Salsa
Synopsis
At age 24, Rémi Bonnet, brilliant pianist, abandons Chopin and Toulouse to play the music he has secretly loved for years - Salsa! He heads for Paris, the salsa capital of Europe, only to discover to his great surprise, that nobody wants a white boy in Latin band! Felipe, his Cuban friend, sets him straight: " You don't have the Latino look, muchacho! Today, if your are not Cubano or Columbiano, you are out!". Undaunted, Rémi deliberately takes on the identity, accent and complexion of an unemployed alien in a city where most foreigners will do almost anything to become French. Barreto, 75, the legendary Cuban composer, who is about to close down the once famous Casa Cubana, offers Rémi a job giving dance lessons to the locals. It is here that Rémi falls in love with Nathalie. Her family's "secrets and lies" reveal parental links to Barreto. Do these links explain why this shy beauty ought to be a bomb on the dance floor?
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Vincent Lecœur
Rémi Bonnet
Christianne Gout
Nathalie
Catherine Samie
Letty
Michel Aumont
Monsieur Redele
Roland Blanche
Henry
Alexis Valdés
Félipe
Elisa Maillot
Françoise
Aurora Basnuevo
La Goya
Estéban Socrates Cobas Puente
Barreto
Christiane Cohendy
Madame Redele
Naím Thomas
Stéphane
Olivier Bénard
L'appariteur
Sylvain Corthay
Le directeur du Conservatoire
Isabelle Coutançais
La pianiste
Michel Debrane
Blondin
Annabelle Février
La mère
Jean-Luc Horvais
Le père
Marie-Christine Leclaire
Femme U.V.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Joyce Buñuel
- Screenplay & Story
- Joyce Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Peter Hewitt
- Original Score
- Yuri Buenaventura
- Original Title
- Salsa
- Country of Origin
- France, Spain
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Studios
- Canal+ España, Eurimages, M6 Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Joyce Buñuel
Joyce Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Peter Hewitt
Yuri Buenaventura
Guillermo Navarro
Nicole Saunier
Aïssa Djabri, Farid Lahouassa, Manuel Munz
Department Leadership Roster
Joyce Buñuel
Director
Joyce Buñuel
Writer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
Peter Hewitt
Writer
Aïssa Djabri
Producer
Farid Lahouassa
Producer
Manuel Munz
Producer
Guillermo Navarro
Director of Photography
Nicole Saunier
Editor
Jean Bauer
Production Design
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Tous publics — Universal audience.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Salsa
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What is Salsa about?
At age 24, Rémi Bonnet, brilliant pianist, abandons Chopin and Toulouse to play the music he has secretly loved for years - Salsa! He heads for Paris, the salsa capital of Europe, only to discover to his great surprise, that nobody wants a white boy in Latin band! Felipe, his Cuban friend, sets him straight: " You don't have the Latino look, muchacho! Today, if your are not Cubano or Columbiano, you are out!". Undaunted, Rémi deliberately takes on the identity, accent and complexion of an unemployed alien in a city where most foreigners will do almost anything to become French. Barreto, 75, the legendary Cuban composer, who is about to close down the once famous Casa Cubana, offers Rémi a job giving dance lessons to the locals. It is here that Rémi falls in love with Nathalie. Her family's "secrets and lies" reveal parental links to Barreto. Do these links explain why this shy beauty ought to be a bomb on the dance floor?
Who directed Salsa?
Salsa was directed by Joyce Buñuel.
Who stars in Salsa?
The principal cast of Salsa includes Vincent Lecœur, Christianne Gout, Catherine Samie, Michel Aumont, Roland Blanche.
When was Salsa released and how long is it?
Salsa was released in 2000 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for Salsa?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Salsa was composed by Yuri Buenaventura.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Salsa?
Salsa holds official age classifications: FR: U (Tous publics — Universal audience.).