OUR VIEWPOINT NEWS WITH CLAUDIA ROJAS
It's been three days now since President Barquet
shook the nation by calling a surprise special election,
and Mexico is reeling.
President Diego Nava's administration
was a ray of hope for the Mexican people.
Today, I pledge...
to honor President Diego Nava and Emilia Urquiza's vision
and to enforce Diego's Laws as executive orders.
The Mexican stock exchange is down seven points and continues to fall,
with Congress and the Army in disarray
after the promulgation of what are being called Diego's Laws.
The SEDENA did not report any foul play in the death of the Secretary of Defense,
General Bruno Almada,
and declared that he died of natural causes.
[officer] Load!
Aim!
Fire!
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
["Me Verás" by La Santa Cecilia playing]
[newscaster] In other news, steel magnate Tomás Urquiza
was found dead on-board his private jet.
Medical examiners confirmed the initial reports...
"FROM THE ASHES"
...stating that the father of Emilia Urquiza
and father-in-law to President Nava
suffered a heart attack before takeoff.
- What's up? - Hey.
- Did you get what you wanted? - Uh-huh.
Did she eat?
She hasn't eaten anything since you left.
Fuck.
You know what? When my mother died, I spent weeks locked in my room.
I didn't want to eat or speak to anyone.
I just played Call of Duty for hours, until my eyes bled.
Where's Chela?
Something's going on in the 'hood. The soldiers didn't want to leave.
And you let her go alone, man?
You've met your aunt, right?
What kind of question is that? Here, give her this to eat.
The bag. Canek, the bag.
Canek, look.
My father told me that woman saved him from a bad investment
before my brother's death.
I'm looking for any report of a heavy loss
in the Urquiza Group around 25 years ago, but I can't find anything.
- Emilia... Emilia. - Canek, listen to me.
- I'm about to figure it out.Â I'm close. - I'm listening. Just eat.
- I'm so close. I just... - I'm listening. Eat.
- After... after Manuel's death... - Fuck...
The Urquiza Group started to grow and grow, on and on.
I think it's because of an extensive network of deals linked to the Army,
which means that whoever is benefiting
from the Army's operations,
has to be in touch with that woman.
Look. Look at all the connections and everything.
The Army is still in the streets.
And they won't leave Tepito.
They want to control the main trafficking routes.
[RaÃºl] The sinister forces
responsible for President Nava's death
are also responsible for framing Emilia Urquiza for his murder.
A strong woman who wanted to bring peace to our people.
Now she's fighting against injustice.
And it's our duty to fight too.
I...
Major General RaÃºl Mejía...
support Diego's Laws.
And I denouce soldiers of any rank
who refuse to follow orders from their Commander-in-Chief.
Leave your posts...
and go back to your headquarters.
This is a call...
to stop the bloodshed,
and it's our responsibility
as citizens of this great nation
to fight for peace,
until our last breath.
Bunch of good-for-nothing assholes.
What? Are you going to slap yourself again?
Shh!
Concentrate.
This is a riddle, okay?
With Barquet's order,
with those fucking Diego's Laws,
I'll be screwed for two reasons.
First, if they close off the border, it's almost impossible to smuggle product.
Second, if those little soldiers go back to their trenches,
I won't have any protection in strategic locations.
The question is, how can we solve this problem?
How the fuck can we beat this bunch of assholes?
What were you saying, you little blonde prick?
Huh? Huh?
You told me we have to know
when to smash and when to acquire.
If you can't beat them,
then there's no other option.
I don't know why, but today I woke up feeling very proud of you, Zyanya.
Come, let me show you something.
Come.
Zyanya.
Do you think I can trust you?
[Chela] Help!
Anybody?
- [Canek] Chela, Chela. - Help me, Canek.
The girl's really hurt.
They were going to kill her.
[Canek] Calm down. Come here.
[Chela] They're annihilating these kids.
The Army is everywhere.
[Canek] Sons of bitches.
Let's take a look. Calm down.
[Chela] The Army opened fire.
[Canek] You did the right thing bringing her in, Chela.
Let's see.
[girl groaning]
- They would've killed her if I left her. - You did the right thing. Ovni!
- [girl] My father is going to die. - Nobody is going to die.
Get me some morphine.
They shot him in the chest. He's bleeding to death.
What's your name?
- Maru. - Maru.
[Canek] Let me see.
Can you take me to him?
Emilia, not now.
Emilia Urquiza?
This girl is Maria's age.
[Manu] He's going to die.
[Canek] No one is going to die. Shh.
My father.
- Stop it. Stop talking. - My father.
[Freddie] What are you doing here?
What's wrong?
Should I make a list?
Come. I want to show you something.
I'm counting on you to control this.
Pepe, if you had notified me in advance,
I would have made a containment plan for Diego's Laws,
and for the election, of course.
I made a promise to this country, and I intend to keep it,
despite the dangers lurking around.
I understand.
I'm only asking you to let me do my job,
which is to support you
and shield you with people we can trust until the dust settles.
- Excuse me. General Mejía is here. - Thank you.
That's why I called General Mejía.
General...
I appreciate your public show of support.
It's an honor, Mr. President.
How are things progressing with the Department of Defense?
The situation has been chaotic since General Almada's death, Mr. President.
How can I help?
If there's anything you wish to tell me, I need her to hear it, too.
Very well, then.
I have reason to believe the X-8 cartel has infiltrated the Army's ranks.
The lack of a Secretary of Defense to lead the chain of command
has left an opening in the power structure.
I'm worried about who might fill that vacancy.
If the problem is an opening,
I suggest you fill it yourself.
EMERGENCY EXIT
LIEUTENANT ANTONIO CRUZ
Good morning, gentlemen.
I shall be very brief.
There's an antiquated model
of what the Mexican Army is,
an archaic, obsolete model,
which was led by General Bruno Almada.
But that's now a thing of the past.
And I'm here to offer you a new vision for Mexico.
What is this vision?
An army subsidized by private investment,
in which your salaries, and listen very carefully,
your wages are commensurate to the tears,
sweat, and blood, that you all spill for your flag.
I propose an army,
a unified battalion,
to protect strategic areas
throughout the city and throughout Mexico.
I propose, gentlemen, a real change,
a hard-hitting change,
and to break paradigms together.
If you haven't understood a fucking word, let me make it easier.
I propose a change that will allow you to earn lots of goddamn money.
Fellows...
BELIEVE, OBEY, AND FIGHT
My question for you now is...
who is ready
and wants to earn a shitload of money?
[all] I do!
My contingency is here.
- Simon Chase. - Ms. Vargas-West. It's been a long time.
If the mountain will not come to Muhammad...
President Barquet.
Did I tell you it was Simon who introduced me to Diego?
Emilia asked me for a recommendation, and I immediately thought of Ana.
I see that your loyalty to Ms. Vargas-West
doesn't extend to my administration.
Mr. President, I'm a journalist, and I call it how I see it.
Diego's Laws are causing total chaos.
We are in transition, that's all.
On both sides of the Rio Grande?
I would like to strengthen relations with your country, not strain them.
But I don't think I'll succeed without the support of the press.
Excuse us.
Shouldn't be much further.
Where are we going?
Didn't you want to get away from it all?
Tell me where we are going, or I'll turn around.
[woman] Emiliano!
Emiliano, come here.
Emiliano.
Open up, Emiliano. Come on out. We're going to be late.
- [knocking] - Emiliano!
Emiliano.
Emiliano, come out.
Honey, we're going to be late.
[Tomás ] Emiliano.
You need to stop blaming yourself, Ana.
I'm not blaming myself. I'm blaming you.
You lied to me from the beginning, ever since you recruited me.
You told me you were going to take moderate measures,
that we had our government's full support.
You knew how important this was for me
and you used me.
I want to know who we work for.
A few years ago, my services, and thus yours,
were outsourced through the Agency by a...
private party with economic and political interests in the United States.
When you realize the CIA is nothing but an excuse,
a moral license to trample foreign sovereignty,
you understand its irrelevance.
So you went rogue?
The Agency protects itselfÂ from our actions with plausible deniability,
but rogue or not, we are always on our own.
No one answers for us.
Then what?
You sold our services to the highest bidder?
The private sector is always the most realistic way to push for change.
It's called capitalism, Monica.
The people who hired us invested a lot in you.
I want to know who they are.
I want to know under whose command did I help kill Diego?
Ana, you are extremely valuable to them.
Hey...
And to me too.
Don't go fishing.
There are sharks in these waters.
Psilocybin.
It's nature's antidepressant.
See? There.
You'll forget about everything with this.
So?
Haven't you ever tried it?
Yes, of course I have.
♪ Hold back and Fight among the stars ♪
♪ We could be the lucky ones If we could only levitate ♪
What is that?
Nothing.
[yelling and gunfire]
We should go get him.
They'll kill us all.
[gun shots]
He's going to die, Emilia.
So what? Should we just stay here and wait?
- Well, what the fuck do you want to do? - Whatever we fucking can! Anything!
What the fuck is wrong with you? He's dying.
Emilia, listen to me.
We're risking a shitload with you just being here.
That man is going to die, end of story.
- What's wrong with this bitch? - Emilia.
My father gave me this letter,
and I gave it to your uncle Manuel.
[moaning]
[man] Dear Tomás, war took your father away when you were only a child.
By the time you read this letter, you will have lost me as well,
and you will be alone in the world.
You will find yourself immersed in moments of doubt.
You will even doubt yourself.
Don't let fear stop you, don't let pain destroy you.
You are an Urquiza, and nobody can break you.
No one can govern you.
[gun shot]
[ringing, muffled sounds]
[Emilia] Aren't you going to say goodbye?
In the name of the Father...
the Son...
and the Holy Spirit.
You're going to pay for everything you've done.
Even if it costs me my life.
You'll pay for this, Papa.
[Canek] Emilia. Emilia.
- Are you okay? - I'm okay. I'm okay.
- Listen, we have to go talk to them. - Talk to soldiers? For fuck's sake!
They're not soldiers. They're scared children.
- They're hired assassins. - They're shooting to defend themselves!
Hey, listen.
Don't get yourself killed just because you feel your life is shit right now.
Hold this.
For fuck's sake!
Back off! All of you, back off!
Are you deaf?
Nobody shoot.
If you don't get back on the count of three, we'll open fire.
One!
Two!
Can we talk?
We won't leave this place until we get an order.
The President gave the order.
Barquet is not our President.
Mejía is not our General either.
Who then? Almada? He's been dead for three days.
Who gave you the order?
Look.
That guy over there. His name is Julian.
Julian is dying.
Well... let this serve as an example.
Why did you join the Army?
Because I was fed up. I was sick of feeling powerless.
How long have you been working for the cartel?
What do you want, ma'am?
I want you to do the right thing, to disobey your orders.
The right thing?
Like you did?
By assassinating President Nava?
I didn't kill him! I was framed by the same people telling you to stay in Tepito!
But this isn't your home.
It's theirs.
[all cheering]
Leave now. Leave.
Neither your people nor ours have to get hurt.
Please.
Well...
I wouldn't stay here after we leave.
Things are getting ugly.
And once X-8 comes, it'll get worse.
You know...
My parents tried to prevent this from happening their whole fucking lives.
And look at me.
Here I am,
in the woods,
high as a kite.
Alone.
[Freddie] Alone.
[breathing heavily]
I'm thirsty.
Come here, come here. [shushing]
Drink, drink.
Better? Yes?
Mom...
[wheezing]
[gasping]
Hey, it's okay. Hey, hey. Shh.
Hey, breathe. Shh. It's all right.
There, easy. Easy.
Easy.
Turn around, you son of a bitch!
- [gun shots] - [screams]
[Chela] Go! Everyone, get out of here!
- Get out of here! - Ovni, let's go!
[gunfire]
Move, assholes!
Chela!
- Chela, let's go! - You assholes!
[Canek] Chela!
Chela!
Let get her go, you son of a bitch!
Chela! Chela!
[crowd clamoring]
[Chela] Let me go!
Let go of me, asshole! Chela!
Let her go, you motherfucker!
- Sons of bitches! - Let her go!
Chela!
You sons of bitches!
- Let me go, fuckers! - Let go!
Let her stand. Let her stand!
Let him go. Let him stand. I'll take care of them.
Let him go. I'll take him.
- Let's go! - [Canek] Chela!
[Zyan] Walk.
- Are you okay? - Yes.
Make way.
How can you be with those assholes, Zyan?
I'm not with them, asshole.
Then how the fuck did you get us out of there?
To the left.
I have a van waiting outside Tepito so you can get out of here.
What the hell are you talking about, Zyan?
We can't just go.Â We can't leave our people like this. We can't!
You mean her. You can't leave her.
We don't have time for this shit. Let's go.
Can't you see I'm protecting you? I'm protecting us, Chela.
Then leave those fuckers, and come with us. Let's go.
I can't.
If I leave, they'll find us and they'll kill us.
Be careful, bitch.
Because those motherfuckers will kill you anyway.
[Chela] Let's go.
The opening we talked about has already been filled.
What?
A civilian has co-optedÂ a faction of the Army.
General Almada's corruption is a virus, and it's spreading.
Well, let's attack and eradicate them.
I suggest we wait.
Let their identities be exposed to see how big our enemy is,
and then we can create a dragnet, a series of coordinated actions.
I guess I can at least expect you to accept my offer.
I'm sorry, Mr. President. I can't be your Secretary of Defense.
[Simon on recording] A few years ago, my services and thus yours,
were outsourced through the Agency by a...
private party with eco...
Mmm.
Are you being naughty?
I'm taking an advance on your offer
URQUIZA GROUP ARTISTS' AGREEMENT
STATEMENT
CONTRACT
13 SAINT ROMULADO, MADRID, SPAIN FEBRUARY 26, 1939
Yes.
TOMÃS AND RAMON 1958
[knocking on door]
I asked Rosa to light a fire.
I'm used to this weather, but you...
My father was an oilman
in South Texas.
I admired him with all my heart.
One day, I found out he had three more families.
Three wives, three litters of kids.
The day I found out the truth about my father,
I became a businesswoman.
I realized there was a lot of competition to get his attention, his wealth.
I turned a crisis into an opportunity for growth.
It's up to you to decide what to do with this.
A piece of advice...
it's better to just accept the truth.
["Lost In My Mind" by Ibeyi playing]
♪ That's what happens When I get lost in my mind ♪
♪ That's what happens When I get lost in my mind
♪ I'm going up the hill to watch The lights, the lights ♪
♪ Close my eyes to feel the boom The boom ♪
♪ My legs hurt I've been walking for so long ♪
♪ I feel I'm running out on the ground ♪
♪ On the ground ♪
♪ That's what happens When I get lost in my mind ♪
♪ Midnight sunshine, it's your smile I'm going crazy ♪
♪ Spread the words I painted in red And follow the thread ♪
♪ We'll find our path Find our path ♪
♪ When we kiss it'll come to us To us ♪
♪ It'll come to us ♪
♪ Don't get lost in your mind ♪