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.indyca.it/cuban-dancer
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