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BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM WAS REMOVED FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM,

UNDER THE PRETEXT OF MOVING IT TO THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL...

Laboratory.

TODAY, GUATEMALA RANKS AMONG THE LOWEST

IN LATIN AMERICA IN EDUCATION

ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE UNITED NATIONS.

DREAMS OF SPRING

The democratic spring represented great advances in education,

but also in health and labor development.

Promoting collective well-being

was the cornerstone of politics and society.

Who would have thought that seven decades later

we would know how to go backwards ¿so much instead of forwards?

The schools are in terrible condition.

Also,

threat looms over the education of this country

a catastrophic threat.

Our current Minister of Education,

connected with educational entrepreneurs,

EMEDU,

Has been complicit in the nefarious provision

that eliminates the teacher training carrer from

the Secondary Education Curriculum under

the pretext of turning it into a university career.

What we need to do is, create a commission

that will get that provision repealed.

We need the support of students, alumni,

parents, families, and teachers.

Teacher.

Are you telling me that taking a ¿degree to university isn't a step forward?

Excuse me for playing devil's advocate,

but... -No, no... let's see,

your question is valid.

The problem is that the Ministry's proposal is designed in a perverse way.

Taking a teaching career to the university level

sounds very nice, but it

is riddled with giant barriers.

Middle schools.

They are everywhere, but there are very

few university centers.

Besides...

what university graduate is going to want to

a small town to earn 4000 quetzales

after spending four years studying at

¿university?

At the moment, we prevent secondary schools

Offer the teaching degree,

We are going to run out of teachers.

Our duty, is to restore dignity for the education.

This is a direct blow to the education of our communities.

We need to take concrete actions,

create a resistance committee that

involves the entire educational community

throughout the country, whatever it takes.

This is where the creation of this

commission comes into play.

We must convene the teaching profession

at the national level.

It's more complex than that, David.

To oppose the resolution.

It will upset many very powerful people,

and the consequences could be very harsh.

Like, calling for marches will not be enough.

We need to expose them,

and the Ministry of Education as well.

That sounds good, but I don't know how

you're going to get that evidence, Mario.

It's much easier said than done.

I can't give details now, but we have a

chance.

You should have said something to David.

Claudia, he is trustworthy.

He has given his life to the same

struggle as we have.

The fewer people who know the

information, the better, Mario.

¡Canche!

You still owe me for the other day.

Sara...

I promise I'll pay with interest

tomorrow.

Whenever you can.

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST

You continue to accrue interest.

I'm going to become a millionaire.

Well, you're about to reach the finish line.

¿Does Joaquín arrived yet?

Yes, that's exactly where I'm from.

He asked me to cover something.

There was a shooting.

No. Pass it on to Laura.

She's the expert on gang fights.

But this is something else. It was at

university.

A teacher was shot dead by two

motorcyclists.

¿A teacher?

Yes. Mario. Mario...

Mario Velásquez.

Velásquez? -Yes.

- Yes. Mario Velásquez. - ¿What did they tell you?

- ¿How is he? - Well, he was shot, but he survived.

He was very lucky.

He only received one gunshot wound to the

arm and one to the stomach.

But it did not affect his vital organs.

¿Are you OK?

I'm fine. Yes.

Just...¿-Sara, what happened?

Just... come on.

I've never told you about my father.

¿Right?

No never.

He was always dedicated to his causes.

His work.

He believed he could make a difference.

A change.

And I admired him for that.

But...

He always kept my mom and me in the background

And we always hoped he would change,

that...

that could find a balance between...

between everything.

¿Sara, why are you telling me this?

Andrade is my mother's maiden name.

I changed it when my father left.

Your father? -Mario Velásquez.

Thanks for picking me up, Jorge, but I'm

going to do this by myself.

¿Are you sure?

It's complicated.

Look Sara, I understand.

But you don't have to do it all by

¿yourself, okay?

If you need my help, I'm here for

whatever...

I know.

Thank you.

¿Are you a relative?

Yes... daughter.

His father needs to be in recovery for a few days.

But he was very lucky.

That's what they told me.

If they told you, it's because it's true.

The shot was more serious and caused a

hemorrhage that was controlled in

surgery without complications, with no

apparent aftereffects.

But if the shot had been a few

centimeters to the left, things would

have been very different.

¿Will they discharge him?

For now, we will keep him under

observation.

But yes, we will most likely discharge him very soon.

Thank you. -Miss Velázquez.

Andrade.

Excuse me, Miss Andrade, I am

Commissioner Edgar Mendoza,

National Civil Police.

¿Could I speak with you for a moment?

Here.

When was the last time ¿you spoke to your dad?

We hadn't been very close lately.

Now...

One year...

Two. Two years.

¿Do you know a man named Armando Dominguez?

¿Dominguez?

No.

It is in his own diary.

Yes, yes...

On the front page, of course.

But...

Here's the news.

He was a teacher.

Found dead the day before.

The caliber of the bullet casings matches

the bullets used in the attack against

his father.

Besides, they knew each other.

My father and...

¿And this professor, Dominguez?

They were university classmates and had

common interests.

Activism primarily.

¿Who shot him?

We don't know.

But everything seems to indicate that

¿it's related to my father?

Well, we hope not, miss.

A package containing drugs was found at

the crime scene.

I assure you that my father is a teacher,

not a drug dealer.

The murdered person was also a teacher.

Professor and activist.

Just like your dad.

Again, you mention activism.

Is it a crime to care about ¿education in this country?

No.

It would not be the first time that drug trafficking

has financed political activities.

I repeat, my father is a teacher,

not a drug dealer.

¿Are you sure?

You yourself said that you hadn't spoken

to him in years.

That's why the name was changed.

¿Right?

Look, Commissioner Mendoza, if you don't

have any more questions about the case,

I have things to do.

If... you remember anything, or want to talk.

Feel free to contact me.

¿Do you have a way to get back home?

We can offer you assistance... -I'm fine.

¿What are you doing here?

¿Can you speak?

¿Who was it?

I didn't see well.

Everything happened so fast.

Do you have no idea who ¿wanted to do this to you?

¿Or why?

You are not being honest.

¿What do you want me to say?

I just took the shots.

I have no idea why I was shot.

I want the truth.

The truth is, you shouldn't get involved

in this.

Right...

They almost killed you.

But I have to stay out of it.

Leave him alone, Sara. Please.

When you're ready to stop treating me like

I'm a silly little girl, then we'll talk.

Jorge, I need something.

A recent homicide.

A man. A teacher. Armando Dominguez.

¿Who is handling the case?

The forensic is one of your own.

Okay.

I’ll wait.

Professor Mario stayed at the university

for a while after the conference, but...

I don't know why.

The talk ended early, long before the motorcycles arrived.

No, I only went out when I heard the

motorcycles outside. It was already late.

It seemed as if everyone had already left

And you didn't notice anything strange at

¿that time?

No, nothing.

Although...

When they arrived at the parking lot,

it was as if they already knew what they were looking for.

I don't know.

Perhaps a stranger wandering around the

university, keeping an ¿eye on the surroundings?

If they did it, I didn't see anything.

They arrived quickly.

They started shooting.

I hid when I heard the shots.

But did you see when they arrived? -Yes.

I was taking out my bicycle to go home

when, I heard the noise of motorcycles.

¿Did you see how they were dressed?

If they were tall, short.

They came dressed in black.

Well, that's what I managed to see.

Height... normal, I suppose.

And what I remember most are the motorcycles.

¿Why? ¿What were they like?

They were powerful.

Noisy.

Also modern.

I suppose they were expensive. -And...

Could you tell me a little ¿bit about how they moved?

I don't understand you.

Anything can be useful.

¿Were they fast?

¿Slow, clumsy?

Did they hesitate when it came to... -No.

They arrived, they shot, and they left.

Without hesitation.

I found the forensic.

¡Jorge!

¡How long!

Adolfo, it's great to see you.

I mean, although always in the same

place.

Right.

The only thing is...

I cannot write about what I see.

Yes indeed.

¿What do we have?

Well...

I don't know what we have.

¿What do we have?

Armando Domínguez.

Two shots, one in the shoulder.

But the second one...

straight to the heart.

¿What caliber?

Nine millimeters.

¿Nine millimeters?

It's the same weapon they used in the

university attack.

Yeah.

Botanical garden.

What would he be doing at the Botanical Garden

¿Would it be closed at that time?

I don't know that.

Well, he was probably about to meet

someone.

It says here that they found a notebook with the body.

A notebook? -Mmm, yes...

Drawings of flowers.

White Nuns, I think.

¿Where is that notebook now?

With the police.

They took it with the other evidence.

I want to see the body.

Of course.

Follow me.

¿Sara, are you okay?

¿Don't you want to go to the hospital?

No. Let's go to the hospital. Come on.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

- I'm fine... - Okay, then let's get some water

Yes. -No, yes, let's get some water,

come on.

No, hold on to me, please. -I'm fine.

Were you planning to leave without

¿telling me anything?

I didn't mean to bother you.

¿Annoy me?

Right, as always.

¿Are you going to tell me what happened?

I already told you, I didn't see

anything.

I'm not talking about the attack.

¿What does it mean?

¿The White Nun?

You shouldn't be asking these questions, Sara

I wouldn't be doing them if you didn't

spend all your time running away.

Tell me what you know,

and let's start again.

No lies.

¿Alright?

We are waiting for our main guest.

It is very important that you join us tonight.

That way, we convince everyone else.

Greetings to all.

And to the distinguished ladies of EMEDU,

EMEDU understands the importance of linking

education with the labor market.

To give students the practical tools,

to overcome poverty.

Education not just for the diploma, but

for employment.

We must prioritize the practical over the

theoretical... -Friends, I'm told that our

guest of honor has arrived.

Mr. President, thank you for joining us.

This day is key.

I couldn't be missing, Ignacio.

You know this topic is very important.

It might seem like a sacrifice, a step

backward, but it isn't.

We are giving more seriousness and

prestige to the teaching profession.

Mr. President,

it is a pleasure to greet you again.

And what about students ¿who can't afford university?

That's what scholarships are for,

and support programs.

This is not a step backward, it is a step forward

We have the university infrastructure.

It's time to use it.

It's a very clear vision,

and I actually like how you've presented it.

Ultimately, what we wanted was precisely to align

teaching with international requirements.

Progress means optimizing our resources.

Bringing teaching to the University is

not only logical, it is necessary.

So, you can rest assured because this

project is going ahead.

Thank you, Mr. President.

So that's how progress is defined.

Excuse me.

As Mr. President said, there is an

increase in employment in areas that do

not require as much specialization during

the harvest season.

When we welcome the children of employees

and the children of the region.

¿Do you want water?

¿Do you need anything?

So...¿?

Alright.

The White Nun.

Is not just a flower.

It is a symbol.

After the democratic spring, when

education became a priority

in this country, the government built

Federation-type schools.

It is a moment of hope.

But that idea has been lost.

Since Arévalo left and later with the

fall of Árbenz, we have seen how

education in this country has

systematically deteriorated.

They left us without a development plan,

without a budget for education.

They have attacked union development,

that is why UNSITRAGUA disappeared.

Among many other unions.

Honest people, committed to education, to the students.

What a shame.

Sara...

There are very powerful people who have been

systematically undermining all our work.

And what benefit do ¿they get from all that?

Cheap labor of men, of women...

Children.

¿And the White Nun?

A long time ago, these people formed a...

Kind of brotherhood.

A brotherhood. Its symbol was the White

Its symbol was the White Nun.

Landowners, businessmen, politicians.

They didn't like the idea of ​​an

educated populace.

They saw it as a threat.

¿And why use the national flower?

I don't know.

It is a symbol of purity.

It is a symbol of nobility.

Those people perverted its meaning.

Just as he corrupted the education of

this country.

And what does all that have to do with

¿what happened to Professor Dominguez?

With what happened to you.

The brotherhood still exists, Sara.

Their goals have not changed.

¿It’s a bit paranoid, don't you think?

Are you telling me that a group of rich

¿people is hunting teachers and activists?

That's exactly what I'm telling you.

I didn't know you still had it.

It's always been there.

Sara,

if you don't believe me, that's fine.

The last thing I want is to involve you

in all of this.

I have been working as an investigative

journalist for more than ten years.

I don't need you to take care of me.

I just don't quite understand how all

this fits together... -Armando was

investigating it.

He knew something, and someone didn't

want him to talk.

Who? -I don't know.

I don't know who runs the White Nun

Society, but they are

people with many resources and many

reasons to persecute them.

That sounds crazy.

It's more real than you think.

Canche, do we have any invitations for

¿any OEU events?

¿From the organization United Businessmen?

Yes, we receive invitations from them all

the time to cover their events.

¿Why the question?

I need to get closer to them.

To the Guatemalan business elite.

¿For what purpose?

My father believes they are involved in

the attack.

The only way I can find out if that's true,

is by infiltrating those elites... -No... No.

No, Sara, you're crazy.

It's the only way I have to know why they

attacked my father.

Well, I don't know.

Maybe your dad just has delusions of

persecution.

Or perhaps...

¿Or maybe what?

Perhaps because he's not telling you the

whole truth.

You think he's lying.

Oh! Now you're going to tell me that you

believe the police theory.

And that my father went from being a

teacher to a drug trafficker.

No Sara, I'm not saying that.

So... -Well, I'm saying that everything

is very strange, that we have no

information, that we don't know, we don't

know why he was shot.

Think about something.

That day...

Your dad was with someone else.

¿Right?

Claudia, the teacher.

Exactly.

He probably...

he wasn't the main target, she was.

Well, even if you're right, the only way

to know is if I investigate it.

Sara, I imagine you're going to tell all

this to our editor.

Yeah.

It's not the right time.

Promise me one thing, Sara.

When you receive that invitation.

You're going to take care of yourself.

Don't worry, Canche.

I promise you.

You can't keep doubting, Fernando.

Tough decisions don't wait for you to get comfortable.

It's not about comfort, Dad.

It's prudence.

¿Prudence?

That's coming from someone who doesn't

want to get their hands dirty.

It's not about me.

It’s about the consequences.

The activists are furious.

The press isn't going to let this go.

And now the attacks on teachers.

Those teachers are involved with

criminals, Fernando.

It's not our fault that they play with

fire and then get burned.

We're talking about people, Dad.

That they could go out into the streets.

Demonstrations, scandals.

That's why,

we have to take control.

This is not just a reform, Fernando.

This is our opportunity to secure the future.

To leave a legacy that no one can erase.

If you can't handle this, you're not

ready for the family business.

I want someone who understands what's at stake

Have you ever wondered if all this is

¿worth it?

Leaving a legacy is always worthwhile, son

It's more important than money.

The power...

It´s the future.

Give me a second.

Excuse me.

This place has two types of people.

Those who come for the show and those who

are the show.

Or you are both.

¿And you?

¿Star or spectator?

Neither one nor the other. I'm here for

the drinks...

Ladies and gentlemen,

thank you for joining us.

Let me guess.

He's not here for the drinks.

My father is the menu.

Do you know what it's like to grow up

¿being someone else's project?

I can understand that.

Yes... -Your life is not your own.

Every decision you make has already been

made by someone else.

You are just the...

The extension of his plan.

That sounds exhausting.

It's a euphemism.

¿And you?

¿Who turned you into a project?

Someone who doesn't understand me,

but thinks they know what's best for me.

To this day, he continues to lie to me,

saying that he wants to protect me.

¿Do you know the worst part?

¿What thing?

People who lie to you, who try to

convince you that it's for your own good.

As if they were doing you a favor.

You know, Sara...

You are difficult to read.

That's because I'm not here for you to

read me.

Thanks for the conversation, Fernando.

¿That's all?

For now.

Tell me how I can contact you.

“Teachers involved in a possible trafficking network”

¿Who wrote this?

In a surprising revelation, sources close

sources close to the investigation

Suggest that the attack against

Professor Mario Velásquez, could be related

to his involvement in financing protest groups.

Look, Sara, you need to calm down...

It is speculated that Velásquez had links

to clandestine organizations,

that the attack could be a result

of an internal conflict related to drug trafficking.

Just like Professor Armando Domínguez,

who was recently murdered.

Look, first, calm down.

There are many things about the

investigation that we don't know.

You need...

¿What are you going to do?

How could you allow this ¿garbage to be published?

¿What are you talking about, Sara?

Are you lending this newspaper to publish

¿accusations without evidence?

The bosses went over me.

They left me no other choice.

You are the editor.

¿If you don't say anything, then who will?

I tried, Sara. Believe me, I tried.

But the orders came from above.

My hands were tied.

The bosses didn't want to take any risks.

And they grabbed the most basic version.

Risk of telling the truth.

The person they are talking about.

He is my father.

¿What are you saying?

The newspaper has to retract its statement.

There is no basis for those accusations.

The newspaper has an obligation to

publish the theory that the police are

working with.

If they had evidence,

They would have arrested him already.

But they haven't even filed charges.

That's a smear campaign.

I'm very sorry your father is involved in

this, but we have to be impartial here.

If this is the information we receive,

this is the information we publish.

¿Are you okay?

You could have warned me... -No, I'm not talking

about the report.

The fact that your father is involved is

a hard blow.

If you need a few days... -I just want to continue my research.

This is not a mistake.

It's a strategy.

They want to divide us.

They want to dismantle us before we can

even defend ourselves.

¿And what did you expect?

That they would stand idly by while we

confronted them.

I always knew this battle wasn't going to be fair.

We need to know how to counteract this.

The only way to combat misinformation and

lies is with the truth.

We need to make public what we know.

What we know is not enough.

We need solid evidence.

While we remain silent, they publish

these lies.

Claudia is right.

Acting without evidence will destroy us

faster than any bullet.

We cannot give in to fear.

If we abandon the fight now, we betray

everything we have been doing.

And Armando's death would be pointless.

But this isn't just about us.

If we act rashly now without evidence and fail,

we will not only ruin ourselves.

We ruined the cause.

The Business Association is behind all of this.

That's for sure.

We have to force them to address the

issue publicly.

¿And how do we force them?

First, surviving.

Second, by obtaining evidence.

You and your father have been heavily criticized.

Education in this country is extremely poor

compared to other countries.

In Latin America.

Do people wonder what responsibility

¿businessmen like your father have?

We do what we can, Sara.

We can't solve everything.

Ice cream companies help people.

Give me a second.

¿Yes, Dad?

Alright.

I'll see you there.

Work is calling me.

Looks like I have to go to the golf club.

That doesn't sound like work.

Believe me, the most important deals are

closed in places like that.

Okay, we can leave the interview for

another time.

I'm sorry if my questions scared you...

No Sara. I'm not trying to run away.

I suppose you're used to being surrounded

by people who say yes to everything you do.

Let's not exaggerate.

None of this is free.

Everything is conditional.

Conditional? -Yes.

If I don't follow the rules.

I don't have anything.

¿And who makes the rules?

¿Your father?

¿Who else?

So...

Do you want something ¿different for yourself?

I suppose so.

But every attempt to do something.

My father sees it as a rebellion.

Sorry, but you don't seem like a very

rebellious person.

So...

Golf club.

You know,

I've always wanted to learn how to play.

It's all about the technique.

Extend the stick.

Like this? -Uh-huh.

One hand on top of the other.

Knees bent.

Yes. -Shoulders back.

Very good.

We raise the stick and trust in your...

I'm going to need more than one class.

Well, golf isn't for everyone,

but you'll learn quickly.

Give it another one.

¡Wow!

Good, you learn quickly.

Thank you.

I'll be right back.

¿Give me a second, okay?

Sure, go save the business world.

Enjoy.

How are you?¿-How are you?

¿How are you doing?

- It's great to see you. - Thank you, thank you...

It's an interesting position.

I didn't expect to find someone like you here.

¿Anyone like me?

Someone who seems to take this more

seriously than Fernando.

It's my first time on the field.

I'm learning.

Fernando has a good eye.

Speak about yourself with enthusiasm.

I'm surprised he had the time to do it.

¿Shall we play together?

I like to meet people who impress my son.

Right.

¿And what do you do for a living?

Journalism. -A difficult field.

Some would say... dangerous.

It depends on the story you want to tell.

Fernando has a gift for finding people...

Special.

There you are.

Dad, I didn't expect to see you here.

We were getting to know each other with

your friend.

I like it.

He is perceptive.

I hope to see you soon, Sara.

Thanks for the game.

¿What happened, Ignacio?

I'll tell you later.

Excuse me.

Let her in.

¿Can you explain what's going on here?

Here is the order.

This is harassment.

They are destroying my father's house.

We have reason to believe that your

father has relevant information for this case.

¿What reasons?

My dad is a victim.

They should be looking for the culprits,

not destroying their house.

What kind of evidence ¿do they expect to find?

That will depend on the analysis.

I can make this story public.

And he's not going to like the attention

he receives.

Do it.

I have nothing to hide.

Do you really think they ¿can arrest him for nothing?

It´s okay, daughter.

There's no point in fighting with him.

¿Do you know how much a lawsuit can cost?

I'm not stopping him for anything, miss.

I'm doing my job.

You consider me your enemy, but you are wrong.

All I want is for all of this to be cleared up.

If he really wanted to find the culprits,

you would listen to what I have to say.

I already told you in my original statement,

I don't know who

those people were or why they did what they did.

When did you last speak

¿with Armando Dominguez?

For... a couple of months,

at the university congress.

¿Why don't they leave him alone?

They're not going to find anything.

If he has nothing to hide.

¿So why doesn't he tell the truth?

¿What truth?

Those false accusations

were leaked to the press.

You're amazed by the leaks.

But what we do know is that,

your father is in clandestine meetings.

In the early hours of the morning.

He doesn't even want to say who he has met with.

¿And what topic are they discussing?

That doesn't help.

If it's not illegal, he doesn’t have to

give him that information.

It's their job to prove that,

they have something to hide.

And so far, he only has theories.

You are a homicide detective.

You know something's not right.

Even if Professor Dominguez had been

involved with drug trafficking.

Well, let's just say there was a deal

that... went wrong.

What kind of drug trafficker kills him

and leaves the package ¿of drugs with the body?

Gang-related score-settling happens all the time.

¿In a botanical garden?

In the early morning.

Professor Dominguez went to that place to

meet someone he knew.

Most likely,

they set a trap for him.

An ambush.

It's not a drug issue.

Come with me.

Right...

I hear you.

What was the professor doing in the

¿botanical garden at that hour?

Don't know.

But I know it wasn't a scam.

You've done your research,

I've done mine.

A package of cocaine was found at the crime scene.

My superiors want me to close the case as

soon as possible.

But you haven’t

Because you don’t believe it's true either.

Did they find that package on the floor

¿or in the pocket?

On the ground.

It could be that someone...

I would have put it there.

That would be a possibility.

But it can't be proven.

But, it could prove that someone planted it there

to link all of this to

drug trafficking, and that's what the

newspapers published.

Let's say it was an ambush and the

professor agreed to meet with someone at

the Botanical Garden.

¿Who was he going to meet with?

¿Why would he risk his life like that?

Don't know.

If you withhold information,

you are not only committing a crime.

¿You know?

You’re putting your father's life at risk.

The killers are still at large.

- Commissar. - ¿What happened?

We found no traces of drugs or official

evidence in Mario's apartment.

He is free to leave.

Told you.

In the attack on my father...

The killers arrived on motorcycles.

That's common.

Hitmen often use motorcycles.

Yes, but they always use only one motorcycle.

One drives and the other shoots.

In this attack, the assassins arrived on

separate motorcycles.

And not just any kind of motorcycle.

¿And what does that matter?

Do you know who uses those types of

¿motorcycles in urban operations?

The police.

They didn't even take the time to get

things in order.

¿Mario, do you have a screwdriver?

It's not luxurious, but it's safe.

You really don't have to do this for me.

I can go anywhere else.

Whether you like it or not, we're both in

this together, so we'd better accept it.

Well,

But then let me prepare something for you.

It's the least I can do for you.

Get comfortable.

I'm going to cook you something delicious.

That wireless microphone that was in your

house is highly sensitive.

If they installed one secure device,

They installed several more.

Mario, I need you to be honest with me.

There's no room for more games.

¿What is this clandestine group?

¿What are you involved in?

It's complicated, Sara.

Complicated.

¿Is that all you've got?

Sara, it's not that I don't trust you.

I want to protect you. -No, no, no.

Well, I've spent years investigating

corrupt criminals and shady companies.

I don't need you to tell me how to take

care of myself.

Sara...

There are things I can't share with you

or anyone else.

For safety. -For my safety or for the

¿safety of your clandestine group?

Unintentionally, our group has become that.

No, it's not like we set out to do it,

I promise you.

It was the only way we found to confront

a corrupt system.

¿And what do you do?

Well, nothing violent.

You know what I mean.

But the fact that a group is not violent

does not mean that it is not dangerous to

certain people.

Or that everything we do is legal.

So...

We have an informant in a position

of power who is helping us build a case.

¿A case against what?

¿The White Nun Society?

Yeah.

But not only against them.

People from the government too.

People in the Ministry.

What you're describing is espionage,

illegal espionage.

Sara, you are a journalist.

You know perfectly well that those in

power use any legal or illegal tool

to hide the truth.

If you really believe that,

let me participate. -No.

You are teachers.

You are... educators.

You need someone who knows how to find

this information,

how to handle it, how to infiltrate it.

You need someone like me.

Alright.

But if you come, you follow my rules.

Eat your egg, it's going to get cold.

There are many people who have been with

us for years,

and do not handle this information.

Claudia, she’s our media contact.

If we can get this

published in the right newspapers,

we'll be able to exert real pressure.

¿And which newspapers she works with?

In the same, which receives tons of

advertising from Ignacio de la Hoz's companies.

I don't need my editor.

You just said it.

Even if they have the evidence,

newspapers and television

they receive money from Ignacio de la Hoz.

There's no guarantee they'll publish anything.

What do you plan to do

¿if the newspapers don't publish it?

¿What if the courts don't investigate?

You are a journalist and...

You handle the digital world better than I do.

All of this,

we can publish, with just one phone.

And let it get lost in a sea of ​​fake news

and conspiracy theories.

No, what you need

are contacts with international

media to ensure that this comes to light

and is seriously investigated.

Far from the influence of the OC and its circle.

Fine.

But we need a contingency plan.

Make copies of everything we find

and store them in a safe place.

If we are arrested or something worse

happens to us.

That information must survive.

We agree on that.

Now...

I need you to tell me what you're up to.

We have an informant in the Ministry of Education.

He is preparing a damning report,

where he talks about the ties between EMEDU

and the presidency.

Education is only part of the plan, Sara.

Their real business is the cheap labor

That they want to employ in all their other

companies.

Cheap labor? -Mhm...

They want to use as many people as they

can on the OEU vice-president's farms

during the harvest.

Schools are going to close temporarily.

And does the Minister of Education agree

¿with this?

She is supporting them in everything.

She comes from the same group,

education entrepreneurs,

and all the current ministers have come from there.

It's not a coincidence.

It's certain that EMEDU

is behind in all of this, Sara.

The thing is, they want to hide it.

¿What else has your informant told you?

It demonstrates that the change in the

curriculum is just a facade.

Part of a system that

consolidates and controls

everything economic, political and educational.

¿But why kill someone like Armando?

A simple change in the curriculum does

not justify this level of violence.

Armando didn't just teach.

He was training leaders.

He instilled in his students

that the education...

Is not a privilege.

It is a right,

that an educated country is,

a country that does not endure chains.

And that made him a threat.

Education frees people from poverty,

while poor education enslaves them.

This is the business.

When we gather the evidence, we will go

all out against EMEDU and the ministry.

We will generate reports, interviews,

politic pressure.

And they will not be able to hide it.

So we need to make sure that nothing goes wrong

¿Can I review the documents?

Go ahead.

Let’s go.

¿Do you remember the march on this avenue?

What would you be?¿six or seven years old?

You always wanted to carry the biggest banners.

You could barely handle them.

But there you were, shouting louder than

anyone else.

Someone had to compensate for your lack of voice.

I have no problem with my voice.

No, but you always spoke so formally.

The streets are not the same as the

classrooms, Dad.

You're right.

Those times aren't as good as your

memories.

¿What do you mean, Sara?

You were never there.

Those marches were more important to you

than we were.

Those are motorcycles.

¿How long have they been following us?

Get out there.

¿Do you see them?

I think we lost them.¿-Are you sure?

No, but we need to meet the contact.

It's now or never.

Cristina.

Mario.

This is where they found him.

Armando always knew that he was risking everything.

You knew it too.

But nobody thought you would get this far.

He knew he was in danger,

but he never showed any trembling.

Excuse me.

Did the police return your personal

¿belongings?

Yes. Come this way.

This is all they left behind.

It's the White Nun.

¿Redemption?

He'd been repeating it a lot lately,

but he didn't explain what it was about.

If you are going to continue with this,

clear my husband's name.

First they labeled him a communist.

Now, a drug dealer.

They pursued us.

They made us hide.

We lost everything.

“I want to see you and get to know you better”

“Everytime I talk to you, I discover new things...

even about myself”

I didn't know you had an operational bunker.

I wasn't expecting any visitors.

¿How did they let you in?

Well, let's just say this place isn't

"high security."

Anyway, you should have told me you were coming.

If you want, we can leave it for another day.

Stay.

I just like working alone.

I see it.

¿Is all this for the education report?

Yes. Between...

documents, interviews and bureaucracy.

I feel like I'm digging a bottomless hole.

What if I offer you an ¿extra pair of hands?

It's nothing very interesting, really.

I'm just checking.

Education companies,

executives, partners, figures...

Exactly what I do best.

Uninteresting things are my specialty.

Arajio and Moretti were friends of my

father at EMEDU.

They started...

investing in schools in the mid-1980s.

¿Are these the last ones?

Yes, they are the last ones.

Thank you.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

I need to know if these motorcycles

Were used by presidential escorts a few years ago.

They are within their records.

These vehicles are very difficult to track.

Most end up in the hands of individuals

or private companies.

Then I need you to tell me if these

plates are in your files.

Records, matches, whatever.

I already told you, there's no clear

record about those motorcycles.

¿Nothing?

¿Not even a trace?

This is how it works.

When it enters the system, it disappears.

This is how the operation went.

¿What operation?

It was in the newspaper.

Agreement with private entities to fight terrorism.

Training of private security operations,

conducted by police officers

and some presidential bodyguards.

¿You know?

The government even provided some

vehicles to exchange them for new ones.

¿How long ago was this?

A few years ago.

Shortly after the president took office.

They even gave it a nice, fancy name.

¿What name?

Redemption.

I hope I have been of some use to you.

Julia.

I don't know how much longer I can keep

doing this.

Thank you.

Thank you for everything you do for us.

I just hope that's enough evidence.

We'll have to listen to them to be sure.

The agitators know very well

that if they hold their

marches near the crops,

they cause more damage.

With each passing day, our losses multiply

Believe me, we fully understand what's at stake.

And we will do whatever is necessary to

contain them.

The problem isn't the teachers.

The problem is that we are letting

farmers get used to the idea that they

can ask for more and more.

¿What else do you want me to do, Ignacio?

¿Should we close all schools?

Not all schools, just enough for people

to understand what is truly important.

The job.

So...

¿What do you want me to do?

Agriculture is in crisis.

Labor is expensive.

The farmers are asking for more than

their work is worth.

Expectations have to be met.

Fewer schools, fewer teachers.

More people willing to work the land.

But we have the problems of Domínguez,

Velázquez, Salcedo, López.

- They're a bad influence... - Those problems...

are being resolved.

Returning to business,

we can see how the number of employees

increases during the harvest.

The president...

That's enough to expose them.

This is enough to prove that they are

corrupt individuals,

who manipulate the system in their favor.

But it is not proof of homicide.

It's more serious than that, Sara.

The president himself is providing a list

of objectives.

They are not evidence for courts,

but perhaps they could be enough

to open an investigation.

An investigation into their bank accounts

would tell us exactly what dirty deals they made.

¿And what do you suggest?

First we need to bring the issue to the

public's attention.

Generate the questions.

And when the government denies its

connections with the businessmen

and accuses them of lying,

that's when we make the evidence public.

Well, then the main thing is to keep this safe.

If we lose this evidence,

we have nothing.

My mother died when I was 19.

And he wasn't there.

He was...

fighting for causes bigger than their family.

¿Do you blame him?

Sometimes.

Other times I think that...

he simply didn't know how to handle it.

But that doesn't change how I felt.

Do you remember when I told you that my

father wouldn't allow my mother to

¿divorce him?

¿What happened to your mother?

The same thing happens to all the people

who try to take control away

from my father.

He destroyed her during the divorce trial.

But my father made sure to tear her to pieces.

He used everything against her.

Even the smallest mistakes.

You don't have to play along with your father.

You can do things right.

♪ Don't throw anything away, break the silence ♪

♪ There are words only the body can name ♪

♪ Where the soul lays itself bare ♪

♪ And begins to breathe ♪

♪ And feel you ♪

♪ next to me... ♪

♪ And feel myself... ♪

♪ next to me... ♪

You set up a whole paranoia lab.

I'm putting together a timeline.

Something doesn't add up.

¿You know what doesn't fit, Sara?

What doesn't make sense is that you're

continuing with all of this.

You're getting yourself into trouble you

won't be able to get out of.

I'm already inside.

¿What do you mean?

Operation Redemption.

¿What's that?

It's a government security plan.

Former elite police officers,

and presidential bodyguards

being trained for private security.

Under the pretext of preventing terrorism.

Does that ring a bell? -No.

I don't know where you're going.

Among those who benefited were

businessmen like Ignacio de la Hoz.

Okay, Sara, explain something to me.

What does that have to ¿do with Armando's murder?

Armando knew that those who were

following him were connected to the president.

The hitmen are former presidential

bodyguards who went to

work for Ignacio de la Hoz's companies

under the guise of Operation Redemption.

Except they weren't using them for security.

They use them to persecute political enemies.

Armando...

He was murdered because he got too close.

Sara...

¿Are you listening to yourself?

Are you trying to directly implicate the

¿president in the murder?

No, only in Armando's.

There are multiple social activist leaders

who have been murdered in recent years

Enough, Sara... -No, it's not fiction, Jorge,

it's a pattern.

Teachers murdered.

An educational reform that benefits the

same people as always.

And a president who is paying back favors.

Look, Sara, I understand.

I understand. I really do.

I understand you want to do justice, but...

you're being too harsh.

And with all due respect, eh.

But all this sounds to me like,

something that has more to do with your dad

than with you.

¿What if he’s right?

¿What if it's not just paranoia?

¿What if he's wrong?

¿What?

What will happen when ¿all this falls apart?

When this theory completely collapses and

all that remains is your ruined reputation.

I'd rather ruin my reputation,

than stay silent while the guilty parties remain free.

Well, I hope you're right.

Because otherwise, all of this,

is going to completely ruin your career.

Hi, Dad.

¿Have you read it yet?

A little bit.

You should have paid more attention

to the report and to your friend.

It's an attack on our family.

He's not accusing us of anything, Dad.

Not directly, but she's was snooping around

near our businesses.

She is a journalist.

Their job is to investigate.

¿How can you not realize she's using you?

¿To what?

She's not accusing us of anything, Dad.

That woman that you...

You have so kindly brought into our lives

His real name is not Andrade.

It's Velásquez.

¿Velásquez?

¿What are you saying?

She is the daughter of Mario Velásquez.

A man who has dedicated his life

to discrediting and attacking us.

Do you still think it's a coincidence

¿that she approached you?

That doesn't make sense.

Of course it has it.

What doesn't make sense is how you let

yourself be manipulated so easily.

You're lying.

I'm protecting you, Fernando.

That woman is not interested in you.

She just wants to destroy us.

You opened the door.

And you're too naive to realize it.

¿Who told you that?

That doesn't matter.

What matters is that you lied to me.

No, I didn't lie to you.

Didn't you come to me to investigate me

¿and get closer to my family?

It is true that initially, that was the reason

But what happened between the two of us, no.

Wasn't that part of your research? -No.

¿So what am I supposed to do with this?

Thank you for not lying ¿to me about everything?

And what you told me about your dad,

that he had abandoned you

and that you felt used by him.

Was it true, or did you just tell me

¿so I would tell you more about my father?

It's true.

It's all true. It's true -So why do you

¿keep fighting their wars, Sara?

¡Because he's right!

Good father, bad father, he’s right.

Your father's companies.

And the White Nun society.

They're all connected to Professor

- Dominguez's death... - Do you think my father

¿is a murderer?

¿And what's this about white nuns?

Ask your father.

¿He gave you that symbol, didn't he?

Ask him what it means.

Ask him what he does to his enemies.

My dad is many things, Sara,

but he's not a murderer.

I'm sorry.

Just... Just drop me.

¿All good?

No.

¿Do you want to talk about it?

Sure, let's talk.

I slept with Fernando de la Hoz.

¿Ignacio's son?

Yes, Ignacio's son.

No, don't look at me like that.

You have no right to judge me.

I'm not judging you, Sara.

But...¿-What?

What? I was wrong.

That I shouldn't have gotten involved.

¿You know?

You haven't been a part of my life for years,

Mario...¿What do you know about what I do?

¿Why do I do it?

This is...¿?

Your mom's recipe.

I didn't think you remembered how to do it.

I always knew.

I did those cannelloni when I was away.

The days when things got tough.

When I left the both of you,

I thought that I was doing the best for you.

To protect you from all of this,

from danger.

That...

That was stalking me.

I thought moving you away was the best solution.

I made a mistake.

All I managed to do was to hurt you.

Hurt you.

When I was a teenager, I hated you.

I thought you didn't care about us.

But now...

I understand.

Not entirely, but...

I can see that,

you also lost all of this.

I never wanted you to think that I didn't

love you, Sara.

It was a mistake.

I thought you knew how much you meant to me.

I didn't realize how fragile...

Love can be.

The family.

It's like that song your mom liked.

¿Do you remember?

Simple things.

Love is simple, Sara.

And simple things, are devoured by time.

It’s okay.

It’s okay, Dad.

I remember when your mom and I used to dance

to this song in the kitchen.

With the old radio in the living room.

And you, so little,

you would come and climb into my shoes

so I could carry you with my steps.

I thought all that was in the past for you.

It has always been there.

I never forgot everything we had.

And of everything we lost when your mom left.

To be honest, Joaquín,

I tried to talk to her, but she was already too...

Please...

We need to talk.

I want you to drop the EMEDU case,

and the education reform immediately.

Leave it? -Yes.

¿Why?

For your own good.

This case is generating a lot of interest.

We have received calls from very

important people asking very

uncomfortable questions.

Every word I put in that report has been verified.

Sara, it's not because of what you posted.

It's because of what you're doing behind my back.

¿Ignacio de la Hoz called, didn't he?

¡You acted behind my back and you left her!

Let's see...

You've always given us the freedom to investigate.

I never thought this would escalate to that magnitude.

Didn't you think it was important for me

to be informed when there's an

¿investigation of this magnitude?

No, of course, Joaquín.

But I also thought...

¡We could be sued for defamation!

Look, I fully understand what the risks are,

but I also thought it was an important story

- to tell, that we could... - We're not here to create

unfounded stories.

You could put the newspaper at risk.

And here it's not just my job that's at

stake, but yours and everyone else's in

this company.

So it's not a suggestion.

Look Sara, I think Joaquín has a point.

We have to listen to him...¿-You too?

It's not about seeing who is right.

It's about protecting you.

That's what he's trying to tell us.

It's about protecting ourselves.

This is getting out of control.

It always gets out of control, Canche.

That's what happens when you get close to the truth.

Sara, if you continue with this,

I can't guarantee you a place here.

Joaquín... -You heard me.

Fine.

You don't have to decide.

I quit. -No.

I never thought you were such a coward.

Canche.

Sara...

One of us had to keep the job.

But that's not the point, Sara. Promise me.

Promise me that anything you need,

you'll come find me. -I'll be fine.

Let's leave it at that.

¿Do you want me to guess?

Or are you going to tell ¿me why you were fired?

¿What are you doing here?

¿Sara, is everything alright?

It’s alright.

This won't take long.

Fernando was already leaving.

I'm not going anywhere, Sara.

Okay, if you want, I can go ahead to your car

and help you with things.

Thank you.

What, what...¿?

¿What did you come here to do?

¿Enjoy my worst day?

I'm serious, Sara.

No, we can't be together.

All we're doing is hurting ourselves.

I lied to you. -No, Sara.

I've been lied to my whole life.

You are the only person who has told me

the truth.

Julia... -Mario, it's me.

I need you to come now.

Where are you?¿What happened?

No, I can't talk to you on the phone.

It's urgent. -Julia, please tell me

what's happening.

I sent you the location. Come alone.

¡Speak!

¿Who has the recordings?

I don't know what you're talking about.

¿Are you playing with us?

¿Where are the recordings?

¿Who else was at your meetings?

¡Julia!

Stop right there.

If you want her to live, you have to

you have to speak up.

Let her go.

This is between you and me.

But that depends on you.

Come on, the names.

Velázquez. Now.

¿Where are the recordings?

Noooo...¡!

I need you to come with me to my dad's farm, Sara.

¿Why?

We can clear all this up before it's too late.

I want you to hear what he believes is

happening in the teaching profession.

I even think you could clarify many

things for him.

¿And why does he want to talk to me?

I think he's afraid you'll embarrass him.

If you make this public.

- ¿What do you have? - Identified as Julia Torres.

Secretary to the Minister of Education.

¿Witnesses?

Nothing.

Only footprints.

Sara, call me when you hear this.

Hello.

¿Hello?

I am Commissioner Edgar Mendoza.

I need to talk to Sara urgently.

She's not here.

- ¿Do you know where it is? - No, I don't really know.

I don't know. -This is serious.

There's a kidnapped man and I think Sara

is caught in the middle of it.

Well, all I know is that she left with

Fernando de la Hoz.

¿Where to?

She didn't tell me.

No, she didn't tell me where they went.

If you remember anything,

anything at all, call me.

Yes, yes, yes. Okay. Agreed. Thank you.

Copied.

Welcome.

Make yourself at home, Sara.

Although I'm sure being here,

must make you uncomfortable.

I've been in worse places.

¿And you, son?

You finally decided to be the man of the family

This has to stop now, Dad. You know that.

¿And what exactly needs to stop?

The doors to crime.

Right...

Because everything in life

can be resolved with a simple "enough.¿" well said, wasn't it?

I'm not playing around, Dad.

That's new.

Because up until today, all you've done is play.

That's why Ignacio brought me here.

Let's see how he argues with his son.

No, Sara.

I wanted you to come because

I want you to understand something.

I'm not the monster you imagine.

Do you really think the country would

¿prosper without us?

Let me explain it.

¿And what do you propose?

Give up.

Give it your all.

Yes...

If that stops the crimes, then yes.

I am very proud that you have finally

decided to face me.

But if you want to beat me,

you're going to need more than good intentions.

¿What does winning mean to you, Ignacio?

How many more lives do you have to ruin

¿to feel comfortable in his place?

It's not about messing around.

It's about building something that lasts.

That matters.

If building for you means destroying lives.

I don't want any of this.

Well, we already knew that.

The question is...

¿What are they going to do about it?

Come.

I want to show you something.

This is too much. That's enough, Dad.

Enough is enough.

Fernando, sometimes I'm surprised by how

little you understand about how the world works.

¿What are you doing here, Detective?

¡Dad!

Let him go.

You will be the key to open your father's mouth.

I have serious suspicions that someone is

in danger in this place.

Let me through.

This is private property.

If you don't have a warrant, you can't go in.

What do you think about us talking to the

¿Attorney General?

I don't think he's going to like this.

¿Where are the recordings?

If you don't tell me,

your daughter will pay for your mistakes.

Let her go.

She has nothing to do with this.

If something happens to my dad...

or something happens to me.

All the information,

will be published.

And there will be nothing you can do about it.

Are you willing to ¿sacrifice her life for that?

Mr. Ignacio,

there's a car at the entrance.

Several patrol cars are coming this way.

Dad, stop now.

Let us out, before it gets out of control.

Stay with them.

I'll handle this.

The police are coming. They're going to get us out

It's easier to kill us.

To leave no trace.

No Sara...

Listen to me.

You have to get out of here no matter what.

No, Dad.

Keep fighting.

Promise me. -No.

Promise me.

Promise me you won't stop.

Noooooo...¡!

Sara...

¡Let me through!

You are not authorized to be here.

Copied.

I need reinforcements.

Over there.

¡Start it up!

¡Now!

¡Damn it!

In other news, we can tell you that Mr. Ignacio de la Hoz,

could be directly linked to the

murder of Mario Velázquez.

Since compelling evidence has been

discovered against him,

which has shaken and left him...

The murder of Mario Velázquez

and the discovery of compelling evidence

- against Ignacio de la Hoz... - Mario Velázquez and Armando

Domínguez, fought for the dignity of all of us.

Our own Constitution, in article 78,

establish that the teaching and education careers

are of national interest.

Teachers like Mario and Armando have given their lives

for this dignity.

And we cannot let them down.

The president himself has pledged to

create a national agreement for education.

All this stems from the death of Mario

Velázquez, which

has practically ignited a national movement.

However, these promises are not enough

and real changes are demanded.

¿What do you think?

What is truly interesting

- is that the key figures... - Sara Velázquez Andrade,

and Fernando de la Hoz, who were key

figures in the Velázquez case.

They remain missing.

Nobody knows where they are, whether they

are fleeing or hiding.

They are now considered fugitives.

Everything is here.

Evidence that Ignacio de la Hoz,

was not only involved

in the crimes against, Professor Domínguez...

And my father,

But also,

He is the leader of the White Nun Society.

And the rest? The other ringleaders.

That's what we know so far.

Ignacio was not alone.

All those people, have worked for years

to protect their interests at any cost.

If we want to dismantle that network,

we can't stop with just Ignacio.

We need to identify them all,

and make sure there's no way for them to escape.

We're going to expose them.

Every name, every action.

Not only in Guatemala,

but throughout the world.

¡They found us!

¡They're coming this way!

¡Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!

We're on our way, in pursuit of the vehicle.

A gray Pick-up

¡Over there!

¡We lost them!

They're going to keep looking for us, Sara.

They're going to arrest us.

Neither do we.

My dad refused to be silenced.

He never let them intimidate him.

We, Fernando, are going to do the same.

This doesn't end here.

The fight continues.

THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM REMAINED ABSENT FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM

THE CLASSROOMS WHERE IT WAS TAUGHT REMAINED EMPTY

GUATEMALA CONTINUED TO SINK IN THE EDUCATION RANKINGS

ONLY THROUGH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WAS IT POSSIBLE TO SAVE IT

IN 2026, TEACHER TRAINING RETURNED TO THE TEACHERS' COLLEGES

RESTORING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AS TEACHERS

WITH IT, HOPE WAS REBORN TO BUILD, FROM THE CLASSROOMS,

A STORY OF COMMITMENT AND A FUTURE FOR GUATEMALA.

AT LAST, THE BATTLE WAS WON