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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Matías Quer as Gonzalo Infante
Ariel Mateluna as Pedro Machuca
Aline Küppenheim as María Luisa
Ernesto Malbrán as Father McEnroe
Federico Luppi as Roberto
Manuela Martelli as Silvana
Tamara Acosta as Juana
Francisco Reyes as Patricio Infante
Alejandro Trejo as Willy
María Olga Matte as Miss Gilda
Gabriela Medina as Lucy
Luis Dubó as Ismael Machuca
Andrea García-Huidobro as Isabel
Tiago Correa as Pablo
Alejandro Goic as Father Robles
Pablo Krögh as Colonel Sotomayor
Jack Arama as Parent
Francisca Imboden as Maria Luisa's Friend 2
Catherine Mazoyer as New Teacher
Juan Pablo Miranda as Soldier
Aldo Parodi as Tailor
Eduardo Burlé as Rolando Hamilton
Jorge Zepeda as Chofer de Ochagavía
María Izquierdo as (uncredited)
Hugo Vásquez as Parent 1
Alfredo Ahumada as Waiter
Mauricio Bustos as Kiosquero
Francisca Concha as Mother Robles
Lucas Edwards as Lucas Honorato
Samuel Guajardo as Bus Driver
Julio Briceño as Priest 2
Pablo Striano as Store Clerk
Daniel Alcaíno as Army Sergeant
Verónica Moraga as Maria Luisa's Friend 3
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