Baseball's Last Hero: 21 Clemente Stories

Biography about the late Pittsburgh Pirates hall of famer.

Cast

Jamie Nieto

as Roberto Clemente

Marilinda Rivera

as Vera Clemente

Roberto Clemente

as Himself (Archive footage)

Anthony D. Bell

as Willie Stargell

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