Alberto Granado, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alberto Granado

Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of Che Guevara

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1922

Place of Birth: Córdoba Province, Argentina

Date of Death: 05-Mar-2011

Profession: scientist, screenwriter, writer, physician, pharmacist

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Alberto Granado Jiménez (August 8, 1922 – March 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.