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Bitter Sugar
$15.95 | 102 minutes
An idealistic pro-Castro Cuban student experiences simultaneous political and sexual awakenings after falling in love with a beautiful, talented, and intelligent dancer whose desperate circumstances require her to sell her cultivated body to sleazy foreign tourists. An energetic and charged look at the remains of revolution in Cuba&hellip…
El Play
$9.95 | 30 minutes
El Play is a thirty minute documentary that tells the story of Jairo, a young aspiring baseball player from San Pedro de Macorís, a small city in The Dominican Republic famous for birthing some of the world’s most talented baseball players. The film paints a detailed portrait of Jairo and his tireless commitment…
Guaguasi
$23.95 | 107 minutes
The tale of a bittersweet romance unfolding to a backdrop of the Cuban revolution, GUAGUASI is a triumphant drama from director Jorge Ulla. Guaguasi (Orestes Matacena) is an impoverished mountain dweller who falls for a chorus girl named Marina (Marilyn Pupo) during his tenure as a fighter for the rebel forces. Funny, sad, and touching&hellip…
Road To The Big Leagues
$19.95 | 53 minutes
Baseball in the Dominican Republic is not just a game. For many Dominicans the long, competitive road to a professional baseball career is one of the few viable alternatives to a life of poverty. RUMBO A LAS GRANDES LIGAS (ROAD TO THE BIG LEAGUES) introduces you to the young men who embark on this odyssey and shows you first hand the&hellip…
Road To The Big Leagues - BURN-TO-DVD
$12.95 | 53 minutes
Baseball in the Dominican Republic is not just a game. For many Dominicans the long, competitive road to a professional baseball career is one of the few viable alternatives to a life of poverty. RUMBO A LAS GRANDES LIGAS (ROAD TO THE BIG LEAGUES) introduces you to the young men who embark on this odyssey and shows you first hand the&hellip…
Road To The Big Leagues - ON DEMAND
$3.99 | 53 minutes
Baseball in the Dominican Republic is not just a game. For many Dominicans the long, competitive road to a professional baseball career is one of the few viable alternatives to a life of poverty. RUMBO A LAS GRANDES LIGAS (ROAD TO THE BIG LEAGUES) introduces you to the young men who embark on this odyssey and shows you first hand the&hellip…
Rumbo a Las Grandes Ligas: Edición Español
$24.95 | 53 minutes
Bisbol en la Repblica Dominicana no es slo un juego. Para muchos dominicanos el largo camino competitivo de la carrera profesional de bisbol es una de las pocas alternativas viable para una vida de pobreza. RUMBO A LAS GRANDES LIGAS introduce a los jvenes que embarcarse en esta odisea y muestra de primera mano la presin y la alegra que&hellip…