Stallone recuerda a su perro: inspirador de ‘Rocky’ y compañero inseparable en la pobreza

Aunque es uno de los hombres rudos de la gran pantalla, Sylvester Stallone tiene un corazón muy sensible. Hoy es famoso y millonario, pero no siempre fue así.

Antes de alcanzar el éxito con Rocky, vivía en la pobreza junto a su fiel compañero: Butkus, a quien decidió rendirle homenaje en su cuenta de Instagram.

"Tenía a mi perro Butkus, mi mejor amigo, mi confidente, quien siempre reía mis chistes y soportaba mis cambios de humor, fue la única cosa viviente que me amó por quién era", contó el actor.

"Desde entonces fui exitoso y muy bendecido, ¡de alguna manera extraño esas caminatas grandiosas por las mañanas con mi amigo de cuatro patas! Literalmente pasamos 24 horas al día juntos, inseparables; podría decirse que éramos los mejores amigos. Lo amaba, y seguramente nunca encontraré un perro como él otra vez", agregó.

I absolutely love pictures like this. When I was 26, totally broke, going nowhere VERY fast, owned two pair of pants that barely fit, shoes that had holes in them and dreams of being successful were as far away as the sun… But I had my dog, BUTKUS, my best friend, my confidant, Who always laughed at my jokes, and put up with my moods, and was the one living thing that loved me for who I was! #man's best friend#BullMastiff #Loyalty #NewYorkCity#AmericanDreams

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1971... Since we're on the subject of " man's best friend" this is myself and Butkus as a puppy , we were both , thin , hungry and living in a flophouse above a subway stop, I used to say this apartment had " … Hot and cold running roaches" anyway there was not much to do except spend time with each other and that's where I started to learn the craft of screenwriting. Since I never went out, I relied on his companionship , And actually it was his idea to write Rocky, but don't tell anyone…. Years later when things got even worse I had to sell him for $40 in front of a 7-Eleven store,because I couldn't afford food, then like A modern day miracle, the screenplay for Rocky sold, and I could buy and buy him back, but the new owner knew I was desperate, and charged me $15,000 … He was worth every penny! #New York City #HellsKitchen #BullMastiff #It'sADogsWorld. #MoreToCome#inspiration #ThunderingYourHeart #GoingThedistance

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