Che: Part Two

He who merits… …through qualification and virtue, the highest ranks…

…is, however, not counted… …among the members of our Central Committee.

And so…

…we only can explain it by reading this letter… …from the hand and word…

…of Comrade Ernesto Guevara.

A self-explanatory letter.

It says the following: Havana, Year of Agriculture.

Fidel, at this moment I remember many things:

When I met you at María Antonia's house… …when you proposed that I come along…

…all the tension involved in the preparations.

One day they came by asking who to notify in case of death…

…and the real possibility of it struck us all.

Later we knew it was true… …that in a real revolution, one either wins or dies.

I feel that I have completed the part of my duty…

…that tied me to the Cuban Revolution in its territory…

…and I say farewell to you… …to the comrades, to your people, who now are mine.

I formally resign my positions… …in the leadership of the party…

…my post as minister, my rank of Comandante, and my Cuban citizenship.

Other nations of the world summon my modest efforts of assistance.

I can do what is denied to you by your responsibility as Cuba's leader…

…and the time has come for us to part.

If my last hour arrives beneath other skies…

…my last thought will be for this people… …and especially for you.

Let me see you without the hat.

You're the living portrait of your father.

You have the money? Yes.

We could wait until things settle down.

If we don't do it now, we'll have to wait another 50 years. One more. One, two…

…three.

Aleidita, remember Mom and Dad sit at the head of the table.

But since Dad's not here, we'll give his friend Ramón the seat. Here it is. Four…

…and five.

What is he doing? I don't know. Go see what your brother is doing.

Go see what your brother is doing.

Special representative from the "O.A.S."? Yes, the Organization of American States.

Just a second, please.

There's a man who is a special O.A.S. representative.

Organization of American States? Yes, let him in.

-Please, come in. -Thank you.

Mister, may I help you with your suitcase? No need.

I'm worried about Monje. Why? When I asked him about the 20 men he promised…

…he said, "Which men?" as if I had never talked to him.

It's okay.

Apolinar. Serapio.

-How old are you, Serapio? -Sixteen.

At sixteen, a man already knows what he wants.

Hello. I'm Camba. Ramón.

Do you know who that man is? He came with you. The man you just shook hands with…

…is Che Guevara.

-Are you sure? -Yes.

Could I shake his hand again?

-Ramón. -Ricardo.

-This is Coco, Inti's brother. -I know, I know.

-The farm is under his name. -Braulio. -How are you doing, bro? -How are you?

-Miguel! -What's up? -Urbano, how was the trip? -Quite tough.

Rolando.

-You're Inti? -It's an honour to meet you. -The honour is mine. I'm Ramón.

This is doctor Ernesto Maymura.

He's in the Bolivian Communist Party and studied medicine in Havana.

-Where did you do your residency? -At Calixto García.

And so we fell asleep. Do you know where we woke up?

-In the United States. -In New York.

We went right in with our Panamanian passports. Everything was going smoothly…

…until we almost screwed it up because we were so hungry!

Braulio says, "Let's go over there, they have hot dogs."

So we got there, and of course, the vendor was Dominican.

The first thing he says is, "Oh, but you're Cuban." Braulio just looks at him.

He served us the hot dogs without another word.

I made a mistake and took the wrong flight.

You didn't make a mistake, you discovered something. What did we discover?

If you dress an elephant as a man, it would still make it into Bolivia.

Good one! To Bolivia or anywhere else!

Brother!

Let's go.

-Hello. -Eustaquio. -Welcome, Eustaquio. I'm Ramón.

-Salustio. -Ramón. -I'm Pedro. -Ramón. Paco. Aniceto.

Tuma, this is Aniceto. Carlos. Tuma.

-Willy. -I'm Chapaco.

I'll need a few days to learn all your names.

In the last conversation I had with Monje…

… I made it clear that if we really want to change this society…

…we are the ones most capable of doing it.

That's why the party has to support the guerrilla.

Monje expressed his doubts about the armed struggle.

He began to talk about his love for his family.

And here people also have children and women that they have left behind.

That is why, with all due respect, Ramón…

… I don't think the party will support an armed struggle…

…much less Mario Monje.

So I want to ask for permission to go back to La Paz…

…and recruit the best people from the party… …to join the group.

First we have to meet Mario Monje… …as we agreed to.

Not doing so would be inappropriate.

Conditions are not right for the kind of struggle you propose. Mario.

Anywhere in the world where men are being exploited by men…

…conditions are right. When children work in mines…

…and 50 percent of miners don't reach 30 years of age.

When these same miners go on strike… …to improve their wages…

…and they are massacred by the army, are those conditions right, or not?

If infant mortality rates… …are the highest in Latin America…

…because of lack of hospitals and medical care… …the situation is right for me.

If we learned something in Cuba…

…it's that a popular uprising that isn't backed by armed struggle…

…has no chance of taking power.

When people learn that this movement is led by a foreigner…

…they will turn their backs on you. You will die heroically…

…but you have no hope of achieving victory.

Then let's change the name of Bolivia.

After all, Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan, right? Comrade Monje…

…your job and the party's job is to make it clear to the people that Che…

…that Ramón, is a revolutionary from the continent, not a foreigner.

It's true. Ramón is like Simón Bolívar. The party does not endorse armed struggle.

You are free to abandon it. And you will have our support if you do.

If you stay, the party will no longer pay your stipends.

As the head of the Communist Party here… … I advise you to leave with me.

With a mojito, you cannot grind up the leaves.

-I know about mojitos… -So you know you can't grind them up.

You cannot grind the leaves.

How are you? Come over. Just a second, I'm finishing here. Then you have to cover it.

Half an hour in the oven with the correct temperature.

No, I forgot something -- on top of the cream, put cheese. Cheese.

Excuse us for a second. We need to talk. Go ahead.

-Everything good? -Yes, good.

Why did Che change the location of the camp?

I think he wanted to be closer to Argentina.

He had contacts waiting for him in Alto Beni.

The mines are there. Miners are more politicized. They support us.

Che needed somewhere to train for six months… …where he wouldn't be bothered.

How is that Ñancahuazú region? It's a very remote place. Life is hard there.

In fact, the few peasants who live there… …don't trust foreigners.

The Soviets won't allow Monje to make a deal. No.

We have some money that we want you to take to Bolivia.

And we need to find out if there's anything else… …that we need to send.

We also found a cave which could be useful. Good morning.

I told the men that I'm going back to La Paz today. I'm resigning from the party.

-My mission… …is over. -Okay. -The jeep arrives this afternoon.

Why don't you stay in the camp until the jeep arrives? I would like to be alone.

I'll wait at the zinc house. Fine.

I'll return on January 10th, with my decision made. Okay. Monje, we'll be here.

Coco, find Moisés Guevara. Tell him I want to talk to him.

We're leaving in a few days on a training march… …for about 20, 25 days.

I'll go to the mines. I'll be back between the 4th and 14th of February.

I'd like to come back earlier, but it's Carnival season… …La Diablada in Oruro.

My men will be all spread out, it'll be difficult to gather them.

You are our primary connection to the outside. Your cover needs to remain intact.

You can't come back to the camp. There may be a strike at Siglo XX.

And your husband? How are things? Did you get the trip straightened out?

I arranged everything so that he could go study in Bulgaria.

What about Barrientos? What happened there? We've been in contact.

-What happened? -I think he likes me. I know he likes me.

-Should I try to see him again? -Yes. Tania, when this thing heats up…

…your job will make the difference.

Here are provisions -- sugar, eggs, flour -- what's needed.

The new employee, is he Bolivian? Yes.

-How much do I owe you? -No, keep your money.

-No, keep it. -We are neighbours now.

-Take it. -I'm not doing this for the money.

I want to take part in your project.

I have relatives in transportation. You can rely on me for everything. Okay?

Go with Tuma to see our neighbour…

…and tell him we need his help. Involve him without offering much.

Tell him that we'll pay for what he carries in the jeep… …and nothing else.

Tumaini. Put a little fear in him.

And explain to him that if he betrays us he'll pay with his life.

You can drive back and forth to town in your jeep…

…so you can buy the food we need and we'll pay you well.

-Yes, sure, whatever you want. -Good. -I have to tell you something.

In private, because it's something I would only say to a friend. Okay, fine.

You want some more?

There were two little birds who lived in a tree.

One was quiet, the other liked to fluff his feathers, and sing and sing.

One day a hunter came by. He heard him sing, then put him in his sights and shot.

But the other bird, the quiet one, nothing happened to him. He saved his own life.

-It's a nice story. -It's good. -It's good. I liked it.

I really liked it. I know what you mean.

You junkie son of a bitch. We'll see.

-Good morning. -How are you? -Good morning. This looks beautiful!

I see the factory is doing well.

-Good morning. -Come with me.

Can we come in? Show me the house.

I see you are really busy.

Soon. I don't know when, but soon… …we will confront the enemy.

Our contact with the outside will be limited.

Some of us will die, and it's sad to see your comrades die…

…because you can't help them with your limited resources. Food will be scarce.

Sometimes we won't have anything to eat.

And if all of this weren't enough… …we'll have to endure the harsh weather.

By the end… …we will have become human waste. That's all I can promise you.

Think it over.

You still have time to go back home. Afterwards it will be too late.

In closing…

… I would like to repeat… …what I said to Monje. Me? I'm already here.

They would have to kill me to get me out of here.

I will be at the side of those who stay, until victory.

How much corn can you sell us right now? There's not even enough for us, sir.

At least sell us a pig.

They're piglets, just little ones. How am I going to sell them?

Besides, they belong to the missus. How much is your pig, madam?

I can't sell them, they're only sucklings. I'll pay you 30,000 bolivianos.

I'm not sure. How about 40,000? Should we sell or not? Make it 50,000, okay? Okay.