Mito del Che

Let me introduce Carlos ‘Carica’ Ferrer. He was a childhood friend of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, and travelled with him on his second (which was also his last trip through South America). The two split up while travelling in Ecuador. Che headed north to Guatemala and eventually met Fidel in Mexico. The rest is history.
But back to Carica. He’s incredible. I first contacted him by phone Monday night at 6 PM (he doesn’t speak English by the way, so that was a bit of a challenge). The next thing you know, he allowed us to interview him at 3 PM the next day in his house. He showed us photos when he and Che were kids, showed us photos of him and Fidel and Hugo Chavez at the Che Guevara Museum in Alta Gracia, Argentina, and he showed us magazine articles of him and Benicio del Toro who will be playing Che Guevara in the upcoming Steven Soderbergh movie ‘Guerilla’. But enough name dropping. He was a genuinely warm guy who allowed us to interview him on camera at a park nearby. He had so much knowledge to share, gave so much of his time and asked for nothing in return. By the way, he does have a book out called ‘De Ernesto al Che’. It’s only in Spanish, but it should be coming out soon in English. Check it out if you get a chance.
Thank you Carica for your time. Here’s a photo of the two of us at the park after the interview. Also check out Morgan’s last blog for production shots of this piece.


We’re also submitting the films we’re making to an outside outlet which requires consent release forms. It’s interesting that the wordings in the Spanish versions are slightly different than the English ones. In fact they’re more risky and restricting, and ridiculous for the third party being filmed. With that being said, here are some thought bubbles that transpired after the interview, and before the last photo. Enjoy.





....from a distance,Dónde está Ché Pelotas?