Machuca

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

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.

Matías Quer

Gonzalo Infante

Ariel Mateluna

Pedro Machuca

Aline Küppenheim

María Luisa

Ernesto Malbrán

Father McEnroe

Federico Luppi

Roberto

Manuela Martelli

Silvana

Tamara Acosta

Juana

Francisco Reyes

Patricio Infante

Alejandro Trejo

Willy

Maria Olga Matte

Miss Gilda

Gabriela Medina

Lucy

Luis Dubó

Ismael Machuca

Andrea García-Huidobro

Isabel

Tiago Correa

Pablo

Alejandro Goic

Father Robles

Pablo Krögh

Colonel Sotomayor

Jack Arama

Parent

Francisca Imboden

Maria Luisa's Friend 2