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Ilusión Nacional

In every defeat there is a victory.

7.8

2014•1h 40m

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

Photo of Olallo Rubio

Olallo Rubio

Narrator

Photo of Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Antonio Carbajal

Antonio Carbajal

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Enrique Borja

Enrique Borja

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Julio Gómez

Julio Gómez

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Eduardo Galeano

Eduardo Galeano

Self (voice)

Photo of Javier Aguirre

Javier Aguirre

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa

Felipe Calderón Hinojosa

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Jorge Campos

Jorge Campos

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Bobby Charlton

Bobby Charlton

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Giovani Dos Santos

Giovani Dos Santos

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado

Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Andrés Escobar

Andrés Escobar

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Manuel Negrete

Manuel Negrete

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Self (archive footage)

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