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"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.

Top Cast

  • Matías Quer

    Matías Quer

    Gonzalo Infante

  • Ariel Mateluna

    Ariel Mateluna

    Pedro Machuca

  • Aline Küppenheim

    Aline Küppenheim

    María Luisa

  • Ernesto Malbrán

    Ernesto Malbrán

    Father McEnroe

  • Federico Luppi

    Federico Luppi

    Roberto

  • Manuela Martelli

    Manuela Martelli

    Silvana

  • Tamara Acosta

    Tamara Acosta

    Juana

  • Francisco Reyes

    Francisco Reyes

    Patricio Infante

  • Alejandro Trejo

    Alejandro Trejo

    Willy

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.

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