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We had nothing to do with this.

Because, as you know,

we don't like war. Don't forget it.

Besides, all of our business is family business.

WELCOME TO CALI

From the start, my brother and I gave it our all.

And when we least expected it, the company grew.

Because the business is headed from heaven's branch

to the end of the world.

I assume that's why we're respected everywhere.

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION BASED ON THE CHARACTERS OF THE BOOK

EL CARTEL DE LOS SAPOS.

THE FACTS HEREIN ARE A PRODUCT OF THE AUTHORS' IMAGINATIONS.

SOME SITUATIONS, BASED ON REAL FACTS,

HAVE BEEN MODIFIED FOR AN AUDIOVISUAL FORMAT.

Sleeping Beauty finally woke up.

CARABANCHEL PRISON - MADRID

Can he travel?

Come on! It's getting late!

I told you I had high blood pressure.

They're waiting for us to transfer him to the airport.

Prepare him. We have to go.

No.

Attention, all guard posts.

There has been a fight in the dining room.

No, stay with him.

I'll take him later. Finish your work.

There was a fight in the dining room.

Two prisoners are wounded. They're going to the infirmary.

Shut up!

Shut up! Silence!

Stop! Put him in the cell!

Be careful with Cristovo. Secure him.

I can't believe it.

A Basque and a Galician wanting to kill each other!

You two, get out.

Aljarred, secure him. Be very careful.

Are you done, Doctor? We have to leave.

Is he ready?

I can't leave like this.

-I want to see Raquelita. -She'll die when she sees you.

-Hello! -Hello.

I'll check if she's in the office.

-Hello. -Hello.

She isn't here. Let's go there.

How is my favorite freckled girl?

Look who I brought for you.

What's up? You've grown a lot!

I'm glad you're here.

-Thank you. -What's up, Dad?

What's up, honey?

Tell me, how are things going here?

No news.

I'm waiting to know about my uncle.

Don't worry. We're making the last moves

to stop that transfer.

How have you dealt with the news?

Nothing has been said on the newscast.

And I don't think that's right, Dad. What will people think of us?

My sister is right, Dad.

This is supposed to be a free media outlet.

The most logical thing to do is to comment on the news.

My professional reporter.

The pride of our family.

Do me a favor. Gather the employees, okay?

Yes, sir.

VIP NIGHT CLUB - CALI

This fucking asshole!

Excuse me, honey. Get out of here.

Fabián.

Fabián, get up.

Get up, fucker.

Get out of here, let me sleep.

What did you say?

Get up. Mr. Emanuel sent me to find you.

What is the problem now?

It's about your dad.

Didn't he pay to get out of that jail in Madrid?

Things got complicated.

What got complicated? Tell me.

Hurry up and turn this on.

Torres, I'm leaving with Villegas.

Get the car ready.

What's up, Colombia?

Markel, let him go!

Come on!

Hit him!

-Thank you so much. -Marlén!

I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate you.

Very good work.

The audience is increasing and remains loyal.

Good job.

I also wanted to say something else.

Be careful what you say about my brother and how you say it.

Remember that what happened with my uncle and Jaime Olaya

-is a misunderstanding. -No.

I'm sorry, Wilmer. We have to tell the truth.

It isn't an injustice.

That arrest was an outrageous trick orchestrated by the U.S. government

to sully the honor and reputation of two honest businessmen.

That was what happened.

Understood?

Yes, Mr. Emanuel.

Very well, thank you so much.

-Thank you. -Excuse me.

And now what, Dad?

I'll stay here in case there's news from Spain.

I'll go to my office and see if a fax has arrived.

What happened?

It's your grandmother.

She wants to talk to me.

Will you call her?

I don't have a head for that now.

She'll have to wait.

I'm Counselor Iriarte.

I'm here to verify my client is in the infirmary, please.

-Sir, you must leave. -Wait.

-I told you to leave. -Okay.

-Why? What's wrong? -Leave quickly.

-Come on, move. -Okay.

Come on, quickly.

It's a pleasure, Mr. Leonardo. I wanted to meet you.

-Nice to meet you. -I'm Cristovo.

And my partner is Markel, the Basque.

We've been told you are offering a reward

for anyone who helps you delay your transfer.

It's true I'm offering a reward.

I have a lot of money. The longer you keep me here,

the more money I'll give you.

Is it true what's been said?

-It depends. -"It depends," he says.

You must be rich if you're a Colombian drug trafficker.

Attention in the infirmary!

Don't try to do a thing. You're surrounded.

-Release the hostages. -They're bugging me.

-We'll be right back. -You're surrounded!

Release the hostages!

If you get in here, I'll blow the hostages up.

I have material to make an atomic bomb.

Don't bug me.

Obey him because he's a bomb alchemist!

He's a true artist from ETA!

With the materials I have, I can't make anything.

But we have to gain time.

You're right.

Wouldn't it be good for you to make demands?

I mean, it'd be good to keep up appearances.

-The conditions? -Right.

The conditions of surrender!

-The conditions. -The conditions.

We want you to accept our demands!

Okay. Agreed.

Goodbye.

What did the judge say?

The injunction is ready, Dad.

Behave.

Hello.

He told me everything.

How are things going?

Get out.

Not you.

No, Fabián. You're staying because we have to talk.

What is it, Uncle?

What's happening with you?

What's happening with you?

Your dad's in jail on the other side of the world

but you're partying instead of helping us.

What the fuck is going on with you?

Don't get angry.

I thought everything was solved.

That's the first screw-up.

You don't think.

You obey!

Didn't I tell you to get on a plane

and go to Madrid with your brother?

Didn't I tell you that?

And I just found out you decided to stay here,

drinking and fucking!

I thought Super Wilmer had fixed it all.

Stop the bullshit!

I told you to go to Madrid because I needed you there!

Fabián.

Fabián.

You're my nephew.

My brother's son.

But if you keep going against me,

you'll know me.

And you won't like it.

You do what I tell you to do,

everything I tell you to do!

Understood?

Understood.

You're staying here. You'll help Raquel and Wilmer.

What did I say?

Let me go, fucker.

ADS OFFICE - MIAMI

-Agent Gallardo speaking. -Officer.

I'm Allen.

I'm calling to see how things are going.

Where are we with the transfer of Villegas and Olaya?

Are they on their way?

Those rats didn't get on the plane.

What?

Something happened in Carabanchel when we were moving them,

so we had to suspend that.

What do you mean "something happened"?

Sir, there was a riot in Carabanchel, but they're in custody.

President Reagan won't like what you're telling me.

He's waiting for Villegas and Olaya

to show them off as trophies from the drug war.

If they don't get here, the U.S. president

will look like a fool because of you.

No one wants those rats out of my country more than I do.

But it's beyond my control now.

You know what?

I'm going to Madrid right now

to deal with this situation personally.

Don't worry. We're doing our best to...

Hey.

Hey?

The Civil Guard will arrive at any time

and put an end to this.

-We have little time. -It's okay.

We gained some time.

Don't worry. I'll honor the offer I made you.

I'll send you the reward.

What the fuck are you looking at?

Tell me...

I'm happy about the money,

but there's something I'm more interested in.

Tell me.

An economic partnership.

I'm a cigarette smuggler in Galicia.

But the cocaine business

has caught my eye.

My people still work there.

We know the Costa da Morte like the backs of our hands.

We could smuggle anything into Spain.

I like the idea.

Let's wait and see how this ends.

If I get out of here alive,

we have a deal.

Great.

That's it. We're done with our task.

The injunction for my uncle has been sent to Spain.

Judge Villa sent the papers, so the petition was filed.

Take it slow, son.

Explain what you said.

If we're lucky,

they'll have to suspend his extradition

until they decide where he'll be sent.

How is that possible?

And now what? Do we wait?

-My favorite sport. -Don't fuck around.

Pour me some whisky.

Get us all some whisky.

Make yourself useful.

Now.

WON'T YOU ANSWER ME? - MARLÉN

Don't break the glasses.

Thank you.

Two tomatoes are on the road and a truck comes along.

One says: "Watch out."

Did you understand it?

Calm down! We haven't hurt anybody!

Here is a very good article about beauty and vitamins.

Everyone took them in the beauty contest.

It's about vitamins A and B.

It was a mistake.

The Spanish people are mistaking my brother for someone else.

So Wilmer had to spend

the night with our lawyers.

It was beyond his control.

Do you understand?

-Er... -No.

She didn't. You speak English.

Explain it to her.

I understand.

-Yes. -Very good.

I must go to the ERC.

Wait a minute.

I need to talk to you.

Excuse me. I'm going to the bedroom.

-Are you feeling well? -Yes, I am.

Julia.

Water the garden because it's dry.

You have to understand it too.

No, that's not true.

You and your brother promised me

-to close your illegal business. -Yes!

So what? You've been lying to me.

Mom, calm down.

We didn't mean to hurt you.

Thank you. You're so considerate.

The only idiot

who knew nothing was me.

The only jackass.

Why? Because I believed in your word.

But your word is worthless. You lie!

No, madam!

We've had the will, but it isn't enough.

It's a complicated business.

Shut up!

You don't know what it feels like to see your son treated like a criminal.

-Mom. -You have no idea!

And I hope you never experience that because it hurts a lot.

Do you know what's worse?

Leonardo will rot in that U.S. jail.

He'll be taken there.

No!

That's not happening.

We won't allow that to happen.

You can be sure of that.

I have to go to the station.

Wait a minute.

-Let's see. -Tell me something.

Have you been able to sleep all these years while deceiving me?

Look at me.

Mr. Villegas,

I'm Alberto Muñoz,

representative of the Spanish government.

Nice to meet you.

I'm here to inform you that your extradition

to the U.S. has been suspended temporarily.

Oh!

Really?

Your government has also asked for your extradition

so you can answer for some crimes you've committed there.

I see.

Well, so what's next?

We have to wait for the ruling

of the National Court on your case.

I see. Okay.

Thanks, Mr. Muñoz. We have to wait now.

I've always admired this country's current government.

The elections are almost here.

That's right.

And the opposition's gaining ground.

Mr. Villegas, I won't discuss politics with you.

No, it was just a comment because

a successful businessman like me may contribute

to the Spanish democracy, right?

How much would that contribution be?

That's enough.

I have to go now.

Goodbye.

Mr. Emanuel, are you going to see Wilmer?

Yes. Do you want me to give him that?

It's clean clothes, but I'd like to take it myself

so I can talk to him...

May I go with you?

Please.

Let's go.

Help your brother.

Yes, madam.

From the National Court, we have received the news

the alleged Colombian drug traffickers

haven't been extradited to the U.S. yet,

since the Colombian authorities have also filed a petition for them

to answer for crimes they committed in their country.

Agent Gallardo speaking.

-Have you heard about it? -Agent Allen.

Is this about Villegas's and Olaya's case?

Of course! What else would I talk about?

Now the Spanish court

is considering both extradition petitions.

How unfortunate.

And just when we had their asses on a plane.

How the fuck did this happen?

I have no idea.

It wasn't my decision.

You know I have nothing to do with it.

I told you I can't do anything.

It's beyond my control.

What's with that damn attitude?

Don't you care anymore?

Are they bribing you?

You're offending me, Agent Allen.

Do me a favor and don't call me again.

Listen...

Hello?

What else does it say there?

Not much. We'll have to wait for the next one.

Hello.

What's up, Dad?

Cindy?

What's up? What are you doing here?

Good morning, everyone.

Hello. It's good to see you.

Your girlfriend came to bring you some things.

You shouldn't have bothered.

You don't know them, do you?

They're our partners, Hugo de la Cruz, Ignacio Sotomayor.

And Raquelita, my little sister.

You haven't met.

What's up?

-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Sure, come with me to the cafeteria for breakfast.

-I haven't eaten. -Okay.

-Would you bring me something? -I'll be right back.

Sure.

What has happened?

Leonardo's extradition has been suspended.

For how long? Do we know?

No, we've only received a little information.

Angie, do me a favor.

Call my niece in Madrid.

Yes, Mr. Emanuel.

They might know something else.

Do me a favor. Tell your brother to return.

Yes, sir.

Thanks for the clothes.

-You look exhausted. -Yes, I do.

I've barely slept half an hour.

I can't abandon Leonardo.

Thank you.

And how's that going?

Let's say it's inconclusive for now.

We hope it's all solved quickly.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry about this.

I didn't mean to come here and get involved in this,

and for you to be alone.

I promise we'll go sightseeing.

We'll go wherever you want,

The Hill of the Three Crosses, the church at La Ermita.

Okay.

I just ask you to let me solve my uncle's mess.

Is there something you aren't telling me?

How could you think that, honey?

That isn't an answer.

Cindy, I'm sorry to interrupt.

It's Iriarte, Wilmer.

Okay.

Give me a minute, okay? Have breakfast. I'll be right back.

The reason why the extradition process got delayed

is because Mr. Leonardo orchestrated a riot

in Carabanchel last night.

A good move from Leonardo.

No, wait.

Is he okay?

Yes, he is. He has high blood pressure issues

but he's fine.

What's next in the process?

Everything has been suspended,

due to the extradition petition from Colombia.

So, does that mean

your plan worked, Wilmer?

That's it. Good work, Wilmer.

But we can't let our guard down.

Mr. Leonardo gave me a letter with instructions for everyone.

I'll read it.

"Hello, everybody. Listen carefully.

I just reached an agreement with the Spanish government

who have accepted a donation for their reelection campaign.

You have to give them 20 million."

-What? -20 million pesetas?

No, 20 million dollars.

Those Spanish are ambitious.

Let me go on.

"Gather the money and send it here as soon as possible.

I was given 24 hours to give it to them.

Finally, a message for Gatillo.

Find Officer Gallardo from INTERPOL,

who wanted to fuck me up,

and talk-- talk to him.

You know.

A hug to you all. Leonardo."

Okay, you just heard him. We have less than 24 hours.

We have to move our asses.

You two, deal with the money.

Emanuel, it isn't a little money.

If we move that amount through the Spanish banks,

we'll be discovered.

That's why it has to be cash from here.

You know where it's stored.

-Let's go. -Don't worry. We'll handle that.

Keep coordinating things with Iriarte.

Yes, Dad. But what about Cindy?

I don't want her to stay here.

I think she's starting to suspect I'm hiding things from her.

Fabián. Since you aren't busy,

would you take Cindy to my mom's house?

Be careful.

Sure.

That's what cousins are for.

Leave. Behave.

-It worked! -It worked.

It worked.

Where are you going?

I'll do what your dad ordered.

I'll find Gallardo.

Great. I'll go with you and talk to him

on behalf of our family.

You're staying.

-Mayerly. -What? Don't insist!

What's going on, Mom?

Go to your bedroom, Nico.

Leave.

You'll stay here. You won't deal with that issue.

Give him the keys.

It's an order from your dad.

Leonardo.

What's up? Are you okay?

Jaime.

I'm glad you weren't taken.

Let me guess something.

The show in the infirmary, the riot,

it was your idea, right?

Of course. I needed to gain time.

I'm glad it worked out, brother.

Because I benefited from that too. Thanks.

Let's not count our chickens before they hatch, okay?

A government officer came to my cell, a man named Muñoz.

I offered him $20 million

to take me to Colombia instead of the U.S.

You know what? He accepted.

Really? I see.

What?

That man named Muñoz also came to my cell.

He asked me for $20 million for the same deal.

No way.

So they took 40 from us?

I can't believe it! Those bastards...

They've turned out to be worse than all of us.

Malice is everywhere.

You're right. But you know what?

I'd rather pay than be extradited to the U.S.

There's no way we're going there.

My family is gathering the money.

-Are they? -Yes.

The situation in Spain would achieve something that seemed impossible:

the two most important criminal organizations from Colombia

had to negotiate.

HÉRCULES SECURITY COMPANY - CALI

He got off easy, right?

But he paid a lot of money for that.

These bills smell so good!

Give me 20 million.

The problem is

how to get this money to Europe.

We can't travel

with this money through airports

or commercial flights. It'd be suspicious.

-Don't hurt me! -Stay still!

Don't move!

What the fuck?

Don't move!

-Stay still! -Hey!

What's this fuss? Silence!

Who are you?

Are we going to shoot one another?

Good afternoon!

Let's calm down, gentlemen. We came here

in peace.

What do you want?

Stay still or you'll die ahead of time.

-Calm down. -Shut up.

-Give me the gun. -Relax.

-Your gun, quickly. -Okay.

Calm down.

Calm down.

Close the door.

Close the door.

What do you want?

-What do you want? -Start the car.

Shut up and start it.

-Quickly! -I can explain.

You'll explain what the boss misunderstood,

but let's get out of here first.

Come on!

-You don't know what you're doing. -Shut up.

Start the car.

In peace?

It doesn't look like it.

-They're aiming at you. -Put down your guns.

Nacho, I can't allow people to take advantage of me.

This city is so insecure.

Please, forgive my men

who came in showing their teeth.

I can assure you one thing.

We didn't come to shoot you. We came to talk.

The thing is,

you have some interests and we have some too.

But they're common interests. So,

don't you think that with a nice talk

we can reach an agreement that benefits us all?

So, gentlemen, I ask you to drop

your guns, please.

Let's have a drink and talk.

One of the most important traffickers in Medellín

was known as "the German," due to his European roots.

He appeared in Cali with an offer from Pablo

the Villegas would have to consider.

Okay.

CARABANCHEL PRISON - MADRID

How will you bring all that money?

I already told my people

to leave everything in the hands of the German.

You know him, don't you?

Is he the man who has business in the Bahamas?

-Yes, he is. -Okay.

Listen, that man...

that man has aircraft with fake registrations.

So he can travel the world illegally.

Bringing the bucks to Spain

will be a little outing to him.

Okay.

But don't worry. I didn't leave you out of this.

I told the German to go to Cali,

to talk to Emanuel, Hugo and all your people,

and to offer them the private courier service.

That's great, Jaime. Thank you so much.

But I don't know what my brother and partners will think about this.

They're too proud.

Well, as you wish.

But I think they'll have to swallow their pride.

I don't know another way to move 20 million in less than 24 hours

without being detected.

Emanuel, we have a surprise visitor.

The German. Say hi.

What's up?

COLOMBIAN RADIO STATION - CALI

What brings you to Cali?

-The aborrajados? -What's up?

How are you?

I won't stay here for long.

I just made a stopover in Cali.

Pablo asked me for a favor.

He told me to take money to Jaime, who is in Madrid.

So, I came to offer you

a first-class seat on my private jet.

Really?

Don't tell me you were going to send that money

in economy class.

It would be hard to do that.

I DON'T LIKE THIS.

Okay.

No offense,

but this philanthropic side of yours,

why?

Well, Emanuel,

we're working on the same thing.

And let me tell you something.

I have always known

that between people from Cali

and the Antioquians there has been a very special kind of sensitivity,

to put it in a certain way.

But I don't think it's the moment to mind that.

On the contrary, since we're working on the same thing,

I think we have to support each other.

-Do you agree? -Yes, maybe.

But...

Listen.

I am wondering

how legal what you have in mind is.

Because if we'll run into another problem, I'm not sure about this.

Don't worry about that.

PURE BULLSH...

I have entered Europe this way at least 20 times.

And nothing has ever happened.

What can I say? Before making a decision,

I'd like to see your plane.

Would that be okay with you?

Of course, it would. Don't worry.

It's parked at Palmira Airport.

You can check it

from the nose to the tail.

It's ready to take off.

Very good.

I'll see you in an hour.

Hugo, Nacho, get everything ready.

Have your papers and pick me up. We'll check the money here.

Okay, we'll do that.

Okay. We'll pick you up soon.

I'll pay right away.

These are the famous chulados.

It's a snow cone with everything on it.

A snow cone?

Passion fruit, pineapple,

topped with sweet condensed milk.

I'll help you.

It's delicious.

Look at those aborrajados. Would you like one?

A... what?

Give me two.

Gringos eat a lot. Flaco!

-Sir. -You pay.

How much do I owe you?

What's a "borrajando"?

A plantain that has cheese inside. It's tasty.

Let's sit down for a while so you don't get dirty.

Once you try all our food,

you won't want to leave Cali.

Hey, sweetie.

Since you're enjoying Cali,

would you live here?

We're just spending a few days here,

but Wilmer and I haven't talked

about marriage.

So, no. I don't think so.

I'll be honest with you.

You should go back to the U.S. and forget about our family.

Things are very hard and difficult here.

-Flaco! -Yes, sir?

Get the car ready.

Why did you say things were hard?

Don't tell me you are thinking about that.

Don't worry. Let's not sour the tour.

You can finish eating in the car

-if you want. -Okay.

-Thank you. -So what?

Should we buy marranitas to take home?

-What? -Marranitas. Should we buy some?

MARLÉN'S HOUSE - CALI

Wilmer, honey!

-What's up? -I'm glad you're here.

How are things going?

What things?

Well, the problems.

We're working on them.

It isn't easy but we're trying

to clean up the mess.

That's good for Leonardo, right?

You have to take care, too,

because things aren't okay.

Have you seen Cindy?

I haven't. Why?

Ask the girls if they know something.

How weird.

She went out with Fabián a while ago.

Hello, how is it going?

What's up?

Where were you? Why did it take you so long?

Won't you say hi to me? Where is my kiss?

Calm down.

I'm not a stranger.

We had some time so we drove around Cali.

Besides, we had a nice time.

Right.

Cindy, come.

I have to tell you something.

Come. I have to say

something to you.

-Sit down. -What's up, Mom?

Okay.

What's happening with the gringa?

What are you talking about?

Don't play dumb.

I'm not asking this

to take care of you because you're too old for that.

But look at how things are.

Be careful.

She said she wanted to see the city.

So I took the opportunity to put ideas into her head.

Ideas?

I said they'd better get out of Cali,

so we could get rid of Wilmer.

He hasn't been here for long

but I'm tired of his prominence within our family.

I see. It's okay.

You'll be the next boss of the organization,

since your dad has problems

and Wilmer is expected to leave.

What the fuck were you doing

with Fabián?

What did you want me to do?

He insisted on driving around.

And you obviously accepted.

You should have insisted on coming back here.

Are you jealous?

Why should I be jealous? What's wrong with you?

I think we already have enough problems.

What are you talking about?

About the secrets

you are hiding about your family.

-Secrets? -Yes.

What secrets?

You must be nuts.

Fabián told me everything.

That's nice.

Do you believe in everything

that idiot tells you?

We're screwed.

Tell me what's going on here, because I'm not a fool.

Honey.

It's late. We have to go.

I invited her to church,

to the Lord of Miracles.

-Okay, Mrs. Marlén. -I see.

Sure, go.

-Okay, Mrs. Marlén. -Let's go.

-Let's talk later. -Sure.

-Good bye, honey. -Bye.

Pray a lot.

Yes, sir.

I was waiting for you.

What do you think of the Jet Star?

It's very nice.

Here are the 20 million.

And who's going to fly?

Because a visa or Spanish passport is required

to enter Spain.

I have a Spanish visa. I'll go with you.

Very good. Let's go now.

It's getting late.

You'll meet Iriarte, our lawyer in Madrid.

He's in charge.

-Okay. -German...

thank you.

For what? I'm at your service.

Get ready.

We'll leave right away.

Wait.

Are you armed?

Your question offends me.

Take this, just in case.

I don't trust them.

Have a nice trip.

Good luck.

BASED ON THE BOOK EL CARTEL DE LOS SAPOS BY ANDRÉS LÓPEZ

Subtitle translation by: Belén Rodríguez Salvatierra