Alberto Granado 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 de la Serna. An elderly Alberto Granado makes a short appearance at the end of the film. Granado
Alberto Zalamea Costa Colombia in 1970. He later became a diplomat, serving as Colombia's ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Venezuela and Italy. Zalamea underwent hip surgery in 2011, which preceded a decline in his health. He died on September 2, 2011, aged 82, and was survived by his wife, Cecilia Fajardo. Alberto Zalamea Costa Alberto Zalamea Costa (24 August 1929 — 2 September 2011) was a Colombian journalist, politician, and diplomat. He served as the ambassador of Colombia to Côte d'Ivoire, Venezuela and Italy. Zalamea began his early career as a journalist. His first job in journalism was with the "La Razon" newspaper. By