THE MALDIVES INDIAN OCEAN
Ever since I was little, I've dreamed of going to the Maldives.
I AM GEORGINA
The sea…
The color of it is like something out of a movie.
It gave off this light, energy. It was incredible.
You felt like you were floating, like the wind was carrying you.
I felt like a speck of dust in the Indian Ocean.
I loved the experience.
We'll see if a shark comes.
Swimming with sharks is what I liked least about the Maldives.
I'm scared!
It really frightened me.
-Who's taking me? -Not me.
I'm tired. My legs are like…
Every time water touched me, all I could think of were sharks.
My last day as a 29-year-old and a shark eats me.
It doesn't just scare me. The thought horrifies me.
All I see are sharks, I swear. I see a rock and think it's a shark.
They said, "No, the sharks here are vegetarians."
What kind of shark is vegetarian?
No.
I can't handle it.
Look, I saw something big there.
-There are sharks there. -Okay.
It was a shark. A baby shark, but still a shark.
And if the mom's around and sees people near the baby,
who knows if she might attack you?
Terrifying. I really didn't like kayaking.
Actually, I got stranded.
I don't really like drifting either.
I don't jump in the ocean from boats.
That's where the sharks hang out!
This way!
When I saw Sergio and Serpiente,
I was just worried for my son in the middle
with the kayak taking on water.
Sergio!
Wait.
Oh! The drama.
I'd describe the Maldives as paradise.
A place to rest…
and have fun with your family.
Mom, I saw Nemo,
and I saw a huge turtle!
The kids really enjoyed swimming with turtles.
There was a turtle!
I swam with it.
Is that your dream?
-My dream is to see a shark. -You did it.
-Hey! Not that! -Me too.
The kids loved it.
But they'd be up for anything.
You swam super well.
Okay. Same thing, further back.
While in the Maldives, I had to film a video for Vogue México
about what's in my bag.
I don't get it.
A woman's bag says a lot about her.
Hi, Vogue.
I'm Georgina Rodríguez.
And I'm gonna show you what's in my bag.
Ugh, Gio, don't be so rigid.
Not so rigid.
-Don't sit up straight? -Not so much.
I was training with Soraya yesterday to fix my posture,
and now you're… I'm gonna talk to her about what you're doing.
You were like this talking to the camera.
A bit.
-Is the audio good? -Talk, Gio, so Ramón can hear you.
Hey, big head.
-How's it sound? -Airhead.
Great. It's perfect.
-Quiet. No talking. -Cell phones!
Gio's greeting.
Hi, Vogue. I'm Georgina Rodríguez and I'm gonna show you what's in my bag.
-You have to talk a lot. -Wait.
If you spill water on my bag…
I drank from the bottle, but thanks.
-Thanks, Ramón! -Thanks for your service!
He's so attentive.
Let's go. We can't keep stopping.
Filming the bag segment was hilarious and chaotic.
Three, two, one. Quiet, please. What does your bag say about you?
My bag says I'm a woman who plans ahead.
My charger. I didn't bring it. I always have it.
-Can you get it? -No battery, but…
Get the iPhone charger! That one!
The one with "Gio" written on it.
Three, two, one.
What would we be surprised to find in your bag?
A few things might surprise you, but the most…
You have to repeat the question.
What might…? What…?
What would we be surprised to find in your bag?
I have lots that might surprise… you!
-Quiet. Go. -For example, chocolate bars.
Okay… Ramón, dude.
Annoying.
We were in a rush because it was already getting late.
And with the interruptions, we were worried it'd get dark.
For example, today…
I have some gummies.
They're unopened because the little mice in my house
haven't opened them,
so they're intact.
My Rimmel…
Again. Don't say Rimmel. It's a different brand.
See how experienced I am, Ramón?
Listen, we all pitch in here.
God, what's up with all of you?
These two sayings mean a lot to me…
First…
Silence that phone. It's coming through.
-Whose is it? -Not me.
-I don't know. -It's yours, right?
Deep down, you gotta love him. But Ramón is something else.
Come on, let's go. All right, the light. Go.
I have a lot of things. For example, I have slime.
I have a rosary.
I also have my first designer wallet
that I bought when I worked at Prada.
It's red because an Asian customer told me the color red attracts wealth.
-I also have a… -The Jet Skis are annoying, huh?
…a ribbon from Our Lady of the Pillar that a friend gave me.
This island's deserted, huh? There's no one.
He just does his own thing.
I want to nominate my friend Eva Longoria to show me what she's got in her bag.
Perfect.
-Sign off. "Thanks, Vogue." -Thanks, Vogue.
Wink or blow a kiss, and you're done.
You've been interrupting the whole time.
And then you're the one demanding perfection.
Don't eat my candy.
Okay. For real.
Ramón, why don't you go do some remote work?
Go work remotely.
And you'll never guess whose phone was going off.
The only person who works.
They don't want me.
Nobody wants me on this island.
-Let's go, please. -Saying hi to Vogue.
Go ahead.
And on top of all that chaos, Ramón gets all upset.
At the worst possible time.
Thanks so much, Vogue, for the chance to show you
everything I have in my bag.
I hope you enjoyed it.
See you soon.
Until next time.
-Awesome. -Bravo!
-Thank you, Ramón! -All right!
We love each other,
but sometimes stress means that we can butt heads.
-Ramón. -He really got angry.
-Want me to call Ramón? -No, I called. He hung up.
I'm dead.
I don't know. Maybe there's something on his mind.
I'm gonna go now to see what's wrong.
It's like, I'm working… No. We were working.
He was interrupting. We're in a hurry. The sun's setting.
-He needs to think. -He says, "I'm leaving. I don't care."
Being around him is honestly a lot. Like…
Yeah. If you want calm, don't…
Sometimes he loves us, but…
-He's a good dad. -You take plenty of bad with the good.
You go talk to him, Gio. You're…
-Is that it? -Yes.
Anyway, he's such a drama queen.
Where is he?
-Ramón's villa. -Yes, this one.
This one?
Oh, there's his hat.
-This is it. There's his hat. -Okay.
-He won't answer. -We're working.
And we have to run around because the little prince got mad.
-Wait. I hear voices! -You know this beach is private?
-We knew that, Ramón. -Where were you?
You don't want to get on Ramón's bad side.
Queen! Oh, that shirt. I bought it for Junior.
I'm actually very prideful about everything.
I'd like them to listen more to me.
Ramón, you're walking away from me all angry.
"I'm leaving. To hell with Netflix and the Maldives."
You're stressing me out.
We like to fight too.
We're like a couple, but without being a couple.
You have to be nicer to me
because otherwise, people won't respect me.
Dude, we were teasing you.
But anyway, here we are, with our fights.
But what happened?
Just, the whole time, "I don't know," like…
-Look, I don't do things halfway. -Yeah, but we were saying…
The sun was setting. Starting over's hard. The sun's gone now.
Sometimes I want you to use the best adjective
or word for something.
But I was already doing it better than you were telling me to.
-Well-- -Your timing…
and the way you do things isn't always best.
For someone who tells it like it is,
I'm a bit sensitive.
I said, "Go do remote work" because you were being intense.
I know you, Ramón. It's been years.
When you get like that, I'll say, "Go work remotely or have some coffee."
We know each other so well.
And that's also so important, right?
I get messages from Mexico. "Do it this way. Do it that way."
When I say things, there's a reason.
It's not because I'm just making things up as I go.
Sometimes when you work a lot and don't rest much,
you can be more irritable.
But, anyway, that happened.
A competition in Torrevieja?
Me, a competition?
Wow, this is so thorough, huh?
The idea for the competition came
after a session with Soraya in Saudi Arabia.
We were discussing the Maldives and training.
-I'm scared to face Soraya. -Seriously?
No strategizing!
Honey, the intelligence in this group is not shared.
-We'll tell you the truth… -About the Maldives!
What you all want to know. The secrets of the competition.
Three, two, one!
-Go! -Go!
Pull! It was hard just getting here.
First off, the groups were already a bit dysfunctional.
Right, we wanted Soraya. And I was the only lucky one…
-You got Soraya. -Yeah.
Pull, you bastards!
Pull!
-You're not pulling! -Pull!
You're not pulling!
With how hard I was laughing, I didn't even…
I couldn't hold onto the rope.
-Pull low! -I'm dead!
I thought I would win, but the first challenge, boom!
PERSONAL TRAINER
In the sand.
Let's go!
Bye, darlings.
-How can this be? -I didn't pull at all. Ramón, dude!
It was all me pulling. Come on.
It started as kind of a joke, like "Let's do a competition."
"Some fun games."
We didn't expect it to be The Hunger Games. God.
Blood will be spilled, honey.
Soraya versus Serpiente.
-What do I have to do? -Cheer them on.
-Push her out of the circle. -Right.
I said, "I gotta give it my all."
-Careful! -Come on, Serpiente! Go!
Grab her!
Hold onto her!
Plus, with Serpiente, I had it a bit easy.
Hang in there, Serpiente!
Go! Almost there! Hang on!
Hang in there!
-Out of here, man! -Yay!
-Well played! -Well, it's not over yet.
Come on, out of the pit.
Now, I want to face you. Let's go.
I didn't want to participate in the competition or anything.
I'm a…
a serious businessman.
The moon is so pretty, huh?
-Hey, easy! -Take it easy!
I didn't say, "Three, two, one." It doesn't count.
Ramón was ready! He really came for us!
You were so eager, huh?
You think I feel the need to roll around in the sand?
-Get him! -He has no strength!
-That's it! Backwards! -Go! Backwards, Gio!
Come on!
If I hurt her,
I'll end up with Georgina out of commission for two months.
That costs a lot of money.
Backwards, he's out.
Hey!
-Ramón went out first. -A tie.
Ramón got out first.
I let her win, obviously.
Ramón.
It was a huge rush,
getting Ramón out of the circle.
I let her win because she's the boss.
-I smoked you. -She won.
Anyway…
What? What am I gonna do?
So you take another one?
The competition was a bit of a show, to be honest.
Oh, Soraya! It's gonna fall!
More like Takeshi's Castle, I'd say.
GEORGINA'S FRIEND
Hands up! Up!
What are you doing? Don't stop.
-What are you doing? -Out!
How does defeat taste?
I'm pretty chill.
What matters is we had fun.
Now!
Top.
Helen, hurry up!
-Come on, Sergio! -Helen!
It turned into Squid Game at one point.
People were choking. Tensions were high.
I was nearly poisoned by flour.
Shoving my face into the flour, I'm like, "Whoa!"
-"Like I was digging for gold." -I'm dead.
They were olives.
-He's eating it like a cake. -You go.
I can't. I have celiac.
I think we were all winners
because we all gave it our best.
We all had a lot of fun.
And we all had our reason to win.
Going to the Maldives to celebrate my 30th birthday
is something I've wanted since I was little,
and I said this year, no matter what.
Now, living in Arabia, we're only five hours away.
Look what they put together. How beautiful.
Since childhood, I've celebrated my birthday a thousand ways.
Some relaxed, others alone.
With just my partner.
Others with my kids and partner.
Others just with friends.
Come here, Gio, we have a gift for you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday, dear Gio!
Happy birthday to you!
-I love it! -Now…
Happy birthday…
Thanks, my love.
I'm grateful to God and life for a birthday surrounded by loved ones
and for the life of my dreams.
Watch out, kids!
-I don't know. -Go for it.
She's… "I love birthdays with a four-tier cake."
-Harder. -So easy.
Come on.
If we have to eat that whole cake, we'll stuff ourselves.
That's it.
-Whoa. -Oh, my…
She's so extra.
-Oh, sponge cake. Yummy. -With cream.
That's what we love about her.
My friends surprised me with a great gift.
-Yeah! -Woo-hoo!
All right!
-Seriously? -Yes, it's a gold rosary.
Wow. I don't have a gold one.
I love it.
I love it because gold doesn't rust.
I always have it with me.
-I think we nailed it. -Yes.
To nail it, you have to know me, and you know me too well.
And you always nail it.
Oh, how pretty!
It's dark now, but it has incredible details.
Yes. And the face is gorgeous. Even the nose.
I really like statues of the Virgin, rosaries.
They bring me peace and connect me to God.
I'll hold it for you.
Damn, Ramón!
-Wow. -Ramón was awfully quiet, huh?
Plus, he loves Bottega.
-Oh, I love it. -So cool.
-A wallet. Because you say they… -Attract money.
Red attracts money. That's why.
To put money in.
If you fill it now, there'd be money.
-Thanks, guys. -Thank you.
-Okay, let's toast. -To you.
-A toast to Giorgi. -Cheers to Giorgi.
-To all of us. -To 30 more years.
To the change of decade.
It was spot on because they know me so well.
And I also love that they think about what truly makes me happy
and might surprise me.
Cheers to beers and legs behind your ears!
Hear, hear!
So glamorous!
You always show your gratitude by treating me well and being a family.
So, yeah. Thanks for joining me. I love you.
And we love you.
-I'd say something, but I can't. -Ramón.
-Say something, Soraya. -I can't.
-Who's more serious?
Soraya's getting choked up.
-She's a teddy bear. -Soraya.
She's brave. She's a fighter.
She's an amazing mother. A friend.
-And… -Yes.
Hurray!
-So nice. -It's true.
If I said everything I really think about her,
I don't think anyone
would believe it's true.
I mean…
she brings such passion and love to things.
If only everyone could be a bit like Georgina.
You just have to know her.
-You know there's a beach theater? -Yeah, they told me.
WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEORGINA
-Helen, so cool. A movie theater! -So great! Surprise!
My God!
Hi, guys! Gio!
Happy birthday, my love!
Bella, send Mom a kiss! Say happy birthday! Blow a kiss!
Enjoy, guys!
Dad loves you so much! Gio, I love you!
Send Mom kisses! Ciao!
On birthdays, I always expect flowers from my partner.
Just like I always give him flowers on his birthday.
But that night, or day, no flowers had shown up.
I said, "There's still time today." And they came from him.
Going to the Maldives marked a turning point in my life.
I think about the past, the present, the future.
And I'm so proud and grateful for my life and what I've made of myself.
For the beautiful family I have and my good friends.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA FAMILY HOME
The idea of English classes
came up because I'd been looking for a teacher for a while.
But I was having trouble. And I'm all about connection.
It's a long day when I do my manicure and pedicure.
So, I use it either for English class or to organize a shoot.
Wait, I'll call my teacher.
It's never wasted hours, you know,
when I'm getting done my fingers and toes.
It rhymes!
It's never wasted hours, you know, when I'm getting done my fingers and toes.
I can't live.
It's really hard for me to structure phrases.
I have a lot of vocabulary,
but when I try to put it together, I mess up.
Spend a day in Paris.
I've realized that, in order to be able to hold a conversation in English,
I have to flip the switch and think in English.
And to think in English,
I have to spend some time immersed in it, like…
But I'm still chipping away at it.
…on a runway.
My classes are super entertaining.
Sometimes it's only talking.
Other times, she gives me exercises.
And… yeah.
But she's already figured me out and knows she has to motivate me.
I'm seeing a lot of improvement with my English.
But I need to practice
because sometimes an hour isn't enough.
Before Christmas,
Guram, the Vetements designer, called me,
and we were talking about my dream of walking the runway in Paris
during Fashion Week.
Since then, I've been so excited. I can't wait for the day.
On one, two, three, four.
Bend them back. Five, six.
Here, instead of pointing, we'll just bring our arms up.
I was in Arabia,
I heard a bachata song,
and, obviously, I caught the bug.
So I wrote to Leo, my teacher,
and said, "How's your schedule? Can you come?"
Spin, lowering the arms.
Five, six, seven.
We'll finish with a circle.
-One, two, three. -Like this?
Basically, I had the Vetements fashion show in Paris,
and I said, "I need to dance to loosen up a bit
and connect with my feminine Gio, my Latin Gio."
Seven. Back.
Two, three, four, back.
Six, seven, hands, eight, and basic.
Like, it reset me
and gave me back that femininity and body language
that I like and identify with.
Dance connects me psychologically with myself.
It connects me with Georgina.
It's like someone who needs nature
to connect with what's inside them.
That happens to me through dance.
We're going to the mall.
We make these crazy plans.
We might also laugh a lot at work.
But I think what we most enjoy are plans with the kids.
It's the stuff that revitalizes you.
There's a two-meter-tall Guess photo of me here.
Oh, yeah?
-Look who's there. -Who's that?
-Look. -Look.
Look, Alana. We're gonna ride in that.
Which one?
I am scared.
-Come on. -Mom, can I ride it?
The malls here are so great
for going to with your kids, as a family.
They have it all. You could have romantic plans, plans with friends…
Ramona, come on!
Please don't die.
-So scary. -Don't die.
-Look at them coming off. So tense. -My God. Get ready!
Oh no!
-There's nothing to hold on to. -Um, hi?
This is scary.
-Okay… -Look, Mom!
If there's a problem, they say to do this.
-Oh, so scary! -Ramona, so fun, right?
So crazy when we were flying.
-Worst thing I've ever done. -The worst.
-One of the worst experiences, huh? -No, the worst.
I'd say it's a bit like floating or being at NASA, like in the…
Like being in space. On the moon.
It's similar because you have no control over your body.
Good thing the kids didn't come.
Gio!
-What? -Tell them not to spin it!
-Okay. -Tell them not to!
Are we safe?
The first time I got on a ride as a kid,
it was so bad that I never got on another one.
It was so rough for me. It's like a trauma for me.
-My God, I'm starting to regret this. -Whoa.
How did we get here?
Oh, it spins and everything! This thing!
-It's just halfway. -Why am I doing this?
-Does it get more intense or what? -Why?
Of course it looks fun.
I see the rides, and say, "Let's see how it is."
And then I get so dizzy.
I don't recommend it to anyone, honestly.
Serpiente!
Make it stop!
Why?
MADRID SPAIN
Good morning.
Like a good Latina, I'm gonna be on the cover of Vogue México.
-Hello. -How are you?
So the Latin world can learn a bit more about me.
Since I've made you work so much recently,
I have a surprise for you.
Oh, yeah?
We've been doing lots of covers, but this one is for Mexico…
-I'm hungry, dude. -Come here.
-Is that gazpacho? -No, leave the Spanish stuff.
-We're gonna look at something else. -Oh.
-Over there. -Wow!
-I've made you a Mexican corner. -My goodness.
-What do you think? -I love it.
Good thing the kids didn't come or else…
It's mostly so you can snack.
-Not too much before photos. -You're nuts.
Ramón says, "Control yourself. No sweets."
Then I get to a shoot, and he's set up,
with the best intentions, a corner full of sweets.
So, which one is it?
Do I eat or not, Ramoncín?
Okay, let's get into it. We have to…
And bring… Order me more ham.
Portugal, check. And today we're doing Vogue México & Latin America.
I'm a very busy person.
So I make the most of it, and use my workspace,
during a little break, to have a meeting.
With the lingerie brand I mentioned. I'll introduce you in a second.
I have no time. I have to have meetings on set.
When she's doing a shoot,
I make clients come to the location we're at
so they can meet her.
Eva, Marta, how are you?
-Hi, how are you? -Nice to meet you.
-Thanks for coming. -A pleasure.
Sorry to make you come here to the set.
Not at all. It's a pleasure. Thanks for having us, really.
She likes your brand.
So, if we can come to an agreement…
We think it fits really well with the values you're about
and what we want to say with the campaign.
And you also have great values.
And, ultimately, since we need an ambassador who's…
The whole package, like me.
That's right.
-Right. -Exactly.
-No? -Yes.
It's true, because you're so natural. You have great family values.
And I'm vain.
I'm sexy. I work out.
I like fitness and appreciate…
Except today they filled my dressing room with sweets.
But I don't normally eat sweets.
Well…
We work with big brands too,
but many are family brands because we like that informality.
Have you seen her get ready in the morning?
Yes, it takes her a long time to get ready in the morning.
Turns out my friend's boss's daughter
is a big fan of I Am Georgina and speaks highly of me.
-Hi. -She's nervous.
-How are you? -Hi.
Hi. Thanks for coming.
They told me you've seen I Am Georgina,
and you really admire my family.
-I made you a gift. -Oh, how nice. Thank you.
Have you seen the whole show?
Yeah? Did you like it?
She's so excited. You didn't sleep today.
-They took her out of school to come. -Today's your lucky day.
-So lucky. -This is more important.
What's most important is that you have fun and be happy
and work hard in school.
Your dad told me you're a great student and that you're really well-behaved.
Being able to say hi and give her a kiss in person, I think was…
She said it was one of the best days of her life.
Shall we watch them take photos? You want to see?
If you want to grab some sweets…
I really loved being a part of such a special moment.
She has long hair.
I want mine like hers, but not to the ground either.
You want it like that? Oh, okay.
TODAY'S ICONS GEORGINA RODRÍGUEZ
-Such a nice house, huh? -Yes.
-What's up? All good? Hi. -Great.
-Your first music video. -Yes.
-How do you feel about the song? -Great.
You know it already?
-Yes. It's got great energy. -Awesome.
-"Energía Bacana." -Thanks. You'll do great.
-Yeah. -Thanks so much.
I'd never thought about being in a music video,
but my friend and I Am Georgina producer said,
"Gio, I'm working on the new Yatra video."
"Would you please be in the video?"
I said, "If the stars align, I'll do it."
Okay, quiet, please.
And action!
Subtitles by: J. Cameron