La toma de la embajada

104 minutes

12/25/2000

Overview

Bogotá, 1980. During the government of President Turbay. An urban cell of the M-19 invades the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, taking 14 ambassadors as hostages. They demand that they be exchanged for political prisoners. The film focuses on the events that took place during those two months of captivity.

Cast List

Demián Bichir
as "Comandante Uno"
Fabiana Medina
as "Chiqui"
Roberto Colmenares
as Ambassador of Venezuela
Humberto Dorado
as Ambassador of the U.S.A.
Bruno Bichir
as Ambassador of Mexico
Carlos Mariño
as "Tupa"
Cláudio Fernandes
as Ambassador of Uruguay
Andrés Midón
as Ambassador of Israel
Manuel Busquets
as Papal Nuncio
Vicky Hernández
as Ambassador of Costa Rica
Carlos Bertoal
as Ambassador of Dominican Republic
Álvaro García
as Ambassador of Brazil
Christopher Haldo
as Ambassador of Haiti
Jairo Orosco
as Ambassador of Guatemala
Joseph Fuzessy
as Ambassador of Switzerland
Joe Broderick
as Ambassador of USSR
David Olson
as Ambassador of Austria
Raúl Santa
as Ambassador of Egypt
Susana Torres
as Vicky
Erika Acosta
as Renata
Óscar Borda
as Genaro
Orlando Arenas
as Alfredo
Victor Hugo Morant
as Ramíro Zambrano
Jaime Barbini
as Camilo Jiménez
Andrea Guzmán
as María
Andrea Quejuán
as Estela
Luis Fernando Montoya
as Cardiologist
Felipe Solano
as Alfredo Vasquez Carrizosa
Santiago Bejarano
as Dr. Martínez
Manuel José Chaves
as Camilo
Edgardo Román
as Colonel
Ariel Waldman
as Boy
Vanessa Navarro
as Reporter
Patricia Maldonado
as Nurse
Yaneth Waldman
as Boy's mom (uncredited)