''Price of Glory'' is a 2000 American

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written by Phil Berger, directed by Carlos Avila and starring

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. The movie was nominated for several

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s in 2001. The film was shot in

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, and Nogales,

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. The film was released by

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on March 31, 2000.

Plot

Arturo Ortega, a man with enduring aspirations of being a competitor in professional boxing. While Arturo had the intellect, ambition, and agility to be a professional, his career proved to be a short one, and, after a living out his fifteen minutes of fame, he’s washed up. However, Arturo has instilled his passion for boxing in his three sons, who have grown up learning all about the world of prizefighting. The three boys begin competing in the ring, with Arturo as their manager and coach, but Johnny swiftly displays so much promise that other managers and promoters want to take over his contract and put make him the next boxing champion. Arturo feels let down when Sonny decides that he wants to work with another manager, while his other two sons rail against Sonny for turning his back on his father and hope Arturo has the same conviction in their talents in the ring.

Cast

as Arturo Ortega * Maria del Mar as Rita Ortega *

Jon Seda Jonathan Seda (born October 14, 1970) is a Puerto Rican actor. Seda was an amateur boxer who auditioned for and was given a role in the 1992 boxing film ''Gladiator''. He played the role of Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in the movie ''Se ...

as Sonny Ortega **

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as Young Sonny Ortega *

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as Jimmy Ortega **Mario Esquivel as Young Jimmy Ortega * Ernesto Hernandez as Johnny Ortega **Gilbert Leal as Young Johnny Ortega *

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as Nick Everson *

Louis Mandylor Louis Mandylor (born Elias Theodosopoulos; 13 September 1966) is an Australian film and television actor. Mandylor played Nick Portokalos in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' (2002), a role he reprised in the sequel ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'' (2 ...

as Davey Lane * Sal Lopez as Hector Salmon *Danielle Camastra as Mariella Cruz * Paul Rodriguez as Pepe *

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as Referee

Box office

The film grossed $3,440,228 in the United States and $108,328 in the foreign markets.

Critical reception

The film received negative reviews from critics. Film critic

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gave the film a rating of two stars out of a possible four saying, "The film made me feel like I was sitting in McDonald's watching some guy shout at his kids." Marc Savlov of the ''

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'' said of the film "It is a TKO before it even had a chance to get off a decent hook." ''Price of Glory'' currently has a rating of 32 out of 100 on the popular website,

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. The film has a 33% "Fresh" rating on

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Price of Glory 2000 films 2000s sports films American boxing films 2000 drama films Shoreline Entertainment films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films