment.
You have to live it.
If you had to sum it up in one sentence, Dr. Cervantes, what would it be?
I'd say time is just us.
The National Science Prize goes to Dr. Nora Cervantes.
Calling you Woman of the Year just doesn't cut it.
Woman of the Decade. Century, even.
Cervantes left us the blueprint for a true scientific revolution.
And now we have the Cervantes paradox…
I had a great love, but we lived in different times.
Nora.
Nora, what did you do?
I followed my heart.
I made the most of these years.
I lived my life, and when the time came,
I built my own machine…
so I could find you,
and spend the rest of my life with you.
Iodine.
Livermorium.
Uranium.
And I love you.
Subtitle translation by: Francel Diaz.