![]() Some viewers will wonder if De La Hoya is telling the truth or if he is genuine about his transformation. ![]() De La Hoya touches on a great deal in the film – the good, bad and the ugly. And there were allegations of sexual assault, which were either dropped or settled. Later, he looked to drugs and alcohol as releases from his “bullshit” life. In the documentary, he details how he drank with uncles at family get-togethers before he even turned 10. But without the proper support system, addiction and abuse can quickly follow. He is also as handsome as a movie star, blessed with a smile that stretches for days. Part one of the documentary begins with De La Hoya in black-and-white talking about the “darkness” that arose as a result of living out others’ goals.ĭe La Hoya, who was known as “The Golden Boy” during his career, is accomplished. He lives out his father’s dreams and eventually the dreams of his family, neighborhood, city, culture and country. Watching The Golden Boy, a new two-part documentary which debuts on HBO on Monday, we see a young boy from East Los Angeles who was, as De La Hoya says, pushed into an existence of athletic training. But sometimes I have to ask myself, like, ‘Wait, do you really deserve to be happy?’” “I’m making myself happy for the first time ever,” he says. Glory, fame, money, adoration – do they make someone happy? For De La Hoya – who won 10 boxing world titles across six weight classes – they did not.
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