The Dominican Dream

Summary A portrait of the Dominican immigrants of New York in the '80s and '90s, as seen through a loving family whose youngest son, Felipe Lopez, became the top ranked high school basketball player in the nation and was hailed as 'The Dominican Michael Jordan'. Lopez's prospects seemed limitless. Embraced as an immigrant hero, then cast aside as an American failure when he did not live up to the enormous expectations, Felipe Lopez would eventually find happiness not as a basketball player, but as the man he was always meant to be.

S3.E30 ∙ The Dominican Dream

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Chuck D Larry Bird Brent Musburger William C. Rhoden

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Genres : History Biography Sport Documentary

Release date : Apr 29, 2019

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : ESPN ESPN Films ESPN+

Summary A portrait of the Dominican immigrants of New York in the '80s and '90s, as seen through a loving family whose youngest son, Felipe Lopez, became the top ranked high school basketball player in the nation and was hailed as 'The Dominican Michael Jordan'. Lopez's prospects seemed limitless. Embraced as an immigrant hero, then cast aside as an American failure when he did not live up to the enormous expectations, Felipe Lopez would eventually find happiness not as a basketball player, but as the man he was always meant to be.

Details

Genres : History Biography Sport Documentary

Release date : Apr 29, 2019

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : ESPN ESPN Films ESPN+

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