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Five years and a film later, there is no Hollywood ending for the rescued Chilean miners
‘We have felt abandoned from the start’.
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‘We have felt abandoned from the start’.
Move over al Pacino, there’s a new inspirational speech in town.
The 33 is already filming in Colombia.
“I’m very fortunate to have a team of therapists, and right now I feel pretty good,” said Chilean miner who earned the nickname, The Runner.
Lawuits, unemployment and psychological problems blight the lives of the most famous miners in the world who have struggled with fame and life outside the Copiapo mine.
The story of the 33 Chilean miners trapped for ten weeks last year is to be made into a major Hollywood movie.
The mining accident which trapped 33 men below ground for 72 days has been blamed on poor regulation and inadequate safety measures.
Authorities approve a mosque near Ground Zero, a Chilean mine collapses, and a Coventry woman puts a cat in a wheelie bin.
A public campaign to have WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange given one of publishing’s highest honours ultimately falls short.
Edison Peña – who trained by running up and down the tunnels at the San Jose mine – finishes in 5 hrs 40 mins.
The 33 men are believed to have made a pact to divide earnings generated by media appearances and interviews.
The world feared they were dead – and will never forget how they lived. Relive the rescue in pictures.
After his wife met his mistress at a vigil, Yonni Barrios might have been the only man who actually had a good reason to want to stay down the mine.
One by one, the stepped into the light. A minute-by-minute account of the how the rescue unfolded.
They scheduled 48 hours: it took only 25 to release the 33 miners and the six rescuers who went to help them.
As the countdown to the rescue of 33 miners begins in Chile, the men’s partners start their own preparations…
The countdown to the rescue of the Chilean miners is finally underway. Here’s how the next 48 hours are likely to play out.
Stand-off begins as both wife and mistress announce they are waiting on Yonni Barrios to emerge from the mine.
Some good news for miners trapped underground for 40 days.
Miners record special messages for their anxious relatives, as one family says it will sue mine owners.