
Machuca
Drama
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.
Top Cast


Matías Quer
Matías Quer
Gonzalo Infante
Matías Quer
Gonzalo Infante


Ariel Mateluna
Ariel Mateluna
Pedro Machuca
Ariel Mateluna
Pedro Machuca


Aline Küppenheim
Aline Küppenheim
María Luisa
Aline Küppenheim
María Luisa


Ernesto Malbrán
Ernesto Malbrán
Father McEnroe
Ernesto Malbrán
Father McEnroe


Federico Luppi
Federico Luppi
Roberto
Federico Luppi
Roberto


Manuela Martelli
Manuela Martelli
Silvana
Manuela Martelli
Silvana


Tamara Acosta
Tamara Acosta
Juana
Tamara Acosta
Juana


Francisco Reyes
Francisco Reyes
Patricio Infante
Francisco Reyes
Patricio Infante


Alejandro Trejo
Alejandro Trejo
Willy
Alejandro Trejo
Willy


María Olga Matte
María Olga Matte
Miss Gilda
María Olga Matte
Miss Gilda
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