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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Bujones, Fernando
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Description area
Dates of existence
1955-2005
History
Bujones, studied under Alicia Alonso's Cuban National Ballet later receiving a scholarship to the School of American Ballet in 1967. In 1972 he joined the American Ballet Theatre and at the age of 19 became the youngest principal male dancer in the history of American Ballet Theatre and in the world.
Places
School of American Ballet, 1967
American Ballet Theatre, 1972