Rosie Perez: Chel

The Road to El Dorado

Chel

Tzekel-Kan: [Tulio and Chel are messing around] My Lord? Hello?
Tulio: Whoa!
Chel: [frantic] Oh! Oh, no, no, no. The High Priest! What is he gonna think when he sees a god with me?
Tulio: [dazed] Uh, "lucky god"?

Tulio: Hey, what happened to Miguel?
Chel: I don't know.
Tulio: [frantic] Oh my God! He's gone! Miguel's gone, he's loose! What am I gonna do!
[throws himself on the couch and devolves into hysterical sobbing]
Chel: Oh, Miguel's right, you do worry too much.
[she starts massaging his back; he gets up]
Tulio: We are working a con, walking the razor's edge. On one side...
[gestures to the pile of treasure]
Tulio: ... gold. On the other side...
[gestures at mural of human sacrifice]
Tulio: ... painful, agonizing failure! I can't afford any temptation-- distractions, so I'm sorry...
[he looks at Chel, showing off her body]
Tulio: so sorry. But perhaps another time, another place?
Chel: Too bad, I'm free now.
Tulio: I'm not sure I can trust you.
Chel: [seductively] I'm not really asking you to trust me, am I?
Tulio: [briefly pauses] Okay.
[he starts massaging her back]

[the natives are throwing the gold over the cliff]
Tulio: Uh, Chel... what are they doing?
Chel: [exasperated] They're sending it to Xibalba! The spirit world!
Tulio: Spirit... world...
Chel: I'll take care of it.
[sidling up to the Chief]
Chel: Uh, Chief? The gods have changed their minds about Xibalba. They wish to bask in the glory that has been shown them.
Chief: STOP!
[the natives stop; a gold plate rolls toward the cliff and Tulio stops it with his foot]
Chief: They wish to bask! Take the tribute to the gods' temple!