Che: Part One (2008)

***Che*** is a two-part 2008 biographical film about Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Rather than follow a standard chronological order, the films offer an oblique series of interspersed moments along the overall timeline. *Part One* is titled *The Argentine* and focuses on the Cuban Revolution from the landing of Fidel Castro, Guevara, and other revolutionaries in Cuba to their successful toppling of Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship two years later.

## Shooting

* Filming was from July of 2007 - August of 2007.

## Cast

* Julia Ormond - Lisa Howard
* Benicio Del Toro - Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
* Oscar Isaac - Interpreter (as Óscar Isaac)
* Pablo Guevara - Dinner Guest #1
* Franklin Díaz - Dinner Guest #2
* Armando Suárez Cobián - Dinner Guest #3
* Rodrigo Santoro - Raúl Castro
* María Isabel Díaz Lago - María Antonia (as María Isabel Díaz)
* Demián Bichir - Fidel Castro (as Demian Bichir)
* Mateo Gómez - Cuban Diplomat #1
* Ramon Fernandez - Héctor (as Ramón Fernández)
* Yul Vazquez - Alejandro Ramírez (as Yul Vázquez)
* Jose Caro - Esteban (as José Caro)
* Pedro Adorno - Epifanío Díaz
* Jsu Garcia - Jorge Sotús (as Jsu García)
* Luis Alfredo Rodríguez Sánchez - Rebel Messenger #1 (as Luis Rodríguez Sánchez)
* Santiago Cabrera - Camilo Cienfuegos
* Roberto Santana - Juan Almeida (as Roberto Luis Santana)
* Vladimir Cruz - Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
* Marisé Álvarez - Vilma Espín (as Marise Álvarez)
* Jorge Perugorría - Vilo (Juan Vitalo Acuña)
* Elvira Mínguez - Celia Sánchez
* Unax Ugalde - Vaquerito (Roberto Rodríguez)
* Christian Nieves - Oñate Cantinflás
* Andres Munar - Joel Iglesias Leyva (as Andrés Manuel Munar)
* Liddy Paoli Lopez - Quike Escalona (as Liddy Paoli López)
* Francisco Cabrera - Rebel Guide
* Pedro Telémaco - Eligio Mendoza (as Pedro Telemaco)
* Milo Adorno - Mario Leal (as Yamil Adorno)
* Miguel Ángel Suárez - Army Doctor
* Alfredo De Quesada - Israel Pardo
* Roberto Urbina - Guile Pardo
* Juan Pedro Torriente - Pedro Chape
* Io Bottoms - Make-Up Artist
* Manuel Cabral - Cuban Man at Bar #1
* Oscar A. Colon - Cuban Man at Bar #2 (as Óscar A. Colón)
* Sam Robards - Tad Szulc
* Jay Potter - Richard Hottelet
* Stephen Mailer - Paul Niven
* René Lavan - Cuban Diplomat #2 (as René Laván)
* Octavio Gómez Berríos - Otto (as Octavio Gómez Berrios)
* Blanca Lissette Cruz - María
* Laura Andújar - Laura
* Georgina Borri - Old Woman #1
* Alejandro Renteria - Umberto (as Alejandro Rentería)
* Israel Lugo - Omar (as Israel Lugo Graniela)
* Bryant Huffman - Cuervo
* Xavier Antonio Morales - Esteban's Accomplice
* José Luis Gutiérrez - Polo
* Jon DeVries - Senator Eugene McCarthy (as Jon De Vries)
* Leslie Lyles - Partygoer #1
* Meg Gibson - Partygoer #2
* Alex Manette - Partygoer #3
* Elvis Nolasco - Partygoer #4
* Sheridan Lowell - Partygoer #5
* Eugenio Monclova - Emilio Cabrera
* Luis Gonzaga Hernandez - Lalo Sardiñas (as Luis Gonzaga Hernández)
* Jose A. Nieves - Dr. Julio Martínez Páez (as José A. Nieves)
* Joksan Ramos - Raúl Chibás
* Javier Ortiz - Felipe Pazos
* Edgar Ramírez - Ciro Redondo García
* Luis Rosario - Rebel Luis
* Osmin Hernandez - Gustavo (as Santa Fé Osmín Hernández)
* Julio Cesar Morales - Jesús (as Julio César Morales)
* Leonardo Castro - Army Medic
* Oscar De La Fe Colon - Bazooka Guy #1 (as Óscar De La Fé Colón)
* Luis Arriaga - Bazooka Guy #2 (as Xaiex Arriaga)
* Monique Gabriela Curnen - Secretary
* P.J. Benjamin - Captain Stanton
* Al Espinosa - Angry Demonstrator #1
* Ana Maria Andricain - Angry Demonstrator #2
* Michael Countryman - U.S. Ambassador Stevenson
* Victor Rasuk - Rogelio Acevedo
* Jorge Armando - Enrique Acevedo
* Kahlil Mendez - Leonardo Tamayo Núñez (as Kahlil Méndez)
* Aris Mejias - Carmen (as Aris Mejías)
* Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz - Ventriloquist (Albertico)
* Armando Riesco - Benigno (Dariel Alarcón Ramírez)
* Othello Rensoli - Pombo (Harry Villegas)
* Victoria Espinosa - Old Woman #2
* Joe Urla - Nicaragua Ambassador
* Diego Arria - Venezuela Ambassador
* Omar Chagall - Panama Ambassador (as Oscar Chagall)
* Eduardo Cortés - Sánchez Mosquera
* Joaquín Méndez - Faustino Pérez
* Pablo Venegas Colón - René Ramos Latour
* Jerry Nelson Soto - Nico Torres
* Jose Brocco - Ovidio Díaz Rodríguez (as José Brocco)
* Norman Santiago - Tuma (Carlos Coello)
* Juan Carlos Arvelo - Rolando Cubela
* Roy Sánchez-Vahamondes - Faure Chomón (as Roy Sánchez Vahamondes)
* Yamil Collazo - Enrique Oltuski
* Alejandro Carpio - Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo
* Andres Santiago Bravo - Hermes Peña Torres (as Andrés Santiago Bravo)
* Aurelio Lima - Victor Bordón Machado
* Catalina Sandino Moreno - Aleida March
* Alba Caraballo - Aleida's Friend
* Doel Alicea - Oltuski's Messenger
* Rafael Alvarez - Lieutenant Pérez Valencia (as Rafa Álvarez)
* José Cotté - Dr. Fernández Mell (as José Cotte)
* Naya Tanya Rivera - Woman in Crowd
* Néstor Rodulfo - Miguel (Manuel Hernández Osorio)
* Luis Alberto García - Colonel Joaquín Casillas Lumpuy
* Teofilo Torres - Colonel Hernández (as Teófilo Torres)
* Ernesto Faxas - Fernández Suero
* Ricardo Alvarez - Antonio Jiménez (as Ricardo Álvarez)
* Miguel Rodarte - Man with Sledgehammer
* Rafael Simón - Rebel Messenger #2
* Bruno Bichir - Colonel Rojas
* Gerardo Albarrán - Police Officer
* Guillermo Ríos - Comandante Gómez Calderón
* Victor Angulo Villacis - Red Cross Worker
* Fernando Gutiérrez Vargas - Aide to Hernández
* Ramiro Garza Balboa - Man Greeting Che
* Carmen Mahiques - Cook at Cuban Embassy

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Euriamis Losada - Carlos
* Jorge Alberti - Soldier Hector (uncredited)
* Fernando Arroyo - Soldier (uncredited)
* Javier Bellido Cintron - Soldier Jose (uncredited)
* Lou D'Amato - U.N. Delegate (uncredited)
* Ramiro 'Ramir' Delgado Ruiz - Wounded Rebel (uncredited)
* Dave Dyshuk - Press Photographer (uncredited)
* Jonathan Fret - Aleida's companion (uncredited)
* Rodyniel Gonzalez - Chiken Boy (uncredited)
* Gilbert Guash - Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
* Brian Hopson - United Nations Delegate (uncredited)
* Lemaris Lorenzo - Student (uncredited)
* Fran Mendez - Cuban Rebel (uncredited)
* Rebecca Merle - Protestor at United Nations (uncredited)
* Keila Michelle - New Years Eve Party Invitee (uncredited)
* Robert Myers - U.N. Diplomat (uncredited)
* Ragini Parmar - Pakistan Ambassador (uncredited)
* Jean Pierre Prats - Soldier (uncredited)
* Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff - U.N. Protester (uncredited)
* Ektor Rivera - Batista Soldier (uncredited)
* Kent Sladyk - Romanian Diplomat at U.N. (uncredited)
* Susie Stewart Rubio - Protester #2 (uncredited)
* Bernat Tort-Ortiz - Cuban Rebel (uncredited)
* Guillermo Valedon - David Salvador (uncredited)
* Gerardo Vega - Cuban Rebel (uncredited)
* Tania Vega - Juan Carlos Esteves's Daughter (uncredited)