The Motorcycle Diaries
THIS IS NOT THE TALE OF IMPRESSIVE DEEDS|IS A PIECE OF TWO LIVES TAKEN IN A MOMENT|WHEN THEY WERE CRUISING TOGETHER ALONG A GIVEN PATH|WITH THE SAME IDENTITY OF ASPIRATIONS AND DREAMS|Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, 1952
The Plan:
To travel 8 thousand kilometers in four monthsThe method:
ImprovisationObjective:
Explore the Latin American continent|that we only know by booksmotorcycle diaries
Good Night Granado
Equipment:
"La Poderosa" (The Powerful)A '39 Norton 500 that's battered and leaks
The Pilot:
Alberto GranadoA chubby friend, 29 years old and biochemist
self proclaimed scientific vagabond
The Pilot's dream: crown the trip with he's 30th birthday
Copilot:
That would be meErnesto Guevara de la Serna
"El Fuser", 23 years old
- Ernesto is going away?|- No, Ernesto stays
Ernesto, could you takes us with you, please
Look dad, I'm sorry, but no matter how|many times you tell me...
Please Ernesto, you are only 3 assignments|away from your MD title
And that can wait
MD student
Leprosy specialist
Amateur Rugby player
Hey Fuser...nice Fuser!
And occasionally, asthmatic
Departure date... January 4th
The route:
from Buenos Aires to Patagonia|and then Chilethen to the north up to 6 thousand meters|by the spine of the Andes to Machu Picchu
From there, to the lepers home of San Pablo|in the Peruvian amazonia
Final Destination: the Peninsula of Guajira in Venezuela|at the north point of the continent
We settle at the Peninsula of Guajira, the point of this great continent
Mouths full of wine, nice music
That beer is good, ah?
- Fuser, on January 4th, you should be done with all your exams, right?|- Yes
- If you want, i can make a detour to Miramar to visit your little girlfriend|- "little girlfriend"
A couple of days
- Look Fuser, look at that guy over there|- What?
Do you want your life to be like that?
You don't want your life to be like that, Fuser
What you want is to f*** in every country in South America
Hey boy...and in every town if we are lucky enough|That's and extra ingredient, right
What we had in common: our restlessness, our dreaming spirit
and the untiring love for the route
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA|January 4th, 1952|Km 0
Let's go Ernestito, we don't have the whole day
- Isn't it too much Granado?|- Not enough chief. Norton 500, "this" is a motorcycle
Your son is in good wheels, don't worry
You should expect some difficult times son
But the truth is that i always dreamed of doing something like this
And i have to confess that if i had a couple less years on me...|I would jump right along with you on that motorcycle
Try to think that i do it for the both of us
- 10 years planning this trip, uncle|- Since you were a kid
Meanwhile...I trust you eh?
And the revolution uncle, for when?
Here? In a century
- Are you already leaving?|- Yes, Im off
You should only worry about taking your medicines, nothing more, ok?
And writing me...
The most beautiful letters you have ever read mom
- Bye, my love|- You'll see. Bye. I love you
Bye
Bye little sister, take care
Bye man
Send me postcards
Ok, stop it or Ill start crying. Please
Take care, ok?
Just like Don Quixote had Rocinante and Saint Martin had his mule
We have "La Poderosa"
- Yeah, that pisses oil|- Yes, pisses oil, but what Im trying to say is that|in this precise moment
The young Fuser and myself are embarking in a trip|to the most remote places of the human spirit
where we will meet new lands, listen to new anthems, eat new fruits...
Granado...Im making you responsible. If something happens to Ernesto Ill find you.|Put on the handkerchief darling
Don't worry mam, he will come back to become|the doctor we all want him to be
It better be
Ok, is time to leave!
Animal!
Careful with that bike!
Dear mom...Buenos Aires is behind us
behind is as also the miserable life
the faculty, the exams and the dissertations that make you sleepy
Before us lies all of Latin America
From now on we will only trust in "La Poderosa"
I wish you could see us. We look like adventurers|and inspire admiration and envy everywhere
Go Mial. Assume aerodynamic road position
C'mon baby, don't fail me baby.|C'mon, c'mon
What happened Mial?!
I'm glad to have left behind civilization, and be closer to the earth
Wait, something is coming out...something is coming out
Fuser, are you alright?
What happened puppy?
Are you alright?
- What the f*** is that?|- What the f*** does it look like?
- A f***ing dog?!|- Oh f***, you are a shitty driver...
What the f*** is that dog doing on the bike?
Is for Chichina and his name is Kamba
Pick up the bike.
Miramar, Argentina|January 13th, 1952|Km 601
Where the f*** are we? Switzerland?
- Good morning|- Good morning
- Chichina?|- She's inside with the rest of the family
That bike is giving you problems, uh?
Esteban, please tell us about your trip
It was great Don Horacio,|i had the opportunity to take a seminar in Cambridge
and stay a couple of weeks in London,|a fascinating city
- What a privilege!|- Yes it was
- Esteban is getting his PhD soon, right?|- Yes
- Medicine?|- No, Law
Ah, law
Sorry.
Is your turn, come
I never saw a pig who wanted to dance, never.
C'mon
Knock it off!
- With this hand...back...side|- What are you laughing at?|- I'm laughing at you.
Tonight?
My dad ask aunt Roxanna not to take her eyes off of me
My mom promised the Lady of the Valley that she would|walk to her sanctuary if we broke up
And your parents can't see that the more they bury the diamonds,|the more decided is the pirate to steal them?
Believe me, this diamond wouldn't mind being stolen
Dance
Look
Let me see your bathroom
- Good night|- Good night ladies
Aunt Roxanna, which room is mine?
Get away Kamba!
- How many days did you say we were staying here?|- You already know|- Two
- And how many days have we been here?|- If you become a Doctor, will you operate with wire too?|- Six days, Fuser
Someone will see us
If you'd stay we could do many things, Ernesto,|but only if you'd stay
I didn't like the sound of that
- What do you want me to say? That Im going to wait for you?|- I told you Im coming back
- Yes, i have the dog as proof|- You didn't like it?
What do you want Ernesto, what do you want to hear?|That Im going to wait forever,|that Ill wait for months and months till you come back?
- What's going on?|- What do you want? What do you want?
I'd like you to stay like this forever. Quiet.
I want to look at you, cause Im not going|to see you for a long time
Of course Im going to wait for you,|but please don't take an eternity
- And how long is an eternity?|- That's slippery ground mister
Did i hit you? Did i hurt you? Did i hurt you?|That was a trick, a very bad trick
Ok lovebirds...is time to leave.|Fuser
Miss Ferreira...|Thanks for everything
"I used to listen the bare feet splashing in the ship|"And had a feeling of the faces darkened by hunger
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