Boca, the origins “: the documentary that links Genoa and Buenos Aires broadcast on Sky
The Genoese, their migrations to Argentina, the birth of Genoa and that of Boca Juniors. Stories that have been intertwined for centuries and that have now found a common derivation in the documentary “Xeneixes – Boca, the origins“, Produced by Itaca Film with the direction of Michele Rovini, Ezio Landini and Alfredo Federico, on air until the day of Saturday 23 April on Sky Documentaries (channel 402 of the Sky decoder) with the programming that you find attached to link. Below is the press release from the Genoa Foundation.
“The Genoese migratory phenomenon in Argentina has ancient origins and occurs with a certain continuity from the first half of the nineteenth century. Football is a strong metaphor to narrate the character of a people and their land and allows us to easily enter a profound reality, made up of passions, rivalry and pride in their origins, elements that intertwine and appear a sort of cord. umbilical between Genoa and Buenos Aires, between the fans of Genoa and Sampdoria and those of Boca Juniors, the Xeneizes precisely.
The story begins in the La Boca neighborhood, the symbolic neighborhood of the Genoese community in Argentina, where our protagonists, of Genoese origins and Boca Juniors fans, will lead us through the streets and clubs of an unusual and surprising Buenos Aires. Through their stories we will understand how the Ligurian culture and traditions have obtained, in a surprising way, the Argentine one. our trip helping to a Boca Juniors match in the “Gloriosa Bombonera” in the midst of the warm Boquense support.
Immediately after, our protagonists will make a journey backwards, we will take them back for a week to the land of their ancestors, Genoa, not in a week, but in the hottest one of the year, that of the derby della Lanterna. They will take a tour that will start from the most emblematic places of Italian emigration, departed by ship from the port of Genoa, will enter the maze of alleys, will move around the city, in search of as many links with their origins, they will see the changes to what they had seen or heard respect to tell and will be fascinated by the richness of so much history and humanity.
Their visit will finally culminate in the stands of the Tempio del Calcio, the Ferraris Stadium and, together with many illustrious fans, they will attend the beloved derby della Lanterna ”.
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