The Golden Boy: Oscar De La Hoya on Showmax

26 March 2025

The Golden Boy: Oscar De La Hoya (2023)

Boasting a 100% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the two-part HBO documentary The Golden Boy offers a candid portrait of legendary boxer Oscar De La Hoya.

Nicknamed “The Golden Boy”, De La Hoya fought his way from the tough streets of East LA to an Olympic gold medal by age 19. He won 10 world titles across six different weight classes, rocketing to global prominence both in and outside the ring with his good looks, electric charisma, and heartfelt story of winning Olympic gold for his dying mother. But behind the polished facade, all was not as it seemed.

In The Golden Boy, De La Hoya peels back the layers to reveal a man struggling to come to terms with lifelong demons and the impossible burden of a nickname he couldn’t live up to.

Nominated for Best Documentary at the 2024 Imagen Awards, The Golden Boy is directed by Sundance Audience Award winner Fernando Villena and executive produced by Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg and Emmy winner Mario Lopez.

The Golden Boy Part Two is also available to stream on Showmax.

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