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
Francisco Reyes
as Patricio Infante
Federico Luppi
as Roberto
Tamara Acosta
as Juana
Alejandro Trejo
as Willy
Daniel Alcaíno
as Army Sergeant
María Izquierdo
as (uncredited)
Gabriela Medina
as Lucy
Luis Dubó
as Ismael Machuca
Juan Pablo Miranda
as Soldier
Aldo Parodi
as Tailor
Hugo Vásquez
as Parent 1
Ariel Mateluna
as Pedro Machuca
María Olga Matte
as Miss Gilda
Andrea García-Huidobro
as Isabel
Pablo Krögh
as Colonel Sotomayor
Eduardo Burlé
as Rolando Hamilton
Francisca Imboden
as Maria Luisa's Friend 2
Catherine Mazoyer
as New Teacher
Matías Quer
as Gonzalo Infante
Manuela Martelli
as Silvana
Tiago Correa
as Pablo
Alejandro Goic
as Father Robles
