Salsa Gigolo in TO

These are links to blog posts that refer to movies:

Salsa Movies

Dirty Dancing (1987) – 99/100 – lots of salsa-ish/ grindchata-ish/ dirty dancing.

Salsa (2000) – 94/100 – refreshing, original story, with some hot and funny salsa club scenes in Paris, subtitles.

Dance with Me (1998 ) – lots of salsa scenes.

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) – 93/100 – lots of salsa and grindchata-ish/ dirty dancing.

Et Dieu… créa la femme (1956) – 83/100 – This film is all about Brigitte Bardot, the salsera everyone wants, no subtitles unfortunately.

Beats of the Heart: Salsa (2001, 1979) – 83/100 – well-paced documentary on the roots of Puerto Rican salsa music in New York City, from a social perspective.

El Cantante (2006) – more about drugs than about salsa music or dance, but still ok to watch.

Born Romantic (2000) – 80/100 – lots of salsa scenes.

Salsa (1988).
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Dance Movies

Swing Time (1936) – Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers.

Shall we dansu? (Shall We Dance?) (1996) – 92/100 – mostly ballroom/ dancesport, subtitles.

Shall We Dance? (2004) – 82/100 – mostly ballroom/ dancesport.

The Tango Lesson (1997) – 82/100 – mostly tango, some subtitles.

Take the Lead (2006) – 82/100 – mix of dance styles, including a bit of salsa.

Flamenco at 5:15 (1983) – 77/100 – flamenco dancing.

Strictly Ballroom (1992) – 70/100 – mostly ballroom/ dancesport, emphasis on Paso Doble.

Hula gâru (Hula Girls) (2006) – 67/100 – hula dancing, subtitles.
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Gigolo Movies

American Gigolo (1980) – lots of gigolo scenes.

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) – lots of gigolo scenes.

Out to Sea (1997) – 90/100 – lots of scenes of dance host shenanigans.

Gigolo Wannabe, aka Waters (Uôtâzu) (2006) – 67/70 – lots of gigolo scenes, subtitles.

The Wedding Date (2005) – 63/70 – lots of gigolo scenes.
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Movie Musicals

Kiss Me Kate (1953)

De-Lovely (2004)

Evita (1996) – quite a bit of tango.

The Sound of Music (1965)

Rent (2005)

West Side Story (1961)

Music and Lyrics (2007)
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Other Movies

Blast from the Past (1999) – 95/100 – Feel-good movie with one of my favourite dance scenes of all time.

Along Came Polly (2004) – 90/100 – a good amount of salsa scenes, with some memorable shines.

Lantana (2001) – 75/100 – a few realistic salsa scenes.

Kinky Boots (2006) – 56/70 – a little runway cha cha cha.

My Boyfriend Is Type B (2005) – one 1.5 minute salsa scene at the beginning of the movie, subtitles.

Band of Outsiders (Bande à part) (1964) – no salsa, but a very interesting dance scene, almost hypnotic, subtitles.