Most of us know Diego Luna from his role in Y tu mamá también (and, if you are a connoisseur of bad telenovelas like me, from Televisa’s El Premio Mayor), but now the actor is branching out and becoming a film maker, and his first film, JC Chávez, explores the life of Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez. Why Chávez? According to Luna:

“…because for 14 years he never lost a fight and for 11 and a half years, he maintained his title as champion of the world.”

The documentary, which chronicles the life of the “greatest living Mexican athlete” will debut on Friday in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Monterrey and Culiacán (Chávez’s hometown). There’s still no word on if and when it will make it the U.S.

Mexico’s El Financiero reports that Julio César, upon seeing the film, broke into tears — a relief to Luna, who was nervous that the boxer wouldn’t like the movie, which took him three years to complete.

An interesting surprise for moviegoers upon seeing JC Chávez will be the appearance in the film of infamous ex Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, who avoided questions about politics but was eager to share his love of Chávez in the movie.

Noche Latina has a review of the film. Check it out.

Via / El Financiero