Jai Alai
The story follows Jon, from the age of 10 to 42, who is caught in a conflicted relationship with his father. Both are famous Basque pelota players in Miami. They live through the golden age of Jai Alai (1975-1985) and it
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The story follows Jon, from the age of 10 to 42, who is caught in a conflicted relationship with his father. Both are famous Basque pelota players in Miami. They live through the golden age of Jai Alai (1975-1985) and it
Two fishermen and pelotaris, Josechu and Mikel, compete for Mirentxu's love.
The story of how a humble Basque rural sport called zesta punta —or jai alai— was successfully exported from the Basque Country to nations as different as Egypt, China, the Philippines, Cuba, Mexico or the United States.
Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1978 directed by Manuel 'Fyke' Cinco and starred Christopher de Leon, Marianne dela Riva, Dranreb, Johnny Delgado, Amy Austria, Cynthia Gonzales, Allan Valenzuela
Back in the day, jai-alai players were celebrities that would ceremoniously march out to salute crowds of 15,000 fans, but after a disastrous 1988 strike the game became nothing more than a cultural afterthought.