Yuli

"The Carlso Acosta 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.

Details

Format: DVD
Genre: Biography
Rating: M
Release Date: 05 02 2020
Production Year: 2018
Run Time: 111
Languages: English, Spanish
Rating Advice: Mature Themes And Coarse Language
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Directors: Icíar Bollaín

Actors: Carlos Acosta, Santiago Alfonso, Keyvin Martínez, Edlison Manuel Olbera Núñez, Laura De la Uz, Yerlín Pérez, Mario Elias, Andrea Doimeadiós, Cesar Domínguez, Yailene Sierra, Héctor Noas, Carlos Enrique Almirante, Betiza Bistmark Calderón, Tamara Rojo