"LA SOLDADERA (THE CAMP FOLLOWER)" "Get the water tanks filled immediately!" " Who's the station boss?" " I am, sir." "How can I help you?" "All young men onto the train." " You, what are you waiting for?" " I'm a railworker, sir." "I gave an order!" "No, sir, we just got married." "We're going home." " You can go with him." "We're at war!" " No, no!" " Take him away!" "Sir, you've no right." "We're peaceful people." "Stay out of it." "Go look after the water." "Juan, wait!" "I'm going with you!" "Lazara..." "They're newlyweds." "Juan..." "Don't get killed." "Don't get killed." "Men, at ease." "Thanks." " You're new, right?" " Yeah." "What are we doing in in this place?" "We're watching The Pass of the Mule." "The revolutionaries are on the other side, waiting to kill us." "I saw one of their attacks." "We were the only survivors." "There were 4,000 of us." "Who are the revolutionaries?" "They're Villistas..." "and they kill everyone... to avenge the death... of a Mr. Maduro..." "who promised them land." "And they're very angry." "Why are we fighting them?" "That I don't know." "I've always been a government soldier." "The other day, some..." "of our men changed sides, and they killed them all." "I wanted to do it too, but I don't know what to do about my woman." "Are you married?" "No." "My other woman died in the desert." "She couldn't bear the heat." "And this one hung around the barracks, so she shacked up with me." "I'm married to Lazara but we haven't been married for long." "The honest truth is... all this has happened and I don't even know why." "That man living in the hut, who is he?" "Our commander." "Major Castro Virgen." "He also fears the revolution." "And when he gets scared his pains and rheumatism flare up." "Then he gets to drinking..." "and drinking and when he's drunk, he gets jealous over that woman, because, you know, he got her from a brothel." "Then he tries to kill her because he doesn't want to leave her to the revolutionaries." "Are you afraid?" "Are you?" "Yes." "Very afraid." "What about your boots?" "My boots?" "They're here." "Why don't you put them on?" "If I do, they'll wear out." "I'm saving them for when we get to the city." " What is it, Lazara?" " A honeycomb." " A honeycomb?" " Honey." "What happened?" "Let's go, guys!" "Come on, guys!" "They're gonna kill us!" "They're gonna kill us like dogs!" "Let's fight!" "Come on, mount up!" "Let's defend...!" "Hide, Lazara." "Hide, Lazara." "Hide, Lazara!" "They'll kill you, Juan!" "I said hide!" "They'll kill us, Juan!" "Juan!" "Go back, Lazara!" "Go back!" "Go back!" "Juan...!" "I told you to go back!" "Hide, Lazara!" "Juan!" "Viva Zapata!" "Viva la revolución!" "Don't just stand there." "Find some food!" "Villa." "Carranza." "Zapata." "No." "Villa." "Villa and Zapata." "We have to wait." "You're right, Nicolas." "It's best to rest." "Nicolas, my people are fresh." "I've been in 14 battles, and I'm ready for another." "We have to wait..." "Wait..." "Who's got food for me?" "I'm starving." "Give me a taco, dear." "You arrived in time for the replacements." "Hey." "And why do you fight, eh?" "Because they do." ""Get beside a good tree and good shade will shelter you."" "Get up, let's go to bed!" "You too." "Bye, dear." "Let's go!" "We women have all the luck." "We have to follow our kids whether they're hurt, alive or dead." "Enough, be quiet." "Enough, be quiet already." "Be quiet!" "Villa and Zapata." "Zapata and Villa." "That's what we rose up for." "All right." "We'll wait." "JUAN AND LAZARA" "Primitivo, Primitivo!" "Wake up, man!" "What, what?" "What's this about?" "Ask questions first, then you shoot." " Let's go!" " I am, man." " Move it!" "No, war wasn't made for women." "Amen, but we have to follow our men on the campaign." "Yeah, and then later not know if they're alive or dead." "I remember one morning before dawn, Felix called me and said:" ""Come, let's fight," ""because the great Pancho Madero is rising up in arms today."" "We'd been in love for barely eight months." "Our first child still hadn't been born." "And I said, "Why must I go too?"." "Felix answered:" ""Must I starve, then?" "Who will make me tortillas if it's not my wife?"" "Always feeling sorry for yourselves!" "I'm not a woman who whines and I don't let anyone walk over me." "When the troops united in Ojinaga, I was with Philemon, and we'd already seen 21 battles together." "Then old Mercado sent the men to Juarez, forbidding the women to go." ""So that's how you're gonna be, you wretch?", I thought." "But then he evacuated the place, taking my man with him." "Then Nicolas Alarzo's troops came." "That's where I got Sabas, when they came, and he turned out to be much better than Philemon." "Get up!" " What's your name?" " Lazara." "Come." "Go on, shoot." "They're coming!" "The soldaderas!" "The soldaderas, they're coming!" "I saw it first!" "Thieves!" "Rustlers!" "(Censored)" "Stop, you old thief!" "Hands off, I saw it first!" "You want it?" "Then come get it." "Let go, give it to me!" "Go wash that off, you look like a whore!" "What's with that thing?" "Start or we'll shoot the fat guy!" "No, no, just use the pedals." "Music!" "Think I'm your property just cause I slept with you?" "You're a flirt, and you like using Fidencio to make me jealous." "You're not a good woman." "Don't get mad at me." "Let's dance." "No, Nicolas." "It's Conquian and my elders used to play it." "I say the revolutionaries invented it!" "Place your bet." "Another bottle of sotol!" "Hey Fidencio, they stole your woman!" " What's wrong, Lazara?" " Nothing." "I'm very happy, Juan, but these boots are hurting me." "Of course they are, what with how far we've walked!" "Right, Juan?" "Are you happy, Lazara?" " Are you?" " Yes." "Hey, Juan." "Are there really lots of nice homes in the city?" "So they say." " And it's really big?" " Yes." "Are you afraid, Lazara?" " No, are you?" " No." "Lazara!" "Lazara!" "Lazara." "Why do you want to get married?" "To have my own home." ""My own home, my own home"!" "And because I love him." " And who will give you your home?" " Juan promised he would." "Hey, Mr. Nicolas." "Is it true that in the city there's no war?" "Who said that?" "My dad always did." "I lived with my parents in Bernal." "And where are we?" "La Llave." "And this war will it last much longer?" "Who knows." "And why do you fight?" "Because..." "Well, if we're gonna die of hunger we might as well die fighting." "And where'd you come...?" "It's so much fun riding trains without having to buy tickets, isn't it?" "Look, Micaela." "Things might not turn out so well if we go on." "What would you do if the Carranzistas attacked us?" "Who, me?" "I'd be fine." "I'm good at playing the field." "What's that, you wretch?" "What are you waiting for?" "Climb up top!" "Let's go!" "Up there!" "Lazara, what are you waiting for?" "Why won't you get out?" "General, Lazara won't get out." "What are you waiting for?" "Climb up top!" "Didn't you hear?" "I told you to climb up top!" "Want the horses to kill you?" "Remove her!" "No, not my things!" "This is my home." "Stop, leave me alone!" "Come on, outside." "Obey the general's orders." "I said move it!" "What do you mean you won't?" "Come on!" "Move it!" "Move it!" "Go on, climb up!" "What's wrong?" "We're arriving at Bernal." "Bernal..." "Bernal!" "My home." "My home." "Hey Lazara, what are you hiding underneath your coat?" "Well, who knows." "Maybe it'll be a boy, maybe a girl." "Lazara had a girl!" "Lazara had a girl!" "Aren't we gonna pray for victory?" "To hell with victory." "Why go in if there's no priest?" " Must've gone to find food for God." " God doesn't eat!" "You bitch, give it to me!" "Give it to me, I grabbed it!" "There's plenty over there, bitch!" "There's plenty over there!" " What are you looking for?" " Weapons." " What about you?" " Food." " Want to trade?" " Sure." "Give me your bandolier and your 30-30 for my food." "We must start sending the advance parties now." "Move the train to Los Pirules." "Zapatista reinforcements await us there." "I don't agree." "We'll be hunted down like rabbits there!" "We've gotta fight." "This is the final push!" "You heard him, Isidro." "This train has to enter the capital." "It's the only way." "It's gotta reach the city." "We've gotta fight." "Villistas and Zapatistas are uniting." "Zapatistas and Villistas are uniting, uniting to enter the capital." "We've gotta join them now." "Why now?" "So we're not left behind." "The first one to get in wins this war, and then the war's over." "They'll divide up the land and everything, but the big thing's the land." ""What?" "With what?"." "Come on, it's as plain as day." "That's how it is." "We've gotta get there to win the land." "Let's do it!" "We'll start with the advance parties!" "Hey, Mr. Nicolas." "Now with what you said about the land... and this train heading to the capital will you be able to give me a little home?" "For his daughter." "Will you?" "Of course." "That's what we're fighting for!" "Hey, Isidro!" "A Carranzista will be waiting for you soon in California." "Don't hide, Micaela." "I saw you." " Hey, Isidro!" "I bet you my horse that you won't return and I will." " Deal!" "See you in Los Pirules, Fidencio." "Viva General Villa!" "Viva General Villa!" "Let's go to the city with the train!" "Let's go, move it, move it!" "Climb on top of the train!" "Viva Zapata!" "Viva la revolución!" "Let me help you, Lazara." "You're tired." "A MEXICAN FILM MADE BY WORKERS FROM" "THE FILM PRODUCTION WORKERS UNION OF THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC"