Traffic (2000)
Benicio Del Toro: Javier Rodríguez
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Quotes
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Javier Rodriguez : You like baseball? We need lights for the parks, so kids can play at night. So they can play baseball. So they don't become burros para los malones. Everybody likes baseball. Everybody likes parks.
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[In Spanish]
General Salazar : How did you find out about this?
Javier Rodriguez : A little bird told me.
General Salazar : What is the name of your little bird?
Javier Rodriguez : It doesn't have a name.
General Salazar : Those fucking anonymous ones!
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Tourist Woman : Don't you wanna know what kind of car it is?
Tourist Man : Yeah, it's a brown Ford Explorer...
Tourist Woman : - Look, it was right here, it's been stolen, I wanna file a report.
Manolo Sanchez : A report, will not help you find your car.
Javier Rodriguez : Eh; the police won't find your car.
Tourist Woman : You ARE the police!
Javier Rodriguez : [he writes down a number and hands it to her] You gonna call this man... and he'll find your car for you.
Tourist Man : I don't-I don't get it.
Tourist Woman : How is this guy gonna know who has our car?
Javier Rodriguez : ...the police will tell him.
Tourist Man : Why-why will they tell him and they won't tell us?
Tourist Woman : Because we pay him, stupid. Right? Then he pays the police and suddenly our car appears.
Javier Rodriguez : Es, es, es correct, es correct.
Tourist Woman : [quietly] Just give it to him, alright?
Tourist Man : I know.
Tourist Woman : Give him the money!
Javier Rodriguez : Let's start moving to the sidewalk.
Tourist Man : [offering the money] Take it.
Javier Rodriguez : Nononono.
Tourist Woman : No, please, take it!
Javier Rodriguez : Nononono, nono, let's start moving to the sidewalk, to the sidewalk, let's go to the sidewalk.
[disgusted, the couple start to walk off]
Javier Rodriguez : Call the man! Have a nice day.
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Agent Hughes : Yeah, but first let's talk about what precautions you're taking to protect yourself.
Javier Rodriguez : You worry about getting me what I want, I'll worry about myself.
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Manolo Sanchez : So, the Scorpion and Salazar are working together, and they're making a move on Juan Obregón? Do you know how much he would pay for information like that? A lot!
Javier Rodriguez : Take of your sunglasses.
Manolo Sanchez : What?
Javier Rodriguez : I said, take of your sunglasses.
Manolo Sanchez : Why?
Javier Rodriguez : I'm not kidding, Manolito. Take of your sunglasses.
[Manolo removes his sunglasses]
Javier Rodriguez : We will keep our mouths shut!
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DEA Agent : Javier, you should feel good about this.
Javier Rodriguez : I feel like a traitor.
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Javier Rodriguez : [to DEA Agent] Yes, but I have a contact at Mextel who can get me his new E.S.N. in twelve hours.
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Javier Rodriguez : It's all about the money.
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[first lines]
Javier Rodriguez : [in Spanish] Last night I had an ugly nightmare.
Manolo Sanchez : [in Spanish] Oh yeah? What happened, man?