Remember the 33 Chilean miners that were trapped underground for 69 days?
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Like, literally trapped, about 2,000 feet beneath the Earth’s surface with hardly any food or electricity.
In 2010, everyone was talking about it. The collapse sparked an international media frenzy.
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People cringed when they found out the miners stayed alive by consuming:
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10 bottles of water, 18 cans of tuna, 93 packs of cookies, and 24 liters of condensed milk… among other small snacks.
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Above ground, the miner’s families set up camp…
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And waited for their loved ones to be rescued.
And soon we discovered news about an affair!
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When miner Yonni Barrios was rescued, the woman who greeted him was his mistress, not his wife. Yikes!
Eventually, all the miners were rescued and Chile celebrated like crazy.
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Five years later, there’s a movie about their ordeal, The 33.
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The trailer was just released. It features Antonio Banderas. He cries a lot. ?
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Banderas plays Mario Sepulveda, the group’s leader, who is tasked with rationing the food and keeping all the miners from going crazy.
Oh, and there’s lots of hugging.
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Kate del Castillo plays a concerned family member…
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And, let’s not forget Brazilian hottie Rodrigo Santoro.
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He plays Laurence Golborne, one of the people leading efforts to rescue the miners.
Wait, Don Francisco has a cameo?!
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It. Just. Got. Real.
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