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THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT

PABLO ESCOBAR, THE LORD OF EVIL

I need you to personally take care of the next mission.

- Tell me what has to be done. - We're going to kill Galán.

Life is too short to be wasted,

but life is thrilling to be spent in benefit of our country.

We are changing the conscience of the Colombian people

in a way we can really progress,

to acquire dignity,

to acquire full awareness of our rights,

to prevent it from being a marginalized, secondary country.

So no Colombian ever feels ashamed

to show the passport of their country.

Why will you run for president?

How could I not run if I'm going to win?

Why run for senate when you'll be the president?

We are doing what Mao would have called the "long march" through the institutions.

To liberty,

to justice,

to democracy,

to peace.

Always forward, not one single step back.

Listen. No, no, no.

I think the campaign is going wonderfully.

No doubt about it.

But Maruja and I are talking about the security issue.

I'm sorry, Luis Carlos, but things are complicated.

It's a miracle that Alberto is alive.

Besides, surveys say you are a sure winner.

There is no need to expose yourself that much.

You forget that in this survey, I'm going to face

the most powerful overlords of the liberal party.

After fighting to make the survey,

I can't drop my guard.

One can't drop the guard and have the same security.

Don't forget the attack against me, Luis Carlos.

It was retaliation because of what happened at the Congress.

Besides, they thought they owned the Chamber First Commission

and thus could legislate as they pleased.

You and Alberto got in their way.

Therefore, they aren't happy.

The New Liberalism is those people's enemy,

and now you're exposed.

I believe only a few of us should know about the agenda.

And it's important to keep the hour of your public appearances to ourselves.

All right. That's a very good idea.

You know what? You tell him.

He doesn't listen to me.

No, don't put ideas in her head.

For God's sake, Maruja. It's like you didn't know me.

You say the same thing every day.

No, I can't do it anymore. You can't either, right?

It is not nagging, Luis Carlos.

Excuse me.

Your new bodyguard is outside and he wants to meet you.

A new bodyguard? Nobody told me anything.

I thought you knew, sir.

General Peraza decided to change your bodyguards

and I was the only one left.

Wait a minute. This is absurd.

Why are we the last ones to find out about the bodyguard change?

Mr. Galán. Ma'am.

Good afternoon, nice to meet you.

I'm Lieutenant Tomas Pereira, your new chief bodyguard

and I'm at your service.

I think that's really the best decision.

It's the only one.

After we received those phone calls, you must leave right now.

Fer and I discussed the subject, but we hadn't made a decision.

The threats leave no doubts.

That's why we decided to leave.

Mom, nobody knows this newspaper like you do.

I think you should run it.

Nene Nuñez can give you advice, but I think you should be in control.

We'll see about that.

What matters now is getting both of you out of here.

I called your aunts in Barcelona.

They have a small apartment, but you will fit in it.

As long as they are away, discomfort doesn't matter.

Cami, Mom, take good care of yourselves.

We don't know when the family or the newspaper could be harmed.

We're going to be okay. You two are priority, okay?

A question.

The editorial line of the newspaper

regarding drug trafficking and the Medellin Cartel

will prevail, right?

Of course it will.

It's Guillermo's legacy.

And despite the danger, it will prevail.

Mom.

- Bye. - Bye.

Bye.

Bye, sweetie.

Which one of the two queer niggers called to threaten the Canos?

Neither one, boss.

I swear to my mother we've only been doing intelligence work, boss.

I assure you we are ready to steal the candies.

What did I say? You are taking too long.

How many days have you been in Bogotá and nothing?

And this goes for you two too.

I haven't heard anything about that either.

Sir, that mission is about to be accomplished.

The problem is the man has five different routes,

but we will catch him one of these days.

Keep waiting like a couple morons and he's going to escape too.

If the Cano brothers escaped, you had to attack El Espectador.

Do I have to explain everything, idiots?

The same goes for both of you.

How long do I have to wait for you to take out the Magistrate?

Don't worry, boss.

Those jerks will have their own apocalypse this week.

It has to be done this week.

You understand?

If that jerk signs and dies, all the more reason we'll be blamed.

Sir, is there another way we could attack, or what?

Do me a favor and get this in your head.

Dynamite is the atomic bomb of the poor people.

Blow up the place, queers!

Mrs. Ana Maria,

What kind of protection are you exactly asking me for?

I understand your children are already out of the country.

Two of them, but I have five.

Yes, I know what you mean.

But the threats were against Juan Guillermo and Fernando.

Yes, but since they know they can't do anything to them,

they may be planning to do something else.

Tell me, what can I do to know if they are?

Could you give us armored cars?

No, Mrs. Ana Maria. I have no more armored cars.

What about the newspaper and its facilities?

The journalists? At least protect them.

Listen, Mrs. Ana Maria,

The Embassy of the U.S. evaluated the situation

and they stated it wasn't serious.

Listen, please.

Put yourself in my place.

The newspaper's editorial line hasn't changed.

I understand you, Mrs. Ana Maria.

But I'd like you to understand me too.

Put yourself in my place.

Believe me, I'm worried about your safety,

and of the newspaper, and of the journalists,

but honestly,

besides offering you more police protection,

and teaching you how to use a gun,

I don't know what else I could do for you.

All right, next question.

What is the Holy Trinity?

Isn't the trinity that fork the devil carries with him?

Sorry.

"Excuse me," Mariachi would say.

What's so funny?

Don't be so ignorant, Emilio.

That's called a trident. The devil's trident.

That's it, the Holy Trident.

Emilio, do me a favor.

Go to my room and get the book with the little cross on my bedside table.

There's something I want to show you.

- Fine. - Go, dear.

Do you think it's fair that Emilio had to take Communion

without knowing about religion?

What's wrong with it?

You and I took Communion and we weren't religion experts, right?

I did have a preparation. I took catechism classes.

What's the problem, Pato?

Didn't you tell me you wanted us to raise the boy as a normal kid

and that he had to take Communion like every other kid?

That's what we did.

What's wrong with that, Patico?

Honey, do you think it is normal for a boy to take Communion alone?

Did you take the First Communion alone?

What does that change? I bought my high school diploma.

Have things gone bad for us?

No, they have been good. So don't worry about that, okay?

Sir, you have a call from your wife.

Thank you.

Hello.

Hi, gorgeous.

Yes, I'm about to finish.

I said yes. I won't take long.

No, whatever you like. Everything you cook is delicious.

I'll get the wine.

Okay.

I said I won't take long.

I love you, bye.

Yellow.

Here you go, ma'am.

Confirmed, buddy. They are on their way.

All right, boy.

Whenever you are ready. The traffic light is in red.

Let's go now.

Pray Mary and beg for a miracle.

Move it, pal.

Okay. Thank you, pal.

Let's do this, son.

Ready.

Run!

Let's go!

Didn't he take the money or what?

Well, no.

I warned him, but he didn't give in.

You know how it works with me, money or bullets.

I think warning them before we kill them is a good strategy, right?

it says, "Mr. President..."

What do you think about the judges' protest

for the murder of Magistrate Garcés Bernal?

The government is committed to provide justice in this country.

We will not only provide security.

We have a draft bill that will bring radical changes in justice administration.

It is speculated that Pablo Escobar was behind the homicide.

That hasn't been proven, girl.

Colonel.

This country is sinking, Dad.

- Don't say that, Ernesto. - Why wouldn't I?

No matter how much Escobar and The Extraditables are pursued,

the same things are going to keep happening.

They do whatever they want. They have too much power, Dad.

Yes, and too much money.

Besides, they are very cruel, Son.

The fight will always be lopsided.

Look at me, Dad.

I'm very worried about you.

Listen, Son.

You only have to worry about school.

I'm going to be all right.

Look at me.

How can you be so sure, Dad?

All rise.

God Almighty, our faith confessed your Son died and resurrected.

Grant us your hospice...

Hello there. Flowers for Colonel Quintana.

Give them to me. I'll send them to him.

I have to deliver them in person.

That won't be possible.

The colonel is in Bogotá.

It doesn't matter, I can leave them in his office.

Please.

If I don't, I will be scolded.

Open the box.

Second floor through that entry.

Thank you very much.

Do you think our plan against Mr. Luis Carlos Galán

is going to solve our problem?

I think it will. That rat Santorini is right.

If we let Mr. Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento become the President of the Republic,

we are buying our ticket to the United States.

"Because we, The Extraditables,

feel assaulted..."

We are in a civilized competence for the benefit of Colombia,

for the benefit of the liberal party.

The only enemies are those who use terror and violence

to shut up the Colombian people,

to intimidate them or to murder their most important leaders.

- How's that? - Well done, sir.

But you missed one.

Yes, nine out of ten isn't that bad.

Yes, but one left alive is enough to blame the other nine.

You're right on that.

So, what did you think about what I told you?

I have a couple things to tell you.

I won't charge you 300 million.

It's going to be 500 million.

That target is very important.

What else?

Nothing.

You know I have to grease many palms,

infiltrate the country's security system,

and most importantly,

have one of the bodyguards on our team.

Do what you have to do.

Naufrago will give you half now and the rest when it's on the newspapers.

Go ahead, make it ten out of ten.

Ten out of ten.

How do you kill a blonde?

Give her a gun and say it's a hair drier.

Are you ready, sir?

How was lunch Mrs. Gloria? It looked very good.

All right, let's get in the car.

I don't like that man, Dad.

Don't say that, folk.

I'm sorry, but he's right. What a disgusting man.

He's so nosy, so annoying.

Why don't you ask them to change your bodyguards?

I already did. - Yes, but it was useless.

So?

- Mole. - What?

Measure the length of that bag.

What is that white cable?

Pass it through that hole.

There you go.

That's it.

Do you know what we have to do?

We have to fill this car with Dynamite,

because his car is a Mercedes, and it's a fine car.

The problem is that those cars are armored.

It doesn't matter how much dynamite we use.

We have to blow up the bomb right beside it.

Well, that's true.

That's it.

- How is that going? - it's going well.

I'm going to release this thing in here.

"Your death is imminent,

go away from Medellín."

Please check if these three faxes arrived.

Yes, madam.

This is very good, but let's change the headline.

- Only the headline? - Yes, please.

Hi, honey.

- Mrs. Ana Maria. - Yes?

Excuse me for asking, but I found out the newspaper

isn't sending money to Fernando and Juan Guillermo.

How are they?

I wish we could,

but the newspaper can't afford it now.

And how are they?

As well as they can be with three children each

squeezed in two rooms.

But they are fine. They are safe and that's what matters.

This bomb joke makes me more nervous each time.

- It's a way to endure anxiety. - I know.

But do you think they would really plant a bomb on us?

I don't know, but I'm sure they won't tell us when they do.

Yes, the man takes the same route every day,

very early and at the same hour.

He goes from the Army houses

to this point, the Police School.

That's why we're going to place the car bomb by this traffic light,

because he passes through here every day.

He is a dead man.

I think that's okay.

What do you think, boss?

Pablo!

You know all I want is to kill that asshole.

How you're going to do it is your problem, not mine.

Don't worry, boss. He is a dead man.

We haven't done anything to him yet--

I want to take down El Espectador. That's taking too long, Mole.

Yes, sir, you're right.

I'll get in touch with Kiko and Cain in Bogotá and I will fix that.

Be careful with the dynamite. Those guys don't know how to handle it.

Go on.

Gonzalo,

I need you to include dynamite in the budget,

because we're going to start buying it in bulk.

- Another one? - No.

I'm very worried about you.

Listen, Son.

You only have to worry about school.

I'm going to be all right.

General, my work at the police has always been above my family.

But this is the first time I has to be the other way, general.

What do you mean, Colonel?

I don't want my family to end up destroyed because of what I do.

I still don't understand. Explain it to me.

General, I don't want you to mistake my precaution with cowardliness.

But could you remove me from my Antioquia's Police post?

I can't believe what you're asking me.

The President and I think you are the right person to end with Escobar.

General, I've been working on it since I got to this city, but--

But nothing.

The only way you'll leave Medellin is by arresting Escobar.

Quintana?

I'm listening, general.

Were you threatened?

Yes, general.

But I want to make something clear.

This isn't the first time I am threatened in my job,

but something tells me I should be careful this time, general.

Then that's what you have to do.

Be careful,

because there is nothing else we can do.

Good night.

All right, kids, behave, okay?

Please stick with the bodyguards, okay?

Juan Manuel is the one that always walks away.

That's not true.

Dad, if you go on tour, will you take me with you?

No, I don't think that's a good idea.

I don't know, Son, but if there is, I'll take you.

Good morning, Mr. Galán.

Mrs. Gloria, Juan Manuel.

- Good morning. - Juan Carlos, Claudio.

Take care, Son.

Let's go.

I don't know. Do you know what I was thinking?

General, once again, thank you for coming.

Don't worry, Mr. Galán. It is my pleasure.

Mrs. Gloria, how's everything?

We are quite worried about what's happening, general.

Well, the situation is quite worrying.

We wanted to talk about the new chief bodyguard.

Sure, I'm listening.

How do I put this? I don't think he is reliable.

And we don't like the way he relates to the other guys.

I'm surprised,

because Lieutenant Pereira hasn't made any comments.

No, but we notice it.

And the kids don't get along with him.

They never had problems with anybody, but things don't work with this man.

What can I say, Mrs. Gloria?

Lieutenant Pereira is a trained person whom I've known for a long time.

He is a reliable person.

I understand, general.

Besides, you should take into account

that the Lieutenant is well trained for the mission he has.

I would put my neck on the line for him.

Okay, if you say he's a reliable person.

Absolutely, Mr. Galán. You can indeed trust him.

Thank you.

My pleasure, Mr. Galán. I'm at your service.

Mrs. Gloria. - Have a nice day, general.

Hey, Kiko. I don't understand the boss.

Are you paid to understand him or to obey him?

That's not what I meant.

Sometimes he says, "Kill this guy and don't ask any questions."

And sometimes he says, "Go slowly, just threaten him."

It's very simple, brother.

It's quite possible that the boss doesn't want to kill Mr. Galán yet.

As you would say, he is a merciful guy.

That's for sure, because otherwise, as Saint Sebastian says,

"Everything will be turned upside down."

There they are.

Listen, Cain. May God be with you.

Amen.

Page 822. We have to write a paper.

- So long. - Bye.

Good morning, kid. God bless you.

Did you know the Lord has a very important message for your life?

And for the life of a friend of yours too.

Don't do go crazy, kid. Don't move.

I need you to send a message to Mr. Galán's son, okay?

"Tell you friend's father that either he withdraws

from the presidential elections and leaves the country,

or he will die."

This is worrying.

There are many people that don't want you to become president,

and I'm not just talking about the mafia.

Did you already tell Luis Carlos what you and General Peraza talked about?

Not really.

He insisted that the attack was selective.

It wasn't only about getting me out of the way because of the extradition.

As if it was a personal problem.

That's what Peraza said.

It seems like the family won't go out today,

but I need you to stay here anyway.

Your relief will be here at 7:00 a.m.

Good night, Mr. Tomas. Good luck.

I spoke with the President.

He offered me an embassy in Indonesia.

And?

Are you leaving? - Of course.

You have to go. What the general said is terrible.

What bugs me is leaving you alone with the campaign issue.

Who is going to handle Bogotá? - Don't worry about that.

What matters now is your safety.

Luis Carlos, aren't you going to do anything about that scary message?

You said it, I don't only have drug trafficking enemies,

but political enemies too.

People that would be very happy if I abandoned the presidential campaign,

but I can't do that.

Not when there are so many people that have faith in me.

I can't.

The attack against Colonel Osvaldo Quintana

will take place before El Espectador newspaper's attack,

because their directors ran away, so I had to change my plans.

It better be soon, because that operation against Magistrate Garcés was a fiasco.

The worst of it was that the gentleman signed an indictment against us

before he died.

Let them accuse us, we can defend ourselves, too.

Let another judge take the case and see how things go for him.

And Galán's job is already set.

Talking about Galán,

I'm waiting for his answer to see if we should take him out or not.

What do you mean?

I already invested a lot of money on that issue.

There's no way to call it off.

Don't worry, your money was very well invested.

Just give us time to receive Mr. Galán's message,

and depending on what he says, we'll do it or not.

The only way to call it off would be that Mr. Galán

withdrew from the presidential campaign.

That's what I'm saying, Mariachi. All we have to do is wait.

Let's wait.

You'll drive me crazy, man.

We've had to fight

against the biggest problem of the Colombian society.

It appeared in our country,

like it did in sixty other countries.

The dark criminal power of drug trafficking.

And since 1982,

a year before Rodrigo Lara took office as Minister of Justice,

the New Liberalism has been the only political force in Colombia

that faced that terrible adversary of the society,

and of the institutional organization.

Juan, at this pace we won't sleep even four hours.

What are we going to go to bed for?

To keep thinking?

The more I think about it, the more absurd it seems.

We are here hiding, and our mother,

the family and the country are facing Pablo Escobar.

We worry about our family because they are the closest ones,

but that psycho has everyone on the lookout.

Do you think Galán is too?

I knock on wood.

Escobar won't like Galán to become the President of the Republic.

And Galán is going to be the President of the Republic.

Fer, do you think we should go back?

That doesn't let me sleep.

The uncertainty of not knowing what to do.

It's harder for Escobar to harm us in Barcelona, but--

But he can harm someone else.

I wouldn't forgive myself for that.

If he hurt Mom, Tita, Keke, Camilo.

Niki, Nene, the journalists.

The newspaper.

Hey, Fer. Should we go back?

Dad, I know this isn't the news you'd like to hear.

But I need to be very honest with you.

I think that being an officer isn't my thing, Father.

Why are you telling me that, Son?

Did you have problems at school?

No, Father. Nothing bad happened at school.

It's something we already discussed.

I think this country is getting worse every day,

and I don't think the Police is the best place where to help, Dad.

Son, you're saying that because you're just starting your career.

The road may look steep now,

but you'll get satisfactions later on.

Later when, Father?

When I am colonel?

Dad, I've seen the life you've lived,

one mission after the other, always living with the uncertainty

of not knowing what Escobar might do to you.

Son, this is just a stage of my life.

I'll have a different charge soon.

In another mission, probably more dangerous than this one, Dad.

What's the use of this big effort?

Risking your life to save other people's lives?

You know what, Son? We'll talk later.

But I'll ask you a favor,

don't make any decisions, at least for now.

Just wait for things to evolve, and you and I will talk calmly.

I don't know, Dad.

I've thought a lot about this, and I don't want to live like you, Dad.

Cadet,

classes start at 6:00 a.m. I don't want to see you yawn.

Of course.

- Father, I love you very much. - I love you too, Son.

I love you very much.

God bless you.

So long.

- Hurry up. - Excuse me, I'm leaving.

All right, brother. I left our car nearby.

That caravan will pass in two minutes.

- Are you sure? - Yes, in two minutes.

Here we go, Chili.

Do it.

Oh my God. What was that?

- Oh, dude. - Immediate response, dude.

Dude, that was Quintana.

- Quintana? - That was Quintana, brother.

What do you mean? Who did we kill then?

I don't know, dude.

What happened, Chili?

Oh my God, man. How am I going to explain this?

Why did this happen to me, man?

News flash.

A car bomb exploded in Medellin and killed Antioquia's Governor

Antonio Roldán Betancourt.

The authors of the attack have not been identified yet.

I honestly can't understand the damn mess you made.

This is incredible.

Boss, the governor passed in a white Mercedes,

just like the colonel's one, and exactly at the same hour.

The police security was exactly the same, sir.

Justify yourselves.

Justify the unjustifiable.

Instead of having the balls to come here and say,

"Yes, we messed up. It was our mistake."

I hear nothing but damn excuses.

Yes, boss, we screwed up and we apologize.

- I'm very sorry, sir. - You are sorry?

Go and say that to the widow.

Go and tell her,

"Ma'am, I apologize for the bomb we put in this gentleman's car.

We didn't mean to blow up your husband."

And the same crap goes for Bogotá.

Nothing happened in there either.

No, boss. Mole is on his way to Bogotá.

He, Kiko and Cain will take care of the job soon.

Soon my socks.

Excuse me.

Soon when?

When El Espectador celebrates its 100 years again?

Is it going to blow up by then?

No, boss. I'll call Mole right now--

Listen to me, Chili.

Your only mission in life is killing that colonel.

So, if you can do it, tell me.

If you can't, I will replace you and find a new military chief.

That's it, you can go and rest.

Give me a fucking break.

Damn it.

This series is freely adapted from La Parábola de Pablo by Alonso Salazar.

Based on news articles and real events, the historical facts are surrounded

by fictional characters and dialogues that recreate undocumented situations.