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Overall Rank: 10760
Average Rating: 2.7/4
# of Ratings: 5
Theatrical Release Date: 10/26/2010
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 12/21/2010
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cruz Angeles
Actors: Fernando Valenzuela, Tommy Lasorda, Oscar De La Hoya, Bobby Valentine, Mike Scioscia, Orel Hershiser
Plot: Fernando Valenzuela came on the scene just after Dodger Stadium caused an uproar in the Latino community by building on the Chavez Ravine. A 19-year-old unknown, from a tiny Sonoran desert village, he wasn't built like a pitcher. But the pudgy pitcher had a unique style and a wicked screwball that would lead to packed stadiums and a 1981 rookie year for the record books - and for a time, a nation would catch Fernando Fever. -- Chris Kavan
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Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/20/2014
Another fantastic entry in the 30 for 30 series. Granted, I'm not a huge baseball fan, so I probably got more information out of this one than those much more familiar with Valenzuela - but though it's cliche (as they state at the beginning) it really is an American dream "rags to riches" story - complete with an unlikely hero and a meteoric rise in an unforgettable rookie season. This is why real life always trumps fiction - because sometimes things that are too good to be true turn out to actually be true.
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