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United States of America"Salsa Lessons" is a love story about two people meeting by chance in New York City
Synopsis"Salsa Lessons" is a love story about two people meeting by chance in New York City. Pedro is a Salsa instructor and Rosa wants to learn how to dance salsa. Through the power of salsa dancing they find each other and also discover that their painful past is very much still in their present. Can they move on? Letting go of the past is not as easy as we think.
Director's StatementWhen I started writing my second feature "Salsa Lessons", my objective was to do a film with a linear story that would focus on the two main characters evenly. I wanted to also go in a totally different direction visually from my first feature "107 Street" which was a more grittier film about city life in New York City. In the film, Pedro meets Rosa by chance in New York City and as the story develops we find out that they have a lot in common. They both have been hurt by their past and are trying to move forward. I try to give an objective view of their struggle and how hard it is to let go of the past. There is a visual sequence in the film that I think illustrates this idea perfectly. The scene is of Pedro going back to painting after not doing so for a while and Rosa dancing in her apartment and appearing more upbeat. As the scene progresses, the audience sees the struggle and the hope that they are overcoming their fears. Finally, I think the film says that we have to grieve, but at some point we have to move on from the past and live in the present. The film is also packed with many salsa dancing scenes. Just in case you've forgotten the film is called "Salsa Lessons."
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Directed by
Antonio De La Cruz -
Written by
Antonio De La Cruz -
Produced by
Antonio De La Cruz
Alfonso Madrid
Pedro Abreu - "Salsa Lessons" Website
Written by: Antonio De La Cruz
Produced by: Antonio De La Cruz
Alfonso Madrid
Pedro Abreu
Cast
: Jasmine Pena: Maria Angela Sosa
: Michelle Rivera
: Natasha Yannacanedo
: Jamie Castiglia
: Thomas F. Vilorio
: Leonardo Paulino
: Ana Fernandez
: Fire Star
: Nereida Rodriguez
: Jessica Horstman
: Javier Luis
: elizabeth Peralta
: Maria Guzman
: Veronica Heffron
: Mike Pena
: Lloyd De Leon
: Samuel Romero
: Evelyn Vaccaro
: Alexis Suarez
: Dawn Noel Pignuola
: Alfonso Madrid
: Ruben Guzman
: Delano Hinson
: Erin Fargo
: Sophia Bishop
: Nelly Zambrano
: Neury Luciano
: Gabriel Leon
: Jose Candelario
: Thalia Mieses
Crew
: Angel Clemente Garcia: Pedro Abreu
: Ignacio Indacochea
: Tom Hamilton
: Larry Hammel
: Robert Lockhart
: Charlene Hill
: John Ayala
: David M. Ferrara
: Cesar Rodriguez
: Andy Conga
NewFilmmakers (New York)
Orlando Hispanic Film Festival
The movie was filmed entirely on location in New York City in 2006. Most of the locations were on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
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Director
Antonio De La Cruz
