1 HOUR AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
We're seeing what was, until an hour ago...
Exactly. That's how I'm going to start.
We're seeing what was, until--
Okay, you're acting. I don't believe it.
Is that why you wanted me to stay?
This report will go round the whole world, Chuy.
Do you realize what we're about to achieve?
No, I'm going. I'll leave you the camera and the van.
It doesn't matter now. I have to go.
Wait. Relax.
We'll do one more and then you can go, as we agreed.
I'll take care of finding an outlet later.
They'll buy it from us. It's going to be a success. Trust me.
Listen to yourself, damn it.
Your thirst for fame goes beyond the need to help.
-Beyond doing what's right. -This is the right thing to do.
No. Look, keep your footage that will go around the world.
What you need doesn't align with what I need. I'm leaving.
How unprofessional, Chuy.
Sorry, but my family does love me.
I'll leave the vest in the van.
1 YEAR EARLIER
I'm not marrying Alejandro, Dad.
Girls, can you leave us alone for a moment, please?
Then who?
Nobody.
I want something different.
I don't even want to live in Guadalajara.
I'm going to Mexico City.
Do you know what this wedding cost me? I had to sell--
I know I'm a lousy investment.
No, don't take things out of context.
No one forced you to marry Alejandro.
-We can still fix this. -I don't want you to fix anything.
I don't want you to do anything for me. Nothing.
You've had your little theatrics, Camila.
Let them do your hair and I'll talk to Alejandro and his family.
I'll explain the delay and see what I can come up with.
EVERY MINUTE COUNTS
Chave, it's dangerous. We can't do it alone.
Chave, we have to wait for help.
She needs to do it.
Let her.
"Let her"?
Help her.
We're the only hope for everyone down there.
I think it's best to wait for the authorities.
For the authorities?
We know nothing about them. It might take hours!
The only thing we know is that under this debris
are our patients, our colleagues, our friends, our family.
Are we going to just stand there, doing nothing?
We come to this hospital every day to help people.
And today we're going to rescue our brothers and sisters!
There's no time to lose! Come on!
Come on guys! Everyone help!
Can anyone hear me?
We need help, please.
My coworkers are trapped. The building is falling down, please.
Yes, let's go.
STREETS OF THE HISTORIC CENTER CAMILA
They're locked inside.
We're coming.
-Let's go. -Look, that's them.
-Why are they there? -They're locked in.
-Unbelievable. -Help us, please!
-We'll die in here! -We're coming!
Bastards.
We're coming for you. Hold on.
-Please. -We're injured, please.
Why are you bringing out the fabrics?
We have to help the women who are trapped.
-Mind your own business. -Don't go. This is your responsibility.
Please don't leave them alone!
Don't go!
Help!
-Here. -How many are you?
-About 12. -There are several more upstairs.
They're mothers.
Help us.
-We need help. -You okay?
-Help us, please. -We need help.
Hey! We have to get them out.
You, come here. Help me.
Let's get them out. We have to get them out. Let's go.
They're trapped. Help us, please!
-Watch out! The roof is falling. -Watch it!
-It's dangerous. -Careful.
I switched my shift with my friend.
How could you know? It's not your fault.
Well, no, but I have to let José know.
José? Who is José?
My friend. The one from the cafeteria.
Chave.
We need to get debris down from up there and we need a human chain.
Can you organize it, please?
Where are you going?
I'm going to look for José.
I have to tell him about Hildita. She's trapped inside.
Have you seen him?
Come.
Sit down.
José...
I saw it. I saw it all.
He's dead.
We can't lose focus.
We have to keep going and think about those who are alive in there.
Chave.
We have to keep going.
Yes, doctor.
Stay calm. We'll get you out.
They're locked in.
What do you mean locked in?
They're locked... What's it called? A padlock.
Don't worry, we'll get you out.
-We need tools. -We need a jack.
-But we don't have a car. -Find one.
Okay.
He's good at stealing cars. He'll find one.
They'll be right back with a tool to open the gate.
We're going to get you all out of here. Stay calm.
Please hurry. It's all going to come down on us.
Greedy humans.
A lot of our colleagues are dead.
They always treat us like slaves. They keep us locked up here.
Do you want to make a statement?
I think it's important for people to know.
Yes. Can I say my name?
Put your dress on and stop throwing a tantrum.
Why now, Camila? What are we going to tell the guests?
We're not going to tell them anything.
She's going put on that dress and get married.
You're throwing your life away.
With the money Alejandro has.
Throwing my life away would be to end up like you.
What are you talking about?
I want to fight for what I want.
I don't want to settle for being a dairy cow
and just live off my husband's money.
Don't talk to your sister like that.
She doesn't have her head in the clouds. And she isn't tainting this family's name.
It doesn't matter how much you lecture me, I won't change my mind.
I'm not getting married. I have other plans.
And what are those plans?
I'm going to do television.
-You want to be an actress? -No.
I want to be a journalist.
My name is Leticia Vázquez Ureña.
I've been working in this workshop for 15 years,
and it all came crashing down on us.
Luckily, we weren't crushed
but many of my colleagues were.
They're up there, on the other floors.
Talk about the bosses.
The bosses.
-Well-- -They're two brothers.
They came just after the tremor.
They sent their men for the machinery but they didn't bother to let us out.
You saw them, the ones down there, miss.
They always lock us in so that we don't leave early.
Locked up like animals, in cages.
-He's here. -Well done, Comosama.
I knew you'd come through.
Let's see.
-You didn't see the car, man. -Hurry.
Come on.
Here we go.
There it goes. Well done.
More.
AREA NEAR TLATELOLCO GABRIELA
Are you okay?
-What happened? -You fainted, ma'am.
-Are you okay? -Yes.
I have to go. My children.
-Careful. Are you okay? -Yes.
Careful.
-Wait, are you okay? -Yes, I'm fine.
-All right? -I'm fine.
Work. Please.
Please, God, let my children be okay.
Please, God, I beg you. Please protect them.
Where are my children?
NUEVO LEON BUILDING. TLATELOLCO BETO
Dad?
Lucía?
Somebody answer.
Hello? Can you hear me?
Who's there?
Me, Javi.
Hi, Javi. I'm Beto.
Hi.
How old are you?
Eight.
Okay, I'm coming to where you are.
Are you alone?
I'm with my mom in the bathroom, but...
She's not moving.
And your dad?
He's in Texas.
He lives there.
Don't worry. I'm here.
Can you see me?
Yes.
Talk to me. Do you like soccer?
Yes.
I'm a Chivas fan. How about you?
I'm a Chivas fan too.
But my dad supports the Pumas because Hugo Sánchez played there.
And your parents?
Where are they?
I don't know where my dad is.
My mom went to work.
Didn't your dad go to work?
No, he doesn't have a job. He was fired.
Why did they fire him?
I don't know.
My mom says it's because he didn't keep his mouth shut.
Don't worry. Everything is going to be fine.
-Can you reach me? -Yes.
Yes. Here.
It's okay.
-Everything will be okay. -Watch your head.
-Don't get hurt. -Okay.
-How many left? -There are more trapped up there.
We'll get them out.
Go on, man. Get in.
Dude, this is going to collapse. What's it called? The building.
Let's see what we find. You look over there. Go on.
And Rosa?
Where's Rosa?
Blanca? Where's Blanca?
-Erika? -Who's missing?
-Alicia is missing. -Who's Alicia?
The woman on the stairs.
-I know who. I'll go get her. -Be careful, miss.
It's here. It's here!
Okay. Come, help me. Help me. Let's get this up, okay?
Okay, I'll help you.
-Let's pull. -Let's go.
One, two, three.
-Are you okay? -Yes.
-Are you sure? -Help us. You two, come here, please.
Come on.
-We'll lift it up. Ready? -Okay, Here goes.
One, two, three.
Protect yourselves.
-Okay, I can fit in here. -What? No.
No, doctor, it's not a good idea.
All right, but at least anchor yourself.
Doctor.
Help!
Toña? Where are you?
Where are you?
Here.
Who has the babies?
I have one.
He's alive. He's okay.
I'm coming.
Where are you?
Here.
Toña?
-Hilda? -Yes.
Toña?
-I'm here. -Who is it? Toña?
-Boss. -Rosario?
-Yes, Rosario. -Toña's here.
-Toña. -Toña.
-Where are you? -Toña?
I'm here.
Toña?
We're near the incubators.
Okay, hand me a baby so you can see if the lights still work.
What's wrong? Rosario, what hurts?
Let's see.
Which babies are they?
I have Ricardo here.
I'm sure the one you have is Clara Sanchez.
I think this is Clara.
Is anyone there?
Can anyone hear me?
I'm going in.
Hey.
One, two, three.
Good God.
It's Ricardito's father.
Calm down now.
We need a manual respirator. Otherwise, this baby will die.
-Let me see. -Here.
-Look. Careful, careful. -Thanks.
It's all rubble.
-Are you okay? Everything all right? -Get out, get out.
Alicia.
-What's going on? -She's deaf.
It's blocked. We have to go around.
-Okay. -Let's see. Yeah.
There it is. It's loose.
-Here. -Careful there.
We can see there, that way.
Good, good.
-Doctor. -Yes?
Do you live alone?
-Yes. -Yes.
Me too.
There we go.
-Let's see. -Here.
You remind me a lot of my dad.
I don't know, the same fortitude.
Do your parents live in the Federal District?
-Yes. -Why don't you go see them?
I heard that nothing collapsed in their area. So...
I guess they're fine.
Besides, I don't know if they want to see me, you know.
If anyone can hear me, make a noise!
Can anyone hear me?
I think it's Dr. Ángel.
-Here, doctor! -We're here!
We're here, doctor!
-Help! -I hear them.
-Help us! -Get us out of here!
We're coming for you!
-Hello! -Doctor!
-Put this on the baby. -Dr. Ángel!
-Doctor! -Your hands.
Smells like gas.
It smells like gas.
Gas leak!
Hilda, move, if you can! Gas leak!
Hilda, you've been hitting a gas pipe.
I don't smell anything.
God knows when the leak started.
-I'm going to look for another place. -Give them to me.
-Will be useless if we lose consciousness. -We don't know if the leak is here.
Then why is your voice trembling?
Gas leak.
-What's wrong? -Gas leak. Put out your cigarettes.
-What is it, doctor? -I smell gas.
Where? I don't smell anything.
-Here they come. -The bosses.
You left them locked up.
You only took your fabrics.
We saw your fabrics being taken away
but you left your workers locked up.
What do you have to say about that?
You go in, I'll talk to her.
Yes, we were very lucky
to be able to recover most of the raw material.
And why do you leave your employees locked up for the whole day?
We found them scared to death.
-But we came to rescue them. -They took the fabrics.
You left them trapped like slaves, behind that locked up gate all day.
Not caring what might happen to them, Like an earthquake, for example.
We just went to look for a tool to open the door.
Where's the safe?
Lety, who took the safe?
How should I know, Mr. Elías? Maybe it moved due to the earthquake.
No one goes home until the safe appears.
Search me.
-She's not alone. -This is private.
This is a public street.
-How much do you want for the tape? -No, it's priceless.
Give me the number and get out of here.
You give me the number of women who are still trapped up there.
Give me the number of how many women are dead because of you.
-Hey, leave her alone! -Enough. We'd better go.
-See you another time. -Cowards.
They were locked in.
We need to get her to hospital.
We're seeing the face of negligence and abuse.
We're experiencing the worst of tragedies on this September 19, 1985.
We have to take her.
Ma'am, look, my friend Hortensia needs attention as well.
I'll take her to the General Hospital.
We'll stay here to rescue the others.
I'll stay with them.
-Yes, take care of them. -Thank you.
What are you doing, Rosario?
I'm looking for the leak. I don't smell it.
But my head's throbbing.
We're going to suffocate.
-This is how methane poisoning starts. -No one is going to suffocate.
We have to try to be calm, Toña.
Rosario, find a place to move to if you can.
I cut myself.
-Are you okay? -Yes, I'm fine.
-Can I help? -I'm fine.
Here, I'm passing you the first one.
The other one.
Okay.
Toña.
Toña, what are you doing? Come over here.
No, the three of us won't fit in there.
You'll fit. I'll move over here.
The babies need space.
You stay there.
Anyway, when this blows up, it'll make no difference where we are.
-I can hear you from here. -Toña, please, stop talking nonsense.
Doctor.
I'm looking for my granddaughter.
She came for treatment.
She's a girl with long hair, very young and pretty.
Have you seen her?
Sorry, ma'am. I haven't seen her.
Where is Gynecology?
All clean now.
She's a very young woman.
Hold that there. Yes, no one came.
But not a policeman, no ambulance, nothing?
No. Well, a patrol car came and they did absolutely nothing.
They didn't know what to do.
But why, if it's their job?
I don't know.
Chave, what's wrong?
Nothing. Just that Dr. Ángel went in to dig the tunnel again.
See if you can go up there and help him.
Yes. Thanks.
What tunnel?
My granddaughter called me early in the morning.
I was sleeping.
-No, I'm not crazy. -No, you're not crazy.
And she said, "Grandma, I'm having contractions.
"I'm going to the hospital."
Ma'am, who is your granddaughter?
Katia Martínez, doctor.
I attended her very early this morning.
But it was a false alarm. We sent her home.
What a relief, doctor.
And it's all good with her pregnancy, right?
She's alive, she's well. And she's not here.
So you'd better go home. She must be there.
-Thank you, doctor, thank you. -Yes.
Come. Come with me.
-Dr. Ángel Zambrano? -Yes.
I'm Camila Toledo, journalist.
I'm documenting this tragedy until the TV broadcasts are restored.
I understand that you're leading rescue efforts here?
May I interview you?
No, this is not a good time. We're removing a lot of rubble. Maybe later.
Yes, sorry.
Can I be of any help?
-Ma'am. -Doctor.
-Where does your granddaughter live? -In Tlatelolco.
In the Nuevo León building.
-Can you... -Yes, I can take her. I have a truck.
-Perfect. Thanks. -Thank you, doctor.
-Doctor. -Yes?
-I want to talk to you about something. -What is it?
Pepín wants me to go with him to Kentucky.
Weren't you staying?
Yes, I want to stay
but in the US there are more opportunities for Josefa.
Pepín will be working. I can't leave them alone.
-Chave, are you going right now? -No, not right now.
-In two weeks, or when this is over-- -Two weeks?
This won't be over for months, and you're needed here.
-I don't know what to do. -We can talk another time.
I need to go in.
Yes, doctor. You're right.
Can you hear me?
-Are you there? -Yes, doctor!
The gas leak isn't here.
You see? I told you so.
Yes, Hilda. But no one hits any pipes any more, okay?
Do you think we'll make it to the soccer final?
Of course. With Hugo Sánchez, Hermosillo and the Grandfather,
I'm sure we will.
We'll at least make it to the semifinal.
My dad promised me that we were going to watch the final--
Yes, and how cool that your dad is coming.
Hey, have you already bought the tickets?
Javi? Javi.
Javi, that's why he's coming for you.
If not, how will we get to see Maradona?
I'd prefer to see Brazil.
Careca is my favorite.
What about your dad?
Won't he take you to see a game?
Yes, he said we were going to go to the Azteca to see Mexico.
Even Lucía wants to go, and she doesn't like soccer.
Who's Lucía?
My sister.
And your mom doesn't like soccer?
Not much. She likes basketball more.
She used to play.
Another collapse.
I think our parents would get along very well.
When we get out of here, we'll have to introduce them.
They could be friends, like us.
Yes, we'll introduce them.
They can take us to a Chivas game, when they play against the Pumas.
Better to the World Cup final, to see Mexico win at the Azteca.
Listen to me carefully.
There are more than 100 newborns down there.
Try to make contact.
We're going to get you out.
11 MONTHS EARLIER
I like being able to give the people a beautiful place, a clean place.
So they come with their families and enjoy it on weekends,
which is when most people come to the park.
Any recommendations for people?
Yes, let's all dispose of garbage properly,
so we can enjoy a nice and clean place like this.
-Thank you. What's your name? -Ernesto González.
Okay.
Reporting for all of you, Jesús Sánchez.
-Done. Thanks so much. -Thank you.
Are you a journalist?
-Yes, what do you need? -Which media network do you work for?
Any that lets me.
Will you teach me how to use this?
Why do you want to use a camera?
Come on, I can pay you.
Are you from Jalisco?
Yes. You too?
Yes. Which part?
From Zapopan.
-Where are you from? -Tonalá.
So will you teach me?
Let's see. What are you going to do if you drop the camera?
Pick it up.
What if it breaks?
-I'll buy you a better one. -Hopefully, since you are from Zapopan.
Go on, then. What's your name?
Camila Toledo. You?
Jesús Sánchez. Chuy to my friends.
So help me.
What do I do?
Put the battery in.
Okay. Do it.
You learn fast, girl.
-It's a girl. Does anyone know her? -Yes, it's my little daughter. Sweetheart.
It's 9:00 a.m. and we are facing another collapsed building.
I can't even imagine how many people are trapped under the rubble.
I don't see any ambulances or police,
no firefighters, nothing.
But we have each other.
Mexicans know how to help each other.
Be patient! We're very close!
I don't know how we'll do it, but...
we'll get through it.
Together, we'll overcome this tragedy.