La toma de la embajada (2000)
Overview
Bogotá, 1980. During the government of President Turbay. An urban cell of the M-19 invades the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, taking 14 ambassadors as hostages. They demand that they be exchanged for political prisoners. The film focuses on the events that took place during those two months of captivity.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 1.367 |
Directed By
Ciro Durán
Crew
Óscar Guarín
Estrella Medina
Joyce Ventura
Ciro Durán
Sergio García
Salvador Enríquez
Enrique Quezadas
Juan Carlos Ríos
Luis Augusto Vega
Rosa Guzmán
Vladimir Durán
Ciro Durán
Julio Sosa Pietri
Mónica Orjuela
Bella Ventura
Gustavo Peña
Rodolfo Beer
Daniel García Barreiro
Santiago Núñez
TOP CAST
Demián Bichir
"Comandante Uno"
Fabiana Medina
"Chiqui"
Roberto Colmenares
Ambassador of Venezuela
Humberto Dorado
Ambassador of the U.S.A.
Bruno Bichir
Ambassador of Mexico
Carlos Mariño
"Tupa"
Cláudio Fernandes
Ambassador of Uruguay
Andrés Midón
Ambassador of Israel
Manuel Busquets
Papal Nuncio
Vicky Hernández
Ambassador of Costa Rica
Carlos Bertoal
Ambassador of Dominican Republic
Álvaro García
Ambassador of Brazil
Christopher Haldo
Ambassador of Haiti
Jairo Orosco
Ambassador of Guatemala
Joseph Fuzessy
Ambassador of Switzerland
Joe Broderick
Ambassador of USSR
David Olson
Ambassador of Austria
Raúl Santa
Ambassador of Egypt
Susana Torres
Vicky
Erika Acosta
Renata
Óscar Borda
Genaro
Orlando Arenas
Alfredo
Victor Hugo Morant
Ramíro Zambrano
Jaime Barbini
Camilo Jiménez
Andrea Guzmán
María
Andrea Quejuán
Estela
Luis Fernando Montoya
Cardiologist
Felipe Solano
Alfredo Vasquez Carrizosa
Santiago Bejarano
Dr. Martínez
Manuel José Chaves
Camilo
Edgardo Román
Colonel
Ariel Waldman
Boy
Vanessa Navarro
Reporter
Patricia Maldonado
Nurse
Yaneth Waldman
Boy's mom (uncredited)
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