Machuca (2004)
Overview
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 Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,187,700.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 10.199 |
Directed By
Andrés Wood
Crew
Andrés Wood
Juan Carlos Arriagada
Andrés Wood
Eliseo Altunaga
Gerardo Herrero
Soledad Salfate
Mamoun Hassan
Roberto Brodsky
Andrés Wood
Carlos Johnson
Mamoun Hassan
M.I. Littin-Menz
Fernando Pardo
Julio Jorquera
Eduardo Castro
Miguel Miranda
Eliseo Altunaga
Miguel Hormazábal
Amparo Noguera
Nathalie Trafford
Mauricio López
Javiera Varas
José Miguel Tobar
María Izquierdo
Rodrigo Bazaes
María José Droguett
Felipe del Río
TOP CAST
Matías Quer
Gonzalo Infante
Ariel Mateluna
Pedro Machuca
Aline Küppenheim
María Luisa
Ernesto Malbrán
Father McEnroe
Federico Luppi
Roberto
Manuela Martelli
Silvana
Tamara Acosta
Juana
Francisco Reyes
Patricio Infante
Alejandro Trejo
Willy
María Olga Matte
Miss Gilda
Gabriela Medina
Lucy
Luis Dubó
Ismael Machuca
Andrea García-Huidobro
Isabel
Tiago Correa
Pablo
Alejandro Goic
Father Robles
Pablo Krögh
Colonel Sotomayor
Jack Arama
Parent
Francisca Imboden
Maria Luisa's Friend 2
Catherine Mazoyer
New Teacher
Juan Pablo Miranda
Soldier
Aldo Parodi
Tailor
Eduardo Burlé
Rolando Hamilton
Jorge Zepeda
Chofer de Ochagavía
María Izquierdo
(uncredited)
Hugo Vásquez
Parent 1
Alfredo Ahumada
Waiter
Mauricio Bustos
Kiosquero
Francisca Concha
Mother Robles
Lucas Edwards
Lucas Honorato
Samuel Guajardo
Bus Driver
Julio Briceño
Priest 2
Pablo Striano
Store Clerk
Daniel Alcaíno
Army Sergeant
Verónica Moraga
Maria Luisa's Friend 3
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