Summary
The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban shore from Mexico in 1956. Within two years, they mobilized popular support and an army and toppled the U.S.-friendly regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Cast
Benicio del Toro
Ernesto Che Guevara
Demián Bichir
Fidel Castro
Santiago Cabrera
Camilo Cienfuegos
Vladimir Cruz
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
Alfredo de Quesada
Israel Pardo
Jsu Garcia
Jorge Sotus
Kahlil Méndez
Leonardo Tamayo Núñez
Elvira Mínguez
Celia Sánchez
Andres Munar
Joel Iglesias Leyva
Julia Ormond
Lisa Howard
Jorge Perugorría
Vilo (Juan Vitalo Acuña)
Edgar Ramírez
Ciro Redondo García
Victor Rasuk
Rogelio Acevedo
Othello Rensoli
Pombo (Harry Villegas)
Armando Riesco
Benigno (Dariel Alarcón Ramírez)
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Aleida March
Roberto Santana
Juan Almeida
Norman Santiago
Tuma (Carlos Coello)
Rodrigo Santoro
Raúl Castro
Unax Ugalde
Vaquerito
Ramon Fernandez
Hector
Roberto Urbina
Guile Pardo
Yul Vazquez
Alejandro Ramirez
Oscar Isaac
U.N. Interpreter
Pablo Guevara
Dinner Guest #1
Franklin Díaz
Dinner Guest #2
Armando Suárez Cobián
Dinner Guest #3
María Isabel Díaz Lago
María Antonia
Mateo Gómez
Cuban Diplomat #1
Jose Caro
Esteban
Pedro Adorno
Epifanío Díaz
Luis Alfredo Rodríguez Sánchez
Rebel Messenger #1
Marisé Álvarez
Vilma Espín
Christian Nieves
Oñate Cantinflás
Liddy Paoli Lopez
Quike Escalona
Francisco Cabrera
Rebel Guide
Pedro Telémaco
Eligio Mendoza
Yamil "Milo" Adorno
Mario Leal
Miguel Ángel Suárez
Army Doctor
Juan Pedro Torriente
Pedro Chape
Io Bottoms
Make-Up Artist
Manuel Cabral
Cuban Man at Bar #1
Oscar A. Colon
Cuban Man at Bar #2
Sam Robards
Tad Szulc
Jay Potter
Richard Hottelet
Stephen Mailer
Paul Niven
René Lavan
Cuban Diplomat #2
Octavio Gómez Berríos
Otto
Blanca Lissette Cruz
María
Laura Andújar
Laura
Georgina Borri
Old Woman #1
Alejandro Renteria
Umberto
Israel Lugo
Omar
Bryant Huffman
Cuervo
Xavier Morales
Esteban's Accomplice
José Luis Gutiérrez
Polo
Jon DeVries
Sen. Eugene McCarthy
Leslie Lyles
Partygoer #1
Meg Gibson
Partygoer #2
Alex Manette
Partygoer #3
Elvis Nolasco
Partygoer #4
Sheridan Lowell
Partygoer #5
Eugenio Monclova
Emilio Cabrera
Jose A. Nieves
Dr. Julio Martínez Páez
Luis Gonzaga Hernandez
Lalo Sardiñas
Joksan Ramos
Raúl Chibás
Javier Ortiz
Felipe Pazos
Luis Rosario
Rebel Luis
Osmin Hernandez
Gustavo
Julio Cesar Morales
Jesús
Leonardo Castro Sitiriche
Army Medic
Oscar De La Fe Colon
Bazooka Guy #1
Luis Arriaga
Bazooka Guy #2
Monique Gabriela Curnen
Secretary
P.J. Benjamin
Captain Stanton
Al Espinosa
Angry Demonstrator #1
Ana Maria Andricain
Angry Demonstrator #2
Michael Countryman
U.S. Ambassador Stevenson
Jorge Armando
Enrique Acevedo
Aris Mejias
Carmen
Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz
Ventriloquist (Albertico)
Victoria Espinosa
Old Woman #2
Joe Urla
Nicaragua Ambassador
Diego Arria
Venezuela Ambassador
Omar Rodríguez
Panama Ambassador
Eduardo Cortés
Sánchez Mosquera
Joaquín Méndez
Faustino Pérez
Pablo Venegas Colón
René Ramos Latour
Jerry Nelson Soto
Nico Torres
José Brocco
Ovidio Díaz Rodríguez
Juan Carlos Arvelo
Rolando Cubela
Yamil Collazo
Enrique Oltuski
Roy Sánchez-Vahamondes
Faure Chomón
Alejandro Carpio
Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo
Andres Santiago Bravo
Hermes Peña Torres
Aurelio Lima
Victor Bordón Machado
Alba Caraballo
Aleida's Friend
Doel Alicea
Oltuski's Messenger
Rafa Alvarez
Lieutenant Pérez Valencia
José Cotté
Dr. Fernández Mell
Naya Tanya Rivera
Woman in Crowd
Néstor Rodulfo
Miguel (Manuel Hernández Osorio)
Luis Alberto García
Colonel Joaquín Casillas Lumpuy
Teófilo Torres
Colonel Hernández
Ernesto Ruiz Faxas
Fernández Suero
Ricardo Álvarez
Antonio Jiménez
Miguel Rodarte
Man with Sledgehammer
Rafael Simón
Rebel Messenger #2
Bruno Bichir
Colonel Rojas
Gerardo Albarrán
Police Officer
Guillermo Ríos
Comandante Gómez Calderón
Victor Angulo Villacis
Red Cross Worker
Fernando Gutiérrez Vargas
Aide to Hernández
Ramiro Garza Balboa
Man Greeting Che
Carmen Mahiques
Cook at Cuban Embassy
Euriamis Losada
Carlos
Jorge Alberti
Soldier Hector (uncredited)
Fernando Arroyo
Soldier (uncredited)
Javier Bellido Cintrón
Soldier Jose (uncredited)
Lou D'Amato
U.N. Delegate (uncredited)
Ramiro 'Ramir' Delgado Ruiz
Wounded Rebel (uncredited)
Dave Dyshuk
Press Photogropher (uncredited)
Jonathan Fret
Aleida's Companion (uncredited)
Brian Hopson
U.N. Delegate (uncredited)
Rebecca Merle
Protestor at United Nations (uncredited)
Jean Pierre Prats
Soldier (uncredited)
Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff
U.N. Protester (uncredited)
Ektor Rivera
Batista Soldier (uncredited)
Kent Sladyk
Romanian Diplomat at U.N. (uncredited)
Susie Stewart Rubio
Protester (uncredited)
Guillermo Valedón
David Salvador (uncredited)
Gerardo José Vega
Cuban Rebel (uncredited)
Tania Vega
Juan Carlos Esteves's Daughter (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Author
Che Guevara
Screenplay
Peter Buchman
Reviews
Geronimo1967
April 25, 2024
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This first stage of Steven Soderbergh's biopic of the life of the Argentinian revolutionary Ernest Guevara begins with his arrival on the island of Cuba and follows his increasingly effective leadership of the revolution against the government of President Batista. That old adage about one man's terrorist being another's freedom fighter is well exemplified here with us left in no doubt by the director and writer of the merits of the Guevara cause. That writing isn't actually up to very much, nor is much of the acting but the documentary style of story-building and photography does work really well illustrating the extent of the poverty in which the subsistence population survived, hand to mouth and day to day. Benicio Del Toro takes the title role and when he reunites with Fidel Castro (Demián Bichir) and brother Raúl (Rodrigo Santoro) he is soon an integral part of the command and control structure of the communist insurgency that intends to remove the pro-US government. It's Castro's increasing alignment with the Soviet Union that earns the the chagrin of their nearest neighbours and much of the drama here sees all of them crawling through the jungle wary of all they meet while their increasing number of troops and weaponry, coupled with increasing dis-satisfaction amongst the government troops, gives them a chance of success. It's history, and the fact that there's a part two doesn't leave a lot of room for jeopardy, but Soderbergh doesn't shy away from the uncertainty and brutality of the conflict and the hostility of their island environment. The location photography does work well but it sacrifices the sound mix to achieve that - there is a lot of mumbling going on here. This characterisation presents us with a man of some vision who believed in the principles of communal ownership and universal education, and is worth a watch.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$58,000,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
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