Ilusión Nacional

"In every defeat there is a victory."

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.

Director: Olallo Rubio

Cast

Olallo Rubio

Narrator

Hugo Sánchez

Self (archive footage)

Diego Maradona

Self (archive footage)

Antonio Carbajal

Self (archive footage)

Enrique Borja

Self (archive footage)

Julio Gómez

Self (archive footage)

Eduardo Galeano

Self (voice)

Javier Aguirre

Self (archive footage)