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HBO Max’s ‘Soccer Soul’ Doc, About How Lionel Messi and Argentina Won the World Cup, Unpacked by ‘Secret in Their Eyes’ Star Ricardo Darín
Argentina’s Ricardo Darín reflects on its 2022 World Cup win, the most epic of any, which he narrates in HBO Max’s ‘Soccer Soul.’
Viewed by an estimated 5 billion, the most watched event in TV history, and the climax of the most popular sport on earth, no achievement compares in epic terms to Argentina’s victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. What makes “Soccer Soul” most memorable is its explanations of why Argentina finally won, overcoming the disastrous first-game 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia, after coming into the World Cup as one of its favorites, Copa America winners and unbeaten in 36 games. “Powerfully understated, Darin explores every psychological shade of a moral man who, having been beaten down by the system, now seeks the fulfillment life has denied him,” Variety said of your performance in “The Secret in Their Eyes.” How did you decide to narrate, in what tone, for example, such a rollercoaster ride as Argentina’s World Cup campaign?
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