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Yuli
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Paul Laverty
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Runtime:115 minutes
Studio:Morena Films, Potboiler Productions, Producciones de la 5ª Avenida, The Match Factory, Movistar Plus, ICAIC, Eurimages
Cast
Icíar Bollaín
Director
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
Héctor Noas
Guía
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