Cuban Dancer
Cuban Dancer- Director
- Roberto Salinas
- Country
- Italy, Canada, Chile
- Year
- 2020
- Genre
- Documentary
- Cast
- Yelenia Riveron Gomez, Alexis Valdes
- Production
- Indyca, RAI Cinema, Valdivia Films (CL), Megafun
https://www.filmoptioninternational.com/cuban-dancer
Storyline
Alexis, a talented and proud student of the National Ballet School of Cuba, spends his life practicing chassé and entrechats with his girlfriend and dance partner Yelenia. However, when his family moves to Florida to be reunited with his sister, he must adjust his expectations and dreams to a radically new environment. Alexis, facing rejection and homesick for his native Cuba, feels lost and alone. He must find his way in the bourgeois and elitist world of American ballet while remaining faithful to his roots.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
DocsBarcelona - International Documentary Film Festival 2021
