CARLOS MIRANDA
Actor | Joe
Carlos Miranda es Joe, el mejor entrenador del barrio, que formó a más de un campeón, como hubiera hecho con Samuel si no se hubiera perdido por el camino.
Convierte el Gym en un templo de disciplina donde el objetivo principal es sacar de las calles a los chicos y que al menos alguno de ellos sea un buen boxeador y no termine fracasado, preso o muerto de un balazo.
Su carácter cerrado y el trabajo que hace lo han convertido en un mito local, casi intocable. El único rival es Papillón, una de sus antiguas frustraciones, que prefirió la calle al deporte y que hace dinero echando a boxear niños en peleas clandestinas como si se tratara de gallos.
Samuel es su otra gran frustración. Y con Víctor aún guarda esperanza. No es un santo, pero al menos no se ha desviado del boxeo tomando el camino fácil. Necesita disciplina, porque es de carácter fuerte pero no es un mal muchacho pero, aunque lo entrene al calco de su preferido, su relación con Víctor nunca será la misma que la que ha tenido antes con Samuel.
Carlos Miranda plays Joe, the best trainer in the neighborhood, who has developed a few champion boxers and he would’ve done the same with Samuel if he had not deviated from his path.
He turns the Gym into a temple of discipline, aiming to take kids off the streets hoping that at least some of them become good boxers and do not end up as losers, prisoners or shot dead.
His grumpy nature and his work ethic have made of him a mythical figure that is almost untouchable . His only rival is “Papillon”, one of his past failures, who chose the streets over sports and who makes a living out of involving youngsters in clandestine fights as if they were fighting cocks.
Samuel is his greatest frustration, but with Victor he still has hope. He’s not a saint, but at least he has not deviated from boxing by taking the easy way out. Victor needs discipline, but he is not a bad guy and although Joe trains him to be a copy of his favorite one, their relationship will never be like the one he had with Samuel.