La toma de la embajada (2000)

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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.

Release Date: December 25, 2000
Runtime: 1h 44m
Rating: 6.3/10 (6 votes)

Director: Ciro Durán

Cast: Demián Bichir, Fabiana Medina, Roberto Colmenares, Humberto Dorado, Bruno Bichir, Carlos Mariño, Cláudio Fernandes, Andrés Midón

Production: Xenon Films, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Producciones Cinematográficas UNO Ltda., Cinemateam

guerrilla warfare hostage-taking hostage negotiator

Full Cast (35 people)

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

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La toma de la embajada

La toma de la embajada

La toma de la embajada

La toma de la embajada

La toma de la embajada

104 min

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.

104 min

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.

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Original LanguageSpanish

Release Date12/25/2000

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Estudios Churubusco Azteca

Producciones Cinematográficas UNO Ltda.

Keywords

guerrilla warfare

hostage negotiator

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Cast

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"

CF

Cláudio Fernandes

as Ambassador of Uruguay

Andrés Midón

as Ambassador of Israel

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is La toma de la embajada about?▾

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 …

How long is La toma de la embajada?▾

1h 44m

When was La toma de la embajada released?▾

December 25, 2000

Who directed La toma de la embajada?▾

Ciro Durán

Who stars in La toma de la embajada?▾

Demián Bichir, Fabiana Medina, Roberto Colmenares

What genre is La toma de la embajada?▾

Drama, Thriller