Los peloteros

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Los peloteros

1951

1h 22m

6.5(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

A group of kids in a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican rural town need money to purchase baseball uniforms for little league.

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15 members

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Ramón Rivero (Diplo)

Pepe

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Miriam Colon

Lolita

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José Manuel Matos

Momo (child)

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Amílcar Tirado

Momo (adult)

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Pedrín Vázquez

Gregorio

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Narciso Cobián

Amílcar

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Daniel Colón

Luis

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Celso Alvarado

Tato

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Juan B. Figueroa

Néstor

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Raúl Colón

Raulito

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Pablo Suárez

Pablito

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Bolivar Rosado

Bolívar

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Art

Israel Pérez

Israel

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Antonio Pérez

Don Luz

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Escolástico Colón

Colo

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