Machuca (2004)

02/24/2004 1h 56m

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Ariel Mateluna

as Pedro Machuca

Born 03/21/1989, age

Aline Küppenheim

as María Luisa

Born 08/10/1969, age

Federico Luppi

as Roberto

Born 02/23/1936

Died 10/20/2017, age

Francisco Reyes

as Patricio Infante

Born 07/06/1954, age