Burden of Dreams (1982)

Miguel Ángel Fuentes: Self

Quotes 

• Film Crew Interviewer : Were you afraid of the gringos when you came here?

  Young Campas Native Woman : No, I wasn't afraid, because I understood what they were doing. My friend Walter told me it was all lies.

  Film Crew Interviewer : What did they tell you? That the gringos would take off your face?

  Young Campas Native Woman : Yes, they'll take off your face and use your fat for airplanes.

  Miguel Ángel Fuentes : We're not like the Jivaros who shrink heads this small.

  [laughs] 

  Young Campas Native Woman : I told him I'd rather get out of here before they do that to me. When my friends arrived and saw the camps, they were really afraid. I told them, "Don't be afraid." They said "They're all just waiting to kill us." "No, no, they've been waiting for you." Atalaina told them, "The doctor will give you an injection and take your blood and put poison in your veins. You'll die by the time you get back to your village." They were so afraid.

  Miguel Ángel Fuentes : It's not true.

  Young Campas Native Woman : And, "Don't eat too much of what they offer. They give you this much. Don't eat it all, because they'll fatten you up to kill you."