'Puchungo' Yáñez visits Roberto 'Cucurucho' Guizasola's neighborhood to learn the story behind the Peruvian soccer player, his childhood memories, and the experiences that shaped his life.

In this first episode of "Lateando con Puchungo" (Lateando with Puchungo), Roberto Guizasola fondly remembers his mother, who won the hearts of the neighbors by washing clothes and delivering oatmeal to support her family.

'Cucurucho' also reveals that he went through difficult times and was involved in shady dealings, until soccer came into his life and became an opportunity to change his destiny.

👉 Don't miss the premiere of "Lateando con Puchungo" and discover the neighborhood where it all began.

00:00 Start

00:03:40 | Roberto Guizasola grateful to Puente Piedra: "My mom washed clothes for all the neighbors, and that's how we got money for bus fare to training."

00:04:38 | Roberto Guizasola and 'Puente Piedra Disney World': "It's a park with restaurants and other things. I thought of the name when I was little."

00:10:02 | Roberto Guizasola and the Inocencio La Rosa school: "That's where we started. My uncle taught us, and we had to pass the test with him."

00:14:06 | Roberto Guizasola and the challenges of playing in the streets of Puente Piedra: "The aunt with the stick, the cars... anyone who lives on the streets knows."

00:14:25 | Roberto Guizasola and the corner store in his neighborhood: "Elenita has known me my whole life. I'm very grateful."

00:15:22 | Roberto Guizasola and the block where he played soccer as a child: "All the mothers would call my friends over for lunch. There was no food at my house."

00:17:05 | Roberto Guizasola and the John Travolta of Puente Piedra: "This kid used to make me dance on the corner. They'd make bets."

00:21:00 | Roberto Guizasola and his block: "This is my territory. Here's the house my uncle Guillermo gave us."

00:22:12 | Roberto Guizasola had nothing to eat after training: "It was the worst."

00:25:40 | Roberto Guizasola recalls his heart problem in Belgium: "They told me I couldn't play."

00:26:32 | Roberto Guizasola reunites with a childhood neighbor: "She broke a bathtub, she was terrible."

00:30:05 | Roberto Guizasola recounts what he did when there was no food at home: "I'd stand on the neighbors' windows. That saved me."

00:30:19 | Roberto Guizasola reveals how he heated the water for his baths: "We'd take the tub, put it on the roof, and heat it with the sun."

00:31:20 | Roberto Guizasola and the first time he ate panettone: "The lady is very important to me, I was very moved."

00:33:12 | Roberto Guizasola reveals problems with his ex-partner over his neighborhood: "She wanted to go to Cancun for vacation, but I kept saying, 'Puente Piedra Disney World.'"

00:34:30 | Roberto Guizasola and his beginnings with Jefferson Farfán: "We were a very cheerful group and we shared things very simply."

00:39:10 | Roberto Guizasola reveals how he "messed things up" in his neighborhood: "People were afraid of us, but I've already made up for lost time."

00:41:25 | Roberto Guizasola reveals what his mother did when she found out he was doing bad things: "She put a knife over the fire and in his hand"

00:44:06 | Roberto Guizasola and the house he bought for his mother: "His mother didn't want to leave the neighborhood; she asked me to build a shelter here"

00:44:40 | Roberto Guizasola shows his shelter, his late mother's wish

00:53:20 | Carvallo supported Guizasola with his NGO: "I'm always grateful to him"

01:06:19 | Guizasola reveals that his mother asked him to quit football to found his NGO: "She was ill, in the terminal stage of cancer."

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