In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela.

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  1. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seen during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the launching of Venezuela's 'Simon Bolivar' communications satellite, in Caracas, on October 29, 2009. Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn may film a movie in Venezuela, Chavez said.
  2. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. The woman at center is a translator.
  3. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela.
  4. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  5. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  6. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, talks to Bolivia's President Evo Morales during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA, Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas group, Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  7. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) shakes hands with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa during a news conference in Caracas October 7, 2009. The leaders discussed the existing energy and oil bilateral agreements and are expected to sign new deals.
  8. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C-R), and his Ecuadorean counterpart, Rafael Correa, (C-L) are seen amid reporters during a conference in Caracas on October 7, 2009. Correa, who is in Venezuela along with a delegation of ministers, met with Chavez to discuss the current energy and oil bilateral agreements between the two nations, and may sign new agreements, according to Ecuadorean sources.
  9. In this Oct. 25, 2009 photo made available Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, US actor Sean Penn, center, visits a hospital as a patient looks on in Nueva Gerona on the Isla de la Juventud in Cuba. Penn is in Cuba reporting for Vanity Fair magazine.
  10. In this Oct. 25, 2009 photo released Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, US actor Sean Penn, left, walks with Cuban painter Alexis Leyva, aka Kacho, at the Martha Machado art gallery on the Isla de la Juventud in Cuba. Penn is in Cuba reporting for Vanity Fair magazine.
  11. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is seen during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the launching of Venezuela's 'Simon Bolivar' communications satellite, in Caracas, on October 29, 2009. Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn may film a movie in Venezuela, Chavez said.
  12. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seen during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the launching of Venezuela's 'Simon Bolivar' communications satellite, in Caracas, on October 29, 2009. Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn may film a movie in Venezuela, Chavez said.
  13. U.S. actor Sean Penn (R) chats with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Miraflores Palace in Caracas October 28, 2009.
  14. U.S. actor Sean Penn (R) chats with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Miraflores Palace in Caracas October 28, 2009.
  15. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. The woman at center is a translator.
  16. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela.

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