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Papita, maní, tostón (2013)

Papita, maní, tostón poster
Directed by
Luis Carlos Hueck
Genre
drama film
Country
Venezuela
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
10
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 84 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A baseball fan from Caracas and a fan from Magallanes meet and clash over their team loyalties. Their rivalry turns into a connection.

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What happens

Papita, maní, tostón is a 2013 Venezuelan sports comedy film written and directed by Luis Carlos Hueck. Starring Juliette Pardau and Jean Pierre Agostini, it narrates the encounter between two eternal baseball teams rivals, a fan of the Leones del Caracas and another of the Navegantes de Magallanes. It is one of the most watched Venezuelan films in the history of the country, with almost 2 million tickets sold nationally. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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