A Step Away

A Step Away (1980)

The only and official movie of the VIII Puerto Rico 1979 PanAmerican Games

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1980-01-02
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Sandino Films
  • Production Country: Canada, Puerto Rico, United States of America
  • Director: Roberto Ponce

Summary

Focuses on the performance of various elite athletes during the PanAmerican Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979. Athletes showcased in the documentary include USA team swimmer of Puerto Rican origin Jesse Vassallo; legendary Cuban track and field athlete Alberto Juantorena; Mexican diver Carlos Girón; American diver Greg Louganis; and the Puerto Rico national basketball team, among others. At the end of the film, the athletes expressed their hopes of being "a step away" from the 1980 Olympics Games; however, these hopes were shattered by the political crisis and the eventual USA-led boycott to the Olympic Games held in Moscow in 1980.

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  • Orson Welles

    as English Narrator

  • Carlos Montalbán

    as Spanish Narrator
Directing Roberto Ponce Director
Directing Marcos Zurinaga Assistant Director
Camera Marcos Zurinaga Director of Photography
Crew Eneida Molina Script
Editing Alfonso Borrell Editor
Production Luis Collazo Unit Manager
Editing Milton Graña Assistant Editor
Sound Silverio Pérez Music
Production Roberto Ponce Executive Producer
Editing Alan Manger Editor
Production Ellen Gordon Production Manager
Camera Affonso Beato Camera Operator

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