Rodrigo de la Serna
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Rodrigo de la Serna is an Argentine actor.
In 2004, he won the Silver Condor for best actor and the Independent Spirit Award for "Best Debut Performance" for the film The Motorcycle Diaries
, for which he earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award
. He played the role of Alberto Granado
, the travelling companion of Che Guevara
during their 8-month long journey through South America
.
He has acted in several television series in Argentina such as Okupas, Sol Negro, and Hermanos y Detectives.
De La Serna is currently working in the production of the movie San Martín: El Cruce de los Andes
, that will be premiered in 2010. He is the main actor of the film, playing José de San Martín
.
In 2004, he won the Silver Condor for best actor and the Independent Spirit Award for "Best Debut Performance" for the film The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries (film)
At the end of the film, after his sojourn at the leper colony, Guevara confirms his nascent egalitarian, anti-authority impulses, while making a birthday toast, which is also his first political speech. In it he evokes a pan-Latin American identity that transcends both the arbitrary boundaries of...
, for which he earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film...
. He played the role of Alberto Granado
Alberto Granado
Alberto Granado was an Argentine–Cuban biochemist, doctor, writer, and scientist. He was also the youthful friend and traveling companion of revolutionary Che Guevara during their 1952 trip around Latin America, and later founded the Santiago School of Medicine in Cuba...
, the travelling companion of Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
during their 8-month long journey through South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
.
He has acted in several television series in Argentina such as Okupas, Sol Negro, and Hermanos y Detectives.
De La Serna is currently working in the production of the movie San Martín: El Cruce de los Andes
San Martín: El Cruce de los Andes
Revolución: El cruce de los Andes is a 2010 Argentine film that permiered during the bicentennial of Argentina. It was initially named San Martín: El cruce de los Andes . It is about the life of José de San Martín, with special focus on the Crossing of the Andes. Production will be done by Channel...
, that will be premiered in 2010. He is the main actor of the film, playing José de San Martín
José de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...
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Filmography (partial)
- El mismo amor, la misma lluviaEl Mismo Amor, la Misma LluviaEl mismo amor, la misma lluvia is an Argentine and American romantic comedy film. It was directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Campanella and Fernando Castets...
(1999) - Nueces para el amor (2000)
- Gallito ciego (2001)
- Diarios de motocicletaThe Motorcycle Diaries (film)At the end of the film, after his sojourn at the leper colony, Guevara confirms his nascent egalitarian, anti-authority impulses, while making a birthday toast, which is also his first political speech. In it he evokes a pan-Latin American identity that transcends both the arbitrary boundaries of...
(2004) - Crónica de una fugaChronicle of an Escape (film)Chronicle of an Escape is a 2006 Argentine film, directed by Israel Adrián Caetano. The screenplay is written by Caetano, Esteban Student, and Julian Loyola, based on the autobiographical Pase libre – la fuga de la Mansion Seré written by Claudio Tamburrini. The movie is also known as Buenos...
(2006) - Tetro (film)TetroTetro is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich and Maribel Verdú. Filming took place in 2008 in Buenos Aires, Patagonia, and Spain...
(2009) - San Martín: El Cruce de los AndesSan Martín: El Cruce de los AndesRevolución: El cruce de los Andes is a 2010 Argentine film that permiered during the bicentennial of Argentina. It was initially named San Martín: El cruce de los Andes . It is about the life of José de San Martín, with special focus on the Crossing of the Andes. Production will be done by Channel...
(2010, in production)