YuliisthenicknamegiventoCarlosAcostabyhisfather,Pedro,whoconsidershimthesonofOguYuliisthenicknamegiventoCarlosAcostabyhisfather,Pedro,whoconsidershimthesonofOgun,anAfricangodandafighter.AsachildYuliavoidsdisciplineandeducation,learningfromthestreetsofanimpoverishedandabandonedHavana.Hisfather,however,hasotherideas,andknowingthathissonhasanaturaltalentfordance,sendshimtotheNationalBalletSchoolofCuba.Despitehisrepeatedescapesandinitialpoorbehaviour,theboyisinevitablydrawntotheworldofdance,andbeginstoshapehislegendarycareerfromayoungage,becomingthefirstblackdancertobecastinsomeofthemostprestigiousballetroles,originallywrittenforwhitedancers,incompaniessuchastheHoustonBalletortheRoyalBalletinLondon.
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