William de Rumpel

When post-colonial historians are writing about Bolívar, this is the thing.

It fingers Bolívar as a racist, basically, who won't take this black naval commander seriously and give him the respect he deserves.

Classic dictator syndrome.

Doesn't sound good at all.

Which his mother had, didn't he?

There's an assassination plot.

And this is the point, Anita, when you get another major female lead.

This is the moment the Penelope Cruz character marches into our movie.

Now, tell us, she is already married, isn't she?

She's married to a Brit.

But when she meets Bolivar, all that changes.

The romantic final end, just as our hero is telling it to Lord Voldemort.

She was a spy.

Fantastic.

It's better.

It's better.

I should say that this was a subject you have been pushing for some time.

So again, this is a very movie scene.

And we're in the presidential palace in Bogota.

It's night and there are 150 conspirators massing in the courtyards below, waiting to find their opportunity to do in the dictator who's betrayed the revolution.