Cholo is a Peruvian film from 1972 directed by Bernardo Batievsky that tells the story of the Peruvian football player Hugo Sotil.
Synopsis A young provincial painter migrates to Lima, where he finds a hostile and racist city. His football ability makes him reach sporting fame by traveling to several European countries.
Production After surviving a heart attack in the early 1970s, Batievsky began writing and later directing a film about football starring the successful football player Hugo Sotil. The film was released on May 18, 1972 in fifteen theaters in Lima. A week after its release, the director had the film removed from the billboard after receiving negative reviews.
The music was in charge of the Peruvian group El Polen.
Restoration Andrea Franco Batievsky, the director's granddaughter, oversaw the restoration process of Cholo and Mirage at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
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