Machuca
Machuca
Release: 2004-02-24
·Runtime: 116m
·★ 7.8
Drama
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe.
Production Countries
Chile
France
Spain
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Tornasol Media
Canal+ España
TVE
Invercine&Wood
Paraíso Production
Mamoun Hassan Productions
Programa Ibermedia
Cast
Aline Küppenheim
as María Luisa
Tamara Acosta
as Juana
Alejandro Goic
as Father Robles
Juan Pablo Miranda
as Soldier
María Izquierdo
as (uncredited)
Daniel Alcaíno
as Army Sergeant
Catherine Mazoyer
as New Teacher
Andrea García-Huidobro
as Isabel
Aldo Parodi
as Tailor
Eduardo Burlé
as Rolando Hamilton
Federico Luppi
as Roberto
Alejandro Trejo
as Willy
Francisca Imboden
as Maria Luisa's Friend 2
Hugo Vásquez
as Parent 1
Matías Quer
as Gonzalo Infante
Luis Dubó
as Ismael Machuca
Ariel Mateluna
as Pedro Machuca
Francisco Reyes
as Patricio Infante
Manuela Martelli
as Silvana
María Olga Matte
as Miss Gilda
Gabriela Medina
as Lucy
Tiago Correa
as Pablo
Pablo Krögh
as Colonel Sotomayor
