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  • 2006
  • Cinema Tropical
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2006
  • Cinema Tropical
  • 1 h 33 m

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 band...

Written By: Juan Carlos Zaldívar

  • 2006
  • Cinema Tropical
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2006
  • Cinema Tropical
  • 1 h 33 m

La tropical

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
4.6
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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 band...

Written By: Juan Carlos Zaldívar

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
61
50% Positive
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50% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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0% Negative
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75
Shot in black-and-white, La Tropical serves as an atmospheric portrait of Cuba in the twilight of Castro's rule.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
75
First and foremost a celebration of Cuban dance and music.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
70
Crammed with comments from patrons and performers, La Tropical is a sensual celebration of people for whom dancing is the "most important nonreligious ritual."
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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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50
When Turnley ventures into broader political or sociological commentary, one wishes that he'd step back and let the music, uniformly and ass-shakingly irresistible, take center stage.
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50
Shot in beautifully textured black-and-white video and then transferred to film, the movie has an intoxicating, sexually charged rhythm and seems sharply attuned to the lives of the impoverished black musicians, singers, and dancers who perform at the club. Unfortunately, it's poorly structured, and the absence of a unifying shape significantly blunts its impact.
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4.6
29% Positive
2 Ratings
14% Mixed
1 Rating
57% Negative
4 Ratings

User Reviews

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
4.6
29% Positive
2 Ratings
14% Mixed
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57% Negative
4 Ratings

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Production Company Corbis
Release Date Jun 2, 2006
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Awards

Miami Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Havana Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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