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CHEMA
Jose Maria ordered the best of the best.
Jose Maria? Is that what you call him?
That's his name.
Although I like it more when he says my name.
I love how my name sounds coming out of his mouth.
Do you love him?
That's the point.
I do love him.
Not as much as you seem to love him though.
I've had enough.
Hey, Red!
Were you out for a stroll?
Are you jealous?
Can't we talk now?
No. I'm working.
When this is over, we're getting out of here.
Ha! Are you crazy?
You drive me crazy. Haven't you noticed?
We're getting out of here.
I don't give a crap what happens after that.
Well, I do. I have a family and a life.
Do you want me to send everything to hell
just because?
No. I can't.
You think I don't know what I'm saying?
Be honest with me. What's going on?
Depending on what happens in there,
it's very likely that your idiot lover's partnerships
will fall apart.
What? Why?
That's all I can tell you.
So be ready.
It's very likely we'll have to choose sides.
I'm warning you now. It'll be your choice.
Cheers.
I'm so glad you came. Please enjoy yourselves.
Cheers.
I still haven't toasted with the parents of the couple.
Perhaps not, but I have the noticed
the way you've been looking at us.
-Be quiet! -How can I not?
You both look beautiful.
Thank you.
I'm going to go ask that they bring you more champagne.
Does she know something about us?
No.
She's my best friend,
and she obviously noticed that I'm crazy about you.
Now that Ricardo's busy with business,
what do you say we...?
We what?
Satisfy this hunger we have...
Excuse me, Mrs. Blanca. I need the colonel.
Things at the meeting aren't going well,
and if you're seen together,
it'll create more problems, you know?
Come on, Colonel.
Mr. Tobias, are you busy?
What is it?
I need you.
Excuse us.
Excuse me.
-Chema. -Hey.
Is there a problem?
Huh? No, not at all.
Everything's fine. Enjoy your wedding, man.
Go see to your guests.
Colonel.
Go pass these out.
What's going on, Elvira?
I don't know, ma'am. I have no idea.
From what I know, neither Tobias or the Colonel
needed to be at that meeting.
Ricardo's always kept them out of that.
Correct?
In fact, Tobias wouldn't talk to us for a while
because he didn't want to be associated with the business.
You know this.
Well, he couldn't stop it.
That's because, in this country,
if you don't break the law, you get nowhere.
I'll tell you one thing though.
I don't think it's Ricardo. I think it's Chema.
Your son is the one pulling the strings.
Doesn't it feel that way to you?
Tell me that it doesn't.
You used to be with my son. It was you, right?
Yeah, he was my boyfriend, but he dumped me.
That son of mine...
he turned out to be a bigger f---er than he is handsome,
and he's handsome as heck.
He takes after his mother, not me.
You should go home, sir. You're very drunk.
I'm fine and I'm going to be better.
Fine, I'm leaving...
but I'm not going home.
Bye.
Pardon me.
That damn Chema.
Now I know why he's like that.
Gentlemen, Mexico's, Colombia's
and the United States'
biggest drug players are in there.
Mr. Ricardo isn't having a good time right now.
Is something wrong?
Let's just say he gave his relatives some freedoms,
but these guys aren't taking it well.
Mr. Ricardo needs your help.
Look, I'd rather not get involved.
Ricardo knows how to handle his affairs
and deal with his partners.
I do other things.
What about you, Colonel?
It doesn't look good.
Don't be ungrateful.
Now is when you need to make yourselves visible.
You've been going home with extra money
thanks to Mr. Ricardo.
If you don't go in there with me
and back me up on everything I'm going to say,
then you can kiss the business goodbye.
-It's that serious? -Yes!
Well, the choice is yours to make.
It's your conscience.
Don't try to wash your hands clean right now.
This is when you need to get them the most dirty.
Ricardo needs you both.
Sometimes things happen for you and sometimes they don't.
I understand that.
I understand this is your destiny.
Chema's only concern is his future.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I'm saying that Chema is like the fireworks
you're going to see tonight.
You can't stop him.
He goes up very high, explodes and makes everything shake...
but by himself.
No one can catch him.
What does that mean?
That you're not going to be with him?
Chema is a free spirit.
That's who he is.
He'll never really belong to anyone.
If he tried doing otherwise, he wouldn't be true to himself.
I know it's hard for you to understand,
but that's who he is.
I'm not being ungrateful.
I handle the politicians.
I know how to deal with them, not the people in there.
I'm sure that's Centeno's situation too.
Yes, but I'm not asking you to confront them.
I'm only asking that you back me up in there.
What are you going to say?
Let's just say I'm going to get everyone to calm down.
Okay?
Now come on!
You're right about that, Ricardo.
We've been partners and friends for a long time,
and we need to honor that, damn it,
but I've yet to hear a single reason
why we should keep working with you.
With all due respect, Mr. Feyo,
I have one important reason.
In case you don't know him, he's the mayor of Nogales,
Mr. Tobias Clark.
This is Colonel Centeno. He's the military chief here.
They guarantee the security of all the operations
we've been doing... and the ones we're going to do.
It's great that they're here,
but we still need to resolve lots of things.
And we will.
What I'm trying to do is get you all the realize
that Mr. Ricardo put a structure in place
to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
If we're here talking about this,
it's because there's an industry now
and it's at its peak.
Doesn't Mr. Ricardo deserve some credit?
Chema is right.
I'd like to ask you to put your differences aside.
The country is going through one of the worst crises
in history.
Thankfully, we in the north haven't been affected
because we've supported business initiatives
from entrepreneurs like you all.
So now you're an expert on Chema?
Of course not.
I'm sure you know him better than I do
so you know I'm right.
That's why you chose your husband.
Honey, we just got married and you're running off already.
Have you met Chema's girlfriend?
You must be the reason
why he didn't make it to my bachelor party.
Lucy Lee.
Saul Clark.
No, I didn't keep him and I'm not his girlfriend.
We're just friends, very good friends.
I don't want to keep talking,
but I do want you all to calm down.
You have our support and you can count on our friendship.
You can continue with your commercial activities
that, without a doubt, benefit our region and the country.
Colonel, would you like to add anything?
I like facts, gentlemen.
I'm going to protect all your operations.
If we all work together, we all win.
Understand?
Gentlemen... ma'am... it's all settled.
Mr. Ricardo is going to make the necessary changes.
However, I do ask that you all be patient.
This is a process and it requires time.
Okay?
Cadena.
All of that sounds wonderful,
but I'd like to hear it from you, Ricardo.
Come on, Mr. Feyo.
Chema is right.
What happened is that this pair of idiots
tried to played me with their... crappy product.
It won't happen again.
That's a promise, and I'm a man of my word.
If you two pull this crap again,
I'll take you out myself.
I have a reputation to keep, a reputation I've earned
through all my hard work, damn it.
Get over it, Isidro. We're friends.
Tell me what percentage will make you happy,
and consider it done.
We just let Chema know and he'll fix it.
Is that it, or are there any more complaints?
Blondie? Roberts?
Mr. Oscar, I apologize. Consider this your home.
Is everything good now?
Perfect.
As my grandmother used to say, keep the party going!
Know something, Oscar?
The only thing I'm sure of is that after what just happened,
Chema's got them just as big as Mr. Ricardo.
You're right about that.
We've been watching him for a while now.
Sooner or later we'll start doing business with him.
I like the guy.
He's got the b---- and the brains for this biz.
That little badass is one clever son of a bitch.
The minute he saw a problem, he quickly changed things around.
I don't need to be asked. I go wherever he goes.
I'll get on any plane,
especially after this heroin story.
That's what I'm worried about.
What if he neglects the coke market because of heroin?
I don't think so.
Coke is great business.
Chema isn't the type of guy to lose out on money.
Heroin will just be something extra.
To be honest, I don't want to miss out on that opportunity.
Neither do we.
We'd better talk to the kid now about doing business with him.
I insist, and I'm sorry to repeat myself,
but we can make all the coke you want in Colombia.
Tons of it.
Heroin though... careful.
That race is going to get ugly.
No way, man.
There's room for all types of markets in the U.S.
Right now we need to remain calm.
We're still at this dog and pony show.
No sense in doing anything right now.
We'll see.
These people were about to kill me because of my cousins.
Forget about that already. It's over.
We're alive thanks to Chema Venegas, man.
Aren't you scared Chema Venegas will want to surpass you?
Of course not. Didn't you see him?
Instead of being at this party right now,
we'd be at our funerals.
Those sons of bitches were ready for anything.
If you want to keep defending him,
that's your problem.
Yes, I'm going to keep defending him, okay?
That kid has better vision than I do.
He can see further than I can. He's smarter.
Even more than you.
Didn't he say and do as he wanted
in that meeting just now?
We're not going to argue over this,
especially not over that idiot Chema Venegas.
The problem was resolved, now let's enjoy the wedding.
I don't think anything else will happen.
Cheers.
Excuse me, boss, but I wouldn't be so sure.
Let me show you something.
Excuse me.
You can't just come in here, man.
Listen to me, will you?
I thought you quit drinking.
What the hell did you do?
You probably drank my bottle, didn't you?
So?
Stop being stupid. Where are you going?
I'm right here, a--hole!
Let's do this! You and me!
Calm down!
You can't come in.
Are you going to sic your men on me?
Actually, I'm going to kick your ass.
Let's do this then!
Shut up!
Or I'll be the one to kick your ass!
Want your son to slap you for acting a fool?
CHEMA