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Salsa

  • 1988
  • PG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
Salsa (1988)
MusicRomance

As a young East Los Angeles Latino pursues his dream of becoming a great Salsa dancer, he is enraged to learn that his little sister is romantically involved with his best friend.As a young East Los Angeles Latino pursues his dream of becoming a great Salsa dancer, he is enraged to learn that his little sister is romantically involved with his best friend.As a young East Los Angeles Latino pursues his dream of becoming a great Salsa dancer, he is enraged to learn that his little sister is romantically involved with his best friend.

  • Director
    • Boaz Davidson
  • Writers
    • Boaz Davidson
    • Eli Tavor
    • Tomás Benitez
  • Stars
    • Draco Rosa
    • Rodney Harvey
    • Magali Alvarado
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Boaz Davidson
    • Writers
      • Boaz Davidson
      • Eli Tavor
      • Tomás Benitez
    • Stars
      • Draco Rosa
      • Rodney Harvey
      • Magali Alvarado
    • 21User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Draco Rosa
    Draco Rosa
    • Rico
    • (as Robby Rosa)
    Rodney Harvey
    Rodney Harvey
    • Ken
    Magali Alvarado
    • Rita
    Miranda Garrison
    Miranda Garrison
    • Luna
    Moon Orona
    • Lola
    Angela Alvarado
    Angela Alvarado
    • Vicki
    Loyda Ramos
    Loyda Ramos
    • Mother
    Valente Rodriguez
    Valente Rodriguez
    • Chuey
    Daniel Rojo
    • Orlando
    Humberto Ortiz
    • Beto
    Roxan Flores
    • Nena
    Robert Gould
    • Boss
    Chesher Cat
    • Sister
    • (as Deborah Chesher)
    Debra Ortega
    • Aunt…
    Renee Victor
    Renee Victor
    • Aunt…
    Joanne Garcia
    • Waitress…
    Leroy Anderson
    • Self
    Bobby Caldwell
    Bobby Caldwell
    • Self
    • Director
      • Boaz Davidson
    • Writers
      • Boaz Davidson
      • Eli Tavor
      • Tomás Benitez
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews21

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    rpenalosa

    Incredible

    That movies like this one survive. Never seen such a lousy movie concept such as this. Its a pity that it still fools innocent people and makes them think it is worth to watch. The Celia Cruz and Willie Colon appearance made me wonder, were they really aware they were going to be in this film?
    natassja

    second best ever music`s movie

    I just wanna say that Salsa is a pretty good movie..the best ever dance movie is Dirty Dancing..and salsa is the next one..it moves..it`s sensual..it makes you wanna be in the movie!!
    1jvliv

    bad movie? or bad move?

    Well, I endured watching this thing in my Beloved Island Puerto Rico, and it was all hype, no bang. Worse movie I ever seen. Poorly directed and apparently a cheap casting effort. It seems that it was a bad attempt to legitimize Robbie Rosa as an actor. One thing is being a hit singer with Menudo and a good dancer, another thing is being a descent actor. Robbie was not the latter. He may as well have gone into one of the Friday the 13th sequels, that bad was the acting of everyone in this...."movie". The music is not bad, the rest, goodness!!! Don't get me wrong I am Puertorrican and darn proud of it, but this was a piece of junk movie.
    7abcornell1

    Great music & dancing

    While this movie is pure 80's cheese the dance sequences and the soundtrack to this film are without a doubt the best things about this. The plot line is a bit predictable and some of the acting is laughable but this movie is all about the dancing and if you were a fan of movies like dirty dancing and lambada be sure to give this one a go as you will not be disappointed with the dance sequences. The soundtrack is awesome if you like Latin music and Robby Rosa's song Under my skin is quite good so too are Margarita and Puerto Rico. Unfortunately this film could not piggy back off the success of Dirty Dancing but it is still a film that you should see if like I said earlier you are a fan of Latin music and dance films. The final 10-15 minutes is really good viewing and while my rating of 7 might be a bit generous it is simply because I am a big fan of Latin music and do like a lot of the dance orientated films no matter how cheesy they are.
    7promontorium1997

    So bad that's actually good

    I do recommend watching this movie with an open mind and not expecting anything but silly fun. It's a guilty pleasure kind of movie.

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    Related interests

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    Music
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The movie was part of a cycle of mid-late 1980s dance movies which included Fame, Flashdance, Footloose, Dirty Dancing, Breakin' aka Breakdance, Electric Boogaloo: Breakdance 2, Fast Forward, Salsa, Beat Street, Heavenly Bodies, Rappin' - with two titles from 1990: Shout! and Lambada.
    • Goofs
      Rico puts on a towel after having taken a shower. In the following shot, he slides down the stairs in his shorts. In a subsequent shot, he is wearing the towel once again.
    • Quotes

      Rita: Don't call me puta, cabron!

    • Connections
      Featured in Laura Branigan: Your Love (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      The Magic of Your Love
      Written by David Friedman

      Performed by Laura Branigan

      Produced by David Kershenbaum

      Laura Branigan's performance is courtesy of Atlantic Records

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Salsa, la película
    • Filming locations
      • Southern California, California, USA(Location)
    • Production company
      • Golan-Globus Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,892,589
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,627,533
      • May 8, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,892,589
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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