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High School Musical: El Desafío (The Challenge) is a spin-off of the American film High School Musical for the Argentine market, based on the book Battle of the Bands. It began filming in February 2008 and it is the one Disney-branded feature film made in Latin America. The first was Una Pelicula de Huevos and the second is El Arca. The movie has a script created specifically for the cinema and an original plotline. Eight new songs have been produced exclusively for the movie. In addition to these songs, Alejandro Lerner also composed the main theme, which he performed, and which is played during the closing credits.
The roles in the movie are played by the winners and finalists of the Argentine TV program High School Musical: La Selección: Agus, Fer, Delfi, Walter, Gastón, Vale, Sofi and Juanchi. It also has the special participation of Andrea del Boca, Adriana Salonia, Peter McFarlane and the debut in a film of Liz Solari. The movie arrived in Argentine theaters on July 17, 2008, reaching in its debut week second place in the national box-office charts.
Original Release
01/01/2008
US Release
01/01/2008
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fernando Dente | Fer |
Cristóbal Orellana | Cristobal |
Mariana Magaña | Mariana |
Agustina Vera | Agus |
Mar Contreras | Luli |
Delfina Peña | Delfi |
Walter Bruno | Walter |
Fernando Soberanes | Fer |
Juan Carlos Flores | Juan Carlos |
Juan Alejandro Macedonio | Juanchi |
Directors
Writers
Pablo Lago, Susana Cardozo, Peter Barsocchini, N.B. Grace, Flavio González Mello
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fernando Dente | Fer |
Cristóbal Orellana | Cristobal |
Mariana Magaña | Mariana |
Agustina Vera | Agus |
Mar Contreras | Luli |
Delfina Peña | Delfi |
Walter Bruno | Walter |
Fernando Soberanes | Fer |
Juan Carlos Flores | Juan Carlos |
Juan Alejandro Macedonio | Juanchi |
Valeria Baroni | Vale / Valeria |
Fabiola Paulin | Fabiola |
Jorge Blanco | Jorge |
Gaston Vietto | Gastón / Gaston |
Stephie Camarena | Stephie |
Sofía Agüero Petros | Sofi |
Augusto Buccafusco | Facha |
Cesar Viramontes | Cesar |
Paulina Holguin | Pauli |
Sophie Oliver | Alicia |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Juan Lovece | Executive Producer |
Bill Borden | Executive Producer |
Barry Rosenbush | Executive Producer |
Alejandro Cacetta | Producer |
Juan Pablo Galli | Producer |
Federico Posternak | Producer |
Juan Vera | Producer |
Juan Ignacio Garri | Producer |
Inna Payán | Producer |