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Jai Alai Blues

Movie"A history of the fronton"
Jai Alai Blues
NR 1 hr 40 minDocumentary
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The story of how a humble Basque rural sport called zesta punta or jai alai was successfully exported from the Basque Country to nations as different as Egypt China the Philippines Cuba Mexico or the United States In these places the pelotaris were considered true artists at the fronton But the splendour of the jai alai the happy feast could not last forever
DirectorGorka Bilbao

Movie Details

Original Language:Spanish
Executive Producers:Zigor Etxebarria, José Luis Barredo
Production Companies:Berde Produkzioak
Jai Alai Blues on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
sportsbasque country, spainsports gamblingrural sportzesta puntajai alai