
Roustabout(1964)
After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.


“The Dirtiest Dancing Of Them All!”
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.

Robi Draco Rosa
Rico

Rodney Harvey
Ken
Magali Alvarado
Rita

Miranda Garrison
Luna
Moon Orona
Lola

Angela Alvarado
Vicki

Loyda Ramos
Mother

Valente Rodriguez
Chuey
Daniel Rojo
Orlando

Humberto Ortiz
Beto
Salsa is a music, romance film released in 1988. Directed by Boaz Davidson, it stars Robi Draco Rosa, Rodney Harvey, Magali Alvarado. 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.
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