Salsa (2000)
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Cast
Vincent Lecoeur, Christianne Gout, Catherine Samie, Estéban Socrates Cobas Puente, Michel Aumont, Roland Blanche
A classical piano virtuoso reinvents himself as a Cuban musician to pursue his passion for salsa.
The story
Remi Bonnet is a piano virtuoso studying classical music at a conservatory, but he decides to leave and pursue salsa instead. He tries to join a Cuban music group, only to discover that the musicians do not find him convincing. To get another chance, Remi uses makeup and intensive tanning sessions to pass himself off as Mongo, a Cuban newly arrived in Paris. His new identity becomes difficult to maintain when he meets Nathalie, a bride-to-be who takes dance lessons from him.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Remi Bonnet, a piano virtuoso, decides to leave the conservatory where he studies classical music and devote himself to a more inspiring kind of music: salsa. The pianist tries to join a Cuban music group, but realizes that they don't find him convincing. With the help of makeup and intensive tanning sessions, he manages to pass himself off as Mongo, a Cuban who has just arrived in Paris. But the deception soon falls apart when he meets Nathalie, a bride-to-be whom he gives dance lessons.
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