Women in Blue (Las azules)

INSPIRED BY REAL EVENTS

I don't want your flowers.

I don't want your bottle. And I don't want your sarape!

You're asking for it.

Asking for what?

To get fired. What else?

You should have seen his face when La Doña slapped him.

Stop it with your nonsense, girl.

It's not nonsense, Doña Rosario. It's acting.

Hey. Do you think I look like an actress?

Pull on the fabric, girl.

Give it a good pull.

Or Don Félix is going to let you have it.

These machines are worth more than your fucking life.

Look at me.

Look at me!

Do I make you nervous, sweetheart?

It was me.

Very well.

Five hours overtime with no pay. Do you understand?

Yes, sir.

MEXICO CITY, 1971

Good evening.

Hello?

Housekeeping.

The Tlalpan Undresser has struck again.

His most recent victim, 24-year-old Lucía Martínez.

She is the fourth victim,

and women all over the city, scared to leave their homes,

demand that the police get this killer off the streets...

- Why do they call him The Undresser? - ...once and for all.

Because he takes off their clothes after he kills them!

Stop scaring your brother.

I wasn't scared.

Let's go.

He's coming down.

One, two and...

Three!

Three dead sisters!

And they did nothing!

One more last night!

How many more have to die to make a difference? How many?

If you don't disperse, you're spending the night in jail.

Fuck it.

We've lived in prison since we were born.

Ready?

Go!

HISTORY OF SCIENCE

HOLY BIBLE CONCORDANCE

United women will never be defeated!

THE UNDRESSER

Good job, Curly.

Your little sister beat you.

Good job. Good, good.

Yeah. Attaboy. Take that.

What is this racket? Let's get to work.

Yes, sir.

Help your mom, honey.

Coming.

Good job, Curly.

Little sis!

Gabina.

- Come help me, honey. - I'm coming.

Don't even try.

The stove is fried again.

We need to call the guy.

We need a new stove.

We don't have money for a new one.

You've been at your job for three years, and you've never gotten a raise.

Why don't you ask for one?

Bravo!

- Thank you. - Happy birthday, Dad.

I have to go.

- What? Are you leaving? - Yes, I have a meeting.

Right now.

Have you seen my cufflinks? Yes, the golden ones.

- You left them in the office last week. - Have you seen them?

Can't you stay?

I can't. I have a meeting right now. I'll see you at dinner.

I have to go to Acapulco, just for a few days.

- What? Again? - Yes, I have no choice.

The client needs me there, and I am the architect. That's it.

- Bye. - Happy birthday.

Who wants cake?

Your grandfather, may he rest in peace,

used to say that it's better to be overworked than unemployed.

And he died from a heart attack at 41 sitting at his desk.

Okay, but he always provided.

I don't know what to do, Mom. He comes home late every night.

And with the hotel in Acapulco, we don't even see him on the weekends.

I miss him.

Honey, don't play the victim. It's not attractive.

The coffee is cold.

I'm not playing anything, Mom.

I just wish he would be more present.

If he works that much, it's because he loves you.

You're here with the children every day.

And he's locked up in the office all the time.

Plus, on his birthday.

Can you stay with the kids when they come back from school?

Yes, sure.

I need to ask for a pay raise.

- We are back! With Paco Pacorro. - No way. There's no pay raise here.

The kookiest of them all.

And we're back with you, lady, damsel, and do we have a surprise for you!

We have a very special guest.

Today we are joined by Don Emilio Escobedo.

Don Emilio was recently chosen by the president himself

to occupy the position of Mexico City's Chief of Police.

Let's give him a hand, please.

Fuck the police!

Hey, he just got here!

Pardon?

Yeah, fuck the police.

I hear you. Don't think I don't.

Don't think we do not deserve your anger.

But this isn't 1968 anymore. This is 1971. A new decade.

A new presidency, a new police force.

And this isn't just talk. No. I am here to prove it.

I'm here to tell you that we have to think about the future.

We have to decide what we want to be. An open-minded police.

A more inclusive police, right?

For sure, Chief. But how?

How do you achieve a more open-minded and inclusive police?

We are going to open our doors

so that any woman who wants to can join the Mexico City police force.

There you have it, ladies and gentlemen.

Police women. You heard it here.

But I'm sure many of the ladies watching me right now, and you, of course,

are wondering,

"Why? Why now?"

Because there is a murderer terrorizing Mexico City, Mr. President.

What the fuck does that have to do with policewomen, Emilio?

Because this has grabbed the media's attention.

Every article about this means one less article about you.

Because a step this important has not been taken

since women earned the right to vote.

And today...

Today is the day to take that step.

There you have it!

Let's give them something else to talk about.

I don't like it.

Something like...

Women.

Something like women as heroes?

And not victims?

We'll recover all the headlines back from The Undresser.

Which helps your presidency.

Meanwhile, we offer dignity to women living in fear,

which helps the country.

I do like it.

I have to ask. Sorry, I have to say it.

With The Undresser on the loose,

aren't you afraid of putting more women at risk,

even if they are carrying a badge?

Here's what you're going to say:

No.

We will provide them with the necessary resources

to protect themselves while they provide a valuable service to society.

Women with guns?

Better hope your wife doesn't hear about this.

We're running out of time. Well, now...

Do you think the pay is better than here?

Yes, for sure.

Just look at all the advertising they are doing.

We're running out of time. But lady, damsel, miss, back home,

Chief Escobedo's question remains in the air.

Are you ready for this change?

Are you ready to unleash the policewoman within you?

Honey?

Happy birthday to...

What's going on, Salva?

What do you need? The bathroom issue.

On this issue you'll have to decide

whether it is here or there.

Because the bathroom... You have to check if there is another bathroom upstairs,

if you have the vacancy, whether there are windows or there are no windows.

Hello?

Well, hello. So nice to hear that sweet voice.

You know I would love to, but I can't.

She's not stupid. She's going to be suspicious.

In a few days, we'll have the entire coastline to do whatever we want to do.

Me too.

I have to hang up now.

The blueprints to your new hotel.

- Yeah. - Do you want to check it out right now?

Right now. Tell Marco to come here.

We have plenty of work to do. Two or three hours at least.

Well, it seems you're going to be grandparents in nine weeks.

- Nine weeks? - Yeah!

Dad. Dad.

What is it, honey?

The Chief of Police announced that women can be...

No.

- Dad, but... - No.

- Dad, please let me fini... - Gabina.

Dad said no. Stop it.

I think she could be a good cop.

You do not have a say at the moment, please.

Did you know he just killed another girl your age?