60 years of Maradona, a history of soccer, drugs, women and the mafia

Movies

Diego Armando Maradona turns 60 and we review some of the best productions to meet a phenomenal footballer with very dark areas

Trying to define

is an almost impossible mission.

Footballer, coach, media icon, fallen angel and inspirer of a church are some of the facets of this sports megastar.

Now that he is

is a good time to

(documentaries and reports) that

on and, above all, off the pitch.

Maradona left great stories as he passed through Naples.

DIEGO MARADONA (Movistar +)

The British filmmaker Asif Kapadia (winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary with

) faces a major

here

And, although he had more than 500 unpublished hours of material, it is true that the director decided to

.

And, from there, go on telling how a footballer idolized by the masses began to lose his head with drugs and women, influenced by the Neapolitan Camorra.

For the very football fans, the images of his time with the Neapolitan team are to frame.

And watch out for the subplot of the unrecognized son.

MARADONA IN SINALOA (Netflix)

18 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses are Maradona's numbers as technical director of the Mexican team Dorados de Sinaloa between 2018 and 2019. But, personally, it is one of the most unique experiences of the Argentine.

So much as to have given rise to a

rule, Maradona showed signs of being an accessible guy for fans, demanding with his players and a teacher to learn from.

In addition to the

hard to forget how Maradona moved at that time due to arthritis.

Emir Kusturica, with El Pelusa.

MARADONA FOR KUSTURICA

Encouraged by his admiration for the genius of the ball, the Balkan filmmaker

in a documentary that became part of the Official Selection of Cannes.

Kusturica, who has left samples of his genius and his conflict on too many occasions, appears here talking to the ex-football player and placing himself in a position that

in which a fan chases the star on many occasions.

In Kosturica's debit, it should be noted that he departs a bit from the footballer path to

of an eccentric Maradona, who spits out phrases like "I'm like an actor" or "I lied a lot for the cocaine. "

Davor Suker and Maradona celebrate a goal at Sevilla FC.

ROBINSON REPORT: MARADONA IN SEVILLA (Movistar +)

Seville was the destiny of Maradona, a player in 1992 and 1993.

Over a period of one season, a footballer who had just been sanctioned by FIFA for cocaine use found a place in Seville where he was loved and respected.

Starting with Bilardo, his coach, and teammates like Davor Suker, Rafa Paz or Monchi.

But there were also ramblings with drugs and the Sevillian night, rudeness to the fans, clashes with other teams and

than what was expected of her.

Barcelona also saw the magic of the Argentine star.

MARADONA CONFIDENTIAL

This 2018 documentary produced by the National Geographic Channel starts off strong.

Nothing less than a guest drawing up a

In addition to that statement, here are many other players, coaches and people who lived with Diego either in the Argentine National Team or in teams such as Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Fútbol Club Barcelona or Naples.

, this documentary tries in 45 minutes to summarize a life impossible to cover in hours.

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