 The storyline concerning the assassination primarily follows the four conspirators who directly participate in Trujillo 's death . Antonio Imbert Barrera is one of the few conspirators who survives the violent reprisals that follow Trujillo 's assassination . Imbert is a politician who becomes disillusioned with the deception and cruelty of the Trujillo regime . His first plan to kill Trujillo was foiled by the unsuccessful attempted overthrow of the regime by Cuban paramilitary forces . Now convinced of the difficulty of his task , Imbert joins the other conspirators in plotting Trujillo 's death . Among the others is Antonio de la Maza , one of Trujillo 's personal guards . Antonio 's brother is killed as part of a government cover @-@ up and Antonio swears revenge upon Trujillo . Salvador Estrella Sadhalá , known as " Turk " , is a devout Catholic who , in indignation at the regime 's many crimes against God , swears an oath against Trujillo . Turk eventually turns himself in for fear that the regime was torturing his family . Both Turk and his innocent brother are then tortured for months . His father remains loyal to Trujillo and disowns Turk to his face . Despite all of this , Turk refuses to commit suicide and does not lose faith in God . He is later executed by Ramfis and other high level government men . Turk 's close friend , Amado García Guerrero , known as Amadito , is a Lieutenant in the army who gave up his beloved as proof of his loyalty to Trujillo , and then later was forced to kill her brother to prove himself to Trujillo . Amadito 's disgust with himself and disillusionment with the regime lead to his decision to help to kill Trujillo . Following the assassination he hides out with de la Maza and dies fighting . In the aftermath of the assassination , Amadito and Antonio de la Maza choose to fight the members of SIM who come to arrest them , opting to die in battle rather than be captured and tortured . 
 The storyline concerning the assassination primarily <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>follows</mark></a> the four conspirators <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>directly participate in Trujillo <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>death . Antonio Imbert Barrera <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>one of the few conspirators <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>survives</mark></a> the violent reprisals <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>that</mark></a>follow Trujillo <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>assassination . Imbert <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>is</mark></a>a politician <a href='null_relcl' title='10'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>becomes</mark></a> disillusioned with the deception and cruelty of the Trujillo regime . His first plan to kill Trujillo was foiled by the unsuccessful attempted overthrow of the regime by Cuban paramilitary forces . Now convinced of the difficulty of his task , Imbert <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>joins</mark></a> the other conspirators in plotting Trujillo <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>death . Among the others is Antonio de la Maza , one of Trujillo <a href='null_genetive' title='14'><mark>'s</mark></a>personal guards . Antonio <a href='null_genetive' title='15'><mark>'s</mark></a>brother is killed as part of a government cover @-@ up and Antonio <a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>swears</mark></a> revenge upon Trujillo . Salvador Estrella Sadhalá , known as " Turk " , <a href='drop_aux' title='17'><mark>is</mark></a>a devout Catholic <a href='null_relcl' title='18'><mark>who</mark></a>, in indignation at the regime <a href='null_genetive' title='19'><mark>'s</mark></a>many crimes against God , <a href='uninflect' title='20'><mark>swears</mark></a> an oath against Trujillo . Turk eventually <a href='uninflect' title='21'><mark>turns</mark></a> himself in for fear that the regime was torturing his family . Both Turk and his innocent brother are then tortured for months . His father <a href='uninflect' title='22'><mark>remains</mark></a> loyal to Trujillo and <a href='uninflect' title='23'><mark>disowns</mark></a> Turk to his face . Despite all of this , Turk <a href='uninflect' title='24'><mark>refuses</mark></a> to commit suicide and <a href='uninflect' title='25'><mark>does</mark></a> not lose <a href='negative_concord' title='26'><mark>faith</mark></a> in God . He is later executed by Ramfis and other high level government men . Turk <a href='null_genetive' title='27'><mark>'s</mark></a>close friend , Amado García Guerrero , known as Amadito , <a href='drop_aux' title='28'><mark>is</mark></a>a Lieutenant in the army <a href='null_relcl' title='29'><mark>who</mark></a>gave up his beloved as proof of his loyalty to Trujillo , and then later was forced to kill her brother to prove himself to Trujillo . Amadito <a href='null_genetive' title='30'><mark>'s</mark></a>disgust with himself and disillusionment with the regime lead to his decision to help to kill Trujillo . Following the assassination he <a href='uninflect' title='31'><mark>hides</mark></a> out with de la Maza and <a href='uninflect' title='32'><mark>dies</mark></a> fighting . In the aftermath of the assassination , Amadito and Antonio de la Maza choose to fight the members of SIM <a href='null_relcl' title='33'><mark>who</mark></a>come to arrest them , opting to die in battle rather than be captured and tortured . 
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