The Road To San Diego
It's that time of year again... the San Francisco International Film Festival is back. In every international film festival Argentina is inevitably represented by a film about the beloved Diego Maradona - Argentina's iconic soccer player. To some he is a figure as important as Eva Peron, if not more. Last year the International Latino Film Festival featured Amando a Maradona (Loving Maradona) a film that humorously depicted the country's passion for its legendary footballer.
Last night I went to see the SFIFF's presentation of The Road to San Diego, a tongue in cheek story of one fan's devotion to 'el Diego'. Known for his offbeat themes, Argentine director Carlos Sorin tells the story of a naive young man named Tati, who is such a fan that he named his first son Diego Maradona, trained his parrots to cheer 'Maradona!', and tattooed a full sized #10 on his back (resembling a soccer jersey) in addition to a tattoo of Maradona's face on his arm. Despite having no job and little money, Tati leaves his wife and three children at their home in a small jungle town of Argentina's Misiones province after hearing about his idol's heart attack and subsequent hospitalization.
On Tati's journey to Buenos Aires, he encounters fandom and well-wishers that are characteristic of the warm, welcoming inhabitants of Argentina. With him he carries his prized possession - a wooden statue he has carved to resemble the soccer hero - in hopes that he will support Maradona's health with this gift. In the end, the story gives an inside glimpse of Maradona's role as an icon in Latin America and reminds us that everything happens for a reason.
If you plan to travel to Buenos Aires, be sure to check out the Bombonera, home of Maradona's Boca Juniors Football team.
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