There is one kidnapping every 60 minutes in Latin America. 70% of the victims do not survive. Man on Fire 2004 starring Denzel Washington & Dakota Fanning & Christopher Walken & Giancarlo Giannini & Radha Mitchell & Marc Anthony & Mickey Rourke & Rachel Ticotin & Jesus Ochoa et al, director Tony Scott, opening caption
Do you think God will forgive us for what we’ve done? ibid. Washington to Walken
I’m the sheep that got lost, madre. ibid.
What I do best – anyone who was involved and anybody who profit from it, anybody who opens their eyes at me – I’m going to kill them. ibid. Washington
OK, my friend, it’s off to the next life for you. I guarantee you won’t be lonely. ibid.
Revenge is a meal best served cold. ibid.
The cartels of Mexico are your specialty: is there anything I should know? Sicario 2015 starring Emily Blunt & Benicio del Toro & Josh Brolin & Victor Garber & Jon Bernthal & Daniel Kaluuya & Jeffrey Donovan & Raoul Trujillo & Julio Cesar Cedillo & Hank Rogerson & Bernardo Saracino et al, director Denis Villeneuve, hero to minder on plane
Keep an eye out for the state police: they’re not always the good guys. ibid. minder to hero
This is the future, Kate. ibid. team supervisor
That car that just passed us exploded! Touch of Evil 1958 starring Charlton Heston & Janet Leigh & Orson Welles & Joseph Calleia & Akim Tamiroff & Joanna Cook Moore & Ray Collins & Dennis Weaver & Val de Vargas & Mort Mills & Victor Millan & Lalo Rios et al, director Orson Welles, him to her
You’ve been seeing too many gangster movies. ibid. Leigh to Mr Grandi
We’re wasting our time around here. ibid. Welles in striptease joint
I already told you not to come round here no more. You’re trash. Sin Nombre 2008 starring Edgar Flores & Kristyan Ferrer & Pauline Gaitan & Tenoch Huerta Mejia & Diana Garcia & Hector Jiminez & Gerardo Taracena & Luis Fernando Pena et al, director Cary Joji Fukunaga, grandmother to Willy
To be part of the gang first you have to kill one of our rivals, a chavala. ibid. Willy
Now you’re part of a family with thousands of brothers. ibid. Lil Mago
True religion is now a thing of the past. The Magnificent Seven 1960 starring Steve McQueen & Yul Brynner & Charles Bronson & Robert Vaughn & Brad Dexter & Eli Wallach & Horst Buchholz & Vladimir Sokoloff et al, director John Sturges, Calvera
Fight. You must fight. ibid. old man
We ain’t heading for a church social. ibid. Brynner
What else is there to do but wait? ibid. Mexican
We lost; we’ll always lose. ibid.
These guys have connections. They can help us win the contest. Miss Bala 2011 starring Stephanie Sigman & Irene Azuela & Miguel Couturier & Gabriel Heads & Noe Hernandez & James Russo & Jose Yenque et al, director Gerardo Naranjo, Suzu
In a joint effort federal, state and local police fought and defeated the criminal group known as La Estrella. ibid.
Between 2006 and 2011 the Mexican drug war has caused the deaths of over 36,000 people. In Mexico alone, drug trafficking generates 25 billion dollars a year. ibid. caption
Look, you’re corrupt, we’re corrupt. There’s one difference: we’re honest about it. Get the Gringo 2012 starring Mel Gibson & Kevin Hernandez & Dolores Heredia & Daniel Gimenez Cacho & Jesus Ochoa & Roberto Sosa & Tenoch Huerta & Peter Gerety & Peter Stormare & Bob Gunton & Scott Cohen & Patrick Bauchau et al, director Adrian Grunberg, Mexican rozzer to American rozzer
I’m sending some friends to get you in a few days. El Mariachi 1992 starring Carlos Gallardo & Consuelo Gomez & Peter Marquardt & Reynold Martinez & Jaime de Hoyos & Ramiro Gomez et al, director Robert Rodriguez, Moco to Azul
That morning was just like any other. No luck. No love. No ride. Nothing changes. ibid. El Mariachi
What happened to the days when the guitarists were gods like my ancestors? Technology has crushed us. Robbed us of our culture. Turned us into machines. ibid.
All I wanted to be was a Mariachi. ibid.
It’s every time with you, Gerry. The Mexican 2001 starring Brad Pitt & Julia Roberts & James Gandolfini & Gene Hackman & Bob Balaban & J K Simmons & Sherman Augustus & Michael Cerveris & David Krumholtz et al, director Gore Verbinski, boss
This job will be your last job … You’re going on a fucking trip. ibid.
Mexican: You shoot me?
Pitt: It’s the American way. ibid.
Do you believe in love? Love ends. Do you believe in your heart? Your heart stops … ZeroZeroZero I: The Shipment, Sky Atlantic 2020
Until yesterday everyone would shit their pants at the sight of me. But today too many families aren’t happy with the way things are. ibid. Don Minu
To feed all our people we need a lot of money. Money that doesn’t circulate like it used to. It’s my fault. Because they forced me to live in a hole under the ground. But now I’m outside. And the first thing I want to do to show that I’m back is to shower you with 900 million: money to set things back in motion, and to get your trust back. I’ve ordered 5,000 kilos, 27,000 a kilo. ibid. Don Minu in forest with baddies
I want her [pig] to be starving when I feed my grandfather to her. ibid. Don Stefano
Rules are not laws. Laws are for cowards. Rules are for men. That’s why we have rules of honour. ibid. Mexican sellers
I saved this family, Emma. And the bottom line is if we don’t continue to broker cocaine, this company ceases to exist. ibid. Lynwood
What we do keeps the world’s economy afloat. ibid.
The cops knew where I was. Someone squealed. ZeroZeroZero II: Tampico Skies, Don Minu
We’re taking the shipment. We’re looking for a new broker and we need a little time. ibid. Don Stefano
The only law that truly counts in war is that your brothers have to stay by your side. ibid. soldiers’ boss Manuel
Mexico trained us to be the best. And we are. That’s why I want to suggest you make life easier for your bosses, the Leyras, or make it more difficult for them. I already told you, a meeting. Or else I’ll boil you alive. ZeroZeroZero III: Miranda
We can get you $100,000 dollars the day after tomorrow. And a million euros when it’s done, wherever you want. We want to be sure the shipment never gets to Gioia Tauro. ibid. Don Stefano to Karyo, Miranda’s chief engineer
You know why the last war started? That’s what they say. But that’s now true. Your father and Gianni Curtiga attacked first. They began this war to gain control of our organization … It broke my heart. But I had to do it for the good of all the families. At least now you know the truth. ibid. Don Minu to Don Stefano
The last thing I wanted in my life was a war. But now you’re bringing it to me. I’ll win this war, Stefano. After your father died I went into hiding … I don’t want to do to you what I once did to your father. You have to choose, Stefano. Choose which side you are on. You won’t get another chance. ibid.
There was a fucking checkpoint on every fucking corner. The Leyras are up our ass. They want to control the free market. They want us to buy directly from them. ZeroZeroZero IV: Transshipment, street dealer to Manuel
Things went wrong. You gotta run. Take Mico and find my grandfather. Do what he says. ZeroZeroZero V: Sharia, Stefano to wife
He wants a hundred kilos. We are not in a position to bargain. ibid. driver re Isis checkpoint
You told me dad wanted me involved. I want to see this through. ibid. Chris to Emma
We are building an army to destroy the other cartels and take over Monterrey. ZeroZeroZero VI: En el mismo camino, Don Manuel to dealer
We are the firm! We’ve taken control of all fucking Monterrey! You’ll be sacrificed, arseholes! ibid. Manuel to bus hostages
A narco group called The Firm, suspected to be the new armed wing of the Layras brother’s cartel, uploaded a video where they killed innocent people in cold blood. ibid. Mexico news