A sport like football is primarily a passionate celebration, but one that is so massive (economically, politically and socially) that it, of course, also brings many problems. Olallo Rubio's third documentary (and fourth film in total), Ilusión Nacional, is a take on how the world's most popular sport relates to Mexican society and politics.
Olallo Rubio
as Narrador
Hugo Sánchez
as Self (archive footage)
Diego Maradona
as Self (archive footage)
Antonio Carbajal
as Self (archive footage)
Enrique Borja
as Self (archive footage)
Julio Enrique Gómez
as Self (archive footage)
Eduardo Galeano
as Self (voice)
Javier Aguirre
as Self (archive footage)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
as Self (archive footage)
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
as Self (archive footage)
Jorge Campos
as Self (archive footage)
Bobby Charlton
as Self (archive footage)
