2018 • NR • 1h 55m
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Overview
Yuli is the nickname given to Carlos Acosta by his father, Pedro, who considers him the son of Ogun, 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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(89 users) Cast / Crew 
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 
Alberto Iglesias Original Music Composer 
Icíar Bollaín Director 
Paul Laverty Writer 
Álex Catalán Director of Photography
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 Alberto Iglesias Original Music Composer Icíar Bollaín Director Paul Laverty Writer Álex Catalán Director of Photography 
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