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Puerto Rico10 Essential Films from Puerto RicoStop 2 of 10

Los Peloteros

1951

In a poor rural Puerto Rican town, a group of boys longs to form a proper baseball team but can't afford uniforms or equipment, and the whole community rallies around their dream. A beloved, heartwarming classic of Puerto Rican cinema.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Puerto Rico

This film is stop 2 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Puerto Rico. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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