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Yuli

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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.

Directed byIcíar Bollaín

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
ES
Released
December 14, 2018
Studios
Morena FilmsPotboiler ProductionsThe Match Factory

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Santiago Alfonso

Santiago Alfonso

Pedro

Carlos Acosta

Carlos Acosta

Carlos Acosta (Actual)

Keyvin Martínez

Keyvin Martínez

Carlos Acosta (Joven)

Edison Manuel Olbera

Edison Manuel Olbera

Carlos Acosta (1983)

Laura de la Uz

Laura de la Uz

Maestra Chery

Yerlín Pérez López

María

Carlos Enrique Almirante

Enrique

Andrea Doimeadios

Andrea Doimeadios

Berta

Alexandra Prokhorova

Alexandra Prokhorova

Amiga Inglesa

Tamara Rojo

Tamara Rojo

Julieta

Creative team
Directed by
Icíar Bollaín
Icíar Bollaín
Written by
Paul Laverty
Paul Laverty

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