An Unknown Enemy (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Guerra Sucia - full transcript
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Anything over there?
Nothing. Over there?
Nothing. Let's wait.
There's the bastard.
He's by the door, on the Limoneros side.
Copy that. I see him.
Wait for them to pick him up
and then we'll follow them.
Copy that.
There's the little bastard
waiting for his buddies to arrive.
Go away. Go.
Romo!
- Stop, asshole!
- Get him on the other side of the street!
Stop or I'll shoot!
- Stop!
- You son of a bitch!
Don't move, motherfucker! Don't move!
Hands behind your back, asshole!
What did you do, dumbass?
Why didn't you let them pick him up?
This guy saw you and was waving
to the others. He was going to run away.
I know you were close
to those fucking reds.
I hope you're not
on their fucking side, asshole.
And you're fucked, you fucking murderer.
Let's go.
Take him away. Take him.
1971 / 1976
TO THE REPRESSION
THE KILLING WAS OFFICIAL
The President fools no one
FREEDOM
POLITICAL PRISONERS
BLOODY
AFFAIR
Allende Killed Himself
THOSE RESPONSIBLE WILL BE PUNISHED
URBAN GUERILLA IS ACTIVE AGAIN
U.S. CONSUL IS KIDNAPPED
Don Eugenio Garza Sada Dies
THE DIRTY WAR
OPEN ATTACK
AGAINST MEXICO
LUCIO HAS DIED
UNDERGROUND GETAWAY
MEXICO INCREASES THEIR OIL
DOLLAR HUNTING
MEXICAN PESO DEVALUED
A STRANGE ENEMY
We don't know
how that information got to the press.
MANY SOLDIERS, FEW RESULTS
DNS DELIVERS
We gave clear instructions
that all official reports
should mention the joint effort
between the DNS and the army.
Must've been from the AG's Office.
The army should have been informed
as soon as any information was available.
I completely agree with you, General.
But with such an elusive enemy,
an immediate response was urgent.
The scale of the military apparatus
is useful in checkpoints
and street presence,
but when agility is needed,
it is sometimes convenient
to use the scalpel. To be surgical.
General, what's important
is that the capture was achieved.
Regardless of who made the arrest,
this will calm things down.
This is a matter of perception,
Mr. Secretary.
And these articles
end up becoming reality.
And the only reality we need right now
is that of a successful military offensive
against the urban guerrilla.
I have no objection to this being reported
as a military operation.
Personally, I am very close
to General Amaya
and I am sure that in the near future,
the fruits of our collaboration
will be seen.
Right now we have to send this trophy
to the people of Monterrey.
Mario, give them details.
Tell them the others will soon fall.
- Isn't that right, General?
- Yes, Mr. President.
Is this the enemy?
For me, Barrientos caught a poor boy
who didn't even know
how to carry out a kidnapping.
But well, I guess it is normal
for Captain Barrientos
to at least try, isn't it?
- Should we start putting pressure on him?
- Indeed, Captain.
We're going to set the pace
for these fucking cops.
We have to keep
a close eye on their people,
their operations, their communications.
Now they'll know the might
of the military.
Will do, General.
Moderna and San Carlos
are also full of checkpoints.
In a couple days
this chaos will start to cool.
Nothing will cool down. We killed
the richest bastard in this country.
Once we pick up Paula and Rigo,
we've got to hide.
- You think Che would have hidden?
- You are not Che.
Right now we have to
collect money and weapons,
get in touch with the other brigades,
and see what they're doing.
We need to wait
for the political bureau to meet.
Want to vote to see if we should quit?
- No one's saying that...
- Fucking hell.
- They're already in the house.
- Fucking Romo.
- I knew he wouldn't keep quiet.
- Of course not!
- Stop it.
- What do we do?
Go straight ahead. Let's go.
Evening, gentlemen.
What are you doing here?
Agent, thank you very much for your work,
but we'll take over from here.
Leave these individuals and the evidence,
and we will process them.
Go on searching the house
and take these to the Directorate.
We found this house.
They are our detainees.
And everything seized here
is our evidence.
You wouldn't be here
if you weren't on our heels.
Look here, kid, do you understand
that you're blocking a military operation?
This is our jurisdiction.
We even have a search warrant.
This arrest belongs to the DNS.
Your jurisdiction,
your order and your DNS can kiss my ass.
If you and your goons don't want to end up
with a bullet in your head,
you're going to let me carry out
the President of the Republic's orders.
Let's go.
Is this all you have?
No answer?
Well, I'm sure you'll tell me
everything at headquarters.
- Let's go.
- Everybody up. Let's go.
The detainees were part
of a zonal coordinating committee.
It was a reconnection house,
where they kept money, a few weapons.
- Did they give more names?
- The girls didn't, but he did.
At the end, he dropped
a couple of names we already had.
But he shared some information
about a bank "expropriation"
a couple of his colleagues will carry out.
Do we have a date, details?
Everything.
Very good, Captain.
Now throw our agents at them.
Tell them to take care
of our financial system
and stop those expropriators.
Will do, General.
Hurry, man!
Stay still, bastards.
Don't move, motherfucker.
Drop that gun and give me the backpack.
The backpack, asshole!
You did well, motherfuckers.
That's your share.
- See you later, fucking crook.
- Wait.
They started off on the right foot.
Payday, General.
Those League bastards
had it all thought out.
- Has the press been notified?
- Yes, sir.
The foreign press? That's what
the president really cares about.
Yes.
The idea is to finish these criminals'
National Security files,
and to present the entire operation
at a press conference at headquarters.
Very good, Captain. This is for you.
This is for our agents.
Thank you very much, General.
Excuse me, sir.
No, we don't "suppose". Leave that out.
"We have evidence to prove..."
No, don't get up.
I want to read you something.
"Bank robbers killed by army.
The thieves were DNS agents
posing as guerrillas."
Holy shit, Fernando.
What the fuck is this?
All of that is false.
Those badges were planted.
They're attacking us.
They want to put DNS in a bad light.
We are working on a statement
to demand a public apology...
No, no one is going to apologize for shit.
And no one cares about the DNS's image.
What pissed off the president
is the image of chaos
that these articles project.
And I have to deal with his shit!
If you want,
I can talk directly with the president.
Think the president
wants to see your face right now?
It was Amaya, Mr. Secretary.
If you talk to General Cuenca Díaz,
he may be able to control Amaya.
Are you asking me
to tell the Secretary of National Defense
to control his people?
You think
we're still in elementary school?
All I am saying
is that Amaya's agenda and priorities
are affecting our work together...
We all have an agenda,
Fernando, all of us!
And we all have to modify it
so as not to piss off our boss!
The army will fight the anti-insurgent
struggle. Echeverría said so.
And if you and Amaya
can't stand each other,
I don't give a shit!
Understood?
BANK ROBBERS SHOT DOWN BY THE ARMY
Damn these sell-out papers.
They'd rather make up bullshit
before printing our name.
That's the army throwing shit at the DNS.
Whatever it is, these assholes
are suffocating us, damn it.
We have nowhere to move.
We can reach out to other groups.
The People's Union?
- Those bastards are all criminals.
- But they're effective.
Now is when we should get tough.
- We can still strike another blow.
- We're under surveillance.
We have to cool down.
Or disband for a while.
- I knew you'd say that.
- What do you propose?
We have no money, no weapons.
They're cornering us.
What the fuck do we do?
A kidnapping.
Come on, David.
Who?
Between Romo, Paula and Rigo,
they must have all the names.
- Whatever plan we had is useless.
- This is a new plan.
We'll need a clean house
and we'll watch all checkpoints
around La Providencia.
Look at the fucking situation.
Hold on, let him talk.
What are you thinking?
Fernando Aranguren.
Fuck yeah.
Haven't you seen this city?
Think we can get close
to the richest guy in Guadalajara
and kidnap him just like that?
Not you.
But I can.
Mrs. Aurora, good evening.
I'm your neighbor, David, David Alba.
David. I didn't recognize you.
You've changed a lot.
Yeah.
How are your parents?
- They're fine.
- And your sister? I haven't seen her.
She's fine as well.
Is Fernando here?
Of course. He'll be glad to see you.
- Would you like to come in?
- No, I'm in a hurry.
- I'll call him right away.
- I'll be here. Thanks.
- Fernando.
- David.
Why are you here? What do you want?
I need you to come with me. Don't move!
Your wife and kids must be inside.
I don't want to hurt anyone.
So you're going to go get your car keys
and come with me. Come on.
Move.
Let's go.
- Any trouble?
- No.
- Are there checkpoints?
- One on Acueducto.
- We'll have to go through López Mateos.
- Get down, fucker! Get down!
- Listen to me, David.
- Take it easy, man.
I'm going to put this on you.
Let's go.
Put your head down.
Shut the fuck up.
Please.
France, Belgium, the Soviet Union, China,
Israel, Egypt, India.
Fifteen in all.
I'm about to visit 15 countries,
and 15 times I'm going to have to explain
why two of the richest men in Mexico
have been victims of crime
in less than a month.
Can someone explain
what the fuck I'm going to say?
We are mobilizing
more troops to Guadalajara.
The air force will deploy
helicopters in the area.
Mr. Secretary?
We are supporting the Aranguren family,
we have identified
at least one of the kidnappers.
The state and federal police
expect to have more information very soon.
If they want to be terrorists,
they'll be treated as such.
Here we do not negotiate,
we do not listen to them.
They don't exist.
If we have to bypass any due legal process
to stop them, we will.
Understood?
And are you going to say something,
or are you going to stay there
hiding behind your bosses?
Aren't you supposed to have
spies and ears on every corner?
Aren't you "surgical"?
And you, General, wasn't Guadalajara
filled with your soldiers?
Either one of you solves this,
or you're both going down.
You have 48 hours.
Do you want to eat?
Have some water.
You'll be more comfortable.
What are you going to do?
Collect the money and then kill me?
Nobody will kill you
if they pay what we're asking.
Why did you kill Garza Sada?
The only thing you achieved
is looking like murderers.
David, who's on your side?
The people.
The people are working their asses off
trying to get something to eat.
- The people don't read Marx.
- That's what we want to change.
That people don't work their asses off
to have something to eat.
You collect the money
and let me go, then what?
Think you changed something?
The struggle is long, Fernando.
You know that. You've read Marx.
We'll fight until people like you
stop fucking this country.
The idea that all bourgeois
are exploiters is a mistake.
You've known me all my life,
you know my family.
My family is the same as yours.
That's why I haven't seen them in years.
Being rich doesn't make you
a son of a bitch
and being poor doesn't make you good.
Sons of bitches are everywhere.
Rich and poor.
Or do you think that among your comrades
there are no assholes?
The rich have everyone on their knees.
I work my ass off every day
to generate work,
provide food for 800 families.
Nobody handed me anything for free.
Eight hundred families that earn nothing
compared to you. That's exploitation.
And in this country,
all the rich, even my dad,
make money thanks to
corruption, cronyism, cheating.
And you think I invented that?
That I wouldn't like things to be better?
I don't give a shit!
You're here for what you represent,
not for who you are.
Sure, it's much easier that way, right?
Like I'm not a person,
like I don't have children,
or a wife, or parents.
But to your regret, you do know who I am.
And I know who you are.
Since you were a little boy,
you were tough,
you put up with the beatings
from your father because you liked men.
And I know you're fair.
That you always treated people as equals,
whether they had money or not.
So be fair with me now, David.
Ask for the money you want,
whatever you want.
And let me go. I'm no use to you dead.
No.
You're no use to me dead.
I got distracted by all this Amaya stuff.
We should have seen
something like this coming.
Aranguren's name didn't come up
in any interrogation, Captain.
And you saw how
that David Alba came in for him.
It was up to Aranguren himself
to report that he had
a guerrilla as a neighbor.
That the families knew each other.
The families knew each other...
There is a way.
All these people think
that by changing their name
or using an alias, they become invisible.
They think they leave no trace.
But everyone has family.
Everyone has parents,
siblings, even children.
Will we go after the relatives?
That's how they're going to
show their heads.
Even the president has given the order.
With terrorists,
due legal process does not apply.
The problem is not the legal side.
I know it's hard for you
to go after the families
of these assholes, Captain.
But if Amaya solves this before us,
he takes us out of the game.
We have nothing left to hold on to,
and there's little time left.
Just scare them.
Don't kill anyone. Understood?
All right, Captain.
The siege goes from
this point to this point.
Check all the houses,
stores, every corner.
Anyone who resists is hiding something.
Turn Guadalajara upside down
until you find them all.
Understood.
What are the orders for the air force?
Define flight routes throughout the city.
Fly low.
With the sheer sound of the helicopters,
these people are going to get nervous.
And our confidential agents?
Keep them on their toes.
Have them follow
every move of Barrientos' people.
We have to be well aware
of what they know and do.
Yes, General.
You'll excuse me, Captain.
Of course. I'll keep you informed.
It's now, Captain, the time to go all out.
XEW, the voice of Latin America.
Shit, have you seen this?
Did you see this?
- It's my dad! The bastards will kill him!
- We have breaking news.
- Yes, we just found out.
- The operation
led to the arrest of a dozen suspects,
all close to the terrorist group
responsible for the kidnapping
of Fernando Aranguren Castiello
in the city of Guadalajara.
These detainees, accused of aiding
and abetting, will soon testify,
which are expected to help in the rescue...
- Motherfuckers!
- Let's listen.
At a press conference,
the Secretary of the Interior,
Mario Palencia, added:
"The Government won't negotiate
with criminals.
If we give in to the requests,
the public order that the country needs
to progress in peace would be dismantled."
In other news...
They got my dad, asshole.
This is his photo.
He has a bad heart.
He's not going to make it.
What the fuck should we do?
Have you talked to your parents?
Do they know about you?
No, nothing.
And you? Have you had
any contact with them?
No, I haven't seen my sister
for two years.
You? Do your families know where you are?
My family thinks I am a wetback.
So that gives us some protection.
Right now, we mustn't contact anyone.
These motherfuckers
will keep arresting whoever they can.
We have to protect ourselves.
And how the fuck do we release our people?
Right now we just have to wait.
We have to do something, man.
They're going to kill them.
So?
We all knew this could happen.
It's the price of what we do.
We'll wait till dark
and contact the other brigades.
It's all we can do right now.
Kidnapping Accomplices Arrested
Ma'am?
Felipe?
Sit down, Victor.
Sit down, I said.
Don't hurt them, please.
Then sit down.
Let's do this quickly.
Where do you have Aranguren?
What do you mean he's gone?
Where?
I don't know.
He took my keys.
He must've gone to see my son.
Motherfucker, if they caught him,
it won't take long for them to get to us.
Fuck.
What do we do, Odiseo?
I don't know.
But we have to make a fucking decision.
Let's get out and take Aranguren.
- The government won't negotiate.
- Then we contact his family, they'll pay.
How will we move him?
The city is covered. Are you deaf?
We have to disband.
Everyone for themselves.
We leave him here and let police find him.
Are you stupid or what?
If we leave, we kill this bastard.
Let's make clear
the military struggle won't stop.
Understand, there is no military struggle!
If we screw up,
any political opportunity will be over.
Do you think I care about politics?
What matters to me
is that this country changes,
with bullets and blood if necessary.
Prolonged war of the people!
To achieve something, we have
to leave him here and flee Guadalajara.
We won't be hidden
by the people like Lucio.
If we kill him, we're putting
the noose around our own necks.
Fuck, I don't know!
We still have a chance to regroup.
Push, but from another direction.
You're still a rich kid,
like your friend Aranguren.
Even worse than him.
He's bourgeois
and doesn't pretend otherwise.
But you...
You're a little faggot
who pretends to be a man.
We have to release him and run.
There's no other way.
We abide by what the majority decides.
By a show of hands, do we release him?
Julieta.
And you?
We release him.
Grab weapons, whatever we have,
and we'll get out one by one.
- Understood?
- Understood.
Camilo, understood?
Let's go.
You're going home now.
Relax.
- What the fuck did you do?
- What had to be done, bastard.
It might be your turn next,
fucking faggot.
You just killed us all.
What the...
Let's go. Come on!
Federal police, motherfuckers!
There's one there.
Help me! Help me!
Help that bastard.
Help him!
There's someone there!
No. Don't shoot.
- Get out, son of a bitch!
- I'm not armed.
- On your knees!
- I'm not armed!
- Cuff him!
- Come on, you son of a bitch!
You're fucked.
Freeze, motherfucker!
- What the fuck? Where are the others?
- Follow him. He went that way.
- Come with me. Go that way.
- I'll check upstairs.
Wait for me, motherfucker! Wait!
Beto.
Go.
Go away, God damn it!
Go down the stairs.
I'll keep an eye out. Come on.
What?
You think that'll wash your fucking hands?
Here, take one of the cars down there.
Push the key or it won't start...
Son of a bitch.
I heard you, asshole.
You wanted to help
this fucker get away, right?
You're fucked now.
Let's see what the captain
thinks about his star agent helping...
Come on, you're fucked.
Ready, man.
Take them. Everything well documented.
I'll wait for Favela here.
See you later in the office.
Yes, sir.
Take Independencia Avenue. It's faster.
No, we'd better take Niños Héroes.
- I'm telling you, Independencia...
- Let it go, man. Niños Héroes is faster.
What's going on?
What's going on?
That's it.
There they are.
Go.
Come on!
- Let's go, motherfuckers!
- Get off, motherfucker.
Walk!
Come on.
Move, you bastard!
Yesterday, Fernando Aranguren Castiello
died at the hands of a criminal group.
His death is a huge loss for the country
and we sympathize with his family.
But we must take comfort in the fact
that the perpetrators
of this cowardly crime have been caught.
This, thanks to the courage
and perseverance of the Mexican army.
The military effort has shown
that no terrorist organization
can defeat the nation
and its institutions.
So, I am proud to announce
that the September 23rd Communist League
has been annihilated.
A great part of this triumph
belongs to General Federico Amaya,
who is moving to Guerrero
to continue the fight against
criminal groups in that area.
The country is grateful
for your efforts, General.
The nation's government
guarantees the safety of all its citizens.
Thank you and good day.
I'm surrounded by people who tell me
that I have to cut spending,
that the debt is high,
that our currency in unstable.
To me, they don't understand
what we're doing. But well...
This time, I am going to
listen to these "experts",
and I'm going to make a budget cut.
One, in the DNS.
- Excuse me, but such a decision...
- Fernando, I've given you
many opportunities,
but the DNS is not producing results.
It does, but Amaya appropriates them.
Listen, the picture
is much bigger than that, Fernando.
And I need to recognize who did his work.
So this is part of the plan
to clean up the army's image?
An image you yourself helped
to fuck up in Tlatelolco, don't forget.
Before dissolving it,
I'm going to give you some time
for the DNS to prepare its handover
to the military intelligence services.
After that,
you are going to work for them.
That's all, Fernando.
How is the CIA financed?
What do you mean?
How do you pay for LITEMPOS every month?
Every year, you must spend
$80,000, $90,000 just on that program.
Ninety-five thousand.
The CIA's had budget cuts
for five years now,
but you don't stop spending.
Where does that funding come from?
Let me get this straight.
You're asking me
how you pay
for a country's intelligence services
without having to rely on the people
who allocate the money,
Well, from the war, Fernando.
I know that, but the war
in Vietnam is coming to an end.
That's right.
And that is why our President Nixon
has declared a new war.
Now there is a new public enemy
and he's even paying for a new army.
And that's why
you just invented that DEA thing.
Seventy-five million dollars
for this new war on drugs.
A lot of our soldiers
return from Vietnam as addicts.
It's very sad. There's a lot of demand
and this business is going to grow.
But right now it's very messy
and if we don't do something,
it'll get messier.
And that's in nobody's interest.
So, I'm going to show you something.
Come with me, please, to my closet.
So you ask me where we get the money?
Well, this is the answer.
And you need your war too, Fernando.
Because if your agents
are no longer going to chase guerrillas,
then they should do something
more profitable, right?
And if we do this right,
with what's in your hands,
not only will you
be able to pay for your DNS,
you'll make more money for this country
than all the of oil
that's buried here could.
Whoever controls that,
controls everything.
How should we start?
Translated by MCI
Creative Supervisor Silvana Rinaldi
and includes references to historical
events and public figures of the time.
The people,
their interpretations, locations
and dialogues
that form the story are fictional
and have been created or adapted
with dramatical purposes.
Any similarity to events and historic
and generally accepted
historical interpretations are completely
accidental and unintentional.
Anything over there?
Nothing. Over there?
Nothing. Let's wait.
There's the bastard.
He's by the door, on the Limoneros side.
Copy that. I see him.
Wait for them to pick him up
and then we'll follow them.
Copy that.
There's the little bastard
waiting for his buddies to arrive.
Go away. Go.
Romo!
- Stop, asshole!
- Get him on the other side of the street!
Stop or I'll shoot!
- Stop!
- You son of a bitch!
Don't move, motherfucker! Don't move!
Hands behind your back, asshole!
What did you do, dumbass?
Why didn't you let them pick him up?
This guy saw you and was waving
to the others. He was going to run away.
I know you were close
to those fucking reds.
I hope you're not
on their fucking side, asshole.
And you're fucked, you fucking murderer.
Let's go.
Take him away. Take him.
1971 / 1976
TO THE REPRESSION
THE KILLING WAS OFFICIAL
The President fools no one
FREEDOM
POLITICAL PRISONERS
BLOODY
AFFAIR
Allende Killed Himself
THOSE RESPONSIBLE WILL BE PUNISHED
URBAN GUERILLA IS ACTIVE AGAIN
U.S. CONSUL IS KIDNAPPED
Don Eugenio Garza Sada Dies
THE DIRTY WAR
OPEN ATTACK
AGAINST MEXICO
LUCIO HAS DIED
UNDERGROUND GETAWAY
MEXICO INCREASES THEIR OIL
DOLLAR HUNTING
MEXICAN PESO DEVALUED
A STRANGE ENEMY
We don't know
how that information got to the press.
MANY SOLDIERS, FEW RESULTS
DNS DELIVERS
We gave clear instructions
that all official reports
should mention the joint effort
between the DNS and the army.
Must've been from the AG's Office.
The army should have been informed
as soon as any information was available.
I completely agree with you, General.
But with such an elusive enemy,
an immediate response was urgent.
The scale of the military apparatus
is useful in checkpoints
and street presence,
but when agility is needed,
it is sometimes convenient
to use the scalpel. To be surgical.
General, what's important
is that the capture was achieved.
Regardless of who made the arrest,
this will calm things down.
This is a matter of perception,
Mr. Secretary.
And these articles
end up becoming reality.
And the only reality we need right now
is that of a successful military offensive
against the urban guerrilla.
I have no objection to this being reported
as a military operation.
Personally, I am very close
to General Amaya
and I am sure that in the near future,
the fruits of our collaboration
will be seen.
Right now we have to send this trophy
to the people of Monterrey.
Mario, give them details.
Tell them the others will soon fall.
- Isn't that right, General?
- Yes, Mr. President.
Is this the enemy?
For me, Barrientos caught a poor boy
who didn't even know
how to carry out a kidnapping.
But well, I guess it is normal
for Captain Barrientos
to at least try, isn't it?
- Should we start putting pressure on him?
- Indeed, Captain.
We're going to set the pace
for these fucking cops.
We have to keep
a close eye on their people,
their operations, their communications.
Now they'll know the might
of the military.
Will do, General.
Moderna and San Carlos
are also full of checkpoints.
In a couple days
this chaos will start to cool.
Nothing will cool down. We killed
the richest bastard in this country.
Once we pick up Paula and Rigo,
we've got to hide.
- You think Che would have hidden?
- You are not Che.
Right now we have to
collect money and weapons,
get in touch with the other brigades,
and see what they're doing.
We need to wait
for the political bureau to meet.
Want to vote to see if we should quit?
- No one's saying that...
- Fucking hell.
- They're already in the house.
- Fucking Romo.
- I knew he wouldn't keep quiet.
- Of course not!
- Stop it.
- What do we do?
Go straight ahead. Let's go.
Evening, gentlemen.
What are you doing here?
Agent, thank you very much for your work,
but we'll take over from here.
Leave these individuals and the evidence,
and we will process them.
Go on searching the house
and take these to the Directorate.
We found this house.
They are our detainees.
And everything seized here
is our evidence.
You wouldn't be here
if you weren't on our heels.
Look here, kid, do you understand
that you're blocking a military operation?
This is our jurisdiction.
We even have a search warrant.
This arrest belongs to the DNS.
Your jurisdiction,
your order and your DNS can kiss my ass.
If you and your goons don't want to end up
with a bullet in your head,
you're going to let me carry out
the President of the Republic's orders.
Let's go.
Is this all you have?
No answer?
Well, I'm sure you'll tell me
everything at headquarters.
- Let's go.
- Everybody up. Let's go.
The detainees were part
of a zonal coordinating committee.
It was a reconnection house,
where they kept money, a few weapons.
- Did they give more names?
- The girls didn't, but he did.
At the end, he dropped
a couple of names we already had.
But he shared some information
about a bank "expropriation"
a couple of his colleagues will carry out.
Do we have a date, details?
Everything.
Very good, Captain.
Now throw our agents at them.
Tell them to take care
of our financial system
and stop those expropriators.
Will do, General.
Hurry, man!
Stay still, bastards.
Don't move, motherfucker.
Drop that gun and give me the backpack.
The backpack, asshole!
You did well, motherfuckers.
That's your share.
- See you later, fucking crook.
- Wait.
They started off on the right foot.
Payday, General.
Those League bastards
had it all thought out.
- Has the press been notified?
- Yes, sir.
The foreign press? That's what
the president really cares about.
Yes.
The idea is to finish these criminals'
National Security files,
and to present the entire operation
at a press conference at headquarters.
Very good, Captain. This is for you.
This is for our agents.
Thank you very much, General.
Excuse me, sir.
No, we don't "suppose". Leave that out.
"We have evidence to prove..."
No, don't get up.
I want to read you something.
"Bank robbers killed by army.
The thieves were DNS agents
posing as guerrillas."
Holy shit, Fernando.
What the fuck is this?
All of that is false.
Those badges were planted.
They're attacking us.
They want to put DNS in a bad light.
We are working on a statement
to demand a public apology...
No, no one is going to apologize for shit.
And no one cares about the DNS's image.
What pissed off the president
is the image of chaos
that these articles project.
And I have to deal with his shit!
If you want,
I can talk directly with the president.
Think the president
wants to see your face right now?
It was Amaya, Mr. Secretary.
If you talk to General Cuenca Díaz,
he may be able to control Amaya.
Are you asking me
to tell the Secretary of National Defense
to control his people?
You think
we're still in elementary school?
All I am saying
is that Amaya's agenda and priorities
are affecting our work together...
We all have an agenda,
Fernando, all of us!
And we all have to modify it
so as not to piss off our boss!
The army will fight the anti-insurgent
struggle. Echeverría said so.
And if you and Amaya
can't stand each other,
I don't give a shit!
Understood?
BANK ROBBERS SHOT DOWN BY THE ARMY
Damn these sell-out papers.
They'd rather make up bullshit
before printing our name.
That's the army throwing shit at the DNS.
Whatever it is, these assholes
are suffocating us, damn it.
We have nowhere to move.
We can reach out to other groups.
The People's Union?
- Those bastards are all criminals.
- But they're effective.
Now is when we should get tough.
- We can still strike another blow.
- We're under surveillance.
We have to cool down.
Or disband for a while.
- I knew you'd say that.
- What do you propose?
We have no money, no weapons.
They're cornering us.
What the fuck do we do?
A kidnapping.
Come on, David.
Who?
Between Romo, Paula and Rigo,
they must have all the names.
- Whatever plan we had is useless.
- This is a new plan.
We'll need a clean house
and we'll watch all checkpoints
around La Providencia.
Look at the fucking situation.
Hold on, let him talk.
What are you thinking?
Fernando Aranguren.
Fuck yeah.
Haven't you seen this city?
Think we can get close
to the richest guy in Guadalajara
and kidnap him just like that?
Not you.
But I can.
Mrs. Aurora, good evening.
I'm your neighbor, David, David Alba.
David. I didn't recognize you.
You've changed a lot.
Yeah.
How are your parents?
- They're fine.
- And your sister? I haven't seen her.
She's fine as well.
Is Fernando here?
Of course. He'll be glad to see you.
- Would you like to come in?
- No, I'm in a hurry.
- I'll call him right away.
- I'll be here. Thanks.
- Fernando.
- David.
Why are you here? What do you want?
I need you to come with me. Don't move!
Your wife and kids must be inside.
I don't want to hurt anyone.
So you're going to go get your car keys
and come with me. Come on.
Move.
Let's go.
- Any trouble?
- No.
- Are there checkpoints?
- One on Acueducto.
- We'll have to go through López Mateos.
- Get down, fucker! Get down!
- Listen to me, David.
- Take it easy, man.
I'm going to put this on you.
Let's go.
Put your head down.
Shut the fuck up.
Please.
France, Belgium, the Soviet Union, China,
Israel, Egypt, India.
Fifteen in all.
I'm about to visit 15 countries,
and 15 times I'm going to have to explain
why two of the richest men in Mexico
have been victims of crime
in less than a month.
Can someone explain
what the fuck I'm going to say?
We are mobilizing
more troops to Guadalajara.
The air force will deploy
helicopters in the area.
Mr. Secretary?
We are supporting the Aranguren family,
we have identified
at least one of the kidnappers.
The state and federal police
expect to have more information very soon.
If they want to be terrorists,
they'll be treated as such.
Here we do not negotiate,
we do not listen to them.
They don't exist.
If we have to bypass any due legal process
to stop them, we will.
Understood?
And are you going to say something,
or are you going to stay there
hiding behind your bosses?
Aren't you supposed to have
spies and ears on every corner?
Aren't you "surgical"?
And you, General, wasn't Guadalajara
filled with your soldiers?
Either one of you solves this,
or you're both going down.
You have 48 hours.
Do you want to eat?
Have some water.
You'll be more comfortable.
What are you going to do?
Collect the money and then kill me?
Nobody will kill you
if they pay what we're asking.
Why did you kill Garza Sada?
The only thing you achieved
is looking like murderers.
David, who's on your side?
The people.
The people are working their asses off
trying to get something to eat.
- The people don't read Marx.
- That's what we want to change.
That people don't work their asses off
to have something to eat.
You collect the money
and let me go, then what?
Think you changed something?
The struggle is long, Fernando.
You know that. You've read Marx.
We'll fight until people like you
stop fucking this country.
The idea that all bourgeois
are exploiters is a mistake.
You've known me all my life,
you know my family.
My family is the same as yours.
That's why I haven't seen them in years.
Being rich doesn't make you
a son of a bitch
and being poor doesn't make you good.
Sons of bitches are everywhere.
Rich and poor.
Or do you think that among your comrades
there are no assholes?
The rich have everyone on their knees.
I work my ass off every day
to generate work,
provide food for 800 families.
Nobody handed me anything for free.
Eight hundred families that earn nothing
compared to you. That's exploitation.
And in this country,
all the rich, even my dad,
make money thanks to
corruption, cronyism, cheating.
And you think I invented that?
That I wouldn't like things to be better?
I don't give a shit!
You're here for what you represent,
not for who you are.
Sure, it's much easier that way, right?
Like I'm not a person,
like I don't have children,
or a wife, or parents.
But to your regret, you do know who I am.
And I know who you are.
Since you were a little boy,
you were tough,
you put up with the beatings
from your father because you liked men.
And I know you're fair.
That you always treated people as equals,
whether they had money or not.
So be fair with me now, David.
Ask for the money you want,
whatever you want.
And let me go. I'm no use to you dead.
No.
You're no use to me dead.
I got distracted by all this Amaya stuff.
We should have seen
something like this coming.
Aranguren's name didn't come up
in any interrogation, Captain.
And you saw how
that David Alba came in for him.
It was up to Aranguren himself
to report that he had
a guerrilla as a neighbor.
That the families knew each other.
The families knew each other...
There is a way.
All these people think
that by changing their name
or using an alias, they become invisible.
They think they leave no trace.
But everyone has family.
Everyone has parents,
siblings, even children.
Will we go after the relatives?
That's how they're going to
show their heads.
Even the president has given the order.
With terrorists,
due legal process does not apply.
The problem is not the legal side.
I know it's hard for you
to go after the families
of these assholes, Captain.
But if Amaya solves this before us,
he takes us out of the game.
We have nothing left to hold on to,
and there's little time left.
Just scare them.
Don't kill anyone. Understood?
All right, Captain.
The siege goes from
this point to this point.
Check all the houses,
stores, every corner.
Anyone who resists is hiding something.
Turn Guadalajara upside down
until you find them all.
Understood.
What are the orders for the air force?
Define flight routes throughout the city.
Fly low.
With the sheer sound of the helicopters,
these people are going to get nervous.
And our confidential agents?
Keep them on their toes.
Have them follow
every move of Barrientos' people.
We have to be well aware
of what they know and do.
Yes, General.
You'll excuse me, Captain.
Of course. I'll keep you informed.
It's now, Captain, the time to go all out.
XEW, the voice of Latin America.
Shit, have you seen this?
Did you see this?
- It's my dad! The bastards will kill him!
- We have breaking news.
- Yes, we just found out.
- The operation
led to the arrest of a dozen suspects,
all close to the terrorist group
responsible for the kidnapping
of Fernando Aranguren Castiello
in the city of Guadalajara.
These detainees, accused of aiding
and abetting, will soon testify,
which are expected to help in the rescue...
- Motherfuckers!
- Let's listen.
At a press conference,
the Secretary of the Interior,
Mario Palencia, added:
"The Government won't negotiate
with criminals.
If we give in to the requests,
the public order that the country needs
to progress in peace would be dismantled."
In other news...
They got my dad, asshole.
This is his photo.
He has a bad heart.
He's not going to make it.
What the fuck should we do?
Have you talked to your parents?
Do they know about you?
No, nothing.
And you? Have you had
any contact with them?
No, I haven't seen my sister
for two years.
You? Do your families know where you are?
My family thinks I am a wetback.
So that gives us some protection.
Right now, we mustn't contact anyone.
These motherfuckers
will keep arresting whoever they can.
We have to protect ourselves.
And how the fuck do we release our people?
Right now we just have to wait.
We have to do something, man.
They're going to kill them.
So?
We all knew this could happen.
It's the price of what we do.
We'll wait till dark
and contact the other brigades.
It's all we can do right now.
Kidnapping Accomplices Arrested
Ma'am?
Felipe?
Sit down, Victor.
Sit down, I said.
Don't hurt them, please.
Then sit down.
Let's do this quickly.
Where do you have Aranguren?
What do you mean he's gone?
Where?
I don't know.
He took my keys.
He must've gone to see my son.
Motherfucker, if they caught him,
it won't take long for them to get to us.
Fuck.
What do we do, Odiseo?
I don't know.
But we have to make a fucking decision.
Let's get out and take Aranguren.
- The government won't negotiate.
- Then we contact his family, they'll pay.
How will we move him?
The city is covered. Are you deaf?
We have to disband.
Everyone for themselves.
We leave him here and let police find him.
Are you stupid or what?
If we leave, we kill this bastard.
Let's make clear
the military struggle won't stop.
Understand, there is no military struggle!
If we screw up,
any political opportunity will be over.
Do you think I care about politics?
What matters to me
is that this country changes,
with bullets and blood if necessary.
Prolonged war of the people!
To achieve something, we have
to leave him here and flee Guadalajara.
We won't be hidden
by the people like Lucio.
If we kill him, we're putting
the noose around our own necks.
Fuck, I don't know!
We still have a chance to regroup.
Push, but from another direction.
You're still a rich kid,
like your friend Aranguren.
Even worse than him.
He's bourgeois
and doesn't pretend otherwise.
But you...
You're a little faggot
who pretends to be a man.
We have to release him and run.
There's no other way.
We abide by what the majority decides.
By a show of hands, do we release him?
Julieta.
And you?
We release him.
Grab weapons, whatever we have,
and we'll get out one by one.
- Understood?
- Understood.
Camilo, understood?
Let's go.
You're going home now.
Relax.
- What the fuck did you do?
- What had to be done, bastard.
It might be your turn next,
fucking faggot.
You just killed us all.
What the...
Let's go. Come on!
Federal police, motherfuckers!
There's one there.
Help me! Help me!
Help that bastard.
Help him!
There's someone there!
No. Don't shoot.
- Get out, son of a bitch!
- I'm not armed.
- On your knees!
- I'm not armed!
- Cuff him!
- Come on, you son of a bitch!
You're fucked.
Freeze, motherfucker!
- What the fuck? Where are the others?
- Follow him. He went that way.
- Come with me. Go that way.
- I'll check upstairs.
Wait for me, motherfucker! Wait!
Beto.
Go.
Go away, God damn it!
Go down the stairs.
I'll keep an eye out. Come on.
What?
You think that'll wash your fucking hands?
Here, take one of the cars down there.
Push the key or it won't start...
Son of a bitch.
I heard you, asshole.
You wanted to help
this fucker get away, right?
You're fucked now.
Let's see what the captain
thinks about his star agent helping...
Come on, you're fucked.
Ready, man.
Take them. Everything well documented.
I'll wait for Favela here.
See you later in the office.
Yes, sir.
Take Independencia Avenue. It's faster.
No, we'd better take Niños Héroes.
- I'm telling you, Independencia...
- Let it go, man. Niños Héroes is faster.
What's going on?
What's going on?
That's it.
There they are.
Go.
Come on!
- Let's go, motherfuckers!
- Get off, motherfucker.
Walk!
Come on.
Move, you bastard!
Yesterday, Fernando Aranguren Castiello
died at the hands of a criminal group.
His death is a huge loss for the country
and we sympathize with his family.
But we must take comfort in the fact
that the perpetrators
of this cowardly crime have been caught.
This, thanks to the courage
and perseverance of the Mexican army.
The military effort has shown
that no terrorist organization
can defeat the nation
and its institutions.
So, I am proud to announce
that the September 23rd Communist League
has been annihilated.
A great part of this triumph
belongs to General Federico Amaya,
who is moving to Guerrero
to continue the fight against
criminal groups in that area.
The country is grateful
for your efforts, General.
The nation's government
guarantees the safety of all its citizens.
Thank you and good day.
I'm surrounded by people who tell me
that I have to cut spending,
that the debt is high,
that our currency in unstable.
To me, they don't understand
what we're doing. But well...
This time, I am going to
listen to these "experts",
and I'm going to make a budget cut.
One, in the DNS.
- Excuse me, but such a decision...
- Fernando, I've given you
many opportunities,
but the DNS is not producing results.
It does, but Amaya appropriates them.
Listen, the picture
is much bigger than that, Fernando.
And I need to recognize who did his work.
So this is part of the plan
to clean up the army's image?
An image you yourself helped
to fuck up in Tlatelolco, don't forget.
Before dissolving it,
I'm going to give you some time
for the DNS to prepare its handover
to the military intelligence services.
After that,
you are going to work for them.
That's all, Fernando.
How is the CIA financed?
What do you mean?
How do you pay for LITEMPOS every month?
Every year, you must spend
$80,000, $90,000 just on that program.
Ninety-five thousand.
The CIA's had budget cuts
for five years now,
but you don't stop spending.
Where does that funding come from?
Let me get this straight.
You're asking me
how you pay
for a country's intelligence services
without having to rely on the people
who allocate the money,
Well, from the war, Fernando.
I know that, but the war
in Vietnam is coming to an end.
That's right.
And that is why our President Nixon
has declared a new war.
Now there is a new public enemy
and he's even paying for a new army.
And that's why
you just invented that DEA thing.
Seventy-five million dollars
for this new war on drugs.
A lot of our soldiers
return from Vietnam as addicts.
It's very sad. There's a lot of demand
and this business is going to grow.
But right now it's very messy
and if we don't do something,
it'll get messier.
And that's in nobody's interest.
So, I'm going to show you something.
Come with me, please, to my closet.
So you ask me where we get the money?
Well, this is the answer.
And you need your war too, Fernando.
Because if your agents
are no longer going to chase guerrillas,
then they should do something
more profitable, right?
And if we do this right,
with what's in your hands,
not only will you
be able to pay for your DNS,
you'll make more money for this country
than all the of oil
that's buried here could.
Whoever controls that,
controls everything.
How should we start?
Translated by MCI
Creative Supervisor Silvana Rinaldi