The line comes from Esperando la carroza, the 1985 Argentine comedy directed by Alejandro Doria that became one of the country’s most quoted cult films. Luis Brandoni, one of its stars, delivers the question “¿Estás arrepentido?” with the film’s signature blend of melodrama and absurdity. Decades later, short excerpts from the movie began circulating as memes and WhatsApp audios across Argentina and Uruguay. This particular question stuck because it works as a universal punchline, a mock-serious way to demand repentance after any blunder, betrayal or obvious lie.