If a movie were made on Monzon.......

What actor do you think could play him best? For me, the first one who comes to mind is Antonio Banderas.....unless I think of somebody that looks more like him.

Maybe we should ask Alain Delon about this, as he and King Carlos frequently jet-setted back during their respective heydays.

 

I don't know of any actor around today who would be a convincing Monzon, but a guy from the 60's, actor Henry Silva, would certainly look like Monzon, and since he played alot of tough-guy roles, could probably have done as good a job as anybody. Googla Henry Silva if you're not familiar with him and see what I mean.

I know Henry Silva, and I would strongly consider him, if he wasn't so old. Yes indeed, he always played those Colombian drug lords/revolutionaries rather well. For me, Antonio Banderas is the first one who came to mind simply because of his versatility; he can be both the ladies man as well as the seething macho man, as Carlos definitely was in real life.

Benicio Del Toro is a good one too, given his versatility as both a lover and fighter.

I'm afraid Tom Cruise just wouldn't do it. If I'm not mistaken, he was also suggested to play Duran. I can't see how this would work. Tom is one hell of an actor, but he seems too much like an Ivy League prep than a hateful, angry street-bred Latino who lived and loved to fight.

For Duran, I would nominate Jay Hernandez. He can act angry and macho, plus he and young Roberto(see pictures) could practically be twins.