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As the years passed without my grandmother, I held on to the secret

she'd come visit me.

But when I turned 18, I felt it was time to finally leave behind my childhood

and all of its ghosts.

My mom had gotten used to living with the limitations of being married without

the husband.

But she still believed in loving only one man.

However, the weight of all her fears was heavier than her desire for

independence.

Alba!

Alba! Right here, Mom.

Oh, my goodness. Happy birthday. Thank you.

I wanted to give you this before you left.

It was your grandma.

It's been 12 years.

She'll always be with you, Alba.

Let's see.

Thank you.

She would also be very proud of you, the first woman in our family to go to

college. Wait, birthday girl!

There.

A gift of basic reading material for a philosophy student.

Thank you, uncle.

Let me see.

I know you're going to enjoy the reading. My uncle Jaime decided to stay

big house on the corner to be near us. He kept working at the public hospital,

and the relationship with his father never got better. What are your plans

today? I'll go out with my friends.

Oh, no, there he is. Alba, happy birthday.

Thank you, Grandpa.

Hello, sir.

Good morning, Javier. Good day, sir.

Are you still angry with your own son? That young man changed his last name.

Technically, he's not my son.

But I used your last name. Isn't that ridiculous?

Your last name is French, and you could be using it. And no one knows how to say

it.

I'm late. Get it. Come on.

Don't worry about it. I'll do it by myself.

But I want to take you.

Those friends of yours, they're messing with your head. Be very careful. The

university is infested with leftists. Do you hear me?

I've caught the communist plague.

And it's contagious. Don't get closer.

Just take care.

All right, then.

Careful. Yes.

At the university, politics were unavoidable.

Most of the students supported the working class struggle, especially that

during the presidential election, when for the first time the united people

a sense of hope.

And I wanted to be part of that change.

Today you don't have class, ma 'am. If you don't want to stay for the

occupation, you should leave now.

I am here for the occupation.

Do you know why we're occupying the university?

We need people who are truly committed to the cause.

Yes, of course I know why, Miss.

I'm staying, comrade.

There's no

justice without solidarity either.

We students can't sit on the sidelines.

Today, We're all workers and farmers.

I need all of you focused.

The violence of the system must be met with the violence of the revolution.

This is our moment, comrades.

The right wing will keep holding this country back. If you heard Senator Treva

today, then you know what I mean.

Old fossils like him are tying us to politics.

I'm sorry.

I... Didn't mean to interrupt your eloquent speech.

Well, I'm glad you thought it was eloquent.

Although I don't agree with all the things you're saying.

With violence, we all lose.

Everyone knows their role.

The police are cutting the power in a few hours.

And we need to be ready.

Hey.

A pleasure.

Miguel Espinoza.

You want to tell me your name?

You always do, certainly.

Alba.

I think that was the only time I ever used the last name that was on my birth

certificate.

And what are you doing swimming with us?

With the plebs and the proletariat?

Our lawyer is proletarian, Espinoza.

How'd you find out?

It wasn't difficult to figure out.

I've never seen you around.

Are you a first year?

Philosophy. And you?

Fourth year.

Are you here for the protest?

Hey, Miguel!

Yeah? Come to the door. We need you over there.

Sure.

Well, I hope you are.

Miguel became the soul of the occupation.

He was a natural leader.

He had an unstoppable passion.

He was driven by justice, and that captivated me.

Those were unforgettable days, singing

Pedro Garcia's anthems and filling our heads with dreams of heroism.

But it didn't last long.

All right, kids, clear out peacefully.

We're not going anywhere.

They shut off our lights and our water.

We demand that the government listens to us and take action right now. If you

don't leave, we'll have to go in and remove you.

The chancellor himself is asking us to step in with our security forces.

You can't step foot on university grounds.

Look who's here. What a surprise.

I had managed to block that man from my memory.

Until that moment.

What would your grandfather, Senator Troila, say if he saw you here?

I had a vision of Garcia as a beast from a recurring nightmare.

Lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce on me at any moment.

Without realizing, it was a premonition.

You feel it. You feel it. The power of the people. Justice for the people. Be

love, food, and respect.

Of whole food and full life, a good job and

justice. Of whole food and full life, a good job

and justice.

Of whole food and full life, a good job and justice.

What a nice surprise, huh?

There were some admirers of yours down there.

They're still here.

Have they been there long?

One of them called me ma 'am.

She's right. It's not funny at all.

Hey, what's up, huh?

Are you all right?

Today... Today, I was thinking that...

Well, Alba is an adult now, and I feel like it's time.

I want us to live together in a house like average families do, like regular

folk, a normal home.

Come on, don't start with that again, please.

Hey, Acevedo is going to win the election.

I'll be in his cabin. You? I'll be working in the government.

I don't see you doing that. No, but this time he's going to win. I'm sure of it.

I made my decision.

I'm being serious.

How many times have we discussed this?

I'm not okay with continuing to hide from your dad.

My dad would never allow us to live together.

I want Alba to know she's my daughter.

We were doing so well. Why do you have to bring this up?

What would you do if you don't tell her about this?

Don't make empty threats, Pedro, because you always come back sorry. I'm begging

you.

Tell her, Blanca.

Tell her.

No, Pedro.

What are you so afraid of? When you get over this little fit, we can talk like

adults.

I won't get over it.

Pedro.

Yeah.

What's wrong? You don't want to vote?

Maybe you don't want me to vote.

Your grandpa, during one of his campaigns, gave me a pre -marked ballot

into the box. And his stubborn son threw it out and voted for the left.

You've heard this story.

Many times.

Well, you can't choose your father, but you can choose your president.

What if you have no father to speak of?

Then you're stuck putting up with your grandpa and your uncle.

And your mother.

I won't vote for the conservatives today.

One more vote for Acevedo.

All I said is I'm not voting for the conservatives.

Are you ready to cast your vote and change history?

Ready. Like Mom would say, the same ones always win. No, no, Acevedo will win

this time.

The universe told me so, as Mom would say.

Mr. Treva, in 20 minutes, the National Network will be interviewing you. Ah,

very good. How many bottles of champagne do we have for today?

Fifty, sir.

I want a hundred.

That many? Yes.

Don't you think that's a lot?

I'm surprised at your lack of confidence, Commander.

Good.

There's a report from intelligence saying that it's a much closer race than

thought. Since when did the military do inquiries like that? Don't bring me that

nonsense. One hundred bottles, not one less.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry. Hey!

We do things right around here.

Move faster, damn it!

Regardless of social class, age, or gender, voter turnout was higher than

expected.

Have you seen Pedro?

No, not in a while.

But I don't care.

He's tied up trying to serve in the cabinet, you know.

Just like in my great -grandmother Niva's sweetest dreams.

The women's vote was crucial in electing the next president.

Just as my uncle had predicted.

The perennial socialist candidate, backed by the rest of the left -wing

won the election.

This victory belongs to the hard -working men of the nation and to the

women that nurture our great land.

This victory belongs to the people.

Bravo.

Turn the TV off.

Such ungrateful people. This is bullshit.

No, it's all right. Wait.

Listen. It's all right.

Just serve the champagne.

I'm not going to allow these Marxists to ruin our celebration.

We can dwell on it.

We can start pointing fingers. We can punish them.

Punish the ones who abandoned us.

But that's not where I'm at.

Now it is time for patriots to rise up for your country and put everything on

the line.

You'd better be prepared to do whatever needs to be done.

Here's to the League of Patriots against Marxism.

Cheers. Cheers.

It was the people's vote that decided to put an end to the imperialist yoke and

to dismantle all privilege.

To carry out the long overdue agrarian reform and to nationalize... Excuse me,

ma 'am. No, no, please, it's fine.

but beside me I see someone who truly represents the spirit of the new

leadership.

Mr. Pedro Garcia.

Are you still mad about my grandpa?

I don't care about your grandpa.

So this is for throw a lift.

How appropriate.

One day someone's going to kill your grandpa.

I'll take out one of his eyes. You'd have to kill me first.

Fine, let him die of old age.

Hey, what is this? It's not here. My mom's there.

Thank God, Alba.

How long since anyone cleaned this house?

No one ever comes in here.

This is where my grandma spoke with spirits.

Was she a witch?

Actually, yes.

This keeps getting more interesting.

Not here. Come on.

Impressive. Imagine this place crowded with artists.

All kinds of eccentrics and outcasts.

Entire families occasionally.

My grandma welcomed anyone who was searching for spirituality or a

belong to.

Sounds like a circus.

Hey, don't say that.

The president?

Yes. What president?

Hello, Don Jaime. How are you?

Mr. President, it's a pleasure.

To what do I owe the honor?

Please, let's put the formalities to the side, my friend.

Look, I've been told that you have a very strong background in public health.

I'm putting together a working committee.

Of course, I'm at your disposal. You can count on me, Mr. President.

But do you know why else I want...

I've been told that besides being a very good physician, you also play chess at

the highest level.

And I definitely can't tolerate that.

I am, in fact, the best doctor chess player in this country. So as of now,

yourself challenged.

Convenient, Mr. President.

The new government launched an ambitious process of social, economic, and

political reforms that made us feel invincible.

But the opposition wasn't waiting idly by.

The economic power of the right quickly mobilized all its resources to create

shortages, fuel speculation, and drive up prices.

Miguel and I

surrendered to two great romances, our own and the people's,

with their dreams that finally seemed to be coming true.

While we were growing closer and closer, the country was splitting into two

irreconcilable sides.

And that divide started spreading through every family, including mine.

Good morning.

Take it away. I'm not hungry, Alba.

What happened to that poor phone?

Sounded strange.

I try to fix it, but they just don't make things like they used to.

It's not your loss, Grandpa. It's not personal.

It's what this place needs. What does this country need?

For everyone to move their money internationally?

For the value of property to hit rock bottom? Well, that, sir, is called by

those who fear transformation.

But progress is inevitable.

And what about the mothers who can't provide food for their children? That is

sedition.

You want to fight?

You remind me of your grandma.

But she wouldn't talk to you at all.

The president can't govern alone.

He needs parliament to rise to the occasion.

Are you willing to?

You can't always say no. I don't know where I went wrong with my family.

I'm in a public hospital that's falling apart and you... Yeah, yeah, Grandpa

always...

Put this one here.

Come in, please.

All right.

So, ma 'am, how long do you expect this food to last?

We don't know how long this madness is going to continue.

Of course.

Here, take it.

Take this for your family. Here.

It's okay.

No, don't worry. Thanks.

Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this will help. And maybe a couple

of these. You can thank the black market and the senator, since he's the one

paying.

Well, I'm going to finish up a few things.

Tell the rest of the staff to come get them, too.

What's that?

Your mother.

My mother was a mystery to me.

It was like she lived entirely in her own world.

And that year, I felt us drifting even further apart.

Respect for private property is a constitutional right.

The conservative party demands that the president be put on trial.

Excuse me, Senator.

A visitor.

Miss, I need to end this call now.

I ask you to please publish this without any personal spin.

Good afternoon.

Luisa Mora.

I need to speak urgently with Alba.

I have a message Clara sent.

Clara? It's very important.

Raquel, go find Alba.

I've come bearing grim tidings.

Oh, Luisa.

Things have been grim since the Left One.

Terrible times are almost upon us.

So many will die they won't even be able to count them all.

Please look at me now.

Yes.

I can see you'll stand on the side of the winners.

But that victory will bring you nothing but suffering and loneliness.

Luisa, how lovely. Come here.

Sweet girl.

Your eyes.

They have managed to retain that same brightness I remembered. Come here.

I beg you, take care of yourself, Birdie.

Dad is breathing down your neck, sweetie.

Your grandmother, Clara, watches over you from the great beyond.

But even protective spirits are powerless against major cataclysms.

Clara believes that Alba needs to travel soon.

To somewhere across the sea.

It's the only place where she'll be safe. Enough.

Stop terrifying Alba.

It's the times that are terrifying, Senator.

I beg you to please get out of my house, Rita.

Don't worry.

I won't keep you any longer. No, no. Please stay with me. It's all right.

Don't worry, Bertie. It doesn't matter.

I'm just asking you to please consider what I'm saying.

Uh -huh.

Fly that way.

More than once I asked myself what would have happened if I had listened to Luis

Zamora's warning.

But at that time, I couldn't ignore everything that was happening in the

country. Next up, we have your favorite section.

This is the news from the people.

It's been over two years since President Acevedo took power, and the country is

faced with new sources of conflict.

The truckers' union has begun an indefinite strike due to the fuel

while upper -class women are protesting over the general supply shortages.

Despite this, the government highlights the progress they've made, such as a

housing plan that's underway, rising employment figures, and an agrarian

that aims to expropriate more than 50 ,000 acres over the next three years.

The government was trying to regain the initiative by hitting the opposition

where it hurt the most.

I'm a

communist.

My grandfather traveled all day without stopping, without help, and without any

concrete plan in mind.

Take it easy, old man.

Easy, comrade.

Give me that.

You know I'm not your comrade.

I'm your patron and the owner of this farm. No, no, sir.

You are trespassing on land that now belongs to us, the farm workers.

Alba, I'm so glad you're here. What's wrong? Look at this.

The senator went crazy when he read this notice.

He stormed out like a madman, armed, and I didn't know what to do.

I actually told Ms. Blanca, but I guess she didn't want to hear it.

Aren't you going to do anything?

Stay out of it. That's your grandpa's business, honey.

We have to stop him before he goes crazy, Mom.

Mom, please look at me.

Mom.

What?

We need you, Mom.

This is what matters, can't you see?

The old man threatened people at Las Tres Marias with a rifle and a handgun.

They won't let him go. I told you. Good thing he didn't shoot anyone.

Good thing he didn't get shot.

Aren't you friends with the president?

Maybe he can do something.

Don't you watch the news? The president has more pressing matters to worry

about. I'm not bothering him with this.

What about Pedro Garcia?

Pedro? Yes. The farmers admire him, Mom. They'll listen to him.

But I can't go beg for a favor like this. I haven't spoken to him in a long

time.

I'll call Pedro.

Do you have the number for the Ministry of Agriculture?

No, wait.

All right, you win.

I'll come along.

But please, give me a minute.

Excuse me. I'm sorry, Minister.

Someone's... Thank you, Loreto.

Excuse me.

Hello, Pedro.

Hello, Alba.

Sorry for coming like this. No, don't worry.

What can I do for you ladies?

Can you help us? My father's being held hostage in Las Tres Mayas and they

refuse to let him go.

And why would I do anything for him?

I imagine he probably bullied people and mistreated innocent tenants.

You're probably right.

Pedro, please do something to sort this out.

The occupation's legal. I'm sorry.

I'm not here for myself.

I came here because our daughter begged me to.

What?

I don't understand.

I don't even know what to say.

You wanted to tell him. Not like this.

Right. I messed up.

What are we doing?

explanation. I only have excuses.

I've spent my whole life fighting against the injustices of the world, but

been unjust by not fighting for the ones that I love most.

Maybe I feel like I don't deserve you.

As a child, they made me believe that.

That someone like me doesn't deserve happiness.

With anyone who wasn't from the same class.

Don't be hard on your mom.

She suffered much more than I because of this.

Who's out there?

Has it been so many years that you don't remember my face, Jorge?

Pedro Garcia.

It's been too long, my friend.

You look different in that suit, all dressed up.

I'm still the same man. Somewhat older, maybe. Well, that happens to all of us.

Take a seat, Reba.

Hi, Jorge.

How are you? Salva. Good to see you.

Jorge.

Doña Blanca.

It's been a long time.

Yes, a long time.

Please, come in. Follow me. Thank you.

How have you been?

Good, good. Fine. Well, until your father arrived, armed and furious.

I want to see him.

Look, I don't want to be rude or distrustful, but only Pedro can come in

me. Why?

Because he's the authority.

So if you'd be so kind as to wait here.

Please, can you take care of Miss Alba? Good day, everyone.

He wants to speak with the rabbi. How are you?

Fine. A glass of wine?

Please.

And tonight the old man has good taste.

Yeah, that's good.

Let's go, Pedro.

I'm keeping it. Go ahead.

You were not welcome on these lands.

But they're no longer your lands, Senator.

You should have stayed in the city.

I've raised this land up for ruins.

To make it what it is today.

What did you expect me to do? Give it away?

You could have put yourself through what you've imposed on all of us for so

long.

And submissively accepted your defeat.

This is not a defeat, Garcia.

This, sir, is nothing but theft.

Take it however you want.

But this is a law of the Republic under a democratic government, and we'll make

you comply.

How do you plan to maintain this land?

The same way that you've governed all of these years?

We peasants know how to make the land yield.

You may know how to make the land yield, but not how to manage it. We know how

to organize, and whether you like it or not, we're going to transform conditions

in rural places.

You hear me?

Over my dead body, Minister.

That would be much easier for me. Trust me.

Come with me.

Why?

Because my daughter begged me to.

Your daughter?

Mm -hmm.

You can go to hell, fine.

That's the fate of us all.

But you're coming with me, too.

Why did you keep me in the dark all this time?

Because I thought it would be better for you to have a dead dad than an absent

one.

Well, that's not your decision.

I did everything wrong.

And I can't repair it now.

Alba.

I don't want to lose you.

That can never happen, Mom.

Senator, a few words for the country, please.

Sir, what does your family think about what's happening?

I have nothing to comment on.

Was this your fault, Senator?

Absolutely nothing to say.

No comment, Senator? Watch out for the rock.

I earnestly ask that you show respect for my family.

The only thing I'm going to say is that this land belongs to me, and I will not

accept it being confiscated by the state.

In a confusing episode, Senator Trueva was released.

After his large farm, Las Tres Marias, was extorted.

He's got some balls, huh?

I respect that.

Too bad he picked the wrong side.

Wasn't it a bit much to change your last name from Toreba to Del Valle?

You stay, Mr. President.

Have you heard?

Yep. They let the old man go.

No. I mean, did you know?

Know what?

That Pedro Garcia is my father.

They told you.

Why didn't you tell me anything?

Well, it wasn't my place.

What do I do?

Do I call him my dad?

Come.

Take advantage of it. Use the chance to get to know him better as a great man.

Let's just get one thing clear.

You're not getting rid of me.

You'll always be like a father figure for me.

I know.

You traitor!

How come you never told me anything?

You idiot.

Doctor? Countess?

We saw you on TV with your grandfather.

Don't act shocked if they look at you funny in here.

They believe you're spying on us.

Just leave it there, Doctor. Don't worry. We brought some things.

Hey, and your extremist revolutionary boyfriend?

He's not going to come say hi?

Just help me.

You do it, Brooke. Okay.

Thank you.

I can't stop thinking about all the things I missed by not living with him.

Focus on the positive.

You got your dad back.

I got back the truth.

But I don't know how to build a connection with him, nor he with me.

Relax. Be patient.

I think these people do you good.

No, the gasoline isn't for the public.

It's cold. They need it for eating and cooking.

Yeah, yeah, I know. But Anna takes care of these things.

Leave them. Pretend you didn't see them.

But why?

Because they're for other things.

What things?

Miguel, don't treat me like a child.

Baby, this can't last much longer.

We need to arm ourselves for the next phase of this war.

But you said we wouldn't need weapons.

Alba, this is getting serious.

And it will keep getting worse.

We have to be armed no matter what.

Miguel wasn't wrong.

But even he didn't imagine the real scale of what was coming.

We'll never get them out if we stick to legal channels.

Not with blockades, not with supply shortages, and definitely not by

impeachment.

Now, we have the green light from the Americans.

We have full support from the Navy.

The question is, if the Army and the Air Force will stop acting like sissies.

If that happens, all the people at this table need to decide is when and how.

Now, everyone in this country knows a military coup is the only option.

Hello? May I talk to Dr. Del Valle, please?

Yeah, I'll get him.

This is Dr. Del Valle.

Alva, hang up. Sure, yeah.

Hang up, Alva.

All right.

See you later.

Who was that?

Oh, no one important.

I'm leaving.

To the hospital?

Yes, I'm really late.

I need a ride to the supply center. Did you hear?

They're saying the Navy's rebelling.

Please, don't go out.

Is it an attempted coup?

No, no, I don't know much.

So what do you know?

Listen, it's best if you stay here until things clear up a bit. No, what about

you? Yes, please don't go out. We don't know what's happening. I have to go to

work. No, stay.

Hey, don't worry about it. Positions are scarce. They all need us.

Don't do anything stupid, okay?

Take care of yourself.

Hello? Alba, they've got you picked up.

Miguel, where are you?

Listen carefully to what I'm going to tell you.

I can't talk long.

Don't tell anyone about me.

Alba, no one.

Destroy the address books and anything that can connect you to me.

No, no, no, stop it.

Don't look for me or wait for me.

No, no, Miguel, listen to me. We should go together.

Despite the warning from the armed forces about the imminent bombing,

Acevedo refused to leave the government house.

That traitor was a coward.

Now they're going to pay.

They'll pay for everything.

We're not going to celebrate the death of the president, nor anybody else in

this house. Am I clear?

Mom, tell me this isn't happening.

You heard from Pedro?

Now everyone knows who they're messing with.

Shut it.

And Jaime, is he back?

Jaime, I'm calling the hospital.

Alba, this is good.

My grandfather wasn't the only one celebrating the

coup. For many, it was a return to order.

But no one could know what was being planned behind closed doors.

The military wanted to change history by erasing everything the regime

disapproved of.

Aggravated assault.

Misconduct while on duty.

Excessive violence and use of force.

You show a marked tendency toward controlled aggression as a way to

conflict situations.

Considering all this, why do you think you could be a useful asset for the

secret police?

Cut to you.

You need agents who aren't timid and meek.

And I obey without question.