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Pelé: Birth of a Legend

Pelé: Birth of a Legend

A boy with nothing who changed everything.

20167.31h 47m

Overview

The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.

Directed by Jeff Zimbalist
Written by Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Produced by Brian Grazer, Ivan Orlić, Kim Roth
Box Office0Revenue: $27K

Top Cast

Kevin de Paula

Kevin de Paula

Pelé

Leonardo Lima Carvalho

Leonardo Lima Carvalho

Younger Pelé

Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

Dondinho

Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves

Waldemar de Brito

Seth Michaels

Seth Michaels

Mário

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Feola

André Mattos

André Mattos

Santos club's coach

Mariana Nunes

Mariana Nunes

Celeste Arantes

Phil Miler

Phil Miler

Narrator (voice)

R

Rafael Henriques

Yuri (14 year old)

Themes & Keywords

sportsbiographyfootball (soccer)brazilinspirational

About Pelé: Birth of a Legend

Pelé: Birth of a Legend is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of sports, biography, football (soccer), brazil, inspirational. Directed by Jeff Zimbalist, it stars Kevin de Paula, Leonardo Lima Carvalho, Seu Jorge. The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.

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