Jai Alai Blues

"A history of the fronton"

The story of how a humble Basque rural sport called zesta punta —or jai alai— was successfully exported from the Basque Country to nations as different as Egypt, China, the Philippines, Cuba, Mexico or the United States. In these places, the pelotaris were considered true artists at the fronton. But the splendour of the jai alai, the happy feast, could not last forever.

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Alain Mimoun

Alain Mimoun

1959

The Horse in Focus

The Horse in Focus

1956

People, Hopes, Medals

People, Hopes, Medals

1960

IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964

IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964

1964

Sensation of the Century

Sensation of the Century

1966

Snows of Grenoble

Snows of Grenoble

1968

Olympic Spirit

Olympic Spirit

1980

A Turning Point

A Turning Point

1984

Calgary ’88: 16 Days of Glory

Calgary ’88: 16 Days of Glory

1989

Seoul 1988

Seoul 1988

1989

Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand

1989

Beyond All Barriers

Beyond All Barriers

1989

One Light, One World

One Light, One World

1992

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

1994

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

1997

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

1998

Olympic Glory

Olympic Glory

1999

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

2001

Bud Greenspan’s Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan’s Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory

2005

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

2007