Character Relationship Map: Che: Part Two

Characters

• Fidel Castro (played by Demián Bichir) — supporting

  Cuban revolutionary leader and Che's political mentor.

• Ciro Bustos (played by Gastón Pauls) — minor

  Bolivian guerrilla fighter who dies in combat during the campaign.

• Régis Debray (played by Marc-André Grondin) — supporting

  French Marxist intellectual joining Che's guerrilla movement.

• Aleida March (played by Catalina Sandino Moreno) — minor

  Che's wife who remains in Cuba while he leads the guerrilla war.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Fidel Castro → Aleida March (Family Spouse) — Aleida March is Fidel Castro's wife.

  The text states that Aleida has become Che's wife (épouse) and initially claims not to know where he is after his disappearance.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Régis Debray → Ciro Bustos (Alliance Comrade) — Debray and Bustos fight alongside each other as comrades.

  Régis Debray and Ciro Bustos are captured together at Muyupampa by the Bolivian army.

• Fidel Castro → Régis Debray (Alliance Political Ally) — Fidel Castro collaborates with Régis Debray to support the guerrilla movement.

  Fidel Castro speaks with Régis Debray and asks him to find terrain in Bolivia where Che and his men could train in peace.

Story Analysis

The decline and fall of Che Guevara's guerrilla campaign in Bolivia.

Plot Progression

1. The Vanishing Leader — Che disappears from Cuba after a public letter renouncing his titles. He infiltrates Bolivia using fake papers provided by Fidel.
2. Struggle in the Mountains — Guerrillas establish a camp but face rejection from the local communist party and failure to recruit peasants.
3. Betrayal and Isolation — Deserters reveal the camp location, and CIA advisors arrive to bolster the Bolivian army. Internal conflicts worsen.
4. The Net Closes — Debray is captured, and the guerrilla force is divided. The second column is destroyed, leading to isolation.
5. Fall of the Hero — Che is captured after a final ambush, interrogated, and executed by Mario Terán. A flashback concludes the narrative.