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Oct 27, 2020 · The All-American Cuban Comet, is the story of Florida's all-time receiving yards leader, Carlos Alvarez. Alvarez is a Cuban immigrant who assimilated into what was, in the 1960s, an anti-Cuban American culture, by playing, and excelling at, football-what he considered "the most A...
- Gaspar González
- 2020-10-27
- Documentary
- 60
Excelling at a sport few Latinos played, “the Cuban Comet” became a record-smashing receiver at the University of Florida and an inspiration to others struggling to adapt to life in a new country, all while speaking out for athletes’ rights, civil rights, and against the war in Vietnam — no matter the cost.
The All-American Cuban Comet is the story of Carlos Alvarez, who became a record-smashing receiver at the University of Florida while speaking out for athletes’ rights, civil rights, and against the war in Vietnam — no matter the cost.
Oct 27, 2020 · In 1944, when Allied forces invaded Normandy, American soldiers landing there knew the door would come down, they'd run onto that beach and half of them would die.
Oct 27, 2020 · ESPN Films will debut the first SEC Storied documentary of the new season with “The All-American Cuban Comet” Oct. 27 at 8:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network. Carlos Alvarez was a University of Florida football star whose activism in the late 1960s and early '70s made him a controversial figure.
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- ESPNFrontRow
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Oct 28, 2020 · The latest edition in the ESPN Films' SEC Storied collection, The All-American Cuban Comet, focuses on Florida's all-time receiving yards leader, Carlos Alvarez.
