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| Directed by | Boaz Davidson |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus |
| Written by | Boaz Davidson Eli Tavor Tomás Benitez Shepard Goldman |
| Starring | Robi Rosa Rodney Harvey Angela Alvarado Miranda Garrison Moon Orona |
| Music by | Michael Bishop Wojciech Kilar |
| Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
| Editing by | Alain Jakubowicz |
| Distributed by | Cannon Film Distributors |
| Release date(s) | May 7, 1988 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $8,892,589 |
Salsa is a 1988 romance film about a lower-class Puerto Rican dancer who decides to improve his lot in life by entering a salsa dancing contest. The film was directed by Boaz Davidson, and stars Robi Rosa, Rodney Harvey, and Angela Alvarado. It earned a Razzie Award nomination for Rosa as Worst New Star.
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In a nightly escape from his day job as a mechanic, Rico (Robby Rosa) enters his true element: the wild exuberance of the East L.A. "La Luna" salsa club. Dreaming of making himself and Vicky (Angela Alvarado), his girlfriend the "King and Queen of Salsa", Rico pours all his energy into winning La Luna's Grand Salsa Competition. But when Luna (Miranda Garrison), the club's gorgeous owner sets her sights on making Rico her dance partner, Rico must decide what drives him, his ambition or his heart.