

For Miguel "Sugar" Santos, his curveball was his ticket out.
April 3, 2008
1h 54m
EN
Anna Boden
Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.

Algenis Perez Soto
Miguel

Jose Rijo
Alvarez

Walki Cuevas
Alfonso

Santo Silvestre
Umpire #1



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Emmanuel Nanita Carvajal
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Cesar Emilio Minaya C.
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Joendy Pena Brown
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Kelvin Leonardo Garcia
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Marcos Rosa
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Karl Bury
Rudy
Serie 23 Productions
DO
Gowanus Projections
US

HBO Films
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