The "Halcon"

After another loss, a veteran boxer faces the harsh truth his trainer reveals in the locker room: not all fights are won in the ring.

Cast

Dario Laurenzano

as Hugo

Leonardo Eusebio Soto

as Lázaro "El Halcón"

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