The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
| Release Date | 15 January 2004 |
| US Box Office | $17,000,000 |
| Tagline | Before he changed the world the world changed him |
| Genre | Adventure, Biography, Drama |
| Country | ArgentinaUSAUKGermanyMexicoChilePeruFrance |
| Filming Locations | Argentina |
| Language | Quechua, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Road Movie, Coming-of-Age, Biopic [feature] |
| Mood | Only Human |
| Themes | Journey of Self-Discovery, Wanderlust, Political Unrest |
| Tones | Warm, Bittersweet, Reflective, Poignant, Stirring, Earthy |
| Tags | Coming Of Age, Latin America, Medical Student, Motorcycling, Road Trip, Self Discovery, Social Injustice |
The Motorcycle Diaries (Spanish: ) is a 2004 biopic about the journey and written memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would years later become internationally known as the iconic Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. The film recounts the 1952 expedition, initially by motorcycle, across South America by Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado. As the adventure initially centered around youthful hedonism unfolds, Guevara discovers himself transformed by his observations on the life of the impoverished indigenous peasantry. To their surprise, the road presents Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado a genuine and captivating picture of Latin American identity. Through the characters they encounter on their continental trek, Guevara and Granado witness firsthand the injustices that the destitute face and are exposed to people they would have never encountered otherwise. The trip also plants the initial seed of cognitive dissonance and radicalization within Guevara, who ostensibly would later view armed revolution as the cure to the continents endemic economic inequalities.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lucas Oro
Roberto Guevara
Sofia Bertolotto
Ana María Guevara
Franco Solazzi
Juan Martín Guevara
Ricardo Díaz Mourelle
Uncle Jorge
Sergio Boris
Young Traveler
Daniel Cargieman
Young Traveler
Diego Giorzi
Rodolfo
Matias Gomez
Kid
Diego Treu
Kid
Ariel Verdun
Kid
Gustavo Mansilla
Kid
Susana Lanteri
Aunt Rosana
Dana Frijoli
Chichina's Friend
Valeria Echeverria
Chichina's Friend
Ariel Prieto
Chichina's Friend
Matías Strafe
Chichina's Friend
Nicolas Watson
Chichina's Friend
Carlos Rivkin
Horacio Ferreyra
Elvio Suarez
Uncle Martín
Pablo Villarrazza
Esteban Aguirre
Liliana Kolinsky
Chichina's Mother
Guillermo Ojeda
Men with Oxen Cart
Oscar Alegre
Don Olate
Fernando Llosa
Von Puttkamer
Marta Lubos
Schatzie von Puttkamer
Cristián Chaparro
Luna
Cristian Arancibia
Tulio
Gabriela Aguilera
Piedad
Juan Maliqueo
Araucano Father
Samuel Cifuentes
Araucano Son
Constanza B. Majluf
Chilean Sister
Evelyn Ibarra
Chilean Sister
Victor Hugo Ogaz
Young Man
Fernando Farías
Fire Chief
Maximiliano Toledo
Ca±aco
César López
Fireman
Pablo Macaya
Janitor
Rosa Curihuentro
Doña Rosa
Erto Pantoja
Mechanic
Vladimir Paredes
Truck Driver
Vilma M. Verdejo
Miner's Wife
Jaime Azócar
Mine Foreman
Maria Esther Zamora
Chipi Chipi Band Singer
Pollito Gonzalez
Chipi Chipi Band Pianist
Jorge Lobos
Chipi Chipi Band Percussionist, Trumpeter
Cuti Aste
Chipi Chipi Band Clarinetist, Accordionist
Roberto Lindl
Chipi Chipi Band Double Bass Player
Gustavo Morales
Félix
Gustavo Bueno
Dr. Hugo Pesce
Maria Beatriz Abele
Zdenka Pesce
Jonathan Balbis
Luis Pesce
Matias Delgado Rizzi
Tito Pesce
Jorge Rodríguez Paz
Peruvian from Canepa
Jackelyne Vásquez
Luz
Ernesto Cabrejos
Card Player
Víctor Ángeles
Card Player
Willy Gutiérrez
Card Player
Gerald Mayeux
Card Player
Matías Gomez
Card Player
Jorge Chiarella
Dr. Bresciani
Ricardo Velásquez
Banca
Carolina Infante
Sister Margarita
Nidia Bermejo
Young Indian Nurse
Carlos 'Caitro' Soto De La Colina
Papa Carlito
Delfina Paredes
Mother Sister Alberto
Nemesio Reyes
Leper from San Pablo
Hernan Herrera
Leper from San Pablo
Igor Calvo
Dr. Souza Lima
Gustavo Pastorini
Passenger
Director
Writer
Producer
Daniel Burman
co-producer
Diego Dubcovsky
co-producer
Mónica Lima
assistant producer
Michael Nozik
producer
Edgard Tenenbaum
producer
Karen Tenkhoff
producer
Paul Webster
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Eric Gautier
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Editor
Daniel Rezende
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Casting Director
Walter Rippell
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Production Designer
Carlos Conti
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Art Director
Coca Oderigo
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Laurent Ott
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Maria Eugenia Sueiro
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Set Decorator
Carlos Conti
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Costume Designer
Beatriz De Benedetto
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Marisa Urruti
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Makeup Department
Marisa Amenta
makeup artist
Karina Arbulú
assistant makeup artist: Peru
Katerine Astete
key makeup artist
Esther Barbieri
assistant hair stylist
Laura Borselli
special makeup effects artist
Jana Carboni
special makeup effects artist
Araceli Farace
assistant makeup artist
Ariel Godoy
assistant hair stylist
Sebastián Molchasky
special makeup effects artist
Marisol Ortega
assistant hair stylist
Jean-Jacques Puchu
key hair stylist
Laura Quijandría
assistant makeup artist: Peru
Norma Recalde
assistant hair stylist
Juan A. Redondo
special makeup effects artist
Juan Angel Redondo
special makeup effects artist
Luigi Rocchetti
special makeup effects artist
Alejandro Staricco
assistant hair stylist
Juan Pedro Rodriguez Valiente
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Ricardo Avelluto
unit manager
Carlo Bettin
production supervisor
Raúl Campos
unit manager
Peter McAleese
executive in charge of production
Federico Noejovich
location unit manager
Severo Santos
assistant production manager
Graham Stumpf
post-production supervisor
Marcelo Torres
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Federico Berón
second assistant director
Márcia Faria
first assistant director
Claudio Leiva Araos
second assistant director
Samuel León
assistant director
Pablo Ramos
director help
Claudio Reiter
assistant director
Sara Rossi
assistant director
Julia Solomonoff
first assistant director
Natalia Vacs
trainee assistant director
Art Department
Fernanda Abadía
painter
Lorena Acin
scenic painter
Alvear Angelica
set dresser
Silvina Carballo
assistant production designer
Martín Libert
property master
Matías Martínez
assistant production designer
Daniel Mauvignier
painter
Alejandro Gastón Mondello
assistant property master
Ariel Guillermo Mondello
assistant property master
Jorge Mondello
property master
Julio Ojeda
assistant property master
Ana Piaggio
graphic designer
Estella Zeballos
assistant property master
Sound Department
Bryan Arenas
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Javier Bennassar
sound editor
Jean-Claude Brisson
sound
Colin Cooper
adr recordist
Gary Coppola
sound re-recording mixer
Jed M. Dodge
dialogue editor
Frank Gaeta
supervising sound editor, sound designer
Lauro Galindo
adr recordist
Patrick Giraudi
sound re-recording mixer
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Catherine Harper
foley artist
Terry Isted
adr recordist
Andrea Lakin
sound re-recording mixer
Patricio A. Libenson
foley supervisor
Leandro Lima
sound
Christopher Moriana
foley artist
Todd Niesen
dialogue denoising
Todd Orr
sound re-recording mixer
David Romero
boom operator
Christopher Sidor
sound re-recording mixer
Victor Alejandro Tendler
sound assistant
Dennis Twitty
foley editor
Special Effects
Georges Demétrau
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Merysa Nicholas
digital compositor
Adam Stern
digital artist
Camera and Electrical Department
Enrique Apéstegui
electrician: Peru
Alejandro Arbulú
electrician: Peru
Pablo Baião
second assistant camera: Peru
Alberto Bellezia
second assistant camera: Peru
Rubén Carpio
electrician: Peru
Aníbal Cattaneo
grip
Aníbal Haran
electrician
John Rockwell Harris
additional still photographer
Rafael Mackay Fulle
grip
Flavio Naranjo
grip
Constanza Ott
first assistant camera
Paula Prandini
still photographer
Dennis Ramírez
grip
Rodolfo Resch
electrician
Agustín Roca
electrician
Sergio Scalisi
gaffer
Cristian Vega
assistant camera: second unit, Argentina
Peter Zuccarini
water camera operator
Casting Department
Norma Angeleri
extras casting
Pablo Pérez Giménez
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gabriela Bellacomo
costume assistant
Fátima Macera
costume assistant
Carmen Montecalvo
costume assistant
Ramiro Piombo
costume assistant
Editorial Department
Luis Bernardez
post-production coordinator
Gilbert Carreras
film color timer
Steve Johnson
colorist
Isabelle Julien
color timer
Maria Montoreano
second editor
Fabien Pascal
color timer
Miguel Schverdfinger
assistant editor
Patrick Thauvin
negative cutter
Music Department
Robb Boyd
music editor
Anibal Kerpel
music editor
Stephen Lotwis
music editor
Lee Scott
music editor: temp tracking
Transportation Department
Sergio Miguel
unit transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Patricia Apter
production coordinator
Kim Ballard
production financing
Susan Bradley
title designer
Paul Cafferty
post-production accountant
Emma Chapman
unit publicist
Dante Deccheco
production assistant
Nicky Earnshaw
assistant: Peter McAleese
José Luis García Espina
location manager
María Gowland
script supervisor
Leo Haidar
legal counsel
Bill Holderman
assistant to producer
Donna Kail
assistant: Mr. Redford
María Paula Mancini
assistant production accountant
Gianni Minà
creative consultant
Anna Luiza Müller
publicist
Alexander Nicolas
marketing
Sebastián Ponce
assistant to producer
John H. Price
interviews: post-production
Joe Russo
interviews: post-production
Paola Scagnet
accounting assistant
Mauro Stecco
production apprentice
Alistair Thompson
supervising production accountant
Fernando Wajs
production accountant
Connie Wethington
assistant: Michael Nozik
Brad Simonsen
production executive
Thanks
Tessa Ross
very special thanks
Leslie Urdang
thanks
Production Company
FilmFour
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South Fork Pictures
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Tu Vas Voir Productions
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BD Cine
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Inca Films S.A.
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Sahara Films
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Senator Film Produktion GmbH
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Sound for Film
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Distributor
A-Film Distribution
Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK)
BIM Distribuzione
Buena Vista International
Constantin Film
Diaphana Films
Focus Features
Golden Scene
Golden Village
Herald Film Company
Monopole-Pathé
Pandasia Entertainment
Pathé Distribution
Alliance Atlantis Home Video
Gativideo
,
Highlight Film
IPA Asia Pacific
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Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
Warner Home Video
YLE Teema
Special Effects
Fx Stunt Team
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Miscellaneous
Alfa Vision
lighting equipment
Donna Daniels Public Relations
publicity
Monkeyland Audio
post-production sound
Sound Satisfaction
foley recording facilities
Susan Bradley Film Design
title design
Title House Digital
titles
UMG Soundtracks
soundtrack released by
Virtualmix
sound re-recording
Widget Post Production
post-production facilities
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The Hands of Che Guevara (2006)
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