La toma de la embajada (2000)
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.
Director: Ciro Durán
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Demián Bichir as "Comandante Uno" |
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Fabiana Medina as "Chiqui" |
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Roberto Colmenares as Ambassador of Venezuela |
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Humberto Dorado as Ambassador of the U.S.A. |
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Bruno Bichir as Ambassador of Mexico |
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Carlos Mariño as "Tupa" |
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Cláudio Fernandes as Ambassador of Uruguay |
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Andrés Midón as Ambassador of Israel |
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Manuel Busquets as Papal Nuncio |
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Vicky Hernández as Ambassador of Costa Rica |
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Carlos Bertoal as Ambassador of Dominican Republic |
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Álvaro García as Ambassador of Brazil |
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Christopher Haldo as Ambassador of Haiti |
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Jairo Orosco as Ambassador of Guatemala |
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Joseph Fuzessy as Ambassador of Switzerland |
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Joe Broderick as Ambassador of USSR |
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David Olson as Ambassador of Austria |
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Raúl Santa as Ambassador of Egypt |
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Susana Torres as Vicky |
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Erika Acosta as Renata |
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Óscar Borda as Genaro |
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Orlando Arenas as Alfredo |
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Victor Hugo Morant as Ramíro Zambrano |
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Jaime Barbini as Camilo Jiménez |
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Andrea Guzmán as María |
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Andrea Quejuán as Estela |
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Luis Fernando Montoya as Cardiologist |
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Felipe Solano as Alfredo Vasquez Carrizosa |
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Santiago Bejarano as Dr. Martínez |
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Manuel José Chaves as Camilo |
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Edgardo Román as Colonel |
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Ariel Waldman as Boy |
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Vanessa Navarro as Reporter |
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Patricia Maldonado as Nurse |
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Yaneth Waldman as Boy's mom (uncredited) |
| Directing | Óscar Guarín | Assistant Director |
| Production | Estrella Medina | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joyce Ventura | Producer |
| Directing | Ciro Durán | Director |
| Crew | Sergio García Michel | Cinematography |
| Sound | Salvador Enríquez | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Enrique Quezadas | Music |
| Camera | Juan Carlos Ríos | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Luis Augusto Vega | Art Direction |
| Crew | Rosa Guzmán | Script |
| Directing | Vladimir Durán | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ciro Durán | Writer |
| Production | Julio Sosa Pietri | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mónica Orjuela | Costume Design |
| Art | Bella Ventura | Art Direction |
| Camera | Gustavo Peña | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Rodolfo Beer | Cinematography |
| Editing | Daniel García Barreiro | Editor |
| Sound | Santiago Núñez | Sound Mixer |