Alberto Granado his and Guevara's trip around South America. Granado has a brief cameo following the epilogue of the film. Alberto Granado Alberto Granado Jiménez (August 8, 1922March 5, 2011) was an Argentine–Cuban biochemist, doctor, writer, and scientist. He was also the youthful friend and traveling companion of Che Guevara during their 1952 motorcycle tour in Latin America. Granado later founded the University of Santiago de Cuba School of Medicine. He authored the memoir "Traveling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary", which served as a reference for the 2004 film "The Motorcycle Diaries", in which he was played by Rodrigo
Luis Alberto Villamizar Cárdenas 1996, President Ernesto Samper appointed Villamizar as Colombia's first kidnapping czar. He set up a special police force to tackle kidnappings. In 1997, he was appointed as the Ambassador to Cuba. Villamizar died in 2007 of complications of lung surgery in Bogotá, Colombia, aged 62. Villamizar is portrayed by the actor Gustavo Angarita Jr. in TV Series Escobar, el patrón del mal. Luis Alberto Villamizar Cárdenas Luis Alberto Villamizar Cárdenas (October 26, 1944 – July 26, 2007) was a Colombian politician and diplomat. He is best known for his role in fighting the Medellín drug cartel. Villamizar's grandfather was Colombia's