El Camino del Diablo
In short script El Camino del Diablo, Robertd gets visited by Juan Bautista De Anza to get sent on a mission to find an ancient land.
Featured Script – El Camino del Diablo
FADE IN.
EXT. DESERT – DAY
CONQUISTADOR JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA and his men surround a beaten up shack in the desert.
ROBERTD, steps out.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: You are the bull man?
ROBERTD: I am no bull man.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: Are you not the man who rescued the people of Pimeria Alta from a bull?
ROBERTD: I am that man, but I am no bull man.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: Where did you learn such skill?
ROBERTD: Sir, I am only a gravedigger and drinker. Any skill that I had is all used up.
CORTéS (TO ROBERTD): Can you slay my Becerrillo?
All the men on horses laugh.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA (TO ROBERTD): So you admit you had a skill?
ROBERTD: Some.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: And from where did you first obtain this lost skill?
ROBERTD: I was born in Spain. I come from a family of Toreros who fight in the Plaza de toros de Ronda.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: What is your name?
ROBERTD: Robertd Romero.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: And have you ever stepped into the Plaza de toros de Ronda to challenge?
ROBERTD: Me? …No…
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: Why not?
ROBERTD: I became something else.
CORTéS (OUTLOUD): A drunk!
All the men laugh. Juan raises his hand and the men stop laughing.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: Not drunk enough to save the lives of five children. (beat) Why are you here?
ROBERTD: There are many travelers who do not make the footpath. If I do not find them in time, I bury them.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: Why?
ROBERTD: This is my way of helping Francisco Garcés and the visitas set by Father Eusebio Kino, but I am no Jesuit. I do what I must do, alone, and for reasons that are my business only.
Juan throws a bag of gold at Robertd’s feet. Robertd looks inside.
I do not want this gold.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: Why is that?
ROBERTD: It does not belong to me.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: I am giving it to you as an appreciation for having saved innocent lives.
ROBERTD: I will not take this payment.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: So, you see, you are more than just a drinking gravedigger.
Robertd tosses the gold sack back up to Juan.
I too am from Spain…
Juan Bautista de Anza stares at Robertd.
Since you do not wish to take my gold, I have a task for you in which you will earn it.
ROBERTD: I wish to be left alone, sir.
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA: I own this land. Which means I am entitled to receive payment from anyone who dwells on it.
ROBERTD: If you wish for me to leave, I will leave peacefully.
JUAN BAUTIUSTA DE ANZA: I don’t wish for you to leave.
ROBERTD: What then, senor?
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Script Summary
In the short period script El Camino del Diablo, Robertd gets an unwelcome visit by Juan Bautista De Anza in order to get sent on a challenge to find an ancient land.
- Genre: Drama / Period Drama
- Length: ~10 Minutes
- Script Characters: 10 men
- Age Range: Any
- Themes: work, strangers
- Best For: drama scripts
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Script Source: El Camino del Diablo
El Camino del Diablo is a period drama script by Joseph Arnone, 2026.
