The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca

The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca (2026)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2026-06-29
  • Runtime: 0h 57min
  • Language: Español
  • Production Company: ESPN Films
  • Production Country: United States of America, Mexico
  • Director: Martín Fradkin

Summary

The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca, a new ESPN Films documentary revisiting Diego Armando Maradona’s only return to Estadio Azteca in 2000, 14 years after leading Argentina to its historic World Cup win. The film tells the extraordinary and little-known story of Diego Armando Maradona’s only return to Estadio Azteca after leading Argentina to the 1986 FIFA World Cup title. Maradona returned to the stadium in 2000 while traveling from Cuba to Mexico for Boca Juniors’ Copa Libertadores semifinal against Club América.  

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  • Diego Maradona

    as Self
Directing Martín Fradkin Director
Crew Martín Fradkin Script
Crew Eduardo Biscayart Script
Crew Martín Ainstein Script
Production Freddy Rolón Executive Producer
Production Rodolfo Martínez Executive Producer
Production Bruno Zurlo Executive Producer
Production Pablo Mamone Executive Producer
Production Vilma Obando Producer
Production Eduardo Biscayart Producer
Production Daniela Martínez Nannini Producer
Production Martín Froilán Lapissonde Producer
Production Juan Irigoyen Producer
Production Fausto Ceballos Production Director
Editing Daniela Benedetti Editor
Editing Nubia Campos Vieira Editor
Camera Gerald Lee Camera Operator
Camera Juan Irigoyen Camera Operator
Camera Joaquín Neira Camera Operator
Camera Conrado Taina Camera Operator
Camera Joaquín Neira Director of Photography
Camera Gerald Lee Director of Photography
Camera Francisco De Santis Camera Production Assistant
Camera Facundo Amanzi Camera Production Assistant
Camera Felipe Roman Perez Camera Production Assistant
Camera Marco Antonio Galindo Camera Production Assistant
Camera Juan Beltrán Camera Production Assistant
Production Vilma Obando Data Management Technician
Production Juan Irigoyen Data Management Technician
Editing Santiago Burgos Assistant Editor
Editing Gabriela Castro Martínez Online Editor
Production Juan Irigoyen Post Producer
Production Daniela Martínez Nannini Post Producer
Production Martín Froilán Lapissonde Post Producer
Editing Juan Ignacio Celestino Colorist
Sound Carlos Marcellán Sound
Sound Ariel Novo Sound
Sound Lucas Larriera Sound
Art Melon Manga Set Designer
Art Pedro Blumenfeld Set Designer
Art Lautaro Ezequiel Candal López Set Designer
Art Isidro Gonzalez Pizzi Set Designer
Art Mariano Moroni Graphic Designer

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