"THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THEIR HISTORY ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT." "If Escobar's reputation is surrounded by dark stories and shady tales, then I can't endorse him politically." "No, thank you for your interview." "Please say hello to Mr. Guillermo for me." "Thank you." "Well, I came so we could talk about Juan Manuel's birthday, but it's not a good time, is it?" "I'm sorry, Gloria." "I'm very worried about this situation with Escobar." "I don't see what the problem is." "You did what you had to do." "I know that... but if the rumors about Escobar are true, then we just challenged very dangerous people." "I don't know much." "What worries me is that you're facing some very dangerous criminals because of an election that..." "What?" "Come on." "Say it, Gloria." "An election that I'm going to lose either way?" "We both know our country isn't going to change its political habits from one day to the next." "You're facing two parties that put their political schemes at work during every election." "They buy votes, give away food, offer positions..." "It's a very unfair fight." "I know." "But anyone who doesn't expect to win is already defeated." "I have to keep fighting despite their schemes." "The voters will eventually see it." "Yes, you're right." "Like everything in life, this is a process." "And i know if you don't win the election" "I'm sure you'll be farther ahead for the next one." "Alright." "What will we do for Juan Manuel?" "A party?" "Mariachis?" "Galan sends his regards." "He says he stands firm in his decision." "And he should." "You can't back down after firing two members." "So tell me," "Did you talk to Escobar?" "What'd he say?" "No, sir." "He doesn't want to see any reporters." "That's typical." "He's hiding." "What about Ortiz?" "Him either." "What do we do?" "We insist." "We can't sit around waiting for those people to give us a statement." "We can't, Nicky." "Well then?" "We have to dig into Escobar's past." "We have to find someone who can confirm what everyone in this country is suspecting." "You think we'll find that "someone"?" "They're always telling our correspondent in Medellin that he's a drug trafficker, but no one shows their face." "Well, it would be ridiculous for our newspaper to have to keep quiet just because of some mobsters." "No, someone has to do it." "Judges, the police... someone must know something!" "Right?" "How will we prove that Pablo Escobar is a criminal?" "We're going to do everything we can." "If you have to go to Medellin, go to Medellin." "The newspaper will back you up 100 percent." "We just need evidence that can confirm that Mr. Pablo Escobar Gaviria doesn't deserve to be a congressman in Colombia." "This guy's no good for us." "Trust me." "Why do you judge people without knowing them?" "Because he's a politician, and that's enough for me to distrust." "Besides, if you hang out with crooks, you're a crook." "What about Alguacil?" "He'd give money to him and now he's coming for us." "You know what your problem is?" "You're not open minded." "You lack in spirit and mind." "You lack the vision to see..." "So having a vision is having some little punk come and tell you you'll be the president of Colombia?" "No F******* way!" "Why can't I become president?" "Just because!" "I fulfill every requirement to become president." "I was born in Colombia, have full citizenship," "I'm older than 30, and I have the capital..." "Quit dreaming!" "He wants to manipulate you, man." "You'll see it once he starts asking you for favors." "Hey!" "Another drink, please." "We were carefully analyzing the next step we'll take." "We know Galan and Lara won't like to see us with Santorini." "What do we care about that?" "They can just look away." "We have to be pragmatic, Pablo." "We have to get Galan out of the way and I know how to do it." "Get your payback, Pablo." "Do you know about how many people are living in this condition?" "No, sir." "I don't have the exact number." "But we're all very close here." "We know each other, and we help each other out." "Hey... does the government come around here to offer any kind of support?" "No, boss." "No way!" "Imagine a politician coming to this dump!" "It would only be because he's getting dumped here." "No one comes around here." "And help from the outside never gets inside." "We do what we can." "You do what you have to do." "I'm going to help you guys." "Really, Boss?" "I can tolerate poverty but not misery." "You got it." "God bless you, boss." "All these families will be very grateful." "I'm sure about that." "I know it." "We're not after more seats!" "Neither are we only after the presidency!" "Our ambition is greater!" "Much greater!" "We seek a new society!" "The right to health!" "The right to an adequate nutrition!" "The right to an education!" "And the right to housing!" "As long as those four basic rights aren't guaranteed to every person living in this country, we will have an unjust and backward society!" "I say this to the guerilla... your fight is senseless as long as you expect to persuade society with your values through violence!" "If you want to defeat the traditional politicians, then use the rules of democracy!" "We're asking for your vote and offering our commitment to represent you in our nation's politics!" "It's time for certain politicians who are in charge of exercising power to stop usurping public funds and give them back to the people!" "They are the one's who need it!" "We've just heard the speech Dr. Luis Carlos Galan Sarmiento gave during his national campaign tour." "That's something else." "He's kind of drunk." "That's a beach body!" "Having a good time?" "You look good, man." "These are some leaders in the region." "How are you?" "Pablo Emilio Escobar." "This is Gonzalo, my partner." "The one you like is Regina?" "Regina?" "I think she's very pretty." "She's very classy and refined... but she's too old for my taste." "I like her friend." "I'd settle for either one." "They look good." "And they're checking us out, Pablo." ""Us"?" "Yeah." "Get out of here, man." "They're checking me out." "I own this party." "Am I not the owner of the hacienda?" "That's got nothing to do with it." "Of course you're the owner, but who paid for this trip?" "You or me?" "Keep joking." "Hey." "All of this belongs to that man?" "Yeah." "He's an aspiring congressman." "He may be a politician and all that, but he has no class." "He swears he's all that." "Really?" "And if my eyes and intuition don't fail me, he's been checking you out." "No, honey." "He's all yours." "Thank you very much, but he's not my type." "I mean, I've gone out with the most aristocratic men in the country." "He has money, but he wasn't born rich." "I completely agree." "What's up?" "Hey, ladies!" "Hey." "Here." "We'll talk later." "I got something to do." "See you later." "You'll have to go..." "Regina." "Thank you very much." "Miss." "Cheers." "Cheers." "Regina, I wanted you to know that I'm honored." "It's a real pleasure to have you in my hacienda together with your friends." "Well, we're very happy." "Thank you very much." "Though your hacienda isn't a humble place at all." "You know that." "It's like being in an African safari just a few hours from Bogota." "It's amazing." "Well, that was the concept my partner and I had in mind." "Actually, we wanted to invite you for a ride so you can see the beautiful wild animals as well as my amazing and private bird collection that I have on the hacienda with my cousin." "That's great." "Whatever you need, just let me know." "We're here only exclusively to serve you." "I'm under the impression that some guests are a priority." "Well, let's just say that you're my priority guest." "Angela's alone." "If you want to go up to her, don't be shy." "Well, Regina... you're much more beautiful." "That's true." "Though, in this case, a young model is a bigger trophy for a brave man like you." "What makes you think I'm a brave man?" "In order to have all these things at such a young age, not only must you be brave, but also very bold." "Well, that's true also." "I'm the kind of person who likes a good challenge." "I'm up for anything." "I'm not afraid of a good challenge." "I'm sure." "But this challenge is out of your league, Pablo." "Good luck with that." "So is that how they swim over there, Pablo?" "I guess so." "They're used to swimming in pools, not rivers." "Are you sure?" "Yeah." "No, she's drowning!" "Regina!" "Keep your head up!" "Come here." "I'll get you." "That's it, easy." "You just got a scare." "It's over." "She was drowning." "Need help?" "Need help?" "No, just get a chair ready." "Want some water?" "I'll put you here." "Sit." "Okay." "Are you alright?" "I'll go get water." "It was just a scare." "Right?" "I don't know what happened." "You probably stepped into a hole." "Hold your arms up." "It'll open up your diaphragm." "There." "Better?" "Breathe." "You just have to relax." "I'm fine." "Who's there?" "Hello." "Yes, miss?" "My name's Nicky Polania." "I'm a reporter from El Espectador." "May I ask you some questions about Pablo Escobar?" "That's why I want to publicly lay responsibility on Pablo Escobar and Gonzalo Gaviria for anything that might happen to me, to my physical well-being, and that of any member of my family." "Miss, I already said what I knew and what I needed to say." "Right now I have nothing more to say." "In fact, my information was useless." "Believe me." "Your Honor, I was told you were leading a case against Pablo Escobar." "Is that true?" "Whether or not it's true, it doesn't matter." "That man is going to be a congressman." "He'll have parliamentary immunity." "That's why the information I seek is very important." "Could you at least tell me why he was being tried?" "It's public information." "You can find that out." "I've checked all the courthouses in Medellin and I can't find any reports against Pablo Escobar." "I'm sure you're looking in the wrong place." "I'm sorry, but I'm busy with my kids." "Please excuse me." "So tomorrow we'll go see the hacienda." "Just let me know if there is any problem." "I'll say this... the business of politics fascinates me." "But it's very exhausting stressful, worrisome." "But we're on the right path." "Yeah." "Chili..." "Please bring me the cane." "I've got something to tell you, sir." "Javier told me about your fondness for collecting canes." "So my cousin thought of getting you this cane which is carved wood in the shape of a dog." "It's nothing really, but it means a lot to my cousin and me." "Wow, what a nice gesture." "Where's it from?" "Was it India you brought it from?" "Thanks, guys." "Another cane for my collection." "Very kind of you." "Our pleasure." "Thank you." "Pablo, you're really first-rate." "Thanks." "This reception is wonderful." "The art of politics is making what's necessary possible." "What's necessary now is doing politics this way." "We deserve this kind of life." "We need to throw some money at the upper classes, too." "Let's see how we can help them." "They've already called me Ortiz." "Some influential families are asking for favors and using their connections." "They asked that we route some roadways through their properties to raise their value." "What do you think?" "They're a bunch of bloodsuckers." "But we have to say yes to all of them." "What do you think, Pablo?" "I don't know, Javier." "I honestly think it makes no sense to make the rich richer." "Besides, there are enough rich people in the world." "We're here." "I've got a very different strategy in mind." "Well... tell us about what you are thinking." "Make what's necessary possible." "Give everything to those who have nothing." "Listen, I visited the dump that's Moravia recently." "You can't imagine the conditions these poor people live in." "Are they going to finance your campaign, Pablo?" "Those of us with humble earnings are very appreciative people." "I know that when these people realize it was me who changed their nightmare into a dream, we'll have their votes, absolutely guaranteed." "You hear that, Ortiz?" "Pablo's ideas seem idyllic, but they're very interesting." "Come here, buddy." "Take a picture of us for posterity." "Gonzalo." "No, no." "You guys take the photo." "Thanks." "It's great, isn't it?" "Please excuse me for a moment." "Of course." "Don't forget, Pablo." "You're supposed to smile in this party, greet everyone, and promise even what you know you can't deliver." "Thanks." "Pablo Emilio!" "Hey!" "What a great party!" "What wonderful and important people." "Important?" "Nah." "The most important one here was you." "I really wanted to see you so we could talk." "So tell me." "Well, Crisanto..." "I urgently need to settle a score with a couple of politicians who played a really dirty trick on me." "I'm thinking you're the perfect man to help me." "Let's find a moment to get together in private so we can talk it over." "Alright?" "You mean Lara and Galan?" "Why are you like that with my guests?" "Like what?" "Damned if I do, damned if I don't." "Come on!" "It's not about that." "It's about being pleasant and like Santo said, having social grace, knowing how to communicate with people." "What?" "What was I supposed to tell him?" "That I brought him the cane from India with love?" "You just say, "Yes, it's a small gesture."" "Then you take the photo with us." "Thanks a lot." "Thanks." "What a..." "Pablo!" "Did you read it?" ""Senator Alonso Santorini campaigned with congressional candidates Javier Ortiz and his alternate Pablo Escobar Gaviria in a party at the Napoles Hacienda belonging to Escobar."" "They weren't bored, that's for sure." "It's obvious those two will make it to Congress thanks to Santorini." "With all the money they've spent campaigning, it's impossible for them to not win." "We've got to keep them from getting to Congress, one way or another." "For that we need evidence proving he's a drug trafficker!" "And we need it now." "Because once he's got parliamentary immunity, there will be nothing left to do." "I asked you to come quickly." "They say they'll take our homes away." "We have to act fast!" "Why would they take our homes?" "What's the reason?" "They say they're illegal, we don't have permission..." "Permission?" "Why the hell do I need permission to build a low-income neighborhood on a property I own?" "It's private property!" "It's mine!" "I know." "They shouldn't have any right." "But they say there are no municipal permits, no authorization, and it's illegal." "They're going to seal it and confiscate the houses." "You know what else they say?" "That this has been carefully orchestrated by those in Bogota who don't want you gaining more support among the poor that you're helping." "That's what they say." "It's politics." "I told you not to get into politics." "Alright." "Ok friends." "Get on the trucks." "Don't worry, take whatever you have on and we'll make sure that as soon as we get there we'll give you whatever you need." "How can we be sure of that?" "Relax and get in." "Tell your people to get in." "That's right." "Help me out." "That's it." "There's no rush." "Boss." "How's it going?" "Great." "Thank you so much." "I told you I wouldn't forget about you." "Ma'am..." "I feel proud and delighted to give you today a proper shelter to protect you from the rain, cold, and the harsh rays of sun." "A proper shelter for you to use as a home and share with your family." "To start off, there are 60 homes, but we'd like to reach 1,000." "1,000 houses so you can spend time with your family in the warmth of a home." "Let me remind you that this project has been made possible thanks to the organization Medellin Without Slums." "I created the organization to satisfy your needs." "If the lying, hypocritical, and cowardly oligarchy of this country try to kick you out of here, unite and don't let them!" "Thank you very much!" "Listen up, we'll hand out a card to each family with the number of the house that belongs to you." "With that card you'll be able buy whatever else you need to complete your house." "For example, doors, window frames, toilets, etc..." "Form a straight line." "One more thing for everyone." "As you know Mr. Pablo Escobar Gaviria is running for Congress." "He'll take care of each and every one of you so we have to support him and vote for him." "We have to register and vote for Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria." "Galan, Galan!" "23,000 votes in tables 57, 58, 63, 64, 65..." "You'll start to go up substantially." "I hope so, but we have to be cautious." "They're waiting for you." "Sweetie." "Pay attention, sweetie." "Here's your juice." "Thank you." "Drink up something good." "Are you excited?" "I'm so nervous." "How are you doing?" "Good, thank you." "Would you like some ice?" "No, I'm fine." "Are you sure?" "How exciting." "Pablo, the last newsflash." "Let's watch the last newsflash, everyone." "Newsflash!" "Lets go newsflash!" "The presidential poll results are the following..." "Silvio de la Cruz, from the Conservative Party, 2,200,300 votes." "Alfonso Lopez from the Liberal Party, 1,600,400 votes." "Luis Carlos Galan from the New Liberalism Party, 780,000 votes." "We won!" "Almost 800,000 votes!" "Let's continue with this democratic election night in Colombia." "The preliminary results for Congress are as follows." "It's been confirmed that the senators are" "Rodrigo Lara Bonilla from the New Liberalism Party and Alonso Santorini from the Alternative Liberal Party." "And according to this last report by the National Civil Registry in this democratic day for Colombia, the department of Antioquia has confirmed the representative of the Alterative Liberal Party," "Javier Ortiz." "How about that?" "Congratulations!" "Thank you!" "So what do you think?" "Forget about that." "It's done already." "Fortunately, Pablo's not dumb." "If he decided to become senator and does well, then we'll be doing even better." "This is a a special edition..." "What are they saying?" "The Democratic Front has 82,000." "Newsflash!" "I'll go." "Attention, we have a new report from National Civil Registry..." "Mr. Guille!" "You have to see this." "How many votes did De la Cruz get?" "That's not the news." "Galan got a little less than 800,000 votes." "800,000 votes?" "With such a short campaign?" "And without a scheme?" "Wow, Nicky." "He got them." "The bad news is that Javier Ortiz won." "That means Pablo Escobar is going to make it to the senate." "Tell the editor that tomorrow's editorial will be ready in half an hour." "Hurry." "Yes, sir." "We'll take a short break and we'll be back with more information on this hard-fought election." "We'll be back." "Three cheers for Galan!" "Hip, hip, hooray!" "Hip, hip, hooray!" "Hip, hip, hooray!" "Galan for president!" "Galan for president!" "Galan, Galan, Galan!" "For justice!" "For peace!" "For democracy!" "For liberty!" "Let's not take one step back!" "Always moving forward!" "Galan, Galan!" "And whatever else may come!" "Galan for president!" "The candidate Luis Carlos Galan was the surprise in these elections." "He obtained an immense number of votes, that although they weren't enough for presidency, he turned into a new political force for the country and he has serious possibilities of becoming president in the next election." "Come here!" "Yes, sir!" "Alright, alright." "That's enough." "Let's go to bed." "It's time to rest." "It's been a long day." "Dad's tired." "Let's go." "I'm fine." "But I'm exhausted." "I'll bring you a hot drink." "Would you like something?" "Let's go." "What's wrong?" "Why are we celebrating even though you lost the election?" "Good point." "I'll explain." "You see this number?" "788,000 votes." "That's a lot of votes!" "It's a lot." "An independent party has never... leaving out all schemes... has ever gotten so many votes." "It's as if a runner from a country that no one expects goes to the Olympics for the first time and comes in third." "I don't understand." "He came in third and didn't win." "Of course he won." "In fact, we won!" "We never thought we'd get so many votes." "That means that all this hard work paid off." "It means that I won't be president for now... but you can keep calling me senator." "Let me hear it." "Senator." "One more time." "Senator." "Senator what?" "Senator Galan." "Good!" "Who are the Conservatives?" "On TV they said that they won because of you." "Hold on." "Let's see." "How can I explain this?" "That's a distraction tactic!" "That's what it is!" "It's a tactic!" "I didn't steal votes from the Liberal Party." "What I did was subtract votes from the ones that gave the Conservative Party the victory." "That's different." "You see?" "No more politics for today." "Let's go rest." "I can already hear the phone ringing at 5 AM." "Let's go." "Kiss." "Can I tell everyone at school that we did win?" "Of course." "Not only did we win, we made history." "Long live Pablo Escobar Gaviria!" "Thank you very much." "You deserve it." "Congratulations, bro." "You deserve it." "Let's go have a drink." "Alright." "National Representative!" "Pablo!" "He's going to blow the house up." "Who is he?" "He's going to wake Emilio up." "How are you?" "How you happy?" "Are you proud?" "How does it feel to be the wife of a member of Parliament?" "I'm so proud." "Congratulations, honey." "May the Virgin be with you throughout the whole process." "They just called us to invite us as members of Parliament to see the president of Spain take office." "Imagine that." "Pablo." "What is that?" "That's so fancy!" "What are we going to do?" "We have to find a stylist to tell us how to dress so we don't make fools out of ourselves." "What I have to find out, because the invitation doesn't specify, is if congressmen's wives are invited as well." "If they are, then of course I'll take you to the president's inauguration." "If not, I'll still bring you a nice gift." "What if I bring you a painting by Dali for you to put on that wall?" "Yeah, right!" "I'll get it for you." "And it's going to go right there." "Pablo, come on." "I told you." "I said everything would turn out fine." "You have to learn to trust me." "I'm surprised, sir." "We never doubted that with you behind us we'd get elected." "It helps to have friends in high places." "Pablo, you haven't said a word since we sat down." "I was just thinking about the topic of character assassination." "Don't think so much about that." "It's a political matter." "Politics are like war." "There's no such thing as a half-won war." "There are no half-winners and half-losers." "There are winners and losers." "That's why decisions have to be made." "We'll take care of this matter later." "Regarding the character assassination, the decision's been made." "It's a done deal." "Who?" "Galan?" "Did you smear, Galan?" "Indirectly, yes." "What do you mean, indirectly?" "No." "I'd rather not know." "If you're going to say anything, tell Ortiz." "We don't want me getting into trouble." "As the Romans used to say." "One witness, no witness." "Let's order some whiskey and celebrate." "What was that about the Romans?" "Care to join me?" "Good." "A bit long." "No, thanks." "Whiskey?" "Aguardiente?"