Review of Diego Maradona (2019) by Jonnyrock — 05 Dec 2019

Such a great and inspiring doco. Up there with Senna and Amy. What an incredible story.

This review of Diego Maradona (2019) was written by Jonnyrock on 05 Dec 2019.

Diego Maradona has generally received very positive reviews.

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