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We're in the cafeteria of the General Hospital,

where Dr. Ángel Zambrano has just performed a cesarean section

on a young woman who, sadly, lost her life

after the fateful collapse of the Nuevo León building in Tlatelolco.

To all the volunteers,

the birth of this baby girl is a true miracle.

And as they say, hope is the last thing to die.

At the General Hospital, everything seems to be starting over with a cry of hope.

EVERY MINUTE COUNTS

Hey, Mom.

What if none of the parents show up?

-Then some other relative, their uncles-- -What if no one shows up?

Someone will show up.

But what if they don't?

Is Dr. Ángel going to keep them?

Don't be silly, Josefa.

No, we'd have to take them to social services or an orphanage.

Hey, do you know what will happen to the babies?

They'll be sent to the orphanage.

That's mean, isn't it?

-Really? -Well, it depends.

The lady you took to Tlatelolco is the girl's grandmother.

Where is she?

Well, I lost her when I arrived at the Nuevo León building.

I saw her just now. She was out there.

Go get her. To take her granddaughter.

Yes, doctor. Let's go get her. Come on.

-Can I ask you for a favor? -Yes, of course.

Can you document the names of all the injured?

Of course.

The idea is to broadcast them as soon as you can so their relatives come for them.

Count on it. Give me a second.

-Chave. -Yes?

I wanted to apologize.

Because this morning,

well, you asked me for a ride and I didn't give you one.

Take me to the General Hospital.

We can't. Sorry.

Find someone else. Sorry.

Don't worry. We were all shaken up because of what happened.

But it would be great if, with your camera,

you could show this tragedy, what we're going through.

Well, that's what I'm trying to do.

And my dad, who was almost crushed inside the tunnel.

Yes, your dad too. You're right.

The work of the volunteers

and the whole joint effort that's being made,

it would be great to make it known.

It will be known, I promise.

7 MONTHS EARLIER

You photograph well.

Thank you.

Your eyes help a lot.

Well, the only thing you need is someone to take you under their wing.

Tell me a little about yourself.

Well, my dream is to be a journalist.

Ever since we were little girls, my sister and I played at reading the news.

Well, you're on the right track.

You made it all the way to my office. That deserves much credit.

I guess so, sir.

Call me Ernesto.

We need to update the image of our international news bulletins.

Is that something that appeals to you?

Of course, international issues are of great interest to me.

Let me see you properly. Stand up.

Further back.

There.

Turn around.

Television is, above all, visual.

There's no room for shyness.

Turn around.

Good.

The skirt is a little long,

but these things can be adjusted.

Excuse me, but I came to look for a job as a journalist.

I don't think my skirt needs to be shorter for that.

Only as much as necessary.

The wardrobe department takes care of that.

Let me see if you have a journalist's hands.

Come here.

Come.

Your hands.

Very good.

You will come to my office

so I can teach you how to be a little sexier,

more relaxed,

take away your shyness, you understand?

It's up to you, Cami.

Do you want to be the new face of the evening news?

I'd like nothing better,

but not like this.

My name is Camila.

Not Cami.

So how do you plan to advance in your career?

I don't know.

But definitely not like this.

O negative blood?

O negative blood?

-O negative blood? -No, doctor.

Sorry. We're looking for my sister-in-law, María Consuelo Pérez Ojeda.

Was she a patient or did she have a consultation today?

No, she works here in the cafeteria.

Great. The cafeteria didn't collapse.

But we can't find her anywhere.

Besides, our neighborhood collapsed.

I'm so sorry.

We all live together there, in Morelos.

I know it's bad timing,

but I'm urgently looking for donors with O negative blood.

No. He's O positive and I don't even know what I am.

I know his better than mine.

If you have no objection,

will you come to the cafeteria?

-Maybe we can check. -Sorry, I really prefer to keep looking.

No, I understand.

-Are any of you O negative? No? -No.

Who knows where she's got to.

Even if we find her, what are we going to say?

"Your granddaughter is dead but we have a consolation prize."

You're not saying anything, Josefa.

I'm warning you. Let me do the talking.

Whatever you want.

She can't be far away.

Come on.

What's his name?

His name is Valerio Landa.

-Thank you very much. -Thank you.

-Excuse me, what's your name? -Darío.

-Hey, Darío, could you do me a favor? -Yes, what do I have to do?

Here. Just hold the camera. Like this.

That's it, great.

Is it recording? There.

A few hours ago,

volunteer rescuers at the General Hospital made contact

with three nurses from the gynecology department

who are trapped under the rubble with several newborns.

We're facing the worst and the best of Mexico.

On the one hand, we face a paralyzed government

who is insensitive to this tragedy.

Faced with this reality, we have no choice but to let out a cry,

a call for help to the whole world.

Mexicans need you to continue with the work

that the Mexican government flatly refuses--

Enough. Turn that off.

Okay, stop it. That's enough.

The country doesn't want sensationalism.

Reporting is not sensationalism, sir.

Well, then, as the press, you should know that you,

the civilian population, and the authorities

have to be united but, above all, aligned.

We volunteers are united, don't worry.

Look, I'm just warning you.

Sensationalism will be punished with the cancellation of licenses.

Sorry, with whom do I have the pleasure?

Well, it seems obvious that we're all looking for the same thing.

We, as authorities, have an obligation to be well-informed

before taking any action that could lead us to make a mistake

that aggravates this already unfortunate situation.

For now, neither you, us, nor the lady

have an objective idea of what is actually happening.

Therefore, I would like to encourage all of you

to, first of all, be cautious in order to be effective.

Thank you all for being here and please take care of yourselves.

Now you have my statement.

Now I'm going to ask you to please turn that damn camera off.

We won't turn it off.

Give me that camera. Give it to me. Go get him.

Come on, move it!

Ignacio.

Ángel.

Ángel, I gave you my word and I came back.

Now I need you to tell me who that journalist is.

I asked her to register the names of all newborns and patients

for their relatives to come for them.

She's asking for international help.

Well, we need help.

We're not rescuers. You said so.

Help is on the way,

but, as you can understand, organizing a plan

in the face of a disaster of this magnitude

is not an easy task.

First and foremost, order must prevail.

What order?

Look around you. We're putting things in order.

-We're-- -I'm not going to argue with you.

The fact is that if she's recording every detail of the disaster,

when television transmissions come back, the country will panic.

It will be paralyzed.

-Fear won't help anyone, Ángel. -And what is going to help?

Let's see. Look.

I brought the secretary of interior's right-hand man.

Take it easy, please.

He came as a personal favor to me

to arrange all necessary assistance.

But we don't need other countries to find out about it.

Mexico can handle this problem alone.

So that's what you're interested in.

-Proving that Mexico can handle it. -Ángel.

People are dying.

We, the volunteers, are risking our lives every second.

Nobody knows how to secure a tunnel. We have no tools--

That's why we ask you to wait.

How long?

We've just rescued the best neurologist in the country.

Ten seconds more and he would be dead. We don't have time.

-We need help, wherever it comes from. -Look, Ángel.

I'll tell you what's going on.

If FIFA finds out that this disaster is beyond us,

they'll take the World Cup from us.

After this mess,

without the World Cup, there is no hope of economic recovery for Mexico.

Right now, the world can't find out about the seriousness of the situation.

The scale of this disaster.

-There he is. -Run!

-Let me go. -Let him go. Leave him alone.

Don't push me.

See how the government treats

-its students and journalists? -Calm down.

We all want the same thing. To help, right?

Yes.

And the lady needs to document the names of all the patients

so that, when the TV signal is back,

family members can come for them.

To empty the beds we need.

That doesn't involve foreign countries.

Can we give her back her camera?

Go ahead.

Very kind.

Perfect, but I'm going to want that tape.

Help is on the way.

I want that tape.

Just a moment.

Sorry. Sometimes it sticks a little bit.

-Done? -Okay.

So we wait for help.

Help is on the way. Trust me.

-Good afternoon. -Good afternoon.

Doctor! Dr. Ángel, please come here.

RUBBLE, NUEVO LEÓN BUILDING LUCÍA AND PABLO

Does your leg still hurt?

I can't feel it.

I can't feel anything.

I can't move it.

Is your circulation cut off?

I don't know.

We have to get out. I don't want to die here.

We're trapped.

We can't get out. It's going to fall on us.

Hear that?

Voices. They're looking for us.

Help, please!

Help, we're here, please!

Help!

Please help!

Down here!

Down here.

They're not coming for us.

-We'll die waiting. -We're not going to die.

-We're going to die. -We're not going to die!

What is it?

Pepín heard a noise. We think it's Hilda, but they stopped responding.

Hey. The way is blocked.

What happened?

I wanted to go in, but I don't fit.

Maybe I can fit.

Come on.

-Tight? -Yes.

You'll be fine. Anything happens, yell, pull the hose, and we'll get you out fast.

Okay.

Here I go.

Careful! Be careful.

Pepín?

Yes, this way.

I'm coming.

-I'm coming. -Careful.

Careful, miss. You all right?

Yes. Here it is.

Thanks.

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

-This is rubble. -Should I get it out?

-Yes. -Okay.

Are those the babies?

Yes.

-I need to open up this to get them out. -I'll get out of your way.

Yes. We can't both fit.

-Careful. -Yes.

Careful.

You made it out.

Careful. Watch out above.

That's it. There you go.

I heard a baby.

It's alive.

-We have to get it out. -Yes, yes. Drink water.

-Give her something. -Yes.

She's nowhere to be found, Mom.

I'm hungry.

If it's the aniseed kind, I don't want it.

How can they count the dead so fast, Mom?

I don't know. I don't think they can.

So, when they say there are 3,000 dead,

there are more, right?

Well, I think so, honey.

Concentrate now, Josefa.

Help me look for the lady. Please.

I'm on the corner of Bucareli and Avenida Chapultepec

and I look around at a landscape of disaster.

The corner of Avenida Chapultepec...

-How's it going up there? -I heard a baby crying.

As long as Pepín is in there, there's hope.

Time is short and we need help.

I hope the doctor's brother sends us help soon.

I'm facing the corner where the Federal Consumer Protection Agency...

I have a lot of footage.

What if I take it to Mr. Jacobo?

I don't trust politicians.

We've got nothing to lose.

Don't hesitate. Do it.

Camila, it's Chuy.

6 MONTHS EARLIER

Chuy?

-Hi. Thank you. -Come in.

What are you doing here?

I brought you dinner.

Thanks.

Hey, I heard you didn't get the international bulletins.

I'm really sorry. I thought it was a done deal.

I thought so too.

So what happened?

The producer invited me to his office.

Ernesto Llanos?

He made it very clear that I had to give more than just the news.

Fucking dirty old man.

Are you okay? Did he do anything?

Well, besides screwing with my head... I'm fine.

But you know what?

I'd prefer to sell newspapers at traffic lights,

than spread my legs to get what I want.

Set the plates.

Well, it's good you stood up for yourself.

You'll get another job, you'll see.

Who am I kidding, Chuy?

I don't even have the money to finish my degree.

You know what I should do?

I should get this out in the open.

Someone has to stop this guy.

I'm sure I'm not the only one.

I don't know.

I would advise against it.

The thing is, this is how almost all producers are.

To get on you have to give in. That's how television works here.

Well, I don't agree. Sit down.

Besides being unemployed, they want me to keep quiet? No.

It's not fair.

I heard that they're looking for someone for a newscast.

I don't know what the story is,

but they're looking for new faces.

Men and women.

I can help you to do a report.

Okay. Let's do it.

It's 12:40 in the afternoon,

and we still don't have an official response from the president.

We're close to the Tepito market,

and we see that, sadly, several typical neighborhoods in the area have collapsed.

It seems that a gas tank exploded in one of them.

Let's see what the neighbors say.

Watch out for the step.

Doctor. Mrs. González is here.

-Thank you, Chave. -Yes.

They'll be right with you. Just a moment.

Ma'am, this is your great-granddaughter.

Do you want to hold her?

Little baby.

So beautiful.

Like your mom.

And my granddaughter?

Is she here?

Ma'am,

the effort your granddaughter made was incredible.

Thanks to her, we have this baby here with us.

But...

Unfortunately, your granddaughter didn't survive.

I'm very sorry.

I...

...I want to see her, doctor. Please.

Of course. I'll come with you.

-Yes? -Yes.

-Chave? -Yes, doctor?

-Could you help us? -Yes.

Can I help you with the baby? I'll come with you.

Thank you.

This way.

Here, ma'am.

Lord, how cruel.

To be alive to see you dead.

My child.

Don't think of it like that, ma'am.

Think how good it is that you're strong to take care of your great-granddaughter.

Yes, miss.

I promise you.

-Doctor. -Yes?

Thank you so much, doctor.

There's nothing to thank for.

You'll be called Isela.

Like me.

We're the two Iselas.

We are resilient.

God, let these young people agree to be her godparents.

Please.

-Of course. I will. -Yes.

You see?

Nothing will ever happen to you.

God be with you, dear.

Let's go, please.

This way, please.

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy Kingdom come...

Ready?

Four, three, two.

The Mexicanization of the mining industry has brought great benefits...

5 MONTHS EARLIER

...thanks to increased production and export of minerals abroad.

Unfortunately, only a few enjoy these benefits,

the business elite of the mining industry.

While workers and the local people are left

with the serious social and environmental problems.

I don't need to see any more. I loved the story.

Above all, the audio and the video are impeccable, Chuy.

Thank you very much, sir.

And I think we could integrate you as a permanent member of staff.

-Let me see how we can arrange it. -Of course, I'm very excited.

And when would the report go on air?

I'm sorry, but you don't fit the profile for the newscast.

Why not?

You're too young for all this. You lack credibility.

People won't believe what you're saying.

But she has a degree, sir.

She could have five degrees,

but what the public sees is an innocent young woman.

And you see that only in soap operas.

Sir, your appointment.

-Well, then. Many congratulations, Chuy. -Thank you.

We'll be in touch.

One day, I'll be more famous than Jacobo Zabludovsky

and I will shut them up.

-My friend, how are you? Good to see you. -Good. How are you?

Pleasure's all mine.

How about those Cruz Azul blues. They lost again?

So disappointing.

-Well, yes. The decision was... -Pure lies, those barbarians.

There's no doubt that help is coming.

The question is when.

Well, I'll continue my tour.

May God bless you all. Good luck.

May God bless you. Excuse me.

The government doesn't want anyone to know what's going on.

It's saving face in front of FIFA

and it prefers to avoid any type of international assistance

rather than jeopardize the World Cup.

Do you have that documented too?

-It's a delicate subject. -I know.

You need reliable sources,

because the biggest TV station in Latin America

is the only one who can get your story out,

and it's the same one that organizes the World Cup.

And it's the same one you work for.

What's your priority now?

Getting help. Definitely.

-From abroad? -Yes.

At El Universal they have satellite communication

and work with an international news agency in Texas.

That's all I can tell you.

And you didn't hear this from me.

Okay.

If you publish this story, you will never be on any newscast,

not even local, much less on a national network.

You know that, right?

I'll take that risk.

-Doctor. We've found a donor. -They want to donate?

Yes.

You're a hero. You don't know how much we appreciate it.

Thank you so much.

I'm going with Moreno.

Doctor, you turned out to be a pain,

but now you have a donor.

It's nearly time to be on the other side of the battle, right?

No.

We don't need you. We don't want clutter. You'd better rest.

Look who's talking.

Well.

There's a lot of footage here.

Government officials tried to take it off me, but here it is.

This is a newspaper, not a television channel.

I can't do anything with this.

I'm not looking for recognition or money.

All I want is to launch a call for international assistance.

We need it.

People are desperate. They're frustrated.

It would be criminal to stay silent.

Tomorrow, the news will be front page. That's all I can offer.

-It's not enough. -Look.

When TV broadcast comes back, the world will know about it. You'll see.

No, we can't wait.

We need to move fast, to act now.

Oh, really? How?

Well,

we can launch an international press release.

You have satellite communication, right?

Look, I can't take that risk.

You said the government doesn't want the world to know about it yet.

They have their reasons.

Inhumane reasons, I assure you.

You're the editor of the most important newspaper in the country.

There must be some room for negotiation with the government.

This is the time to use it.

I'm asking you to look at what's going on at the General Hospital.

Doctors, nurses, ordinary people are trying to save children,

to rescue newborns that are alive under the rubble.

Look at it, please.

Look at it.

Can you speak English?

I can get by.

Connect us to Dallas.

Yes, sir.

Camila Toledo.

Let's see what this pseudo reporter knows.

-Hi. How are you? I'm Camila Toledo... -Fast forward.

-She dug her own grave. -Bitch.

Connect me immediately with Commander Santos Aguirre.