Ladrones

This movie is based on land disputes

which have been going on in Texas since 1848.

Mom? What was that?

Don't know, hon. I'll go check.

Jackie, why didn't you close the window?

An animal could've gotten in.

Take what you want and leave.

I could kill you very easily.

Do you want that?

No.

Me neither.

Would you please take that painting off the wall?

Open it, please.

Hello.

You think you're real macho, hitting a woman?

How did you get this number? It's private. Who is this?

Don't worry about me.

Worry about the sheriff who's on his way.

The sheriff?

Yeah, you picked the wrong house to rob.

Don't tell me the sheriff is on his way.

Sheriff Johnson, right?

The same guy that told me where your house was.

And where your safe was.

Hello?

Jackie!

Jackie, huh?

Leave her alone!

The safe!

The safe... I'm the only one that can open it.

It's encrypted.

Encrypted with my own security software.

Then open it.

- Now! - I'm opening it!

Wow. Impressive.

- Hello? - Rex, tell me you got the documents.

Yes.

So you Want me to make it look like an accident?

Just bring me those papers and get the hell out of there.

Will do.

Why didn't you go to the police?

They said it was my fault.

For having trusted Moctesuma Valdez.

A conman who made millions

selling fraudulent products to the immigrant community.

I lost it all, miss.

My home. My money.

I lost my self-respect.

It was a difficult time.

But one day, I Went to my mailbox...

And I received a...

An envelope. A package.

It completely changed my life. It was like a...

A miracle?

Yes, ma'am.

A miracle!

Somebody returned everything the conman had stolen.

It was them.

Mr. Alejandro Toledo...

And Emilio Sanchez. They helped us.

The Robin Hoods. Thieves who rob thieves.

They were our heroes.

Thanks to them, I was able to graduate from college.

Do you know where they are?

I never got the chance to thank them for what they did for us.

Some say they work for the FBI.

Others say they wear disguises so as to not be recognized.

But in reality, nobody knows where they are.

They saved my life.

We need people like them.

MEXICO CITY

Sir, there's a young lady to see you. She says it's urgent.

But I don't think she's a customer.

- I told you to wait outside. - It's okay, miss. Thank you.

I thought you'd be more... in shape.

Are you Alejandro Toledo?

Alejandro Toledo?

The one they call Robin Hood?

Alejandro... Hood... Robin Hood.

No. I don't know Alejandro Hood.

Weird. I looked into him. I know Alejandro owns this dealership.

Well, I don't know...

Look, please, I need his help.

I have a problem. We were robbed.

And I know Alejandro can help. Please...

Here's some good advice.

Go to the police. They can help. The station is two blocks that Way.

Good luck. Have a nice day.

I can't go to the police.

She owns the police. She owns everything.

This is about justice.

We need him to do what he does best.

To rob a thief.

You just found him.

Okay.

SIX MONTHS LATER

Congratulations. You've been caught red-handed.

Details.

If you don't consider all details, you will get caught.

The heist isn't made in the vault.

The heist is made in the planning.

Excuse me?

Can you say it in English, please?

Yes.

I mean, yes.

Emilio.

You switched sides.

Alejandro.

No. I've always worked for the good guys.

How the hell did you get in here?

You have serious flaws in Sector 3.

Your motion detectors are outdated.

And your surveillance cameras don't work as they should.

I think it'd be wise to go talk in my office.

Of course.

I shouldn't be seen talking to a... thief.

I'm already six months into this.

- I need to do this. - To do What?

Steal?

It's just the kind of heist you and I do.

No. Used to do, Alejandro.

I am an FBI agent now. If you do this job, I will arrest you!

On the other hand,

let's just say you went to Santiago Guzman.

Santiago Guzman is not an FBI agent. Nothing of the sort.

I don't know. Just maybe, he could, perhaps...

Help.

So what's Guzman up to?

Relax.

The market goes up and it goes down, Mr. Nakatomi.

But, fortunately for you, Santiago Guzman owns this town.

So, when I say to you

that your stock will have a dividend yield of 22.46%,

trust me, it's gonna be raining yen.

Arigato . And sayonara , Mr. Nakatomi.

Sayonara.

Casual Friday at the office?

The benefits of working from home.

- So good to see you, bro. - You too.

What storm blew you out here?

Still quite the wordsmith, eh?

- You look good. - Thanks.

So...

What's this I see here?

People see what they want to believe.

Besides, nobody on Wall Street was going to hire an ex-thief.

Tell me the truth. What brings you here?

Something simple.

- An advance. - Nice!

You've always had a Way with words too.

I promised my wife I was out of the business.

Hang on a second. Hold this for me.

It's nothing bad.

I'm reformed too. See?

Have lunch with me.

You like Tex-Mex?

Didn't realize we were... expecting company.

Alejandro.

So your old partner shows up

and just invites you to lunch?

Exactly. And he's also my friend.

And it's just Tex-Mex.

I Want you at home, not in jail.

Please, honey. I promise, we're just going to talk.

The theoretical probability of doing anything illegal is 0.00 percent.

Almost nothing.

Long way to go for Tex-Mex.

It's homemade.

Do you know what this is?

Mexico. Before the war with the gringos, right?

Correct.

And after that war, Mexico lost a lot of land.

But then, the Americans had to contend with one little detail.

Mexican rancheros who owned land

on what became US. territory overnight.

Exactly.

But the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty

stipulated that the US. would honor the rancheros' land

if the rancheros could prove legal ownership.

There's always a catch, huh?

And to do that, they'd need to have their original land grants.

And Without those land grants, they'd be evicted.

Forcibly, if need be.

Then their land would be claimed by the Americans.

But with those papers,

the Mexicans could prove that their land belonged to them.

Legally. Forever. To pass down generation to generation.

Someone robbed your land grants.

Tell me more.

Juan Ramirez was the patriarch of this family.

And was one of the few rancheros who had his land grants.

He was an honest man...

...which is why the other ranchers trusted him

to keep all their land grants safe.

So he hid them in a secret spot,

somewhere on his property, that only he knew.

This was to keep the land grants from the hands of the wrong people.

But it wasn't long until the wrong people showed up.

Ned Kilroy was a cold-hearted opportunist.

He didn't care about the treaty.