Stealing Home (documentary)
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Stealing Home: The Case of Contemporary Cuban Baseball, commonly known as Stealing Home, is a 2001 documentary about Cuban baseball
defectors
. The documentary was filmed in the United States
, Cuba
, and the Dominican Republic
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
defectors
Cuban exile
The term "Cuban exile" refers to the many Cubans who have sought alternative political or economic conditions outside the island, dating back to the Ten Years' War and the struggle for Cuban independence during the 19th century...
. The documentary was filmed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, and the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
.
Cast
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Carlos Rodriguez Acosta | Himself – Cuban government official |
| Yareli Arizmendi Yareli Arizmendi Yareli Arizmendi is a Cuban-Mexican-American actress, writer, and director.-Biography:“The function of art is to renew our perceptions. The role of the... |
Narrator |
| Sigfredo Barros | Himself – Cuban sports journalist |
| Orlando Chinea | Himself – Baseball coach |
| Joe Cubas | Himself – Sports agent |
| Jorge Diaz | Himself – Baseball player |
| Roberto González Echevarría Roberto González Echevarría Roberto González Echevarría is a Cuban-born critic of Latin American literature and culture. He is currently the Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literature at Yale University.... |
Himself – Author |
| Adrián Hernández Adrian Hernandez Adrian Hernandez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers.-New York Yankees:... |
Himself – Baseball player |
| Joe Kehoskie Joe Kehoskie Joe Kehoskie is an American sports agent who represents baseball players. He has worked in professional baseball in a variety of capacities since 1984.- Early life :... |
Himself – Sports agent |
| Alan Klein | Himself – Sports anthropologist |
| Angel Lopez | Himself – Baseball player |
| Lucia Newman Lucia Newman Lucia Newman is a British reporter for Al Jazeera English and former reporter for CNN. In 1991, she received the Maria Moors Cabot prize from Columbia University for contributing to "the advancement of press freedom and inter-American understanding".In March 1997, Newman became the first United... |
Herself – CNN reporter (archive footage) |
| Antonio Pacheco Antonio Pacheco Massó Antonio Pacheco Massó is a retired Cuban baseball player, and is also a 3 times Olympic medalist. He also coached the Cuban national baseball team to a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played for Japanese corporate team Shidax between 2002 and 2004. He is the current manager of... |
Himself – Baseball player |
- from PBS – Stealing Home