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Yuli

12/14/2018

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1hr 55min

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Drama

STORY

Yuli is the nickname given to Carlos Acosta by his father, Pedro, who considers him the son of Ogun, an African god and a fighter. As a child Yuli avoids discipline and education, learning from the streets of an impoverished and abandoned Havana. His father, however, has other ideas, and knowing that his son has a natural talent for dance, sends him to the National Ballet School of Cuba. Despite his repeated escapes and initial poor behaviour, the boy is inevitably drawn to the world of dance, and begins to shape his legendary career from a young age, becoming the first black dancer to be cast in some of the most prestigious ballet roles, originally written for white dancers, in companies such as the Houston Ballet or the Royal Ballet in London.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Santiago Alfonso
  • Carlos Acosta
  • Keyvin Martínez
  • Edison Manuel Olbera
  • Laura de la Uz

    Director

  • Icíar Bollaín

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Morena Films
  • Potboiler Productions
  • Producciones de la 5ª Avenida
  • The Match Factory
  • Movistar Plus+
  • ICAIC
  • Eurimages

    Production Countries

  • Germany
  • Cuba
  • Spain
  • France
  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish

Cast

Santiago Alfonso

Pedro

Carlos Acosta

Carlos Acosta (Actual)

Keyvin Martínez

Carlos Acosta (Joven)

Edison Manuel Olbera

Carlos Acosta (1983)

Laura de la Uz

Maestra Chery

Yerlín Pérez López

María

Carlos Enrique Almirante

Enrique

Andrea Doimeadios

Berta

Alexandra Prokhorova

Amiga Inglesa

Tamara Rojo

Julieta

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