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A Step Away (1980)
Directed by Roberto Ponce
“The only and official movie of the VIII Puerto Rico 1979 PanAmerican Games”
Documentary · 2h 00m
Focuses on the performance of various elite athletes during the PanAmerican Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979. Athletes showcased in the documentary include USA team swimmer of Puerto Rican origin Jesse Vassallo; legendary Cuban track and field athlete Alberto Juantorena; Mexican diver Carlos Girón; American diver Greg Louganis; and the Puerto Rico national basketball team, among others. At the end of the film, the athletes expressed their hopes of being "a step away" from the 1980 Olympics Games; however, these hopes were shattered by the political crisis and the eventual USA-led boycott to the Olympic Games held in Moscow in 1980.
Cast
Orson Welles
Carlos Montalbán
Crew
- Director
- Roberto Ponce
- Director of Photography
- Marcos Zurinaga
- Editor
- Alfonso Borrell, Alan Manger
Details
- Original title
- A un solo paso
- Release date
- 1980-01-02
- Runtime
- 2h 00m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Canada, Puerto Rico, United States of America
- Production
- Sandino Films, A Step Away, LLC, RPA Film