Product Details

• Actors: Robby Rosa, Rodney Harvey, Magali Alvarado, Miranda Garrison, Moon Orona
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303015972
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,693 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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79 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this movie for the acting; buy it for the dancing!, July 13, 2004

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L. Hawkins "Laura Wilde" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salsa - The Motion Picture (DVD)

With a title like "Salsa," you can know what to expect from this movie, and this movie does not disappoint. A young love story, a love quadrangle, and a salsa contest are all plot points to get us to the next dance scene. Fortunately we don't have to wait long between drama interludes to get to all the fun and what this movie is all about! Don't buy this movie for the acting; buy it for the dancing!
Of course, this movie was made in the 80's so you'll see all the trappings of this decade woven through the movie. One could watch this movie as an 80's study. This isn't a detractor, however, from this great dance flick. You'll see bits of 80's specific dancing, 80's style salsa, salsa that transcends decades, "New York" style Salsa, "street" salsa, solo dance numbers, group "line" salsa, and multiple partner switching. Lots of the dancing is timeless and stuff you can incorporate today!
One of the features of this movie is the music performances done by multiple artists of the period. The most notable of them being one each from the amazing, late Celia Cruz and the amazing, late Tito Puente. Their music performances are the backdrop for much of the dancing.
As with all forms of dance, there is snobbery as to how to dance "real" salsa. This is even addressed at one point in the movie when Rico, with his more "street" style and the club owner La Luna, with her more polished "New York" style tell each other that they're not sure if what the other is dancing is "real" salsa. Ha ha! The snobbery in dance is ever living!
You will recognise the club owner in the movie as the same actress in the movie Dirty Dancing who tried to steal Patrick Swayzee's character from Jennifer Gray's. She is reprising a similar role here. Once again, though, don't get this movie for the acting/plot/drama; buy it for the dancing!
[Note One] the acting here isn't terrible and is certainly bearable, it's just not as high quality as that in Dirty Dancing which has a better plot and acting but is not as good in the dance scenes.
[Note Two] this movie has minimal Spanish; it is 95% in English. Most of the Spanish words are the basic ones we all learned from Sesame Street when we were kids.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!, December 27, 2001

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Johnny Rivera (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salsa [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I remember seeing this movie in the theater and I love it now and I loved it back then. It has so many dance moves that look great... There were so many familiar faces in this movie; I can't help but get up and start dancing myself.. I also bought the soundtrack; and when I hear the songs I get up and dance the night away... If you love salsa; you'll appreciate this movie; especially when you can see and hear music from the late Tito Puente!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Salsa's Hot!!!!!!, November 21, 2006

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C. Almendarez "tejano lover" (Dallas, Tx. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salsa - The Motion Picture (DVD)

When I first saw this movie, I feel in love with it! I used to rent it all the time, but when I first started shopping at Amazon, I found this movie and I was so happy!! The dancing, and the music in this movie is sensational!!! If you love salsa music, this movie is a must!!! Also the soundtrack is even better, so if you get the movie, you will want the soundtrack!!!