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FULL SYNOPSIS

This romantic musical drama centers on handsome mambo dancer Miguel as he endeavors to get a U.S. visa and leave the Dominican Republic. After numerous rejections, the desperate Miguel stows away on a cargo plane to Puerto Rico where he teams up with an Italian, Carmello, who has come to find a son he has never met. The two masquerade as tourists and are able to slip past Immigration officers into New York where they find lodging in a ramshackle Bronx boardinghouse filled other illegal aliens. Miguel spends his days cruising Broadway in hopes of landing a dancing gig. But for a part-time job as a janitor at a dance academy owned by ex-dancer Susan, he has no luck. Susan finds herself attracted to Miguel and his intricate dance moves. Meanwhile he and Carmello continue their search for the boy. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Cast

Alyson Reed
as Susan
Marco Leonardi
as Carmello
Lumi Cavazos
as Rosita
George Perez
as Miguel

Crew

Joseph B. Vasquez
Director
Juan Carlos Codazzi
Producer
Joseph B. Vasquez
Screenwriter
Lalo Schifrin
Songwriter
Walt Mulconery
Editor
Miranda Garrison
Choreography
Ann Goulder
Casting
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