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发帖数: 29846 | 1 US actor Sean Penn joined President Hugo Chavez at an election rally in
Venezuela on Sunday, bringing a dash of Hollywood to the campaign as he rode
with him atop a truck past cheering supporters.
Penn is a friend of Chavez, who hopes to win a new six-year term on October
7. The campaign has turned into the toughest fight of the president's
political career.
"Thank you very much for visiting us again, dear friend," Chavez said after
introducing Penn to the big crowd in the central city of Valencia. "We're
all Americans, from the north, the center, the south. Long live the American
continent!"
Penn, in a white shirt and sunglasses and accompanied by Argentine producer
Fernando Sulichin, waved from the stage, fist-bumped and hugged Chavez, but
did not address the rally.
The Oscar-winning actor, screenwriter and director is well-known for his
political and social activism.
He was a vocal critic of the administration of former US President George W
Bush, and was involved in humanitarian efforts following Haiti's earthquake
and Hurricane Katrina.
Last year, Penn worked for the release of two US hikers who were arrested in
Iran, flying to Venezuela to ask Chavez to intervene on their behalf with
Iran's leader.
Most polls in South America's top oil exporter give Chavez a double-digit
lead ahead of the vote. He says he is completely cured after three cancer
operations in the last year, although few details have been released about
the 58-year-old's condition.
Chavez's rival, 40-year-old former state governor Henrique Capriles, has
also been drawing big crowds. The opposition says its polls show Capriles
will win in October. |
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