Roberto Durán

Acting

Roberto Durán

Born 1951-06-16 · El Chorrillo, Panama

Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held world championships in four weight classes: lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight, as well as reigns as the undisputed and lineal lightweight champion, and the lineal welterweight champion. He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades, the first being Jack Johnson. Durán was known as a versatile, technical brawler and pressure fighter, which earned him the nickname of "Manos de Piedra" ("Hands of Stone") for his formidable punching power and excellent defense.

Acting credits

Rocky II poster
7.3

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.

Rocky II

1979

Harlem Nights poster
6.1

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.

Harlem Nights

1989

No artwork available
NR

A collection of hard hitting clips from the world of boxing. It includes incredible knockouts, referees getting punched, punch-ups outside the ring, clowns of the ring and much more.

Boxing Barmy

1996

I Am Durán poster
6.9

The story of four-time World Champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence. From his days shining shoes on the street, to packing out arenas across the world, this is the story of modern Panama and its most celebrated child.

I Am Durán

2019

No Más poster
6.5

A look at the November 1980 re-match between Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran and how two infamous words haunt both.

No Más

2013

Ilegitimo poster
NR

Juancho is in search of his real family after the death of his adoptive mother, only to find out his father is a corrupt politician who tried to kill him.

Ilegitimo

2017

Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard III poster
NR

Billed as "Uno Más", contested on December 7, 1989 for the WBC super middleweight title.

Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard III

1989

Marvin Hagler vs Roberto Duran poster
NR

The Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Duran (or, alternatively, Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Duran, Roberto Duran vs. Marvin Hagler or Roberto Duran vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler) contest was a professional boxing fight which took place on November 10, 1983, at the Caesar's Palace hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was for Hagler's universally recognized (or undisputed) IBF, WBA and WBC world Middleweight title.

Marvin Hagler vs Roberto Duran

1983

Invasion poster
7.3

INVASION is a documentary about the collective memory of a country. The invasion of Panama by the U.S in 1989 serves as an excuse to explore how a people remember, transform, and often forget their past in order to re-define their identity and become who they are today.

Invasion

2014

Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II poster
10.0

The rematch took place at the New Orleans Superdome five months and five days after the first fight.

Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II

1980

The Fabulous Four poster
NR

This video profiles four legendary boxers - Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas 'The Hit Man' Hearns and 'Marvellous' Marvin Hagler, whose rivalry commenced with the 'Brawl in Montreal'. This was the contest which saw an over-confident Leonard lose his crown to Duran. Hearns had lost out to Hagler in 1985, and it was the latter that Leonard selected to take on in his comeback for the World Middleweight Championship.

The Fabulous Four

1990

Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran poster
9.0

June 20, 1980, Olympic Stadium in Montreal, World Welterweight Championship.

Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran

1980

Fists of a Nation poster
6.5

A documentary detailing the relationship of the Panamanian people and Roberto Duran

Fists of a Nation

2005