President Chavez of Venezuela, whose “Bolivarian revolution” has piqued the interest of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, visited Monday with Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey in Caracas. During a tour of the presidential palace, Mr. Spacey, 48, questioned Mr. Chavez about his proposal to rewrite the constitution and his offer to help broker the release of hostages held by guerillas in neighboring Colombia, according to a government statement.

Mr. Spacey’s trip to Venezuela follows visits by actors Sean Penn and Danny Glover and anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. They have been attracted by Mr. Chavez’s attacks on President Bush and his plan to realign the South American country’s power structure to benefit the poor. Mr. Chavez welcomes the high-profile attention.

The Venezuelan president in 2004 invited 24 international celebrities, including Barbara Streisand and Nelson Mandela, to observe a recall vote against him.

Mr. Spacey complimented Mr. Chavez on a government-sponsored cinema project. The two also discussed Venezuela’s cacao, an ingredient used to make chocolate, which Mr. Chavez said was the best in the world, according to the statement. The president complimented Mr. Spacey for his work in the film “The Life of David Gale.”

Mr. Spacey, who is now the artistic director at the Old Vic Theater in London, will head to Cuba next as part of a Latin American tour, Venezuela’s state-owned Venezolana de Television reported yesterday.