The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
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- 2 wins
Usher
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- (as Usher Raymond IV)
Pedro Perez
- Plomo
- (as Pedro 'Budú' Pérez)
Jurnee Smollett
- Juanita Leonard
- (as Jurnee Smollett-Bell)
Ilza Ponko
- Clara Samaniego
- (as Ilza Rosario)
Eliud Garcia
- Margarito Duran
- (as Eliud Kauffman)
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- TriviaRobert De Niro met the real Ray Arcel around the time he appeared in Raging Bull (1980).
- GoofsSome of the cars in the film are wrong for the period. For example, when Roberto first meets Felicidad it is supposed to be in 1971 but they walk past a green Chevy Malibu model that was not built until 1973. Also, set in 1971, Roberto is leaning back trying to look cool for Felicidad and there is a Ford Granada parked on the street. The Ford Granada was not built until 1975.
- SoundtracksChampions
Performed by Usher (as Usher Raymond IV) & Rubén Blades
Written by Raphael Saadiq,Taura Stinson, Usher IV and Rubén Blades
Usher /Usher appears courtesy of RCA RECORDS
© 2015 Sony Classical
Featured review
Writer/director Jonathan Jakubowicz has captured the true story of Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán and has been able to turn this rags to riches to dissipation and back story into far more than just a boxing story. This is a film that focuses on the interpersonal and professional relationship between a fighter and his trainer and it works well.
The story is a rise, fall and rise again story of legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (Edgar Ramírez) who climbed into notoriety in 1968 as a 16 year old in his first controversial appearance at Madison Square Gardens. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard (Usher Raymond) to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch, saying 'no mas' (no more): he was retiring from boxing. By the time of his actual retirement in 2002 at the age of 50, he had 199 fights under his belt with 103 wins and four titles as a lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight. The film however focuses on his relationship with legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel (Robert De Niro) whose own exploits in the boxing world made him the first trainer to be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.
The cast is splendid – and in addition to Ramirez, Raymond, and De Niro there are fine supporting roles by Ana de Armas as Roberto's wife, Rubén Blades as Carlos Eleta, John Turturro as Frankie Carbo, Pedro Perez as Plomo, and Ellen Barkin as De Niro's wife, and Reg E. Cathey as Don King.
For boxing fans and for those who respect the history of sports this film is a must. But beyond the boxing and historical aspects, the interacting between Ramírez and De Niro is richly rewarding and Oscar worthy performances. Grady Harp, December 16
The story is a rise, fall and rise again story of legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (Edgar Ramírez) who climbed into notoriety in 1968 as a 16 year old in his first controversial appearance at Madison Square Gardens. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard (Usher Raymond) to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch, saying 'no mas' (no more): he was retiring from boxing. By the time of his actual retirement in 2002 at the age of 50, he had 199 fights under his belt with 103 wins and four titles as a lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight. The film however focuses on his relationship with legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel (Robert De Niro) whose own exploits in the boxing world made him the first trainer to be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.
The cast is splendid – and in addition to Ramirez, Raymond, and De Niro there are fine supporting roles by Ana de Armas as Roberto's wife, Rubén Blades as Carlos Eleta, John Turturro as Frankie Carbo, Pedro Perez as Plomo, and Ellen Barkin as De Niro's wife, and Reg E. Cathey as Don King.
For boxing fans and for those who respect the history of sports this film is a must. But beyond the boxing and historical aspects, the interacting between Ramírez and De Niro is richly rewarding and Oscar worthy performances. Grady Harp, December 16
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,712,792
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,751,388
- Aug 28, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $4,978,353
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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