Sugar

Apr 3, 2008

1h 54m

★ 6.6

For Miguel "Sugar" Santos, his curveball was his ticket out.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Serie 23 Productions

Gowanus Projections

HBO Films

Sugar Trailers

Cast

Miguel

Algenis Perez Soto

Alvarez

Jose Rijo

Alfonso

Walki Cuevas

Umpire #1

Santo Silvestre

Reyes

Emmanuel Nanita Carvajal

Pedro

Cesar Emilio Minaya C.

Marcos

Joendy Pena Brown

Salvador

Kelvin Leonardo Garcia

Sanchez

Marcos Rosa

Rudy

Karl Bury

Erica

Zaida Alexandra Hernandez

Abuela

Lilin Soto Gonzales

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