Yonah Acosta

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Yonah Acosta Gonzales, usually credited as Yonah Acosta, is a Cuban actor and ballet dancer. [1] He is most noted for his performance in the 2020 film Without Havana (Sin la Habana), for which he received a Prix Iris nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards. [2]

The nephew of dancer and director Carlos Acosta, [1] he has danced with the Cuban National Ballet, the English National Ballet [3] and the Bayerisches Staatsballett. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Hannah Nathanson, "Young blood: meet Yonah Acosta". Evening Standard , May 30, 2014.
  2. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Finalistes aux Prix Iris 2022". Films du Québec, April 14, 2022.
  3. Stephanie Merritt, "Yonah Acosta: 'I have to create my own identity as a dancer'". The Guardian , March 18, 2012.
  4. Simona Pinwinkler, "'Wir tanzen bald zu dritt durch das Leben'". Salzburger Nachrichten , February 5, 2022.