Gatica, the Monkey

Name: Gatica, the Monkey
Director: Leonardo Favio
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993-05-13
Duration: 2 h 16 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Edgardo Nieva, Horacio Taicher, Juan Costa, María Eva Gatica, Kika Child

1993

2h 16m

Drama

Director: Leonardo Favio

Writers: Jorge Zuhair Jury, Leonardo Favio

Overview

The story of José María Gatica, better known as Gatica el Mono, Argentina's main boxing star during the 1940s and 50s. The film follows his ascent, his relation with peronism and their downfall.