Hands of Stone (2016) on Netflix
R20161h 51mBiographyDramaSport
In Panama, Chaflan homeschools Roberto Durán, who trains at a boxing club under Nestor "Plomo" Quiñones. American trainer Ray Arcel notices his punching power and takes him on as a fighter.
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Plot summary
Ray Arcel is an American trainer who survived a 1953 attack in New York City by a man working for the mobster Frankie Carbo, and he now lives with his wife, Stephanie. In Panama, Roberto Durán grows up homeschooled by Chaflan and is coached at a boxing club by Nestor "Plomo" Quiñones. When Durán is 20, Arcel spots his raw talent and punching power and becomes his trainer. Durán meets Felicidad, a student, and the two go on to have five children. Durán climbs through the divisions with a single defeat behind him and challenges Sugar Ray Leonard, whom he mocks before the fight.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hands of Stone (2016)
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- The film was dedicated in memory of Stephanie Arcel, the wife of trainer Ray Arcel, with the on-screen tribute reading "your legacy is love".
