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The wounded 13th of March, 1957

The government of General Batista has been in power 5 years and 4 days.

- Bring them too. - How many?

- A package, I don't know, 10 or 12. - Yes madam, 10 or 12 candels.

What you have to do is to buy a good lantern.

Lower your voice.

- What is it? - An ambulance.

- What? - Another ambulance

Don't turn off the radio, maybe there's some news.

- What news? - Anything...

We'll see it in the papers tomorrow.

Who can it be at this time?

- Elena! - Are you alone?

- Yes. - Please Miriam.

- This boy is wounded. - What happened?

I don't know where to take him. Please Miriam, he's wounded.

Come in, put him here.

- Please.. - He is very weak

Bring bandages or something. Bring what you have.

Miriam, who are they?

What happened?

- A wounded, Alberto. - A wounded? Who?

- I don't know, Elena brought him. - Who is he? What happened to him?

I think he is one of those who attacked the Palace.

Miriam!

They aren't thinking of staying here? Right?

I don't know Alberto, I think so.

Do you know what it means?

I just know I can't throw him out.

And if anyone saw him come in? In 30 minutes the police will be here.

Lower your voice please, they'll hear us.

These people can't stay here. You know that.

Why didn't they go to Elena's house? She is a revolutionary.

Because her house is guarded.

I tell you that this is impossible!

- What are you going to do? - I have to take this to cure him.

Give them the bandages but they must go.

Alberto, I can't tell them that. Go and tell them if you want.

You can't? Elena is your friend!

I don't want troubles. Tell them to go.

Are those people more important than us?

No Alberto, it's a crime throwing them out.

It's not a crime exposing our lives.

I don't want trouble. I don't want to know anything.

Or they go or we go.

Miriam... Miriam.

Did you tell them?

I can't Alberto, you know that.

Well... or they go or we go. Right now.

Take this.

Are you coming or not coming?

I'm leaving. Coming or not.

So what? Nothing is known about those people?

- What people? - Those who entered the palace.

No, it seems nobody remained.

They sent a lot of soldiers and tanks.

Yes, even so some escaped.

- Yes? - Cigarrettes.

- Which? - These.

- They must be looking for them. - Who?

Those who escaped.

Well, see you!

- Anything else? - No, thank you.

Go, you'll be late.

Do you feel better?

Don't worry, everything is going to be alright.

He is asleep.

Are you leaving?

- Are you coming back? - Yes, tomorrow

Thank you.

Sorry Miriam.

I didn't want to bring him here, but I had no choice.

Forgive me.

Go, don't worry.

Take care.

Oh, it's you. Just a moment.

- Is Arturo here? - No, neither one is here.

When are they coming back?

I don't know. They went to lunch to her mother's.

So, they won't come back.

I've been calling, but no answer.

Do you want to leave a message?

No, it's ok.

Good night!

Do you want anything?

Do you have an empty room?

- A room? - Yes a room.

Yes, come in please.

- Are you going to stay long? - Tonight, I don't know.

Write your name here please.

- From here? - What?

Where are you from?

I'm from here, La Habana.

- Cuban? - Yes.

Marital status? Single or married?

Single.

Have you got anything to prove it?

Come here Emilio.

- Is that your address? - Yes

- No luggage? - No

Six pesos, sir.

Go with the customer to his room.

Yes? Yes?

Who is it?

- Yes? - Miriam?

- Yes - It's me.

Wait for me. I'm coming.

- Why did you go to the hotel? - The streets are dangerous.

- Dangerous? - Yes, walking in the street...

Dangerous for terrorists and revolutionaries.

A decent person doesn't have to be afraid.

What do you fear?

I'm not a revolutionary

Why did you hide in the hotel? - I didn't, I went to spend the night.

Why didn't you go to your home?

Because I was in the street, at night. And I had troubles with my wife.

With your wife...

Where do you live?

What's happening? Don't you know?

- La V�bora. - Where?

- Near the Paradero - Street? Come on!

- Lucero. - A far cry from the Paradero.

Who lives in street 19, 163, in the Vedado?

- I used to live there, but a long time ago. - Ok, we are going to go there.

Is it him?

Ey you, wake up!

- The police! - What?

The police!

- Where? - Down there

Which way to the roof? - He wasn't.

- How can you get out of here? - He wasn't, I know he wasn't.

Please don't shoot!

- Please madam, hide yourself. - I beg you, don't shoot.

You will hurt him, please. Don't shoot!

Come on! Turn on the light.

Alberto!

Miriam!

Miriam!

Turn over there!

- What is happening? - Please help me.

- What happened? - Take me in your truck.

In the truck? Where to?

I'm hurt.

- Do you want to go to the first-aid post? - No, please.

Take me anywhere.

Who hurt you?

No, I don't want trouble.

Don't leave me here.

Hide, they can see you. Be careful.

Rebels Sierra maestra, 1958

Contact the BK2 company.

BK1 to BK2, BK1 to BK2, attention.

Captain!

- Liutenant, gather the troop immediately. - Yes sir.

Mate, if they had sent us sooner, we'd have taken the 30.

No, the 55

Or the whole truck...

- Where are the rest? - They're coming.

- What do you think about the explosion? - Good, good.

Here you have one for the next time.

I'll trade you.

No, I had to run a lot to get it.

Here you have the bullets. I don't need them.

Come on! We have to walk a lot yet.

What do you think?

Good.

Come on!

Captain!

Try to contact the plane.

Calling FAE, calling FAE

Attention airforce. 909, BK1 calling BK1 calling, over.

Come on.

Just a moment.

Get down!

Ram�n and Miguel, a stretcher.

Come on, Ram�n.

Help me to turn him over.

Alex, take out the hammock.

- Can I give him water? - Yes.

- We've finished. - Leave it there.

What's happening?

We can't move him.

And on the stretcher?

He would suffer.

What are we going to do?

Marcelo, I want a man up there.

Sergeant Calzadilla, there are reinforcements.

Tell them to move.

Private Ram�rez, Hern�ndez

- Have you got water? - No.

- How is he? - The same.

Look at that!

If we went to get medicines...

- Where? - To the camp.

- Too far from here. - And here?

Where? Rub�n says we can't save his life.

Do we stay here? Or what?

If we made another stretcher, better than this.

Did you get water?

- Water? -All we have.

- Where did they go? - I think they went to that mountain.

The plane saw them up there.

Ok, we are going to scout before advancing.

Lieutenant, organize platoons to explore the mountain.

Look, there they are.

Go with Rub�n, I will stay here.

How many? - A lot, about 100.

Are they coming? - Not yet.

Juan, it's time to start walking.

- And Carlos? - I will stay with him.

Just you? - What do you want? To wait for the soldiers?

Only one? It can't be. All of us can defend this.

- That cannot be done. - What?

Staying here. They know where we are.

- Carlos? - Carlos is coming with us.

We can't move him, he's dying.

He is coming with us, he will die anyway.

If we move him, he will die.

What can we do?

Corporal! Place the gun up there.

You, another gun there.

- What are you doing here? - Here or there, it doesn't matter.

- Where are they? - Down there.

- What did Ruben say? - About what?

- About the soldiers. - They're waiting.

- Do you think we can get there in time? - Where?

- To the camp. - I don't know.

Why we can't we get help?

Are you scared? Go then.

I said I'm not scared.

- Do you think he will live? - Ruben says he won't.

He was quiet, still breathing. How much time will he last?

- How much have you earned? - When?

-Before - Before what?

- In your job. - In what job?

- How much have you earned? - I was a bricklayer, 8 pesos a day.

- Did you build houses? - Of all types and kinds.

I built what I liked.

- Which? - My house.

- Do you have any family? - Two sons.

The boy, who wanted to be a bricklayer

The girl, in the house.

- Have you got cigarettes? - I don't smoke.

I think Carlos had.

- Where are the 'Casquitos' shooting? - They are cleaning the area in order to advance later.

- How much money does Casquito (fighter) a earn? - I don't know.

- And a general? - They earn a lot of money.

I will bring food to the boys, and see what the casquitos are doing.

- Where is Ram�n? - I think he is exploring the area.

- You shouldn't have let him go. - He is coming.

-Are you Catholic? - I am baptized.

- All the boys are baptized. - But I was baptized eight months ago.

- How? - I went to a mission in Manzanillo.

I was looking for a piece for the machine gun and I saw the church.

The priest had a message for us and...

You know that the police headquarters is near the church.

I was talking to the priest when some thugs came.

He asked me if I was baptized and I said no.

So he said I was going to be baptized.

He was throwing water on my head and the thugs didn't leave.

He threw a lot of water on my head, I almost had to do the first communion.

It seems they have decided to enter in Manigua.

Stay close to your gun and keep Marcelo in sight.

Move!

Move!

- How is he? - He is quiet, what is happening?

Come with me.

It's time to get everything.

What's happening? - The guards are chasing us.

- You two go up there. - And you?

I will stay with Carlos. When they are close, let me know.

- Whose is this bag? - Ram�n's.

Why have you come?

I brought water to Carlos

Are you scared?

So, why did you come back?

Come on!

Ram�n brought water to Carlos.

Take this.

santa clara 28th of December, 1958

The revolution has spread from the East.

The rebels have come down from the mountains to the plain.

Guerrilla warfare has turned in recent weeks into fighting positions.

For several days, rebels take pisitions around Santa Clara, in the center of the island.

Government forces are stationed.

Dominating strategic points and heavily armed.

Rebels have just arrived to the city. The final attack has begun.

Do you want to see her? Of course, I went to the mountain 1 year ago.

- Is it ready? - Yes.

I think you knew her, she lived here.

-Yes, maybe. What's her name? - Teresa.

- Teresa. - I'm coming.

- How many soldiers arrive on the train? - Around 700.

- What's going on with that pick? - Here it is. I'm coming.

- And if it is not coming here? What if it goes back? - Who?

- The armored train - It can't. Because they blew up the bridge.

What we need is that the tanks don't come here.

They surrender, they surrender.

Ceasefire! ceasefire!

The capture of the armored train was critical to the success of the rebels.

The government responded by bombing and strafing.

All the victims were civilians.

Little by little, other positions were falling.

The last night of the year, the tyrant left his country.

Esteban! Esteban! It's me Don't you know me?

Julio! Julio!

Julio! With that beard!

- Teresa? - How are you?

Teresa, did you see her?

Teresa!

- Teresa, I saw Julio. - Where?

He was in a jeep. First I didn't know him. - But where?

In a jeep, with two or three friends.

With two or three rebels.