A Step AwayMovie
Focuses on the performance of various elite athletes during the PanAmerican Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979. Athletes showcased in the documentary include USA team swimmer of Puerto Rican origin Jesse Vassallo; legendary Cuban track and field athlete Alberto Juantorena; Mexican diver Carlos Girón; American diver Greg Louganis; and the Puerto Rico national basketball team, among others. At the end of the film, the athletes expressed their hopes of being "a step away" from the 1980 Olympics Games; however, these hopes were shattered by the political crisis and the eventual USA-led boycott to the Olympic Games held in Moscow in 1980.
About A Step Away
A Step Away is a 1980 documentary movie directed by Roberto Ponce.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 0m, production credits from Canada, Puerto Rico, United States of America, an original language code of ES.
The credited cast includes Orson Welles, Carlos Montalbán. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
