The 33 - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The 33"
The 33 (2015)
Timing:
2:0 (120 min)
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Actors and characters
Juan Pablo Raba
Character Darío Segovia
Paulina García
Character Isabel Pereira
Jorge Diaz
Character Igor Proestakis
Ariel Sierra
Character Miner 6
Luis Alberto Aracena
Character Mine Worker
Juan Pablo Auger
Character Foreman
Don Francisco
Character Don Francisco
Marco Antonio Treviño
Character José Henriquez
Alejandro Goic
Character Lobos
Francisca Concha
Character Local Newscaster
Trinidad González
Character Mrs. Sougarret
Fernanda Ramírez
Character Ivy Sougarret
Orlando Alfaro
Character Mine Worker
Felipe Álvarez
Character TV Reporter
Monserrat Álvarez
Character News Reporter
Leonardo Farkas
Character Leonardo Farkas
Erik Rodríguez
Character Skinny Miner 2
What's left behind the scenes
- Mario Sepúlveda, one of the miners whose image was portrayed by Antonio Banderas on screen, met the actor at the very beginning of filming. Soon Sepúlveda became the head of the group of extras employed in the film.
- Composer James Horner did not live to see the film's August premiere by two months.
- Due to a lack of work in their profession, the rescued miners joined the technical crew of the film, which told the story of the accident at the San José mine near Copiapó on August 5, 2010.
- Juliette Binoche replaced Jennifer Lopez in the role of María Segovia.
- The film's director, Patricia Riggen, insisted that the actors speak English, as well as Spanish with a Chilean accent. This proved to be a difficult task for some of the actors.
- Mario Casas admitted in one interview that he cried after watching a documentary film about these events.
- On February 7, 2014, four iPods and two Sony Handycam cameras were stolen from the set. Fortunately, these cameras were not used for filming, so the footage was not lost.
- To add extra drama to the narrative, the film's plot includes stories of loved ones of some of the miners – for example, the daughter of Mario Sepúlveda, played by Antonio Banderas, and the pregnant wife of Alex Vega, played by Cote de Pablo.
- The trailer for the film, released in the US, features the song "Say Something" from the debut album by the duo "A Great Big World" (2013). The trailer released in Chile features the song by folk singer Joan Baez, "Gracias a la vida," or "Thank You Life," from 1974.
- The story of the Chilean miners is mentioned in the television series "Entourage" (2004-2011), whose main character, actor Vincent Chase, at one time considered adapting Hector Tobar's book for the screen.
- Chilean President Sebastián Piñera hosted a reception for the film's creative team at the presidential palace in Santiago.
- Preparing for filming, Spanish actor Mario Casas missed the ceremony for the Spanish National Film Awards.
- The film depicts the age difference between President Sebastián Piñera, played by Bob Gunton (who is just over 70 years old), and Minister Laurence Golborne, played by Rodrigo Santoro, who appears to be in his 40s. In reality, Piñera was 60 years old and Golborne was 49 in 2010.
- Actress Cote de Pablo was born in Santiago, the capital of Chile.
- Mexican actor Marco Antonio Treviño, who played the role of José Enríquez, said in an interview: "Filming in the mine was incredibly difficult. The dirt, the feeling that we were expendable, and working 12 hours a day."
- President Piñera, as portrayed by Bob Gunton, is depicted as a cold and calculating politician interested only in his own reputation and the image of his administration. When asked by journalists at the Santiago premiere what he thought of his portrayal in the film, Sebastián Piñera avoided a direct answer. "I think I'll go talk to Juliette Binoche instead," he said.
- It was officially announced that "33" (2015) would be the first film for which the Colombian authorities would partially reimburse production costs. The payment amount will consist of 40% of all money spent on production and editing, and 20% of other expenses incurred in the country (hotel accommodation, food, transportation).
- In 1993, Bille August's film "The House of the Spirits," starring Antonio Banderas, was released. The film was based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Isabel Allende. It was her first novel, published in 1982, and is also set in Chile.
- During an interview with Washington radio station "Hot 99.5" in June 2013, Jennifer Lopez received a call on her mobile phone from her agent, informing her that she had been cast in the film "33." The actress refused to discuss this in the interview, only saying that the film "did not interest her."
- Jennifer Lopez agreed to participate in the filming but soon left the project due to her commitments to the "American Idol" show on "FOX."
- The film shows the President of Chile primarily observing the progress of the rescue operation from his palace, 800 kilometers from the site of the tragedy. At the same time, it is the President who shows journalists a note from the miners, and this happens almost immediately after it was found attached to the drill. This could be attributed to genre conventions, but the filmmakers did not distort the truth. The note from the miners was actually read to journalists by the President. He was warned that the drill could break through the roof of the refuge where the miners were located, he flew to Copiapó, and the note was found while he was en route.
- Chilean actress Paulina García plays the role of President Piñera's assistant in the film, who actively opposes the attempts of the Minister of Mining, Laurence Golborne, to organize the rescue operation. This is a fictional character simply created to make the plot more dramatic. Nevertheless, many among Chilean politicians and those close to the President shared the view that the rescue efforts were futile.
- American journalist, writer, and television presenter Anderson Cooper appears in a cameo role as the host of the news program on CNN. Cooper subsequently invited the Chilean miners to appear on his program "Heroes."
- The film depicts Alex Vega as the first to surface and rushing to his wife and newborn daughter. In reality, Vega was the tenth miner to be rescued from the mine.
- The character of Franklin Lobos is absent from the final scene of the film.
- The film depicts the rescue capsule descending underground empty. Miners enter it one by one, and Luis "Don Luco" Ursua is the last to be lifted to the surface. In reality, things were not quite like that. When the capsule was lowered into the mine for the first time, one of the rescuers, Manuel Gonzalez, was inside. Gonzalez risked his life, as there was no way to be sure beforehand whether the capsule was working or not. It was Gonzalez who was the last to be lifted from the mine. Yes, Ursua was the last miner to reach the surface, but Gonzalez remained below. He helped Ursua get into the capsule, and then waited for him to be lifted to the surface and the capsule lowered back down for him. Thus, Gonzalez was the only person who spent some time at depth completely alone and who entered the capsule without assistance.
- Juliette Binoche replaced Jennifer Lopez in the role of Maria Segovia.
- During an interview with Washington radio station Hot 99.5 in June 2013, Jennifer Lopez received a call on her mobile phone from her agent informing her that she had been cast in a film. The actress refused to discuss this in the interview, only stating that the film was "not of interest" to her.
- Jennifer Lopez agreed to participate in the filming, but soon left the project due to her work on the FOX show "American Idol".
- The US trailer for the film features the song "Say Something" from the debut album by the duo "A Great Big World" (2013). The trailer released in Chile features the folk singer Joan Baez's song "Gracias a la vida" (Thank Life), from 1974.
- The story of the Chilean miners is mentioned in the television series "Entourage" (2004-2011), whose main character, actor Vincent Chase, at one point considered adapting Hector Tobar's book.
- Mexican actor Marco Antonio Treviño, who played the role of José Enriquez, said in one interview: "Filming in the mine was incredibly difficult. The dirt, the feeling that we were expendable, and working 12 hours a day."
- President Piñera, as portrayed by Bob Gunton, is depicted as a cold and calculating politician who is only interested in his own reputation and the image of his administration. At the premiere in Santiago, when journalists asked the real president what he thought of his portrayal in the film, Sebastián Piñera evaded a direct answer. "I'd rather go talk to Juliette Binoche," he said.
- It was officially announced that "33" (2015) would be the first film for which the Colombian authorities would partially reimburse production costs. The amount of payments will consist of 40% of all funds spent on production and editing, and 20% of other expenses incurred in that country (hotel accommodation, meals, transportation).
- In 1993, Bille August's film "The House of the Spirits," starring Antonio Banderas, was released. The film was based on the eponymous bestseller by Isabel Allende. It was her first novel, published in 1982, and is also set in Chile.
- During an interview with Washington radio station Hot 99.5 in June 2013, Jennifer Lopez received a call on her mobile phone from her agent, informing her that she had been cast in the film. The actress refused to discuss it in the interview, only saying that the film was "not of interest" to her.
- Jennifer Lopez agreed to participate in the filming, but soon left the project due to her commitments to the "American Idol" show on FOX.
- Anderson Cooper, an American journalist, writer, and television presenter, appears in a cameo role as a news program host on CNN in the film. Cooper later invited the Chilean miners to participate in the filming of his program "Heroes."
- The film depicts the rescue capsule descending underground empty. Miners enter it one by one, and Luis “Don Luco” Ursua is the last to be lifted to the surface. In reality, things were not quite like that. When the capsule descended into the mine for the first time, one of the rescuers, Manuel Gonzalez, was inside. Gonzalez risked his life, as there was no way to be sure beforehand whether the capsule worked or not. He was the last one lifted from the mine. Yes, Ursua was the last miner to reach the surface, but Gonzalez remained below. He helped Ursua get into the capsule and then waited for him to be lifted and the capsule lowered back down for him. Thus, Gonzalez was the only person who spent some time at depth completely alone and who entered the capsule without assistance.
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