Vohnsen, Mirna
(2016)
Ragged Football.
In:
Directory of World Cinema: Argentina 2.
Intellect Limited, pp. 133-135.
ISBN 9781783206629
Abstract
Eduardo Dfaz, aka Comeufias, is a boy of humble origins who lives
in a marginal Buenos Aires neighbourhood in the late 1930s. His
dream is to become a professional footballer. He and his friends
spend their time playing football on a wasteland with a rag ball.
Their biggest wish is to play with a leather ball. As the children are
economically dependent on adults, they raise money through a
raffle to acquire the coveted leather baiL As an adult, Comeuiias
fulfils his dream, becoming a highly acclaimed professional
footballer. However, due to heart failure, he is advised by the club
doctor to stop playing. Comeuiias refuses to follow the doctor's
advice and conceals his deadly disease from his family, his girlfriend
and his friends. He continues playing, and with the money he earns,
he buys his mother a house and pays for his brother's college fees.
After some time, Comeuiias begins to show signs of poor health.
His brother, who is a medical student, realizes what is wrong with
him and seeks to put an end to the footballer's professional career.
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