Star+ presented the first preview of Ringo. glory and deatha thriller based on true events, ie inspired by the extraordinary and controversial life of the Argentine boxing champion Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena.
Oscar Natalio Bonavena was born in Buenos Aires on September 25, 1942. Known publicly as “Ringo”, Bonavena was a heavyweight boxer, who due to his popularity was also able to dabble as an actor and singer.
His career began as an amateur boxer in the late 1950s. From the mid 60’s to the early 70’s he was a leading contender for the world title. worn by the famous Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay before his conversion to Islam), with whom he had a much remembered fighton December 7, 1970 in Madison Square in New York.
Although Ali won the match by TKO in the 15th round (the last one), Bonavena had to bully one of the greatest boxers of all timea true legend.
his assassination
In February 1976, Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena had what would be his last fight, against Billy Joiner, in the United States, where he was based.
On May 22 of that year was killed by Ross Brymer, a bodyguard of the famous Mustang Ranch brothel. The crime took place as part of a dispute with the Sicilian mobster Joe Conforte, owner of the Mustang Ranch, brothel and casino in Reno, Nevada, which would have been jealous of the Argentine boxer due to Ringo’s affair with his wife, Sally Conforte.
Bonavena was shot with a Remington 30-08.7 Brymer rifle spent 15 months in prison for the murder of Bonavena, sentence later commuted for manslaughter, although a local witness stated that he witnessed the murder that night.
His death caused great emotion in Argentina. His body was buried on May 29 at the Luna Park stadium, where nearly 150,000 people came to say goodbye. Subsequently he was buried in the Chacarita cemetery.
Oscar Bonavena was too fan of Club Atlético Huracán. In his tribute, the local stand of the Tomás A. Ducó stadium is named after him. Like a street in his hometown, the Parque Patricios and the metro station of line H, Hospitales, to which the name of the boxer has been added.
The Series
The long-awaited series from Star Original Productions will arrive very soon exclusively on Star+ in Latin America and on Disney streaming services worldwide.
Will stay Girolamo Giocondo Bosia (Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena), Delfina Chaves (Dora Raffa de Bonavena), Lucila Gandolfo (Sally Conforte), Thomas Grube (Joe Conforte), Connie Isla (Tracy), Pablo Rago (Bautista Rago) maria onetto (Doña Dominga, Ringo’s mother), Ariel Nuñez (Ross Brymer), Martín Slipak (Vicente Bonavena), Renato Quattordio (Pedro, Ringo’s friend) and Andrés Ciavaglia (Enrique Suárez).
The cast is completed by Javier Drolas (Tito Lectoure), Agustín Corsi (Rolo Vergara), Lautaro Bettoni (Juan Rago) and Germán De Silva (Don Vicente Bonavena). And assures that he will have to epic and dramatic tone, with touches of humor and ironywith two parallel timelines.
On the one hand, the story focuses on the last three months of the boxer’s life to reveal the decline of a celebrity who wants to reinvent himself. On the other, the story retrace the milestones of Ringo’s life chronologicallyfrom his humble beginnings and his arrival in amateur boxing, to his rapid rise, his debut at New York’s Madison Square Garden, and his consecration as Argentine champion.
With a striking modern aesthetic, the series also represents Bonavena’s magnetic aura and his public disposition, which has led him to record albums and act in theater and television.
Made of seven 40-minute episodes shot in various locations in the Argentine cities of Buenos Aires and Mendoza, Ringo. glory and death is directed by Nicolás Pérez Veiga, who also works as a screenwriter together with Alejandro Ocón, Gabriela Larralde, Diego Palacio and Santiago Dulce.
Source: Clarin
