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The story begins in a Peruvian village were people are in front of a
church commemorating the people that have died in the village
throughout its history.
The movie then switches to a boy named Juan in prison for being a
terrorist. Later he is seen as an adult leaving prison.
The movie then switches back to Juan's life as a boy.
When he is a child he is seen playing happily with friends.
During one of their adventure they discover a dead body hanging
from the mayors office.
Juan later finds out that his step father was responsible for his death.
He soon realizes that his step father, Fermin, is a “terrorist”.
Fermin is part of a liberating Communist force.
They execute their tactics in order to gain power over the government.
Juan does not like Fermin because he beats him.
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Fermin soon learns that Juan has discovered his secret and adds
accordingly so not to be discovered by the government.
Fermin orders that Juan be recruited be the local Communist
liberating militia, known as terrucos.
Once Juan is kidnapped he is slowly introduced into the group and
how they operate.
When he is first introduced he is threatened by putting his mothers
life on the line.
He soon begins to gain trust in the group although as a child he was
told that they were evil people.
Wilmer, the leader of that certain militia group, tells Juan of the
Communist dream.
Juan likes the idea in which everything does not have a price, where
everyone helps each other, and work for the community as a whole.
Once he understands their cause the training begins.
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Juan is instructed on how to create grenades using a tin can, saw dust, and
explosive.
He is also instructed on how to use combat weapons, he is seen cheerful as he is
celebrated by the group.
One day one of the members has his leg blown up by a land mine while trying to
explode a light post.
He asks to be shot to relieve pain instead of crying.
While trying to cross a landscape, they encounter a small military base.
Juan and a partner named Carmen go distract them while sneaking in an explosive.
The base is blown up and only one survivor remained.
Juan is instructed to kill him but cant and instead Yeni, another member assist in
killing him.
Once military support arrives, they are forced to flee. Juan runs away during this
time.
This is considered treason by the group and begin to hunt him down.
Once they find him there is a shootout in the town square between the “terrucos”
and the “ronderos”
Juan’s mom and other people are shot during the conflict.
The story the turns to Juan leaving prison and returning to his home village.
5. DEATH IN THE ANDES
Death in the Andes is a novel by Mario Vargas Llosa.
The story revolves around the dark side of Peru, a love story, and
mystery.
Llosa is a native of Peru, and his homeland is portrayed through his
literature and this book.
Peru is crumbling as militia forces arouse out of desperation during
industrialization.
Llosa even ran for president in 1990.
In the story there are two people named Tomas and Mercedes.
Tomas was executing a job for his criminally oriented godfather when
he laid eyes upon Mercedes.
Tomas sees Mercedes and it is love at first sight.
Part of his job requires that he kill people. He does it not only for his
job but also Mercedes.
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Their relationship evolves as they run across the country of Peru.
Tomas is completely in love with Mercedes. She finds him worthy but
refuses to tell him she loves him too.
Thomas is not discouraged and continues to display affection
towards her.
The main character is Lituma who has many thing to worry about. He
is always concerned about.
He has to deal with the disappearance of people in the village of
Piura and also worry about the “terrorist”.
The town is called Naccos and is comprised mainly of male laborers
in a mine.
There is always a lack of woman and money making it a hard place to
live in.
The people live under harsh conditions near the Andes Mountains.
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The male population is left with nothing to look forward to.
Their only resort is to get drunk in the cantina.
There is also little done to counterattack the “terrorist.”
The governmnet only sends two guards and the village would
have to defend itself incase they felt they needed to do so.
Three men disappear without a trace and it is up to Lituma
and Tomas to solve the mystery.
First he suspects “terrorist” , then he suspects evil local
townspeople, and he also suspects ritualistic sacrifice.
Lituma is determined to find the cause of the
disappearances and states “ I won’t sleep easy until I find
out”.
