Sugar
2008
1h 54min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
April 2008
Runtime
1h 54min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Serie 23 Productions, Gowanus Projections, HBO Films, Sony Pictures Classics
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
Gisselle Jimenez
Cousin Lupe
Omayra Perez Soto
Prima Omayra
Francia Teresa Andujar
Aunt Lola
Michel Junior Sanchez
Cousin Felipe
Herny Severino
Neighbor Ana
Wilson Daniel
Uncle Jeffe
Braulio Castillo
Frank
Conrad Layton
Julio
Carlos Fermin
Antonio
Rayniel Rufino
Jorge
Marla Frumkin
Waitress
André Holland
Brad
Gerardo J. Ramirez
Orlando
Jesus A. Diaz
Ed
Michael Gaston
Stu Sutton
Ann Whitney
Helen Higgins
Richard Bull
Earl Higgins
Ellary Porterfield
Anne
Barbara P. Engstrom
Hilary
Larry E. Donaldson
Michael
Issac Thomas Richer Smith
Clubby
Randolph Wehofer
Jack Jeffries
Scott Behn
Umpire #2
Jonathan Gregoire
Jackass
Brandon Steinbrecher
Jeff
Brandon Robert Gorrell
Randy
Ian R. Wiley
Travis
Holly Hanson
Wendy
Ted Timbrook
Umpire #3
Don Umland
Umpire #4
Chris Harkins
Batter
Alina Vargas
Reyna
Eddie Martinez
Rafael
Sándor Técsy
Nikolai
Karolina Wydra
Raquel
Jamie Tirelli
Osvaldo
Rafael Espinal
Caballo
Jose Luis Romero
José
Hamlet Abreu
Hamlet
Jean Carlos Rodriguez
Jean
Harrison Alvarado
Harrison
Roger Pena
Roger
Ramon Calderon
Umpire #5
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