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Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.
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- 2 wins & 7 nominations
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- TriviaSome of the last names of the Swing of the Quad Cities players in the film were those of actual players on the team. However, they were not portrayed by the real Swing players. During filming, the real players were still in their regular season and then post-season.
- GoofsWhen Miguel is pitching to the Loons in the top of the fifth, the scoreboard already shows 0 runs. The score for a half inning is not registered until the half inning is completed.
- SoundtracksLos Que Me Esperaban, Llegue
Written by Tony Sugar
Performed by Yoan Soriano
Courtesy of Mambo Media, LLC
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A Major Milestone In Hispanic Cinema
Sugar is an important Hispanic film. And yes, two Americans made it, Fleck and Boden, but they do so without compromise, without an agenda, and without patronising - and what we get IS an Hispanic film - it is not a film about America, it really is a superb Hispanic (Spanish in America) perspective - and it just blew me away. 100% convincing, valid, justified - and simply a great film.
The story of the baseball player Sugar, played with consummate skill by Soto, has all the elements of a good sports movie plus the added dimension of a very well thought through arc and development.
This is without a doubt one of the better films of the year; it captures both baseball and the alienation of the Hispanic experience in the US with alacrity and a light touch. The characters have real depth and emphasis is placed on the internal rather than simply the external.
Strongly recommended as a breakthrough film for Hispanic film in the US, both in the quality of the story and acting and for excellence in film making.
The story of the baseball player Sugar, played with consummate skill by Soto, has all the elements of a good sports movie plus the added dimension of a very well thought through arc and development.
This is without a doubt one of the better films of the year; it captures both baseball and the alienation of the Hispanic experience in the US with alacrity and a light touch. The characters have real depth and emphasis is placed on the internal rather than simply the external.
Strongly recommended as a breakthrough film for Hispanic film in the US, both in the quality of the story and acting and for excellence in film making.
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- Jul 27, 2009
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- Untitled Dominican Project
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,082,124
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $60,140
- Apr 5, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $1,144,438
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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