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The Golden Boy

It peels back the layers of Oscar de la Hoya while celebrating this complicated and controversial figure. We will explore his triumphs and turmoil to reveal a man struggling to come to terms with lifelong demons.

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documentary, biography, sport

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This freight train of success, - The Golden Boy

This freight train of success,

- We were friends, but
when we got together, - The Golden Boy

- We were friends, but when we got together,

She was the first
American that I dated. - The Golden Boy

She was the first American that I dated.

She was an actress
and she was Miss USA. - The Golden Boy

She was an actress and she was Miss USA.

Let's go to the store." - The Golden Boy

Let's go to the store."

This is gonna enhance
or help my career. - The Golden Boy

This is gonna enhance or help my career.

My very first
experience with boxing - The Golden Boy

My very first experience with boxing

Paul Gonzales,
boxer from East LA, - The Golden Boy

Paul Gonzales, boxer from East LA,

And so I thought to myself,
I want to be that hero - The Golden Boy

And so I thought to myself, I want to be that hero

I had an Olympic poster
of the little mascot - The Golden Boy

I had an Olympic poster of the little mascot

Superior movement
for Oscar De La Hoya. - The Golden Boy

Superior movement for Oscar De La Hoya.

Being part of a power couple
was things I, you know, - The Golden Boy

Being part of a power couple was things I, you know,

That's when I
knew, OK, you know, - The Golden Boy

That's when I knew, OK, you know,

You know, I have a
goal. I have a vision. - The Golden Boy

You know, I have a goal. I have a vision.

I had a car come pick
me up at my apartment - The Golden Boy

I had a car come pick me up at my apartment

- We were in the sixth grade, - The Golden Boy

- We were in the sixth grade,

And then we flew on this
private jet and, you know, - The Golden Boy

And then we flew on this private jet and, you know,

Kids went up. "I
want to be a doctor." - The Golden Boy

Kids went up. "I want to be a doctor."

And all of a sudden,
Trinidad's left eye - The Golden Boy

And all of a sudden, Trinidad's left eye

We were just having so much fun. - The Golden Boy

We were just having so much fun.

And I just knew, I was like,
"We're gonna have a baby." - The Golden Boy

And I just knew, I was like, "We're gonna have a b...

- All the kids just
started laughing. - The Golden Boy

- All the kids just started laughing.

We moved into this
beautiful dream home. - The Golden Boy

We moved into this beautiful dream home.

I'm this shy kid. - The Golden Boy

I'm this shy kid.

De La Hoya winning
the fight so far. - The Golden Boy

De La Hoya winning the fight so far.

If he can sustain it,
the victory will be his. - The Golden Boy

If he can sustain it, the victory will be his.

But the person who laughed
the most was my teacher. - The Golden Boy

But the person who laughed the most was my teacher.

An impatient De La Hoya - The Golden Boy

An impatient De La Hoya

But it became a nightmare. - The Golden Boy

But it became a nightmare.

And that's just what life
was for me, you know? - The Golden Boy

And that's just what life was for me, you know?

I told myself, I'm
gonna show you. - The Golden Boy

I told myself, I'm gonna show you.

I ruined good
things all the time. - The Golden Boy

I ruined good things all the time.

This is a hit-and-run
fight for De La Hoya. - The Golden Boy

This is a hit-and-run fight for De La Hoya.

De La Hoya moving away, jabbing, - The Golden Boy

De La Hoya moving away, jabbing,

- The teacher kept
him after class. - The Golden Boy

- The teacher kept him after class.

And I went back, peered
through the window. - The Golden Boy

And I went back, peered through the window.

His ex-girlfriend
came out and said - The Golden Boy

His ex-girlfriend came out and said

I remember him saying,
"I don't have a son." - The Golden Boy

I remember him saying, "I don't have a son."

Oh, the picture you
get with one man - The Golden Boy

Oh, the picture you get with one man

- Ladies and gentlemen,
as we start our descent - The Golden Boy

- Ladies and gentlemen, as we start our descent

Like, I just need to know." - The Golden Boy

Like, I just need to know."

And you know, you have
a son. Congratulations." - The Golden Boy

And you know, you have a son. Congratulations."

They want to see
Oscar stand and fight - The Golden Boy

They want to see Oscar stand and fight

- When we landed, they opened
the doors to the airplane. - The Golden Boy

- When we landed, they opened the doors to the airplane.

When Atiana was born, he
was really cute as a father. - The Golden Boy

When Atiana was born, he was really cute as a father.

And I'm looking at
the stewardess like, - The Golden Boy

And I'm looking at the stewardess like,

The question is, can you
win a fight running away? - The Golden Boy

The question is, can you win a fight running away?

My life just changed completely, - The Golden Boy

My life just changed completely,

Being a man, being a father,
it was overwhelming to me. - The Golden Boy

Being a man, being a father, it was overwhelming to me.

The world fell in
love with my story. - The Golden Boy

The world fell in love with my story.

I couldn't face it. I
would just turn my back. - The Golden Boy

I couldn't face it. I would just turn my back.

I felt like a celebrity. - The Golden Boy

I felt like a celebrity.

Well, you tell me, do
you think that De La Hoya - The Golden Boy

Well, you tell me, do you think that De La Hoya

- When he came back from
the Olympics, I was ten. - The Golden Boy

- When he came back from the Olympics, I was ten.

I think he had the
fight in control, - The Golden Boy

I think he had the fight in control,

I was just overwhelmed
because there was - The Golden Boy

I was just overwhelmed because there was

Any type of problem,
any issues... - The Golden Boy

Any type of problem, any issues...

Well, the winner by
majority decision - The Golden Boy

Well, the winner by majority decision

- There's a caravan of
cars going back to East LA, - The Golden Boy

- There's a caravan of cars going back to East LA,

The first loss in the
career of the Golden Boy. - The Golden Boy

The first loss in the career of the Golden Boy.

I wasn't that kid that
is gonna turn red. - The Golden Boy

I wasn't that kid that is gonna turn red.

He should have
blown up at himself - The Golden Boy

He should have blown up at himself

- I'm representing
Latin Americans, - The Golden Boy

- I'm representing Latin Americans,

A few weeks later,
I get a phone call. - The Golden Boy

A few weeks later, I get a phone call.

It's this woman, Angelique, - The Golden Boy

It's this woman, Angelique,

We had a one-night
stand. We had hit it off. - The Golden Boy

We had a one-night stand. We had hit it off.

She said, "You have a boy. - The Golden Boy

She said, "You have a boy.

His name's Devon." - The Golden Boy

His name's Devon."

- When I got home, all I can
think about was my mother. - The Golden Boy

- When I got home, all I can think about was my mother.

To be a father, it's
a huge responsibility. - The Golden Boy

To be a father, it's a huge responsibility.

The very first time
I ever had drinks - The Golden Boy

The very first time I ever had drinks

And one of my uncles tells
me, "Have a little sip. - The Golden Boy

And one of my uncles tells me, "Have a little sip.

No big deal." - The Golden Boy

And I thought it was okay - The Golden Boy

And I thought it was okay

But 30 sips later,
I just blacked out. - The Golden Boy

But 30 sips later, I just blacked out.

I woke up to my mom's face. - The Golden Boy

I woke up to my mom's face.

I mean, to be seated on the
seat where George Bush sits... - The Golden Boy

I mean, to be seated on the seat where George Bush sits...

But even though she
was a tough woman, - The Golden Boy

But even though she was a tough woman,

And you know, that
connection with his mom - The Golden Boy

And you know, that connection with his mom

It made him vulnerable
but tougher. - The Golden Boy

It made him vulnerable but tougher.

I'm sure she loved me. - The Golden Boy

I'm sure she loved me.

- It was instant celebrity,
instant pride from everyone. - The Golden Boy

- It was instant celebrity, instant pride from everyone.

She was everything to me. - The Golden Boy

She was everything to me.

He belonged to East
LA. He did it for us. - The Golden Boy

He belonged to East LA. He did it for us.

When she passed, I drank. - The Golden Boy

When she passed, I drank.

- Now I'm like a
local celebrity, - The Golden Boy

- Now I'm like a local celebrity,

I drank a lot. - The Golden Boy

I was walking around with
my gold medal around my neck - The Golden Boy

I was walking around with my gold medal around my neck

People would recognize
me, and they would ask me, - The Golden Boy

People would recognize me, and they would ask me,

In between fights, I would
squeeze as much alcohol - The Golden Boy

In between fights, I would squeeze as much alcohol

The Golden Boy poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

It peels back the layers of Oscar de la Hoya while celebrating this complicated and controversial figure. We will explore his triumphs and turmoil to reveal a man struggling to come to terms with lifelong demons.

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Genre: documentary, biography, sport

Year: 2023

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ImdbRating: 7.3

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Released: 24 Jul 2023

Awards: 1 nomination

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