Exclusive: A docuseries about Diego Maradona Jr., the formerly unknown son of the Argentinean soccer legend, is in the works.
Maradona Jr., who also goes by Diego Sinagra, was born in 1986 but it took until 1993 for an Italian court to recognize the World Cup winner as his paternal father and another 13 years before Maradona himself acknowledged his son.
Over the course of four years, the two strengthened their relationship, bonding over their passion for football, before Maradona passed away in 2020.
He Was My Father (w/t) comes from Neo Studios, the production arm of sports media group Eleven, and Italian producer Roma Press.
It will see Maradona Jr. celebrate and analyze the life and legacy of his late father and chronicle his experience growing up as the unknown son of one of most celebrated and controversial soccer players of all time.
Unable to attend his father’s funeral due to...
Maradona Jr., who also goes by Diego Sinagra, was born in 1986 but it took until 1993 for an Italian court to recognize the World Cup winner as his paternal father and another 13 years before Maradona himself acknowledged his son.
Over the course of four years, the two strengthened their relationship, bonding over their passion for football, before Maradona passed away in 2020.
He Was My Father (w/t) comes from Neo Studios, the production arm of sports media group Eleven, and Italian producer Roma Press.
It will see Maradona Jr. celebrate and analyze the life and legacy of his late father and chronicle his experience growing up as the unknown son of one of most celebrated and controversial soccer players of all time.
Unable to attend his father’s funeral due to...
- 7/11/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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