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Escuela de campeones

Escuela de campeones

1950 · 95 min · ★ 9.0 · Adventure, Drama

It is the reconstruction of the history of the Buenos Aires English High School and of the legendary Alumni club, made up of its students, who dominated Argentine football in the first decade of the 20th century and its president, Alejandro Watson Hutton, The first president of the Argentine Football Association, considered the father of Argentine football.

Directed by Ralph Pappier · Written by E. Escobar Bavio

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