Yuli

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Icíar Bollaín

Writers

Paul Laverty

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Country

Cuba, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom

Release date

14 December 2018

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Santiago Alfonso

  Pedro

• 

  Carlos Acosta

  Carlos Acosta (Actual)

• 

  Keyvin Martínez

  Carlos Acosta (Joven)

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  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