Landfall
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Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico, LANDFALL is a cautionary tale for our times. Set against the backdrop of protests that toppled the US colony’s governor in 2019, the film offers a prismatic portrait of collective trauma and resistance. While the devastation of María attracted a great deal of media coverage, the world has paid far less attention to the storm that preceded it: a 72-billion-dollar debt crisis crippling Puerto Rico well before the winds and waters hit. LANDFALL examines the kinship of these two storms — one environmental, the other economic — juxtaposing competing utopian visions of recovery. Featuring intimate encounters with Puerto Ricans as well as the newcomers flooding the island, LANDFALL reflects on a question of contemporary global relevance: when the world falls apart, who do we become?
Moveable Fest | Stephen Saito, editor and writer
“extraordinarily prescient… In Aldarondo’s extraordinary film, a crisis can bring out the worst in people, but also the best”
Filmmaker Magazine | Brett Story
“an exquisite film, by turns tender and compassionate, cinematically adventurous and self-assured”
Hollywood Reporter | Jordan Mintzer, writer and producer
“For those of us whose memory of Hurricane Maria boils down to footage of President Donald Trump scornfully tossing out paper towels to a crowd at a disaster relief center, Cecilia Aldarondo’s documentary Landfall offers up a welcome flipside”
Educational Media Reviews Online | Sara DeSantis, Reference and Research Librarian, University of South Carolina Upstate
“The documentary Landfall is a beautifully shot documentary depicting life in Puerto Rico in the two years between the destruction of Hurricane Maria in 2017 and when people took to the streets to remove Ricardo Rossello as Governor in 2019 [...] I recommend Landfall because of its amazing shots of life in Puerto Rico and the information that you get from all of the interviews.”
Citation
Main credits
Aldarondo, Cecilia (film director)
Aldarondo, Cecilia (film producer)
Pastor, Lale Naerrow (contributor)
Hofmann Kanna, Ines (film producer)
Other credits
Editor, Terra Jean Long; director of photography, Pablo Alvarez-Mesa; composer, Angélica Negrón.
Distributor subjects
Latinx Studies; Capitalism and Economic Inequality; Climate Change/Environmental Issues; (Post)Colonial StudiesKeywords
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[ Singing in Spanish ]
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[ Whistling ]
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[ Rooster crows ]
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- Our name as a company
is Luxury Estates Puerto Rico.
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-My name is Hiram Albino Junior,
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and I am the CEO
of Luxury Estates Puerto Rico.
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- We have been able
to develop a company
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that addresses the needs
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of a lot of the new investors
coming to Puerto Rico,
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people that want to really
protect their wealth.
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After Maria,
there is opportunity
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to have a brand-new island,
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an island of the 21st century.
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Now, this is the master bedroom,
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which is a very spacious room.
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It has a full king-size bed,
has access to a terrace
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that opens straight to the ocean
and the beach.
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I would say that it\'s really a
dream to wake up in the morning
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to the view
from your master bedroom
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and specifically from your bed.
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Adjoined to the bedroom,
we have the bathroom,
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the en suite bathroom,
with the beautiful tub
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and dual sinks and an indoor
and an outdoor shower.
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And as you take your shower,
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you can enjoy the views
and the sound of the ocean.
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- If you\'re looking
for a vacation paradise,
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go south to Puerto Rico,
hub of the blue Caribbean.
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As you pass through the harbor,
guarded by famed Morro Castle,
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you\'ll have visions
of buccaneers
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and the Spanish Main.
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El Morro was built
centuries ago by the Spaniards
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to ward off attacks from the sea
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by those who would
challenge ownership
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of the wonders and wealth
of this prominent island.
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And today, amid memories
of fighting men
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and valorous death,
you play golf.
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- Is it awkward?
Should I do a different pose?
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I got you.
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- \'Cause we\'re
not that important.
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-[ Chuckles ]
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[ Laughter ]
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[ Laughter ]
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-Um...
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[ Woman speaks indistinctly
over speaker ]
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Hello?
[ Woman speaks indistinctly ]
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What\'s his name?
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- Hello?
- Castro.
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Hello, I\'m here to see
Mr. Castro.
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-Your name is?
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-My name is Quinn.
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-Welcome to Ciudad Jardín.
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-Say what?
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- Welcome to Ciudad Jardín.
- Oh. Thank you.
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Oh, man.
This is just so fantastic.
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[ Camera shutter clicking ]
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This is pretty interesting.
It\'s like a very modern,
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not very Puerto Rican,
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very modern-looking...
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I guess that\'s
what the rich people like.
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-This is the island.
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We need to go as close to
the beaches as possible, right?
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And I\'ll tell you why.
One of the spots,
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we\'re talking about 600 acres.
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- And all of them
are within two hours
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between them and the capitol.
- Of San Juan.
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-So it\'s a short drive.
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All of them has a close, private
airport already built.
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All of them
are accessible to highways.
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This is a gated community
on steroids.
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What you\'re doing,
you\'re putting a different name
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or a new name into something
that it exists.
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If you call it a retreat,
call it blah blah blah,
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you\'re gonna make people scared,
but if you call it a resort,
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oh, yeah, that\'s another resort.
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Another wealthy guy is coming in
building 200 houses.
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Yeah, we done that.
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Now, what\'s gonna happen
within the place,
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yeah, that\'s gonna take a lot
of lobbying when the time comes.
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I\'ve been advocating
for Puerto Rico for 25 years,
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so I think nobody knows better
than myself from within
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what the advantages are.
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We can operate here tax-free.
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- Hey, that\'s why
the crypto community
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loves this place so much,
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is because we\'re making
million of dollars in cryptos,
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and if we want to take it out in
the United States or in Europe,
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you have to pay taxes on every
one of those crypto coins,
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and a lot of taxes,
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and we don\'t wanna
pay those taxes,
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because the government
didn\'t do anything for us.
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You know, it\'s just...
It\'s unfair.
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[ Upbeat pop music playing ]
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- [ Speaks Spanish ]
- [ Laughs ]
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[ Speaks Spanish ]
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[ Speaking Spanish ]
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[ All conversing in Spanish ]
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[ Laughter ]
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-[ Shouts in Spanish ]
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[ Laughter continues ]
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-Okay? Gracias.
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[ Applause ]
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- First off, the real truth
is that anything is possible,
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and there is way more than
enough of everything,
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and the problem with the world
right now
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is that it\'s being wasted.
It\'s being squandered.
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And the people as a whole
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are really acting as subjects
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and not claiming their own power
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and relying on outside forces
to take care of them.
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And the crypto
blockchain technology
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is the best thing that we have
available to us right now
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to liberate ourselves
and take control,
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to take power
over our own lives.
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And you\'re building
your own brand.
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You\'re building something
for your future
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versus slaving away
for somebody else
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that does not care about you.
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They don\'t care about you.
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Plus, you\'re engaging yourself
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in a cutting-edge
crypto blockchain community.
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And, you know,
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that\'s a... that\'s a really...
That\'s a really big deal.
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That\'s a really powerful thing.
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You are gonna find some of
the most benevolent and humble
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and helpful wealthy people
in the world on the blockchain.
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If you guys don\'t know
who Brock Pierce is,
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you need to look up
Brock Pierce.
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He\'s one of the best things
that\'s happening
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in all of Puerto Rico right now.
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-Yep.
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Been up all night long
at the Hackathon.
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- Yeah, I just finished
a 40-hour flight in.
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-Oh, my God.
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- Philippines, Hong Kong,
Vancouver, New York, San Juan.
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-Yep, you get around, man.
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-From San Juan to Ponce,
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from Aguadilla to Guayama,
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from Mayaguez to Humacao,
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factories began working
in the valleys of our land.
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Total 1947... 21 factories.
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Aluminum parts,
rivets and washers.
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Skillful hands
that have picked the coffee
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have learned to use a gauge.
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Total 1948... 37 factories.
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Brassieres and handkerchiefs.
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Nimble hands
that have sown tobacco leaves
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now run a seam on cloth.
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Total 1949... 67 factories.
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Shoes, bathing suits, and hats.
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Strong hands
that have swung a machete
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were getting the feel
of a machine.
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Total 1950... 98 factories.
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Fountain pens
and automatic pencils.
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The right workers for a job
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selected by
modern aptitude tests.
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Total 1951... 132 factories.
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Radios, television sets,
and electronic equipment.
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Women home-trained
in fine needlecraft
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showed high aptitude
in small, precise work.
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Thousands have graduated
from government schools
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trained in special tasks.
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On assembly lines,
00:34:16.354 --> 00:34:20.157
workers were setting
many production records.
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-[ Smooches ] Hey.
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[ Dog howls ]
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[ Speaks indistinctly ]
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[ Speaking indistinctly ]
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[ Smooches ]
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[ Speaking Spanish ]
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- I\'m not Puerto Rican.
I\'m African.
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A lot of Puerto Ricans
are African.
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So I can speak as an African
here in Puerto Rico.
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The scramble for Africa
just ended not too long ago.
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And it began sort of like this,
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where people come in, and they
say, \"We want to support you.
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We wanna have an economical
relationship,\"
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and then all of a sudden,
things do not go very well.
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So how do you...
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How do I, sitting here
as a Puerto Rican resident,
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trust you?
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- I hear you that this room
is not representative
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of the people of the island.
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We\'re gonna be doing
some conversations here.
00:38:25.936 --> 00:38:28.805
We\'re gonna do
a renewable energy beach mixer,
00:38:28.806 --> 00:38:30.306
and there\'s a lot of people
from the island
00:38:30.307 --> 00:38:31.641
that are gonna
be involved in this.
00:38:31.642 --> 00:38:33.476
So we\'re here just
to support and learn,
00:38:33.477 --> 00:38:36.780
and we\'re gonna co-create this,
what we want to design together.
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- I don\'t think there\'s
a single person in this room
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that is under the impression
that they have all the answers,
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because truthfully, no one does.
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It is only when we unite
together and work as a \"We\"...
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- The last time that there was
a \"We,\" my people died.
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You know?
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My people died,
and my land was taken
00:38:59.103 --> 00:39:00.737
the last time
that there was a \"We,\"
00:39:00.738 --> 00:39:03.106
so honestly,
I don\'t trust any of you.
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- This is a technology
that has never been done before,
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and it is a tool
to bring people freedom.
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That\'s why it was designed.
00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:11.849
It was designed
to bring people freedom.
00:39:11.916 --> 00:39:14.150
It was designed
to bring people freedom.
00:39:14.151 --> 00:39:15.719
It is open source.
00:39:15.720 --> 00:39:18.121
It is immutable. You can see
what is printed there.
00:39:18.122 --> 00:39:19.622
We\'re not hiding anything.
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- The idea is is that businesses
can be formed here
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and can stay here
and won\'t be like the businesses
00:39:23.928 --> 00:39:25.628
that were here
during the \'80s and \'90s,
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disrupted the land,
00:39:27.164 --> 00:39:29.633
and did not leave Puerto Ricans
with ownership.
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- I \"facilitated\"
the financing of a building.
00:39:37.808 --> 00:39:39.476
- And I asked...
- Well, who said that?
00:39:39.477 --> 00:39:41.911
Who said that?
00:39:41.912 --> 00:39:44.180
So, I think
you\'re pretty misinformed.
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All I see is a bunch of basic
needs not met in Puerto Rico,
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and the only focus I have
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is in making sure
that people are informed
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and their basic needs are met.
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By the way, and, so, how well
is that going right now?
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- Very well. I actually just ate
a wonderful meal yesterday
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from the shit
that I just harvested in my...
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- Awesome. And that\'s wonderful.
Eat the rainbow.
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- Are you telling me
to eat the rainbow?
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- Yes, the colors of the food
groups, natural agriculture,
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organic food, biodynamic,
it\'s great stuff.
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Yeah, and growing it yourself.
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I... How am I disrespecting you?
00:40:30.995 --> 00:40:34.130
I think I just offered
to get you a farm
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if you were so interested
in doing this.
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You show me... Bring me
the farmers that want some land.
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I will figure out how to buy
that land to give it to them
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and so that they can grow
the things that are needed here.
00:40:43.974 --> 00:40:48.145
Show me real opportunities, and
I\'ll show you real solutions.
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[ Indistinct conversations ]
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- Hong Kong, a long time ago,
when the British showed up,
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there was a little
fishing village.
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There was nothing there,
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no natural resources...
A rock in the middle of nowhere.
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And what did the British do
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to bring about this amazing,
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amazing, vibrant,
energized place?
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They basically established
a rule of law,
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protect the contract,
and left people alone.
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They did nothing.
There was no safety net.
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There was no guaranteed
healthcare.
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I mean, why is Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley, right?
00:42:52.002 --> 00:42:55.238
It\'s Silicon Valley because
it has some big companies
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that were established a long
time ago, and it has Stanford.
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We\'re not quite... We don\'t
quite have Stanford here,
00:43:02.046 --> 00:43:05.415
but we can certainly start
encouraging the entrepreneurs
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to come here
to start setting up businesses.
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Companies should come
to Puerto Rico
00:43:11.121 --> 00:43:14.357
if Puerto Rico establishes
the kind of regime
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that would make it profitable
for you to come here.
00:43:17.227 --> 00:43:18.962
It needs to create
an environment
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where government services
are privatized,
00:43:23.567 --> 00:43:27.303
privatized
and put in your hands.
00:43:27.304 --> 00:43:30.940
20,000 of them are cops.
We need the cops.
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Pretty much everybody else
could be privatized.
00:43:35.079 --> 00:43:39.816
And you guys should be thinking
about how to do that.
00:43:39.817 --> 00:43:42.118
And you guys should be
advocating
00:43:42.119 --> 00:43:43.987
for the government to do it,
00:43:43.988 --> 00:43:47.958
because you can
make money doing it.
00:43:50.828 --> 00:43:55.098
There is no better place
in the universe
00:43:55.099 --> 00:43:57.900
for an American to live
from a tax perspective
00:43:57.901 --> 00:43:59.969
than Puerto Rico.
00:43:59.970 --> 00:44:01.604
I\'ve looked, believe me.
00:44:01.605 --> 00:44:03.339
[ Laughter ]
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I mean, this is as good
as it gets anywhere in the world
00:44:05.576 --> 00:44:08.778
and really as good as it gets
even in our imagination.
00:44:08.779 --> 00:44:12.715
Can you imagine just paying 4%?
00:44:12.716 --> 00:44:15.885
We have an opportunity to have
a disproportionate impact.
00:44:15.886 --> 00:44:21.992
We have an opportunity to maybe
change the course of history.
00:44:30.167 --> 00:44:33.770
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-I had to. I had to. I had to.
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[ Laughs ]
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I gotta do what I gotta do.
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[ Laughter ]
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[ Man screaming indistinctly ]
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-Okay.
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-[ Speaking Spanish ]
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♪♪
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-What was it all about?
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Why disturb the perfect hush
of a tropical morning
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seizing a remote island
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which belongs
to the United States anyway?
01:03:19.362 --> 01:03:23.965
Once each year, the Navy stages
massive war games.
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The guns were real guns.
01:03:25.468 --> 01:03:29.304
The shells, rockets,
and bombs alive.
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In every sense,
it is an amphibious rehearsal
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for the reality of war.
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-[ Chuckles ]
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[ Chanting continues ]
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[ Natti Natasha\'s and Ozuna\'s
\"Criminal\" playing ]
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[ Crowd singing along
in Spanish ]
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[ Horn blows ]
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[ Crowd chanting in Spanish ]
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-That\'s it.
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♪♪
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[ Man shouts in Spanish ]
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[ Crowd shouts in Spanish ]
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[ Crowd singing
\"En mi Viejo San Juan\" ]
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[ Man shouts in Spanish ]
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