La Bella y el Campeón

A minor-league romance that pretends to be about baseball. An aging catcher is sent to mentor a fastball-throwing prodigy whose fastball is currently outpacing his judgment. It settles for being amiable company rather than any kind of classic.

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Ron Shelton directed La Bella y el Campeón in 1988. See Ron Shelton's full filmography, where to start with Ron Shelton, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ron Shelton.

La Bella y el Campeón was released in 1988 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.