It’s so typical of Hollywood that their default position is to use their artistry to make movies about the most reprehensible thugs and depict them as sympathetic and heroic. Then, when they’re asked a few serious questions about why they salute such people by making movies about them, they either run away, or wrap themselves up in the persecution mantle. Benicio Del Toro chose the former route, he ran.
Benicio Del Toro, plays an often heroic "Che" on screen, but plays the "Road-Runner" in interviews.
When the Washington Times had the audacity to ask Del Toro a few questions about Che Guevara’s role in the Cuban and Bolivian revolutions the “heroic” actor said, “I’m getting uncomfortable. I’m done. I’m done. I hope you write whatever you want. I don’t give a damn.” And off he ran. (Story here.)
(B.S. Report-Then the on-screen movie hero burst into tears and was handed a handkerchief by one of his aides.)
The movie, which runs over 4 hours long, is a romantic account of Guevara “The Revolutionary” and now folk hero. It also tends to omit some of the slightly darker sides of his character, like, the dozens of murders and executions he presided over.
The article mentions that following the screening in Cuba, the audience reacted with “much applause.” Duh. In Cuba they don’t hold up polite “Applause” signs like we do here in the states. They are a Communist regime–they hold up “Applause, Or Else” signs. It also helps to have a well-armed military there just to make sure everyone’s “enjoying” the picture. What a joke!
By the way, if you’re interested in reading a true account of the life of Che Guevara, you can pick up the excellent biography written by Humberto Fontova, “Exposing the Real Che Guevara.”
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