Dulce Téllez
Female volleyball player from Cuba
Dulce María Téllez Palacio (born 12 September 1983), also known as Dulce Téllez, is a Cuban volleyball player who competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.
2006 Defection
On 2 July 2006, during international competition in Puerto Rico, Téllez requested political asylum. She left the hotel where her team was staying at 3:00 in the morning. She had played the day before and defeated Venezuela.
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