Disney+ is delighted to present a documentary series on the greatest polo player in history, directed by Oscar winner, Juan José Campanella.
The three chapters series reveals the intimacy of a 30-years career as the world’s number one as well as all his records; the revolution of clonation and how he challenged the cientific boundaries in order to remain in competition with the best horses. It also showcases his dream to playing the world’s most important tournament with his son, facing the difficulties to play at the highest level and the challenges on and off the field. It is an original Disney production, launched for Latin America and Spain, in June 2025.
The definitive portrait
The aim of the documentary is to present the complete story, with the presence of those involved. It is a project that has a unique approach to the personality that left a remarkable mark in polo and the development of cloning on a worldwide level. The series will showcase rare footage, the word of the key people in his life and different destinations all over the world – am accurate portrait of a living legend of polo.
The series start with Cambiaso’s beginnings in the sport, that includes a strong presence of tennis during his childhood and his remarkable skills; the repationship with his first best friend (and also brother-in-law, Lolo Castagnola, and their painful split. It explores his youth, his early success within international polo and the debut in tournaments in America and England, where he met his mentor, Gonzalo Pieres, with whom he shares the golden ages of Ellerstina, until the decision that would make a significant change in his career – leave Ellerstina to create La Dolfina, which marked the start of a unique rivalry between the two teams, that will end up being the derby of polo.
The (huge) challenges of making his own polo club and organisation, La Dolfina, from the scratch, as his own Formula 1 team, are also revealed in the series.
He needs to break the established rules of polo – a “stranger” who is related to the Nueva Chicago football team fans and Diego Maradona’s support. A skilled player who break records and win tournaments in Argentina and around the world; a world he travels with his family – his wife, María Vazquez, and their three children.
But there’s more within his personal and sports history – after his brother’s accident and his love for horses, Cambiaso decides to explore the path of science and starts to consider the idea of cloning. While many consider him to be controversial due to this, he succeeds, he clones several of his horses, and brings a global revolution, bringing the sport to a new age.
The path goes to the unexpected – from the enormous success of claiming titles by riding his own cloned horses to the fear of losing everything overnight; the most unusual legal battle with the US court deciding his future and his family’s.
After an extremely successful career of thirty years, becoming the best polo player of his generation, by providing excellence in his performances and creating the best polo organisation on a global level, he still has another goal; a goal no one has dreamed of before – to play with his son and win the most important polo tournament in the world.
Today, at 50-years-old, Adolfo Cambiaso still takes care of his legacy. The series, then, brings a look to a life of success, hard work, challenges, meetings, disagreements, family and love for horses. And not only reveals the sportsman but also the man behind the legend. It is indeed a significant stuff, new for everybody, that tells an unknown story upt-to-date, that allows to know a bit more about the Messi of polo.