MACHUCA by Andrés Wood ​★ 

Wood producciones premiered in 2004 

Andrés Wood, director | Mamoun Hassan, producer. 
 
 

MUSIC IDEAS ♪ SOUND CUE LIST

NOTES:

❖ How do the different socio-economic realities sound?

❖ How are the interactions of people from different economic status?
❖ Characters represent this opposite socio-economic realities.

CAST:

1. Pedro Machuca
2. Silvana
3. Father McEnroe
4. Gonzalo Infante
5. Maria Luisa (mother)
6. Gastón Robles

SONGS:

1. Chile’s national anthem.

2. El pueblo unido jamás será vencido - Inti Illimani
3. El derecho de vivir en paz - Víctor Jara
4. Gracias a la vida - Violeta Parra

SOUNDS:

1. School noises.
2. Children noises.
3. Protest noises/Crowd.
4. Car noises.
5. Street noises.
6. Background TV.
7. Pool/water.
8. Pots/Spoons.
9. Dogs.
10. Babies.
11. Cans.
12. Shootings.
 MACHUCA by Andrés Wood ​★ 
Wood producciones premiered in 2004 
Andrés Wood, director | Mamoun Hassan, producer. 
 
 
Act N° Scene pg. Cast Music/sound

I 1 Introduction (New classmates) 1 Machuca, Gonzalo, Father McEnroe, Introduction, school

Gastón (Gang), children. noises, children.

2 Gonzalo’s family 5 María Luisa, Gonzalo, family. Chile’s national

anthem, TV.

3 Bullying at the pool 10 Machuca, Gastón, Father McEnroe, Song (McEnroe),

children. water, children.

4 Bullying at the ranch 12 Machuca, Gonzalo, Gastón, children. Fight music,

children.

II 5 Meeting Silvana in the truck 15 Machuca, Gonzalo, Silvana, father. Truck, protest,
Song 2.

6 The job: Selling flags 18 Machuca, Gonzalo, Silvana, father, Protesters,

protesters. Pregones,
Pots/Spoons

7 Pedro’s family 25 Machuca, Gonzalo, Silvana, family. Cans, dogs, babies.

8 Gonzalo’s house 31 Machuca, Gonzalo, Maria Luisa, family. TV.

III 9 The kiss 36 Machuca, Gonzalo, Silvana Kiss music, dogs,

street.

10 The fight 39 Machuca, Gastón, Father McEnroe, Fight music, school,

children. children.

11 Rich people’s life 41 Gonzalo, Maria Luisa, family. (House) Classical

music, TV, platery.

12 Poor people’s life 44 Machuca, Gonzalo, Silvana, parents. (Población) Folk

music, dogs, cans.

IV 13 Parents meeting (Chapel) 47 Father McEnroe, parents. Crowd, Chapel

music.

14 Social injustice 49 Machuca, Gonzalo, Silvana, Maria Luisa, Song (Cuicas vs

protesters. Silvana), Protesters.

15 Damned politics 53 Machuca, Gonzalo, Silvana. Kids music, dogs,

street.

16 The coup 54 Coup music,

protesters,
shooting.

V 17 Soldiers in the school 56 Gonzalo, Machuca,children, soldiers. Coup music,

MACHUCA by Andrés Wood ​★ 
Wood producciones premiered in 2004 
Andrés Wood, director | Mamoun Hassan, producer. 
 
 
children.

18 Priests out 58 Father McEnroe, children, soldiers. Song (Goodbye),

children.

19 Military = death 60 Machuca, Gonzalo, Silvana, family, Coup music,

soldiers. shooting, crowd,
dogs, babies.

20 Everything is normal 62 Gonzalo Final music.