Original subtitles

Ⓒ 2003 Urban Vision Entertainment

Oppression and tyranny stung the Mexican People.

Slavery was increasingly rampant in the large latifundium...

...small haciendas and small towns...

...that didn't yet appear in maps of reason or man's rights.

The many laborers, stoic and submissive...

...bit off their ignominy in silence...

...as they accumulated blows and abuse from the privileged cast.

Suddenly, a libertarian desire thundered in the whole Republic.

The outcry for social justice, raised in one single cry...

...rumbled through mountains and valleys until it got lost...

...in the farthest ranges, where legions of valiants burst out.

They were ignored peasants whose blood fertilized the plains...

...of the North and watered the exuberant lands of the South.

The Caudillos surged from there.

The blood of these crude obscure men, freedom giants, nursed...

...the social structure of a new Motherland, of...

...a new and fruitful Mexico, invigorated and progressive.

This is a dramatic episode...

...of these turbulent and confused times.

It's the story of a love that was dragged through...

...the whirlwind of the Revolution.

Everything is exactly as planned, Gabriela.

I hope this won't have bad consequences for you.

Tell me it won't, Montero.

You know that for you I don't mind taking any risk.

THE HIDDEN ONE

To your posts!

You still have time to change your mind, Gabriela.

The step you're taking is decisive.

I understood that from the very beginning.

Good.

Whatever may happen, you can count on me to help you.

In spite of everything, know that I will always wait for you.

Thank you.

Ready!

Aguamiel, my girl?

Just out of the plant.

Don't you want a little jar?

It's very fresh, my girl.

Come on, buy it. I'll make the cross thinking of you.

Come on, lady.

Don't be bad, my girl.

Buy this fresh Aguamiel.

C'mon, darling. It's real fresh. C'mon, my girl.

C'mon, my girl. Buy some.

You know you can't come up here. It's forbidden.

Come on through, pretty, come on through.

Aguamiel, fresh aguamiel.

Where are you going?

Don't insist. You can't come through. Keep going.

How come you let her through? Aren't we all the same?

Keep going. Keep going.

To get in we have to let men have their way.

Aguamiel! Fresh aguamiel! Aguamiel!

All aboard!

So? What do you want?

Just don't come back to the station, Gabriela.

Because of your boy games and shameful behavior...

...the rest of us don't sell.

Why don't you do the same? You've got the same I do.

You had me so worried, Gabriela.

I saw the train leaving and I didn't see you coming.

I was delayed at the train station.

Somebody hurt you. Who was it?

Who else?

The other women that don't like that I sell more than anyone.

If I could, I wouldn't go back.

But since I don't have a man that's worth it...

...nothing changes.

And me? Who do you think I am?

I just don't want to stay here, Felipe! I don't want to!

Only you know what you're doing, Felipe.

Even among the poor we are like rabid dogs.

The women hit Gabriela again.

The truth is that she's as conceited as her blonde mother.

And the other ones don't like it.

Father, I wanted to ask you that if we have your permission...

...Gabriela and I want to get married...

...to end with this mess once and for all.

It's fine by me.

I saw it coming for a long time.

The only inconvenience is that we're so poor.

But we can always share the hunger with one more mouth.

That's the bad thing. Gabriela came out like her mother.

Wanting to be like finer people and live better than all of us.

Felipe will have a very hard time getting her all she wants.

Or else tame her to live in peace like the rest of us.

Well she's not like that with me.

After all, we all have to push forward in life on our own.

That's why we're men.

Whatever you say. May The Lord be with you, Felipe.

I don't want to get involved in what doesn't concern me, Felipe.

Gabriela is one of those women that want to fly high.

Who knows where she'll take you.

- Good morning. - Good morning, Gabrielita.

Who do you think you are, old fool?

Well, you look now...

Guadalupe Martínez.

Rosalío Pérez.

Trinidad Sangtiago.

Tie them up.

He's escaping! He's running!

Stop right there!

Damned dogs!

He let them kill him in his desperation.

Guadalupe knew what he was doing, Máximo.

He didn't want them to discover everything he knew.

He preferred to let them kill him.

God help me, but it's better this way.

See what happened when this man was out of line?

Let this be a lesson to you all.

The Supreme Government doesn't commit a single injustice...

...ordering us to arrest these troublemakers.

It's proven that they conspire against the institutions.

They've been found with subversive propaganda at home.

But now you all know what comes of...

...following the example of these bad apples.

¡Don Cosme!

Give the deceased to whomever wants it.

No questions asked.

So you all see the government's good intentions.

Sergeant!

Take those prisoners!

Everybody to their tasks. The Master will be here soon.

Come on!

Freeze!

Look at them. The people that one day will govern us?

You'll agree that no one can govern with their hands tied.

But some other way, who knows.

Don't you think?

Did they rob, kill or what?

They're the troublemakers with politics and stuff.

That's what my Captain said.

Is there a troop at the Hacienda?

My Captain is up front with a cavalry squadron.

Keep going.

Petty delinquents, Madame.

However, you could lead them more humanly.

You can give the bums a carriage if you want them to be comfy.

So far I haven't seen the bums losing their right...

...to be in a carriage.

Furthermore, I think they're the only ones that have that right.

You have the most charming way to say the worst things, Madame.

Nobody would dare not forgive your sarcasm.

I appreciate it. Keep going, coachman.

How I missed the Mexican air!

Everything is so primitive and wild.

The spectacle we just witnessed is now unique in the world.

Is it not delicious we preserve such original traditions?

Holy Mother of God.

Amen.

- Holy Virgin of the Virgins. - Amen.

- Jesus Christ the Martyr. - Amén.

Let's see what Dr. Herrerías tells us.

Let's figure out a way that these injustices...

...don't remain without protest.

I will tell you everything that happened, Tata Agustino.

May God be with you and be good to you, my son.

The only protest remaining is to go to the mountains, raise arms.

You mustn't feed anxiety, my son.

The best thing is to wait for the advice of Dr. Herrerías.

Go to the deceased's house, Guadalupe...

...and tell me when Gabriela gets back home.

I've got to wash the damn woman with soap.

All right.

- Mother of the Divine Grace. - Amen.

- Mother of the Creator. - Amen.

- Mother of the Savior. - Amen.

- Virgin of the Virgins. - Amen.

Attention!

Attention, gentlemen! Attention!

Our charming Luisa is going to raffle a kiss.

Gentlemen!

Gentlemen, deposit your pledges...

...over here!

- Here's my watch. My watch! - Gentlemen.

Don't miss this opportunity.

I'll give something, here.

For the burial of the deceased. Thank you.

For the burial of the deceased.

Thank you. For the burial of the deceased.

Thank you.

For the burial of the deceased.

...in my body His holiest body.

Jesus Christ was brought down from the Cross.

Grant me this wish my Lord.

With the death of Guadalupe Martínez...

...let his soul rest in eternal peace.

And why didn't you do the same thing?

Come here, girl.

Gentlemen, musicians...

...take your music elsewhere!

We're having so much fun. Right, my Captain?

So much fun, my friend.

Dr. Herrerías is not home. They say he went to Tehuacán.

To see Mr. Madero.

Then we'll have to go get him right away.

I can go, Tata, if it's all right with you.

You know I don't mind taking risks.

You won't be able to come back. They'll figure out why you went.

Someone will have to go, either way.

Today they killed our Guadalupe.

Tomorrow they will continue with us.

If I go to Tehuacán, you'll know which way to go.

Wait for news from me here. Nothing else matters.

It's been decided, then. We'll start saving for your trip.

I can handle that.

Everybody will donate willingly when they know what it's for.

Friends!

The Master's orders are everybody goes to the Big House.

The women to grind corn and the men to kill cows and pigs.

The visitors from the capital are very important people.

The Master wants them to have a pleasant stay here.

The family of the dead may stay to give him Christian burial.

But the rest, let's go! Now!

Then we'll leave together, Felipe?

How are we going to leave, Gabriela, if we're not married?

Besides, I have to do it alone.

I'm sure that the money they gather...

...will barely cover me.

I want to go wherever you go.

I wouldn't leave you for anything.

They say you will not return from your trip.

I'll send for you, Gabriela.

We'll get married and fight for life the way we're supposed to.

Right now, Felipe.

You and I were born to never separate.

If you leave me we won't see each other again.

I have the money.

Look.

- Look at this mound of silver. - Where did you get it from?

Come on, Felipe.

We won't tell anyone. They won't be able to do anything later.

Where did you get that money? Answer, Gabriela!

It's mine! I gathered it.

Take me where you are going. Later we'll go to Mexico.

I don't want to see you dead, like Guadalupe...

...between four candles and a bullet in your head.

You can't leave me, Felipe.

We'll get married later.

We'll always have time for that.

You know something, Felipe?

It's like I'm burning up inside. You too. You know it, Felipe.

- You know it. - I know it, Gabriela.

I know it well.

And I spend days and nights thinking about that.

Let's do what you say. Let's do the mission together.

Give me the money and go home to gather your things.

Meanwhile I'll get Máximo.

What else can happen to us? We're already so unlucky.

Wait for me in your house.

Give me the 50 pesos that you stole from me, Gabriela.

I don't know what you're talking about. Get out!

You have nothing in this house.

Don't lie, don't lie.

You stole the money from the Master.

But I can keep quiet.

You'll steal their money in a way that I know.

And I don't think it'll be unpleasant.

Leave me alone! Let me go!

I said let go! Let me go!

Damn you!

You'll pay very dearly for all of this.

Obviously, you don't want to fix anything.

Arrest this damn woman!

It's no good to involve our women in our affairs.

If I don't take Gabriela, I won't see her again, Máximo.

You know what you're doing. But it doesn't look good to me.

Don Cosme!

The thief of the 50 missing pesos from the store last night.

So she was the thief?

He's lying! He wanted to take advantage of me and accused me.

Shut up!

She was left alone in the store when the troop came yesterday.

I'm sure she was the thief.

I almost didn't catch her.

She was already packing to take off.

She had this from the Hacienda, empty.

But as far as the money goes, not a trace!

Lock her up until the Master says what to do with her.

Don't get involved, Felipe. Remember what you have to do!

Let her go!

She doesn't owe anything.

I stole that money to take her away. Here it is.

So it was you, damn Indian thief.

It's not true! It's not true!

Felipe is not to blame for anything!

Take this crook away.

Let him go, please!

Silence, and go do your work.

Don't cover up for that man. Who knows what will happen to you.

Get out of here and get to grinding with the others.

You too! What are you waiting for?

I've come to ask you to let my Felipe go.

I stole the money, Master! Felipe doesn't owe you anything.

I don't know what you're talking about. Who's Felipe?

What's this all about?

The Indian thief that stole the money from the store, Master.

It was me, Master! I'm the only one to blame.

Don't arrest him, please.

That prisoner is your man, girl?

He was going to be, ma'am. We were going to marry these days.

Captain!

I have no accusation against that man.

Just make him join the line. It'll be a lesson.

He'll also learn to be a useful citizen.

It's the most I can help you, woman.

Two years marching is not much.

But if they send him to the National Valley...

...you may not see him again.

Felipe is innocent!

And don't think I'm thankful at all for what you did.

Don't you think the insolence of that creature is magnificent?

Una muchacha preciosa. Congratulations on the find.

And for being able to delegate justice.

If I don't come back, Gabriela?

If you want I'll kill myself, Felipe.

I'll throw myself before the train right here...

...so you can see me and you don't have to worry about me.

Wait for me, Gabriela. Wait for me to come back.

Two years will fly by.

Gabriela!

Good-bye, Felipe!

Máximo!

Tuerto!

Arenas!

Tata!

I came back!

It's me!

Dressed like a Fed you don't look the same.

How goes it, Manco?

- What'd you got to say, Salomé? - I'm good, Sergeant.

And you, kiddo? When are you gonna grow?

How are you, Tuerto?

What's new, Máximo?

I'm taking off this damn uniform so you look at me nice.

I'm licensed, but I'm not going back to the Feds.

I have a plan I'll tell you later.

The government is sending lots of baldies around these parts.

Who knows what evil intentions they harbor?

They are all from the troops of General Garza.

The new governor who'll drive Porfirio Díaz to scandal.

They're afraid there'll be risings around here.

The snowball already started in the North...

...headed by Don Francisco Madero.

They're sending these ones against Zapata.

Someone beat us, because they're up in arms around Zacatelco.

Yes, I know. That's why I came.

To see how we can come to an agreement with them.

It would be good to gather all the friends at night.

Well, now excuse me.

You have a very important affair that you may already figure.

Let's see if Gabriela recognizes me dressed like this.

Wait, my son!

It's useless for you to go.

What happened to Gabriela?

Tell it to me straight, no matter how bad it was.

Even her own Tata I think died of sadness.

And her? What happened to her?

She left after they took you away.

She left with the fancy people...

...God knows where, we haven't heard a word from her.

So she didn't want to wait for me.

- She left with them. - With who?

With someone, but no one knew who.

She must be rolling around. What else would they take her for?

You'd better forget about her, my son.

Leave me alone, father.

Later I'll catch up to talk and see what there is to do.

But now leave me alone for a while.

We are muleteers

We just keep on walking

And everyone

Will get what they deserve

The Revolution has spread everywhere.

General Villa in the North, Emiliano Zapata in the South.

Now I think we'll get ours. They're townspeople.

Same as us.

Right, son?

I didn't hear your words, Tata.

But I do know that the sooner we finish with those damn fruits...

...that cause our misery, the better.

You'll be relieved to know that while you were out...

...we the men of Vergel were not sleeping.

Come here and see.

These are the few weapons we've got.

And a few more at Dr. Herrerías' there at Tlaxcala.

He'll hand them over when the time is right.

Count on me, Tata.

Excuse me if I assumed you had your arms crossed.

Hello, Tata Agustino.

What can I help you with at this late hour?

My Captain comes with an urgent matter.

How come there's so much people gathered in here?

We're here for the joy of seeing my son, who just came back.

How come you are not wearing your uniform?

I have a license, my Captain.

It says it here.

- You got to Sergeant. - But no honors, my Captain.

I still have many levels ahead of me.

OK.

What I came here for.

Orders from the top.

All the men in the Hacienda must gather tomorrow...

...at sunrise in front of the Big House...

...to go to Tlaxcala to receive the new Governor.

My Division General, Nemesio Garza.

See that you're not missing any of your men, Tata Agustino.

Whomever doesn't show up will be severely punished.

That goes for you too, Felipe!

We should distribute the weapons right now among the laborers...

...and take over the Hacienda and not suffer this humiliation.

We must have patience.

Pretty soon everything will be reversed.

Let's go. In case they come back.

You asked me for love

And I loved you

You asked me for...

Calm down, son. Stop thinking.

And after all

You leave

All right, leave

And may the sadness

Be with you Like it is with me

We are muleteers

We just keep on walking

If you want I'll kill myself, Felipe.

I'll throw myself before the train right here...

... so you can see me.

You didn't do it, damn you.

- Long live General Garza! - Hooray!

- Long live General Garza! - Long live the General!

Welcome to the Hacienda.

It's very nice of you to come.

We hope there's only glory in everything you do.

Your country welcomes you.

Are you afraid of your memories?

That's absurd.

For me the past doesn't exist.

It's more than dead.

Gentlemen.

I, as a soldier, have had one motto in my life.

Order and work.

Order and work is what I seek to implant and develop here.

It's so silly that Garza accepted this position.

He doesn't want to understand, it's a political maneuver...

...to keep him away from Mexico.

It's what I detest about coming back to this place I hate.

Think of it as a transition to which you must resign yourself.

It looks like I don't have a choice...

...while I convince Garza that now, precisely...

...he must and can aim higher.

- ¡Long live General Garza! - ¡Hooray!

Tlaxcala has the honor to host of the hero of the Yaqui War.

Thank you, Mr. Ariza.

Mr. President of the Justice High Court.

Mr. President of the Local Congress.

Mr. Tax Collector.

This way, General.

I understand that Garza must play the harmless card.

But there's no need to exaggerate.

Time is more important now than ever.

All of Mexico is talking about the President's resignation.

You ended up being more than I thought in the beginning.

Now you take me, and I follow.

It wouldn't be unlike you to be the First Lady of the country.

Even if you had to be a clandestine First Lady.

Clandestine?

Who knows?

In due time, I would expect marriage.

The man won't have a choice.

The carriage awaits, Gabriela.

I'm afraid it'll have to wait a little longer.

Everybody has their way of escaping.

I don't know if Hortensia's is the most advisable.

But I forgive her.

The poor thing gets bored.

Not you.

I think you don't lack reason.

In my case, boredom is a necessary evil.

You could also find a way to escape.

I'm not trying to escape from anything.

Is it possible that you truly love the General?

Definitely not.

Absolutely not.

I love you desperately, Gabriela.

I'm crazy about you.

I like you Colonel.

I'm telling you this with my most sincere cynicism...

...but I'm not the sort to ever take small risky adventures.

You'll never be able to love anyone in your life, Gabriela.

No one.

Well, my Colonel.

I have loved like you can't imagine.

Help me out with Hortensia.

Before I get more sentimental.

Wasn't the Governor a widower?

Then she's his pastime?

As far as war efforts...

...we hace reduced in Tlaxcala...

...the group of troublemakers that operate Zacatelco.

They're ignorant Indians with no significance.

There's lots of ignorant Indians in Mexico.

In spite their ignorance, they have been a constant headache.

I know. I fought against the wild Yaquis of Sonora.

I assure you that was no picnic.

They're nothing but troublemakers and drunks.

They just want to rob and kill with no plan or principles.

Really?

Then how come they defeated the forces of the 11th Battalion?

Speak to me clearly, Ariza.

Are they isolated outlaws or are they a military problem?

Learn one thing, Ariza.

For politics, war, for everything.

Never consider an enemy small.

We're going to shred them to pieces.

A message for you, my General.

Don't think being in a place like this is a sacrifice for me.

I don't mind it one way or the other.

I don't believe you.

Although I would prefer some champagne.

If I were you, I'd try to have a little fun.

Colonel Montero wouldn't be bad at all.

This is not Paris, Hortensia.

This is the land to be governed by the unbeaten Patricio...

...whose name is blessed by history...

...and whose motto is, "Order and work".

I find it amusing that you make fun of my investiture.

But I'm not amused at the life you led in Paris.

Come on. Don't tell me you're jealous of the past.

I'm going to have to leave you here in Tlaxcala a few days.

I received a telegram from Puebla's Governor asking me...

...for an urgent political interview.

I'll leave tomorrow.

OK. What do I do in the meantime?

The narrow-mindedness of these provincials...

...has a few peculiarities.

You know we barely arrived here.

They're already talking about me having a hidden one.

A hidden woman.

That's what they call me? The Hidden One?

Charming. Especially because it's true.

I wouldn't have told you, but you understand...

Of course, of course.

It's not important whatsoever.

What will I do while you're gone?

A little knitting?

Take music lessons?

Or look for a lover?

Gabriela!

Don't give me that fierce look.

Don't you worry leaving me alone.

The Hidden One, First Lady of the State, will grow used to it.

Please, Gabriela.

You know my situation will change in no time.

Then we'll do whatever you want.

- Everything I want? - Everything you want.

- Everything? - Yes.

Well, you may start by handing me the towel.

Excuse me, is the doctor in yet?

He said that after the hospital he'd come here.

- That you should wait for him. - Thank you.

Sit, Tata.

The congress systematically supports the Executive in all...

...to avoid any conflict in power.

Correct, my dear delegate?

And as President of Congress, to avoid messy negotiations...

...I see that the delegates approve with their signatures...

...the initiatives of the Executive.

This way we skip useless sessions and red tape.

That's a very sensible attitude.

It's even patriotic.

You were talking about Dr. Herrerías.

In spite of his social influence he doesn't do politics, right?

However, I hear he doesn't do our politics, but his own...

...with a certain stench of Maderista opposition.

- Is that right? - Right.

Herrerías likes to boast of his independence.

- Is he here? - He didn't come.

- He's against being noticed. - We'll make sure of that.

I'll have him called to make him define himself today.

- Let's go to the table. - Excuse me, General.

The President of the Court of Justice...

...wants to submit for your consideration...

...his speech for the banquet.

I want to start a government with no speeches.

My motto is... You know it.

You shouldn't commit the same imprudences than in Zacateco.

I hope your impulses don't take you to sterile sacrifices.

I sincerely advise you to wait.

There's a considerable political change that will allow us...

...to accomplish our goals peacefully.

Excuse me, doctor.

I think that the ones on the top will not listen to reason...

...unless we make them see it forcefully, with guns.

It's important to have patience for a little longer.

Three or four months.

If after that we see no change...

...l'll be the first to hand you the weapons for a serious move.

Whatever you say, doctor.

But I see that my son's words are well thought out.

They speak of our desire, those who feel in our flesh...

...the suffering of the people.

Doctor.

What do you want?

An officer is looking for you.

Let him in.

The Governor requests your presence...

...in the palace immediately.

Tell the General I'll be right there.

Are they going to arrest you, doctor?

Don't worry, Felipe.

The Governor calling me is significant for our plans.

If they wanted to arrest me they would've done it already.

Wait for my return.

If I take long, look for me tomorrow.

The Doctor's words don't sit well with me.

Gabriela!

Gabriela!

We'll rise, whatever happens!

Let's talk once and for all to those that have already agreed.

Máximo, go to Carolina's factory.

My Tata and I to Vergel.

And you tell everyone in the Concepción Hacienda...

...that they're also one of us.

Let's join the ones in Zacatelco to see how to make the move...

...right here in Tlaxcala.

We won't lose.

Bring your weapons!

With what we have, we'll revolt and find them wherever they are.

What are we doing? There's nothing to do here.

Let's go!

Speak, woman.

What's wrong?

What's wrong with you?

I asked you several times. Answer.

We'll leave tomorrow for Puebla.

Then to Mexico right away. Whether he wants it or not.

I won't remain here one more minute.

Prepare our things.

Let's go, Tata!

Tell me where you're hiding The woman I love

The woman I love

I love her because I love her A little more than my own life

Even if you hide her well I'll find The Hidden One

I'll find The Hidden One

The poor look after the Copper The rich after our disdain

The love of The Hidden One Is for damned men

Take it easy, Gabriela. You let yourself be too impressionable.

I hate all of this!

Felipe surrounded by smoke. Like a ghost out of his grave.

Like a remorse, an accusation.

It's this awful land.

The loneliness you feel in the weight of the air...

...and this never-ending landscape...

...that makes me feel defeated.

I had never seen you lose control like this.

You need a drink.

I'd be calm knowing Felipe was far...

...or maybe even dead.

Yes, dead.

Like everything else I wanted to leave behind.

We'll leave it behind again, Gabriela.

This is but a passing incident that must not worry you.

You're right, give me a drink. I'm very shaky.

I think you are wrong, General.

My pride in my life is to have always remained independent.

It is the insistence on that independence of opinion that...

...shortens lives, doctor.

I'm about to turn 50.

It makes me think that if I have lived this long...

...I must be an exception to the rule.

Only to a point, my friend.

I must tell you, if I wanted you to join me in this trip...

...it wasn't to hear your ingenious phrases...

...but to have you close to me.

Virtually a prisoner.

You may do as you wish, my General.

Don't take things so tragically, doctor.

You are to be a special prisoner whose life I am to respect...

...at all times, in hopes that you go from being a prisoner...

...to an ally, friendly and of course honorable.

I could never consent to anything...

...that could nauseate my conscience.

Good.

This is our friend Cosme from Vergel.

He says that some of the now armed...

...have been your protégés.

Therefore, you have a certain moral influence among them.

I want to use this influence to try to pacify them and...

...to avoid bloodshed.

In such case, you know you can always count on me.

That's right. I expected no less from you.

What's happening?

What's going on? Why have are we stopping?

General, some criminals destroyed the rails.

We can't keep going.

May I impart my opinion, my General?

I think it would be better to go back.

Go back?

Lieutenant Morales, return to your post.

They're people from Vergel, my General.

Brought by the old Agustín Rojano and his son Felipe.

Do you see them, doctor?

Do you know them, doctor?

Yes, General.

Would they respect a white flag in your hands?

Naturally.

Like I said, I seek no bloodshed.

Waive it.

The bastards want peace.

Either they have no protection or there's few of them.

I think there's four.

Who knows? The one with the white rag is Dr. Herrerías.

Now we must trust him less than ever.

When we see that he's with them.

When you no longer believe in the sincerity of good men...

...you no longer believe in the Revolution.

I'll go first. Everybody else, stay here!

What should I propose to them?

First let him get closer.

Machine gunners! Fire!

Go back! Go back all of you!

It's a trap!

LUGGAGE

Go back, you said?

Cease fire.

Traitors!

Cowards!

Assassins!

Surrender, Felipe Rojano!

Put your hands up and come closer!

Do you hear me, Rojano?

Nemesio! Nemesio!

Calm down, dear. It's all over.

A slight quarrel with a bunch of bandits that fled like rats...

...with a couple of shots.

I'll be with you right away.

Where's the rest? Who's the boss?

Where did you get the weapons? Answer!

So you don't want to talk.

Now I'm asking you politely. You don't know what awaits you.

Captain Romero.

Take this man, and look for a good guard.

- I don't need to tell you how. - Yes, my General.

- You know how to do it. - Very well, my General.

Take the prisoner.

Get going!

General, in spite of the troop's help...

...the rails will take time to be ready.

The detached piece is very large.

Do whatever you need to finish as soon as possible.

Yes, my General.

It's the last chance you have to answer my questions.

Otherwise we'll leave you to be eaten alive by vultures.

You can't do anything with this stubborn Indian.

Let him rot!

What's wrong with you? Aren't you ever going to finish?

There's only one more piece to secure, my General.

Now we'll go ahead and try the bridge.

We're moving, Hortensia.

This means that everything's been fixed.

Felipe.

Felipe!

Felipe.

What are you doing here?

Go back to your place!

Give orders to start the train immediately.

That's what I came to tell you.

The whole crew abandoned the train.

Go back.

My General, the standing crew has taken to the machine guns.

Change of plans. The mob will get here soon.

You must not fall into their hands alive. Here.

To defend yourself would be useless.

That bullet is for you, at the very end.

When there's no other alternative.

Shooters, stand-up position!

Get ready...

...aim...

...fire!

Who's gonna pay respect to them?

I think they are are the only ones left.

I put the advances in all the points, boss.

They're finishing up the burial of the dead.

So whenever you say, we'll get the train going.

I think we just have enough to go to Verger.

We won't have enough people to go to Puebla y Tlaxcala.

Fine.

It's what I thought.

Tell them to bury all the dead very deep...

...so the coyotes won't dig them out.

Did you kill all of them?

All of them, Felipe.

I just wouldn't be able to tell you first and last names...

...because we couldn't really gather a proper list.

But next time I'll make sure that formality is taken care of.

No one is still alive?

I know what you really mean, Felipe.

I left her alive for you.

I wouldn't have the malice to keep her from you.

You must be eager to kill her with your own hands.

Who are you talking about?

Gabriela, of course.

Who else?

We found the other one dead inside.

She'll finally get her punishment.

Where's Gabriela? Where's that woman?

I gave her the Express carriage for a prison.

There's your weapon.

Give her what she deserves.

Later you can heal me more, Tuerto.

Right now I need to alleviate my soul.

Felipe is a piece of man, really.

He loves that wretched woman...

...and it will be very hard to keep him straight.

Leave.

Kill me once and for all, Felipe.

I'm right here.

Gabriela.

Felipe.

Your bed must be made of stone

Of stone your grave must be

The woman who loves me

Has to really love me

Heart, why won't you love?

The day I get killed

I hope it's five shots

And to be close to you

In your arms

Heart, why won't you love?

I want a straw mat Instead of a box

Instead of a cross I want myself

To write over my grave

My last good-bye With a thousand bullets

Heart, why won't you love?

Let's go!

The Feds! Here come the Feds!

There's a train coming the other way.

Get them ready for combat!

Tuerto! Everybody in their places!

They want to repeat their betrayal.

They must think we're real stupid.

We should open fire, Felipe, so they're not ahead of us.

None of that, Máximo.

If he comes out alone, I'll come out the same.

Colonel Octavio Montero.

Felipe Rojano is my name. I'm listening, Colonel. What is it?

My General, Porfirio Díaz, has resigned to his presidency.

There's a provisional government with whom Francisco Madero...

...has signed for peace.

The Revolution has ended and is triumphant in the whole country.

How can you prove to me that this is not yet another trap...

...from the federal agents?

It's here, in these documents.

And if it's not enough, I've been told to follow your orders.

Our respective contingents will enter Tlaxcala together.

This will demonstrate Tlaxcala's attitude.

Finally there's a signed peace and harmony amongst Mexicans.

No tricks, my Colonel?

I will disband my troop to let you through, Colonel.

I'll meet you at the Gutiérrez Junction.

We won, boys! We won!

Don Porfirio fell!

Long live the Revolution!

Long live Madero!

Long live Mexico!

They must have tricked Mr. Madero.

I don't understand how they can ask us to stop fighting...

...before we get anything we're fighting for.

Now that Mr. Madero is President...

...he'll start giving the people everything we want.

They won't abandon the Feds.

How can the Feds prosecute us like animals yesterday...

...and kill our brothers and now behave like helpless lambs?

I think that there's something rotten in all of this, Felipe.

Good-bye. Go your way. I'll follow mine.

Máximo! I demand that you follow my orders!

I'm your superior.

My only superiors are the people I fight for.

Them!

All the barefoot and hungry Indians...

...that want to be treated like Christians and be saved.

I'm going with my people!

Then you want to become my enemy.

Speak, and our souls will be divided.

Be careful, Felipe. You may regret what you do.

They are my people. And we won't shed our own blood.

The Revolution is too large for us to pretend to be above it.

Leave, then, Máximo.

And thank you for giving me a hand.

Had you or I been missing...

...who knows what would've happened with all of this.

I want you to know that I am not leaving as your enemy.

But we have chosen opposing sides.

That has nothing to do with friendship.

One thing is clear.

If I find you again making this little sense...

...either you shoot me or I'll shoot you.

That's the law of these things! Let's go!

Had you killed him today, no one would've moved a finger to help.

It's the the kind of thing that imposes one man over the rest.

But you missed your chance.

God doesn't want me to kill him.

Gabriela.

Help me put this on.

I can't believe that we're together.

It couldn't be any other way.

While there's still One last hope

I'm going to enjoy That happiness

While there's still Music in my soul

I will love you

Love of my life

While I can still Breathe this air

While there's still Blood running in my veins

While there's still Life in my brain

I will love you

Love of my life

You'll see That you'll be

What no one else Has ever been to me

Because you To me

You are my soul My soul, my love and my faith

Who is it?

- Tuerto, my General. - What do you want?

General Montero is looking for you.

I'm coming.

May I help you, General?

Your former 2nd Lieutenant Máximo Tepal...

...attacked the Vergel Hacienda yesterday...

...and exterminated all its inhabitants...

...indulging in all sorts of excess, according to the record.

Maybe that's what the record says.

But I say that Máximo delivered justice.

You don't know how they mistreated us peons in Vergel.

Things can no longer be judged from that standpoint, General.

Even less now. You're part of a legally established regime.

I don't know about those things.

But if Máximo didn't second me, he must've had his reasons...

...just like I have mine.

Trust me, they're both valid.

Máximo Tepal, as a revolutionary chief who...

...to the authorities is still part of your forces, General...

...has violated the Peace Pact and has become a traitor.

For you haven't yet dismissed him publicly and officially.

Otherwise, if you don't fight him as instructed by...

...the War Department...

...you yourself will be considered a traitor...

...and I will be forced to apprehend you!

You won't be forced to do anything!

Because I'd shoot you first. I give the orders here!

According to the Pact you mentioned...

...here I represent the Revolution!

Leave my presence immediately!

General, my forces are here in the Palace on the alert.

Think about your decision...

...and I'll be back in an hour to find out what you resolved.

I'm under your orders.

Conceited bastards! Always the same!

They screw everything up with words.

I understand that Máximo thinks different from me.

But we both help the people.

We're revolutionaries and fight for the same things.

What Máximo did in Vergel we were going to do together.

For that he had my approval.

Now this General Montero comes to tell me that...

...Máximo has become a traitor.

Máximo is my traitor, not theirs.

Calm down, Felipe.

You have to see things how they really are.

You don't seem to understand what's been happening.

What? I'm not understanding?

They want me to fight against Máximo. It's very clear.

I fought with Máximo because he wouldn't obey me.

They're sending me to fight him for reasons that aren't mine.

I can't allow that, Gabriela.

There's something much more important you must understand.

That you are, we are prisoners.

What are you saying? You and I? Prisoners?

There's a Pact, signed by Mr. Madero.

Then those bastards deceived us again!

If that's the case, let them shoot me, but fighting!

Don't do anything crazy.

What you have to do is meet with Máximo.

Otherwise, here they will consider you a rebel.

Don't fight him.

Go talk to him and convince him to come back with you.

I'll stay here, to assure them of your good intentions.

Felipe.

If you decide to stay there...

...l'll go meet with you.

Wherever you are...

...and however you are.

Even if it's in Hell.

Because you and I have one and the same destiny.

Gabriela.

Attention!

No, Felipe.

It's not just you and me and the people of Vergel...

...that want to improve things.

It's all the poor of Mexico.

It's all the Mexicans.

We must accomplish this, no matter who falls.

What do we gain if I become General...

...and I dress like you?

With the same uniform than those that killed your father.

The Revolution was triumphant when Mr. Madero recognized it.

Later the rest will come.

The handing over of the land, justice...

That's what Dr. Herrerías thought.

And look at how he ended up.

Very well.

I can see that my reasons are not convincing you...

...nor yours convincing me.

It hurts me to think that even if you don't fall...

...you'll end up an enemy.

Because if today they sent you against me...

...tomorrow it'll be another, to shed the blood of your brothers.

See how people gather from all over?

They're peons from all the Haciendas.

Many of them are just like us.

Everybody!

Let's go take Tlaxcala!

Now we're stronger than ever!

Now nobody can stop us!

- Long live Emiliano Zapata! - Hooray!

Manco!

Give him your horse to my General, Felipe Rojano.

From now on he's our boss!

Long live Felipe Rojano!

Long live Emiliano Zapata!

Todos! Viva Felipe Rojano!

Whenever you say, Felipe!

- Let's go to Tlaxcala! - Let's go!

And long live Emiliano Zapata!

Manco! Tuerto!

Take 100 men and attack that train.

It looks damn pretty in flames.

Tuerto and Manco really deserve their promotion.

They're true bad guys.

Felipe, Gabriela is on that train.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

Gabriela!

Gabriela.

You asked me for love

And I loved you

You asked me for my life And I gave it to you

After all you're leaving

Go ahead, leave

I hope sadness

Fills you like it fills me

We're muleteers

FIN

We just keep on walking