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The actor puts himself in the shoes of Jesús del Moral, coach and husband of Olympic gold medalist Sandra Sánchez, in ‘Karateka’, the epic story of how she conquered the medal in the very cradle of the discipline, Japan
Sandra Sánchez, a 39-year-old karateka from Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Her achievement is the subject of a film called Karateka, in which actor Patrick Criado plays Jesús del Moral, Sánchez's trainer and husband. Criado says Sánchez faced not only the challenge of perfecting her karate skills but also the weight of her country's expectations.
The film, which was released on October 30, tells the story of Sánchez's remarkable success. According to the World Karate Federation, Sánchez is the best karateka in the kata modality of all time.
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