Ilusión Nacional
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“In every defeat there is a victory.”
A sport like football is primarily a passionate celebration, but one that is so massive (economically, politically and socially) that it, of course, also brings many problems. Olallo Rubio's third documentary (and fourth film in total), Ilusión Nacional, is a take on how the world's most popular sport relates to Mexican society and politics.
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Cast
29 people
Olallo Rubio
Narrator
Hugo Sánchez
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Encounters Without Borders
Diego Maradona
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Tifosi
Antonio Carbajal
Self (archive footage)
Enrique Borja
Self (archive footage)
Julio Gómez
Self (archive footage)
Eduardo Galeano
Self (voice)
Also in
Tie Your Plow to a Star
Che: muerte de la utopia?
Javier Aguirre
Self (archive footage)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Triumph of Love
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Mexico: The Royal Tour
...como haiga sido. Estampas de un estado y dos presidentes fallidos
Jorge Campos
Self (archive footage)
Also in
K-9 World Cup
Va por Diego
Bobby Charlton
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Ryan Gigg's Soccer School
The King: The Story of Denis Law
Olallo Rubio Director · Juan Fontana de Rosas Editor
First release April 4, 2014 · Produced in Mexico · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Videocine
Production
Videocine S.A. de C.V.
Production
Mexico
Produced in
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · April 4, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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