Capítulo 15: Se pasan de vivos con los muertos... | Nosotros los guapos T1 - Distrito Comedia - Summary

Summary

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**Setting:** A funeral home, "Norato's Funeral Home", owned by Mr. Norato.

**Plot Threads:**

1. **Job Interview**: Two individuals are hired by Mr. Norato, who emphasizes the importance of making the deceased's "last trip" pleasant.
2. **Funeral Preparations**: The new employees assist in preparing a body for a wake, discussing the process of making the deceased look presentable.
3. **Cremation Ashes Mix-up**: A conversation hints at a potential mix-up of cremation ashes with those of the deceased's relatives.
4. **Client Request**: A widow seeks a coffin and a viewing chapel for her husband, an engineer who died in an accident, requesting the coffin remain closed due to disfigurement.
5. **Personal Dynamics**:
* An employee is fired after a misunderstanding about organizing their own wake.
* Another character, Alberto, is mentioned, with a separate, unclear plot thread involving a "dance of the souls" and employment issues.

**Tone and Themes:**
- Dark humor and morbidity are used to navigate the funeral home setting.
- Themes of mortality, the treatment of the deceased, and workplace dynamics are woven throughout the conversations.

Facts

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1. **Owner's Name**: The owner of the funeral home is Norato.
2. **Funeral Home Motto**: The funeral home's motto is "The Last Trip".
3. **Job Opportunity**: The funeral home has a job opening, and the speaker is being offered the position.
4. **Meeting Time**: The speaker is asked to meet with someone (likely Norato) at 9:00 AM the next day.
5. **Daughter's Name**: The owner's daughter's name is Silvia.
6. **Cremation Process**: The funeral home handles cremations, and the ashes are mixed with those of relatives.
7. **Body Preparation**: The funeral home prepares bodies for viewing, using suits and makeup to make the deceased look like they did when alive.
8. **Upcoming Service**: A wake is scheduled to take place within an hour of a certain preparation being completed.
9. **Transfer of Bodies**: Two body transfers are scheduled, and the speaker has decided to combine them into one trip for efficiency.
10. **Client's Request**: A client needs a coffin for her husband, who died after being crushed by a lump of cement.
11. **Viewing Chapel Request**: The same client requests a viewing chapel, but with the coffin closed due to the husband's disfigured state.
12. **Employee Firing**: An employee (Alberto/Alberta) is fired, and their settlement is given in kind by Don Orate.