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Olympia (1998) | Slate

Olympia

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Rated 7.0 on TMDB

Olympia

A washed-up Mexican soap star ditches fame, fortune, and telenovela melodrama to chase an absurd new dream: becoming a javelin-throwing legend. With her trusty spear in hand and nothing left to lose, Olympia Miraflores (Carmen Nogales) swims across the Rio Grande, determined to rewrite her story. In border-town Laredo, she teams up with Billy (Jason Andrews), a disgraced coach whose athletic résumé includes wearing a taco costume outside a fast food joint. Together, this wildly mismatched duo takes on the world—one misstep at a time

Released: 1998
Runtime: 1h 16m
Rated: NR
Genres: Drama
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Bob ByingtonDirector, Story

Bill StottWriter

Cast

Jason AndrewsBill Daniels
Carmen NogalesOlympia Miraflores
Damian YoungEd Pedernales

Johnny McAllisterWriter

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Unavailable

Patricia FiskeBill's Mother

James Monroe BlackMotel Manager

Lee HunsakerLibrarian

Joe StevensWhistle Man

Mark MiksCowboy

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