Summaries

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 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?—GMeleJr

Details

Keywords
  • f rated
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Musical
  • Music
Release date Sep 30, 1999
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-PG
Countries of origin United States Canada France Spain
Language French
Production companies M6 Films Canal+ España Eurimages

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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