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  • Summary: In a remote barrio of Havana, the Salon Rosado at La Tropical is the club where generations of working-class Cuban's of color have always gathered to dance, sing, and live la vida loco. From midnight to dawn, hundreds of men and women, young and old, pack the open-air dance floor and move as one to the nonstop rhythms of the hottest bands on the island. La Tropical, produced and directed by David Turnley, a Pulitzer-prize-winning photojournalist, takes viewers on an edgy behind-the-scenes tour of this extraordinary club. (Fabrication Films)… Expand

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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    Shot in black-and-white, La Tropical serves as an atmospheric portrait of Cuba in the twilight of Castro's rule.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    75
    First and foremost a celebration of Cuban dance and music.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Walter Dawkins
    60
    Offers a rarely seen view of the barrio in Havana and demonstrates the importance of dance and music in dealing with pervasive racism and crippling poverty.

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  1. JohnH.
    9
    Beautifully photographed, sensitively told stories. Music that makes you want to shake your booty. A sensual experience.
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