"THOSE WHO IGNORE THEIR HISTORYARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT." "What did he say?" "He said no." "The father remains steadfastIn his decision not to pay any ransomfor his daughter." "So now what?" "I'm at a loss becausehe's showing me he doesn't care ifthis conflict is solved politically or otherwise, in which case we'd determinethe way to solve it." "He just wants to be reunitedwith his daughter here, and I gave him my word I'dbring her here safe and sound." "That's what we'll have to do,Gonzalo." "Bring her safe and sound." "Are we clear?" "Gentlemen, I'll keep you posted." "Say goodbye, Peluche." "Good luck, Pablo." "Good luck, Gonzalo." "Don't worry about Irma." "She'll turn up,guaranteed." "So, how's the campaign going,Mr. Ortiz?" "Very well, Pablo." "How many did you bring me?" "I brought you sixteen.They're ready." "Great." "Ms. Emma, two coffees, please." "It's getting harder and harderto get campaign funding, but that's the natureof the beast." "Right, that's how it is." "If we can help you in any way,just say the word." "I hear you're the onesin need right now." "Thank you, dear.-Thank you, Ms. Emma." "First of all, I want tothank you for your time." "Don't be silly, Pablo." "I'm a political leaderin this region, and I recognize a leaderwhen I see one." "Thank you, Mr. Ortiz." "Anyway, don't worryabout the campaign." "We could organize a bake salewith the neighbors and will gladly to help youout with a few bucks." "Thank you so much.That'd really help out." "This is the deal, Javier..." "The Motoa's youngest sister,Miss Irma Motoa... was kidnapped by theMR-20 a few days ago." "It's outrageous, Pablo." "They want to reach the topby kidnapping people." "They only want torip off good people." "Our problem is that the Motoas refuse to fork overa single dime." "We wanted to knowhow you could help us... knowing you have connections..." "Maybe you can help usnegotiate a solution." "What if I can't?" "Then, it'll be an all out war." "The Motoas aremy partners now..." "It's as if we were talkingabout my little sister." "So, I'd go afterall those outlaws and bring down whomeverneeds to come down... and that's it." "Don't worry, Pablo.There's no need to go so far." "Let's do this..." "I'll do everything withinmy power to help you." "Okay." "In fact..." "I have a clientwho can help us with this." "Hello?" "Transfer the call, please." "You know what's going on?" "It's gone too far..." "We have to settle this now!" "Irma..." "Let's go." "Let's go." "Irma...get out." "Leave." "May I use your phone?" "Pedro, is that you?" "I'm free." "His name isManuel Antonio Noriega." "Apparently, he got a holdof the higher-ups at MR-2O and was able tonegotiate Irma's release." "We could say that Mr. Noriegaworked this miracle." "That's great." "Then, this Mr. Noriega... he's got power?" "We have to find a wayto get him on our side so he starts doingbusiness with us." "That means we'll turna general into a trafficker?" "He must be really powerfulto accomplish what we couldn'tin all this time." "I think the fact thathe's in the military is highly beneficial to us." "As soon as you can confirm that Irma Motoa has beenrescued safe and sound, let these guys go right away." "You want me to free them?" "That's right, butbefore they leave, remind them thatI highly recommend they leavethe Medellin area." "They'd better leavethe capital of Antioquia." "Yes, sir." "Do it." "Don't send them out naked." "Party's over." "Sweetie." "How's my little sis?" "Thank you." "This really is a nice partyand all but such a waste of money,isn't it?" "You really need tostop being so stingy." "Money's meant to be enjoyed,not to just sit there." "Right, Mariachi?" "Yep.Spend your money." "You can't take it to your grave." "Yeah, listen to him.You know what?" "No amount of money in the world can compare tohaving my sister back." "Cheers to that." "You guys are talkingabout the party and all." "Let's go get somethinggood to eat." "Yeah, and the girlsshould be arriving soon." "Careful, you knowPablo doesn't like mixing the wiveswith the floozies." "Be careful." "When the floozies arrive,we'll send the wives away." "Listen to him." "Isn't that theVenezuelan actor...?" "He's a singer.-Yeah, him." "What's his name?" "Tiger?" "Lion?" "No, Puma!" "His name is The Panther." "Good evening." "It's a pleasure for meto come from Venezuela to be here onthis beautiful night." "Before I sing the first song," "I'd like to welcome to the stagethe man who made this possible," "Mr. Pablo Escobar Gaviria." "That's right!" "Pablo!" "I'm very proud and happy tohave you all here in my home." "I'm proud to be able to spendtime with those I consider my second family,the Motoa family." "Thank you, Pablo." "I'm so happy that we have,with us again," "Miss Irma Motoa,safe and sound." "I'm proud to belong to the Envigado community because it's where I've found the most beautiful and valuablethings I have in my life... my wife, my friends,and my coworkers." "They are all part of Envigado." "Bravo!" "Three cheers for Pablo!" "Hold onto me.My legs are shaky." "Didn't you see the surpriseI had for you?" "What?" "That's The Panther!" "At least make pretendyou know him." "Okay, I will." "Pablo, thanks very much.-Thank you." "Thank you for what you've donefor Irma and the family." "I swear I'll never forget this." "The Motoa family willalways be with you." "Thank you." "I'd like to invite upMrs." "Patricia." "Let's give her a hand." "Go on!" "Look.He's quite the hunk." "Look at how starry-eyed she iswith that chump." "Why do they callhim the Panther?" "Because he makesevery woman his meal... or he, at least,scratches them up." "I heard he's made loveto several beauty queens." "He kisses them allon the soap operas." "Really?" "Yeah." "Listen at that." "Look at Pati's face." "Are you jealous?" "Jealous?" "No, I'm thinking." "Relax, Pablo." "Yeah, relax." "That guy can't holda candle to you." "Nah." "Can you please calm down?" "Dear Lord, it's likeyou're sick." "Yeah, I'm really sick." "What's with this fit of jealousy?" "You're the onewho had the fit on stage." "Careful, or I might run offwith the Panther." "If you like him that much, you could've just gone offto a room to make love." "Respect me!" "No, you respect me." "Respect my homeand my guests too." "What was that?" "Would you like it if I broughtsome female singer?" "Who do you want me to bring you?" "I'll put Paloma on my list." "I'll bring her so you can seehow differently I behave!" "Fine.-You're too much!" "No shame." "How does that song go?" "I'm thinking." "It's like You perfectly knowwhen to come and..." "Where were you, Pablo?" "Sure, play dumb.I was in the bathroom." "The bathroom?" "Did the show upset your stomach?" "You're a funny guy now, are you?" "Alright, enough.Give me a hug." "Let's get rid ofthat bad energy." "I've got an ideafor us to relax." "That again?" "Let me talk!" "That again?" "So what?" "What?" "What idea?" "He thinks we canbring some tramps even with our wives here." "Don't ask for trouble,or you'll definitely get it." "I'm so ticked right now." "If the wives of ourfriends weren't here" "I'd fill this place upwith 15-year-olds." "See?" "Let's do it." "We can't." "How am I going to bringminors here now?" "We'll take them elsewhere..." "No.We can't mix duty with pleasure." "I told you.-You snitch." "Fortunately, everything in lifehas a solution." "How so?" "We'll do it, but we'll goall out, the way we should." "Do you two have valid passports?" "Sure.-Yeah." "Pack an overnight bag." "Just an overnight bag?" "Pedro.Excuse me, ma'am." "Come here.-Yes, Pablito?" "What can I help you with?" "Do you have a valid passport?" "It's not here, but I canhave someone bring it." "Do it.We're going to go get laid." "Did you hear that?" "How are you?" "Hello." "Mr." "Ortiz.-Hello." "How are you?" "Do important politiciansalways arrive late?" "I'm sorry to interrupting the middle of the show, but you won't be able to refusewhat I've got for you." "Let's wait till afterthe show to talk." "...with Irma Motoa's liberation." "What leadership?" "On the contrary...you took care of everything." "You don't need to compliment me." "I know how to recognizeand appreciate people, who help me with things." "Just tell me for how muchyou'd like the check, and I'll gladly sign it right now." "I'm not here to ask for charity." "The proposal I've got for youis worth far more than money." "What could be worthmore than money?" "This planet's god is money." "Power, Pablo." "Political power." "No... you know all I know how to dois make money." "I don't know about politics." "I'll teach you." "I'm the best." "Come here, honey." "You're still mad?" "No, I'm not." "Sure you are.Look at your face." "Come on!" "Give me a smile." "Alright?" "So you were talking toan important politician?" "Yes.-You were?" "What were you talking about?" "We talked abouthigh heels, stockings, and hair products for ladies." "Quit being a jerk!" "Just tell me whatyou talked about." "We were talking about politics." "What else do politicianstalk about?" "Sure.Politics." "Don't wait up for me.I'll be home late." "You're really leaving?" "Yes.-Why?" "We have some urgentbusiness to attend to." "You're going to workat this hour?" "Don't you feel bad for allthose people in the party?" "You're the host, andyou're just going to leave?" "I'm very sorry,but what can I do?" "In order for me to throw these kinds of parties,I must work and make money." "I've neglected the business while playing cat and mousewith those MR-2O thugs." "It's always the same story." "I know, butwhat can I do?" "Please behave andget to bed early." "No late-night partying." "Don't be like that." "You know I always go to bedwhen you leave because I hatebeing there alone." "I'm just saying..." "You're jealous." "No.-Annoying." "No.-You look jealous." "You do.Look at yourself." "It's not jealousy." "I just think that if I have torespect you and our home..." "That again?" "We already discussed it!" "You know what?" "Godspeed." "Go work.You need to keep busy." "Go honey.Go on." "I can go slower, sir." "No, don't worry.I'm fine." "Let's go." "Easy, Luis Carlos.The roads here are rough." "No, Rodrigo.They're waiting for us." "I don't want to be late." "We can be 15 minutes late,no problem." "The first thing this countryneeds is a sound president." "What it needs is a presidentwho will make sure it is sound." "Roads?" "Precisely." "With the state in good shape,public works and roads budgets wouldn't be left in the handsof corrupt officials." "We wouldn't have this problem.Let's go." "Attention... everyoneis invited to welcome presidential candidateLuis Carlos Galan Sarmiento." "Galan Sarmiento!" "The people are with you!" "Thank you for comingto listen to us!" "We're late, but we made it!" "Our country is ata historic crossroads." "We either continuewith our past, which is filled with machinery,bureaucracy, and corruption, or we forge a new path, a newfuture of honesty and progress!" "We, the new liberals,are willing to wage that battle against that dark past, which doesn't let ustake up the role we've been called toin the league of nations!" "Galan Sarmiento,the people are with you!" "That's a lot of fleshfor just one man." "So awesome!" "That one's Gonzalo's, right?" "Give us a turn." "Yeah!" "Alright!" "Very nice, girls." "Thank you." "Bye, honey." "They are something else." "Remind me always that thisis the life we deserve." "Did you hear that, Pablo?" "Tell us already." "What did you andthat politician discuss?" "Yeah, Pablo, what did Ortiz ask in exchange forhelping out with Irma?" "Mr. Javier Ortizmade me an offer." "He proposed I become a member of the HonorableCongress of Colombia." "That's nuts.I'm going for a dip." "Seriously?" "Really?" "So what do you think?" "Say something." "I think being a congressman'sa terrible idea." "No need to go to Bogota looking for somethingwe haven't lost." "We're fine like this." "The world of politicsis very corrupt." "All those politiciansare thieves." "Now those arethe real criminals." "Better said, you're nothingcompared to those guys." "What do I think?" "Well..." "Javier Ortiz is a liberal, but I wish he werea conservative." "It's a joke, cousin." "The problem is when youbecome a congressman, high society andthe country's oligarchy is going to start askingwho Pablo Escobar is." "And that is a problem." "I think you don'tunderstand the importance or the scale of this opportunityI'm being given." "We're not talkingabout bringing in 10 or 15 tons of cocaineinto the U.S." "We're talking aboutgetting into the capitol, where the country's lawsare created." "Pablo, what do you knowabout making laws?" "Nothing but neither do they." "That's why they hire collegeinterns to help them." "What I do know is the reachof those with political power." "Just look at your sister Irma." "No." "The thing with Irmais a lot different." "Different?" "Tell me..." "What resolved yoursister's situation?" "How did we free her?" "With politics." "Ex-congressmen,Venezuela's ex-president, and Panama's strongmaninterceded." "That's real political power,Pedro." "I think real power is in money, and we make enough moneydoing what we're doing." "And you think that money wasenough to free your sister?" "With all the money wespent on the operation, we couldn't cornerthe MR-2O men." "Yet these men made three callsand resolved the problem." "In the long run, power matters." "You get me?" "What a nice surprise." "Think about it." "Don't worry about it." "He'll forget about it whenhe's kissing that she-devil." "That's right.I want my demons too." "Shall we go get some?" "No way." "He was the first onewho should've died." "Right?" "What are you saying?" "What do you mean whatam I saying, Dad?" "That dirtbag's the onewho kidnapped Irma." "He chained her up and madeher suffer day and night." "He ruined her life." "And he fed me andprotected me." "If not for him, whoknows where I'd be." "You're defending him?" "Did you fall in lovewith that idiot?" "How can you say that?" "I'm not defending him." "But I didn't want himto die either." "Neither him nor anyother of the MR-2Os." "How could you killall those people?" "What's the matterwith you, Irma?" "That was the only wayto pressure them to let you go." "The only thing Pablo Escobarcould think of... killing anyonewho got in his way." "That's enough." "We're not getting anywhere." "I do want to talk, Dad." "Talk then." "I want to thank youfor all you did to free me." "Killing all those kidnapperswas terrible, though." "What was that?" "What do you mean?" "What about what all thoseMR-2O bastards did to you?" "Did you like it,you ungrateful brat?" "No." "But what sin did all thosepeople who died commit?" "They followedtheir bosses' orders." "I don't understandwhat's happening to you." "Instead of criticizing,you should be grateful." "And I am, Julio.-Doesn't seem like it." "Don't you all get it?" "What you did was very dangerous." "Giving so much powerto Pablo Escobar." "The more power you give him,the more dangerous he'll become." "You'll see.-You know what, little brat?" "You're here having lunchwith your family and had a party thanks toPablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria." "You should thank himbefore you criticize him!" "You ungrateful brat!" "All I'm doing is warning you." "Be careful with that monsteryou're helping to create." "Congress, Pablo?" "Why are you so surprised, Mom?" "You're the first personwho should understand that the political bloodflowing through my veins is inherited from you." "The Gavirias." "Wasn't my Uncle Hernando alocal politician in Medellin?" "What about my cousin, Jorge Tulio,who's a communist?" "Well, you know how muchI want to be a leader and my deep concernfor human rights." "That all sounds well and good." "What I can't see is how you're going todo all that in congress." "That's nothing but a snake pit." "They're nothing butwild animals." "They won't let youget anything done." "What can I do?" "That's where I want to be." "Congress is where I should be." "The truly important decisionsmade in this country come from there." "The real transformations andchanges come from there." "Not just that." "It's my priority in life to havea guarantee of safety." "Not only for me butfor my family." "What better way to obtain itthan through politics?" "Please, Pablo, don't be na땦e." "So you think I can't do it then?" "Of course you can." "Whatever you set your mind toyou do, and I applaud you." "Thank you." "But one can't make a mistake." "You should support me, Mom." "I'm trying to be logical." "I'm following the exampleyou set for me when I was a boy." "For example, to not be a poor person,not spiritually or economically." "So I don't get whyyou have a problem with me wanting to get ahead, wanting to progress asa person and politician." "Don't put words in my mouth." "I have no problem withyou wanting to progress." "I just don't want youfalling victim to all those envious peoplein Bogota." "I'm nobody's victim.You think I'm afraid of them?" "Careful, Pablo." "One thing is to be afraid." "It's quite anotherto be prudent." "This conversation is pointless." "It's absurd, and we're not comingto any sort of agreement." "I'll just say that the dayI join the parliament and become a member of theHonorable Colombian Congress, you'll be the proudest womanin the world." "You'll see." "Do you like the picture?" "It looks good." "A clean and professional job." "I even look modern." "Yeah." "I'm worried about Antioquia." "What about it?" "I don't think the New LiberalismParty is strong enough there." "We need someone strongin Medellin." "Someone to position us." "We need the votes." "As new as the movement may be, we don't have the luxuryof flaming out at the polls." "We have Javier Ortiz there." "What do we know about him?" "Not as much as we'd like." "Who's second on the list?" "We haven't determined that yet." "Well, let's get to it." "to be consistentwith our values, we need strictly upstandingpeople to the movement." "Yes.Sure." "Hey, your hair looks messy here." "You think so?" "There's a sciencebehind these curls..." "They've got their appeal." "I don't care about the towns." "You think I'm going to wastemy time looking for ten votes in Jerico, Venecia, and Jardin?" "No." "With the same effort I can geta hundred here in the city." "We'll talk later.I'll give you a call." "Gentlemen, give me a moment." "Hello." "Hello." "Pablo, it's greatto have you here." "Mr. Ortiz, how are you?" "Sir." "How are you?" "What do you thinkabout what I said?" "Have you made up your mind?" "I've been thinking." "First, I'm thrilledyou're in the same party as Mr. Luis CarlosGalan Sarmiento." "I think that guy's amazing." "He's fantastic, and hehas all my admiration, affection, and respectbecause he's a man." "More importantly, the people love him,and that's essential to me." "Well, Pablo, guesswho'd be our boss if you accept my offer?" "The man you're talking about." "You'd be entering politicshand in hand with the best in the business." "I'd be much honored." "So is that a yes?" "That's great news." "I accept." "I've been thinking,and it's time for the world and the people in it to meet meand find out who I am." "What better way than by beinga member of Congress?" "Yes, Pablo.Of course!" "It's as good as done." "We're going to turnthis country inside out." "Who's coming?" "What's the big secret?" "If I tell you, I'll ruinthe surprise." "All I can say is soon you'll be thehappiest man on earth." "You want to see me happy?" "Every day of my life." "Then drop that stupidpolitician idea." "Again with that?" "Put the chairs there." "Why's he dressed like that?" "Just wait." "You're a thug, not a lawyer." "The only law you know is thatof survival of the fittest." "For that you don't need tobe mayor, president, or a member of Congress." "As a congressman, I can changepeople's minds about cocaine and make it a drug and a vicesuitable for society." "Like the U.S. didwith tobacco and alcohol." "Get that idea out of your head." "Those people are really cunning." "They'll eat you alive." "They're worse criminals than you." "For sure." "Yeah, but who saidi'm going into Congress to steal from the government?" "I don't need to do that." "I'm already rich." "I'm not corrupt.I'm decent." "That's why I fit in with theideas of the New Liberalism Party led by my boss,Luis Carlos Galan Sarmiento." "Dear God, Pablo." "You think Luis Carlos Galan will allow a drug traffickerinto his party?" "He doesn't knowl'm a drug trafficker." "He'd have to prove it." "Everyone in Medellin knows you." "Exactly.That's why I should be near him." "Who'd think such an ethicaland decent and upright party, as the one represented by Galan would allow a drug traffickersuch as me in it?" "But just sit therea moment and wait for the surpriseI have for you." "Relax." "Who's in the plane?" "Wait!" "Hey, dolls!" "Welcome!" "What a great surprise!" "Give me a hug!" "Say hi to the girls." "How are you?" "Let's go to the house.It's this way." "Let's go." "What a great color." "It's like neon." "What about you?" "Look, Chili, there'sanother one over here."