Christianne Gout, Vincent Lecoeur, Catherine Samie

At age 24, Rémi Bonnet, brilliant pianist, abandons Chopin and Toulouse to play the music he has secretly loved for years - Salsa! He heads for Paris, the salsa capital of Europe, only to discover to ...( read more  read more... )his great surprise, that nobody wants a white boy in Latin band! Felipe, his Cuban friend, sets him straight: " You don't have the Latino look, muchacho! Today, if your are not Cubano or Columbiano, you are out!". Undaunted, Rémi deliberately takes on the identity, accent and complexion of an unemployed alien in a city where most foreigners will do almost anything to become French. Barreto, 75, the legendary Cuban composer, who is about to close down the once famous Casa Cubana, offers Rémi a job giving dance lessons to the locals. It is here that Rémi falls in love with Nathalie. Her family's "secrets and lies" reveal parental links to Barreto. Do these links explain why this shy beauty ought to be a bomb on the dance floor?

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Joyce Buńuel

Release Date: February 9, 2000

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  • August 18, 2009
    When I began to watch it I had a little doubt in my mind since the last supposed salsa movie didn't contain much salsa. But all my doubts was blown away after the three first minutes!! This movie has really captured the essence of what salsa is to me, a burning for the music! The...( read more) dancing is incredible, there is a lot of nice moves, but nothing that really gets you going. But when Remi plays the piano, you just want to be there with him and sing and dance,.!
  • August 4, 2009
    hi nice to meet you ? i am from Ethiopia i teach latino dance
    this is my web blatino.i8.com
  • December 13, 2008
    excellent music. Beautifull women, amazing choreography.
  • July 18, 2008
    I like that movie a lot:D
    Especially the way they dance salsa...
    And man who played the main character was really, really hot:P
  • November 10, 2007
    I love salsa dancing!
  • March 18, 2007
    This looks like a good movie.
  • February 13, 2007
    Best dance related movie Ive seen...

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