Sugar

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

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.

2008

Drama

1h 54min

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Top Billed Cast

Algenis Perez Soto
Miguel
Jose Rijo
Alvarez
Walki Cuevas
Alfonso
Santo Silvestre
Umpire #1
Emmanuel Nanita Carvajal
Reyes
Cesar Emilio Minaya C.
Pedro
Joendy Pena Brown
Marcos
Kelvin Leonardo Garcia
Salvador
Marcos Rosa
Sanchez
Karl Bury
Rudy
Zaida Alexandra Hernandez
Erica
Lilin Soto Gonzales
Abuela
Dioni Feliciano
Luis
Teodosia Sanchez Reyes
Carmen
Walky Alvarez
Sofia
Letilier A. Foy Jr.
Jaime
Victor Manuel Adon
Javier
Raul Abraham
Floor Manager
Manuel Cache
Uncle Angel
Omayra Perez Soto
Prima Omayra

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