What It's Like to Grow Up in the Narco Zone | Op-Docs
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- This week we continue with “A Moment in Mexico,” our special series of six Op-Docs by Mexican directors. The second film in the series is Everardo González’s haunting “Children of the Narco Zone,” which is a companion piece to his stunning feature documentary, “La Libertad del Diablo” (or “Devil’s Freedom”).
In both films, González explores the personal toll of organized crime and the drug war through searing interviews with people with direct experience either of violence or its social ramifications. In “Children of the Narco Zone,” the focus is specifically on how a climate of violence affects children and shapes their understanding of what’s right and wrong. As in “La Libertad del Diablo,” González dresses all his subjects in masks - partly to give them anonymity, and partly as an eerie aesthetic choice. But the result is a mosaic of deeply individual testimonies.
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This is a god-awful attempt to hide their identities. All of their features are literally shown. Their voices weren't changed and their features weren't blurred. It seems like they wanted a disturbing imagery instead of the safety of their participants. Nice job.
Yup, welcome to the world of journalism. Money is more important than people, ethics or the truth even.
They are not trying to hide theyre identity dummy its for emotion fear and way more they can take it of tbh so stfu
Vincent Raphaela - they ARE trying to hide their identities, I literally dont even have to argue why. You have a brain, use it.
Also no it looks like i dont use my brain if you see were i live you would know if i use my brain or not
@@vincentraphaela1226 look in the bio of this Video, it literally says that they made them wear masks to hide their identity as well as for the "right aesthetics"
They wrote as follows:
---- In both films, González explores the personal toll of organized crime and the drug war through searing interviews with people with direct experience either of violence or its social ramifications. In “Children of the Narco Zone,” the focus is specifically on how a climate of violence affects children and shapes their understanding of what’s right and wrong. As in “La Libertad del Diablo,” González dresses all his subjects in masks - partly to give them anonymity, and partly as an eerie aesthetic choice. But the result is a mosaic of deeply individual testimonies. ----
You could have hidden her voice she already let us know she's a teacher. It's not that hard to pinpoint her. She's already afraid
shes not in hiding, the mask was the directors choice to grab our attention, read the description for the video
This was a clear sing for help ! She was letting us know she was committing suicied she was over it so sad
Victoria Agyin how do you know
Victoria Agyin OHHHH i forgot to read the quotation marks sorry
ella enchanted I know i barley saw it
Seriously, if the purpose of these masks was to hide identities there are so much more effective way to do that...by showing eyes and mouths as well as not changing voices, you pretty much identify them. But I guess it was worth it because it allowed you to create a disturbing and intriguing image that has resulted in more views and that's what really matters, right?
I heard that the female died :(
bebe I don't know about that. I have no credible info about it one way or the other. What I would say is that, if you're going to show numerous students with masks as well as teachers with masks, these people probably had the Okay to do it from whoever could allow such a thing. If it was a completely secretive operation, they definitely wouldn't have asked the children to wear mask and be part of it. I mean......how did they recruit them? "Students, remember to bring a signed authorization to be masked in a movie before Thursday" ? lol The other option is they organized it on their own which I highly doubt. Did they just showed up and ask kids and teachers who wanted to be part of it? If so, there's no actual point in wearing masks......a bunch of kids obviously will tell their folks "hey X and Y person asked us if we wanted to be part of a movie and A B and C person said yes." Again the masks would be pointless. If I had to bet, considering all I've said, and considering how we can easily hide people's identity far more effectively....I'd say that people were aware this was going to be filmed, the masks were meant to catch our attention, to spread a feeling of fear and dehumanization......I could be wrong, and in a way, it's probably a good thing that we can't be sure of what happened to this brace young woman. It means that uninformed outsiders can't make violent decisions based on so little information....hopefully :S.
Lanwarder yeah it was actually confirmed by the website
bebe ouch, that's both sad death of a courageous young women, but also it's weird and irresponsible from the production team. Would you happen to have a link to a credible article on the subject? It's not that I don't believe you. It's just that there seems to be so much B.S. stories or at least distorted stories online these days...especially with the upcoming U,S. election. Thanks for your help :).
You know that teacher disappeared
NYT should be ashamed of themselves. they did a god awful job concealing their identities, especially the poor teacher. Im praying she's ok.
@@madisondaniel4124 that is absolutely terrifying
@@madisondaniel4124 how could you possibly know that
Kiri Gouldsbrough I literally was shown it I meannn I didn’t sit there and watch the whole thing but I got the jist of it unfortunately
Kiri Gouldsbrough also unfortunately it happens ALL the time if anyone speaks out they’re brutally murdered
@@madisondaniel4124 Where did you watch the video on? There's no proof of this happening, only hearsay and people claiming they saw the video on the dark web
The masks make it look like a horror movie but this is real life not a movie
why are they wearing masks?
Your average 9 year old why aren’t you
@@ladybugonwood7922 to protect their identities i think
it not really working up close though
Your average 9 year old Bc they don’t want the bad persons to know who they are or else they dead
This is horrible, you are responsible for this woman life.
How am I responsible for this women’s life 🤦🏾♂️
Meee???
Who me??
@@kiddmay0 she must be talking to you.... i guess
What
In Britain we blur the faces of the innocent and sometimes use actors voices to replace but I guess you don't care enough
@@danielgallagher4884 what does that have to do with this
@@danielgallagher4884 I don't know anyone who celebrates imperialism and I've lived in the UK my whole life. Who are you talking about?
Daniel Gallagher In Britain, children are taught about the huge atrocities that came with colonialism. The English curriculum includes knowing why many of Shakespeare’s works can be seen as racist, in History loads of the secondary school topics went into colonialism and slavery and things like that. Imperialism is not celebrated
Boi Lak Nezzi it’s a joke. Chill out.
Daniel Gallagher In reality nobody cares, don’t believe everything you read
There are enough comments saying how they didn't blur their faces or identities, so I wont recap BUT......i think its even worse that NYT STILL left this video up, for like 2 years now. Surely they have seen the comments, surely it wouldn't be hard for them to blank out the figures and pitch the voices deeper in this same video (just in case there is still a chance for their safety). I sincerely hope all of the participants are okay, this was not good journalism at all....
Removing it and censoring it is begging for people to reupload the original version somewhere else. Which would attract way more attention than the original one.
Btw I keep seeing comments of people saying that some people in the video were caught or even killed for being in it (especially the teacher). After a bit of searching I was not able to find anything about it.
The thing is that, the New York Times is not a small journal. There stuff get peer reviewed multiple times and I'm quite sure that if anyone in this video risked anything it would have not been put out or at least severely edited.
Also after seeing other serious professional international media oulets relaying this video and not seeing anything wrong with it. I'm almost sure that this whole thing was basically invented by the TH-cam Comment Section.
@@jeanlasallevevo6315 Typical, "The media thought it was okay, so it's okay".
The teacher was killed so there is no use for it
This isn't NY documentary. They got it from elsewhere
@@destinyjones9286 Read the info
Kinda concerning to me how The New York Times did so little to protect this woman's identity. There is a very high chance she was brutally tortured to death after this was published.
A comment said she was....😭😭😱😱
She got chopped up and burnt
Sowski where did you hear that?
ashton nobles On the Dark Web it said she was dismembered than burnt and got beheaded..😭😤
ashton nobles And the New York Times did so LITTLE to help.. they could have darkened her voice.. JUST A LITTLE.
Yall did a horrible job hiding identities.
Ya'll have no idea what an Op-Doc is apparently. NYT did not produce this content.
@@Rohishimoto well who ever did it, needs to do better.
Mya the teacher died because of this video by narcos because they found out who she was by the voice , it’s even on film on the dark web
@@jesusfreggoso8200 I honestly feel so bad for her, she looks absolutely terrified.
Ivan Carrillo 831, isn’t it a rumor?
Imagine being killed bc NY Times didn't pitch your voice deep and the narcos recognized you....
The lady died
@@angelicdust6460 did they ever reveal her name??
@@angelicdust6460 really?
I saw a comment that unfortunately the lady got killed chopped up & burnt to death it's really sad 💔😔 The NY Times could of protected her more but they didn't. I keep seeing the comment section & people are saying that the video was posted on the dark web of her being killed 😭
@@soarfea4rlessx23 dude wth. That's so sad:(
I never realized the New York Times killed the poor teacher because they didn't censor her voice.
Wait... really?
@@choiiwe2599 I think he just means that they could find her because the narcos can track the teachers down and find her since they didn't censor her voice.
@@jjrodriguez3426 or the school but please link the report
@@choiiwe2599 oh yeah she's dead, the moment they didn't change her voice and blur her face they basically killed her, narcs got to her after the video and killed her
Robert Williams lmao, you watch too much Netflix
im surprised people dont know why they wear masks. They need to remain anonymous, because they could get targeted for speaking.
In the description, they said that they dressed the speakers in mask partly to hide their identities and partly for an ominous feel.
Im_still_In_Orbit so they don’t usually where the masks? only for this to protect their identity ??
Yeah do they normally wear the masks
@@audraasbury4493 No! Read the description.
@@MrEazyE357 Oh sorry
Why can’t they change her voice deeper cuz trust me they’ll recognize her by the voice
They'll recognize them by their features too, eyes, noses mouth, head shape. Most important identifiers of a person.
the masks are for the film they dont wear the masks in their day to day life.. read the description it says there the masks were the directors choice.
@@RyuMai I think they meant why not deepen her voice on top of her wearing a mask, because even though she has a mask on and is covering her face, they can still identify her by her voice. Also, the mask don't cover the most important details of the face.
They should’ve done a black screen and just done a voice over and made it deeper
@i miss george harrison They dont wear masks in their day to day lives lol its only for the film it was the directors choice... it says it in the description.. meaning they dont need to be scared of people identifying them.. they run the cartels no one dares to touch the people there... if they dont wear the masks daily i guess they not scared to be identified
If it was an attempt to stop them being identified, then why show their school and uniforms and class rooms.
SHE STILL FKING ALIVE.
@@AAA-kh6qi there's probably no article about someone being alive?
You legit showed the most recognizable parts, the voice, the nose, the mouth, the eyes- great job New York Times!🤦🏻♀️
RIGHT. They litterally showed all their features. But they dont care.
SHE STILL FKING ALIVE.
@@jojo7323 proof?
This is a documentary work of Everardo Gonzalez, a mexican filmmaker and documentary maker, he also made a documental called "La libertad del diablo" (the devil's freedom), is not a journalism work and is not meant to be one, I'm pretty sure people in this video is fine.
@@One-eo5lj Oml shut up, you have no evidence of that so stop spreading that misinformation.
Who else was like WTF when they clicked the video
Me D:
Bacon Bear World I know aye
For some reason thought I was finna get jump scared 😂😂
Yes
Me
honestly the thumbnail scared me.
Never heard of the Narco Zone.
Reejy neither have i
Neither have I
Things they won't teach you in school
Are often things that they
"Think" don't involve them
It's horrible
@LEO MORALES that so sad im really sorry.
Roman KFM that was in Mexico only!
Just me who had never heard of the Narco Zone until I saw this?
Edit: based off of the replies I suppose I am not the only one who had never heard of this, which we should of. They should’ve shown us things like these in school and I would 100% have a lesson about stuff like this rather then a lesson that teaches me how to know if something is a triangle. I doubt it can’t just be me who feels this way
nope same here but i thought of the netflix thing all the time
I never have and was legitimately scared to click on this video cuz of the creepy and virtually useless masks
@@hidden-behind-wisteria2701 it would have been an interesting feature if it actually served its purpose
Me too
Me...and worse, I watch tons of these kinds of docs.
That teacher is a FEARLESS WARRIOR.
was*
No, she’s brave. Not a fearless warrior
Fluploe edits okay, doesn’t change anything
was a fearless leader
She's not dead omfg y'all really pay attention to these other comments and believe so she is a warrior
😢 So sad.. the teacher looks afraid throughout the interview.
@@antonio-9153 I think she needs money just like any other person to provide it's pretty hard to find a good paying job in Mexico
anton van Beek she can’t just quit it don’t work like that if she works for cartel she quits she dies and her family is at risk and you can’t run from in I’m from Texas lived next to the border most my life and lemme tell you whole family’s came up dead or missing dudes heads where being found outside police departments. You run from them you don’t follow their rules u die it’s simple
Holo Sxope BOI aa
@@antonio-9153 EXACTLY
polarnyong I can see that every single word she says was a big dangerously ,That is so sad
As a mexican , its very sad to have to show this to other countries , its a mess
Countries*
@@robertbahena8401 Finger error , thanks for the correction
@@robertbahena8401 country's
@@zommbiedude6451 oh that's cute, the little Incel is illiterate
@@zommbiedude6451 didn't know you were an english major
They literally could have spent less money on masquerade blank masks instead of making ominous balaclavas that were only designed for clickbait. This is sick and it diverts from the actual problem.
why am i reading the subtitles i know spanish
Legit bro. Como q se me olvido el español ya. Estoy muy acostumbrada a ver videos en ingles😂
weird flex but okay 😂
Same....I’m fluent but I can’t stop reading the subs
I dont speak spanish but I watch everything with subtitles anyways
Same, no me lo explico
Don't ever do this again!! We don't need to see her face idiots ( are close ups really needed?) and distort her voice next time! Just reckless reporting 😤😤 You can get the story without exposing people.
She’s dead now as well.
Facts son
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
Yes, they did an appalling job hiding their identities but to have a statement like this without evidence is awful, you don't have proof then don't say it.
If your about to comment something like this without evidence...
DON'T SAY IT!
It's that simple.
@@alexat848 search it up, look at the replies of the top comment, she is dead
@@nyc2hot447 you don't need facts. That is how roles. She gave enough details of her personal interaction with students, also that specific students uniform it's not common in Mexico. Wouldn't be hard to identify the school.
Basically she's not the only one in danger, all teachers in that particular school are.
Unwritten rule. You don't talk about it and for no reason you can grant an interview talking about it either.
Teacher really cares bout the kids God bless
Did you not hear her say that shell be killed if she failed the kids????
She ent give a f bout them kiiiidds
@@YasineJaabouk not all unless they have family in the narco
But I mean, to still work there with threats like that, it takes a lot of courage and has to be motivated by a love for the kids.
She is an actress is not a teacher in reality, this video is false
It's odd how this tells us everything and only scratches the surface at the same time.
D. S. Bruh what
agreed I want to know more
Agreed. It really only touches the surface of how bad the problem is in Mexico with narcos. Pretty soon Ecuador might need a similar documentary-type film.
I love how you guys didn't even blurring the logo of the school or changing the pitch of there voices. now the poor teachers dead
I couldn’t find any proof of the teacher dying you got anything to confirm that?
@@0apple-banana0 There was literally pic of her death on the dark web
@@lovelyhollow8638 you got a link from a news channel or another source to confirm that?
@Aiswarya Venugopal the news wouldnt have something from the deep web
the fact that you can hear the fear in her voice makes me so sad .
the fact that they didn't deeper her voice is more concerning. I saw a video on a dark web Instgram account and the one who was killed look like the lady.
That's not fear, that's anger. Sheer anger. That tone in her voice is the same my mom would use when she was beyond frustrated with a situation she wished she could change but was incapable of doing so. I only wish the teacher is still around, Mexico needs people like her that are fed up and are willing to risk their lives and speak up- take control of their country. People here in America throw the term "hero" around like candy, however, this teacher's actions are what I would begin to classify as heroic.
@@sangpham9871 link plz
@@sangpham9871 what the link
@Pavor Who doesn't know that b.
Who else found this in their recommended
Yatana Santana me
Me
i did idk why tho
Me‼️
I don't know what the f I had this in my recommended section
As a Mexican American I’m glad that I was born in America. This and more is why our parents come here illegally to get a better life😕if they could do it legally then they would but sadly they can’t
You’re not Mexican American if you were born in the us lol
@@marieremelie6716 But they're Mexican and they live in America.
Popcicatto that doesn’t mean theyre Mexican American. Their parents are, but they were born in America so they’re an American with a Mexican family
Not all Mexico is bad, and not all US is good. But okay
@@marieremelie6716 mexican law says that you are mexican if your parents are, doesn't matter where you were born
Teacher looks at her phone: “you jacked my ride I’ll have you smoked” *5 year old put a bounty on you*
Only legends know that reference
@@billyboi1662 bro you've been playing gta for like 1 month like stfu
@@memey1889 toxic
when she was talking about the boy who tried to stab the other i was like ‘oh he’s a troubled teen’ (thinking he was 16) but she said he was 5! R U KIDDING ME
5!
Five year old ready to carry a gun on the street and shoot some people
right !!!!
a child that age is two decades away from being mentally mature, wtf ! that proves what a terrible environment he was brought up in, and how bad of an influence he had in his life, i hope people like him are saved
@@drmosaddegh I think some people forget that this is real life. Not everything is pristine and perfect, by a long shot. I wouldn't be so quick to say that it's the worst environment for them. This is proof of why immigrants seek asylum. But even then, Would they be any safer here?
troubled teens should not be stabbing people.
The teacher looks so afraid yet you can tell just how much she cares about these kids. It's pretty heartbreaking.
After scouring the web, I've found no evidence, neither in English or Spanish, that this teacher was murdered. You can definitely criticize the doc's decision not to mask her voice, but I think the masks do a really good job at making them all look identical so as not to reveal their identity. I wouldn't be able to pick any of them out of a line-up. Making up this woman's murder or passing along information you haven't verified is horrible.
While it is true that the masks do a little bit of hiding they could've done better. if the narcos set themselves to killing this woman they would just have to investigate deep into the school and they would find her.
We can hear her voice clearly for goodness sake. You think they did a good job of hiding her identity?
I'm pretty sure the teacher was aware of the possibility of being identified. Especially since she lives among narcos and knows what they can do, that's probably why she didn't say anything specific. Besides, you guys think we didn't know that's what happens in our country? Please, we are not naive. This is part of a documentary that encourages us to reflect about the actual people behind the news we read all the time, whether they are the victims or the perpetrators.
@@CatMomForever then where do u find that kind of info? lmao
It's vidoes like these that really make me realize how blessed I am to be living in the environment that I do
Definitely. Some of us don't know how previledged we are. And does nothing but complain.
This looks like a dystopian thriller movie.
but its real life
Neal shusterman where you at, seems like something he would Write
@@skysk3l3t0n The twist is that's what real life has become.
@@margos_mangos618 aye am waiting for his books. :)
Welcome to the third world My friend......You don't know just how lucky You are for being born in the first world.
those masks are useless. You're putting a lot of people in danger. It's so easy to tell who is who. WOW. JUST WOW.
Honey X this mask are not for the video, it’s an everyday thing. So mercenaries can not take them
@@lokomaniaxxx so they wear them everyday. Like a normal thing? Interesting...
Honey X it isn’t. In the description it states that it is just an aesthetic choice for the video.
@@strawby It also says "partly to give them anonymity" I think they completely failed at that part, I could easily tell who's who. And they are putting lots of people in danger by doing this.
@@honeyx7879 actually the lady got recognised and now shes missing
Why isn’t one commenting how the world governments allows this to keep going on. This is pure evil.
-Literally everyone did
*🤣When you come from a 1st world country and you just realized that the world is suffering 🤣🤣
You’ll learn one day that most governments don’t care about people. Like at all.
@@clownpatrolUSA exactly. And not just that, mexico is also a 'bad' country thanks to Usa.
It always happens that first world countries make third world countries worse.
It's been going on like this for ages
"let's make something scary to look at then protect the ones in danger just so we can make a youtube video." -NYT bro like wtf prayers to everyone shown and I hope they are ok
You see, people glorifying narcos thinking they’re “badass.” This is someone’s life, they’re ruining people’s lives everyday.
For some being Narco is the only way to scape poverty
@@pameerh7321 Thats no reason to mess with people's lives. People are living in poverty everywhere you don't see them all Doing the same.
@@pameerh7321 its easy way but not only way
@@riittastina6373 it is not an easy way tho, you have to earn their trust and you cannot get out easily too if you dont like their business. People join them as a desperate attempt and also because they wanna feel cool
Narco, Mafia, Prostitution, Drugs they all are glorified now bcuz of money and bcuz it "makes u look cool"
These masks literally show all the important features that are recognizable on someones face. Why didnt they censor them instead
True they could have censored them but I think they just wanted to show the masks the people are forced to wear because of gang related stuff. Everyone there has masks and their face are not magically censored IRL so I don't think it really matter that much.
Lukas no read the description. they only wore them in the interview for protection but it does nothing bc theyre still recognizable
@@xiaopiao No the masks are worn for the interview only
Sucks because they still got killed anyways
Genesis Sanchez False. XQQ437 0 has proof they posted about 13 comments or 12 yes I copied and pasted am too lazy tho we can never be sure
They Could've blurred there faces... Distorted there voices... Guess there wasn't Enough pesos in the Budget🙃😒
sorry I borrow your comment, SHE STILL ALIVE FOR FK SAKE.
@@jojo7323 she died. She got brutally murdered and a video of her death is on the dark web because apparently... NYT found it too hard to pitch their voices and hide their identity just a little better.
@@moisturizer1695 funny how evreybody is saying its on the dark web but they personally never seen it, that could be a lie
@@moisturizer1695 dude proof??
Growing up in Mexico, we didn't learn much in schools. Schools down there basically showed us how to not get kidnapped. Only went to school for 2 months in Juarez. During that time, 5 kids were kidnapped. After, my mom took us out of school while we waited the 2 years to become Citizens. I am so thankful that my dad came to the US, was basically homeless because he saved all his money to pay the $5,000 fee for each one of us to become Americans. $25,000 in the early 2000s wasnt easy to save. My family that is still have been kidnapped by cops for money, robbed for their vehicles, their bussiness extorted, and a few murdered because of their actions.
I'm glad I live in America. People here dont know how easy they have it.
I wonder if the teacher is still alive? she is brave for doing this interview.
@@seanceknowles2911 same here it takes alot of guts...
@@damng3248 plz tell me ur joking i-🥺
@@damng3248 you can't be serious...
@@damng3248 ok but i kinda wanna see, but i do be scared doe
@@PrincessNaula I'm curious too...
they did basically nothing to protect this woman. shame on them.
Light Yagami how do you know?
@@mileschong1279 r u dumb? Her face isnt covered all that well and her voice wasnt changed and apparently all these people saying on the dark web there is information about her where she was burnt and dismembered so how u think they did with hiding her identity?
@@mileschong1279 she gave them info thats shes a teacher what grades she teaches wouldnt be hard to match eyes lower mouth and voice in that area
@@carsondoyle4044 she's alive
She was killed apparently
I would literally be able to spot the teacher from a mile away....
so did the cartels, they found out who she was and killed her, no joke
@@aniro5204 She died recently? Or it was a while ago? But thats really sad...
@@aniro5204 ??? No, iam from México that's only a rumor, please STOP SPREADING FALSE RUMORS there is not a single new of it
This comment section is just; “ They did a terrible job hiding their identity”
Brekin Swick stfu
stfu
Cause they did
Because they really did
Brekin Swick sometimes you have to say something over and over again to be heard
Wow who translated this video deserves a raise 100% accurate
"psychic effects"?
Psychological...
A Spanish speaker I’d guess
David Thomas but it’s very specific slang that narcos use. So not just anyone who speak Spanish is able to
ed rage facts
@@marisolbarragan2 sí, yo no le entendí nada en algunos momentos la verdad
I will not complain about my life anymore...
Good for you
Forreal !!!
Same
I always thought South Africa, the now generation is bad and lost. This is way worse and heartbreaking
🙁 i thought i had it bad at jack in the box
5:11 This gave me chills.
How?? This is funny 😂😂🤣🤣
@@mohamedwaititi6192 Say alhamdulillah that Allah didn't put you in the teachers position.
I don't think they covered themselves enough or changed their voices. I want to know if these individuals are OKAY?!?!?!?!?!?
Hmmm.. they probably are... they probably aren't.. you will still sleep at night.
Sorry to break your bubble but the teacher has been chopped and burnt because the narcos found out you can watch it on the dark web if you want to
@@bokibee9850 yeah sureee. Bet u haven't watched it
@@V4l3ri4C2 it’s on the dark web I suppose the word is going around in the comments
@@unknown20507 it can be a humour... dumb
It really sinks in when you realize, this'll never change.
Why do they wear these masks
Actually the new Mexican President is making a Difference in Mexico. This will End one Day
@@MrLTLB i dount it with the population growing the youth will take over. Those kids are hungry for money and like this DOC says these kids look up to these narcos cause they have money. Imagine having no money as a kid and someone giving you money to buy clothes and food.
@@MrLTLB
Actually under him, it hasn't gotten any better as it is actually more dangerous than the past 20 years. Ramos even had an interview where all AMLO did was point the finger to previous administrations and never gave an insightful plan
Infamous2525 thx a lot that was giving me anxiety
I find this disturbing very disturbing surely they will know there voice
G
Did they wear the mask for the interview only
MIKE KILLAR read the description
MIKE KILLAR yes
I heard somewhere that the lady got toture
Maybe you can start by telling us what tf is a narco zone
A narco zone is an area that's filled with neighborhoods of narcos and people who dedicate to narco
A Hot zone which either acts as a place where drugs are produced or trafficked to different parts of the world.
it is a zone that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and law enforcement is non-existant here.
Couldn't they leave?
@@alce97 um im not really sure but i think they are unable to because of fear and how everything is controlled by the criminals there so if they try to escape and get caught they wont be spared unfortunately
NY Times, you guys did an AWFUL job protecting this woman. At least you could have changed her voice but you failed to do so.
In the meantime... Netflix is making billions producing Narco films.
Actual stories though.
what does a show has anything to do with real life? wanna blame netflix for the narcos? besides in the shows, shows a lot the death, most people end up tortured, in jail, and killed
Netflix doesn’t glamorize it though they made sure to show the consequences of having that lifestyle with the real stories of druglords and what they ended up like after all that
Cherry Pie’* they do glamorize it actually! They show you that if you are a narco you gonna get easy money, women and power! And that’s the reason why almost each individual who watch these Netflix series wants to be a Narco... They even talk like them.
Rodolfo Hernandez that’s true! In some way it helps show the bad ways of that lifestyle but it also portrays easy money and women and I can’t disagree honestly
Could have censored their eyes and gave them all one voice.
You know they wear those masks as a normal part of their life right?
@@joosie8910 I think they were saying that their identities could have been hidden better. And idk if it's true but there's a rumor that the teacher was murdered
Still dont know who tf they are
Joosie they don’t. read the description
If they did tha n i was 4y old I probably will not sleep for 3d
Did anybody else find the way they produced this kinda disturbing. With the creepy matching masks and the 1000 yard deadeye stares?
What’s even more disturbing is that they chose the production and how it looks over protection of the individuals that spoke out
its been two years and i'm still pressed about NYT not even trying to hide their identities like bruh its not hard to recognize a voice 🙂
Ikr
literally, they are responsible for the teachers death. its so sick
This is a documentary work of Everardo Gonzalez, a mexican filmmaker and documentary maker, he also made a documental called "La libertad del diablo" (the devil's freedom), is not a journalism work and is not meant to be one.
People that speak Spanish like me can really feel the terror in her voice
Don't need to speak Spanish to feel her fear.
angel brown yea but people that have listened to the language and know how to speak it know the certain tones of people when their terrified or insecure or not happy, or in the other hand when their happy, energetic, or exited.
@@patricioargote4813 I understand that.
You don’t need to speak Spanish to feel the terror in her voice.....
Her body language is enough to feel her happiness or Sandness .....
This is like a art film but it’s not, not at all
It's very scary like your pfp
Boy: my dad has an Ak47
Teacher: tell him to pull up
I salute everybody who agreed to go on camera and do an interview, its incredibly brave. That is extremely dangerous and I hope none of them got hurt or killed because of it.
More than half of us Americans knw if we went through stuff like this we would’ve came here illegally also.
We want to wall all those MFs out. Build the wall and shoot all those who try and cross
@@MeanLaQueefa Shoot the school mass shooters first idiots.
I never fault people for trying to enter the U.S. illegally - I have tremendous respect for their dilemma; the desperation, fear, suffering, war and loss that motivates brave people to risk their lives to reach another country; having to leave the only country they’ve ever known as “home”; losing family, friends, careers, all the things they’ve worked for and nurtured...they come to a new country, often so traumatized, and if they are lucky enough to survive and make it - they have to start their lives all over again. Whatever businesses they owned, degrees they held, language they speak - won’t mean much in a new country with its own unique standards and practices; different certifications and requirements; and just learning a new language; I just can’t imagine. It would be so hard. I couldn’t be a border agent. It would be too hard to enforce the law.
@@quintuplebanned4267 Yes, and then on top of all of that they have to endure extensive racism, xenophobia, and assumptions about who they are once they arrive in the US. From people who, by sheer dumb luck, were born on the wealthy side of the border and will never know what it is to risk one's life for a better opportunity. Who are WE to judge those seeking a better life? A mother risking it all for her children because the horrors at home gave her no other choice? These "build the wall" armchair critics make me sick.
I’d be terrified but I would try to come here legally but that’s the thing, I don’t know the process of coming to America so I don’t know if it’s hard or anything. I know that say you’re from Cuba it can take up to 20 years to be able to move to the US.
this seems like a whole different world, so bland and so sad...this isn't right
You will never understand Méxicos pain..
all thanks to americas demand to drugs form mexico
@@alexw2112 how is it Americans fault? The Mexican government shouldnt let their people do this. It's not americas fault that mexico has a dysfunctional government
And 99 percent of the drugs in mexico are sold locally btw.
@@regthegg2292 that 99% is not true most goes to usa
@@regthegg2292 that 99% stat is straight BS. Also the reason the Cartels have so many weapons and vehicles is because of America. Americans are illegally smuggling them over the border. America is also the main consumer for the drugs they distribute. America is fueling the whole situation.
*kids having a fun time, socializing with friends, learning new things about science!*
Directer: Add sad music
Reporter: wear these mask to protect your self
People: ok I just want people to know of the danger and problems
Cartel: ok so they go to that school we can find that. she teaches English that narrows it down. she's a female alright lets go boys
Months later
Report: what? How did they figure it out they had masks on?
For everyone wondering why they’re wearing masks;
1. Read the description
2. Its to give them anonymity and also to provide an aesthetic.
Well, yeah...but the "aesthetic" looks very BDSM. I know that's a shallow and inappropriate take on it, but idc because that's what it reminds me of. ACTUALLY, it's not that shallow when you consider how these people have to submit to their surroundings and the cartels.
Drugs don't care what the person looks like...
@@ZAPPABABURUUU its up to ones own mind to determine what the aesthetic is and apparently yours is to see it as children in BDSM gear. Nice one.
@@sleeptyper the drug lords do though.
@@ZAPPABABURUUU the aesthetic made me think of being the same (like homogeneous/blending in) and also a loss of identify but I guess people will interpret it differently
i speak spanish and the lady sounds terrified. praying for this part of latin america 🤍
Sophie B I’ve seen this exact comment written by so many people and I don’t get it. I don’t speak fluent Spanish, but it’s so obvious she’s terrified. Why wouldn’t I be able to hear it?
Tay Katoo Some people can’t really detect emotions in the voice of a Spanish speaking person (lol typed version instead of person). Although, this is one wasn’t that hard to detect to be honest.
Tay Katoo you can hear her voice trembling and her Spanish is all shaken
@Aniek @Sophie B Thank you both for answering! Yes, I could hear it. I didn’t know it was difficult for some to spot that, but I guess it makes sense. You two stay safe 🙏💚
😂😂😂😂😂 Not the sharpest tool in the shed are we?
I can’t even pay attention because I’m so focused on them horrible mask I still don’t know what’s going on 😤
They have masks to hide their “identity”, yet the teacher (who talked in he begging and almost all during the video) got killed because she got identified.
@@user-ge8qx4he4s how do you know she got killed tho?
SHE STILL FKING ALIVE. WHO TOLD SHE IS DEAD IS FKING BULLSHITTER.
@@molin5076 search it up?? use ur brain
All these comments on hiding or not hiding their identities, but nothing about how Americans consumption and demand for drugs fuels all this madness.
Not all of us are into drug culture.
Its mostly just the cities, which is not the majority of America.
@@Candycakes6545 Didn't say everyone. Our country creates one of the highest demands for illegal drugs.
@@YourDailyDoseofJillish of course it's mostly the cities, they're also the most populated so that goes without saying.
@@Candycakes6545 the demand is very legitimate. The US demand for illegal drugs definitely fueled the Cartels.
Went to Mexico a year and a half ago for the first time. Guanajuato is such a beautiful place and I had the time of my life. My family there has been telling me how in the rancho I stayed in, you now have to be indoors by 10 pm or else who knows what gangs will do to you. This is something that never happened while I was there. It breaks my heart. This is the sad reality of what's happening in Mexico. Such a beautiful culture and country with amazing people, but with a bad rep
Unfortunately, a lot of states down south of Mexico are like that. In Sinaloa, I have not experience anything like being inside at a certain time. The cartel down south can be ruthless.
celia where in Guanajuato?
I was in Guanajuato a few weeks ago and yes this is true you have to be indoors by a certain time because it’s dangerous it didn’t used to be like that but it’s so sad how it’s like that now
Ella L in a small rancho called San Pablo. It's by Manuel Doblado, San Francisco del Rincón, San Jose de otates, etc
Dream chaser yeah it’s a cartel I know because my cousins friends with them
I lived in Mexico for a time and I knew this family with a couple of great kids Years later I ran into the family in Texas and I could tell the son (now 16) was very different. Incredibly quiet, jumped at every sound, seemed downright scared. Come to find out when he was 11 he was at a friends house when the Narcos came through and murdered the friends family. He only survived because he was hiding but he saw everything. 3 people murdered right in front of him. He’s never been the same needless to say. He was in such a bad state that they brought him to Texas for mental health treatment. I feel so terrible for him, he should be a kid and having fun being a teenager but he can’t have any of that. It’s so sad. And I’m sure there are other kids out there like him, who have had to witness such atrocities.
That's... so heavy...
T-RexLex Il est dans un autre endroit il kpour le Jsuis il est un
T-RexLex 🌹
@T-RexLex you said he 11 he's not a teenager
@@user-pc3vs3bd4j read it again, he says he's 16
These op-doc videos are great. They can be sad happy angry and bring out all your different feelings, but they also make you think about how simple or complex your life truly is.
Everything else aside, I really enjoy the second gentleman’s Spanish.
The way he speaks is although fast, also very smooth.
I'm convinced we're living in the dystopian era films warned us about.
Yeah. Could be
You should read the book “blind faith” by Ben Elton. You’ll find a lot of similarities between today’s society and the book’s.
I don't know if you use Reddit but there's an entire sub dedicated to this exact idea. It's called r/boringdystopia, every post is like this video and it's honestly astonishing what's happening around us and under our noses
Sure man, and people love it. Just look at facebook.
Kjleed13 Problems like this and much worse have been around for as long as society and humans have been around. The only difference is more people know about it because of the internet. Humans are the problem, so I don’t think this is some “dystopia”. It’s literally just our reality; you’ll find chaos and violence everywhere in our history.
and here we are complaining about how uncomfortable our masks are
ashlyaaa they are. They only did this for the documentary.
Andrew Cornejo it’s not a big deal to wear a mask. what’s more important is the safety of you and everyone around you, not your comfortability.
@@Urluv4clem amen
bruhhh, you can’t be comparing that 💀💀, just shut up, yes i wear masks, but they only had to wear these masks for a day for the documentary, calm down, they didn’t do a good job hiding their identities doe
Adolf Hitler yeah they could’ve done a much better job hiding their identities.
1:59 you remember the part in spongebob where he has like 8 different spongebobs and plays different instruments? This is basically it...
jeez i hope there's going to be an update about this. Seriously, hope everyone in the video, especially the teacher, is doing alright today.
*they didn't even use a voice changer, or blurr her face?*
ikr dude, i mean its the same comment over and over again but still i agree
The school logo and colors
she died:(
Ah yes. After watching all those illegal broadway musical bootlegs I certainly would love to watch this doc on the narco zone! TH-cam, you have outdone yourself once more.
illegal heathers but it's at a drug cartel instead of a school
OMG, same!
RedZoneArt plot twist: peggys the drug mule
@@anyaprado lmao
Same
So crazy how this is still up on TH-cam after 3 years.
I watched somehting about this years ago and have been trying to find it ever since im so glad TH-cam recommend me this again
Y’all need to stop joking in these comments this isn’t a joke this is life for the majority of Latin America
Dawn Drake I wouldn’t say the majority but it is a real life issue
sorry sorry sorry I didn't mean too please forgive me sorry
WG WG its for the aesthetic
don't care lmao
This is propaganda. I live in mexico and it's mostly amazing. The Drug war is bad and is US sponsored. But no, kids do NOT around with masks like this on a normal basis in most of Latin America and certainly not in Mexico.
this is so scary. if those masks were to keep their identity anonymous I don't think it worked because it shows the most distinguishing features in a person's face. eyes, nose, and lips.
Not to mention they left the emblems visible on the kids shirts, so wouldn’t be that hard to track down 😐
It does cuz you need the hair line eyebrows nd the shape of the face to recongnize them. You know theres 7 people in tge world that look exactly like you
The brain has trouble putting together what a face looks like when the features are disrupted and divorced from each other, like with a mask. Hopefully, the mask will be enough to keep the kids safe.
Including the eyebrows on few.
ears are as unique as fingerprints. their voices are not disguised either. hope they remain safe
Great report
Wooooow speechless but very much so enlightened thank you for telling this story
That was a very brave woman, and teenager. I cannot imagine living in fear that way...
I haven’t even heard of the narco zone
most likely near juarez aka town of missing girls
-bones- smh where is Juarez
@@Jenny-ru7th across el paso texas
You have now.
Heart breaking stories of peoples lives, real stories, real people who are brave to share their experiences, protect them, disguise their faces, voices, is your responsibility.
Sad part is she probably is dead..she’s probably been murdered cause of you...
NO KID, SHE STILL ALIVE
I used to live in Culiacan aka where El Chapo is from. There are narcos left and right. I lived there during the big narco war around 2007. One time, me and my mom were home and my dad comes rushing in with a pale face. Turns out, when they were at a street crossing, two cars from the intersecting streets just park in the middle, shooting at each other and a dead body just dropped out of one of the cars. He said he only managed to close my brothers' eyes. There is also another story of a friend of my mom getting shot in the leg in one of those situations. Long story short, stops were dangerous.
I think 2007 was around the time El Chapos son was murdered by the Beltran Leyva cartel, that could be some of the conflict from the war.
Can your tell your neighbors thanks for the drugs. Parties in 2007 were greeeeeeeat!!! Sorry about those 11,000 kids. Tell the little truckers to keep their heads low next time. Daddies got some hip hop and powered to inhale
Masha Tupitsin
in 2015 I l went to Mexico
and one day I went out with this girl I liked
we were hanging out in a cafe
and she told me she wanted to leave
so we left and as soon as we stepped outside
she tells me
Walk faster please keep walking
and I'm like why what's wrong
And she keeps saying just keep walking
and grabs my hand and starts running for while and we stayed at a church nearby
In my head I'm like WTF is going on
I stopped her and asked her
wait what's wrong and she begins to tell me that while we were at the cafe she seen these guys taking pictures of me and she had a feeling they were with the cartel
I wanted to go back and see who were they
but she kepted insisting for us to go back
to our homes
she then asked me
Ain't you scared ain't you worried
And I'm like why should I be worried
I would fight to my last breathe if somehow they tried to kidnap me or hurt you
Jesse Saucedo not trying to be mean or anything but ehhh not a great story more like being romantic at the end by fighting against a cartel like bruhh... But I guess you can call yourself brave :)
Lmfao that story was great. You should make a movie bro
I'm only just hearing about this situation and it's horrifying. Those poor kids having to live like that is like a never ending nightmare.
Well you can thank a president of recent history for arming the gangs with all kind of weapons. I will give you a hint it was not trump
The Dog and it will never be him now that he’s impeached
@@freyasmith7864 he is not impeached. There saying that because stupid morons like you will run with it because you clearly do not know how the constitutional representative republic works. So please show me how stupid you are now.
@Nour Alkatheeri look it up.
These children who are born in Narco families, dont know any better. They face no consequences or ramifications while growing up because their families are feared and very powerful.
the end got me goosebumps- the thing that scared me the most was the bloody hand prints on the wall
The pain in that teacher's voice is heartbreaking
Y'all killing me with these close ups. A shadow been fine for me. I like fear for their safety sheesh
It was confirmed the lady was dismembered and killed, they barely did anything to protect their identity
@@robertwilliams6664 proof?
Nice journalism NYT. Instead of blurring out their faces, or making their voices deeper, you male them wear masks to get your disturbing thumbnail. Great job.
It disturbs and horrifies me that this documentary shows the reality of Mexico. I am Mexican, and I have never seen anything like this. The Mexico where I live is entirely different. How sad is the reality for some people. It just hurts...
Why do they wear masks? Is it to protect identity?
I would think so
Katie Louise Jones for anonymity and the documentary maker has a habit of doing it for an eerie aesthetic reason; it gives the documentary an unsettling atmosphere which is what he wants
No the masks are so no children can be killed in family feuds at school by parents or brothers because they can’t identify them
Yes
they're not wearing masks, it's their faces