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Country: Cuba
Video Type: Film
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Description: Skateboards are contraband in Cuba, but for 40 years an underground skate culture survived on splintered decks and worn-out wheels. Now, Cuba’s renegade skaters are teaming up with a charity group out of Miami that smuggles skateboards into the blockaded country. Their mission - overcome old prejudices and build a skate park in Havana to inspire Cuba’s at-risk youth.
Released: 2020
Category: skateboarding
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Movie info: Amigo Skate, Cuba" is a documentary by Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar that follows Cuba's ban on skateboards and a charity group's mission to inspire at-risk youngsters through their love of skateboarding. Skateboards are contraband in Cuba, but for 40 years an underground skate culture continued to survive on splintered decks and worn-out wheels. Now, Cuba’s renegade skaters are teaming up with a charity group out of Miami that smuggles skateboards into the blockaded country. Although risk is involved, the mission remains: overcome old prejudices and build a skate park in Havana to inspire Cuba’s at-risk youth. It’s is now available on Amazon Video, ITunes, Google Play, YouTube and many many more. A full list of where you can watch will be available on http://www.amigoskate.com/.
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