Mario Sepulveda, aka 'Super Mario,' a Chilean miner that was trapped underground for more than two months, will be played by Antonio Banderas in the film 'The 33.' The film dramatizes the cave-in at a mine in Chile's Atacama desert and the globally televised rescue of the miners that mesmerized millions worldwide. (Seth Wenig / AP / File)
11:55 pm ET -Antonio Banderas will star as 'Super Mario,' the best-known of the 33 Chilean miners featured in the upcoming film, 'The 33.'
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