>> hinojosa: with his hit film the motorcycle diaries, he took us on che guevara's epic road trip across south america. since then, he's continued to take us on unexpected journeys on the big screen and on the stage-- playwright and academy award nominated screenwriter jose rivera. i'm maria hinojosa, this is one on one. jose rivera, you are an award-winning playwright, but people probably know you most because of the fact that you're the screenwriter for the motorcycle diaries, and let's, yes, say you were nominated for an oscar for that. pretty extraordinary. but when you think about the fact that you took on writing about che guevara for your first screenplay that was made into a movie... >> mm-hmm? >> hinojosa: ...people were like, "che guevara?" >> i know. >> hinojosa: "i'm not going to touch it." >> i know, it's huge. it's huge. >> hinojosa: huge. >> yeah. i mean, part of the process that i went through writing it was to put the legend aside, you know? you know, because obviously, i wasn't there when he took that trip, and i had to find a way into the film. like, what is it that i

and the movie that was playing was "the motorcycle diaries." and you're like, that's not the joke.and a biker, like a renegade bad man, came down the street and he bicycled his bike into my father's -- into his penis. hit my dad like right in the crotch. my dad was like, oooh! our whole family, my sisters and my mom, we're all just crying so hard. because like my dad is just -- he's just -- this huge accident. and -- but in that moment i became a hero. and i was like, how dare you! to the dude. i would never start a fight but i was like, bikes have the same rules as cars, you're going the wrong way, your just hit my dad in the penis! and my mom was like, jenny, stop. stop. he's already such a bad man that he's biking the wrong way what will he do next? [ laughter ] so i was like, yes, i do, but i was afraid now, oh my god i'm in the fight, oh my god i'm in the fight. and i was like, they do have the same rules as cars, sir! then i thought since i said "sir" this will all just -- we'll sit on down. >> jimmy: sure, respectfully. >> instead he was like, oh they do? and then he called