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-[Columbian national anthem playing]

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[René] How does one feel
with that vertigo…

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[tense music playing]

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…as you step onto the field

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full of emotions as well as fears?

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The anticipation of winning…

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[crowd cheers]

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…and the fear of losing.

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[commentator 1]
Unique, incomparable, majestic!

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[commentator 2] Friends, now René serves…

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[René] Here in Colombia,
we also have soccer.

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And that was our great motivation.

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René revolutionized the world.

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The way he was on the streets,
that's how he played on the field.

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To me, he's a goalkeeper
of the future, undoubtedly.

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You couldn't tell him not to leave
the goal, not to take a free kick.

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He scored seven free kicks.

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[crowd cheers]

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[commentator] He has scored 49 times

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and is the top scorer in the world.

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-It's very nice soccer.
-[fans cheering]

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[Ríos] He's one of those touched by God,

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like Diego Maradona,
like Pelé, like Messi.

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[Bolillo] He was an icon for us.
René was everything to us.

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[Adolfo] A goalkeeper will
hardly draw people to the stadiums.

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[Jorge] René was a showman.
Everyone wanted to go see René.

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[man] We love you!

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[in English] We love you, Higuita!

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[Pibe, in Spanish]
"Look at each other's faces."

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"We'll change the history
of Colombian soccer."

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[crowd cheering]

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[woman] Higuita, what were
your best and worst plays?

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That's hard.

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It's hard because soccer
and plays are like life,

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where you have
both good times and bad times.

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[Perea] Everyone seeks out people like us,
especially powerful people.

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[Bolillo] At every party,

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wherever there was indiscipline,
you were sure to find René Higuita.

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To be René Higuita's wife,
I had to fight many dragons, as they say.

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[tense music playing]

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[René] As I left La Catedral,

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a journalist asked me
if I was friends with Pablo Escobar.

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And I said yes.

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[dramatic music playing]

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We all make mistakes,
but only those with guts can admit it.

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The Metropolitan Police
have sent him to the city of Bogotá.

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[commentator] Ladies and gentlemen,

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let's give a huge standing ovation
for René Higuita!

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[crowd cheering]

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The great absentee here in this tribute.

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[fans] Higuita!

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[commentator 1] The referee allows it.
Go, Mendoza!

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It's a corner, René Higuita

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defending the goal,
the Colombian national team starter.

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[commentator 2] René at the center circle.
René took it with Pacho.

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[commentator 3]
The people of Colombia are proud

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of this generation of sportsmen.

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[commentator 4] Defending the goal
is René. He sends the ball.

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He turns around, grabs it again.

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René sends the ball!

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[Adolfo] We might laugh about it,
but actually,

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what Higuita did today is very risky.

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[René] When it comes to sports,
I'm 100% innocent.

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HIGUITA: THE WAY OF THE SCORPION

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[soft music playing]

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[René] I'll show you some of the pictures.

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There's a lot of them.

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Pictures from our time at Real Valladolid

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with Francisco Maturana.

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From the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

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A photo here with my teammate

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on that '85 squad, Eduardo Niño.

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Here is the photo with Pope John Paul.

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I have a few,

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and still I can't say
that René Higuita is a saint.

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Nor has anyone told me
to say Mass for them

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because I took a picture
with John Paul II.

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But out of the ones I like the most,

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or the one I like the most,

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is the Atlético Nacional photo.

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JUNE 18, 1990
MILAN - ITALY

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I remember I was
the top goalscorer for my team.

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It was our first match,
and the goalkeeper didn't show up.

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They put me in instead.

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I did well. We won the championship.

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So I became known as a goalkeeper.

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[soft instrumental music playing]

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[reporter 1] In a country like ours
of athletic excellence

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in which soccer
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the stars of the ball are always the buzz.

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That's why we're joined today
by René Higuita,

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who has been recognized internationally

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as one of the world's
most spectacular goalkeepers.

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[upbeat rock music playing]

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[crowd cheers]

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[reporter 2] Ever thought Higuita
would be so great?

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He's always been great.

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I've never had a problem
because Higuita is the world's greatest.

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[reporter 3] His nonchalance
towards all conventional plays

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is the main secret of his success.

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[René] I move forward. I go up to the box.

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That's how I feel.

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That's how soccer felt to me.

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[upbeat rock music continues]

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[crowd cheers]

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[René] If I didn't make a play,
I felt as though I wasn't on the pitch.

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And it became a system.

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[Jorge] I first saw him
on the Nacional team.

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He was ahead of his time.

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How he played, how he cut across,
how he overtook.

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FORMER SOCCER PLAYER

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Of course, he risked a lot,
but he also saved a lot.

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Sometimes people don't realize
he was an extra defender.

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A play that would end in a goal,
he'd already blocked it.

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[commentator] Goes to René.

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He serves with his hand…

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[Jorge] René was the one
who'd start the attack.

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The attack doesn't start
with the striker, as they say.

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It starts with the goalie.

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[upbeat rock music continues]

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[Adolfo] He is remembered

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for all the things he did differently
from a regular goalkeeper.

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Higuita was Higuita.

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SPORTS JOURNALIST

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You couldn't tell him, "Don't leave
the goal. Don't take a free kick."

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[commentator 1 exclaims]

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[commentator 2] As with all life's
paradoxes, he's a scoring goalkeeper.

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He not only saves but also scores.

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He has notched 49 goals,

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and thus,
he's the top scorer in the world.

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[crowd chanting]
Higuita! Higuita! Higuita! Higuita!

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It's an art.

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[soft emotional music playing]

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[Bolillo] He had the ability to be
a phenomenal goalkeeper.

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He instilled certainty
in everything, everywhere.

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ATHLETIC TRAINER

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He was always optimistic.

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I never heard him say negative things.

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He was very strong mentally.

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He struck me as someone
very strong mentally.

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He was genuine, spontaneous.

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[Pibe] People thought he was cocky
because of how he played.

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No, that's who he was.

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They'd say,
"That son of a bitch is crazy."

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Yes, he is crazy.

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EX SOCCER PLAYER

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He's mad, but he's a good madman.

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[Jorge] He was "El Loco," The Madman.

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Everyone started talking
about René Higuita.

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So I began playing farther upfield.

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In Mexico, they know me
as the striker-keeper.

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René Higuita was the example
at the international level.

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And that became
more and more revolutionary.

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And I said, "I'm not wrong."

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[upbeat rock music playing]

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[Andrés] When we'd arrive at an airport,

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it was as if they were welcoming
a rock star or a Hollywood actor.

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RENÉ'S SON

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It was impressive.

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[reporters clamoring]

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We didn't understand why
we couldn't go to the movies with him,

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to a mall, to an amusement park.

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RENÉ'S DAUGHTER

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[crowd cheering]

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A goalkeeper
will hardly draw people to the stadiums,

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but Higuita did.

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[upbeat rock music continues]

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[Víctor] Among the whole soccer team

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or among the national squad,
he was one of the most recognized…

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FORMER SOCCER PLAYER

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…both in leadership

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and in the affection and charisma
that he had towards the group.

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[René] Higuita, Higuita, Higuita, right?

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Higuita, Leonel, Perea, Alexis.

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We're all part of a team.

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Here, it's not about just one player.

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[soft music playing]

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[Perea] We were the core
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at Atlético Nacional.

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We had about 10 or 12 players.

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We also had the technical staff,
with their kit men and all.

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[René] We went through
very difficult times.

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TO RENÉ WITH LOVE,
ROBERTO ESCOBAR GAVIRIA

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[reporter] Colombians got used
to living with guerrillas,

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drug trafficking, street crime,

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and underdevelopment,

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an explosive combination
of violence and bribery.

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PANIC AND DEATH IN BOGOTÁ!

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EL ESPECTADOR WAS BOMBED: 75 WOUNDED

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[Perea] We suffered it first-hand.

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For instance, when we headed to practice…

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FORMER SOCCER PLAYER

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…sometimes it was called off
because in the streets of Medellín

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or in the shopping malls,

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they'd set off bombs.

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[reporter 1] A car bomb
went off last night in Bocagrande.

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[reporter 2] Escobar strikes the streets
once more.

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[Escobar] He ordered their death.

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In the long run,
they'll be the ones who'll lose.

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[Pibe] They'd have chats with us

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about the times our country
was going through.

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There was always a problem at a park,
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because of the social problem
we were suffering.

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[crowd chanting] Colombia! Colombia!
Colombia! Colombia! Colombia!

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[Perea] We were celebrities back then.

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At this level,
everyone seeks out people like us.

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Whoever it may be.

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Especially powerful people.

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Every now and then,

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I've gotten that type of pressure by mail.

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And they also threatened my family.

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[Perea] Everyone was after El Loco.

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El Loco became so popular
and so charismatic in the country

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that this kind of situation
threatened his very life,

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against his freedom.

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[tense atmospheric music playing]

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[René] I got a call from the president

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of the Atlético Nacional team back then.

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And he said,

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"An avid fan of Atlético has a problem."

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The problem

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was that his 13-year-old daughter
was kidnapped.

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"What do I have to do with this?"

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"You are someone
who is known and respected."

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"And you're gonna be the go-between
so that nothing happens to the girl."

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"If I can help with that

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and it is within my possibilities,

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count me in."

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[tense music continues]

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[Marcela] I've never talked about it
with anyone.

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No one knows.

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Not even my friends
or my co-workers, nobody.

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This is an untold story,
never shared before.

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KIDNAPPING VICTIM

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But I know it's for a good cause.

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[suspenseful music playing]

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I was on my way to school.

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Two motorcycles parked across the street
and made the car stop.

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They made my driver get out.

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And they got in that same car.

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The same men with the motorcycles
got in and took me.

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They made me sit on the floor of the car.

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I couldn't see a thing.

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And they took me.

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[suspenseful music continues]

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It was April 30, 1993.

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I was kidnapped for a month.

250
00:13:36,023 --> 00:13:37,691
[dramatic music playing]

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[René] It never crossed my mind

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that my world would collapse.

253
00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:46,992
[dramatic music continues]

254
00:13:56,418 --> 00:13:57,461
[music fades]

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00:14:08,764 --> 00:14:10,766
[gentle atmospheric music playing]

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00:14:16,146 --> 00:14:18,023
[Andrés] Well, this is my father

257
00:14:18,107 --> 00:14:22,111
when he was about two years old.

258
00:14:22,820 --> 00:14:25,197
Here he is taking his First Communion.

259
00:14:25,281 --> 00:14:28,826
His family has always been very Catholic.

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00:14:28,909 --> 00:14:31,412
His grandma, his mom, and grandpa.

261
00:14:32,663 --> 00:14:35,165
And these are his Boy Scout days.

262
00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:40,796
Here he is with his whole family,
his mother, his cousins.

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It was a big family,
and they all lived in the same house.

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[René] I was born
in the Castilla neighborhood,

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where many are born and few are raised.

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A working-class neighborhood,

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a neighborhood I love.

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The difficult part,

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not just for me,

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but for the majority of the people

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who come
from a working-class neighborhood,

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is going to be poverty.

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ALEJO PIMIENTA SCHOOL
4TH GRADE, 1978

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At Alejo Pimienta School,

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where we went to elementary school,

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I always stood out
as the one who played soccer,

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the one with a free pass.

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I would get permission to leave
for any sporting event.

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[kids shouting]

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[René] I always had my dinner,

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I always had
my pair of jeans neatly folded,

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a well-ironed shirt.

283
00:15:49,198 --> 00:15:51,158
And that was it, along with my shoes.

284
00:15:53,035 --> 00:15:57,122
At that time,
I'd tell Grandpa to stop working.

285
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And he'd tell me,

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"When I get my farm,

287
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I'll stop working."

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00:16:04,505 --> 00:16:07,925
They didn't live to see me play
in the first division.

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My grandmother got to enjoy it a bit.

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And that made me happy.

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I mean,

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I got to give her whatever she wanted.

293
00:16:20,437 --> 00:16:22,439
[gentle atmospheric music continues]

294
00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:32,992
This is one of the few photos
he has with his mother.

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That's the one,

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with his mother, his grandfather,

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and grandmother.

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She wasn't just a mother,

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she was a father.

300
00:16:51,093 --> 00:16:52,761
She had to beg him

301
00:16:53,262 --> 00:16:55,139
to give me his last name.

302
00:16:55,806 --> 00:16:59,143
I kept Higuita,
which is my mother's surname.

303
00:17:01,395 --> 00:17:03,772
My mom didn't get the chance

304
00:17:04,606 --> 00:17:08,277
to see me play professionally.

305
00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:10,529
And I didn't get

306
00:17:12,239 --> 00:17:13,782
that chance

307
00:17:15,159 --> 00:17:16,827
to thank her either

308
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for what she had done for me.

309
00:17:22,666 --> 00:17:24,168
[Andrés] Sadly,

310
00:17:24,752 --> 00:17:28,964
a few days after that photo was taken,
his mother died.

311
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She was about 43 years old.

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[René] As I left the hospital,

313
00:17:37,181 --> 00:17:39,767
she said to me, "Take care, Son."

314
00:17:40,642 --> 00:17:41,685
She was crying.

315
00:17:42,561 --> 00:17:44,313
When I got home,

316
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I got news that she had died.

317
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I get teary-eyed as I remember her.

318
00:17:51,528 --> 00:17:53,530
[melancholy atmospheric music playing]

319
00:18:20,974 --> 00:18:23,477
-[music fades]
-[birds chirping]

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00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,646
[sounds of traffic]

321
00:18:26,563 --> 00:18:29,316
[funk music playing]

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[Perea] Because of the positions
we played,

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me as defense,

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him as goalkeeper,

325
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I was logically like a shield for him.

326
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That's how he saw me.

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00:18:41,620 --> 00:18:43,705
From that moment on,

328
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we became very good friends.

329
00:18:49,253 --> 00:18:54,007
We met when we played
in an Antioquia team,

330
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the state team.

331
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When he was 15 and I was 18.

332
00:19:02,933 --> 00:19:07,646
I found it funny because he played more
as a striker than a goalkeeper.

333
00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:10,190
We told him, "What are you gonna do?"

334
00:19:12,234 --> 00:19:13,986
With the skill that he showed,

335
00:19:14,069 --> 00:19:16,488
with the wisdom he played with,

336
00:19:16,572 --> 00:19:18,615
his knowledge of the game,

337
00:19:18,699 --> 00:19:21,201
as we say in the neighborhood,

338
00:19:21,285 --> 00:19:23,370
his game was too naughty, mischievous.

339
00:19:23,453 --> 00:19:25,455
[funk music continues]

340
00:19:27,958 --> 00:19:30,043
[René] While in the Antioquia team,

341
00:19:30,127 --> 00:19:32,588
I had no money for transport.

342
00:19:33,088 --> 00:19:35,048
I'd sneak on the buses.

343
00:19:35,632 --> 00:19:38,468
The drivers began recognizing me.

344
00:19:38,552 --> 00:19:41,722
So, when they saw me
at the University of Antioquia,

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they'd send me to the back.

346
00:19:44,349 --> 00:19:47,186
[crowd cheering]

347
00:19:49,396 --> 00:19:52,649
[René] My debut as a professional
was in Millonarios.

348
00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:56,361
[Perea] He was a scrawny little guy

349
00:19:56,445 --> 00:20:01,200
who really didn't look like a goalkeeper
because of his height.

350
00:20:01,283 --> 00:20:03,285
[Adolfo] Being 1.75 meters tall,

351
00:20:03,368 --> 00:20:07,289
he doesn't convey the certainty
and confidence a coach may desire.

352
00:20:07,789 --> 00:20:10,542
The Colombian goalkeeper
had sticky situations,

353
00:20:10,626 --> 00:20:12,544
typical of a young immature player,

354
00:20:12,628 --> 00:20:15,464
which we may have to forgive
since he shows great potential.

355
00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:19,301
[René] I was there for one season.

356
00:20:19,801 --> 00:20:23,972
And along came Dr. Antonio Franco,

357
00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:27,643
who took me to Atlético Nacional.

358
00:20:27,726 --> 00:20:29,561
[funk music continues]

359
00:20:32,522 --> 00:20:33,607
[music fades]

360
00:20:35,651 --> 00:20:37,778
[faint rhythmic music playing]

361
00:20:37,861 --> 00:20:39,947
[crowd cheering]

362
00:20:46,995 --> 00:20:48,038
All right!

363
00:20:49,706 --> 00:20:54,044
[kids shouting]
Higuita! Higuita! Higuita! Higuita!

364
00:21:02,928 --> 00:21:06,181
[René] Nacional is the club
I hold dearly in my heart.

365
00:21:07,724 --> 00:21:10,185
My debut was funny.

366
00:21:11,895 --> 00:21:15,774
The starting goalkeeper
was Lorenzo Carrabs.

367
00:21:16,358 --> 00:21:19,069
The second half started,

368
00:21:19,152 --> 00:21:21,238
and I stayed behind, snacking

369
00:21:21,321 --> 00:21:26,952
at a cafeteria behind the locker room

370
00:21:27,703 --> 00:21:30,789
when they call me through the loudspeaker.

371
00:21:31,290 --> 00:21:37,462
"Mr. José René Higuita, please go
to Atlético Nacional's locker room."

372
00:21:37,546 --> 00:21:40,048
He tells me, "Lorenzo was expelled."

373
00:21:40,132 --> 00:21:44,970
Then I go out and I see Maño Ruiz
from the corner of my eye.

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00:21:45,053 --> 00:21:46,972
He was our coach.

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00:21:50,017 --> 00:21:51,435
I did some great saves.

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00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:55,147
And from then on,
I began earning that position.

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00:21:55,647 --> 00:22:00,819
[commentator] Okay, viewers, now René
serves the ball with his left hand.

378
00:22:00,902 --> 00:22:02,654
[Bolillo] He played a very good nine.

379
00:22:02,738 --> 00:22:04,031
He knew the nines.

380
00:22:04,114 --> 00:22:08,368
And René sensed and guessed
what the nines would play.

381
00:22:08,452 --> 00:22:10,579
He dribbled and passed the ball.

382
00:22:11,371 --> 00:22:14,374
I often missed things
by looking at the happy crowds.

383
00:22:16,043 --> 00:22:17,961
[reporter] His daily challenge
of the conventional

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00:22:18,045 --> 00:22:20,255
has raised great controversy.

385
00:22:20,339 --> 00:22:24,134
For many, watching his surprise escapes
from the area is a treat.

386
00:22:24,217 --> 00:22:26,470
Chasing after the ball
or the opponents' legs.

387
00:22:26,553 --> 00:22:27,888
[Adolfo] Higuita was Higuita.

388
00:22:27,971 --> 00:22:31,808
He scored over 40 goals in his career
and 35 penalty goals.

389
00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:34,853
-[commentator 1] René!
-[crowd cheers]

390
00:22:34,936 --> 00:22:36,605
[commentator 2] Colombia goes for it.

391
00:22:36,688 --> 00:22:37,898
Now Higuita!

392
00:22:37,981 --> 00:22:39,941
René Higuita scores a goal!

393
00:22:40,025 --> 00:22:42,819
[cumbia music playing]

394
00:22:42,903 --> 00:22:45,572
[commentator 3] René takes one out
and dribbles past.

395
00:22:45,655 --> 00:22:47,240
Down the right, he passes.

396
00:22:47,324 --> 00:22:49,701
[Ríos] There's a play
where he leaves the box,

397
00:22:49,785 --> 00:22:52,829
runs and takes out all the Junior players.

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00:22:52,913 --> 00:22:55,624
He reaches the Junior box
the one time he made it to the other box.

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00:22:55,707 --> 00:22:56,708
JOURNALIST, NACIONAL FAN

400
00:22:56,792 --> 00:22:58,085
A penalty isn't ruled.

401
00:22:58,168 --> 00:22:59,669
[commentator1] The man shadowing René…

402
00:22:59,753 --> 00:23:01,588
-René Higuita!
-[commentator 2] That was a goal!

403
00:23:01,671 --> 00:23:03,048
[commentator 1] That was a penalty!

404
00:23:03,131 --> 00:23:06,009
[Ríos] Carrabs, René Higuita's mentor,
was covering him.

405
00:23:06,093 --> 00:23:08,220
Absolutely Maradonian and Higuitian.

406
00:23:08,303 --> 00:23:10,305
[music continues]

407
00:23:13,558 --> 00:23:14,601
[music fades]

408
00:23:20,649 --> 00:23:24,027
[René] I charged them 30 grand.
They already paid, so you can rest easy.

409
00:23:24,653 --> 00:23:26,988
Perfect. Okay, then.

410
00:23:27,614 --> 00:23:28,573
Sad, you?

411
00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:31,410
-[laughing]
-I don't buy it.

412
00:23:31,493 --> 00:23:33,912
I love you very much, and I wish you well.

413
00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:38,708
René and I were good friends.
We became very close and partied the same.

414
00:23:38,792 --> 00:23:40,919
[laughing]

415
00:23:41,002 --> 00:23:43,422
I don't know.
I might have some firewater right now

416
00:23:43,505 --> 00:23:45,841
and make my way to Cali.

417
00:23:45,924 --> 00:23:48,301
[salsa music playing]

418
00:23:49,845 --> 00:23:53,723
At every party and, I believe,

419
00:23:53,807 --> 00:23:55,725
in all acts of indiscipline
there ever was,

420
00:23:55,809 --> 00:23:57,185
René Higuita was there.

421
00:24:00,063 --> 00:24:02,899
We'd win the match,
then Pacho would frown at me,

422
00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:04,943
"Fine, go off with René."

423
00:24:10,073 --> 00:24:12,159
[René] Higuita is like a kite.

424
00:24:12,242 --> 00:24:14,953
You lift it, let it fly,

425
00:24:15,036 --> 00:24:18,248
but you also bring it in and pull it back.

426
00:24:18,331 --> 00:24:21,042
So that was Hernán.

427
00:24:22,085 --> 00:24:23,879
[Bolillo] He dressed very well.

428
00:24:23,962 --> 00:24:24,921
But you know what?

429
00:24:25,005 --> 00:24:27,716
He would wear tight pants,

430
00:24:27,799 --> 00:24:30,385
so everyone could see
his cute little butt,

431
00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:32,137
his well-shaped legs.

432
00:24:32,220 --> 00:24:33,555
The ladies were dropping dead.

433
00:24:33,638 --> 00:24:36,933
He was even declared
Antioquia's sex symbol.

434
00:24:37,017 --> 00:24:38,310
[laughing]

435
00:24:39,769 --> 00:24:41,188
I would go out with René,

436
00:24:41,271 --> 00:24:43,064
and we would visit nightclubs.

437
00:24:43,648 --> 00:24:46,026
[salsa music continues]

438
00:24:46,109 --> 00:24:47,486
On one of those nights,

439
00:24:48,195 --> 00:24:49,446
we met Magnolia.

440
00:24:50,113 --> 00:24:52,115
[soft music playing]

441
00:24:55,410 --> 00:24:58,830
It was all arranged by a school friend

442
00:24:58,914 --> 00:25:01,208
who was in my same class.

443
00:25:01,291 --> 00:25:02,542
RENÉ'S WIFE

444
00:25:02,626 --> 00:25:03,877
She said, "Magnolia,

445
00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,881
René the soccer player
wants your number."

446
00:25:07,964 --> 00:25:09,341
I said, "No."

447
00:25:09,424 --> 00:25:11,676
In my teens,
I always wanted a handsome man.

448
00:25:13,512 --> 00:25:16,765
A year later, we got the chance to go out.

449
00:25:17,599 --> 00:25:22,270
Pacho Maturana was there that day,
and Bolillo too.

450
00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:25,440
We got out of the car,
and he introduced me as his girlfriend.

451
00:25:26,525 --> 00:25:29,528
It was the first time
we'd ever seen each other.

452
00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:35,534
[René] We met casually.

453
00:25:35,617 --> 00:25:39,037
We started being together,
living together.

454
00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:40,455
[Magnolia] He told my mom.

455
00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:43,375
He made Pacho Maturana
ask for my hand for him.

456
00:25:44,251 --> 00:25:47,629
Then my mom answered him

457
00:25:47,712 --> 00:25:51,132
that all soccer players are scoundrels.

458
00:25:51,716 --> 00:25:52,634
I didn't get married.

459
00:25:52,717 --> 00:25:55,262
The invites were sent, the dress.
It stopped there.

460
00:25:56,513 --> 00:25:58,807
I cancelled the court ceremony with René,

461
00:25:58,890 --> 00:26:01,518
and one month later,
I was pregnant with Andrés.

462
00:26:01,601 --> 00:26:04,854
And so we both decided
we'd get married sometime later,

463
00:26:05,522 --> 00:26:07,274
and it's been 34 years.

464
00:26:07,357 --> 00:26:09,651
So I don't know how much longer it'll be.

465
00:26:10,235 --> 00:26:14,739
[René] I think it's about time

466
00:26:14,823 --> 00:26:17,325
to do one of the few things

467
00:26:17,409 --> 00:26:20,412
that I've really wanted to do,
which is getting married.

468
00:26:21,454 --> 00:26:24,541
[Magnolia] To get to who we are now
as a couple,

469
00:26:24,624 --> 00:26:27,127
we went through a lot of difficulties.

470
00:26:27,210 --> 00:26:28,962
As his fans say,

471
00:26:29,045 --> 00:26:30,505
"Oh, Ms. Magnolia,

472
00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:34,217
aren't you proud to be
René Higuita's wife?"

473
00:26:34,301 --> 00:26:35,510
I sure am.

474
00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:37,971
But to make it as René Higuita's wife,

475
00:26:38,054 --> 00:26:40,390
there was a lot to fight against.

476
00:26:40,473 --> 00:26:42,684
Fight many dragons, as they say.

477
00:26:42,767 --> 00:26:44,477
I think that from that time,

478
00:26:44,561 --> 00:26:48,898
we are the only couple
that stayed together.

479
00:26:49,524 --> 00:26:51,818
And it hasn't been easy. It's not easy.

480
00:26:52,360 --> 00:26:54,863
[René] I can say,

481
00:26:54,946 --> 00:26:56,072
"Ms. Magnolia,

482
00:26:56,656 --> 00:27:03,371
do you remember the day I asked you
to be the mother of my children?"

483
00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:05,749
"Well, I haven't failed you."

484
00:27:11,713 --> 00:27:14,424
[fans cheering]

485
00:27:18,303 --> 00:27:21,556
[reporter] Since his first appearance
in the Copa Libertadores de América,

486
00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,934
Francisco Maturana is obsessed
with winning the coveted trophy.

487
00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:29,522
However, Maturana's biggest win in soccer
is not as player, but as coach.

488
00:27:30,106 --> 00:27:32,400
He's known as the mastermind
behind the transformation

489
00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:34,277
Colombian soccer is undergoing.

490
00:27:34,944 --> 00:27:38,865
[René] Pacho began to change

491
00:27:39,366 --> 00:27:45,872
many teams' tactical game
across the world.

492
00:27:45,955 --> 00:27:51,628
Before, they played
with four defenders and a sweeper.

493
00:27:52,379 --> 00:27:54,422
He took out that sweeper

494
00:27:55,090 --> 00:27:56,800
and left the sweep to me.

495
00:27:56,883 --> 00:27:58,551
So we won a player.

496
00:27:59,844 --> 00:28:02,931
[Bolillo] I remember telling Pacho
that we played with 12 players.

497
00:28:03,014 --> 00:28:04,391
"René may be the goalie,

498
00:28:04,474 --> 00:28:07,560
but when we have the ball,
he's the 12th player."

499
00:28:08,311 --> 00:28:13,316
[Pacho] We found someone appropriate
for our idea.

500
00:28:14,067 --> 00:28:18,029
I felt that I couldn't come in
as the owner of the absolute truth

501
00:28:18,113 --> 00:28:19,614
and say it's this or that way.

502
00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:20,573
SOCCER COACH

503
00:28:20,657 --> 00:28:22,242
I simply understood

504
00:28:22,325 --> 00:28:25,328
that to achieve something,
you need a group of friends,

505
00:28:25,412 --> 00:28:26,663
you need a family.

506
00:28:26,746 --> 00:28:29,666
[fans cheering]

507
00:28:29,749 --> 00:28:32,627
[Adolfo] Will this be the Nacional team
to end this curse?

508
00:28:33,169 --> 00:28:36,589
A Colombian team has never won
a Copa Libertadores.

509
00:28:36,673 --> 00:28:40,135
On top of the final
that Deportivo Cali lost in 1978,

510
00:28:40,218 --> 00:28:44,305
three consecutive finals
have been lost by America de Cali

511
00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:47,350
in '85, '86, and '87,

512
00:28:47,434 --> 00:28:51,104
in which they were seconds away
from winning the title,

513
00:28:51,187 --> 00:28:54,941
until Peñarol's agonizing goal
during extra time.

514
00:28:55,483 --> 00:28:59,487
[fans cheering and honking]

515
00:29:00,155 --> 00:29:04,117
[René] When Nacional reaches the '89 Copa,

516
00:29:04,701 --> 00:29:07,746
it was a great opportunity

517
00:29:07,829 --> 00:29:10,665
for us to show the world
we have good people.

518
00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:14,252
[crowd chanting] Go, green, go! Go, go!

519
00:29:14,335 --> 00:29:16,379
Go, green, go!

520
00:29:16,463 --> 00:29:18,465
[rock music playing]

521
00:29:20,967 --> 00:29:23,219
QUARTER-FINALS

522
00:29:23,303 --> 00:29:27,932
[Adolfo] Nacional de Medellín is playing
in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals

523
00:29:28,016 --> 00:29:30,518
against Millonarios, of all teams.

524
00:29:31,102 --> 00:29:32,395
[whistle blows]

525
00:29:32,479 --> 00:29:37,734
[René] We defeated
one of our biggest rivals,

526
00:29:37,817 --> 00:29:39,110
Millonarios.

527
00:29:39,194 --> 00:29:41,112
[commentator]
The ball's for J. J. Tréllez.

528
00:29:41,196 --> 00:29:43,948
He's gonna strike! He kicks!

529
00:29:44,032 --> 00:29:45,116
Goal!

530
00:29:45,742 --> 00:29:48,578
[Adolfo] Nacional moves on
to the semifinals.

531
00:29:48,661 --> 00:29:51,790
They'll face Uruguay's Danubio.

532
00:29:51,873 --> 00:29:56,127
[René] In the Cup's semifinal,
we defeated Danubio.

533
00:29:56,628 --> 00:30:00,465
And I served the ball
where Palomo comes and…

534
00:30:00,548 --> 00:30:02,842
[commentator] Palomo kicks right…
He scores!

535
00:30:02,926 --> 00:30:06,638
-Goal! Amazing! It's a goal!
-[crowd cheering]

536
00:30:07,639 --> 00:30:08,890
[René] It was resounding.

537
00:30:09,390 --> 00:30:10,517
Six-zero.

538
00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,436
[Adolfo] A crushing result
for Nacional over Danubio

539
00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:17,023
to qualify for the final
of the continental championship.

540
00:30:17,106 --> 00:30:20,193
Nacional has a team full of big names.

541
00:30:20,276 --> 00:30:23,196
We saw América de Cali
lose three finals in a row.

542
00:30:23,696 --> 00:30:25,657
We shouldn't get our hopes up.

543
00:30:25,740 --> 00:30:27,826
[soft suspenseful music playing]

544
00:30:30,578 --> 00:30:34,541
[commentator 1] So begins the grand finale
of Copa Libertadores de America.

545
00:30:34,624 --> 00:30:37,836
[commentator 2] Yes, sirree,
the match has begun.

546
00:30:38,336 --> 00:30:41,339
It's a match we played with Olimpia,
who were champions already.

547
00:30:41,422 --> 00:30:43,007
They were the favorite over us.

548
00:30:43,091 --> 00:30:46,177
[commentator 2] Fidel comes on
to defend the right. Come on, Trencito.

549
00:30:46,261 --> 00:30:47,804
[Perea] I remember, for instance,

550
00:30:47,887 --> 00:30:52,225
the match we played
against the Paraguayans, Olimpia,

551
00:30:52,809 --> 00:30:57,021
was an away game,
hence a very hard and complicated game.

552
00:30:57,105 --> 00:30:59,107
Balls kept flying through the air.

553
00:30:59,190 --> 00:31:02,193
And we clung to René Higuita.

554
00:31:02,277 --> 00:31:04,195
[commentator 2] Free kick… René!

555
00:31:04,279 --> 00:31:06,531
[commentator 1] That's why
he's on the Colombian Team.

556
00:31:06,614 --> 00:31:09,492
Gustavo to Rafael. A left-foot strike!

557
00:31:09,576 --> 00:31:11,411
René Higuita performs a miracle!

558
00:31:11,494 --> 00:31:14,539
Looks for Vicente Amarilla.
A header! Go, Rafael!

559
00:31:14,622 --> 00:31:17,250
[Adolfo] Great work, great endurance
from goalie René Higuita,

560
00:31:17,333 --> 00:31:20,253
but even that didn't save
Atlético Nacional

561
00:31:20,336 --> 00:31:24,257
from this two-zero score
before Paraguayan Club Olimpia.

562
00:31:24,340 --> 00:31:27,635
[commentator 3] Olimpia has won
the first half of this match.

563
00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:28,928
FINAL SCORE

564
00:31:29,012 --> 00:31:31,139
[Pacho] After that match against Olimpia,

565
00:31:32,140 --> 00:31:35,852
we returned to Medellín
to concentrate and train

566
00:31:35,935 --> 00:31:40,148
because we felt we were capable
of turning it around. That was clear.

567
00:31:40,231 --> 00:31:42,400
[reporter] The first 5,000 fans
came to Bogotá,

568
00:31:42,483 --> 00:31:44,152
while another 30,000 left Medellín

569
00:31:44,235 --> 00:31:46,154
in the caravan that was famous
before it started.

570
00:31:46,237 --> 00:31:48,197
[René] Neighborhoods came out
onto the highway,

571
00:31:48,281 --> 00:31:49,908
like when the cyclists passed.

572
00:31:49,991 --> 00:31:51,659
It was a meeting point.

573
00:31:52,285 --> 00:31:55,038
[Pacho] We were strengthened
by all of Medellín going to Bogotá.

574
00:31:55,121 --> 00:31:58,666
And at that moment it wasn't Nacional.
It was Colombia around its team.

575
00:31:58,750 --> 00:32:02,795
Recovering after such a rough score
is hard.

576
00:32:02,879 --> 00:32:04,422
[suspenseful music playing]

577
00:32:04,505 --> 00:32:07,216
-[fans chanting]
-[horns blaring]

578
00:32:10,803 --> 00:32:13,306
[horns honking]

579
00:32:15,350 --> 00:32:16,726
SECOND-LEG MATCH

580
00:32:16,809 --> 00:32:22,065
[fans chanting]
We can feel it! Atlético is here!

581
00:32:23,316 --> 00:32:26,569
[commentator] The match is starting,
ladies and gentlemen.

582
00:32:26,653 --> 00:32:29,906
-[whistle blows]
-Nacional is two goals down.

583
00:32:30,740 --> 00:32:35,328
[Pacho] During the first half,
three forwards looked for the tie,

584
00:32:35,411 --> 00:32:36,955
and we couldn't score.

585
00:32:37,038 --> 00:32:38,498
Nothing at all.

586
00:32:38,581 --> 00:32:41,042
[suspenseful music continues]

587
00:32:41,125 --> 00:32:43,211
[Perea] Not a day for El Loco.

588
00:32:44,337 --> 00:32:46,130
Even in his plays,

589
00:32:46,214 --> 00:32:50,093
that were crazy, kind of off-beat,

590
00:32:50,176 --> 00:32:51,886
there was a very calm guy.

591
00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:54,764
And from the back,
he'd tell us to be calm.

592
00:32:54,847 --> 00:32:58,351
[commentator] Nacional still hasn't
been able to score those two goals.

593
00:32:58,434 --> 00:33:03,022
In the second half, I decide not to have
many strikers and not to hog the ball.

594
00:33:03,106 --> 00:33:06,150
I took out a striker
and put in a midfielder to get the ball.

595
00:33:06,234 --> 00:33:10,530
[commentator] Atlético Nacional
runs the ball. Palomo from the right.

596
00:33:10,613 --> 00:33:11,489
Miño…

597
00:33:11,572 --> 00:33:14,909
-Goal!
-[crowd cheering]

598
00:33:15,660 --> 00:33:18,579
[Perea] We were creating and building up

599
00:33:18,663 --> 00:33:22,166
our self-confidence to score

600
00:33:22,250 --> 00:33:24,752
at the right time that we could

601
00:33:25,795 --> 00:33:27,005
tie the series.

602
00:33:27,088 --> 00:33:29,716
[commentator] Alexis García has the ball.
Header pass to the right.

603
00:33:29,799 --> 00:33:31,801
Bendito with a header… Palomo!

604
00:33:31,884 --> 00:33:35,388
-Goal!
-[crowd cheering]

605
00:33:36,055 --> 00:33:38,141
[René] We tied the series two-two.

606
00:33:38,224 --> 00:33:39,559
GLOBAL SCORE

607
00:33:39,642 --> 00:33:42,520
Then we went to a penalty shoot-out.

608
00:33:42,603 --> 00:33:45,773
[commentator] We made it
to a penalty shoot-out.

609
00:33:45,857 --> 00:33:46,941
This will be madness!

610
00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:50,236
[Adolfo] It all comes down
to five penalty kicks per team.

611
00:33:50,778 --> 00:33:53,614
[Perea] The group itself
had a lot of confidence in him.

612
00:33:53,698 --> 00:33:58,077
We already knew
about his talent blocking penalties.

613
00:33:58,161 --> 00:33:59,579
We trusted him, not God.

614
00:33:59,662 --> 00:34:01,372
[laughing]

615
00:34:02,457 --> 00:34:07,420
[René] How does one feel
with that vertigo?

616
00:34:07,503 --> 00:34:11,382
With contrasting emotions and fears.

617
00:34:12,300 --> 00:34:13,760
[Pacho] I had told René,

618
00:34:13,843 --> 00:34:16,596
"At the penalty round,
Almeida will be the first."

619
00:34:16,679 --> 00:34:17,972
"Jump to your right."

620
00:34:18,473 --> 00:34:19,515
"Sure, Pacho."

621
00:34:20,266 --> 00:34:22,518
"And the rest?"
I said, "They're your problem."

622
00:34:22,602 --> 00:34:24,145
"That one's a gift for me."

623
00:34:24,228 --> 00:34:26,272
[commentator] All of Colombia
holds its breath.

624
00:34:26,355 --> 00:34:28,316
[Pacho] And when Almeida goes to kick…

625
00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:30,526
-[commentator] René to the right post.
-[crowd cheers]

626
00:34:30,610 --> 00:34:32,862
…René blocks it.
I thought, "There, we've won."

627
00:34:32,945 --> 00:34:34,614
[commentator] Andrés Escobar…

628
00:34:34,697 --> 00:34:36,032
He shoots. Goal!

629
00:34:36,115 --> 00:34:38,117
He kicks… Goal!

630
00:34:38,201 --> 00:34:39,494
Goal!

631
00:34:39,577 --> 00:34:40,661
Goal!

632
00:34:40,745 --> 00:34:42,538
Alexis shoots! It's blocked!

633
00:34:42,622 --> 00:34:44,540
Shoots… goal!

634
00:34:44,624 --> 00:34:46,626
[commentator]
We have to tie no matter what.

635
00:34:46,709 --> 00:34:49,962
Olimpia is winning four to three
in the penalty round…

636
00:34:50,046 --> 00:34:54,008
I shot the fifth penalty.
Ask me how I was feeling.

637
00:34:54,634 --> 00:34:57,678
If I miss that penalty,

638
00:34:57,762 --> 00:34:59,680
we are out.

639
00:35:00,223 --> 00:35:04,310
I was so scared that I didn't look
where I was going to kick.

640
00:35:04,393 --> 00:35:06,312
[commentator]
This one's for the title, René!

641
00:35:06,395 --> 00:35:08,106
René sets off…

642
00:35:08,189 --> 00:35:10,775
The greatest goal, René Higuita!

643
00:35:10,858 --> 00:35:13,736
[Perea] When it was his turn to kick,
he did it masterfully,

644
00:35:13,820 --> 00:35:15,488
showing us and saying,

645
00:35:15,571 --> 00:35:17,657
"Brothers, this is hard,

646
00:35:17,740 --> 00:35:19,784
but, brothers, do it."

647
00:35:19,867 --> 00:35:21,702
[commentator] He shoots… It's blocked!

648
00:35:21,786 --> 00:35:23,955
[commentator exclaiming]

649
00:35:24,038 --> 00:35:27,458
[Pacho] It was painful to see
everyone was missing the kicks.

650
00:35:27,542 --> 00:35:30,378
And René kept blocking and blocking them.

651
00:35:30,461 --> 00:35:33,131
He was doing the impossible
to block the shots,

652
00:35:33,214 --> 00:35:35,299
and we kept missing our strikes.

653
00:35:35,383 --> 00:35:39,053
[Perea] It was stressful,
even embarrassing,

654
00:35:39,137 --> 00:35:42,306
because how much longer
was he gonna stop them?

655
00:35:43,349 --> 00:35:45,726
You feel so nervous right there.

656
00:35:45,810 --> 00:35:48,396
[commentator] It's Perea's turn.

657
00:35:48,896 --> 00:35:51,774
The title is in your hands, Perea.

658
00:35:51,858 --> 00:35:54,068
Man, I can't fail this.

659
00:35:54,652 --> 00:35:56,404
[commentator] There goes Perea.

660
00:35:56,487 --> 00:35:57,864
[commentator] We're in your hands.

661
00:35:57,947 --> 00:36:00,324
Perea sets off to the right.

662
00:36:00,408 --> 00:36:02,034
The goalkeeper!

663
00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:07,331
[Perea] If I scored,
that was the end of the series.

664
00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,459
Since I missed, we kept going.

665
00:36:10,543 --> 00:36:11,961
[commentator] He shoots and misses!

666
00:36:12,044 --> 00:36:16,007
Up in the air!

667
00:36:16,090 --> 00:36:17,758
[Perea] When it was Leonel's turn…

668
00:36:17,842 --> 00:36:21,596
[commentator]
Leonel Álvarez at the gates of glory.

669
00:36:21,679 --> 00:36:23,347
Please, Leonel!

670
00:36:23,431 --> 00:36:24,765
Do it, Leonel!

671
00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:26,392
With his right. Leonel…

672
00:36:26,475 --> 00:36:29,020
-Yes! Yes! Yes!
-[crowd cheering]

673
00:36:29,103 --> 00:36:31,939
Yes! Goal, goal, goal!

674
00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:33,441
Champions!

675
00:36:33,524 --> 00:36:36,235
[upbeat electronic music playing]

676
00:36:36,319 --> 00:36:39,280
[reporter] Do you think you were
the key player today?

677
00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:42,867
No, I was one of the key players
because the team played well,

678
00:36:42,950 --> 00:36:45,077
and I can't win a match on my own.

679
00:36:45,161 --> 00:36:47,038
[René] I had dreamed of that final.

680
00:36:47,121 --> 00:36:49,498
I had dreamed of being the hero.

681
00:36:49,582 --> 00:36:51,751
I had dreamed of being champions.

682
00:36:51,834 --> 00:36:54,962
He won Copa Libertadores for Nacional.
He blocked four penalties.

683
00:36:56,589 --> 00:37:01,010
[reporter] This is a truly glorious night
for Colombian soccer.

684
00:37:01,093 --> 00:37:03,804
Nacional is South America's new champion.

685
00:37:06,474 --> 00:37:11,687
[René] The first cup for our country,
a country that was in conflict.

686
00:37:11,771 --> 00:37:14,315
[upbeat electronic music continues]

687
00:37:18,903 --> 00:37:20,488
[fans] ♪ …was in a couch ♪

688
00:37:20,571 --> 00:37:24,033
♪ Scratching his balls
Watching Nacional ♪

689
00:37:29,372 --> 00:37:31,540
[Bolillo] René was our Maradona.

690
00:37:31,624 --> 00:37:34,543
He was our icon.
René was everything to us.

691
00:37:34,627 --> 00:37:36,504
[soft music playing]

692
00:37:36,587 --> 00:37:40,258
[Magnolia] That's when I knew
what René was at that time,

693
00:37:40,341 --> 00:37:42,051
an idol to many people.

694
00:37:42,134 --> 00:37:45,388
Right then, Mr. René became more famous.

695
00:37:46,639 --> 00:37:51,018
He made a lot of people
see soccer as they see it now.

696
00:37:51,102 --> 00:37:54,105
A sport is a means for distraction,

697
00:37:54,188 --> 00:37:55,731
a means for hanging out,

698
00:37:55,815 --> 00:38:00,611
and a way to get kids out
of the clutches of crime,

699
00:38:00,695 --> 00:38:02,780
of not having a chance in life.

700
00:38:02,863 --> 00:38:06,867
He proved that he was a humble kid
from a working-class neighborhood

701
00:38:06,951 --> 00:38:08,327
and achieved greatness.

702
00:38:08,411 --> 00:38:12,248
So then another kid can say,
"If he did it, why can't I?"

703
00:38:13,332 --> 00:38:16,419
And that makes us proud of him.

704
00:38:16,502 --> 00:38:18,629
His children feel proud.

705
00:38:18,713 --> 00:38:20,715
[soft music continues]

706
00:38:22,174 --> 00:38:24,885
He is full of love and tenderness.

707
00:38:25,511 --> 00:38:26,929
He is very understanding.

708
00:38:27,763 --> 00:38:29,682
He's loving, thoughtful.

709
00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:32,435
I mean, he's an excellent father.

710
00:38:33,519 --> 00:38:35,062
[René] Come, sit here.

711
00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:37,231
Help me with this photo. Come.

712
00:38:40,401 --> 00:38:42,945
[Pamela] We've had two lives.

713
00:38:43,946 --> 00:38:47,199
The luxury life he offers us,
with the traveling,

714
00:38:47,283 --> 00:38:48,492
people recognizing us,

715
00:38:48,576 --> 00:38:51,662
and being "privileged" sometimes.

716
00:38:52,413 --> 00:38:54,373
And the other is my mom's.

717
00:38:54,457 --> 00:38:57,585
My mom is more into farms,
the country, animals.

718
00:38:59,670 --> 00:39:03,841
[Magnolia] Do you know what it's like
living in the city with an icon like this?

719
00:39:03,924 --> 00:39:05,634
You don't have a life, no.

720
00:39:05,718 --> 00:39:08,471
I prefer peace and quiet.

721
00:39:08,554 --> 00:39:10,514
I always take him to isolated places.

722
00:39:14,101 --> 00:39:17,146
[Andrés] We were once in the neighborhood.
It was December.

723
00:39:17,229 --> 00:39:18,773
Someone came and told him,

724
00:39:18,856 --> 00:39:22,193
"René, that girl greeting you
is your daughter."

725
00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:29,450
[Cindy] Andrés was about eight.

726
00:39:29,533 --> 00:39:30,910
And Pame was about five.

727
00:39:30,993 --> 00:39:32,286
We were very little.

728
00:39:34,038 --> 00:39:35,289
[René] I was single.

729
00:39:36,165 --> 00:39:40,628
Patricia, Cindy's mom, had separated.

730
00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:44,340
Then things worked out for us to go out.

731
00:39:44,423 --> 00:39:46,550
And on that date,

732
00:39:46,634 --> 00:39:49,178
she got pregnant with Cindy.

733
00:39:50,513 --> 00:39:54,225
But the mother never told me about it.

734
00:39:54,809 --> 00:39:56,977
Her mom passed away.

735
00:39:58,229 --> 00:40:00,773
[Cindy] When my mom got pregnant,
she called her friend,

736
00:40:00,856 --> 00:40:02,316
"Nancy, I'm pregnant."

737
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:03,275
RENÉ'S DAUGHTER

738
00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:05,403
"And it isn't Dario's. It's René's."

739
00:40:05,486 --> 00:40:08,697
That was a secret until I turned ten.

740
00:40:09,782 --> 00:40:11,575
When I was ten,

741
00:40:11,659 --> 00:40:14,620
my dad came by our house
to wish us a happy New Year.

742
00:40:14,703 --> 00:40:17,873
Right then, my mom's friend
who knew about it came and said,

743
00:40:17,957 --> 00:40:20,418
"René, wish your daughter
a happy new year."

744
00:40:20,501 --> 00:40:21,961
He was shocked.

745
00:40:23,212 --> 00:40:24,880
The next day, he picks me up.

746
00:40:24,964 --> 00:40:27,299
We get a blood test, and it's positive.

747
00:40:29,510 --> 00:40:33,305
They changed my last name.
Everything happened very fast.

748
00:40:34,682 --> 00:40:38,060
[René] I immediately told Cindy
I'd step up

749
00:40:38,144 --> 00:40:41,439
and introduce her to Magnolia,

750
00:40:41,522 --> 00:40:44,942
I'd introduce her to her siblings,

751
00:40:45,025 --> 00:40:50,448
and that as long as I could,
I'd fight for her in whatever she needed.

752
00:40:52,241 --> 00:40:56,078
I believe we must take responsibility
for our actions.

753
00:40:56,162 --> 00:40:59,331
And because of my love for Magnolia,

754
00:40:59,415 --> 00:41:02,835
regardless of her reaction,

755
00:41:02,918 --> 00:41:05,171
I had to tell her.

756
00:41:08,215 --> 00:41:11,385
[Magnolia] It was obviously a surprise.

757
00:41:11,469 --> 00:41:14,263
Cindy is actually older than my children.

758
00:41:15,347 --> 00:41:18,601
[Cindy] And Magnolia took it in stride.

759
00:41:18,684 --> 00:41:20,394
She's like a mother to me.

760
00:41:21,270 --> 00:41:23,272
[gentle music continues]

761
00:41:27,109 --> 00:41:28,903
[birds chirping]

762
00:41:34,575 --> 00:41:38,579
[Pamela] We ended up
taking it in our carry-on.

763
00:41:38,662 --> 00:41:39,580
[Andrés] It was heavy.

764
00:41:40,331 --> 00:41:41,832
[Pamela] He was working in Arabia.

765
00:41:42,333 --> 00:41:44,251
There's no Christmas over there.

766
00:41:44,335 --> 00:41:46,086
There are no buñuelos or natilla.

767
00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:48,797
This man sends us with a suitcase

768
00:41:48,881 --> 00:41:53,135
full of flour for buñuelos and natilla.

769
00:41:53,761 --> 00:41:56,472
-They took us off the plane.
-Off every plane.

770
00:41:56,555 --> 00:41:58,641
They asked, "Is this your luggage?"

771
00:41:58,724 --> 00:42:01,852
We said, "Yes."
They asked us to open them, so we did.

772
00:42:02,436 --> 00:42:04,563
-[Andrés] That's what it was.
-[René] Cornstarch.

773
00:42:04,647 --> 00:42:07,858
Imagine someone
with ten bags of this in their suitcase.

774
00:42:07,942 --> 00:42:12,238
[René] Someone with this
in their suitcase. No.

775
00:42:12,321 --> 00:42:13,614
And a Colombian.

776
00:42:13,697 --> 00:42:15,824
We have it hard, don't we?

777
00:42:15,908 --> 00:42:16,742
With the DEA.

778
00:42:16,825 --> 00:42:18,702
It was quite the experience.

779
00:42:18,786 --> 00:42:19,703
[laughter]

780
00:42:22,623 --> 00:42:26,710
[Carlos] Good night, Loco.
Renato, you know I love you very much.

781
00:42:26,794 --> 00:42:29,171
I send you my love and hugs.

782
00:42:29,797 --> 00:42:31,674
Take care, stay close to your family.

783
00:42:31,757 --> 00:42:33,509
Say hi to Magnolia and the gang.

784
00:42:33,592 --> 00:42:35,386
-I wish you the best.
-[call disconnects]

785
00:42:35,469 --> 00:42:39,306
Sometimes, I think back
on my sports career,

786
00:42:39,390 --> 00:42:43,811
on teammates and friends
I've met along the way,

787
00:42:45,271 --> 00:42:46,981
brothers, love.

788
00:42:47,606 --> 00:42:49,441
And in the love category is El Loco.

789
00:42:50,150 --> 00:42:54,530
[René] El Pibe is my friend
and an inspiration to me.

790
00:42:55,114 --> 00:43:00,536
Every conversation brings
that inspiration of love,

791
00:43:00,619 --> 00:43:05,249
of showing him that love and affection.

792
00:43:05,332 --> 00:43:07,626
Whatever El Pibe says, I agree.

793
00:43:08,544 --> 00:43:09,712
Why?

794
00:43:09,795 --> 00:43:12,047
Because when I say something,

795
00:43:12,131 --> 00:43:13,966
he also agrees.

796
00:43:15,342 --> 00:43:17,469
So we don't step on each other's toes.

797
00:43:18,387 --> 00:43:20,389
And if we have to say no to something,

798
00:43:20,472 --> 00:43:22,391
we say it back here.

799
00:43:23,017 --> 00:43:25,853
But never in public.

800
00:43:26,353 --> 00:43:27,313
Now,

801
00:43:27,938 --> 00:43:29,189
I'm not just saying this.

802
00:43:30,065 --> 00:43:33,027
It's not to look good.
He's my brother. I love him.

803
00:43:33,110 --> 00:43:35,237
[salsa music playing]

804
00:43:36,238 --> 00:43:38,490
El Pibe was criticized a lot

805
00:43:38,574 --> 00:43:41,076
because he was a slow player.

806
00:43:42,286 --> 00:43:43,954
But he was very fast over here.

807
00:43:44,538 --> 00:43:49,627
There's a reason
he's the best player of all time,

808
00:43:50,336 --> 00:43:52,630
to me, from Colombia.

809
00:43:53,505 --> 00:43:57,760
[Perea] Having him there also gave me
some peace of mind and confidence.

810
00:43:57,843 --> 00:44:00,304
For it was no secret that,

811
00:44:00,387 --> 00:44:03,057
although there were many playmakers
in Colombian soccer,

812
00:44:03,140 --> 00:44:04,266
El Pibe was the best.

813
00:44:04,350 --> 00:44:06,685
He prevailed through hierarchy.

814
00:44:09,521 --> 00:44:11,774
[dramatic classical music playing]

815
00:44:15,819 --> 00:44:19,073
[Víctor] Colombian soccer,
and it's sad to say,

816
00:44:19,156 --> 00:44:20,699
had very good players,

817
00:44:20,783 --> 00:44:23,285
but it wasn't respected internationally.

818
00:44:23,369 --> 00:44:26,288
[Adolfo] We spent 28 years
without playing in a World Cup.

819
00:44:26,372 --> 00:44:28,582
We didn't really understand why.

820
00:44:29,333 --> 00:44:31,502
We had talent. We had good players.

821
00:44:32,044 --> 00:44:35,923
But the qualifiers came along,
and something was missing.

822
00:44:36,006 --> 00:44:38,133
[Adolfo] Many things need to change

823
00:44:38,217 --> 00:44:40,844
for us to dream
of going to a World Cup again.

824
00:44:42,429 --> 00:44:46,225
[Perea] The Federation had the idea
that Pacho Maturana,

825
00:44:46,308 --> 00:44:50,229
as coach of a successful club
at that time,

826
00:44:50,312 --> 00:44:53,107
could coach the national team.

827
00:44:53,982 --> 00:44:55,734
[reporter] Maturana said goodbye
to Nacional.

828
00:44:55,818 --> 00:44:59,321
Now his challenge is to lead
the Colombian national team to Italy '90.

829
00:45:00,197 --> 00:45:02,157
[Adolfo] Perhaps Pacho Maturana's arrival,

830
00:45:02,241 --> 00:45:05,411
with the Atlético Nacional team
as the core of its roster,

831
00:45:05,494 --> 00:45:07,454
will bring back hope.

832
00:45:07,538 --> 00:45:09,707
I hope it's a solid start

833
00:45:09,790 --> 00:45:11,792
for a lot of major things
in Colombian sports.

834
00:45:12,668 --> 00:45:14,169
[Adolfo] They start playing well.

835
00:45:14,253 --> 00:45:18,382
Colombian soccer becomes organized
in a way that it hadn't been before.

836
00:45:18,465 --> 00:45:21,009
And a very good working group
is put together.

837
00:45:21,093 --> 00:45:24,304
As with all big work groups
in all companies,

838
00:45:24,388 --> 00:45:27,307
results happen
when there is empathy between them.

839
00:45:29,059 --> 00:45:31,603
There was a national protest

840
00:45:31,687 --> 00:45:36,066
surrounding what Maturana
had decided with Nacional.

841
00:45:36,150 --> 00:45:38,026
It was called "la rosca paisa."

842
00:45:38,110 --> 00:45:42,030
It was almost like changing
their green jerseys for the yellow ones.

843
00:45:42,114 --> 00:45:45,701
I think that was
an historic and important decision,

844
00:45:45,784 --> 00:45:47,870
because from then on,

845
00:45:47,953 --> 00:45:50,164
Colombian soccer began taking shape.

846
00:45:51,039 --> 00:45:54,001
[Pacho] There were René and Chonto.

847
00:45:54,084 --> 00:45:56,003
There was Luis Carlos Perea.

848
00:45:56,086 --> 00:46:00,674
There were Andrés Escobar, León Villa,
Leonel, who played soccer.

849
00:46:00,758 --> 00:46:03,469
And not only did they play well,
they were good people.

850
00:46:04,344 --> 00:46:07,347
He'd add whichever players
he could call or wanted to call.

851
00:46:08,015 --> 00:46:10,768
Among them was Pibe Valderrama.

852
00:46:11,518 --> 00:46:14,855
Those kinds of players
added to our group.

853
00:46:15,689 --> 00:46:19,526
[Pibe] Maturana sent me a message
through Bolillo,

854
00:46:20,402 --> 00:46:21,737
"Look at your faces."

855
00:46:24,364 --> 00:46:26,867
"We'll change the history
of Colombian soccer."

856
00:46:26,950 --> 00:46:28,952
[rhythmic music playing]

857
00:46:32,039 --> 00:46:37,711
[René] That's like the first time
we made an impact in the world.

858
00:46:38,337 --> 00:46:40,881
Here in Colombia,
there's also good soccer.

859
00:46:41,965 --> 00:46:45,302
And that was our great motivation.

860
00:46:46,345 --> 00:46:48,138
To carry that message,

861
00:46:48,222 --> 00:46:52,601
that there are things
other than drug trafficking,

862
00:46:53,393 --> 00:46:56,855
that makes us very excited.

863
00:46:56,939 --> 00:46:59,608
[rhythmic rock music playing]

864
00:47:01,652 --> 00:47:04,238
Finally, the work group is formed,

865
00:47:04,321 --> 00:47:07,699
and they get the chance
at a repechage against Israel.

866
00:47:09,326 --> 00:47:13,413
[Adolfo] Since Chile '62,
Colombia hasn't been to a World Cup.

867
00:47:13,497 --> 00:47:15,541
That's many years of failures,

868
00:47:15,624 --> 00:47:17,626
many years of disappointment.

869
00:47:17,709 --> 00:47:21,713
We haven't shown ourselves overseas,
and this is a good opportunity to.

870
00:47:21,797 --> 00:47:23,006
[tense music playing]

871
00:47:23,090 --> 00:47:25,342
[reporter] The imminent and growing chance
for Colombia…

872
00:47:25,425 --> 00:47:26,593
QUALIFIERS
ITALY '90

873
00:47:26,677 --> 00:47:29,638
…to return to a World Cup
after 27 years of frustration

874
00:47:29,721 --> 00:47:32,724
is the trending topic all over Colombia.

875
00:47:32,808 --> 00:47:34,685
We're live

876
00:47:34,768 --> 00:47:37,271
from the Colombian
soccer team locker room.

877
00:47:37,354 --> 00:47:39,481
FIRST-LEG MATCH

878
00:47:39,565 --> 00:47:43,652
[René] First came Israel's team,
a solid team.

879
00:47:43,735 --> 00:47:47,656
And in one play,

880
00:47:47,739 --> 00:47:49,116
we defined the match.

881
00:47:49,199 --> 00:47:50,784
[commentator] There goes Palomo Usuriaga,

882
00:47:50,868 --> 00:47:53,370
delivering the ball
with his right foot. Please!

883
00:47:53,453 --> 00:47:54,538
Bendito has it.

884
00:47:54,621 --> 00:47:55,539
Bendito to Palomo!

885
00:47:55,622 --> 00:47:58,417
Nutmeg! Goal! Goal! Goal!

886
00:47:58,500 --> 00:48:00,460
[fans cheering]

887
00:48:00,544 --> 00:48:04,548
Against Israel, we had won one-zero
in the home game.

888
00:48:05,299 --> 00:48:07,843
And then we go to the Holy Land.

889
00:48:11,346 --> 00:48:13,807
There, we needed a tie.

890
00:48:13,891 --> 00:48:16,476
[reporter] Colombia is playing
this afternoon here in Tel Aviv.

891
00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:17,644
SECOND-LEG MATCH

892
00:48:17,728 --> 00:48:20,272
[commentator] Colombia-Israel,
on Caracol Radio.

893
00:48:21,315 --> 00:48:25,027
[René] The Israeli team
started off on the offensive.

894
00:48:25,110 --> 00:48:27,404
[commentator speaking indistinctly]

895
00:48:29,281 --> 00:48:30,824
[fans cheering]

896
00:48:30,908 --> 00:48:32,242
[commentator] We needed to tie.

897
00:48:32,326 --> 00:48:37,331
There goes Higuita with his show
in an attempt to stall.

898
00:48:37,414 --> 00:48:39,917
[René] Finally, we end up at 0-0.

899
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:41,627
OVERALL SCORE

900
00:48:41,710 --> 00:48:43,086
[commentator] The match is over!

901
00:48:43,170 --> 00:48:46,173
Colombia makes it to Italy
and the World Cup!

902
00:48:46,256 --> 00:48:49,009
Twenty-seven years!

903
00:48:49,092 --> 00:48:52,346
[Adolfo] The people of Colombia are happy.
They're celebrating in the streets.

904
00:48:52,429 --> 00:48:55,724
It's an immense joy for a people
who have been through a lot.

905
00:48:55,807 --> 00:48:59,186
[René] It was definitely nothing but joy.

906
00:48:59,269 --> 00:49:01,980
Such happiness for a country

907
00:49:02,064 --> 00:49:07,527
that hadn't been
to a World Championship in 28 years.

908
00:49:07,611 --> 00:49:11,365
With Atlético Nacional players
at the core of its roster.

909
00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:15,827
[Barco] The national team,
led by Professor Maturana,

910
00:49:15,911 --> 00:49:18,330
has managed to write a memorable page…

911
00:49:18,413 --> 00:49:20,582
PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA, 1986-1990

912
00:49:20,666 --> 00:49:23,001
…in the history of sports of Colombia.

913
00:49:23,085 --> 00:49:24,795
[applause]

914
00:49:24,878 --> 00:49:28,131
[reporter] What can Colombians
expect from you in Italy?

915
00:49:28,215 --> 00:49:30,759
Not much.
In any case, we're getting prepared.

916
00:49:30,842 --> 00:49:33,720
We'll keep working
to please our people more.

917
00:49:33,804 --> 00:49:35,347
[upbeat music playing]

918
00:49:50,821 --> 00:49:53,073
MILAN
ITALY

919
00:49:53,573 --> 00:49:57,411
FIFA WORLD CUP
ITALY '90

920
00:50:00,330 --> 00:50:03,291
[Adolfo] Italy didn't know
what Colombia was. They had no idea.

921
00:50:03,375 --> 00:50:05,669
We were from the Fifth World.

922
00:50:05,752 --> 00:50:08,422
Not even the Third World
when it came to soccer.

923
00:50:08,505 --> 00:50:11,508
Twenty-eight years
is two or three generations

924
00:50:11,591 --> 00:50:14,261
without seeing Colombian soccer
at an international level.

925
00:50:14,344 --> 00:50:17,055
[pensive music playing]

926
00:50:17,139 --> 00:50:19,766
[Pacho] When we got to the World Cup,

927
00:50:19,850 --> 00:50:21,018
at a press conference

928
00:50:21,101 --> 00:50:24,813
they started asking me
about drug trafficking.

929
00:50:25,313 --> 00:50:27,232
They began talking about Pablo Escobar

930
00:50:27,315 --> 00:50:29,276
and the violence.

931
00:50:29,359 --> 00:50:32,446
So I told them
that Colombians did not invent drugs.

932
00:50:33,030 --> 00:50:35,866
"Drugs were invented
by Italians and Americans."

933
00:50:36,450 --> 00:50:38,118
"But you've gotten out of it now."

934
00:50:38,201 --> 00:50:41,204
"Help us get out of it
instead of talking nonsense."

935
00:50:41,288 --> 00:50:43,498
They never brought up drugs again.

936
00:50:43,582 --> 00:50:45,042
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES VS COLOMBIA

937
00:50:45,125 --> 00:50:48,670
[René] We played the United Arab Emirates
in a match we had to win.

938
00:50:48,754 --> 00:50:51,131
[Adolfo] Colombia is
at a complete standstill right now.

939
00:50:52,424 --> 00:50:54,551
René Higuita started doing his thing

940
00:50:54,634 --> 00:50:58,013
by leaving the box with great personality
to head the ball away.

941
00:50:58,096 --> 00:51:01,224
[Pibe] I always said,
"This team I have here is good."

942
00:51:01,308 --> 00:51:02,601
And we started playing.

943
00:51:02,684 --> 00:51:05,020
[commentator] Álvarez crosses the ball.
A header…

944
00:51:05,103 --> 00:51:09,232
-Goal, goal, goal, goal!
-[fans cheering]

945
00:51:09,316 --> 00:51:11,401
René wants it. Camello down the center.

946
00:51:11,485 --> 00:51:13,320
Carlos is gonna strike… Goal!

947
00:51:13,403 --> 00:51:14,863
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0
COLOMBIA 2

948
00:51:14,946 --> 00:51:19,367
[René] World Cup matches aren't easy.

949
00:51:19,451 --> 00:51:23,663
Beating the United Arab Emirates
wasn't easy.

950
00:51:23,747 --> 00:51:28,335
[Adolfo] A well-deserved win
in Colombia's debut in this World Cup.

951
00:51:28,418 --> 00:51:30,754
If we'd debuted with a defeat,

952
00:51:30,837 --> 00:51:34,132
without anyone knowing us,
it would've turned out differently.

953
00:51:34,216 --> 00:51:37,511
It made people set their eyes on Colombia

954
00:51:37,594 --> 00:51:40,889
and Colombians believe

955
00:51:40,972 --> 00:51:43,433
that ranking was feasible.

956
00:51:47,938 --> 00:51:52,484
[reporter] Everything pointed to Colombia
qualifying for the second round.

957
00:51:53,068 --> 00:51:55,904
[Perea] Yugoslavia was a tough match.

958
00:51:56,696 --> 00:51:57,531
Those guys…

959
00:51:57,614 --> 00:51:59,866
We'd never watched videos of them.

960
00:51:59,950 --> 00:52:01,952
We didn't know how they played.

961
00:52:02,035 --> 00:52:04,621
But when we met them on the field,

962
00:52:05,122 --> 00:52:07,999
we quickly learned their game.

963
00:52:08,083 --> 00:52:10,252
They played like us Latinos.

964
00:52:12,212 --> 00:52:14,798
[commentator] Watch out for Jozić.
He strikes… Goal!

965
00:52:15,382 --> 00:52:19,094
[René] Clearly, we should consider
the inexperience

966
00:52:19,177 --> 00:52:23,140
most of our players had.

967
00:52:23,223 --> 00:52:24,057
[whistle blows]

968
00:52:24,141 --> 00:52:26,143
[Adolfo] Handball by Perea in the box.
Careful there.

969
00:52:26,226 --> 00:52:29,104
The referee calls a penalty kick
for Yugoslavia. What a shame.

970
00:52:29,187 --> 00:52:30,856
[commentator]
René will catch this, I know.

971
00:52:30,939 --> 00:52:32,399
René!

972
00:52:32,482 --> 00:52:35,402
[Ríos] René stopped
the penalty kick exquisitely.

973
00:52:35,485 --> 00:52:37,988
I cheered as if it were a goal.
All of Colombia did.

974
00:52:38,071 --> 00:52:40,365
He's the only Colombian goalie
to block one in a World Cup.

975
00:52:40,448 --> 00:52:42,075
[whistle blowing]

976
00:52:42,659 --> 00:52:45,412
[Adolfo] Higuita's penalty save
wasn't enough.

977
00:52:45,495 --> 00:52:48,582
It's all or nothing
against the World Champion, Germany.

978
00:52:49,416 --> 00:52:51,334
[Pibe] When you're
in a short championship,

979
00:52:51,418 --> 00:52:53,587
you think, "What do we need to do?"

980
00:52:53,670 --> 00:52:55,755
"We need to win to advance."

981
00:52:55,839 --> 00:52:57,257
"We need to tie to advance."

982
00:52:57,340 --> 00:52:59,551
We still have another shot.

983
00:52:59,634 --> 00:53:02,679
Anything can happen in this World Cup.

984
00:53:02,762 --> 00:53:04,764
[dramatic music playing]

985
00:53:06,725 --> 00:53:07,726
GERMANY VS COLOMBIA

986
00:53:07,809 --> 00:53:10,687
[Perea] I remember
we got to the stadium early

987
00:53:10,770 --> 00:53:13,356
and got off the bus and got to the field.

988
00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:16,818
The Germans were already there
checking things out too.

989
00:53:16,902 --> 00:53:20,530
We looked at them thinking,
"Jeez, those guys are huge!"

990
00:53:21,198 --> 00:53:24,618
[Pibe] We left the locker room
at the same time, both teams together.

991
00:53:25,368 --> 00:53:27,621
We play with short studs.

992
00:53:27,704 --> 00:53:30,999
Europeans are used to playing
with long studs.

993
00:53:32,876 --> 00:53:35,378
[Perea] Those guys would walk
making a loud noise…

994
00:53:35,462 --> 00:53:37,255
"Clop, clop, clop, clop."

995
00:53:37,339 --> 00:53:38,715
"Thud, thud, thud."

996
00:53:38,798 --> 00:53:42,928
They were warming up, but they seemed
like horses with their studs.

997
00:53:43,011 --> 00:53:44,721
"Are they marching to war?"

998
00:53:45,388 --> 00:53:47,432
We got pretty nervous.

999
00:53:47,515 --> 00:53:50,227
Loco comes and says, "Don't be affected."

1000
00:53:50,310 --> 00:53:54,189
"Let them make a fuss.
Let them march like horses. We'll win."

1001
00:53:54,272 --> 00:53:55,565
And he was right.

1002
00:53:56,775 --> 00:54:00,153
We won't be beat
by their noise or ruckus.

1003
00:54:01,863 --> 00:54:05,992
[Perea] They did a rather serious foul
against El Pibe.

1004
00:54:06,826 --> 00:54:08,203
And he protested to Leonel,

1005
00:54:08,286 --> 00:54:09,913
"You're gonna let them kill me?"

1006
00:54:09,996 --> 00:54:11,248
"When will you hit them?"

1007
00:54:12,457 --> 00:54:14,376
The next play, Leonel went for it.

1008
00:54:14,459 --> 00:54:17,045
He lunged at Lothar Matthäus
and almost injured him.

1009
00:54:17,128 --> 00:54:21,341
So the Germans went to the referee,
and we went over too.

1010
00:54:21,424 --> 00:54:24,511
So that kind of ignited us.

1011
00:54:25,303 --> 00:54:27,222
That's when we started playing.

1012
00:54:27,305 --> 00:54:29,516
[Pacho] And René is inspiration.

1013
00:54:29,599 --> 00:54:31,059
René is peace.

1014
00:54:31,142 --> 00:54:33,979
He went out to free the ball a few times,
and we all watched.

1015
00:54:34,062 --> 00:54:35,981
"We're doing our thing. Let's enjoy this."

1016
00:54:36,690 --> 00:54:37,649
[Ríos] René went for it.

1017
00:54:37,732 --> 00:54:39,859
He snatched a pass to Klinsmann
over the top.

1018
00:54:39,943 --> 00:54:43,530
Klinsmann, who was much taller than him,
and he snatched it from him.

1019
00:54:44,823 --> 00:54:48,201
[laughing] He threw the ball
over his head.

1020
00:54:48,285 --> 00:54:51,788
I was laughing. It was quite the show.

1021
00:54:52,455 --> 00:54:55,750
We thought,
"This guy is fearless, brother!"

1022
00:54:55,834 --> 00:54:59,337
[Ríos] René leaving the goal was crazy,
but there was a reason.

1023
00:54:59,421 --> 00:55:03,800
It was a message to the rest,
"Hey, if I'm supposed to be back there,

1024
00:55:03,883 --> 00:55:05,635
why don't you all do the same?"

1025
00:55:05,719 --> 00:55:08,888
Pibe would say, "I'd be ashamed
when René went upfield."

1026
00:55:08,972 --> 00:55:11,474
He was letting me know, "Damn, go for it!"

1027
00:55:11,558 --> 00:55:15,854
I'd think, "I should be attacking,
but this big-haired nut beats me to it!"

1028
00:55:15,937 --> 00:55:19,274
[Pibe] "If Loco goes out there,
why don't I pull off a nutmeg?"

1029
00:55:19,858 --> 00:55:21,401
That's the message he sent.

1030
00:55:22,027 --> 00:55:25,780
[Adolfo] We missed no fewer
than 15 chances to score.

1031
00:55:25,864 --> 00:55:28,533
We had the best chances to score.

1032
00:55:29,326 --> 00:55:31,619
And in one minute, everything changed.

1033
00:55:33,288 --> 00:55:36,458
[commentator] The German team
has the ball.

1034
00:55:36,541 --> 00:55:37,709
Watch out, they are close.

1035
00:55:37,792 --> 00:55:40,503
There's the way for him to score.
Way for him to score.

1036
00:55:40,587 --> 00:55:43,882
Goal!

1037
00:55:43,965 --> 00:55:47,635
[Adolfo] I can't believe they scored
with two minutes to go.

1038
00:55:47,719 --> 00:55:51,056
[Adolfo] We were losing
in an absolutely unfair way.

1039
00:55:52,223 --> 00:55:54,601
[commentator] Colombia moves it
to the midfield.

1040
00:55:54,684 --> 00:55:57,479
Bendito moves forward, looks at Pibe.

1041
00:55:57,562 --> 00:55:58,563
Pibe with the ball.

1042
00:55:58,646 --> 00:56:01,358
And then, Valderrama takes the ball,

1043
00:56:01,441 --> 00:56:03,401
and Valderrama passes to Rincón.

1044
00:56:03,485 --> 00:56:05,320
[commentator] With his right foot.
Go, Colombia!

1045
00:56:05,403 --> 00:56:10,408
The ball goes back to Rincón.
Bendito touches it. Pibe… Rincón wants it!

1046
00:56:10,492 --> 00:56:13,078
-Goal, goal, goal!
-[fans cheering]

1047
00:56:15,288 --> 00:56:16,122
GERMANY 1
COLOMBIA 1

1048
00:56:16,206 --> 00:56:17,832
[Pibe] We tied on the last play.

1049
00:56:18,416 --> 00:56:19,793
It was one of those matches

1050
00:56:19,876 --> 00:56:22,212
that you always want to play,

1051
00:56:22,295 --> 00:56:23,338
Colombia-Germany.

1052
00:56:23,421 --> 00:56:24,631
[commenator] Rincón!

1053
00:56:24,714 --> 00:56:26,174
Colombia, one…

1054
00:56:26,257 --> 00:56:29,260
[Adolfo] That was the most cheered goal
in the history of Colombia soccer.

1055
00:56:29,344 --> 00:56:33,390
[fans cheering] Colombia! Colombia!
Colombia! Colombia!

1056
00:56:33,473 --> 00:56:35,475
[horns blaring]

1057
00:56:36,643 --> 00:56:39,687
It brought justice back to the match.

1058
00:56:39,771 --> 00:56:41,064
And with that tie,

1059
00:56:41,147 --> 00:56:45,068
for the first time, Colombia advanced
to a World Cup round of 16.

1060
00:56:45,151 --> 00:56:48,279
There were moments
that no one thought possible.

1061
00:56:48,363 --> 00:56:49,364
It was so exciting.

1062
00:56:50,323 --> 00:56:54,452
[Adolfo] It's the best Colombian
national team game I remember watching,

1063
00:56:54,536 --> 00:56:56,663
and I've seen many soccer games.

1064
00:56:57,288 --> 00:57:01,418
[René] The way Colombia lived it,
I think it's one of the best played,

1065
00:57:01,501 --> 00:57:03,920
if not the most exciting match in history.

1066
00:57:04,421 --> 00:57:08,967
[Adolfo] With the suffering
from the last play,

1067
00:57:09,050 --> 00:57:11,594
Colombia ties against Germany

1068
00:57:11,678 --> 00:57:14,973
for a spot in the World Cup playoffs

1069
00:57:15,056 --> 00:57:16,808
for the first time in history.

1070
00:57:19,310 --> 00:57:22,689
[Adolfo] We remember Higuita
in this match against Germany

1071
00:57:22,772 --> 00:57:23,940
and in many others

1072
00:57:24,524 --> 00:57:27,152
because his presence alone

1073
00:57:27,777 --> 00:57:31,823
caused a number of things to happen
in the players themselves,

1074
00:57:31,906 --> 00:57:34,117
the inner world of the match,

1075
00:57:34,200 --> 00:57:36,536
the rivals, the public,

1076
00:57:36,619 --> 00:57:38,580
the outside world, in everything.

1077
00:57:38,663 --> 00:57:43,543
CAMEROON VS COLOMBIA

1078
00:57:43,626 --> 00:57:45,128
COLOMBIA, YOU'RE THE BEST

1079
00:57:45,211 --> 00:57:47,797
[fans chanting] Higuita! Higuita!

1080
00:57:47,881 --> 00:57:50,383
ALL FOR ONE, HIGUITA FOR ALL

1081
00:57:50,467 --> 00:57:53,011
[upbeat dance music playing]

1082
00:57:54,971 --> 00:57:59,851
[Bolillo] We got there, and I remember
the guys from Cameroon looking at us

1083
00:58:00,518 --> 00:58:04,481
like when you look at someone you admire.

1084
00:58:04,564 --> 00:58:05,440
[fan] Higuita!

1085
00:58:06,399 --> 00:58:08,943
[Pacho] They were, like,
watching the Colombians

1086
00:58:09,027 --> 00:58:12,197
because the Colombians
had just tied with Germany

1087
00:58:12,280 --> 00:58:15,617
and they made the headlines
for the way they did it.

1088
00:58:15,700 --> 00:58:19,496
The Cameroonians were almost
asking for those boys' autographs.

1089
00:58:21,623 --> 00:58:23,708
[Perea] Cameroon also had its history.

1090
00:58:23,791 --> 00:58:26,252
They'd won their first game
against Argentina.

1091
00:58:26,336 --> 00:58:27,670
They had a great team.

1092
00:58:29,005 --> 00:58:31,591
They were more experienced than us.

1093
00:58:31,674 --> 00:58:34,469
What we had was that thrill

1094
00:58:34,552 --> 00:58:40,058
of playing on a field
that looked like a pool table.

1095
00:58:43,019 --> 00:58:44,521
[Bolillo] We played a good match.

1096
00:58:44,604 --> 00:58:46,523
We were closing space a lot,

1097
00:58:46,606 --> 00:58:49,901
and we'd come out by devising,
by holding the ball.

1098
00:58:51,194 --> 00:58:53,112
We played good soccer.

1099
00:58:53,196 --> 00:58:55,740
It was one
of those spectacular matches we played.

1100
00:58:55,823 --> 00:58:57,700
It turns out we went into extra time.

1101
00:58:58,493 --> 00:59:01,246
[Perea] In the first 90 minutes,
we ended zero-zero.

1102
00:59:01,329 --> 00:59:04,832
Pacho said,
"Brother, we have to win this game."

1103
00:59:05,833 --> 00:59:08,169
At the Italy '90 World Cup,

1104
00:59:08,253 --> 00:59:12,465
I was becoming an icon,

1105
00:59:12,549 --> 00:59:14,217
until Milla came along.

1106
00:59:15,510 --> 00:59:18,638
[Perea] Obviously, they'd been keeping
the lion well-hidden.

1107
00:59:18,721 --> 00:59:20,098
He was the oldest player,

1108
00:59:20,181 --> 00:59:22,225
not only on their team,
but in the World Cup.

1109
00:59:23,017 --> 00:59:24,811
[commentator in English]
Talking about Miller.

1110
00:59:24,894 --> 00:59:27,438
Miller inside the penalty area…

1111
00:59:28,273 --> 00:59:29,566
Miller's done it!

1112
00:59:29,649 --> 00:59:32,068
[René in Spanish]
Soccer is right now, not later.

1113
00:59:33,194 --> 00:59:35,655
We are losing one-zero.

1114
00:59:36,322 --> 00:59:38,783
And there's that saying,

1115
00:59:38,866 --> 00:59:41,869
"Either we tie or they score five on us."

1116
00:59:41,953 --> 00:59:44,914
"Let's all go for a tie."

1117
00:59:45,707 --> 00:59:50,336
[commentator] And Higuita is quite far
from his position, confident as sweeper.

1118
00:59:50,420 --> 00:59:52,547
[René] I am the team sweeper.

1119
00:59:52,630 --> 00:59:54,090
The ball comes to me,

1120
00:59:54,591 --> 00:59:56,551
and I give it to Luis Carlos Perea.

1121
00:59:57,385 --> 00:59:59,721
[commentator] He touches it,
passes to his right.

1122
01:00:01,264 --> 01:00:05,351
No, no, no, no, Higuita!
No, no, no, no, no! Goal!

1123
01:00:05,435 --> 01:00:06,936
CAMEROON 2
COLOMBIA 0

1124
01:00:07,020 --> 01:00:09,022
[fans cheering]

1125
01:00:10,356 --> 01:00:11,816
[Perea] I'm on the right.

1126
01:00:11,899 --> 01:00:15,028
When Loco gives it to me,
I see Roger coming towards me.

1127
01:00:15,111 --> 01:00:18,448
I don't control it.
I just pass it to El Loco.

1128
01:00:18,531 --> 01:00:23,202
I didn't deliver correctly,
which would be on the ground.

1129
01:00:23,286 --> 01:00:25,705
[René] I have no choice but to dribble.

1130
01:00:26,372 --> 01:00:29,959
[Perea] El Loco tried to do a rabona,
a play that he always did,

1131
01:00:30,043 --> 01:00:31,836
passing the ball from behind.

1132
01:00:31,919 --> 01:00:34,505
But Roger was charging like a train.

1133
01:00:35,673 --> 01:00:39,302
I could've missed three or four
and it would've been fine.

1134
01:00:40,136 --> 01:00:41,679
But there comes Redín.

1135
01:00:41,763 --> 01:00:45,391
[commentator] Four minutes left.
Valderrama could strike.

1136
01:00:45,475 --> 01:00:47,226
God help us.

1137
01:00:47,310 --> 01:00:48,311
Goal! Goal!

1138
01:00:48,394 --> 01:00:53,066
Goal! Goal by Redín!

1139
01:00:57,737 --> 01:00:59,322
[whistle blowing]

1140
01:00:59,405 --> 01:01:02,950
CAMEROON 2
COLOMBIA 1

1141
01:01:03,034 --> 01:01:05,036
[soft melancholy music playing]

1142
01:01:10,541 --> 01:01:12,835
[Adolfo] He played well,
and in one play, he risked it all.

1143
01:01:12,919 --> 01:01:15,004
-The World Cup was at stake.
-[commentator] He risked--

1144
01:01:15,088 --> 01:01:18,049
[Adolfo] He'd done everything right,
but he gave Colombia away. Too bad.

1145
01:01:20,885 --> 01:01:23,554
[Pibe] No one pointed their finger.
No one.

1146
01:01:24,055 --> 01:01:27,433
We would've reproached him
had he been a different player.

1147
01:01:28,184 --> 01:01:30,770
[Pacho] A goal is a product of structure.

1148
01:01:30,853 --> 01:01:33,106
We never saw it as an individual mistake.

1149
01:01:33,606 --> 01:01:35,483
The structure failed.

1150
01:01:35,566 --> 01:01:37,568
[melancholy music continues]

1151
01:01:39,112 --> 01:01:42,073
[Perea] I remember
the day after that match.

1152
01:01:42,156 --> 01:01:43,950
I was with René,

1153
01:01:44,742 --> 01:01:47,078
and we started talking about that play.

1154
01:01:47,161 --> 01:01:50,498
He said, "Lucho, I made the mistake."

1155
01:01:50,581 --> 01:01:53,751
And I said, "No, I was the one
who made the mistake."

1156
01:01:53,835 --> 01:01:55,378
[reporters chattering]

1157
01:01:55,461 --> 01:01:59,298
When the press conference came around,
he went like this. "I'll do it."

1158
01:01:59,382 --> 01:02:02,009
When that guy did well, he'd keep quiet.

1159
01:02:02,093 --> 01:02:05,430
But when he failed,
he'd show his face and say, "I'll do it."

1160
01:02:05,513 --> 01:02:07,223
[reporter] What's next in Higuita's life?

1161
01:02:07,306 --> 01:02:10,435
For what you did against Cameroon
has been widely discussed.

1162
01:02:10,518 --> 01:02:12,520
People aren't too happy about it.

1163
01:02:12,603 --> 01:02:14,897
[René] Yes, I made a mistake.

1164
01:02:14,981 --> 01:02:17,150
Making mistakes is only human.

1165
01:02:17,900 --> 01:02:20,820
Just as I accept praise,
I'll take criticism.

1166
01:02:20,903 --> 01:02:23,281
[Ríos] And he took all the blame.

1167
01:02:23,364 --> 01:02:26,701
That's what you do, face your mistakes.
That's what those idols did.

1168
01:02:26,784 --> 01:02:30,204
He never said, "It was us.
It was Luis Carlos's fault."

1169
01:02:32,290 --> 01:02:34,542
[Pibe] With the joy of playing soccer,

1170
01:02:34,625 --> 01:02:35,626
we die.

1171
01:02:35,710 --> 01:02:38,254
[bright music playing]

1172
01:02:43,259 --> 01:02:44,635
HIGUITA, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE NO.1

1173
01:02:44,719 --> 01:02:46,304
YOU'RE THE BEST
THANKS, BOYS

1174
01:02:48,848 --> 01:02:50,183
[man] We love you!

1175
01:02:50,266 --> 01:02:51,726
[in English] We love you, Higuita!

1176
01:02:51,809 --> 01:02:55,271
[in Spanish] We're proud
of the Colombian team and Higuita.

1177
01:02:55,354 --> 01:02:56,773
[group cheers]

1178
01:03:00,943 --> 01:03:02,862
[Perea] In those four games we played,

1179
01:03:02,945 --> 01:03:06,616
El Loco Higuita made FIFA think

1180
01:03:06,699 --> 01:03:08,117
they could make a change.

1181
01:03:08,910 --> 01:03:12,246
Because goalies used to pick up the ball
when they returned it,

1182
01:03:12,330 --> 01:03:16,083
René Higuita made
the international board come to its senses

1183
01:03:16,167 --> 01:03:18,252
and change a rule for the sake of soccer.

1184
01:03:19,003 --> 01:03:22,673
[René] The Italy '90 World Cup

1185
01:03:23,216 --> 01:03:26,302
had the most amount of time wasted.

1186
01:03:26,385 --> 01:03:29,472
And the biggest waste of time
was the constant return

1187
01:03:30,014 --> 01:03:32,099
from a player to his goalkeeper.

1188
01:03:32,683 --> 01:03:35,728
When they saw that I was playing,

1189
01:03:35,812 --> 01:03:39,357
they met and said the goalkeeper can play.

1190
01:03:39,440 --> 01:03:42,360
That's why they call it Higuita's Rule.

1191
01:03:42,443 --> 01:03:44,237
And that's what I gave this world.

1192
01:03:44,320 --> 01:03:50,117
And I feel happy and proud

1193
01:03:50,910 --> 01:03:54,622
to have left soccer that rule.

1194
01:03:56,290 --> 01:03:58,042
[Perea] What did that lead to?

1195
01:03:58,125 --> 01:04:01,462
Today, a goalkeeper
who doesn't play with his feet is useless.

1196
01:04:03,130 --> 01:04:05,091
[Andrés] Colombia in Italy '90

1197
01:04:05,174 --> 01:04:07,301
was a team that made people talk.

1198
01:04:07,385 --> 01:04:10,721
It was the Argentina of '86,

1199
01:04:10,805 --> 01:04:13,432
or the famous Clockwork Orange.

1200
01:04:13,516 --> 01:04:17,061
I think even though
they didn't win Italy '90,

1201
01:04:17,144 --> 01:04:19,814
it was a relevant team
that showed a style.

1202
01:04:28,906 --> 01:04:32,243
ONE YEAR LATER

1203
01:04:39,250 --> 01:04:41,586
[reporter 1] Finally, almost a month
after the announcement,

1204
01:04:41,669 --> 01:04:45,172
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria,
capo dei capi of the Medellin Cartel,

1205
01:04:45,256 --> 01:04:48,968
one of the most wanted men in the world,
surrendered to Colombian justice.

1206
01:04:49,051 --> 01:04:51,762
[reporter 2] After his transfer
to La Catedral Prison

1207
01:04:51,846 --> 01:04:55,641
and after ten days under arrest,
Pablo Escobar receives a surprise visit…

1208
01:04:55,725 --> 01:04:57,476
LA CATEDRAL PRISON
ENVIGADO - ANTIOQUIA

1209
01:04:57,560 --> 01:04:58,895
…from idol René Higuita.

1210
01:05:02,315 --> 01:05:06,110
[René] I remember we passed the guard,

1211
01:05:06,193 --> 01:05:09,280
showed the required permits,

1212
01:05:09,864 --> 01:05:11,365
and I run

1213
01:05:11,449 --> 01:05:17,622
so as not to keep
the people in the car waiting.

1214
01:05:19,540 --> 01:05:23,210
And yes, I'm gonna visit La Catedral,
I'll visit La Modelo.

1215
01:05:23,294 --> 01:05:24,962
I'll visit Bellavista.

1216
01:05:25,046 --> 01:05:26,589
I've visited the church.

1217
01:05:26,672 --> 01:05:28,382
I've gone to nightclubs.

1218
01:05:28,466 --> 01:05:31,135
I've visited, well, many places.

1219
01:05:31,218 --> 01:05:32,595
Why? Because I'm an idol,

1220
01:05:32,678 --> 01:05:34,096
a well-known person.

1221
01:05:34,180 --> 01:05:37,183
If I'm invited somewhere, I can't say no.

1222
01:05:37,266 --> 01:05:39,268
[soft instrumental music playing]

1223
01:05:46,317 --> 01:05:48,527
As I was leaving La Catedral,

1224
01:05:48,611 --> 01:05:50,947
a journalist asks me

1225
01:05:51,572 --> 01:05:54,575
if I was friends with Pablo Escobar.

1226
01:05:56,452 --> 01:05:57,787
And I said yes.

1227
01:05:59,121 --> 01:06:02,875
[Ríos] That made his life
very, very difficult.

1228
01:06:02,959 --> 01:06:04,835
[René] I think
there's nothing weird about it,

1229
01:06:04,919 --> 01:06:06,587
and I don't owe anyone anything.

1230
01:06:06,671 --> 01:06:08,756
You journalists create the headlines.

1231
01:06:08,839 --> 01:06:12,969
You're the ones
who fix or ruin our country's image.

1232
01:06:13,052 --> 01:06:14,261
[reporter] How's Mr. Pablo?

1233
01:06:14,762 --> 01:06:16,389
Fortunately, very well.

1234
01:06:16,472 --> 01:06:22,186
The thing is, before Pablo Escobar
was known as the drug lord,

1235
01:06:22,269 --> 01:06:25,272
Pablo Escobar was a congressman.

1236
01:06:26,065 --> 01:06:27,525
He campaigned.

1237
01:06:27,608 --> 01:06:30,611
And during his campaigns, I met him.

1238
01:06:30,695 --> 01:06:34,240
When no one would admit it,
I said, "Yes, he's my friend."

1239
01:06:38,411 --> 01:06:41,789
[Roberto] The truth is many people
would approach my brother

1240
01:06:41,872 --> 01:06:44,291
out of interest.

1241
01:06:44,375 --> 01:06:49,088
But René was totally different
from all his friends.

1242
01:06:49,171 --> 01:06:51,590
René and Pablo's friendship
was very simple.

1243
01:06:51,674 --> 01:06:53,259
PABLO ESCOBAR'S BROTHER

1244
01:06:53,342 --> 01:06:54,969
It was nothing but friendship.

1245
01:06:55,553 --> 01:06:58,431
There was nothing strange
or weird about it.

1246
01:06:58,514 --> 01:07:00,516
[tense atmospheric music playing]

1247
01:07:09,817 --> 01:07:12,236
[reporter in English] The world's
number one cocaine trafficker

1248
01:07:12,319 --> 01:07:13,863
remains a fugitive from prison.

1249
01:07:13,946 --> 01:07:15,990
[man in Spanish]
Pablo Escobar is out on the run?

1250
01:07:16,073 --> 01:07:18,909
We're working very hard on it.

1251
01:07:19,410 --> 01:07:21,746
And we expect to have positive results.

1252
01:07:23,039 --> 01:07:26,000
[Roberto] When we escaped
La Catedral Prison…

1253
01:07:26,083 --> 01:07:27,293
WANTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

1254
01:07:27,376 --> 01:07:28,294
…at that time,

1255
01:07:28,377 --> 01:07:32,214
René was a very special person.

1256
01:07:33,924 --> 01:07:37,386
All René did was help people.

1257
01:07:37,928 --> 01:07:41,140
So, sure, they turned to René
to mediate in that situation

1258
01:07:42,349 --> 01:07:43,642
with the girl.

1259
01:07:43,726 --> 01:07:45,728
[dramatic instrumental music playing]

1260
01:07:48,522 --> 01:07:53,235
30 DAYS AFTER THE KIDNAPPING

1261
01:07:59,158 --> 01:08:01,285
[René] I left that meeting,

1262
01:08:01,869 --> 01:08:06,457
and if I'm not mistaken,
about a month later,

1263
01:08:07,166 --> 01:08:08,250
I get a call.

1264
01:08:09,001 --> 01:08:14,757
So I go see the worried father
whose daughter was kidnapped.

1265
01:08:15,674 --> 01:08:17,760
At that time, we used cassettes.

1266
01:08:18,302 --> 01:08:24,016
And they'd recorded the call
between the kidnappers and the family.

1267
01:08:25,476 --> 01:08:28,104
[kidnapper] We need someone trustworthy,

1268
01:08:28,187 --> 01:08:30,314
because I don't really trust anyone.

1269
01:08:31,607 --> 01:08:35,569
[René] So during that discussion,
he says, "I want nothing to do with you."

1270
01:08:35,653 --> 01:08:36,737
The father said,

1271
01:08:36,821 --> 01:08:42,827
"Higuita is the one
who's going to help us with this."

1272
01:08:44,411 --> 01:08:47,289
[kidnapper] Starting today,
you'll put me on the line with the man.

1273
01:08:47,915 --> 01:08:50,000
He and I will figure this out.

1274
01:08:50,084 --> 01:08:53,003
If I see a cop over there near your house,

1275
01:08:53,087 --> 01:08:55,089
you know what will happen to the girl.

1276
01:08:56,090 --> 01:08:58,843
[René] So it was gonna be easier
to fix things that way

1277
01:08:58,926 --> 01:09:03,556
without putting the girl at risk
than maybe

1278
01:09:04,473 --> 01:09:08,144
them telling the authorities
and suffering retaliation.

1279
01:09:09,270 --> 01:09:11,939
So I think that's why he called me,

1280
01:09:12,022 --> 01:09:14,358
for things to be done very quietly.

1281
01:09:15,860 --> 01:09:19,780
With the guarantee
that they wouldn't use the police,

1282
01:09:19,864 --> 01:09:21,782
that they wouldn't tell anyone,

1283
01:09:21,866 --> 01:09:24,743
because he wanted to protect the girl.

1284
01:09:25,995 --> 01:09:29,790
[Magnolia] He told me,
"Honey, I'm gonna do this."

1285
01:09:29,874 --> 01:09:32,918
"I can't ignore this situation."

1286
01:09:33,752 --> 01:09:36,338
I put myself and my children
in that position.

1287
01:09:37,214 --> 01:09:38,883
[René] I grabbed the money,

1288
01:09:39,592 --> 01:09:41,051
put it in the car,

1289
01:09:41,594 --> 01:09:43,095
and went home.

1290
01:09:43,179 --> 01:09:48,684
That day, I went with a guy
who worked with me,

1291
01:09:48,767 --> 01:09:50,311
driving a taxi for me.

1292
01:09:52,146 --> 01:09:54,148
[suspenseful music playing]

1293
01:10:00,905 --> 01:10:03,449
[Marcela] I think it was in the city,
but I never knew for sure.

1294
01:10:05,201 --> 01:10:06,952
I didn't know where I was.

1295
01:10:07,036 --> 01:10:09,079
I had no idea what was around me.

1296
01:10:10,039 --> 01:10:11,707
I guess it was Medellín

1297
01:10:11,790 --> 01:10:15,836
because it was a barrio
and a modest house.

1298
01:10:19,798 --> 01:10:22,968
I never had the chance to communicate
with my family that month.

1299
01:10:25,054 --> 01:10:26,555
I listened to the radio a lot,

1300
01:10:26,639 --> 01:10:29,600
because maybe they'd talk about me
on the news or something.

1301
01:10:29,683 --> 01:10:30,726
[radio tuning]

1302
01:10:30,809 --> 01:10:34,813
[reporter] The death toll in Colombia
in the fight against drug trafficking

1303
01:10:34,897 --> 01:10:36,148
has been very high.

1304
01:10:36,232 --> 01:10:37,691
Two ministers of justice,

1305
01:10:37,775 --> 01:10:39,818
three presidential candidates,

1306
01:10:39,902 --> 01:10:42,529
150 judges, two dozen journalists…

1307
01:10:42,613 --> 01:10:44,782
[Marcela] I had no idea
how many of them there were,

1308
01:10:44,865 --> 01:10:47,910
what they were doing,
or if they were outside keeping watch.

1309
01:10:49,161 --> 01:10:51,664
Every day I was afraid
they'd do something to me,

1310
01:10:53,082 --> 01:10:54,333
that they would abuse me,

1311
01:10:55,084 --> 01:10:57,044
that I wouldn't live to tell the story.

1312
01:10:59,713 --> 01:11:01,465
Every day, I was afraid.

1313
01:11:05,678 --> 01:11:10,224
[René] On Friday at about five o'clock,
after they gave me the money,

1314
01:11:10,307 --> 01:11:12,768
they start calling, "What's up, Loco?"

1315
01:11:13,310 --> 01:11:14,979
"Where's the girl?"

1316
01:11:15,062 --> 01:11:17,106
Until four or five in the morning.

1317
01:11:17,189 --> 01:11:19,191
[suspenseful music continues]

1318
01:11:25,364 --> 01:11:27,741
When the four guys arrived

1319
01:11:27,825 --> 01:11:30,452
for the money that I had at home,

1320
01:11:30,536 --> 01:11:33,038
I ask for Marcela.

1321
01:11:33,580 --> 01:11:38,002
They tell me I have to trust them.

1322
01:11:38,085 --> 01:11:40,546
But Marcela was nowhere to be found.

1323
01:11:40,629 --> 01:11:44,425
So what went through my head was,

1324
01:11:44,508 --> 01:11:46,427
"How are we going to do this?"

1325
01:11:46,510 --> 01:11:48,512
[tense music playing]

1326
01:12:00,190 --> 01:12:02,192
The guy who stayed behind,

1327
01:12:02,276 --> 01:12:06,280
-some time after 1:00 pm on a Saturday…
-[phone ringing]

1328
01:12:06,363 --> 01:12:09,199
He finally gets the call
and says, "Let's go."

1329
01:12:09,283 --> 01:12:13,037
When he left,
of course, I was very nervous.

1330
01:12:13,620 --> 01:12:15,080
I wondered what could happen.

1331
01:12:15,664 --> 01:12:18,292
At that time, you don't expect
anything bad to happen.

1332
01:12:18,375 --> 01:12:20,377
[dramatic instrumental music playing]

1333
01:12:44,610 --> 01:12:45,861
[man] Come on, girl.

1334
01:12:45,944 --> 01:12:50,532
[Marcela] The last day, after one month,
on May 29, 1993,

1335
01:12:51,158 --> 01:12:54,286
they rushed me out to tell me to get out.

1336
01:12:54,870 --> 01:12:56,872
I left without ever taking a bath,

1337
01:12:56,955 --> 01:12:59,416
in ragged clothes.

1338
01:13:01,710 --> 01:13:02,961
I was put in a car.

1339
01:13:03,045 --> 01:13:04,338
Where are you taking me?

1340
01:13:05,422 --> 01:13:08,425
And after driving around Medellín
several times,

1341
01:13:08,509 --> 01:13:12,471
the moment I got out,
they said I had to go to another car

1342
01:13:12,554 --> 01:13:14,431
that was parked in front of us.

1343
01:13:15,641 --> 01:13:18,811
I didn't even have time to ask.
I just walked.

1344
01:13:18,894 --> 01:13:20,187
I walked and walked.

1345
01:13:23,107 --> 01:13:26,360
[René] We stopped there,
in the middle of UPB University.

1346
01:13:26,902 --> 01:13:27,986
When I parked,

1347
01:13:28,070 --> 01:13:32,199
students started gathering around me
to ask me for an autograph.

1348
01:13:32,282 --> 01:13:34,701
[dramatic instrumental music continues]

1349
01:13:38,414 --> 01:13:41,792
[Marcela] He was signing autographs
for other kids at the time.

1350
01:13:41,875 --> 01:13:44,503
[René] Marcela tells me, "René."

1351
01:13:44,586 --> 01:13:46,630
I tell her, "Girl, just a minute."

1352
01:13:46,713 --> 01:13:50,426
[Marcela] He looked at me and said,
"Sorry, I'm busy signing autographs."

1353
01:13:50,509 --> 01:13:51,927
It's me!

1354
01:13:52,010 --> 01:13:53,554
"René, I'm Marcela."

1355
01:13:54,513 --> 01:13:57,808
[René] I thought she wanted an autograph,
and it was Marcela.

1356
01:13:58,475 --> 01:14:00,894
[Marcela] And when I said that,
he went crazy.

1357
01:14:01,520 --> 01:14:03,480
Right away, he put me in the car.

1358
01:14:04,148 --> 01:14:05,482
He was also scared.

1359
01:14:05,566 --> 01:14:08,068
I'm sure we both were.

1360
01:14:08,610 --> 01:14:12,781
From there, he drove like a madman
to my house, to my parents' house.

1361
01:14:13,449 --> 01:14:16,910
He drove on sidewalks. He ran red lights.

1362
01:14:16,994 --> 01:14:19,872
He was utterly terrified and excited.

1363
01:14:20,581 --> 01:14:23,834
Little by little, on the way,
I asked him why him.

1364
01:14:24,501 --> 01:14:26,753
He explained
that he was doing us a big favor

1365
01:14:27,588 --> 01:14:31,800
and that his only goal at the time
was to get me home safely.

1366
01:14:32,551 --> 01:14:35,679
So much so, that on the way
we ran into a relative of mine,

1367
01:14:35,762 --> 01:14:37,598
and when I saw that family member,

1368
01:14:37,681 --> 01:14:39,892
I told him, "Stop, it's so-and-so."

1369
01:14:39,975 --> 01:14:41,810
And he said, "Stop?"

1370
01:14:41,894 --> 01:14:44,146
"Are you crazy?
I'm taking you straight home."

1371
01:14:44,229 --> 01:14:46,231
[gentle emotional music playing]

1372
01:15:00,496 --> 01:15:01,580
We made it home.

1373
01:15:01,663 --> 01:15:05,417
And from then on,
there was nothing but joy when he saw me.

1374
01:15:05,501 --> 01:15:07,002
He did that big favor for me.

1375
01:15:07,085 --> 01:15:10,130
He got me home safe and sound,
with my parents.

1376
01:15:10,214 --> 01:15:13,342
[René] At their house,
they had a huge party.

1377
01:15:13,425 --> 01:15:15,511
"We missed you, Marcela."

1378
01:15:17,804 --> 01:15:21,350
I remember, at the party,
they began talking

1379
01:15:22,226 --> 01:15:24,269
about the favor I'd done for them.

1380
01:15:25,187 --> 01:15:27,981
I told them, "I'm happy with the party."

1381
01:15:28,815 --> 01:15:31,068
I didn't come here for money.

1382
01:15:32,402 --> 01:15:37,491
"This is a token from the family.
This is a thank you."

1383
01:15:37,574 --> 01:15:38,825
"No. No."

1384
01:15:40,661 --> 01:15:42,412
The first thing they said was,

1385
01:15:43,163 --> 01:15:44,706
"Don't say no."

1386
01:15:46,750 --> 01:15:50,629
They gave me 50,000 dollars.

1387
01:15:50,712 --> 01:15:52,714
[tense music playing]

1388
01:15:54,049 --> 01:16:00,222
We saw it as something very normal
and that there could be no consequences.

1389
01:16:03,350 --> 01:16:05,477
[René] Up to that point,
everything was good.

1390
01:16:05,561 --> 01:16:06,687
[distant siren wailing]

1391
01:16:06,770 --> 01:16:10,315
But the same day I got a call
from the Prosecutor's Office.

1392
01:16:10,399 --> 01:16:12,401
[tense music continues]

1393
01:16:14,486 --> 01:16:15,904
They were looking for us.

1394
01:16:16,488 --> 01:16:18,574
[reporter] What charge
are you here for today?

1395
01:16:18,657 --> 01:16:20,367
René, what are the charges?

1396
01:16:20,450 --> 01:16:24,580
[René] I don't know. Ask the prosecutor.
He'll be glad to let you know.

1397
01:16:24,663 --> 01:16:26,623
[reporter] René, do you feel innocent?

1398
01:16:26,707 --> 01:16:28,709
[Magnolia] Then we were worried.

1399
01:16:28,792 --> 01:16:31,044
He thought he was just going in,

1400
01:16:31,670 --> 01:16:34,590
giving his side of the story,

1401
01:16:34,673 --> 01:16:36,550
and that would be it.

1402
01:16:37,175 --> 01:16:41,346
If you mean the charges
and arrest of Higuita,

1403
01:16:41,430 --> 01:16:46,184
this was done in response to a court order

1404
01:16:46,268 --> 01:16:48,645
from the Prosecutor's Office issued today.

1405
01:16:50,397 --> 01:16:52,107
[horn honking]

1406
01:16:52,190 --> 01:16:55,027
[Marcela] One day, we were out of town
for safety reasons,

1407
01:16:55,611 --> 01:16:58,488
and I watched what was going on
on the news.

1408
01:16:58,572 --> 01:16:59,656
He had been detained.

1409
01:17:00,240 --> 01:17:03,327
Like the worst criminal in the world,
they were taking him to jail.

1410
01:17:03,827 --> 01:17:08,040
The press didn't even understand
or know what was going on.

1411
01:17:08,123 --> 01:17:11,627
And I remember very well
that they said he kidnapped me.

1412
01:17:12,127 --> 01:17:15,339
[René] They sent two helicopters
for me to go to Bogotá.

1413
01:17:15,422 --> 01:17:20,469
In Bogotá, I was welcomed
by an escort of about 20 cars.

1414
01:17:20,552 --> 01:17:24,598
And the news said
that I was practically the kidnapper,

1415
01:17:24,681 --> 01:17:26,266
not even the intermediary.

1416
01:17:26,350 --> 01:17:28,602
Their coverage of me

1417
01:17:28,685 --> 01:17:32,564
was bigger than their coverage
of Colombia's worst drug lord.

1418
01:17:35,275 --> 01:17:37,778
[Magnolia] When I saw in the news

1419
01:17:38,737 --> 01:17:40,697
that he was being taken away in handcuffs,

1420
01:17:40,781 --> 01:17:42,783
it hurt a lot because

1421
01:17:44,368 --> 01:17:45,494
he wasn't a criminal.

1422
01:17:45,577 --> 01:17:48,080
HERE, THE MAN ENTERS, NOT THE CRIME

1423
01:17:48,163 --> 01:17:51,166
[reporter] So it's not true
that checks and documents

1424
01:17:51,249 --> 01:17:53,627
link him to drug trafficking?

1425
01:17:54,127 --> 01:17:57,297
Not in the police proceedings
carried out today.

1426
01:17:57,381 --> 01:18:00,842
I think it was mostly
to intimidate him into being a snitch

1427
01:18:00,926 --> 01:18:03,512
in case he knew
where Pablo Escobar was or something.

1428
01:18:03,595 --> 01:18:05,180
WANTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

1429
01:18:05,263 --> 01:18:08,934
[René] Some senator at the time,

1430
01:18:09,017 --> 01:18:12,896
the one behind Law 40,

1431
01:18:12,979 --> 01:18:17,776
he said, "Investigate René Higuita."

1432
01:18:17,859 --> 01:18:19,903
"He knows where The Boss is."

1433
01:18:19,986 --> 01:18:21,279
WANTED

1434
01:18:21,363 --> 01:18:23,365
[tense atmospheric music playing]

1435
01:18:26,034 --> 01:18:30,706
[Juan Carlos] Law 40 established
that whoever,

1436
01:18:30,789 --> 01:18:32,416
whether directly or indirectly…

1437
01:18:32,499 --> 01:18:34,084
DEFENSE ATTORNEY - SPECIALIST

1438
01:18:34,167 --> 01:18:36,670
…benefited economically
from a kidnapping crime

1439
01:18:36,753 --> 01:18:38,463
would merit imprisonment.

1440
01:18:39,131 --> 01:18:40,924
The other misconduct consisted

1441
01:18:41,007 --> 01:18:45,929
of having knowledge of a kidnapping crime

1442
01:18:46,012 --> 01:18:49,683
and not reporting it to the authorities,
which was also considered a crime.

1443
01:18:50,308 --> 01:18:52,018
When respecting the law

1444
01:18:52,102 --> 01:18:57,149
implies putting life and freedom
at serious risk,

1445
01:18:57,232 --> 01:19:00,360
in that case, that conduct
of abiding the law is not enforceable.

1446
01:19:00,444 --> 01:19:02,446
[tense music continues]

1447
01:19:03,363 --> 01:19:06,825
Then they told me to hand in Pablo

1448
01:19:06,908 --> 01:19:08,702
and I wouldn't have to go to jail.

1449
01:19:09,661 --> 01:19:11,580
Then they started mistreating me,

1450
01:19:11,663 --> 01:19:14,082
calling me names like motherfucker
and son of a bitch,

1451
01:19:14,166 --> 01:19:15,834
saying I'd rot in jail.

1452
01:19:17,669 --> 01:19:21,631
[José] They blackmailed him and perhaps
he didn't say he was also tortured.

1453
01:19:22,215 --> 01:19:25,886
Before taking him to Bogotá
in handcuffs, with TV cameras,

1454
01:19:25,969 --> 01:19:26,803
in a helicopter,

1455
01:19:26,887 --> 01:19:31,183
as if he was one of those criminals
that are captured once in a lifetime,

1456
01:19:31,266 --> 01:19:32,184
he was tortured

1457
01:19:32,267 --> 01:19:34,186
in a municipality near Medellín.

1458
01:19:34,269 --> 01:19:35,687
RENÉ'S FRIEND

1459
01:19:35,771 --> 01:19:36,813
They kept saying,

1460
01:19:36,897 --> 01:19:39,691
"Tell us where Pablo is
and we'll let you go."

1461
01:19:41,943 --> 01:19:46,114
[René] Believe it or not,
they were negotiating with me.

1462
01:19:46,615 --> 01:19:50,952
And Pablo Escobar
was what they were bargaining for.

1463
01:19:51,036 --> 01:19:56,124
They practically proposed,
"Give me Pablo and you won't be charged."

1464
01:19:56,208 --> 01:19:58,210
[tense music continues]

1465
01:20:00,212 --> 01:20:03,173
[Magnolia] At first,
I took the children once or twice.

1466
01:20:03,924 --> 01:20:05,467
The environment wasn't…

1467
01:20:06,384 --> 01:20:07,636
It was hard.

1468
01:20:07,719 --> 01:20:10,180
He told me, "Don't bring them again."

1469
01:20:10,263 --> 01:20:12,140
"I'll see them when I'm out of here."

1470
01:20:14,893 --> 01:20:17,229
[Andrés] I have vague memories

1471
01:20:17,312 --> 01:20:18,939
from the prison entrance.

1472
01:20:19,022 --> 01:20:23,401
Some officer carrying me,

1473
01:20:23,485 --> 01:20:26,029
and my mother walking in
through a different door.

1474
01:20:26,112 --> 01:20:28,323
I cried because
I was separated from my mom.

1475
01:20:28,406 --> 01:20:30,325
I thought the police would take me.

1476
01:20:30,408 --> 01:20:33,286
It was a pretty complicated nine months,

1477
01:20:33,829 --> 01:20:36,748
especially for my mother, for him,

1478
01:20:36,832 --> 01:20:37,958
for his grandmother,

1479
01:20:38,041 --> 01:20:42,003
the one who suffered the most
when she saw her son,

1480
01:20:42,754 --> 01:20:44,881
because she raised him as her son.

1481
01:20:44,965 --> 01:20:47,384
At the jail, I remember

1482
01:20:48,677 --> 01:20:51,596
his grandma went to visit him in prison,

1483
01:20:51,680 --> 01:20:54,933
and she collapsed.

1484
01:20:55,016 --> 01:20:58,019
She couldn't bear
to see her grandson in that situation.

1485
01:20:58,103 --> 01:21:00,272
I think it was very unfair.

1486
01:21:00,897 --> 01:21:02,899
[tense music continues]

1487
01:21:08,780 --> 01:21:11,741
[Bolillo] When I went to the jail
and saw him, I started crying.

1488
01:21:11,825 --> 01:21:16,121
Before I left, he said,
"I'm gonna play a soccer match."

1489
01:21:16,204 --> 01:21:18,707
I said, "How can you, man?"

1490
01:21:18,790 --> 01:21:22,168
"He's played everywhere. He's played
international tournaments and cups."

1491
01:21:22,252 --> 01:21:25,797
He said, "I'm playing
with everyone in jail."

1492
01:21:26,923 --> 01:21:30,343
[Víctor] Everyone was badmouthing René,

1493
01:21:30,427 --> 01:21:33,013
saying he was into drug trafficking.

1494
01:21:33,096 --> 01:21:37,100
For us, as his friends,
it was a very difficult situation.

1495
01:21:38,143 --> 01:21:42,772
[René] The people, all the Colombians,

1496
01:21:42,856 --> 01:21:44,357
demanded my freedom.

1497
01:21:45,358 --> 01:21:48,778
[Víctor] I remember that the union
was stronger in us,

1498
01:21:48,862 --> 01:21:53,199
both in Nacional
and players at the national level,

1499
01:21:53,283 --> 01:21:55,035
not to mention the national team,

1500
01:21:55,118 --> 01:21:56,745
because we kept asking for that

1501
01:21:56,828 --> 01:21:59,289
and we knew he was there unjustly.

1502
01:22:00,123 --> 01:22:01,583
[Perea] He was a part of us.

1503
01:22:02,083 --> 01:22:04,377
He was a member of our body,

1504
01:22:05,337 --> 01:22:06,254
of our team.

1505
01:22:06,838 --> 01:22:08,465
There were other goalkeepers,

1506
01:22:08,548 --> 01:22:10,383
but that wasn't the thing.

1507
01:22:10,467 --> 01:22:13,428
The thing was that our goalie was René.

1508
01:22:14,346 --> 01:22:18,892
That deprived us of having René
at the qualifying rounds.

1509
01:22:20,393 --> 01:22:23,897
[Adolfo] Colombia plays to qualify
for the '94 US World Cup.

1510
01:22:23,980 --> 01:22:26,942
A tie with Argentina is enough to qualify.

1511
01:22:27,025 --> 01:22:28,193
ELIMINATION ROUND
US '94

1512
01:22:28,276 --> 01:22:29,736
Hugs to everyone in Colombia.

1513
01:22:29,819 --> 01:22:32,322
We imagine
the entire country is paralyzed.

1514
01:22:32,405 --> 01:22:34,658
[Adolfo] The only absence
this team still feels

1515
01:22:34,741 --> 01:22:36,910
is idol René Higuita, still in prison,

1516
01:22:36,993 --> 01:22:39,788
who will also miss this decisive match.

1517
01:22:39,871 --> 01:22:42,374
[Perea] From the moment
we arrived in Buenos Aires,

1518
01:22:42,457 --> 01:22:46,378
we were convinced
that we weren't going to lose.

1519
01:22:46,461 --> 01:22:48,672
We were convinced that we would qualify,

1520
01:22:49,297 --> 01:22:51,091
because a tie would be enough.

1521
01:22:51,174 --> 01:22:53,843
[Adolfo] Argentina could be left
out of the World Cup.

1522
01:22:53,927 --> 01:22:55,345
Maradona sat in the stands.

1523
01:22:55,428 --> 01:22:59,099
That match was especially tense.

1524
01:22:59,182 --> 01:23:00,225
[whistle blows]

1525
01:23:00,308 --> 01:23:03,561
[Adolfo] The players have spoken out
against René's arrest,

1526
01:23:03,645 --> 01:23:04,980
and they demand his release.

1527
01:23:05,063 --> 01:23:06,690
They're not playing for Colombia,

1528
01:23:06,773 --> 01:23:09,234
but for their friend,
their teammate, their idol.

1529
01:23:09,317 --> 01:23:10,485
[commentator 1] Colombia!

1530
01:23:10,568 --> 01:23:12,529
Yes! Colombia! Goal!

1531
01:23:12,612 --> 01:23:15,115
Goal! Goal! Goal!

1532
01:23:15,198 --> 01:23:16,658
Goal, goal, goal!

1533
01:23:16,741 --> 01:23:19,202
Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!

1534
01:23:19,285 --> 01:23:20,370
Goal!

1535
01:23:20,453 --> 01:23:23,748
Yes, goal, goal, goal, goal!

1536
01:23:23,832 --> 01:23:27,085
[commentator 2]
Colombia five, Argentina zero!

1537
01:23:27,168 --> 01:23:30,630
The Colombians are called again.

1538
01:23:30,714 --> 01:23:34,968
The public wants them to join in applause.

1539
01:23:35,051 --> 01:23:36,928
Applause of excitement,

1540
01:23:37,012 --> 01:23:39,431
applause of greatness

1541
01:23:39,514 --> 01:23:41,766
in this dramatic elimination round.

1542
01:23:41,850 --> 01:23:45,854
Gentlemen, Colombia is going
to the United States!

1543
01:23:45,937 --> 01:23:50,483
[Gaviria] I would like to congratulate
the Colombian national team

1544
01:23:50,567 --> 01:23:52,444
for what they've done for this nation.

1545
01:23:52,527 --> 01:23:56,406
This is the biggest sports triumph
in all of Colombia's history.

1546
01:23:56,990 --> 01:23:59,617
[Adolfo] Then Luis Carlos comes my way,
gives me a big hug.

1547
01:23:59,701 --> 01:24:01,619
He knocks off my headphones on live radio.

1548
01:24:01,703 --> 01:24:04,748
All Colombian radio and TV stations,

1549
01:24:04,831 --> 01:24:07,500
all over the world,
people stuck with our broadcast.

1550
01:24:07,584 --> 01:24:10,795
And in all the matches we won
in the qualifiers,

1551
01:24:10,879 --> 01:24:12,422
we asked for Loco's release.

1552
01:24:12,922 --> 01:24:13,798
We did it.

1553
01:24:13,882 --> 01:24:15,175
For our families,

1554
01:24:15,884 --> 01:24:17,135
for René Higuita.

1555
01:24:17,218 --> 01:24:18,553
[all chanting] René! René!

1556
01:24:18,636 --> 01:24:19,554
WE QUALIFIED

1557
01:24:19,637 --> 01:24:23,141
[René] And the first thing the guys did
when they walked into the locker room

1558
01:24:23,224 --> 01:24:24,225
was hug each other

1559
01:24:24,851 --> 01:24:27,270
and shout, "Freedom for Higuita!"

1560
01:24:27,353 --> 01:24:31,066
[all chanting] Higuita! Higuita! Higuita!

1561
01:24:31,149 --> 01:24:33,777
[Perea] That's the first thing we did,

1562
01:24:33,860 --> 01:24:35,278
ask for René's release.

1563
01:24:35,361 --> 01:24:38,490
We chanted it,
shouting at the top of our lungs.

1564
01:24:38,573 --> 01:24:40,033
LIVE FROM "EL CAMPÍN" STADIUM

1565
01:24:40,116 --> 01:24:42,035
[man] A grand ovation

1566
01:24:42,660 --> 01:24:44,537
to René Higuita.

1567
01:24:45,330 --> 01:24:49,501
[all chanting] Freedom! Freedom!
Freedom! Freedom!

1568
01:24:49,584 --> 01:24:52,587
[Perea] They didn't listen,
but their ears were burning.

1569
01:24:52,670 --> 01:24:56,049
And while we were at it,
we also paid him homage.

1570
01:24:56,132 --> 01:24:57,592
He deserved to be there,

1571
01:24:58,218 --> 01:24:59,552
because he was that group.

1572
01:25:00,136 --> 01:25:05,683
[group chanting] Higuita! Higuita!
Higuita! Higuita! Higuita!

1573
01:25:05,767 --> 01:25:10,146
[crowd chanting] Freedom! Freedom!
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

1574
01:25:10,230 --> 01:25:11,815
LIVE
"EL CAMPÍN" STADIUM

1575
01:25:12,398 --> 01:25:18,363
TWO MONTHS LATER

1576
01:25:18,446 --> 01:25:19,531
[Gaviria] Colombians,

1577
01:25:20,573 --> 01:25:21,825
a few hours ago…

1578
01:25:22,242 --> 01:25:23,785
PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA 1990-1994

1579
01:25:23,868 --> 01:25:26,663
…I received confirmation
from the Ministry of Defense

1580
01:25:26,746 --> 01:25:30,667
of the death
of narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar

1581
01:25:31,334 --> 01:25:33,837
at the hands of the Search Bloc.

1582
01:25:33,920 --> 01:25:36,673
COLOMBIAN POLICE
KILL PABLO ESOBAR GAVIRIA

1583
01:25:36,756 --> 01:25:41,219
HEAD OF MEDELLÍN CARTEL SHOT DOWN
16 MONTHS AFTER ESCAPING PRISON

1584
01:25:41,302 --> 01:25:43,304
[somber music playing]

1585
01:25:52,689 --> 01:25:54,524
[reporter 1] All the headlines
are talking about

1586
01:25:54,607 --> 01:25:56,776
the eventual release of René Higuita.

1587
01:25:56,860 --> 01:25:59,195
[reporter 2] The pleas of the idol
and the Colombian people

1588
01:25:59,279 --> 01:26:00,989
seem to have been heard.

1589
01:26:01,072 --> 01:26:02,657
[reporter 3] Every media…

1590
01:26:02,740 --> 01:26:06,452
[reporter 4] The idol René Higuita
could be released next Monday.

1591
01:26:06,536 --> 01:26:09,956
[reporter 5] Is it finally confirmed that
René Higuita will be freed next Monday?

1592
01:26:10,748 --> 01:26:13,751
After paying bail which, as I said,

1593
01:26:13,835 --> 01:26:16,337
tops out at 100 salaries, a high sum.

1594
01:26:18,256 --> 01:26:21,718
On Monday, in Medellín,
we will be raising that amount,

1595
01:26:21,801 --> 01:26:24,053
and we hope that about

1596
01:26:24,929 --> 01:26:27,932
probably Monday afternoon
or Tuesday at the latest,

1597
01:26:28,016 --> 01:26:30,226
René will back in the city of Medellín.

1598
01:26:32,604 --> 01:26:35,607
[René] Prosecutor De Greiff
didn't want to let me out.

1599
01:26:36,524 --> 01:26:38,234
In the end,

1600
01:26:38,318 --> 01:26:40,612
I was being released,
I think, on the 29th.

1601
01:26:40,695 --> 01:26:43,865
And to prove he was in charge,

1602
01:26:43,948 --> 01:26:46,159
he kept me locked up until the first.

1603
01:26:46,242 --> 01:26:49,412
-[emotional instrumental music playing]
-[crowd cheering]

1604
01:26:52,165 --> 01:26:54,709
[man] Long live freedom, René!

1605
01:26:59,505 --> 01:27:01,382
[René] It's an unconstitutional law.

1606
01:27:01,466 --> 01:27:04,928
The constitution
cannot be violated this way.

1607
01:27:05,011 --> 01:27:07,680
So this is to give a little more clarity

1608
01:27:07,764 --> 01:27:10,350
to the legal issue and the existing law.

1609
01:27:10,892 --> 01:27:14,354
[reporter] Do you think
your international image has deteriorated?

1610
01:27:14,437 --> 01:27:16,147
No, it makes it even better.

1611
01:27:16,231 --> 01:27:17,732
Because giving your life

1612
01:27:17,815 --> 01:27:20,818
and being in jail
for doing a humanitarian deed

1613
01:27:20,902 --> 01:27:22,570
isn't something just anyone would do.

1614
01:27:22,654 --> 01:27:24,197
[Magnolia] It was a year we lost,

1615
01:27:24,280 --> 01:27:27,283
a year the kids missed out
on sharing with their dad.

1616
01:27:27,367 --> 01:27:28,743
But he got out.

1617
01:27:28,826 --> 01:27:31,871
It's impossible to explain.
We are truly very happy

1618
01:27:32,372 --> 01:27:34,999
to receive from the Colombian people,
who really love him.

1619
01:27:36,918 --> 01:27:38,461
[René] The trial continued,

1620
01:27:39,629 --> 01:27:44,550
and now I'm no longer
in trouble with the law.

1621
01:27:44,634 --> 01:27:47,637
I came out innocent of the charges.

1622
01:27:53,434 --> 01:27:55,436
[soft music playing]

1623
01:27:56,813 --> 01:28:00,900
[Andrés] He says
he's a perfectly imperfect being.

1624
01:28:00,984 --> 01:28:04,362
Everything that has led him to be
what he is today

1625
01:28:04,445 --> 01:28:06,823
has been a chain of mistakes.

1626
01:28:09,075 --> 01:28:12,954
[Pamela] I put myself in his shoes
and what he went to prison for,

1627
01:28:13,037 --> 01:28:15,039
and I say, "That's my dad."

1628
01:28:15,123 --> 01:28:18,793
I don't think he'd change
that part of his life, of his story,

1629
01:28:19,377 --> 01:28:23,756
because that gesture
really makes him who he is.

1630
01:28:24,507 --> 01:28:28,344
And I know it's something
that he would do again.

1631
01:28:28,428 --> 01:28:30,221
[reporter] Now that you know
about this law,

1632
01:28:30,305 --> 01:28:33,224
if they told you,
"Higuita, I need your help

1633
01:28:33,308 --> 01:28:36,602
because a relative of mine was kidnapped,"
would you do it again?

1634
01:28:36,686 --> 01:28:39,314
Now that I know that law, I'd do it again.

1635
01:28:39,397 --> 01:28:41,065
I think if it's to save a life,

1636
01:28:41,607 --> 01:28:43,318
to bring joy to a home,

1637
01:28:43,401 --> 01:28:45,069
I believe I wouldn't hesitate.

1638
01:28:46,070 --> 01:28:49,157
He went to jail as one person

1639
01:28:49,824 --> 01:28:53,745
and came out of jail
as the same person.

1640
01:28:53,828 --> 01:28:55,788
[reporter] Regardless
of people's comments,

1641
01:28:55,872 --> 01:29:00,126
a downcast René Higuita carries on
on the training field.

1642
01:29:00,209 --> 01:29:04,464
He returned to soccer
as the same great player, no insecurities.

1643
01:29:04,547 --> 01:29:07,258
And yes, they insulted him
and said things,

1644
01:29:07,842 --> 01:29:11,054
but he didn't react. He never reacted.

1645
01:29:12,388 --> 01:29:14,098
[José] All the variables
had to come together

1646
01:29:14,182 --> 01:29:16,684
for René not to go to the '94 World Cup.

1647
01:29:17,310 --> 01:29:20,438
First, it was physically impossible
for him to reach the level

1648
01:29:20,521 --> 01:29:22,482
after nine months in jail.

1649
01:29:22,565 --> 01:29:25,026
He had no way to train or compete.

1650
01:29:25,109 --> 01:29:28,738
The food was obviously
not a high-performance athlete's diet.

1651
01:29:28,821 --> 01:29:32,575
Look how life is. He doesn't go
to the '94 World Cup, but that year,

1652
01:29:32,658 --> 01:29:36,120
he ends up winning the Colombian
tournament with Nacional Atlético.

1653
01:29:36,537 --> 01:29:39,332
COLOMBIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
1994 FINAL

1654
01:29:41,751 --> 01:29:45,797
[René] I came out
with a chip on my shoulder.

1655
01:29:45,880 --> 01:29:50,676
That gave me a lot more courage,
and I expressed that courage on the field.

1656
01:29:52,178 --> 01:29:54,639
[commentator] He leaves it to Alexis.
Score, Alexis!

1657
01:29:54,722 --> 01:29:55,765
He gets in the box.

1658
01:29:55,848 --> 01:29:58,351
Juan Carlos!

1659
01:29:58,976 --> 01:30:03,398
[René] And on that field
I won a tournament, which was in '94.

1660
01:30:07,902 --> 01:30:10,363
To me, it's a big reward.

1661
01:30:10,446 --> 01:30:13,658
It's a gift I want to share
with all of my friends,

1662
01:30:13,741 --> 01:30:15,368
with my family, who's suffered a lot.

1663
01:30:16,035 --> 01:30:19,414
[reporter 1] 1994 was an excellent year
for René Higuita,

1664
01:30:19,497 --> 01:30:20,748
especially in sports.

1665
01:30:20,832 --> 01:30:24,085
Remember that was
his first title with Atlético Nacional

1666
01:30:24,168 --> 01:30:25,336
in the Colombian league.

1667
01:30:25,420 --> 01:30:29,298
1995 starts off a lot more positive

1668
01:30:29,382 --> 01:30:32,009
for Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita.

1669
01:30:32,093 --> 01:30:33,428
[reporter 2] What's your opinion

1670
01:30:33,511 --> 01:30:35,430
on René Higuita's return
to the national team?

1671
01:30:35,513 --> 01:30:36,556
I think it's normal.

1672
01:30:36,639 --> 01:30:39,976
He's a good player, a goalkeeper
who's shown, with Atlético Nacional,

1673
01:30:40,059 --> 01:30:42,520
that he's back in good shape
to play soccer.

1674
01:30:43,104 --> 01:30:45,148
-[reporter 3] How do you feel?
-[René] Really good.

1675
01:30:45,231 --> 01:30:49,485
It's like arriving to an unknown place,
somewhere new,

1676
01:30:49,569 --> 01:30:54,115
but we have the mentality
that they're paths we've travelled before.

1677
01:30:54,198 --> 01:30:56,534
[José] René has had opportunities,

1678
01:30:56,617 --> 01:31:00,288
but not by chance,
but because many times he's created them.

1679
01:31:00,371 --> 01:31:02,623
[upbeat music playing]

1680
01:31:03,249 --> 01:31:05,960
[René] I'm shooting
an advertisement for a soda.

1681
01:31:06,043 --> 01:31:09,297
There was a part
where I was playing with some kids.

1682
01:31:09,380 --> 01:31:10,965
I'm in the goal,

1683
01:31:11,048 --> 01:31:13,634
and this kid hits the ball with his chest

1684
01:31:13,718 --> 01:31:15,511
and does a bicycle kick.

1685
01:31:15,595 --> 01:31:19,390
And I just did, like,
a backwards bicycle kick.

1686
01:31:19,474 --> 01:31:21,225
It was godsend.

1687
01:31:21,309 --> 01:31:23,269
And as I stood in the goal,

1688
01:31:23,352 --> 01:31:27,148
before the match,
the boys would strike at me.

1689
01:31:27,231 --> 01:31:29,233
And I'd do the scorpion.

1690
01:31:31,527 --> 01:31:33,654
Two years later, it was ready.

1691
01:31:33,738 --> 01:31:35,072
That's when I decided,

1692
01:31:36,199 --> 01:31:37,533
"I'm gonna do it."

1693
01:31:37,617 --> 01:31:39,035
Where?

1694
01:31:39,118 --> 01:31:40,953
Wherever they shoot the ball at me.

1695
01:31:42,330 --> 01:31:43,581
Whether in Castilla…

1696
01:31:46,626 --> 01:31:47,793
or in Wembley.

1697
01:31:48,252 --> 01:31:49,962
LONDON
ENGLAND

1698
01:31:50,546 --> 01:31:55,843
For the Colombian national team,
it's an important international showcase

1699
01:31:55,927 --> 01:31:57,845
for each of its players.

1700
01:31:58,346 --> 01:32:00,306
FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL

1701
01:32:00,389 --> 01:32:02,141
ENGLAND VS COLOMBIA

1702
01:32:02,225 --> 01:32:04,477
[commentator speaking indistinctly
in English]

1703
01:32:08,564 --> 01:32:09,982
[in Spanish] As fate would have it,

1704
01:32:10,066 --> 01:32:12,652
in the world's temple of soccer,
with his Colombian national team,

1705
01:32:12,735 --> 01:32:16,072
this English boy
shoots the ball he needed.

1706
01:32:16,155 --> 01:32:17,156
That was the one.

1707
01:32:18,074 --> 01:32:19,283
And the ball is perfect.

1708
01:32:19,367 --> 01:32:22,328
[commentator 1] He dribbles the ball
on the mark. Perez is now on the ball.

1709
01:32:22,411 --> 01:32:23,538
He kicks to the goal…

1710
01:32:24,997 --> 01:32:26,332
Higuita repels it!

1711
01:32:26,415 --> 01:32:27,542
It's madness!

1712
01:32:27,625 --> 01:32:30,378
[commentator 2 in English]
Unreal! [laughing]

1713
01:32:30,461 --> 01:32:31,879
Goodness me!

1714
01:32:31,963 --> 01:32:34,924
[commentator 1 in Spanish]
Incredible maneuver. It could be a foul…

1715
01:32:35,007 --> 01:32:36,509
[René] I thought I blew it.

1716
01:32:36,592 --> 01:32:41,389
They've always called me a clown,
and here's me proving them right.

1717
01:32:41,472 --> 01:32:45,059
El Pibe was also worried I'd get told off.

1718
01:32:45,142 --> 01:32:49,105
The first half ends, and I said,
"This is gonna get ugly."

1719
01:32:49,939 --> 01:32:52,733
I was waiting for Bolillo,
the coach, to come.

1720
01:32:53,317 --> 01:32:54,527
When Bolillo comes in…

1721
01:32:54,610 --> 01:32:56,612
I get to the locker room, and say,

1722
01:32:56,696 --> 01:33:01,534
"Hey, don't you ever do that to me again
because I had my heart in my mouth!"

1723
01:33:01,617 --> 01:33:03,494
"You're gonna kill me one day."

1724
01:33:03,578 --> 01:33:06,497
I don't know if he laughed.
He said, "I won't do it again."

1725
01:33:06,581 --> 01:33:07,790
Something like that.

1726
01:33:07,873 --> 01:33:08,916
It was spectacular.

1727
01:33:09,000 --> 01:33:12,920
Afterwards,
I enjoyed watching it over and over.

1728
01:33:14,630 --> 01:33:16,674
[René] They shoot the ball
straight down the middle.

1729
01:33:16,757 --> 01:33:18,634
I thought, "No problem."

1730
01:33:18,718 --> 01:33:20,595
The linesman lifted his flag.

1731
01:33:20,678 --> 01:33:23,097
When I do the scorpion
and the ball leaves the area,

1732
01:33:23,180 --> 01:33:25,099
the linesman lowers the flag.

1733
01:33:25,182 --> 01:33:28,477
It gave brilliance to the play.

1734
01:33:28,561 --> 01:33:29,604
"Go play!"

1735
01:33:29,687 --> 01:33:32,064
[Adolfo] The play was invalidated,
but anyways,

1736
01:33:32,148 --> 01:33:34,650
what René Higuita just did…

1737
01:33:34,734 --> 01:33:37,862
[René] I say this was God's work,
because it came out perfect.

1738
01:33:39,447 --> 01:33:42,742
[Adolfo] He who leaves a mark in life,

1739
01:33:42,825 --> 01:33:44,994
but especially in that sport,

1740
01:33:45,786 --> 01:33:47,830
isn't necessarily the best player,

1741
01:33:48,372 --> 01:33:50,625
doesn't necessarily block the most balls,

1742
01:33:50,708 --> 01:33:52,835
doesn't necessarily score the most goals.

1743
01:33:52,918 --> 01:33:57,131
It's whoever does majestic things
that no one expects.

1744
01:33:57,840 --> 01:34:00,092
And that was René Higuita.

1745
01:34:00,176 --> 01:34:02,178
[bright emotional music playing]

1746
01:34:03,596 --> 01:34:08,225
In 2009, after playing for 14 teams
over 23 years, scoring 43 goals

1747
01:34:08,309 --> 01:34:13,314
and representing his country for 12 years,
Higuita retires from professional soccer.

1748
01:34:16,984 --> 01:34:19,362
[José] He ended up playing
for his beloved team.

1749
01:34:19,445 --> 01:34:21,739
Not playing professionally,

1750
01:34:21,822 --> 01:34:24,700
but he did retire from soccer
with the Nacional jersey.

1751
01:34:24,784 --> 01:34:29,121
And for some years now, he's been part
of Atlético Nacional's technical staff.

1752
01:34:30,081 --> 01:34:32,124
[Pacho] I see all the good in René.

1753
01:34:32,208 --> 01:34:35,127
He may have things people don't like,
but I like everything about him,

1754
01:34:35,211 --> 01:34:39,215
because René
is like the happiness adults feel

1755
01:34:39,298 --> 01:34:41,092
when their kids are okay.

1756
01:34:41,175 --> 01:34:42,551
And René is doing fine.

1757
01:34:42,635 --> 01:34:44,095
No one can take away from René

1758
01:34:44,178 --> 01:34:46,555
his love for his neighborhood,
for his friends.

1759
01:34:46,639 --> 01:34:47,640
[René] Youngsters.

1760
01:34:48,182 --> 01:34:50,101
-Good evening.
-[man] Good evening.

1761
01:34:51,018 --> 01:34:52,728
[René] What's up, kid? How are you?

1762
01:34:52,812 --> 01:34:56,816
[man] René never ever leaves that barrio.

1763
01:34:56,899 --> 01:34:58,984
The most important thing is friendship,

1764
01:34:59,068 --> 01:35:02,988
and he taught us to be loyal friends.

1765
01:35:03,072 --> 01:35:05,157
-You'll make me cry.
-Right?

1766
01:35:05,241 --> 01:35:08,869
I have many anecdotes like that,
"Come, let's go somewhere."

1767
01:35:08,953 --> 01:35:12,873
But if René goes,
they give us great support.

1768
01:35:12,957 --> 01:35:16,419
He cancels appointments to go with us.

1769
01:35:19,630 --> 01:35:22,967
[René] Most of my friends
are from my barrio.

1770
01:35:23,467 --> 01:35:26,846
It's quality people and humane people,
people who love me.

1771
01:35:26,929 --> 01:35:31,642
Forgetting where you're from,
I think that would be ingratitude.

1772
01:35:33,728 --> 01:35:37,523
[Andrés] Being an authentic person
makes him even greater.

1773
01:35:38,149 --> 01:35:42,153
René Higuita is a role model.

1774
01:35:42,236 --> 01:35:44,572
I'm not just saying that
because I'm his son,

1775
01:35:44,655 --> 01:35:46,949
I also say it as a Colombian.

1776
01:35:47,032 --> 01:35:51,120
He's focused on looking after his family.
Family is his priority.

1777
01:35:51,203 --> 01:35:54,081
There's nothing above his family.

1778
01:35:55,750 --> 01:35:59,837
Andrés says he looks a lot
like my dad on his first communion.

1779
01:35:59,920 --> 01:36:04,800
He watches lots of Dad's videos.
He goes, "Look at Grandpa!"

1780
01:36:06,510 --> 01:36:08,471
[Magnolia] I love my duckling very much.

1781
01:36:08,554 --> 01:36:11,474
[laughs] I love René,
because of who he is as a human being.

1782
01:36:11,557 --> 01:36:13,934
I wouldn't change that essence.

1783
01:36:16,353 --> 01:36:17,730
[Pamela] His humility.

1784
01:36:17,813 --> 01:36:21,275
I think we all take that from him.

1785
01:36:21,358 --> 01:36:23,986
And that human part for which he's known.

1786
01:36:24,069 --> 01:36:27,573
We try to enjoy every day to the fullest.

1787
01:36:29,533 --> 01:36:32,953
[Marcela] He doesn't know what he did
for me and my family.

1788
01:36:33,037 --> 01:36:34,622
He can't see how big it was.

1789
01:36:34,705 --> 01:36:36,499
We share the same birthday.

1790
01:36:37,041 --> 01:36:40,419
It's one of life's coincidences,
having him so close.

1791
01:36:41,378 --> 01:36:44,215
I have a ten-year-old son
who loves soccer.

1792
01:36:44,298 --> 01:36:48,177
He knows this story better than anyone.
He just doesn't know who the hero is.

1793
01:36:48,260 --> 01:36:51,096
When he's old enough,
I will tell him, of course.

1794
01:36:55,726 --> 01:36:57,728
[rock music playing]

1795
01:37:01,232 --> 01:37:03,234
[crowd chanting]

1796
01:37:07,238 --> 01:37:10,241
[crowd cheers]

1797
01:37:10,324 --> 01:37:16,914
Very few people in the world have managed
to become so easily recognizable.

1798
01:37:17,623 --> 01:37:21,585
I think he's left a legacy,
not just for our country,

1799
01:37:21,669 --> 01:37:23,420
not only for his family,

1800
01:37:23,921 --> 01:37:25,464
but for all of society.

1801
01:37:25,548 --> 01:37:28,592
-[commentator 1] Higuita keeps the ball!
-[commentator 2 exclaims]

1802
01:37:28,676 --> 01:37:30,010
When we played soccer,

1803
01:37:30,094 --> 01:37:33,264
the worst player or the chubby one
got sent to the goal.

1804
01:37:33,347 --> 01:37:36,976
René Higuita gave
the goalkeeper position pride and status.

1805
01:37:37,059 --> 01:37:40,896
René is one of the biggest legends
of world soccer,

1806
01:37:40,980 --> 01:37:43,065
if not the greatest of Colombian soccer.

1807
01:37:45,276 --> 01:37:47,278
[rock music continues]

1808
01:40:07,918 --> 01:40:09,169
[music fades]