Roberto Baggio reveals what convinced him to give his support to a biopic about his life and the person who inspired his legendary Divine Ponytail hairstyle.
The dramatisation will be on Netflix from May 26, directed by Letizia Lamartire and starring Andrea Arcangeli as the adult Roby Baggio.
A press conference was held today and Baggio was present, admitting he was not entirely happy with the idea of Il Divin Codino’s production.
Roberto Baggio reveals what convinced him to give his support to a biopic about his life and the person who inspired his legendary Divine Ponytail hairstyle.
The dramatisation will be on Netflix from May 26, directed by Letizia Lamartire and starring Andrea Arcangeli as the adult Roby Baggio.
A press conference was held today and Baggio was present, admitting he was not entirely happy with the idea of Il Divin Codino’s production.
“If it was up to me, I wouldn’t have done it, as I felt it was a bit embarrassing and not really that interesting a story. My manager Vittorio Petrone convinced me.”
The film also covers his childhood and complicated rapport with his father.
“At the start I saw my father as an enemy, but instead he laid the foundations so that I never give up. I feel a great deal of gratitude towards him.
“Sometimes we don’t understand the love and protection our parents have for us as children, but over time we see things from their point of view. I know many people who had issues with their parents and I hope they too can renew that bond.”
Baggio also explained what inspired his famous Divine Ponytail hairstyle at the 1994 World Cup in the USA.
“There was a black waitress in the hotel with these wonderful braids in her hair, we got chatting and within a couple of hours she was there putting my curly hair in the same style. It was just a bit of fun, really.
“When my hair got much longer, I put an elastic over them, but I never thought that ponytail would come to represent me.”