El camino de San Diego (The Road of San Diego) is a 2006 Argentine comedy film, written and directed by Carlos Sorín. The film features Ignacio Benítez, Carlos Wagner, among others. The picture tells the story of an Argentine obsessed with football superstar Diego Maradona. Plot Tati Benítez (Ignacio Benítez), is a young man who lives in the Misiones Province, and an Argentine lumberjack who's been laid off at work, now making a living by collecting wood for an artisan named Silva (Miguel Gonzales Colman). Benítez is married to his pregnant wife (Paola Rotela). Typical of Argentines, Tati is a football fanatic. Tati is quite quirky and, like many Argentines, is obsessed with the Argentine football player Diego Armando Maradona, who is legendary in Argentina because of his prowess in the World Cup. He wears a football kit with Maradona's number 10 on it and has a very large 10 tattooed on his back. He even owns two parrots who scream "Maradona" from time to time. His friends joke that Tati is not married to his wife, but to Maradona. In fact, Tati knows every possible statistic of Maradona's career, and has a great deal of knowledge regarding his hero's life. One day Tati hears from friends that Maradona is suffering from heart problems, so he decides to go on a quest. His mission is to deliver an unusual piece of wood to Maradona at the Swiss-Argentine Hospital in Buenos Aires where he is recuperating. The piece of wood resembles Maradona. Tati travels by foot, by bus, and even by ambulance, to let Maradona feel the dedication and love of his loyal fan base. On his way he runs into many adventures. Cast Ignacio Benítez as Tati Benítez Carlos Wagner La Bella as Waguinho Paola Rotela as Tati's wife Silvina Fontelles as Ms. Matilde Miguel González Colman as Silva, the artisan José Armónico as Gauna Toti Rivas as El Tolo Marisa Córdoba as El Tolo's wife Otto Mosdien as Pastor Otto Claudio Uassouf as a priest Lila Cáceres as a young mother Pascual Condito as Pascual Juan Villegas as Photo Shop Owner Walter Donado as an ambulance driver Aníbal Maldonado as a contrabandist Jose Wisniewsky as El Polaco Background Casting Carlos Sorín, in neo-realist fashion, used non-professional actors when he shot the film. Filming locations The picture was filmed in Misiones, Argentina. Distribution The film opened in Argentina on September