Fatherless barrio Puerto Rican Rico is a menial car mechanic by day, but lives for the nights, when he dances and dates hot dancing girls, cockily convinced the title of Salsa king in fancy nightclub La Luna's upcoming contest is to be his. He encourages his best friend, courteous gentleman Ken, to date his sister Margarita so he gets a free hand with her flirtatious classmate Lola. The reigning salsa queen Luna's interest in Rico as dance-partner threatens his on-off relationship with Vicki. More jealous trouble follows when Ken and Margarita fall in true love.
Practical Effects
Genuine salsa choreography that outshines its own movie
Costume
Every outfit looks electrocuted by a glitter factory
Acting
Robi Draco Rosa's pre-Menudo intensity is genuinely captivating
Director
Boaz Davidson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robi Draco Rosa was already a massive Latin pop star from Menudo; this was his attempt at crossing over to English-language film. It... did not work.
The film was shot in Los Angeles but desperately wants to be Miami or NYC, creating a weirdly placeless 'barrio' that confused critics and audiences alike.
US
