"Morocho to Saturn:" "Do you hear me?" "Morocho to Saturn:" "Do you hear me?" "Saturn speaking:" "Go ahead Morocho, we listen." "Morocho speaking:" "We caught Dad!" "SAY GOOD MORNING TO DAD" "I repeat:" "We caught Dad!" "Morocho: confirm information!" "Morocho confirms:" "Dad is in our hands!" "Is he alive?" "Confirm:" "Is he alive?" "Dad is wounded in an ankle!" "We await instructions, repeat:" "We await instructions." "Listen: copy instructions..." "President's order confirmed:" "Say Good Morning to Dad" "An order has arrived." "PROLOGUE La Higuera, 1967" "Only from here to here, understood?" "THE BONES Vallegrande, 1997" "General..." "Where is it?" "Well, it's been 30 years..." "The General has forgotten everything!" "Gentlemen, please, show some respect." "The general doesn't remember the exact location of Che's burial." "But he knows that Che's buried somewhere in this field..." "WHERE IS CHE?" "Secretary..." "Mayor..." "Che is in Vallegrande to stay..." "We'll turn Vallegrande into a tourist resort..." "Well, the purpose of this search is merely humanitarian." "Che's remains will be returned to his family," "So they can have a Christian burial..." "Wait!" "I assure you that Vallegrande is a very Christian town..." "No matter what, the remains will be returned..." "Che will be better off here!" "It's the President's order!" "And that's exactly what we're going to do." "Excuse me." "Secretary, how will you find Che?" "We have another witness." "Is he another officer?" "No, he's not." "Che is here to stay!" "No doubt about it!" "And he is more vallegrandino than ever." "Did he arrive?" "Did you see him?" "Why don't you ask them?" "They might know where he is..." "Or give you his address..." "Ask them yourself." "At least give the pleasure to die... knowing you won't wait for him any longer." "I've been waiting for 30 years." "I might as well wait for another 30." "There he is!" "Who the hell is that man?" "Let's go!" "Start the excavation right now!" "I'll pay you double!" "Who wants the job?" "This is shameful!" "The Army that buried Che now has to dig him up!" "Mamina!" "Just keep you mouth shut!" "But Mamina, they are digging right there!" "At 57 steps from the angel!" "They were just about to find him" "When the rain stopped them!" "Che is giving us a signal." "He wants us to do something so they can't find him." "Ramon, how deep is he buried?" "Three to four meters." "No way!" "Are you going to help me or not?" "They can dig all they want now." "You should have changed, stupid!" "The Army Command is very upset." "If we don't find Che today," "They call the search off." "Have you found anything yet?" "Not a single bone." "Che is not here." "He is 20 meters over there." "They dumped him over there." "That's a lie." "Che is in the dump, over there!" "People leave flowers there in all Saint's day." "No, Che is actually in the old Army barracks, over there," "You're all wrong." "Che was taken to the Army's old casino and buried there." "That's what they claim!" "The fact is Che was burned." "You could smell it all over town." "His ashes were dump from an helicopter in a place only one person knows..." "Who?" "That costs money, pal!" "No way!" "Che is in the dump over there!" "Mister, I bet you two beers Che's where I say!" "Are you here, Commandant?" "Are you here?" "Are you here, Commandant?" "I'll be a miracle if we find a bone today!" "Here you are Commandant!" "I found you!" "Do we dig over there too?" "Don't you laugh, Mayor." "Sooner or later we'll find him." "I doubt it." "May I ask why?" "Don't you see?" "Che bones move!" "Sergeant, stop the diggings!" "Sergeant, we are calling it off!" "Soldiers, stop digging!" "The government has confirmed the arrival of a team of experts that will continue the search for Che's remains." "The team of experts will bring along a georadar." "With this device w e can see underground and locate all objects buried, including human remains." "Will you consider Vallegrande's wish to keep the remains?" "No, the remains will be returned to his family..." "We'll declare a patrimony anything related to Che!" "The Cemetery, the airstrip and the laundry room." "We will forbid all diggings in the area... with or without a device!" "Che's in Vallegrande to stay!" "Well said!" "I'll support you!" "Ask me anything except money!" "THE PROMISES 1987" "Don't show it to me!" "Bienvenido!" "I don't want to see." "But look what they want me to wear!" "It brings bad luck!" "Angeles!" "You look beautiful." "Come on, smile!" "Noone is dead!" "You are getting married!" "It's old, Mom." "We will fix it." "It smells bad." "It will go away." "I don't like it." "It'll be all right." "Don't move!" "Rosario!" "La Higuera!" "JESUS LIVE S C HE LIVES" "We made it!" "Poor kids!" "He's drunk again!" "Shut up and get me some water!" "Do you want water?" "There is a fountain over there!" "Let's get him water then!" "Poor kids?" "They are tramps!" "Passports!" "I said passports!" "And open your backpacks!" "Son, wait for us in the laundry room!" "What's wrong, officer?" "We've been through immigration control." "What's wrong, officer?" "Is this a business trip... or pleasure?" "We are going to La Higuera to pay homage to Che." "Welcome!" "I am Trifon Cusitano, the Mayor of Vallegrande" "I'm Eliseo" "Glad to meet you..." "They are also going to La Higuera." "But they'll pay homage to the soldiers killed by Che." "Come with me." "I'll show you the town." "Calm down, Uliano." "Come here, coward!" "Che was lying over here..." "People entered this way in silence... and they walked around him." "Some women cried, others crossed themselves." "Then they left this way." "They say he looked like Christ and that he seemed to be staring at them..." "How could he stare at them?" "Wasn't he dead?" "Yes, he was." "Then he couldn't stare at them." "People believe that by dying the way he did, before his time, he became miraculous." "Do you think Che's a saint?" "Can you imagine?" "Che with angel's wings?" "We want to talk to the people of Vallegrande" "That will be difficult..." "Why?" "It could only bring trouble." "Besides, you saw the Nationalists' group." "They blocked the road to La Higuera." "What?" "They blocked the road!" "Comrades, those bastards have blocked the road to La Higuera!" "Who?" "Those fucking fascists!" "Let's go!" "Red bastards!" "Come back cowards!" "Mamina!" "Take him to my room!" "Stay out of this!" "Good Lord!" "Poor kid!" "Eva, bring some hot water." "I'll get some bandages." "What a mess!" "But we have to clear the road." "Where is the blockade?" "Outside town." "We can't leave him like this." "You go, and I'll stay here with Louise." "We'll watch him over." "Let's go!" "Whose is it?" "I like the picture." "It's Mamina's." "What if I give you some dough?" "What?" "I'll give you some "feria"" "I'll pay you for the picture." "Come on..." "No." "Please..." "Mamina won't sell it." "It'll be a minute." "No." "They'll all want one, they have dough, and with their dough I'll buy you a wedding dress." "Go ahead." "Passports!" "Look." "Do you like it?" "What?" "I'll make you one." "Not in my right mind!" "Eva, where is my picture?" "Why do you ask me?" "Who else should I ask?" "You can ask those tramps, they must know." "Where is my picture?" "What would I want your picture for?" "Mamina," "Bienvenido took it, but he'll bring it right back" "What are you doing here?" "We were just talking..." "I see you with those tramps once more... and I'll drag you out!" "Try it." "See saw how she treats me?" "It's all your fault!" "You pamper her too much!" "I can't talk to you." "It would be easier to talk to a Saint." "Fabrizio!" "Are you all right?" "Where are the others?" "They are waiting for us." "Let's go then." "You are not going anywhere." "Have some peanut soup first." "If you've come for money, I'm broke." "Will they pay you for sure?" "Of course, they have money!" "I'm not working for nothing, am I?" "No." "We will go half and half on this" "And you think the paper is free?" "But it was my idea, wasn't it!" "Bullshit!" "Che's soul, please grant me this miracle, save my granddaughter Angeles..." "Listen to my plead" "The wind was blowing, and I heard a voice calling her..." "Angeles!" "Angeles!" "And I saw him!" "It was beautiful!" "He had this long hair, big eyes," "and was holding Angeles by the hand!" "I was so moved!" "And he said:" ""Mamina"" ""I am hungry"" ""my belly hurts"." "And he climbed up to the tree!" "Angeles was saved by Che." "He has never failed to comply with my prayers." "Never." "Are you leaving?" "Yes." "And you know where the road to La Higuera is?" "I thought you knew." "You are the leader!" "I can take you if you want." "It's over there, a few blocks." "Did you ever help the guerrilla?" "Yes, I did help them." "That's why I have been persecuted." "If an authority came to town, they arrested me before he arrived." "If there were demonstrations or strikes, they put me in jail." "It was like that all the time." "No matter who ruled." "Now I am the town's Mayor, and they don't bother me so much." "But do you side with the left or the right?" "I side with no-one" "I'm just a Bolivian." "But are you a rightist or leftist Bolivian?" "What the hell are you doing here?" "Calm down, Bienvenido." "Easy, easy..." "Mamina is worried about you!" "You should have asked!" "Get out of my way!" "Calm down!" "Let him go." "You should be ashamed of yourself!" "They saw you making out with one of those tramps!" "Everyone knows about it!" "That's a lie!" "What were you thinking?" "You are about to get married!" "She doesn't think!" "I will tell your father about this!" "What father are talking about?" "I have no father." "I'm just the wind's daughter!" "You do have a father!" "And he's coming back!" "He's not!" "You've been waiting twenty years for nothing!" "He's coming back to shut your mouth!" "Please take me to Santa Cruz." "Just to Santa Cruz." "I'll take it from there." "Come in..." "Let's go." "THE LETTER, 1977" "All over Bolivia, people are concerned about the violence" "And we are sending this religious letter... to Army officers and their families, to protect us from the curse." "Ever since Che Guevara' s death misfortune has fallen upon those who took part on his death." "Stop it Angeles." "That letter is not for us." "It is for us." "That's what you think." "Those who receive this letter must pray for Che's soul in repentance for all crimes committed..." "We committed no crime." "And we are not related to the military." "Yes we are!" "Angeles is the wind's daughter!" "Angeles has a father." "And he is an officer!" "So where is he?" "The curse took him away..." "What curse!" "He just had fun with you and left you!" "We have to pray, otherwise he'll be hurt!" "I wish he was dead." "Eufronio's wife run away with another man." "She left him with four children." "The same happened to the teacher 's family, they try to run away from the curse but got killed in a car accident." "That's the curse." "Shut up, Eva, for God's sake!" "Pour a bit more, Mamina..." "The town is in drought." "Tell your father to make it last." "That 's the curse as well." "Is it true, Mamina?" "That's what they think." "Shall we go, Bienvenido?" "No, you are staying here." "And don't you dare disobey me!" "Do you think the flour is for free?" "I'll tell your dad about this!" "You'll see." "Take care, son." "And if someone asks, you know what to say..." "Don't be late." "You have to pray for your mom." "Bienvenido..." "What are you doing here?" "You mom told you not to come!" "Let's go..." "I'm not taking you!" "They'll blame it on me!" "I hope the tiger eats you and your dad!" "At least I do have a father!" "Hello miss Eva." "How do you do?" "Fine." "I found it at my door step." "They say many people got letters like this one." "Who?" "I don't know yet, but the word will spread soon." "Do you know where Trifon is?" "No." "And you?" "Stop kidding around, Mamina." "Where's he?" "Did you find anyone?" "See?" "I hide no-one." "Even if he hides in hell I'll find him." "Out of water again?" "It's Che's curse." "What?" "That's what Miss Eva says." "Curse my butt!" "What"s the hurry?" "It's All Saint's day." "I have to pray for my mom." "Put it on her grave, and take some plumb liquor for her." "She liked it a lot." "Ramon, come over here." "I want the picture." "Don't play fool, Ramon." "I know you have it." "I'll tell Mamina if you don't give it to me." "Tell her." "You'll regret it... for she'll take away your camera as well." "Miss Eva." "If someone knows something about Che, does he get the curse?" "Knows what?" "I don't know... some kind of secret..." "Then he better prays." "We have to pray for his soul." "The letter says so." "I am not going to jail because of you." "Mamina, do you want a prayer?" "For whose soul?" "For Che's soul." "For Don Pedro's soul." "Spirit of Che, protect us from the curse." "How it went?" "Fine." "Where is Angeles?" "She pushed me and run away." "So where is she now?" "I don't know." "No cookies left?" "Don't worry Mamina, we will find her." "Bienvenido, let's go." "Let's go." "This is all your fault." "The curse came upon my daughter." "We must pray for Che' s soul." "Those who received the letter must comply with it." "God will forget about us if we don't do it!" "Angeles!" "Was it here?" "Angeles!" "Angeles!" "Don't do this to me..." "Spirit of Che, save my granddaughter..." "There is somebody over there!" "Is it Angeles?" "No, it isn't." "Stop!" "It's Che!" "It's Che's soul!" "They'll shoot at us!" "It's an ambush!" "There he goes!" "Angeles, are you all right?" "Mamina, I'm hungry." "My belly hurts." "Water!" "I found water!" "Just what we needed!" "I found water!" "Now we have water for all!" "Water for all of us!" "Deliver us from all evil, amen." "This I pray for my mother," "Zolaida Cusitano Duran, so that God may have mercy on her soul." "Your dad will come back." "When he arrives, I want you to greet him politely to show that you have been raised properly." "You will take his hand, like this, and you will say to him:" "Good morning, dad." "My dad is coming!" "We saved him from the curse." "When is he coming, mom?" "He'll be here soon." "Is he coming by bus?" "No, he is coming in the President's plane." "THE HAN DS, 1967" "Eva!" "Zolaida..." "Bath him, with warm water." "Good morning, Mamina." "They brought Che already, Mamina..." "I need to see Trifon." "It's an emergency." "I am sorry, Mamina," "I can't let you through." "Then you tell him that his wife..." "just delivered a baby boy." "In order to ensure the safety of the people" "And to pre vent an attack from the insurgents." "All people must comply with the curfew." "And keep doors and windows looked" "It's about time you came!" "Take Ramon with you." "I don't want him anymore." "He is lazy and doesn't help me at all!" "Please keep him Mamina." "He'll learn to be good." "I'm sick of him!" "That baby is hungry!" "What do you want me to do?" "That's not Che!" "It is him!" "It's not!" "We couldn't even see him!" "We are in mourning!" "Zolaida passed away." "Who is Zolaida?" "The brunette that was pregnant one..." "The wife of the man jailed for helping the insurgents!" "It's Che." "All people must comply with the curfew and keep doors and winds locked"" "I'm sorry, Mamina." "The one they call Che walked in the middle." "You should have seen him, Mamina." "His clothes were rags." "He had no shoes." "And his face... he seemed from another world!" "That's all we needed!" "Ramon!" "Ramon!" "Who is yelling like that?" "The gringo, Mamina." "What are you waiting for?" "He wants candles for sure!" "Go!" "And?" "I met him before." "He showed up in my door." "Good morning, he said." "What do you have here?" "Nothing sir, I said." "Got some eggs?" "I don't, I said." "Got any sugar?" "No, I said." "So what do you have?" "Nothing sir, the Army has taken it all..." "He was hungry." "How was it, Ramon?" "Like this?" "Tell me, which hand?" "This one or the other one?" "Now tell me, Ramon, how was it?" "Like this?" "How was it?" "Gino!" "It's Che." "He has the scar!" "What?" "A bullet wound in the left hand!" "Did you see his hand?" "Yes, when I interviewed him, in Cuba." "But did you see his hand today?" "No, but Ramon did." "Ramon?" "Shit!" "I need to send a dispatch, but there is no way to do it!" "Calm down." "There is the telegraph, but you have to wait until tomorrow." "Tomorrow will be too late!" "Don't even try, Jean." "There is a curfew." "Don't you get it?" "You and I, before anyone else!" "Front page!" "Che is dead"" "Stop!" "Hey, I am a journalist!" "Do you love me?" "Will you marry me?" "Dad, I don't want to be here." "Take me with you." "You'll be better off here." "At least you won't go hungry." "Go back!" "Go!" "Eva!" "The gringo's friends are coming in the plane." "And what do you care?" "They'll wonder where he is." "You should keep him company then." "But Lieutenant, if they find out he is in jail you'll have problems!" "You are a problem already." "Where is the Colonel?" "We want Trifon out!" "Release him!" "Trifon, get out!" "get out!" "And me?" "When will I be released?" "Calm down and don't bother." "I want to call my Embassy!" "I am a journalist!" "Let me out!" "Lopez, bring him back right after the burial." "Release the fucking gringo at once!" "Goodbye Zolaida..." "Let's go Mamina..." "Guevara was taken to La Higuera badly injured." "He was wounded in the chest and the left leg... and he died shortly after..." "The people of Vallegrande want Che's body to stay here." "Will he be taken to La Paz?" "That's yet to be determined." "Have you interrogated Guevara?" "He was badly injured." "He couldn't respond." "Is it true that Guevara was executed?" "That's just a malicious rumor." "We are proud to have read in Che's diary" "An entry that reads:" ""The Bolivian soldier is tough"" "What will you do with the body?" "We are waiting for instructions." "Will he be buried in Vallegrande?" "We are expecting instructions." "Gentlemen, the plane to La Paz is leaving in a few minutes." "So let's get ready for departure." "That's all gentlemen." "Let's go." "Please, let's move, the plane is about to leave." "Aren't you coming?" "What for?" "I you don't take that plane you won't send the news." "That's yesterday's news." "And what's today' s news?" "I don't know." "Stop!" "EPILOGU E, 1997" "Stop, man, stop!" "We found him!" "At last we found him!" "Secretary!" "Secretary!" "Anything official yet?" "Can you confirm that Che' s remains have been found?" "It's up to the experts to say so" "Does body number 2 belong to Che?" "You should ask the experts about that." "Will Che's remains be identified here in Vallegrande?" "Vallegrande's hospital is as good as any other hospital." "Will Che's remains stay here in Vallegrande?" "Yes, from now..." "All questions will be answered tonight at a press conference." "Excuse me." "The press conference will be held tonight at 10 p.m." "Be careful" "It's getting loose here." ""I live to love you"" ""Forget me not"" ""Remember me"" "See you..." ""Skeleton 7"" "Che's bones do move!" "Gentlemen... the press conference has been cancelled." "The government has decided the experts should continue their work in Santa Cruz." "When are they leaving?" "They're on their way at this moment." "This is outrageous!" "Thank you for your understanding." "Good night." "I was promised Che will stay here!" "It wasn't Che" "It was him." "It was not" "Yes it was" "Are you still waiting for him?" "No," "These flowers are for Angeles' return."