Fernando Nation looks at the amazing career of Los Angeles Dodgers' Mexican pitcher Fernando Valenzuela. If the predominance of American sport might not appeal to some, the storytelling and social and political contexts of many of the films lift them above the mundane recitation of a baseballer or gridiron player's career. Valenzuela's stardom occurred against the backdrop of the difficulties encountered by LA's growing Latino population.
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