American Experience: Roberto Clemente

Plot

Roberto Clemente not only became the first Latino pro baseball player to achieve superstar status, he made sure that people were aware of the issues affecting areas of the world in need of humanitarian aid. His life was tragically cut short while on a flight to Nicaragua, but this film celebrates the life of the influential athlete. The film utilizes archival footage along with contemporary interviews with his colleagues and many baseball historians. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast

Roberto Clemente; Jimmy Smits - Narrator; George Will; David Maraniss; Orlando Cepeda; Vera Clemente

Credit

Lenina Nadal - Associate Producer, Patricia Benabe - Associate Producer, David Maraniss - Consultant/advisor, Caroline Waterlow - Co-producer, Bernardo Ruiz - Director, James Rutenbeck - Editor, Mark Samels - Executive Producer, Gary Lionelli - Composer (Music Score), Michael Chin - Cinematographer, Claudio Rocha - Cinematographer, Bernardo Ruiz - Producer, Bernardo Ruiz - Screenwriter, John Foster - Additional Cinematography, Stephen Kazmierski - Additional Cinematography, Sharon Grimberg - Senior Producer

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