Yo hice a Roque III (1980)
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Andrés Pajares, Fernando Esteso, Antonio Ozores, Florinda Chico
A persistent freeloader is persuaded to step into the boxing ring against Spain’s champion.
The story
Roque Tercero González is a freeloader living in the home of his friend Federico, a celebrated former racing jockey whose weight gain has derailed his career. Roque continually reminds Federico that he saved his life when they were both seven, making it difficult for Federico to send him away. At a gym, Federico hopes to lose enough weight to ride again and learns that Kid Botija, Spain’s welterweight champion, needs an opponent for a title defense to qualify for the European boxing championship. With no one eager to face the champion, Federico and gym owner Paco persuade Roque to take the fight—without telling him the full truth.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Roque Tercero González (Andrés Pajares) is a freeloader who lives at his friend Federico’s (Fernando Esteso) house. Federico is a famous former racing jockey who has fallen on hard times after putting on weight. Federico can’t get rid of Roque, who constantly reminds him that when they were seven, he saved his life. The thing is, Federico goes to a gym hoping to lose enough weight to ride again, and there he learns that Kid Botija, Spain’s welterweight champion, needs to defend his title to qualify for the European boxing championship. Of course, no one wants to take a beating from the champion, despite the purse offered by his trainer. Between Paco, the gym’s owner, and Federico, they manage to talk Roque into it; deceived, he agrees to fight the champion.
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