The motorcycle Diaries is a biographical film directed by Walter Salles that depicts the early life and travels of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, played by Gael Garcia Bernal. It follows Che Guevara's journey across South America with his friend Alberto Granado in the 1950s, when he discovered the poverty and inequality rampant in Latin America. Over the course of their travels spanning thousands of kilometers over several months, Che has experiences that will shape his future fight for social justice.

1. The motorcycle Diaries
(Diarios de motocicleta)
Directed by Walter Salles
written by Puerto Rican

2. «The Motorcycle Diaries» is a biographical film about the life
of Ernesto Che Guevara. He was a very important man in
Argentina.
The film shows us the expedition that made Che
Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado in South
America.

3. The actor, Gael Garcia Bernal, plays the
role of Ernesto Che Guevara
Gael Garcia Bernal
Che Guevara
To play his role, Gael Garcia Bernal spent a lot of time in Cuba, speaking with Che
Guevara’s family. He also read all Che Guevara’s biography. It maybe explain why
he played brightly his role.

4. Che Guevara and Granado’s travel
They desire to see as much of Latin
America as they can, more than 8,000
kilometers, in just four and a half
months.
Their initial method of transport is
Granado's motorcycle whose name is
“la Poderosa ”("The Mighty One").
They first go to Peru and work in a leper
colony.
Their planned route is ambitious,
bringing them north across the Andes,
along the coast of Chile, through
the Atacama Desert and into
the Peruvian Amazon in order to
reach Venezuela just in time for
Granado's 30th birthday on April 2nd.
Later, they also travel to Chile and
Bolivia.

5. During the trip, Che Guevara
will realize that there is a lot of
inequality, poverty y misery in
this countries.
He will help a lot of people and
later will fight for equals rights.

6. During the movie, we can see a lot of beautiful landscapes of
South America. We travel with Che Guevara and his friend and
we discover all the landscapes that they discovered.
Sometimes it’s Sometimes it’s filmed from
filmed from upstairs downstairs

7. The two friends travel during several months.
In the film we feel this notion of time, because we can see the
seasons that change.
spring winter
autumn
summer

8. The end…