Movies, music and TV helped Pelé to even more stardom

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FILE - Brazilian soccer legend Edson Arantes Do Nascimiento better known as 'Pele', gestures during a photocall of the movie 'Pele', in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Pel, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. He was 82. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)