---
title: 'The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Walter Salles'
released: '2004-05-19'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Peru'
  - 'Argentina'
  - 'Chile'
  - 'Brazil'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-motorcycle-diaries-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318462/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

2004 · 120 min · Drama, Adventure, History · Peru, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom

Original title: Diarios de motocicleta

## Synopsis

The Motorcycle Diaries is a 2004 biographical coming-of-age road film directed by Walter Salles from a screenplay by José Rivera, based on Che Guevara's 1995 memoir of the same name and Alberto Granado's memoir Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary. The film recounts the 1952 expedition, initially by motorcycle, across South America by Guevara and Granado, observing the life of the impoverished indigenous peasantry. Through the trip both of them witness the social classes struggle in Latin America.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Alberto Granado](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-granado), [Che Guevara](https://cinepixo.com/people/che-guevara), [José Rivera](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-rivera)
- **Director:** [Walter Salles](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-salles)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jorge Drexler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-drexler)
- **Producer:** [Michael Nozik](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-nozik), [Karen Tenkhoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-tenkhoff), [Edgard Tenenbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgard-tenenbaum)
- **Director of Photography:** [Éric Gautier](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-gautier)
- **Editor:** [Daniel Rezende](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-rezende)

## Cast

- [Sofía Bertolotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/sofia-bertolotto)
- [Marta Lubos](https://cinepixo.com/people/marta-lubos)
- [Delfina Paredes](https://cinepixo.com/people/delfina-paredes)
- [Ricardo Díaz Mourelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricardo-diaz-mourelle) as Uncle Jorge
- [Mía Maestro](https://cinepixo.com/people/mia-maestro) as María del Carmen ''Chichina'' Ferreyra
- [Gustavo Pastorini](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustavo-pastorini)
- [Lucas Oro](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucas-oro) as Roberto Guevara
- [Gael García Bernal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gael-garcia-bernal) as Che Guevara
- [Bárbara Lombardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-lombardo)
- [Mercedes Moran](https://cinepixo.com/people/mercedes-moran) as Celia de la Serna
- [Jorge Chiarella Krüger](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-chiarella-kruger)
- [Fernando Farías](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-farias)
- [Maida Andrenacci](https://cinepixo.com/people/maida-andrenacci)
- [Sergio Boris](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-boris) as Young Traveler
- [Erto Pantoja](https://cinepixo.com/people/erto-pantoja)

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Official site: http://www.motorcyclediariesmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-motorcycle-diaries-2004
Film facts: Wikidata (Q309246); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.