Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

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Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights film poster
Directed by Guy Ferland
Produced by Lawrence Bender
Sarah Green
Written by Story:
Kate Gunzinger
Peter Sagal
Screenplay:
Boaz Yakin
Victoria Arch
Starring Diego Luna
Romola Garai
Sela Ward
Cinematography Anthony B. Richmond
Distributed by - USA -
Artisan Entertainment
- non-USA -
Miramax Films
Release date(s) February 27, 2004
Running time 86 min.
Language English
Budget $25,000,000

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights is a 2004 musical and romance film directed by Guy Ferland. This film is a prequel to the 1987 blockbuster Dirty Dancing, reusing the same basic plot, but transplanting it from upstate New York to Cuba on the cusp of the Cuban Revolution.

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[edit] Plot summary

Shy, intelligent, eighteen-year-old Katey Miller moves from United States to Havana, Cuba with her parents in November 1958, just before the Revolution breaks out. Her parents expect her to move within their well-to-do circles, but she defies their wish when she falls in love with Javier Suarez, a waiter who also happens to be a talented club dancer. Secretly meeting in a Havana nightclub the pair practice their Salsa dance routine in preparation for a prestigious national dance competition.

However, Katey's parents are ex-professional dancers who trained her in ballroom dancing, whereas Javier has been trained in the titular Cuban style of dirty dancing, and the two must reconcile the differences between their styles if they are to win. Things become more heated when the coming revolution spells trouble for the pair's plans. When the Revolution breaks out, Katey and Javier go to a beach tent and make love. The day after, Katey finds out that she has to leave Cuba. On their last night in Havana together, Katey and Javier share a night full of dancing before they say goodbye and they are queen and king of La Rosa Negra! But Katey also narrates that she and Javier know that it will not be their last night dancing together.

[edit] Main cast

Actor Role
Diego Luna Javier Suarez
Romola Garai Katey Miller
Sela Ward Jeannie Miller
John Slattery Bert Miller
Jonathan Jackson James Phelps
Patrick Swayze "Sim" Johns
Mika Boorem Susie Miller
Rene Lavan Carlos Suarez
January Jones Eve

[edit] Production notes and Trivia

  • Although set in Cuba, it was filmed in Puerto Rico.
  • Patrick Swayze, from the original film, makes a cameo appearance; although never named on screen, it is edited as if Swayze is playing the role of Johnny from Dirty Dancing. Yet in the script draft this person is named as Simon "Sim" Johns.
  • The plot is loosely based on the life story of JoAnn Jansen, who moved to Cuba with her family in 1958. Thus, the "Based on True Events" title. She is also a producer and choreographer for the film.
  • John Slattery and January Jones went on to appear as lead characters in the AMC TV series Mad Men, which is set in much the same era.

[edit] Soundtrack

Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights
Soundtrack by many
Released February 17, 2004
Genre Pop
Label J Records

Track listing:

  1. "Dance Like This" - Wyclef Jean featuring Claudette Ortiz
  2. "Dirty Dancing" - Black Eyed Peas
  3. "Guajira (I Love U 2 Much)" - Yerba Buena
  4. "Can I Walk By" - Jazze Pha featuring Monica
  5. "Satellite (From "Havana Nights")" - Santana Featuring Jorge Moreno
  6. "El Beso Del Final" - Christina Aguilera
  7. "Represent, Cuba" - Orishas featuring Heather Headley
  8. "Do You Only Wanna Dance" - Mýa
  9. "You Send Me" - Shawn Kane
  10. "El Estuche" - Aterciopelados
  11. "Do You Only Wanna Dance" - Julio Daviel Big Band Conducted by Cucco Pena
  12. "Satellite (Spanish Version) Nave Espacial (From "Havana Nights")" - Santana Featuring Jorge Moreno

[edit] External links

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