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6.7

Che: Part Two

NR·2008·135m

Drama

History

War

Drama

History

War

Summary

After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes a small group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits to start the great Latin American Revolution. Through this story, we come to understand how Che remains a symbol of idealism and heroism that lives in the hearts of people around the world.

Cast

Benicio del Toro

Ernesto Che Guevara

Carlos Bardem

Moisés Guevara

Demián Bichir

Fidel Castro

Joaquim de Almeida

President René Barrientos

Pablo Durán

Pacho (Alberto Fernández Montes de Oca)

Eduard Fernández

Ciro Algarañaz

Marc-André Grondin

Régis Debray

Óscar Jaenada

Darío (David Ardiazola)

Kahlil Méndez

Urbano (Leonardo Tamayo Núñez)

Cristian Mercado

Inti (Guido Peredo Liegue)

Jordi Mollà

Captain Mario Vargas

Gastón Pauls

Ciro Bustos

Antonio Peredo

Coco (Roberto Peredo Liegue)

Jorge Perugorría

Joaquin (Juan Vitalo 'Vilo' Acuña)

Lou Diamond Phillips

Mario Monje

Franka Potente

Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)

Othello Rensoli

Pombo (Harry Villegas Tamayo)

Armando Riesco

Benigno (Dariel Alarcón Ramirez)

Néstor Rodulfo

Miguel (Manuel Hernández Osorio)

Catalina Sandino Moreno

Aleida March

Norman Santiago

Tuma (Carlos Coello)

Rodrigo Santoro

Raúl Castro

Mark Umbers

George Roth

Yul Vazquez

Alejandro Ramírez

María D. Sosa

Aleidita

Raúl Beltrán

Bolivian Customs Agent #1

Raúl 'Pitín' Gómez

Bolivian Customs Agent #2

Paty M. Bellott

Woman at Airport

Ezequiel Díaz

Loro (Jorge Vázquez Viaña)

Juan Salinas

Polo (Apolinar Aquino Quispe)

Luis Muñoz

Serapio Aquino Tudela

Lorenzo Ariel Muñoz

Camba (Orlando Jiménez Baznán)

Aarón Vega

Ricardo (José María Martínez Tamayo)

Giraldo Moisés

Braulio (Israel Reyes Zayas)

Rubén Ochandiano

Rolando (Eliseo Reyes Rodriguez)

Roberto Guilhon

Ernesto (Freddie Maymura Hurtado)

Carlos Acosta-Milian

Antonio Domínguez Flores

Edgardo Rodríguez

Arturo (René Martínez Tamayo)

José Juan Rodríguez

Moro (Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja)

Daniel Larrazábal

Ñato (Julio Luis Méndez Korne)

Wilder Salinas

Julio

Jimmy A. Céspedes

Eustaquio (Lucio Edilberto Galván Hidalgo)

Eitán Vázquez

Salustio Choque Choque

Oscar Aviles

Pedro (Antonio Jiménez Tardio)

Ruben Salinas

Paco (José Castillo Chávez)

Daniel Aguirre

Aniceto Reinaga

Miguel Villarroel

Carlos

Diego Ortiz

Willy (Simón Cuba Saravia)

Jorge Arturo Lora

Chapaco (Jaime Arana Campero)

Marisé Álvarez

Vilma Espín

Eduardo Espinosa

El Vallegrandino

Antonio de la Torre

Lieutenant Carlos Fernández

Marco Antonio

Plainclothes Policeman

Luis Bredow

Honorato Rojas

María Cristina Calá

Honorato's Wife

Edison Narváez

Pablito (Francisco Huanca)

Bart Santana

Daniel (Pastor Barrera Quintana)

Raúl Núñez

Eusebio Tapia Arune

Jesús Carrillo

Vicente Roeabado Terrazas

José Julio Park

Chino (Juan Pablo Chang)

Juan Carlos Vellido

Major Hernán Plata

Raúl Arévalo

Captured Soldier #1

Daniel Holguín

Captured Soldier #2

Sergio Deustua

Captured Soldier #3

Tom Minder

American #1

Andrew Petrotta

American #2

Frederic W. Brost

American #3

Geischglin Rojas

Padilla

Stephen Casmier

Captain Mitchell

James D. Dever

Major Ralph 'Pappy' Shelton

Roberto San Martín

Captain Gary Prado

Luis Callejo

Bolivian Interrogator

Matt Damon

Fr. Schwartz

Eduard Sanjines

Reporter #1

Diego Salazar

Reporter #2

René Aragón

Reporter #3

Pedro Casablanc

Colonel Joaquín Zenteno

Tomás del Estal

General Alfredo Ovando Candía

David Zambrana

Chingolo

Flavio Morales

Soldier Playing Possum

José María Piñeda

Hiding Soldier

Mónica Montoya

Store Owner

Saúl Avila

Coca Vendor

Miguel Antelo

Prado's Radio Operator

David Selvas

Lieutenant Colonel Andrés Selich

Jesús Carroza

Eduardo

César Salgado

Guard at Door

Martín Bello

Bolivian Soldier

Vismark Tito Rojas

Lieutenant Eduardo Huerta

Enrique Arce

Lieutenant Carlos Pérez

Cristhian Esquivel

Sergeant Mario Terán

Benjamín Benítez

Rudolfo (uncredited)

Mariu Bárcena

Embassy Girl (uncredited)

Mizan Kirby

Ernesta Loud Demonstrator (uncredited)

Antonio Pardo

Ranger Boliviano (uncredited)

Jason Rivera

Un delegate (uncredited)

Uzimann

Indian Diplomat (uncredited)

Steven Weisz

News Cameraman (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Author

Che Guevara

Screenplay

Peter Buchman

Screenplay

Terrence Malick

Screenplay

Benjamin A. Van Der Veen

Reviews

Geronimo1967

April 25, 2024

Picking up from his part in the successful installation of the Castro government in Cuba, Guevara (Benicio Del Toro) has moved around the South American continent a bit before ending up in Bolivia where he and a few faithful followers decide to mobilise the miners in the south of the country against the leadership of President Barrientos. What's clear fairly quickly here is that his forces are smaller, much less well equipped and fighting a foe far more adept at his kind of warfare. This is much more of a documentary-style presentation from Steven Soderbergh and I found it really quite a dry chronology that portrayed Guevara as a sort of serial revolutionary. A man of principal, yes, but also one who increasingly became unwilling to consider that his might not be the only way to solve a problem. Also, his antagonist in Bolivia also knew well how to engender support from the "campaniles", many of whom had elected him in the first place. There appears to be much more speculation in this, too, and I found it struggled to maintain it's momentum as at times it bordered on the look of a spaghetti western. It illustrates well the gap between rich and poor, but here his philosophy is not so clearly defined - it's as if he always needs some sort of cause, regardless of his appreciation of what these people actually wanted or needed. The acting is really neither here nor there, and the dialogue suffers from audio issues when set amidst the dense jungle environment. I think this could easily have been condensed down and added to Part One. Interesting, but not great, and it doesn't really tell us very much about the man at all.