The Motorcycle Diaries (2003)
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Brazilian director Walter Salles Jr. follows up the Golden Globe-nominated Behind the Sun with this filmed adaptation of Argentinian-born Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journals of the same name. The Motorcycle Diaries stars Gael García Bernal (Y Tu Mamá También, Amores Perros) as a young, pre-revolution Guevara, a 23-year-old medical student in 1952 traveling across South America on a motorcycle with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna), who co-wrote the source material. As they embark on their journey, both young men come of age and find their individual world views broadened farther than they ever expected. The Motorcycle Diaries premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, (more)
- Director(s):
- Walter Salles, Jr.
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Motorcycle Diaries
Brazilian director Walter Salles Jr. follows up the Golden Globe-nominated Behind the Sun with this filmed adaptation of Argentinian-born Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journals of the same name. The Motorcycle Diaries stars Gael García Bernal (Y Tu Mamá También, Amores Perros) as a young, pre-revolution Guevara, a 23-year-old medical student in 1952 traveling across South America on a motorcycle with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna), who co-wrote the source material. As they embark on their journey, both young men come of age and find their individual world views broadened farther than they ever expected. The Motorcycle Diaries premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 127 mins
Complete Cast of The Motorcycle Diaries
- Gael García Bernal - Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
- Mía Maestro - Chichina Ferreyra
- Jorge Chiarella - Dr. Bresciani
- Lucas Oro - Roberto Guevara
- Hernan Herrera - Leper from San Pablo
- Marta Lubos - Schatzie Von Puttkamer
- Valeria Echevarria - Chichina Friend
- Fernando Ignacio Llosa - Von Puttkamer
- Gustavo Mansilla - Kid
- Jonathan Balbis - Luis Pesce
- Marina Glezer - Celita Guevara
- Carlos Rivkin - Horacio Ferreyra
- Erto Pantoja - Mechanical
- Elvio Suarez - Uncle Martin
- Victor Angeles - Card Player
- Rosa Curihuentro - Old Woman
- Jorge Rodriguez Paz - Peruvian from Canepa
- Cesar Lopez - Fireman
- Cuti Aste - Chipi Chipi Band Clarinet/Accordion
- Matias Strafe - Chichina Friend
- Igor Calvo - Dr. Souza
- Carlos "Caitro" Soto De La Colina - Papa Carlito
- Ernesto Cabrejos - Card Player
- "Pollito" Gonzalez - Chipi Chipi Band Pianist
- Evelyn Ibarra - Chilean Sister
- Liliana Kolinsky - Chichina's Mother
- Facundo Espinoza - Tomas Granado
- Franco Solazzi - Juan Martin Guevara
- Ariel Verdun - Kid
- Delfina Paredes - Mother Sister Alberto
- Matias Gomez - Kid
- Gabriela Aguilera - Piedad
- Gustavo Morales - Felix
- Vladimir Paredes - Truck Driver
- Victor Hugo Ogaz - Waiter
- Pablo Villarrazza - Esteban Aguirre
- Constanza B. Majluf - Chilean Sister
- Oscar Alegre - Don Olate
- Robert Lindl - Chipi Chipi Band Double Bass Player
- Carolina Infante - Sister Margarita
- Rodrigo de la Serna - Alberto Granado
- Gustavo Bueno - Dr. Hugo Pesce
- Willy Gutierrez - Card Player
- Jaime Azucar - Mine Foreman
- Mercedes Morán - Celia de la Serna
- Daniel Kargieman - Young Traveller
- Maria Esther Zamora - Chipi Chipi Band Singer
- Matias Delgado Rizzi - Tito Pesce
- Jean Pierre Noher - Ernesto Guevara Lynch
- Maida Andrenacci - Chichina Friend
- Diego Giorzi - Rodolfo
- Vilma M. Verdejo - Miner's Wife
- Juan Maliqueo - Araucano Father
- Nidia Bermejo - Young Indian Nurse
- Maria Beatriz Abele - Zdneka Pesce
- Antonella Costa - Silvia
- Brandon Cruz - Miner
- Nicolas Watson - Chichina Friend
- Guillermo Ojeda - Man with Oxen Cart
- Dana Frijoli - Chichina Friend
- Nemesio Reyes - Leper from San Pablo
- Gerald Mayeux - Card Player
- Jorge Lobos - Chipi Chipi Band Percussionist/Trumpeter
- Fernando Farias - Fire Chief
- Samuel Cifuentes - Araucano Son
- Natalia Lobo - La Negra
- Ricardo Diaz Mourelle - Uncle Jorge
- Barbara Lombardo - Chichina Friend
- Jakelyne Vasquez - Luz
- Ricardo Velazquez - Banca
- Maximiliano Toledo - Canaco
- Cristian Arancibia - Tulio
- Sofia Bertolotto - Ana Maria Guevara
- Ariel Prieto - Chichina Friend
- Cristian F. Chaparro - Luna
- Diego Treu - Kid
- Pablo Macaya - Janitor
- Matias Gomez - Card Player
- Sergio Boris - Young Traveller
- Director(s):
- Walter Salles, Jr.
- Writer(s):
- José Rivera
- Producer(s):
- Michael Nozik, Karen Tenkhoff, Edgar Tenembaum
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language)
- 2004 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Foreign Language Film
- 2004 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Film Music
- 2004 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Cinematography
- 2004 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Debut Performance
- 2004 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Language Film
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