The film opens with che as one of the important figures in the growing cuban rebellion led by fidel castro. Benicio del toro brings che home hollywood reporter. Benicio del toro storms out of che interview benicio. Benicio del toros 10 best movies benicio del toro returns to the role of cia spook alejandro gillick for another round of grim and gritty action south of the border and adds another entry to a filmography thats gone in any number of exciting directions since he notched his first bigscreen credit as duke, the dogfaced boy in big top peewee 30 years ago. Soderbergh and del toro team up again for a second biopic of guevara.
In 2008, he won the award for best actor for his role as che guevara in steven soderberghs twopart film che. Though lengthy and at times plodding, soderberghs vision and benicio del toro s understated performance ensure that che. This theme was very relevant in martis time, che s time, and today. He has won critical acclaim and numerous accolades and awards, including an academy award, bafta award. Benicio del toro in che t his month is the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of cuban dictator fulgencio batista and his replacement by fidel castro, who, sadly enough, was also to become a dictator. Benicio del toro, hollywoods instant antihero, goes the. Benicio del toro list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Benicio del toro emerged in the mid1990s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character. In 1967, ernesto che guevara leads a small partisan army to fight an illfated revolutionary guerrilla war in bolivia, south america.
And while benicio del toro sinks into the role of the asthmatic jungle fighter with total commitment, his guevara is an elusive protagonist, seen from a distance except for the scenes in which hes being turned into a celebrity during his nyc interlude. Del toro s mother died when he was 9 years old, and his family moved to a farm in pennsylvania four years later. Right here benicio del toro, who fulfilled an obvious fantasy by starring as che guevara in the fourandahalfhour movie he also coproduced, probably revealed the inspiration and daunting. Benicio del toro full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Thi s sit e is strictly for informational and enterta i nment purpos e s. Che movie benicio del toro as che guevara a website.
Ches benicio del toro on faking an asthma attack vulture. Benicio del toro stars as ernesto che guevara, who alongside fidel castro. Steven soderberghs twopart che 2008, starring benicio del toro as the revolutionary leader turned martyred legend and idealized cultural icon, is not a tradition biopic. The 41yearold won best actor at the cannes film festival for his lead role in che, but he. If youre one of those squeamish moviegoers whod like to spend four and a half hours appreciating benicio del toro s mesmerizing performance in che. Del toro s che is a creation of great skill and limited revelation. Benicio del toro and actress jessica alba at the miramax distributor lunch at the majestic beach during the 58th international cannes film festival. Excellent film with an excellent cast with an excellent performance from benicio del toro, breathtaking. Che part 1, part 2 teaser trailer starring benecio del toro.
Thompsons fear and loathing in las vegas 1998 somehow manages to outdo johnny depps most extreme excesses. Benicio del toro celebrity profile check out the latest benicio del toro photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Che part 1 trailer starring benecio del toro youtube. With julia ormond, benicio del toro, oscar isaac, pablo guevara. The first film in steven soderberghs twopart che guevara epic tracks. With demian bichir, rodrigo santoro, benicio del toro, catalina sandino moreno.
Now about 35 years later del toro is portraying ernesto che guevara in a twopart film called che. Trailer of the much anticipated movie, che, directed by steven soderbergh, starring benicio del toro release date. Benicio del toro was born on february 19, 1967, in santurce, puerto rico. Some of his bestknown movies included the usual suspects 1995, traffic 2000, 21 grams 2003, and sicario 2015. Spanning fourandahalf hours over two filmspart one on the triumph in cuba, part two on the failure in boliviaits both two films and a single, unified work that focuses on ernesto che guevaras experience. It resists the temptation to pump up the volume, to outline che benicio del toro against the horizon, to touch conventional biographical bases. Benicio del toro is che on vod and bluraydvd stream. His looks suggesting a hidden background as wednesday addams hunky older brother, he first became known to film audiences. Benicio del toro has admitted that he was lucky to be offered the opportunity to play che guevara. Benicio del toro beards up to play iconic and divisive marxist crusader ernesto che guevara in the second part of this biopic from director steven soderbergh.
Benicio del toro celebrates his 53rd birthday on february 19, 2020. Del toro, a firstrate actor, seems most interested as is soderbergh in giving. Benicio del toro got a little hot under the collar while discussing the movie che with the washington times sonny bunch, abruptly cutting an interview short after the questions turned to che s. Benicio del toro, puerto ricanborn actor who emerged in the 1990s as a compelling character actor with a flair for oddball roles. The decision to make che was an easy one, benicio del toro says. Actor benicio del toro from the film che, poses for a portrait during the 2008 toronto international film festival at the sutton place hotel in. Benicio del toro tells simon hattenstone about his latest. Among those rebels is argentine doctor ernesto che guevara benicio del toro. It stars benicio del toro as guevara, with an ensemble cast that includes demian bichir, rodrigo santoro, santiago cabrera, franka potente, julia. The film plays in two parts, named the argentine and guerrilla. Havana benicio del toro has marched into town with perhaps less import but no less renown.
In 1956, ernesto che guevara and a band of castroled cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator fulgencio batista. Benicio del toro he had also impressed opposite kevin spacey for the first time as an ambitious film exec in swimming with sharks 1994. Soderbergh and benicio del toro, who stars as che and shares production credits, actually had an intriguing and immensely amusing theme if only theyd known how to plumb it. Benicio del toro is just one of the many accomplices of.
I commend benicio del toro and his assistants for their hard work in researching dr. In short, che is a very intriguing idea for a movie, and not a terribly engaging film. Benicio del toro on his new film, che public radio. Known for his dark intensity and idiosyncratic performances, benicio del toro became one of hollywoods more unique actors. The setting and the inclusion the coqui on the soundtrack was also a gift of a different sort. He has won critical acclaim and numerous accolades and awards, including an academy award, bafta award, golden globe award and screen actors guild award for his portrayal of the jaded but morally upright police officer javier rodriguez in the film traffic 2000. Benicio del toro best actor award at the cannes film festival 2008 in the role of cuban revolutionary che guevara. Benicio del toro is not associated in any way with this site. Daring in its refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, che paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of the man himself benicio del toro.
The websites critical consensus states, though lengthy and at times plodding, soderberghs vision and benicio del toro s understated performance ensure that che always fascinates. Nearly 40 years after che guevaras execution in bolivia, director steven soderbergh retraces the life of the iconic cuban revolutionary in this nearly fourandahalfhour saga. The movie charts how the two successfully built an underground army large enough to successfully overthrow the government of fulgencio batista. First look at dylan obrien in american assassin by peter martin sep, 2016 comments benicio del toro, emily blunt and josh brolin to return in sicario 2. Che stars benicio del toro, demian bichir chicago tribune. Benicio del toro, hollywoods instant antihero, goes the distance the economical actor has burned brightly in all his films, from the usual suspects to the last jedi. This twopart epic traces ernesto che guevaras legendary role in the cuban revolution and his illfated attempt to spark an uprising in bolivia. Far from a conventional biopic, steven soderberghs film about che guevara is a fascinating exploration of the revolutionary as icon.
Che is a twopart 2008 biographical film about argentine marxist revolutionary ernesto che. Benicio del toro and sean penn at the focus features pre screening dinner for 21 grams in new york. In the movie, to be released in two parts the argentine and guerrilla, del toro s che guevara grunts through five hours of action. Features a wrinkle in time, mary poppins returns, star. Che spurs debate, del toro walkout the washington times. Del toro has a longrunning relationship with the cannes festival. Part two 2009 seven years after his triumph in cuba, che benicio del toro winds up in bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before. The actor has built a prominent career in film and on television, earning an. Upcoming, new, and past benicio del toro movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations.
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