Roberto Clemente
Bernardo Ruiz | Documentary
2008 | 60 minutes | United States
Explore the life of Roberto Clemente, the man who broke racial barriers to become baseball’s first Latino superstar.
Synopsis
Explore the life of Roberto Clemente, the man who broke racial barriers to become baseball’s first Latino superstar. Featuring interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors David Maraniss and George F. Will, Clemente’s wife Vera, Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, and former teammates, the documentary presents an intimate and revealing portrait of a man whose passion and grace made him a legend.
Roberto Clemente was originally part of PBS' collection The U.S. Latino Experience.
Citation
Main credits
Ruiz, Bernardo (film director)
Ruiz, Bernardo (film producer)
Ruiz, Bernardo (screenwriter)
Smits, Jimmy (narrator)
Other credits
Editor, James Rutenbeck; cinematographers, Michael Chin, Claudio Rocha; music, Gary Lionelli.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Afro-Latin Studies
Biography
Culture + Identity
History
Latinx
North America
Race + Ethnicity
Sociology
Keywords
Clips
DIRECTOR: Bernardo Ruiz
NATIONALITY: United States
YEAR: 2008
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: English
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Upper Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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