Mahogany Sunrise (2014)
Sandra Nori: Mrs. Salinas
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Quotes
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Mrs. Salinas : When are you going to get it together and find a better job?
[Mercedes rolls her eyes, she's heard it all before]
Mrs. Salinas : You need to be a better mother and start thinking about your daughter.
Mercedes Salinas : That's what I'm doing. That's why I work at that place. So, I can make the money for her to be in that school.
Mrs. Salinas : Who is this guy? Where did you meet him... at the club?
Mercedes Salinas : Yes. It's not like that. Mom, you see him, he's in there reading to Melissa. He's a good guy.
Mrs. Salinas : [coming over to sit next Mercedes on the couch] Why do you always do this? You meet these guys. What makes you think he's different?
Mercedes Salinas : Well. He's not from this town. He's not in a gang...
Mrs. Salinas : But he's going to hurt you. All men do. They lie and they take, take till there's nothing left. And then they leave.
Mercedes Salinas : Ma, just because father left
[beat]
Mercedes Salinas : doesn't make every man like him
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Mrs. Salinas : What if he comes back? What am I supposed to tell him?
Mercedes Salinas : [With Melissa in tow, she turns back before she leaves] Tell him I've left.
[beat]
Mercedes Salinas : Tell him I never want to see him again.