Almodóvar - "Auténtica"
from Todo Sobre Mi Madre
La Agrado’s monologue from All About My Mother:
…I’m very authentic. Look at my body! Everything’s made to measure. Almond eyes: 80,000 pesetas. Nose: 200,000 (down the drain because I got punched in the face the next year. I know it gives me character, but if I had known I’d lose it in a beating, I wouldn’t have touched it.) Breasts: two, because I’m no monster. 70,000 each, but I’ve already earned all that back. I’ve got silicone in my lips, forehead, cheeks, hips, and butt. It’s 100,000 a pint. You can figure the total yourselves because I’ve lost count. Jaw reduction: 75,000. Laser hair removal (because women are just as – if not more – closely related to apes than men): 60,000 per session. Depending on how hairy you are, you might need two to four sessions…
Anyway, as I was saying, it costs a lot to be authentic, girlfriend. And there’s no reason to be stingy about this because you’re most authentic when you most resemble what you dream of being.
Emphasis mine.
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