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Um Homem que Voa: Nelson Prudêncio

2013
26m
Documentary/Sport
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Cast

Nelson Prudêncio (Self)Carlos Francisco (Carlos José)Maria Lúcia Saldanha Vianna Prudêncio (Self)Cristiana Vianna Prudêncio (Self)

Directors

Maurílio Martins, Adirley Queirós

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Synopsis

The trajectory of Nelson Prudêncio, the black boy from Lins, who became an athlete only at the age of 20 and became one of the protagonists of the epic final of the triple jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, the biggest that the sport has ever seen.

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