Nuyorican básquet / Filmes Filigrana presenta ; guion y direcion por Julio Cesar Torres y Ricardo Olivero Lora.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lora, Ricardo Olivero, screenwriter, director.

Torres, Julio Cesar, screenwriter, director.

Marrero Alfonso, Freddie, producer.

Mariota Espéndez, Eduardo, editor of moving image work.

Films Filigrana, production company.

Reaktor Post (Firm), production company.

Third World Newsreel (Firm), publisher, film distributor.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Pan American Games.

Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York.

Puerto Ricans.

Puerto Ricans--Puerto Rico.

Basketball--New York (State)--New York.

Basketball.

Puerto Rico--History.

Puerto Rico.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Sports films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Third World Newsreel, 2017.

Language Note:

In Spanish with English subtitles

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Nuyorican Básquet chronicles the dramatic story of the Puerto Rican national basketball team's participation in the 1979 Pan American Games. Boasting a totally unique approach to the game, the Puerto Rican team had the curious distinction of being composed largely of players born in New York City, which generated questions about the nature of diasporic identity. Regardless of their birthplace, these ferociously talented nuyoricans became a source of fascination and pride for Puerto Rico during a time of high political tensions. Shifting energetically between new interviews with athletes and experts and fantastic archival materials showing off the team's dazzling technique and teamwork, Nuyorican Básquet is a thrilling, colorful testament to the ability of sports to dissolve boundaries and a loving homage to that magical Puerto Rico-NYC alchemy.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 12, 2020).

OCLC:

1158195659