Pelé, the cast of the film about the football legend

Pele is a 2016 film written and directed by brothers Jeff and Michael Zimbalist, focusing on the life of the former Brazilian footballer. To play him, as a boy, is Kevin de Paula

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Seu Jorge plays Dondinho, Pele’s father

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Mariana Nunes plays the role of Celeste Arantes, Pele’s mother

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Also in the cast Milton Gonçalves as Waldemar de Brito, former footballer known for having discovered Pele

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Seth Michaels plays former Brazilian footballer Mário Zagallo

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The film also features Vincent D’Onofrio as former Brazilian footballer Feola

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Mariana Balsa is Lucia

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Also in the cast is Diego Boneta in the role of José Altafini

In the film, Pele himself also appears in a cameo: he is the man sitting in the waiting room of the hotel

Luca Toni also appears in an audience cameo