Is the Motorcycle Diaries based on a true story?
The Motorcycle Diaries (Spanish: Diarios de motocicleta) is a 2004 biopic about the journey and written memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would several years later become internationally known as the Marxist guerrilla leader and revolutionary leader Che Guevara.
Who played the role of Che Guevara in the movie the Motorcycle Diaries?
Gael Garc&
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What genre is motorcycle Diaries?
Road
AdventureDrama
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What was the name of the motorcycle in motorcycle Diaries?
La Poderosa II
Guevara and the 29-year-old Granado soon set off from Buenos Aires, Argentina, astride a 1939 Norton 500 cc motorcycle they named La Poderosa II (“The Mighty II”) with the idea of eventually spending a few weeks volunteering at the San Pablo Leper colony in Peru on the banks of the Amazon River.
What is the central message of The Motorcycle Diaries?
Over the course of Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s youthful motorcycle trip across South America, he learns about the class system that structures South American societies, and he comes to understand the injustice of oppressing the working class (called the “proletariat” in the Marxist terminology that Ernesto uses).
Where can we watch Motorcycle Diaries?
You are able to stream The Motorcycle Diaries by renting or purchasing on Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, and Amazon Instant Video.
What does Alberto give Ernesto at the Caracas airport?
They hitch a ride in a van going towards Caracas, which takes a long time due to dangerous mountain terrain and several police checkpoints. Ernesto has another asthma attack during the journey, from which he only recovers after Alberto gives him an injection of adrenaline.
What is the purpose of the trip in motorcycle Diaries?
His friend and fellow medical student, Alberto Granado, suggests that the two of them take a motorcycle trip through South America together, with the ultimate aim of seeing the San Pablo Leper Colony in Peru, in which Alberto is professionally interested.