if you have see this movie and you have be to puerto rico . i have live in puerto rico all my life and and have to shamefully admit that we ( pr ) be live a real chaos right now and drug be the main reason for the shooting and killing we have almost every day . these people will shoot anyone and anytime and anywhere and and many innocent life have be lose because of this . we do not feel safe anymore and and in addition to this and our so call justice be no longer move by truth and rightness and but by money and influence and power . ladrones y mentirosos be base on real and deplorable fact and and truly portrays puerto rico three main problem represent the drug relate killing and money and power manipulate our courtroom and and innocent people and child be corrupt and even die because of this . ricardo and his wife poli and with their true to life plot and their award win direction ( ) and be brave enough to present all this as bad a it be represent puerto rico be a beautiful and friendly country and live a nightmare that doesn not seem to end . they recently win the copper wing award for best director in the world cinema competition at the 2006 phoenix film festival .