A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Mommy!
Mejía for president, gentlemen!
I'm worried that Helena had that spike in her blood sugar for no apparent reason.
You know that these things sometimes happen because of external pressures.
What do you mean? Emotional stress?
No, I don't think so.
She took it well when I told her you were only staying for a while
and that she'd have two homes.
I don't think that's the cause.
I don't know what it could be then.
Like I told you, the blood sugar tests were fine.
That's odd, huh?
We have to wait for the other test results.
I'm sure that will give us a clearer answer.
What if you stay for a while?
But you said we wouldn't...
No, I know, I know, I know what I said.
I had thought about hiring a nurse,
but I don't want her to stay with a stranger.
Plus, the campaign takes up a lot of my time.
If you agree, it'd only be until the elections.
What do you think?
I'd do anything for Heli.
Great. Thank you.
Do you remember Fabiola Contreras?
Yes, you asked me about her a while ago.
Mejía put a contract out on her life today.
What?
Toto's people managed to get her out of the house before they hurt her.
I thought she had the evidence to put Mejía away, but the truth is...
he beat me to it.
And I failed.
But you helped her.
And that somehow makes up for it.
I helped Mejía's ally, who also knew perfectly well
that he raped my mom.
Did you notice how funny life is?
You helped her.
God has a funny way of evening the score.
Well yes, I don't know if it is divine justice or what,
but in any case, Fabiola had to witness her mom's murder today.
It's very tough.
Analía, this is getting too dangerous.
What if Mejía finds out who you are?
He won't.
This has upset Mejía terribly. He has no idea where Fabiola is.
You know? He doesn't even know who rescued her.
Mejía knows that as long as she's alive, there's a threat hovering over him.
And that's what I want.
I want him to feel trapped.
I want him to feel that he's losing control.
I want him to be afraid.
Very afraid.
I'm not here to blackmail you at all.
I'm here to offer my services.
And warn you.
Warn me about what?
That I ran into Ana Lucía in the hallways of the courthouse.
Alive and kicking. She's a busybody, sir.
If you only knew the terrible things she's saying about you.
She's saying you're the one who ran over her mom. Go figure.
What do you think?
How are you, sir?
Long time no see.
Did you miss me?
I wanted to thank you for helping my mom
all these years.
She never wanted for anything while...
May God bless her.
That's called loyalty between friends.
Reciprocal loyalty, sir.
Like the years I served time on your behalf.
If anything happens to me or my mom,
you'll go down.
Everyone will find out who you are.
And who am I, according to you?
A thief and a murderer.
Right on time, like you asked me to be.
I'll talk to Mejía about your contract, OK?
If you want to head over to the terrace, you'll see Sofía there.
So you can discuss the video about domestic abuse.
Everything will be OK.
Yes, I'm fine.
Sure, that's what I'm saying.
-Go ahead. -Sure. Great.
-Great. -I'll let you know.
Hello.
Analía!
I haven't seen you in a while.
How did you know it was me if you didn't even look?
Your perfume.
And because you're the only one who comes into my office without knocking.
I'm sorry, I didn't think about it.
You've been gone for a long time.
Come in. Have a seat.
I've been working with my team and dealing with the press.
Well, you don't have to explain anything.
I know that if you are not here, you're working hard out there,
working for me.
You are just like me.
We don't quit until we get what we want.
That's why we need to push ourselves
harder to get you that presidential seat. It's crunch time.
No, we're doing well, darling. We're doing well.
Dorita is just finishing up her interview for the campaign against abuse.
We'll run it on social media to have a digital presence on all news outlets.
Excellent.
I've been talking to her, you know?
She told me she's unemployed.
I think hiring her full time would be a great way
to thank her.
Doing what?
Assisting you.
I don't know, bringing your meals, your beverages.
Assisting you in your meetings.
But we already have Rosita for that.
Right, but she would be there for you exclusively.
It occurred to me that...
it'd be a good idea to disseminate that information among all voters
and the media.
The fact that you have hired
an underprivileged woman, who is also the face of your campaign against abuse,
that you are paying her well and that she's working full time
as part of our staff.
This is also considered diversity.
Well, neither Santiago nor my kids would've ever thought of that.
Good thing I have you.
Should we hire her?
We should. Right away. Go ahead.
-Great. -I like it.
Sweetie, you can stay home if you don't want to go to school, OK?
No, Mommy, don't worry.
I feel great, but please, don't worry about me so much.
Oh, excuse me, miss. Excuse me, Your Majesty, that's fine.
Honey,
your mom will stay for a bit longer
here at the house.
OK? Until after the elections.
-Because of what happened to me? -Yes.
We don't want you to be alone when you get home from school.
And we don't want you to be with a stranger either.
OK, baby?
-Huh? -Are you happy about the news?
Of course I am, and I'm glad we can get along.
And that we can have a good time, like before.
And we're very happy that you're happy, baby.
Hurry, eat your breakfast. I'll walk you out today.
That's a wrap. We're done shooting.
Many thanks, really, for everything.
No, thank you for giving
people the opportunity to share their experiences.
Yes, sure. So we'll call you if anything comes up, OK?
-Thank you. -Grab anything you want from there.
-Anything? -Yes.
-Thank you. -OK.
Hello.
Why do you sneak up on me like that?
I'm sorry.
So, what about tonight? Are we going out for dinner?
Yes.
Yes, what? Yes, it's cool, or yes, you're standing me up? Say something.
Yes, I'm coming.
-Oh, good. -I'm a man of my word.
Few words.
What's up?
Froggy, look what I got for us.
-Good. -How did it go?
Not here. Come with me.
But, what happened? Tell me.
What face did he make? What did he say? Tell me everything.
You'll start working here. It's done.
Really?
-Oh, Froggy! -You can't call me that anymore.
No. No.
You know I have a big mouth, but I won't.
No more "Froggy."
OK. Let's see...
You'll be working very close to Mejía.
OK? So...
Well, it'd be good if...
if you could be a bit more discreet, quiet.
Prudent.
Great. Everything I'm not.
Oh, don't stress out, everything will be fine.
-I'll keep a close eye on you. -What are we doing next?
I'll look after you.
Now, don't forget that loose lips sink ships.
Chill, Froggy, I... Analía.
Analía, Analía. Analía, OK! Mmm.
Just chill.
Cheers.
A friend did me a favor.
They look so much like them.
Where did he get them from?
But what's even worse,
where is this snake hiding?
Come with me, and play along with everything I say.
We need to catch these rats.
Yes, sir.
Magda, thank you for accepting our invitation.
-Welcome. -No, Ramiro. Thank you.
I'm always open to interesting proposals
and I think I know what this is about.
Candidate, it's so good to have you here.
-How are you, Mark? -Magda, how are you?
-How are you? -Hello, Pablo.
Shall we, please?
Well, Magda, I know you have...
a very busy schedule.
So let me get straight to the point.
Directly.
Fine.
If there is a runoff election,
would you be willing...
to join us to win the presidency?
I suggest the same to you.
I admit I'm weaker when it comes to planning
and that Pablo has done a great job and has great ideas in that regard.
So, candidate, let's speak openly.
That's what I always do, Mark.
Well, folks, here's the thing.
Rumor has it that Osman Díaz
wants to partner up with Guillermo and have his voters support him.
And I can confirm that information. People close to me have told me so.
So that clinches it. We can't just sit back and do nothing.
Now is the time to make alliances.
And our proposal, Magda, if you'll excuse me,
is based on our mutual political ideologies.
Check this out.
True, I can't deny we agree on many points
of our government plans.
So let's partner up.
And we might be able to prevent someone as perverse as Mejía
from taking office. Actually, let's do it now,
so we won't need a runoff election. What do you think?
I like people who are confident.
It's one thing to be confident and another to be overconfident.
Let's see. Our party is stronger than yours
in terms of voting intention. Right?
You know that, but I think an alliance with you would mean we'd win.
Actually, I'm not just hoping for that.
I'm sure we would.
I don't know. Polls, surveys...
Voters are unpredictable and picky.
Yes, but our info indicates that if we don't make an alliance,
like the one Mejía and Díaz have formed,
we'll be at a disadvantage.
Our coalition could mobilize
approximately 4.3 million voters.
If their alliance takes 40% of the votes, we're in trouble, candidate.
Trust me.
Well, my numbers show something different.
And, in any case, I don't think
Guillermo Mejía will win the presidency in the first round.
Study our proposal with your team, Magda.
Take your time.
Fine, we'll consider it, and take more time to evaluate it.
-Excellent. -Let's do it.
-Let's go to lunch. -I agree.
I'd love to, but I can't. I have another appointment, gentlemen.
-So if you'll excuse me. -Oh, OK.
-We'll talk later. I'll call you. -OK, thank you.
-Thank you, Pablo. -Thank you.
-Candidate, my pleasure. -Mark.
-I'll see you out. -Thank you, Ramiro.
-Thank you for coming, Magda. -Thank you for having me.
-Have a good day. -You too. Talk to you later.
Thank you, everyone, for being here.
We want to give you some information.
As of today, Ms. Fabiola Contreras
is no longer part of this campaign.
Because she stole money from us.
What?
What will happen to her?
Well, for now, she's missing.
And these two gentlemen you see here are her accomplices.
We need to file a report on Ms. Contreras as soon as possible.
I completely agree. This should be handled by the authorities.
I did it already.
What I need you to do is think about whether you've seen these gentlemen
here at the office
or Ms. Contreras doing anything suspicious.
Please, Yan Carlos, make sure everyone sees these.
Any information you have, bring it to me directly.
My door is always open.
Thank you. You can go back to what you were doing.
Analía and Santiago, please stay.
The rest of you can go back to work.
Unbelievable.
What Fabiola did is unbelievable.
Why unbelievable? Did you know her well?
No.
But she worked with Memo for many years.
She clearly lost her way.
The truth is this woman can't just steal and get away with it.
I think we could ask around...
ask people of the same sort.
Like the same nature, so they can give us some information. For example...
what was his name? Toto?
Who? The one who came here to record the tracks about community leaders?
Yes, Memo. The thug I had an issue with. You brought him here, didn't you?
The man from La Herradura, yes.
All those crooks know each other and I'm sure...
Toto may have some information that we can use to track
-Fabiola's people. -Oh, Santiago.
Oh, Santiago, come on. Not all criminals know each other.
That's like saying that the entire Colombian population knows one another.
No, I agree, but Toto is an ex-con.
OK.
And if he doesn't know, I'm sure he knows people
-who know Fabiola's gang. -Have him come over.
I didn't feel Magda was very interested.
Not in us, but she was interested in Pablo.
We need to use that so she'll support us
and we'll prevent the runoff election, which is our goal, right?
Relax, Ramiro. I'll make sure that meeting happens soon.
Be careful what information you share when you are in bed together.
Careful.
You think that's a nice thing to say, Mark?
These are ideas, strategies.
Just so you know, I don't intend to use people like you do.
Like what happened with Rosario.
Why do you act like you're Mother Teresa?
Come on, we're men.
And as for Rosario, she knew exactly what was going on.
OK? And we broke up because she wanted to.
So, stop behaving like you're a man from another era.
Take one for the team. We're talking about Ramiro's campaign.
You know how much Magda would help. You do know, don't you?
-So? -Enough.
-No, I... -Enough, Mark.
Pablo, call Magda and ask her to lunch to persuade her
using your own strategies.
My God.
It's not personal. It is what it is.
Hello?
How are you coping with the loss of your dad?
Horribly. Horribly, horribly.
Fortunately, I've been very busy here,
with the campaign, and I haven't had time to think...
think about him...
And you? How are you?
I imagine you are very busy with the campaign too, right?
And do you...
Do you miss me?
So much.
I know we said we wouldn't see each other, I know it's stupid to say this, but...
I haven't stopped thinking about you, what we did,
what I would like us to do. I know it's silly, never mind what I say.
Yes, this is hard.
I need to tell you something.
OK.
Let's meet at the cabin. Can you go now?
No, no, no. Not now. I have to sort something out.
But I do want to see you.
I'm dying to see you too.
Let's see. Can you make it in a couple of hours?
OK.
I'll meet you there then.
Kisses.
How did it go with Sofía?
When she was kidnapped I pretty much studied all her social networks.
I don't know how to get to her.
My God, she's a woman. I'm sure there's something she likes.
Join the same groups.
Sure, female empowerment. I can't.
I mean, the one thing you two have in common is all the digital media stuff.
-She's online all the time. -Yes, working for her dad.
That's it. I got it.
What you have to do is offer her your services
in some digital media aspect of the campaign
where they aren't as strong.
Well, I'm sure the interface is really slow
and I could create some proxies that slow it down a bit more...
Yes, right, whatever. You're the one who knows.
But if she's interested, get ready,
because you'll have to meet her face to face.
Don't get nervous.
Meeting with her doesn't make me nervous,
but I can't show up at headquarters because that fucking Engineer
has tried to kill me twice. It's as simple as that.
MY NAME IS MANUEL CORTÉS
AND I WANT TO OFFER THE SERVICES OF OUR DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANY.
HELLO. HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME?
EVERYONE IN THE BUSINESS KNOWS YOU'RE MEJÍA'S CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.
I'D LIKE TO MEET. OUR PACKAGE OFFERS SERVICES AND ENHANCEMENTS
AND 30% OFF THE MAINTENANCE FEE.
COULD YOU COME TO OUR HQ TODAY?
COULD WE MEET CLOSE TO 93RD STREET?
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT NEARBY AND I WON'T MAKE IT.
GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER. I'LL CALL YOU.
IT WILL BE EASIER.
Hello?
Hello, how are you? This is Manuel. Pleased to meet you.
It's nice to meet you.
How are you?
Look, I don't think I can meet unless it's at headquarters
because I have a ton of meetings today.
What we can do is meet halfway
wherever you want, you tell me,
and we can meet up and it'd be closer to the headquarters and to my meetings.
I'd like to do it soon because I have to travel and things might be delayed.
I know a place that can work.
So if you like, we could meet around 5:30?
I'll text you the address.
Perfect.
Bring your laptop so I can give you all the information and you can check it out.
Sure, of course.
See you.
How is Fabiola?
She won't stop crying about her mother,
but she knows that if she leaves the warehouse, they'll get her.
Still, my people are watching her while I'm gone.
That's why I called you. It's about your people.
The Engineer has composite sketches of them.
What?
It was Santiago's idea to call you.
Toto, are you sure he doesn't know you're following him?
Yes. Completely sure.
Don't worry. I'll handle it.
How about we use this opportunity to mess with Santiago's head?
We make him believe that you work for Mejía
and that you were involved in the theft of the CD.
Cheers.
-Hello. -Hello.
-How are you? -How are you?
Good. Nice to meet you. I'm Manuel Cortés, the owner of Pez Vela Solutions.
-Sofía Mejía. It's a pleasure. -Have a seat. My pleasure.
Good.
Hey, did you stalk me or what?
No, why would I? No.
You recognized me.
Oh, well, your face is on the website of the campaign.
-Oh. OK. -Do you want anything to drink?
Yes, an herbal tea would be good.
-Good afternoon. -Hello.
-Would you like anything to drink? -An herbal tea, please.
-Herbal tea, perfect. -Thank you.
Well, let's get down to business, Mr. Cortés. I'm listening.
Well, I want to offer you unbeatable prices.
So in your in-box, you'll already find a different package
and price options.
How efficient.
How come the prices are so low?
Because competition is tough.
And because, well, I'm not going to lie, working for the future president
would give me a very high profile.
Could you excuse me for a second?
I have to take this call. I'll be right back.
-Of course. -I won't be long.
Hello. What's the word?
Toto will be here this afternoon.
Yes, I hope he can help us.
We need to find Fabiola and her people.
What's the matter?
How did you meet Fabiola?
Why do you ask?
Because I think it's odd that a person as cautious as you are
would be fooled by a person like her.
-Analía, my mistake was trusting people. -Trusting people?
Fabiola is a girl from a low-income family who I helped with her studies,
because her dad and my dad were friends.
And look at how she pays me back, by stealing from me.
You definitely never really know people.
Very true, very true.
Now, I do think that in life you get what you deserve.
I wish life was...
that fair, darling.
I wish.
Ready, I'm sorry.
OK. Let's discuss the services. Look.
-I need... -Your herbal tea, Miss.
-Thanks so much. -Thank you.
Well, I need to increase the memory capacity,
upload short videos every day
and a community manager for each of the digital accounts.
That's no problem. I have a great team of designers
and copywriters who can provide us with that content.
Well, that all sounds great, but I need to see it, right?
Of course, that's why we're here.
I've sent you some of our samples.
So you can check them out.
Take a good look at them, man.
OK, well, yes.
No.
No, and I do have a great memory, but these faces don't ring a bell.
And I do know a lot of criminals, you know?
Lots of thugs here and there, but...
but well, I don't know all the criminals in Bogotá.
Since you were able to help when Miss Sofía was kidnapped,
I'm sure you have many close friends in the criminal world.
Let's do this.
Take these with you.
Please help me spread the word and see if it gets us anywhere.
Of course, sir, you know I fully support you.
Thank you, Toto. It was nice of you to come.
No, no. My pleasure.
-Thank you. -See ya.
Excuse me.
See you later, Toto. Take care.
-Do you need me for anything else? -No. See you tomorrow.
Thank you.
That man's lying, sir.
Mark my words.
So how did it go? Did you stutter or not?
No, it went great.
You know what? I thought Sofía was a ditz, but, but...
she's not, she's cool.
She's very cool.
Plus I have her IP address.
-And what that's for? -What do you mean, what is it for?
We can now access the camera and microphone on her computer,
so we can know what she's doing in real time.
We'll be able to hear what she talks about with her brother
and what she finds out about Darelis's death.
-Cool. -Very cool. Come on, very cool.
Careful, careful with my window.
Don't worry.
The shop is very nice.
Isn't it? Make yourself at home.
Thank you.
This is what I have left from my marriage with Toto.
You two were married?
Well, not married, married. We lived together for a while.
-Do you have children? -Yes, Yefer.
I'll show you his picture. He's nine.
He's such a cute boy.
He looks like me. Thank God. Am I right?
Yes.
-Go ahead. -Thank you.
Cheers.
How long were you married?
Not long.
Not long at all. We broke up right after Yefer was born.
But we're still very good friends
because we grew up together.
-We're partners and we get along great. -Partners here?
Business partners...Yes. Yes, here at the store.
-What? Cheers. -Cheers.
You got talkative all of a sudden, huh? So many questions. Go ahead.
OK, let's eat then.
Do you want some spread?
Look good?
-Great. -Dig in.
Mmm. A potato.
Mmm.
How was it?
-Fine. -OK.
-I missed you so much. -And I missed you.
Come on, it's cold, isn't it?
Yes. A little bit.
How are you?
-Fine. Fine. -How was your day?
-Do you want another one? -No.
Come on.
No, this is enough. It's...
They spoil me and they send me the biggest ones.
-I can tell. It tastes great. Yes. -Yes?
-So come on, have another one. -No, no, I've had enough.
Don't be shy around me.
I told you it was my treat.
What's up?
What a miracle it is to see you.
Nice to see you.
What are you up to? I haven't seen you in a while.
What are you doing?
Everything's fine.
Can I talk to you?
Yes, of course. Yes, come on.
-Enjoy. -Go ahead.
-What's going on here? -What do you mean?
What do you mean, what do I mean?
What? Are you nuts? It's not like we're dating or anything.
No, what? Nice to see you too, dude.
So now what?
Do you want another drink?
-Should I get you one? -Yes.
-Yes? -Thank you.
Done.
Hurry, come here, come here.
-What's up? -The Engineer is here.
-What? Does he know I'm here? -Hurry, move, move!
Stay here.
Or that son of a bitch will kill you, OK?
Life hasn't been easy for us.
But you can't complain about everything that happens.
We have to smile. Otherwise, what's left?
Where are you going? Say goodbye at least.
Bathroom.
May I?
Yes.
Sure, I'm just a little embarrassed because it might be dirty.
No, don't worry. Thank you.
Right there, there. Very close.
Hi there. What are you looking for?
The bathroom. I got lost.
Sure you got lost. Like in an elevator, huh?
Right there.
Oh.
Thank you.
I assume this is all legal, right?
Well, as legal as the things you do.
This is all very nice.
At your service. Let me know if you need anything.
I might. I might need something from here.
What happened? Did you fall in?
No, I got sidetracked looking at all the stuff Toto has down there.
Impressive.
Listen, Dorita.
Since you're done with the video about abuse,
do you think you'll go back to the headquarters?
Oh, no, I forgot to tell you.
We're going to work together. Coworkers.
How's that?
I'm going to be Mejía's new personal assistant.
Doing what?
Well, looking after his stuff, whatever he needs,
anything he wants.
No, I mean, not anything he wants, no.
Just making sure he has whatever he needs.
Analía got me the job.
She really trusts me. We've been friends for a long time.
I thought you'd met here at La Herradura when she came
looking for Ms. Liliana Camargo to be Mejía's vice presidential candidate.
Right.
Not a long time. Well, not so long, but yeah. So? Do you want another one?
-Sure. -Yeah.
OK, yes? Sure.
-We need to talk. -Yes.
Hold on. Just a few more kisses, OK?
A few seconds with you...
takes away the sadness of the last couple of days.
I feel the same way.
Yes.
But let's just not talk about it.
Analía, Mejía's strategist?
Yes, exactly.
Look, Ramiro, I did something that you might not like.
But I did it.
I followed him.
Analía and Pablo are seeing each other. Just so you know.
Did you follow him for the sake of the campaign
or because you're jealous?
This has nothing to do with my feelings.
It doesn't look like it. You told me you had a relationship with her long ago.
That has nothing to do with it. Listen to me, Ramiro.
Analía is a very smart woman
and she might be using Pablo to get information.
A strategy she learned from you,
because you did the same thing with Mejía's wife.
Exactly, and I'm telling you this because I know her well.
And if she's using Pablo, we can't trust him.
We need to find a replacement. Trust me.
I'll talk to Pablo before making such a big change in the campaign,
so he can explain all of this to me.
Do it.
So? You said you had something to tell me.
I'm all ears.
What's wrong?
Hey.
Hey, what's wrong?
I am Mejía's daughter.
He raped my mom and she got pregnant with me.
Where did you get that from?
Andrea showed me the paternity suit my mom had filed in court.
She just wanted...
Nothing, for him to give me his last name and to take responsibility
before the law.
That can't be true.
Pablo, don't!
What part of "you can't come in" did you not understand?
-Memo, don't talk to her like that. -No, no, Pablo, relax.
You relax.
Huh? Say something.
Huh? How many times have they told you that you can't come here?
But the girl thinks she's so rebellious
that she can do whatever she wants, isn't that right?
-I'm sorry, it's just... -No, don't give me that.
The hell you're sorry. You know what you are?
A reckless wild animal that goes around
destroying everything you see. No, no, no!
-She didn't do anything. -That's not the problem, Pablo.
The problem is that today it's the vase.
Last week she almost damaged my car with her bicycle.
What will it be tomorrow, missy? Tell me.
Say something.
Sir, honestly, I didn't mean to do it.
Listen to me. I don't care whether you meant to do it or not,
but this is the last time you'll come here, because next time,
-I myself will see to it that... -You'll do what?
Let go of my child, please. Let go of her!
That guy knew you were his daughter?
Sure, that's why he killed your mom, so she wouldn't talk.
The paternity suit was filed three days before my mother's death.
Hold on.
That man...
That man is unforgivable.
He knew he was your father and he still tried to kill you.
Do you know what could happen if he finds out you're Ana Lucía?
-He'll find out when I want him to. -You don't know that!
He could find out the same way you did.
Let's use that lawsuit.
And we'll cause a scandal that will ruin his life.
Oh, Pablo, I only told you so you'd know
and you could understand me.
You know perfectly well that what I need
is for that man to die in prison, and a lawsuit isn't enough.
We can't just say nothing. That man's a rapist, a murderer.
What would we get with a lawsuit? What would happen?
Nothing. He won't pay for what he did.
So let's do things my way, as I have been.
-You can't screw up my plans. -Do you realize what you're saying?
You're destroying your life in order to destroy his.
Is that what you want?
Subtitle translation by: Soledad Insiburo stroy his.